Box GTM Shared Box 52

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The collection consists of 3 folders, containing manuscripts of lectures and notes by William E. Leahy on the assassination of President Lincoln, 3 published articles on the assassination (dated between 1865-1891), and a photostatic copy of an autograph letter by Thomas E. Gardner on Booth's activites before and after the assassination (originally written in 1912).

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Contents of this collection include numerous handwritten correspondence from Sr. Alma Regina to her editor, Father Shaundelle, the opening and middle chapters of her intended debut novel, and a completed short story named “The Magdalene.” All included documents are annotated and organized in chronological order, between the years of 1900 and 1906.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Frederick and Maria Shrady Papers consist primarily of correspondence to the Shradys from a variety of friends.The Frederick and Maria Shrady Papers primarily consists of correspondence from notable religious and literary ficgures. Central to the collection are 391 letters from Martin C. D'Arcy, S.J. to Frederick and Maria Shrady, all of which exhibit the closeness of their friendship with one another and give great insight into the day to day life and thoughts of D'Arcy from...

Scope and Contents A notebook containing scientific matters and observations such as notes on an "efficient telephone relay," "powerful permanent magnets," "method of changing grape-sugar or corn-sugar (glucose) into cane sugar (sucrose)," "improvements in telephones," and a "simple electric lamp that will burn longer without change of carbons." This notebook is discussed in a 8-3-1951 letter in this collection: the "diary [is] rather sketchily kept and having to do more with certain electrical inventions in...

Scope and Contents Includes a list of references for articles and sermons on Christian Science; a pamphlet printed by the Catholic Truth Society titled "Christian Science," including the text of a paper by Rev. Robert Hugh Benson (1906); a memorandum of an interview Richards did by telephone with Dr. Hasket Derby (1-23-1908); "Extracts from Doctor P. P. Quimby's Writings," including a preface by Mary M. Glover and notes by Richards (4-16-1908); and a typescript by Richards titled "Points on Lecture for...

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Contains two scripts of a play written by Richards based on the lives of Isaac Jogues and Rene Goupil.

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Includes a booklet titled "Short Prayers Enriched with Indulgences" (1894); a decorative invitation to the cornerstone-laying ceremony of the Government Building in Chicago (10-9-1899); and a booklet by Richards titled "Introduction to Catholic Reading," containing a list of Catholic publications (1914).