The collection consists of records related to the Biomedical Ethics Advisory Committee (BEAC). BEAC was formed in 1987 to counsel the congressional members of the national Biomedical Ethics Board on ethical issues that arise in the delivery of healthcare and biomedical research.
1 issue of the Saturday Evening Post (March 29, 1958) featuring an article by William Peter Blatty titled "They Believed I Was an Arab Prince."
The collection contains typed manuscripts and galley proofs for novels and screenplays by William P. Blatty. It also contains research materials related to the Exorcist, including letters from Father William S. Bowdern (1968-1975).
Pamphlets, printed documents, transcripts, maps, and newspaper clippings assembled by Robert Woods Bliss. The material pertains chiefly to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, with a number of the documents dealing specifically with Russia. Bliss (1875-1962), career diplomat, was stationed at the American embassy in Paris as secretary and counselor from 1912-1920.
Note: Click on "External Documents" below for a link to the finding aid for the collection.
Contains oversized items: posters of renovation photos from 1996 and a poster with guest signatures from the 50th anniversary celebration on September 20, 2012. Also contains an oversized board labeled "Interior Finish Samples" with swatches for paint, carpet and other finishing for the Blommer Science Library renovation in 1995.
The collection consists of hundreds of pages of Margaret Bond's music manuscripts and manuscript fragments, letters and cards from Langston Hughes and others, photographs, programs, and ephemera.
See the External Documents section below for a detailed inventory to the collection.
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").
The Eugene G. Boss Collection of Lincolniana contains ephemera about Abraham Lincoln. The collection includes engravings, prints, letters, photographs, objects, newspaper clippings, and books. The documents focus on Lincoln's political career. Some original letters signed by Lincoln were transferred to the Presidential Autographs collection, a separate manuscripts collection.
Scrapbook containing dried botanical specimens, some with identifications and notes on when they were added to the scrapbook. The volume measures 12" x 10.5" x 2.5".
Leatherbound manuscript titled Botanicum Insulense, containing 10 handpainted illustrations of plants and insects and over 300 pages handwritten in Latin. Botanicum Insulenses was written by Jean-Baptiste Lestiboudois (1715-1804), a physician and pharmacist, and professor of botany at the University of Lille when this manuscript was made. This copy may have been made by him or by a student the University.
