The John F. Farley Papers are a prime source for the study of the American West. The letters, telegrams, and clippings contained in it provide insight into Farley's career as chief of police in Denver, Colorado, from 1889 to 1915, as well as glimpses of his earlier work for the Thiel detective agency and as a cavalryman. Correspondents include G.H Thiel, mining king H.A.W. Tabor, Major Gerald Russell, and many others.
The collection is divided into two (2) series. Series I deals exclusively with correspondence from and to Fegan spanning the years, 1930-1957. Series II concerns itself solely with Fegan's "Memorabilia" (cf. Finding Aid for details of contents in Series II). The researcher is requested to exercise extreme care when handling the contents of Series II for the album covers and pages are very brittle to the touch.
The Joseph M. Finotti, SJ Papers contain diaries, correspondence, manuscripts, and scrapbooks.
The collection contains correspondence and indenture documents relating to the affairs of Colonel John Fitzgerald that relate to local affairs in northern Virginia in the 1790s.
This collection is currently unprocessed and access to it may therefore be limited. Researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections for more information on access to this collection.
Collection of letters by and about Maria Fitzherbert (b.1756-1837). Includes miscellaneous documents including copies of wills (1830, 1832).
Research files of Kimball Flaccus, comprised of correspondence, published and photocopied source materials relating to his biography on the poet Edgar Lee Masters. File arrangement is alphabetical by person or place name.
The Sir Newman Flower Papers consist of correspondence to Newman Flower from various figures regarding the publishing business at Cassell and Company Limited, the firm Flower directed. Correspondents include such noted writers as Augustine Bissell, Beatrice Harradan, Sheila Kaye-Smith, Max Pemberton, Ernest Raymond, Ethel Mary Savage, and Humbert Wolfe. The bulk of the letters are written by Beatrice Harradan, Ernest Raymond, and Ethel Mary Savage.
