Search Manuscripts/Mixed Material

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    Great Britain. Exchequer records, Catalog Record Only Volume 160, London, 1697: entry for London, December 14, 1697. Volume 1154, Bristol, 1696-1697: selection 1: In the ship Antilope of Bristol for Virginia and selection 2: In the ship Primrose of Bristol for Virginia.
    • Contributor: Great Britain. Exchequer
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    Littleton Dennis Teackle diary,
    Littleton Dennis Teackle papers Catalog Record Only
    Diary (6 volumes) kept by Teackle of Virginia describing his excursions in Philadelphia, Pa., enroute to England and Scotland. Includes entries describing his trans-Atlantic voyages and visits to London and English textile manufacturing centers. Illustrated with printed line drawings and author's own pencil sketches.
    • Contributor: Teackle, Littleton Dennis
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    Allen Varley Astin papers, Catalog Record Only Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, reports, studies, congressional testimony, writings, speeches, conference papers, university teaching and training course records, research data, printed matter, and photographs documenting Astin's career at the National Bureau of Standards (1928-1969), particularly as director (1952-1969), during which time the bureau was expanded and reorganized. Topics include measurement techniques relating to electric insulating materials, telemeters, electric instrumentation, and the electrification of American...
    • Contributor: Astin, Allen Varley
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    Joshua L. Acee diploma,
    Joshua L. Acee papers Catalog Record Only
    Diploma (London, England; 1721 July 10) from the Royal Society, London, certifying Acee in the field of medicine including midwifery and surgery.
    • Contributor: Acee, Joshua L.
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    John Smith correspondence,
    John Smith papers Catalog Record Only
    Letter written by Smith to the "Wardens and Societtie of the Cordwayners of the Cittie of London" regarding shoes needed by Virginia colonists.
    • Contributor: Smith, John
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    Edwin Abbott Abbott correspondence,
    Edwin Abbott Abbott papers Catalog Record Only
    ALS (City of London School, Milk Street, Cheapside, London; 1877 November 27) from Abbott while serving as headmaster of the City of London School to an unidentified individual regarding educational matters.
    • Contributor: Abbott, Edwin Abbott
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    Diane R. Wolf collection of scrapbooks, Catalog Record Only The collection contains three scrapbooks with programs and photographs of actors appearing in Broadway and London plays and operas including 'Florodora,' 'Becky Sharpe,' 'Maid Marian,' 'Our New Minister,' 'Babette,' and 'Julius Caesar.' There are also programs for and images of artworks on exhibit, the Barnum and Bailey Circus, a New York Hippodrome show, clubs, concerts, and scenes and menus from locations in New York...
    • Contributor: Wolf, Diane R.
    • Date: 1899
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    Colours of Persia / Susan Allix.
    Colors of Persia Catalog Record Only
    "Perceptions, accounts, comments, remarks & descriptions from the travel writings of Arrian, Ibn Battuta, Sir John Chardin, Sir Robert Ker Porter, and others"--P. [13]. The book is in five sections: Tehran, Mashad, Yazd, Shiraz, and Isfahan. The section titles are printed in English and Farsi. A different typeface is used for each author. "The prints are etchings and lino-cuts with aquatint, dry-point, and carborundum....
    • Contributor: Allix, Susan - Artists' Books Collection (Library of Congress)
    • Date: 2007
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    Rondon oyobi Manchesutā ni okeru oroshiuri bukka shisū : 1906-nen yori 1923-nen 2-gatsu ni itaru
    倫敦及マンチェスタ- に於ける卸賣物價指數 : 自一九〇六年至一九二三年二月 / | Sangyō kankei shiryō tsuzuri Catalog Record Only
    Ms. (mineographed copy). Title from original cover. "Bikō, honpyō wa "Ekonomisuto" ni yoru ..."--Leaf 8. Chiefly tables. On double leaves. With: Shimonʾan daiyongō Kokusai Renmei ni teishutsusubeki kokufu tōkei ni kansuru ken Tokubetsu Iinkai ketsugi hōkoku. Tokyo, 1922? Bound together.
    • Date: 1923
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    Alexander Baring, Baron Ashburton, correspondence and tribute,
    Alexander Baring, Baron Ashburton, papers Catalog Record Only
    ALS (1810 August 10; London, [England]) from Baron Ashburton to Philadelphia merchant Thomas Mayne Willing pertaining to business affairs and personal matters and ALS (1842 August 30; New York [N.Y.]) from Ashburton to Albert Gallatin, Morgan Lewis, and others regarding a dinner to be given in honor of Ashburton. Also includes a tribute (1843 Feb. 4) to Ashburton in the New York newspaper, The...
    • Contributor: Ashburton, Alexander Baring
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    Kathleen Lanier Harriman Mortimer papers, Catalog Record Only Chiefly letters from Mortimer to her sister, Mary Averell Harriman Fisk, and former governess, Elsie "Mouche" Marshall, relating to Mortimer's journalism career and social activities in London and Moscow during World War II. Documents Mortimer's work in London as a reporter for the International News Service and columnist for Newsweek magazine during her father W. Averell Harriman's tenure as a special envoy for U.S....
    • Contributor: Mortimer, Kathleen Lanier Harriman
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    Arthur J. Lieb collection, Catalog Record Only Contains signed typewritten letter from I. Stravinsky, photo from the Wayne University production of Oedipus Rex, concert programs for performances at the Crystal Palace from 1879 to 1882.
    • Contributor: Lieb, Arthur J.
