Abstract

The collection primarily consists of interviews conducted by James H. Jones with medical professionals who were responsible for the care of David Vetter. Vetter suffered from severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and was popularly known as the "Bubble Boy." The interviews were conducted in 2001 for a book that was ultimately not completed. Additionally, the collection contains audiovisual materials and photographs related to Vetter.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note Written in 1901 during his days as a student at New College, Oxford, the Journal of Waldorf Astor provides a brief, but interesting glimpse into the life of a young man who was born into immense wealth and would later devote himself to public service. This journal records Astor's social activities and personal interests, particularly his love of horses, which comes as no surprise given that he eventually built up one of the best known studs in Great Britain. Aside from his numerous entries...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note This is a collection of some 250 letters written to Franklin B. Sanborn from friends and relatives during his years as a student first at the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, and then at Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts (circa 1852-55). Primarily containing domestic and social news about other family members and mutual friends, the letters include references to contemporary election politics of the 1850s with mention of numerous statesmen including John Bell, James...

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Correspondence. Arranged alphabetically.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series: This series contains the research and correspondence files kept by Ned O'Gorman while he was working on a biography of Allen Tate. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically with carbon copies of Ned O'Gorman's outgoing letters filed with their responses where possible. The series contains photocopies of Tate Correspondence held at other institutions, articles on Tate, and photographs of Tate and his family and friends. This series also contains O'Gorman's notes towards the biography and the...

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Professional and personal photographs of Clare Boothe Luce with family and friends throughout her life. Included are photos of from childhood; as wife of millionaire George Brokaw, managing editor at Vanity Fair; and as the wife of American publisher, Henry Robinson Luce. Notable are her campaign photographs of 1942 when she ran for a seat in Congress.

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Contains subject files regarding various aspects of the Lincoln assassination. Mostly correspondence, published articles, and newspaper clippings. Consists of materials generated by, received by, and collected by Richard D. Mudd. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

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Correspondence of others to Lois Wolfrum, arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection is comprised of photographs that were used in Quigley Publications, active under various titles since 1915 in motion picture industry trade publishing (Motion Picture Herald, Motion Picture Daily, and others). It is primarily an assemblage of publicity photographs that feature individuals associated with the motion picture industry: producers, directors, animators, and their colleagues. Actors and actresses figure less prominently, but are also represented among the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Kenneth Atchity Collection is a set of personal papers of Kenneth J. Atchity comprised of correspondence, manuscripts, lecture notes, scrapbooks, video tapes, printed ephemera and related material, comprising 42 linear feet of material arranged in 29 boxes. The collection is arranged in eight series: the Individuals Correspondence Series, the Scripts and Manuscripts Series, the Academic Series, the Business Files Series, the Printed Materials Series, the Video Series, the Scrapbook...

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Correspondence of others to Lois Wolfrum, arranged chronologically.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Correspondence of others to Lois Wolfrum, arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection is comprised of photographs that were used in Quigley Publications, active under various titles since 1915 in motion picture industry trade publishing (Motion Picture Herald, Motion Picture Daily, and others). It is primarily an assemblage of publicity photographs that feature individuals associated with the motion picture industry: producers, directors, animators, and their colleagues. Actors and actresses figure less prominently, but are also represented among the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection is comprised of photographs that were used in Quigley Publications, active under various titles since 1915 in motion picture industry trade publishing (Motion Picture Herald, Motion Picture Daily, and others). It is primarily an assemblage of publicity photographs that feature individuals associated with the motion picture industry: producers, directors, animators, and their colleagues. Actors and actresses figure less prominently, but are also represented among the...

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Contains subject files regarding various aspects of the Lincoln assassination. Mostly correspondence, published articles, and newspaper clippings. Consists of materials generated by, received by, and collected by Richard D. Mudd. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Contains subject files regarding various aspects of the Lincoln assassination. Mostly correspondence, published articles, and newspaper clippings. Consists of materials generated by, received by, and collected by Richard D. Mudd. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

Contains subject files regarding various aspects of the Lincoln assassination. Mostly correspondence, published articles, and newspaper clippings. Consists of materials generated by, received by, and collected by Richard D. Mudd. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

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Contains subject files regarding various aspects of the life and death of John Wilkes Booth. Mostly correspondence, published articles, and newspaper clippings. Consists of materials generated by, received by, and collected by Richard D. Mudd. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Kenneth Atchity Collection is a set of personal papers of Kenneth J. Atchity comprised of correspondence, manuscripts, lecture notes, scrapbooks, video tapes, printed ephemera and related material, comprising 42 linear feet of material arranged in 29 boxes. The collection is arranged in eight series: the Individuals Correspondence Series, the Scripts and Manuscripts Series, the Academic Series, the Business Files Series, the Printed Materials Series, the Video Series, the Scrapbook...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The Nidiffer Collection consists of 741 documents, about 600 of which are deeds, all concerning transactions in Washington City and County and Georgetown, all in the District of Columbia between 1817 and 1886. The documents are arranged chronologically one to a folder in 8 boxes.* * * * * * *The Nidiffer Collection contains an interesting documentary account of personal and family business transactions in the District of Columbia in the nineteenth century. About 600...