Gift of Henry W. Briefs, November 1984.
An 18th century copy of a manuscript written by Michael Sherbrook between 1567 and 1591, this is an extended reflection on the destruction of the great religious houses in England, specifically the Roche Abbey in South Yorkshire, during the reign of Henry VIII, from accounts of eyewitnesses including the author’s father and uncle.
Papers of Middle East scholar Dr. Alvin J. Cottrell (1924-1983), consisting of correspondence from U.S. and Iranian officials, including Alexander Haig, Henry Kissinger, J. William Middendorf, Ronald Reagan, Assadollah Alam, and Ardeshir Zahedi. Other correspondents include C. Edmund Bosworth, Keith McLachlan, Roger Savory, and Malcolm Yapp. Contains files relating to publication of Cottrell's edited work "The Persian Gulf States: A General Survey" (1978).
Letters, manuscripts and press clippings by and about British author Antonia White (1899-1980).
The Mencken-Boyd Collection consists of 19 letters from H.L. Mencken to Ernest A. and Madeleine E. Boyd. The letters are arranged in 19 folders and contained in 1 box.