Box 2

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Bound Autograph Manuscript about the life of Sicilian Jesuit Bernardo Colnago (1545-1611). Accession: 120529.

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1 Autograph Letter Signed from John Thorpe, SJ to Henry Arundell, 8th Baron Arundell of Wardour, concerning the last days and death of Lorenzo Ricci, Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Accession: 120530.

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Victorian miniature manuscript book owned by Vivien Greene (1904-2003). Mostly verse in English, but some prose and original illustrations in ink. Accession: 130805.

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22 black-and-white photographs of the Panama Canal after it opened in 1914. The photographs depict tugboats, a lock, other ships, and tractors used to pull boats. Accession: 170524.

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Autograph canceled check (Riggs bank) signed by Robert Todd Lincoln in 1917. Also signed by last male Lincoln descendant Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith. File also includes a handwritten letter to Leon Robbin from "Bert" and a copy of Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith's obituary. Accession: 170510.

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Autograph Manuscript: "I Sing in My Bath: A VAD [Voluntary Aid Detachment] Nurse's Diary," by Doreen Cousins (Her nickname was "Toffee.") Accession: 170522b.

Scope and Contents Three Autograph Letters Signed:Fr. John Hughes, Archbishop of NY. ALS, dated 1859 July 6 to Mrs. Susan Lay, congratulating her on her son's application..John Gilmary Shea. ALS, dated 1886 December 8, to "My Dear General" indicating that Shea is pressed for time with his current projects; sent from Elizabeth, NJ.John Gilmary Shea. ALS, dated 1867 June 27, to H.B. Dawson, offering to write an article on Parkman's book or an article on an alphabet; sent from...

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German propaganda broadside in Polish; Set of 10 broadsides of Russian Propaganda in German for distribution on the Eastern Front; German propaganda broadside in Russian intended for the Russian soldiers on the Finnish Front; RAF Aviator's Scarf. Silk. Map of Europe (Folder 13). Tragedia Warszawy German propaganda broadside in Polish. Accession: 170825.

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2 broadsides from World War I: "How to Stop the War" and "What Are We Fighting For?" Accession: 171109.

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French Typed Manuscript: "Bombe Atomique Visite a Hiroshima. Bord U.S.S. Mt. Mckinley Fevrier 1946." Recounting the visit of a delegation of scientists assessing the impact of the atom bomb. Accession: 150515.

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Three autograph statements signed by Jesuit missionaries certifying they will obey the rules of the papal bull Ex illa die issued by Pope Clement XI forbidding the practices known as Chinese Rites. Statement 1 signed by Josephus Dinh and written in Vietnamese; statements 2 and 3 signed by Jean-Baptiste Maigrot and Hieronymus of St. Philip Neri and written in Latin. Accession: 150727.

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1 Autograph Letter Signed from Augustus Smith, a Private in M Company of the Rhode Island Cavalry, to his sister about "Mosby's Rangers" (Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby) and how his regiment's spy led their scouts to weed out spies in Virginia. Sent from Catletts Station, Virginia. 6 pages. Accession: 170703.

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1 Autograph Letter Signed from Rev. William Matthews, Rector of St. Patrick's Church in Washington, DC, to the editors of the "National Intelligencer" regarding the miraculous cure of parishioner Ann Mattingly. Accession: 160928.

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1 Autograph Letter Signed from William George Read of Maryland to John M. Read, a Democrat who was opposed to slavery. John, a Democrat, had been rejected for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court for his anti-slavery views. Sent from Pikesville, Maryland. Accession: 170701.