    • Date: 1879
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    Charlotte Cushman papers, Catalog Record Only Correspondence; biographical and genealogical material; annotated scripts and texts of plays, poetry, and readings; newspaper clippings; reviews; souvenir programs; and other papers relating chiefly to Cushman's career in the theater in the United States and in London, England. During Cushman's residence in Rome, Italy (1856-1870), her correspondence relates chiefly to theatrical matters but also reflects the reaction of Americans abroad to the U.S. Civil...
    • Contributor: Cushman, Charlotte
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    Charles A. Lockwood papers, Catalog Record Only Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches, writings, reports, newspaper clippings, printed matter, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Lockwood's naval career during World War II as commander of the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet Submarine Force and to his research and writings on submarines. Also documents his service as naval attaché to London, England, in 1941; and Lockwood family affairs. Documents the development of the submarine...
    • Contributor: Lockwood, Charles A.
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    Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin papers,
    Ruth Gordon papers | Garson Kanin papers Catalog Record Only
    Correspondence, attached newspaper clippings and printed ephemera, and miscellaneous personal files. Correspondence relates to the American theater and film industry; symbolism and characterizations in A Matter of Gravity: A Comedy in Three Acts and The Chalk Garden; Gordon's collection of haute couture designed for her by Mainbocher (Main R. Bocher); film personalities including Judy Holliday and Spencer Tracy; production of films such as It...
    • Contributor: Gordon, Ruth - Kanin, Garson - Bagnold, Enid - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Columbia Pictures Corporation
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    John Scarborough will,
    John Scarborough papers Catalog Record Only
    Will (1696), annotated at a later date, of Scarborough, an ancestor of Herbert Hoover.
    • Contributor: Scarborough, John
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    Hulsizer family papers, Catalog Record Only Chiefly letters of Edith Hulsizer Copher and her sister Sophy Hulsizer Powell to family members during World War I. Copher's letters describe her service with the Harvard U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 5, British Expeditionary Force, near Paris, France, and include her observations on local social life and customs. Letters from Powell, wife of Fred Wilbur Powell, an American commercial attaché in London, England,...
    • Contributor: Copher, Edith Hulsizer - Powell, Sophy Hulsizer
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    Wallace Carroll papers, Catalog Record Only Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and propaganda leaflets comprising subject files with narrative histories and inventories documenting Carroll's duties as deputy director for European operations of the U.S. Office of War Information in Washington, D.C. (1944-1945), and, to a lesser extent, as director of the OWI branch in London, England (1942-1944) and his work for the Psychological Strategy Board, the U.S. Dept. of State, and the...
    • Contributor: Carroll, Wallace
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    Briefe / Wegeler, Franz Gerhard / 1815.10.17 Letter. Correspondence. print | 1 Blatt, 2 beschriebene Seiten 22,4 x 18,4 cm | Datierung: "London, 17 Oct: 1815" | Material Tinte | Eigenhändiger Brief, datiert, mit Unterschrift, mit einem Zusatz von Harriet Ries in englischer Sprache. Der Zusatz bricht ab, die Fortsetzung fehlt. Beiliegend ein Umschlag (Doppelblatt) mit der Aufschrift "Ferd. Ries." Der Umschlag umfaßte ursprünglich alle Ries-Briefe W 43 bis W 79....
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    Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson papers,
    Marvin Breckinridge papers Catalog Record Only
    Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, writings, notebooks and albums, subject files, family papers, clippings, printed matter, photographs, and other papers documenting Patterson's career as a photographer, journalist, and broadcaster; activities while accompanying her husband, Jefferson Patterson, to various diplomatic postings; activism with various clubs and organizations; cultural and philanthropic activities; and her early life and family history. Documents her life while as the wife of a...
    • Contributor: Patterson, Mary Marvin Breckinridge - Patterson, Jefferson - Breckinridge, Isabella Goodrich
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    Baring Brothers & Co. records, Catalog Record Only Correspondence from Baring Brothers & Co. to the Bank of the United States and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Also includes letter (1825 May 22) from Baring Brothers & Co. to LeRoy, Bayard & McEvers, shipping firm of New York, N.Y.
    • Contributor: Baring Brothers & Co
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    Autograph letters from Marc Blitzstein to his mother Anna E. Levy, Catalog Record Only Holographs. In pencil and ink. Title devised by cataloger. The 22 items consist of 13 holograph v-mails, 7 autograph signed letters, and 2 typed signed letters from composer Marc Blitzstein to his mother, Anna E. Levy, most written 1941-1942 from overseas during World War II. The material described in this catalog record is located in the Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music...
    • Contributor: Levy, Anna E. - Library of Congress. Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund - Blitzstein, Marc
    • Date: 1941
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    Marie Paneth papers, Catalog Record Only Correspondence, a diary, writings, reports, notes, and children's artwork chiefly documenting Paneth's therapeutic use of art in working with children who suffered traumatic experiences. Subjects include Paneth's book, Branch Street: a sociological study concerning her work with children during the bombardment of London, England, during World War II, her postwar work with children who survived German concentration camps, her years in Vienna, Austria, and...
    • Contributor: Paneth, Marie
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    William Gore report,
    William Gore papers | Westminster report of Justices of the Peace Catalog Record Only
    Report of the Westminster Justices of the Peace, London, England, to Lord John Townshend on suppression of robberies; signed by William Gore and others.
    • Contributor: Gore, William - Westminster (London, England). Justices of the Peace
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    Marion Ross collection, Catalog Record Only Contains vocal exercises, classical and popular song sheet music, and memorabilia and music related to a London production of Carousel in which M. Ross appeared. Sound recordings and Capehart phonograph transferred to the Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
    • Contributor: Ross, Marion
    • Date: 1930