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Marianna Volkova Photographs, 1970-1977
22 itemsPhotographs of 20 Soviet musicians, writers, scholars, and others by Volkova. Included are Aram Khachaturian, Bella Akhmadulina, Evgeniĭ Evtushenko, and Viktor Shklovskiĭ. The photographs were shown at Volkova's "Faces" exhibition at Columbia University in April-May, 1978. Also included are two copies of the exhibition's program.
Marie Mattingly Meloney Collection on Marie Curie, circa 1890-1962, bulk circa 1920-1934
3.5 linear feetMarion Meade papers, 1859-1993
9 linear feetMary Lasker papers, 1940-1993
353 linear feetThe collection consiste of correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, clippings, photographs, awards, and printed material. The files, arranged by genre and topic and reflect her philanthropic and legislative work in the areas of health, specifically cancer, heart disease, and mental health. Her civic and legislative work is covered in detail, as well as her private interests and activities.
Maurice Peress papers, 1898-1923, 1950s-2017
55 linear feetMichael Idvorsky Pupin papers, 1800-1995
5 linear feetPersonal and professional correspondence, including 25 long letters from Professor Henry F. Herbig; manuscripts (mainly speeches); specifications for patents in electrical fields; technical and personal photographs; and memorabilia. Included is a copy of the famous "shot in hand" x-ray photograph, ca. 1896, one of the first ever to be taken. This collection also contains the correspondence, manuscripts, documents, and memorabilia of Professor Pupin's daughter, Varvara Smith, and his son-in-law, Louis Graham Smith. His daughter's letters and documents deal with her financial difficulties, her administration of Pupin's estate and her claims against Columbia University. Louis G. Smith's letters deal with his anti-Communist sentiments and his manuscripts are mainly ideas for popular songs and plays. There are three letters (photostatic copies) to Smith from Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Moncure Daniel Conway papers, 1847-1907
21 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, memorabilia, pictures, portraits, and printed material. Included are about 800 letters from outstanding literary figures of Mr. Conway's lifetime, manuscripts of his sermons, lectures and other writings and photostats of Conway material in Dickinson College Library. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Thomas Carlyle, S.L. Clemens, Arthur Conan Doyle, R.W. Emerson, O.W. Holmes, and Walt Whitman