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Box 1 Ledger 1: Letter press copy book, 1902-1905 (with carbons of outgoing correspondence). Alphabetical index by correspondent is included at front.

Ledger 2: Minute Book,1905-1909. Handwritten.

Box 2 Prep Athletic Association accounts, 1907-1908 and 1915.

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Articles, correspondence, notes, and manuscripts relating to Dr. Albert Plesman (1889-1953), Dutch pioneer in aviation and founder of KLM, the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. Includes a carbon copy of typed manuscript of Plesman's autobiography; "Wither Civilization," a typed manuscript by Plesman; a photograph of a bust of Plesman; and a group photograph of Plesman with Mayor of Sydney, Australia, Ernest C. O'Dea (b. 1889-1976).

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1 carbon copy typed manuscript in a contemporary binder. Document marked by hand "Confidential", from the Army War College, Washington, D.C. "COURSE AT THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE, 1927-1928. MEMORANDUM FOR THE COMMANDANT, ARMY WAR COLLEGE. SUBJECT: PRACTICAL METHODS FOR USE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL IN COMBATTING RADICAL AND PACIFIST PROPAGANDA. Prepared by: Lieut. Colonel George Chase Lewis, Inf. (DOL). April 3, 1928."

Scope and Contents The collection document the activities of C.F. Chase, an American mining engineer in Suan, Korea in the early 1900s. The papers consist of a ledger, letters, and a few photographs/postcards. Over 130 pages in length, the ledger covers the financial side of Chase's life in Korea, and it shows the firms with which he transacted business. The ledger contains carbon copies of some of Chase's letters, which discuss the progress at the ore mine. The other letters mostly concern an adoption case....

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Carbon copies of letters from Powell to Cleve McElroy, Bill Ryan, and Carl Schmidt. Included is typed manuscript for an unpublished novel by Powell, entitled, "The Dennings."

Collection-level Scope and Content Note Franklin B. Williams, Jr. (1906-1997) Professor of English at Georgetown University (1939-1974) is best known for his magnum opus "An Index to Dedications and Commendatory Verses in English Books before 1641," 1962. Throughout the course of more than twenty years Professor Williams consulted the prefatory material in early English printed books in over 120 libraries in Britain, the European continent, and the United States. The resulting index is an indispensable resource for the study of...

Content Description Correspondence between Sir Hugh Greene and brother Graham Greene. Letters date from 1925 through 1986. Topics include the latter's books and family matters.Click on External Documents below to link to collection finding aid for Boxes 1-4. Acquisition of Box 5, containing letters dated 1982 and 1985 through 1986, post-dates the finding aid. See following list --12 typed letters signed from Graham Greene to Huge Greene. Most include typed transcriptions by Hugh...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Ned O'Gorman Papers 2 consist primarily of correspondence, manuscripts, notes and diaries. In addition to personal correspondence and manuscripts, the collection contains material from three projects that O'Gorman undertook. The organization of the papers reflects this, as each of the projects is a separate series. In 1965, O'Gorman returned from a tour in South America and began work on a book for Random House that would be titled "Prophetic Voices: Ideas and Words on...

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In addition to the Arabia and The Empty Quarter materials, the Harry St. John Bridger Philby Collection contains two annotated carbon manuscripts of "The Background of Islam: Being a Sketch of Arabian History in pre-Islamic Times."

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Collection-level Scope and Content Note This small collection consists of 9 original letters from celebrated British author Graham Greene to Sir James Marjoribanks, KCMG, concerning fundraising and site location for a memorial for Robert Louis Stevenson. An admirer of Stevenson's works, Greene was also the novelist's kinsman through his mother, Marion Raymond, who was Stevenson's cousin. The correspondence refers to the sale of a manuscript that Greene gave to the Robert Louis Stevenson Trust, of which Sir James was a director, in...

Scope and Contents John William Davis' correspondence encompasses the years in which he served as solicitor general. The major portion of that correspondence deals with letters of endorsement regarding a Supreme Court vacancy; inquiries from citizens seeking positions with the federal government; petitions for military commissions during the war years; and Davis' carbon responses as well. These papers were found among the William J. Hughes, Jr. Papers and in consideration of Davis' position, it warranted a...

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Collection consists of materials relating to the Brent, Carroll and Chilton families of Maryland and the District of Columbia, dating from late 17th to early 20th centuries, but primarily from the 19th century.

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Scope and Contents The Parker T. Hart Papers highlight the career of a long-time American foreign service officer who served as U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1961-1965) and Turkey (1965-1968). The collection consists of 7 boxes (10.75 linear feet) of material. The bulk of the records date between 1950 and 1980. The correspondence files in the Hart Papers include letters to and from Hart while he was U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Turkey. One typed letter (carbon) from Hart to Saudi Arabian King Faisal,...

Scope and contents note Documenting part of the career of playwright, poet, and novelist Mercedes de Acosta (1893-1968), the Mercedes de Acosta Papers consist of letters written to her, a few manuscript plays written by her, her address books, some published works in her possession, and some photographs. Comprising 4 boxes (1.0 linear feet), the material dates from 1920-1975.Highlights of the collection include three typed manuscript plays written by de Acosta titled "The Dark Light" (undated), "Jehanne...

Scope and Contents Note The Nelson Algren Collection consists of some correspondence and two manuscripts of noted American writer Nelson Algren (1909-1981). Included is correspondence about Algren's books "The Man with the Golden Arm" and "Somebody in Boots." The primary correspondent is Ken McCormick, an editor with Doubleday and Company, Inc. Two typed manuscripts by Algren are also preserved in this collection: "The Door to Dingdong Daddyland" and "The Door to Pingpong Playboyland." A number of books that...

Scope and Contents The Waugh-Russell Collection consists of a series of postcards and letters from Waugh to Leonard Russell (1906-1974), assistant director and literary editor of the Sunday Times since 1944. The collection describes their business relationship between 1952 and 1965, when Waugh wrote literary reviews and articles for the paper. In turn, Russell published selections of Waugh's books. As a case in point, the collection includes a typed manuscript (carbon) and the corrected proofs of four...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The papers of Alan Redway consist of manuscripts and correspondence relating to his lifelong bibliographic work on British novelist Graham Greene. Included in the collection are letters from Greene,as well as numerous editors, publishers, scholars and writers associated with the bibliography. In addition, Redway had collected newspaper and magazine clippings on Greene and his writings.The son of Frank Redway, a London dealer in rare and fine books and manuscripts, and the nephew...

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Correspondence and manuscripts (including an autobiography) of Edwin Emerson, journalist and miscellaneous writer, touching on his experiences in the Spanish-American, Russo-Japanese, and First World Wars. Includes photographic materials.