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Box GTM Shared Box 25

 Container

Contains 13 Results:

William E. Swift, Sr. - Panama Canal Collection

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 6
Identifier: GTM-20240308
Scope and Contents The collection consists of papers and photographs that belonged to William E. Swift, Sr., who served as a civil engineer during the construction of the Panama Canal. It includes Monthly Output notes for the Culebra Section of the Canal all for October 1904; 1 photo of Swift's engineering crew (June-August 1905), 20 commercial photographs of towns, local residents, and some construction, all with following stamp on back: "W.A. Fishbaugh, Photographer. Empire, C.Z., Panamaā€¯; 1 copy of a page...
Dates: 1904 - 1905

John Stuart Mill Letter

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 7
Identifier: GTM-20140724
Content Description

One undated letter written by John Stuart Mill to an unknown individual.

Dates: 19th century

First vows, 1846

 File — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

First vows of Fr. de Neckere, 18 September 1846.

Dates: 1846

Meditations, 1849 - 1879

 File — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Handwritten volume of meditations on free will, salvation, sin and hell, death, marriage, and many other spiritual subjects. Noted by previous archivists as being created by de Neckere while serving at Conewago, either 1849-1858 or 1864-1879.

Dates: 1849 - 1879

Joseph Hassett Collection of Paul Muldoon Papers

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 5
Identifier: GTM-20220426
Scope and Contents

The collection contains personal letters, postcards, photographs, signed poetry, and other ephemera sent to Joseph Hassett by the Irish poet Paul Muldoon.

Dates: 1995 - 2006

Booker Prize and Russian Booker Prize, 1984 - 1998

 File — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 3-4
Scope and Contents From the File:

Primarily comprised of promotional ephemera related to the Booker Prize (1984, 1989, 1997-1998) and the Russian Booker Prize (1994-1997). Also includes three VHS recordings related to the 1998 Booker Prize (ceremony, discussion, and "shorts").

Dates: 1984 - 1998

A Portrait addressed to Mrs. Crewe with the Comedy of The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 8
Identifier: GTM-20140612
Scope and Contents

Handwritten manuscript poem titled "A Portrait" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The poem is addressed to Frances Anne Crewe. 6 pages in total. The poem concludes with the line, "She my inspirer--and my Model--Crewe!"

Dates: circa 1790

The Guide: A Ghost Story, 1851 - 1856

 File — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of two manuscript notebooks, including a ghost story and accounts of journeys in England, France, and Italy. In English and Latin. An original pen is attached to one of the notebooks. A typescript of the ghost story is also included in the collection.

Dates: 1851 - 1856

Correspondence, 1977 - 1978

 File — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Fr. C. Frederick Koehler, Fr. Paul J. Gibbons, and other philatelists regarding the articles in the NJ News and other stamp-related topics.

Dates: 1977 - 1978

Drafts & research notes, 1976 - 1981

 File — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

Article drafts and research notes for 21 pieces in the "Jesuit History in Stamps" series. Also includes a list of the articles published in the NJ News between 1976 and 1981 and an introductory piece on the collection held at St. Joseph's College by Fr. Paul J. Gibbons.

Dates: 1976 - 1981

News clippings, 1976 - 1982

 File — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

Clippings of 26 pieces of the "Jesuit History in Stamps" series published in the NJ News, primarily written by Frs. Paul J. Gibbons and James J. Gormley.

Dates: 1976 - 1982

Gibbons tribute, 1979

 File — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

Clipping from the January, 1979 issue of the NJ News honoring Fr. Paul J. Gibbons after his death as well as a typescript of the same piece.

Dates: 1979

Booth Family Center Philatelic Collection

 Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 25, Folder: 9
Identifier: GTM-0027
Scope and Contents The collection consists of three philatelic items that were removed from other collections. It includes a United States 1893 Columbian Exposition Issue's 1-dollar stamp (Queen Isabella) on an auction card which was sent from H.R. Harmer to Virginia Murrary Bacon in 1946. The item was purchased by Robert Low Bacon.It also includes a postcard, franked with a United States $1.30 Graf Zeppelin stamp, sent to Robert F. Wagner by O.J. Butler depicting an airship over the...
Dates: 1893 - 1957