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Start Over Names Jusserand, J. J (Jean Jules), 1855-1932 Subjects Essays

John Erskine papers, 1890-1951 40 linear feet

Erskine, John, 1879-1951

Correspondence relating to Erskine's various educational, musical and literary interests; manuscripts of his writings; lecture notes for college courses; souvenirs of his army service in World War I and his Columbia University professorship, and student papers from his own school and college days. Also, biographical file, scrapbooks, and articles.

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Marie Mattingly Meloney Collection on Marie Curie, circa 1890-1962, bulk circa 1920-1934 3.5 linear feet

Meloney, Marie Mattingly, 1883-1943
The bulk of the collection deals with Marie Curie's travels in the United States in 1921 and 1929, as a result of Marie Mattingly Meloney's fundraising campaigns to purchase radium for Curie's experiments. It includes correspondence with, photographs of, and manuscripts and printed material by and about Marie Curie. There is also an academic cap worn by Marie Curie while accepting honorary degrees in the United States, and a watch given to Meloney by Curie.
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