Scope and Contents A collection of five letters in the hand of Scottish novelist George Whyte-Melville. One letter of condolence to “my dear Chapman” dated only March 15th (though the paper is watermarked “1865”) and sent from Northampton. This is almost certainly Whyte-Melville’s publisher Edward Chapman (1804-1880) of Chapman & Hall. Four letters, two on mourning paper, to a P. Rose, Esquire – evidently Whyte-Melville’s solicitor – concerning various financial and family matters, including a legacy from...

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Contains documents related to Caroline Loughborough. Correspondence appears first in alphabetical order by correspondent. Manuscripts appear second in alphabetical order by title. Miscellaneous manuscripts appear third.

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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.

Introduction From the Collection: The Margaret Bearden Papers contain correspondence and audio tapes relating to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, including 3 boxes, encompassing 4.5 linear feet: 1 box of correspondence and 2 boxes of tapes. The correspondence is between Mrs. Bearden and a variety of fellow Lincoln assassination researchers and writers, including Otto Eisenschiml, David Rankin Barbee, Colonel Julian E. Raymond, Dr. Richard Mudd, et alia. The tapes are, for the most part, recordings of lectures...

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12 audiocassette recordings of Sandford's interviews with Herbert Blaize, Margaret Dowe, "Bunny" Fletcher, Archdeacon Hoskins Huggins, Alister Hughes, Ben Jones, George Louison, Lloyd Noel, Leslie Pierre, Lynden Ramdhanny, "Chicken" Roberts, Stanley Roberts, Beverly Steele, Geoffrey Thompson, Teddy Victor, and Winston Whyte in April and May 1984.

Note: These recordings have been digitized. Please contact a staff member for online access to these recordings.

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...

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...

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12 audiocassette recordings of Sandford's interviews with Herbert Blaize, Margaret Dowe, "Bunny" Fletcher, Archdeacon Hoskins Huggins, Alister Hughes, Ben Jones, George Louison, Lloyd Noel, Leslie Pierre, Lynden Ramdhanny, "Chicken" Roberts, Stanley Roberts, Beverly Steele, Geoffrey Thompson, Teddy Victor, and Winston Whyte in April and May 1984.

Note: These recordings have been digitized. Please contact a staff member for online access to these recordings.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...

Collection-level scope and contents note From the Collection: The Harry L. Hopkins Papers, the personal archives of the man who was FDR's most trusted advisor, consist of 26 linear feet (62 archival boxes) of material. The Papers contain appointment books and diaries, drafts of Hopkins' speeches and memoranda, photographs and drawings, and extensive correspondence with the most prominent figures of the 20th century including FDR, the Winston Churchill Family, Averell Harriman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George C. Marshall, Harry S Truman,...

Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Grenada Documents Collection contains copies of some of the documents which were captured on Grenada by the United States Defense Department when the U. S., at the urging of many of the smaller Caribbean nations, joined a rescue mission to end the rule of the Revolutionary Military Council which had taken control of the country when Maurice Bishop, formerly head of the PRG (People's Revolutionary Government), was assassinated along with many of the people at Fort Rupert in October, 1983,...

Scope and Contents Jesuit obituaries: Charles H. Hessel (1926), Ferdinand Poulton (1641), Blasius Walch (1897), Michael O'Neil (1920), James Slicer (1930), Joseph Mosley (1787), Girolamo Tiraboschi (1794), John S. Creaghan (1960), Dominic Niederkorn (1892), Rufus Duff (1913), Francesco Maria Sforza Pallavicino (1667), Vincent Caraffa (1649), Michael J. Ahern (1951), Jean Marie de Ville (1720), Gregory O'Bryan (1907), Adrian McCormick (1919), James J. Becker (1965), Anthony de Haza-Radlitz (1902), Oliver Skelly...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: This collection essentially comprises the life and letters of Sir Shane Leslie whose boundless energy and wide-ranging interests took him all over Britain, the United States and Canada, bringing him in touch with people in many fields including the arts, economics, education, literature, politics and religion. Sir Shane's personal papers also reflect his deep concern and interest in Irish culture and politics, particularly the question of Irish independence through Home Rule. The...