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The David Landers Collection contains manuscript fragments from antiquity. Several of the manuscripts are from Egypt, including a Demotic business document on papyrus circa 600 BCE, a linen fragment from about 800 BCE, and a coffin fragment circa 1959 BCE - 1918 BCE. Other documents are Greek, including uncial fragments on papyrus from about the 4th Century. The collection is arranged into 7 folders.

Scope and Contents The David Landers Peruvian Collection contains fifteen autographed legal documents, dated 1566 to 1626, in addition to a listing of hospital patients from 1776 and an Incan khipu. The documents are linked at times by a common witness, or notary public, along with other signatures from those involved in the particular exchange. The Peruvian documents demonstrate the importance placed by the Spaniards in maintaining a written record for a wide variety of transactions during the colonial era....

Abstract The collection consists of research materials on the Human Genome Project (HGP) collected by Robert Cook-Deegan. It includes correspondence, reports, meeting materials, and oral histories that document the early stages of the HGP. These materials were assembled while Cook-Deegan was authoring his book The Gene Wars: Science, Politics, and the Human Genome. Select portions of the collection have been...

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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.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The E. E. Libbey Papers are comprised of 3.0 linear feet of materials, including correspondence, receipts, and order forms documenting business conducted by E. E. Libbey, a dealer in pulpwood, cedar posts, white birch, and hemlock bark in Pittsfield, Maine. These records, spanning the years 1900 to 1912, provide a glimpse into Maine's bustling turn-of-the century timber and pulpwood industries. Libbey bought and sold various types of wood. His correspondents included individuals from all...

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Correspondence and manuscripts collected by Fulton Oursler during his tenure as an editor for Reader's Digest.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The Tom Burns Papers document the life and career of British Catholic author and long-time editor of "The Tablet" Tom Burns (1906-1995).The Tom Burns Papers contain correspondence with a number of individuals, including a small amount of correspondence with notables, such as Tom Dilworth, Eric Gill, Rev. Robert A. Graham, S.J., Harman Grisewood, Rene Hague, Basil Hume, and Michael Richey. Also included are documents about David Jones and Michael Richey. A run of a fascinating...

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Correspondence.

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Series 1 contains eleven (11) letters from Maryland tobacco merchant Alexander Hamilton to fellow Maryland tobacco merchant Robert Fergusson. Discussion of business matters, especially debts and payments. Sent from Piscataway, Maryland to Port Tobacco, Maryland. Also includes 1 letter from Hamilton to Benjamin Cawood. Letters date 1786-1794. Arranged chronologically.

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Contains folders arranged by subject on publications and projects of John Deedy.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of Fr. Walsh throw considerable light on most aspects of his career: as founder and guiding spirit of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; as head of the Papal Relief Mission to Russia in the early 1920s; as president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association; as a representative of the Catholic Church in Mexico; and as an extremely involved consultant at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Significant correspondents include Herbert Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover,...

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Series includes correspondence of John Deedy with editors and publishers regarding books and articles he wrote. Also includes letters of reaction from readers, royalty statements, and promotional items.

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EGYPT - PAPYRUS DOCUMENT (CA. 600 BCE): Manuscript

PAPYRUS DOCUMENT - EGYPT (CA. 600 BCE): Manuscript

EGYPT - DEMOTIC BUSINESS DOCUMENT (CA. 600 BCE): Manuscript

DEMOTIC BUSINESS DOCUMENT - EGYPT (CA. 600 BCE): Manuscript

LANDERS, DAVID - COLLECTION (CA. 1959 BCE- 700 CE): Manuscript