Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Valentine Hale Mairis Papers primarily consist of correspondence to Mairis with some ledgers, documents and genealogical materials. The Papers comprise .5 linear feet and are arranged in 62 folders in 1 box. There are many letters from the early nineteenth-century discussing military life, negotiations for the purchase of his commission into the Dragoons and unrest in Ireland. Most of the correspondence and other materials from this period concern Mairis' family, including Mairis'...

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The collection contains materials related to Pan African composers and musicians that was collected by Hildred Roach. It includes music scores from a variety of Black composers, Hildred Roach concert programs, and music recordings (phonograph records, compact discs, and open reel). The collection includes William Grant Still, Ulysses Kay, George Walker, and many others.

Please see the External Documents section below for preliminary inventories of the collection.

Scope and Contents note The F. Mark Wyatt Papers document the life and career of F. Mark Wyatt, a noted official in the Central Intelligence Agency and an expert on the subject of Soviet bloc defectors. Correspondents exchanging letters with Wyatt include Elizabeth Bancroft, Lee Hamilton, Max Holland, Sam Nunn, and Thomas Powers, among others. A number of manuscripts and printed materials is also found among the papers. There is a lengthy run of newspaper articles about intelligence issues gathered by Wyatt. ...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note Comprising seven boxes, eleven linear feet of material, the Lawrence Gilman Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and printed matter relating to the life and career of Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939). The grandnephew of Johns Hopkins' University's first president Daniel Coit Gilman, Lawrence Gilman was a noted music critic for the "New York Herald-Tribune," annotator of orchestral programs for the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and radio...

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...

Scope and Contents The Bruce Marshall Papers primarily consist of correspondence, manuscripts and news clippings, all tracing Burce Marshall's career as an author from 1924 until his death in 1987.The Bruce A. Marshall Papers are arranged in series according to subject. There is a Manuscript series, a Correspondence series, a Clippings series and a small Thesis series.The Manuscripts series comprises the first eight boxes of the collection. Contained in it are different drafts of...

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Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909

Capt. Nathan Hale. An address delivered at Groton, Connecticut, on the Hale Memorial Day, September 7, 1881, by Edward E. Hale. Pub. by request

Boston, Williams, 1881

MI-5749

39020030170941

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Series includes correspondence with individuals.

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Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Arranged alphabetically by individual.

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Contains hundreds of slides depicting scenes relating to the Lincoln assassination. Each slide has a slide number, making it accessible to researchers. Many of the slides date between the 1930s and the 1950s. The slides are physically arranged in special containers in chronological order based on their slide numbers. The slides are cataloged alphabetically by subject. When researchers access the slides by subject, they will be referred to a slide number.

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Please note that correspondents often mention acquaintances or other individuals but will not provide their complete names. When known, the full name is given in parentheses. Also, in the case of the Clarke family, one A.K. Clark signs her name without the 'e' although it is likely that she is a member of the Clarke family. She also cites (her husband?) inconsistently as 'Mr. Clark' or 'Mr. Clarke.' Descriptions for each letter will use the spelling that the correspondent has used.

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Life of Captain Nathan Hale : the martyr-spy of the revolution ..

New York : U.S. Military Post Library Association, 1874

MI-15016

39020030170990

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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.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: 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...

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Program of exercises attending the dedication of the statue of Nathan Hale : south side of the Department of Justice, Constitution Avenue near Ninth Street

Washington, D.C. : s.n., 1948

MI-5893

39020030171063

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Photographs collected by Cornelius Van H. Engert.

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Correspondence to John Mullan. Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

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Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Arranged alphabetically by individual.

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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.

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Contains incoming correspondence to John Gilmary Shea. Arranged alphabetically by last name of correspondent.