Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Charles Quest Papers include correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and personal biographical materials contained in five boxes. The papers are well-documented, due to Dorothy Quest's organization as well as her handwritten notes which are thorough and descriptive. Charles Quest's tenure at Washington University in St. Louis (1944-1971) brought him into contact with many names well-known to students of 20th century American printmaking. Quest worked with Werner Drewes,...

Scope and Contents A diary maintained by Rev. John Kelly during a portion of his Catholic missionary work in Cape Palmas, Liberia. He describes the struggles of Catholic missionaries in their largely unsuccessful efforts to proselytize to African-American colonists and the local Grebo people as well as the persistent health concerns for him and his fellow travelers. Note on Problematic Language Please be aware that this collection contains the use of outdated...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Catherine Walston/Graham Greene Papers consist in bulk of correspondence written by Greene to Lady Walston over a span of three decades from 1946 through 1978. In addition, the collection includes a large portion of original autograph and typed manuscripts, as well as rare proof copies of his works that the author presented over the years as gifts to Lady Walston. There is also a substantial collection of photographs of Greene and Lady Walston, together with friends such as writers...

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Playbills and performing arts programs collected by Valerie and Kenneth S. Lynn. Primarily from New York and Washington, D.C., especially Kennedy Center.

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The playbill collection, donated by Valerie Lynn, is comprised of playbills and other theatre ephemera, pamphlets from various art exhibitions, and programs from musical performances and ballets collected over her lifetime. The collection spans seven decades, from 1946 to 2009, and includes playbills from at least five different countries.

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This series consists of articles submitted [listed by author] to America Magazine for publication, as well as editorial comment sheets and related correspondence.

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The collection consists of the personal papers of William Harding Jackson. Correspondents include President Eisenhower, Constantine FitzGibbon, Arthur Gardner, Gordon Gray, and Richard M. Nixon, among others. A run of letters regarding Wendell Willkie's 1940 presidential campaign is also included among the documents. Some typed manuscripts by Jackson, a few photographs of him, and a series of printed materials round out the collection.

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This series contains the correspondence, manuscripts, and miscellaneous documents related to the personal life and professional career of Edward Rice for the years 1941-1950.

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Correspondence mainly from Jan Philip Roothaan to his family.

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Correspondence, reports and printed materials relating to CVHE's diplomatic service in Turkey and the Hague from 1915 to 1920. A second series with similar materials can be found at the end of the collection (donated at a later date than this set).

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Personal letters recieved by Fr. Tondorf from senders including William J. Butler, Estelle R. Byrne, and Edward Greco; undated but likely from the 1920s.

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This series contains notebook manuscripts of poems by EJ.