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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Rare Book & Manuscript Library

6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
rbml@library.columbia.edu
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library is Columbia University’s principal repository for special collections. We collect, preserve, describe, promote, and provide access to the material evidence of diverse individuals and activities in alignment with the University’s research and teaching mission. We build and steward deep collections in select subject areas and connect them to a global audience through reference, teaching, exhibitions, publications, and public programs.

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Mstislav Dobuzhinskii posters and promotional materials, 1930s

1 Linear Feet 1 document box
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Posters, drawings and promotional materials created by Saul Hurok and Mstislav Dobuzhinskii

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Ekaterina Alekseeva papers, 1930s-1950s

0.42 Linear Feet 1 Document Box
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Manuscript and research materials of Ekaterina Alekseeva, correspondence regarding her book on Zinaida Volkonskaia.

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Ekaterina Alekseeva papers, 1930s-1950s 0.42 Linear Feet 1 Document Box

The Kheifets-Aleinikov-Goldfarb Family collection, 1940s-2010s

6.25 Linear Feet 5 RSB
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This collection chronicles the history of three generations of Russian-American Jewish family spanning most of the 20th century. It includes personal correspondence, photographs, personal documents, unpublished writings and journal and newspaper clippings.

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The Kheifets-Aleinikov-Goldfarb Family collection, 1940s-2010s 6.25 Linear Feet 5 RSB

Ukrainian Memorabilia collection, 2022

0.21 Linear Feet 1 box
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I. Collectible coins issued by the National bank of Ukraine in 2022: 1. Silver commemorative coin "Oh, the Red Guelder-Rose in the Meadow" from "My Immortal Ukraine" series; with certificate. 2. Silver commemorative coin "In Unity Strength" from "My Immortal Ukraine" series; with certificate. 3. Nickel coin "Oh, the Red Guelder-Rose in the Meadow." 4. Nickel coin "In Unity Strength." II. Collectible war stamps sets, issued by Ukrposhta in 2022: 1. "Good evening, we are from Ukraine!" – 6 stamps, 1 postcard, 1 envelope, 1 magnet. 2. "Russian warship, go…!" – 6 stamps, 1 postcard, 1 magnet. 3. "Dog Patron" – 8 stamps, 1 postcard. 4. "Ukrainian Dream" – 1 envelope, 1 magnet. 5. "Free, Unbreakable, Invincible" – 1 envelope.

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Ukrainian Memorabilia collection, 2022 0.21 Linear Feet 1 box

LGBT Ephemera from countries of Eastern Europe, 2015-2023

3 Linear Feet 1 document box; 1 flatbox
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6 brochures (folded), 1 T-shirt, 2 tote bags, 2 pinback buttons, 4 stickers, pamphlets, calendar

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Mary, Queen of Scots, memorabilia, 16th century

1 Linear Feet 2 document boxes
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Leather Gloves and a silver filigree box

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Frances Goldin Literary Agency records, 1950-2020

55 Linear Feet 44 rsc
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Ferdinand Freudenstein papers, 1960s-1990s

4 Linear Feet
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Ferdinand Freudenstein (12 May 1926 – 30 March 2006) was a long time professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and is considered the "father of modern Kinematics". This small collection consists primarily of publications (primarily scientific research papers) written by or co-authored by Freudenstein. It also includes a sampling of course materials for classes he taught, his CVs, some of the awards and citations presented to him, material related to his many patents, and some correspondence.

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Ferdinand Freudenstein papers, 1960s-1990s 4 Linear Feet

Zinaida Andreevna Melik-Ogandzhanova Papers, 1935-1961

20 items 20 items
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The papers consist of a memoir and printed materials. The memoir (22 p.) is by Melik-Ogandzhanova and covers her husband's life. Printed materials consist of uncirculated postcards from Manchuria under Japanese rule in 1935, copies of Harbin Russian newspapers from 1935, clippings, and a medical pamphlet by Melik-Ogandzhanova's daughter Tamara.

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Zinaida Andreevna Melik-Ogandzhanova Papers, 1935-1961 20 items 20 items

Political Printed Ephemera, 1875-1922

450 items 1 manuscript box; 6 oversize folders
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Printed ephemera, including some periodicals. Most items concern various political and revolutionary groups, such as the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDRP), the Party of Socialist-Revolutionaries (PSR), the Jewish socialist Bund, the Polish Socialist Party, and the Anarchist-Communists. The materilas reflect the activities of the groups and organizations and include flyers, leaflets, calls for actions, invitations, event announcements, newsletters, appeals, articles, bulletins, etc.

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Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ivanova-Soboleva Memoirs, 1958

20 pages 1 box
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Typescript memoir "Ekskursiia 51-ogo vypuska Gelsingforskoi Aleksandrovskoi Gimnazii v Estoniiu, 1927 god" that concerns Russian education in Finland and Estonia in the interwar period.

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Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ivanova-Soboleva Memoirs, 1958 20 pages 1 box

Anatolii Nikolaevich von Rozenshil'd-Paulin Memoirs, 1914-1915

116 pages 116 pages
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The memoirs deal with military campaigns near Riga and in Prussia during World War I. von Rozenshild́-Paulin discusses his division's travels through various cities and a number of small battles. While the manuscript provides a first-hand account of military life at the time, it contains relatively few specific dates. There are brief accounts of military maneuvers involving General Gandurin and, to a lesser extent, General Renenkampf.

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Anatolii Nikolaevich von Rozenshil'd-Paulin Memoirs, 1914-1915 116 pages 116 pages

Nataliia Lazarevna Erenburg-Manotti Papers, 1910-1973

13 items 13 items
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Papers include correspondence and manuscripts. There is a transcription of nine letters written by Erenburg-Manotti from Central Asia to her family in 1910; a brief biography of her brother, Ili︠́a︡ L. Erenburg (not the writer Ili︠́a︡ G. Erenburg); and brief autobiographical essays and excerpts, entitled "Desi︠a︡t ́let vospominanii︠a︡ (1919-1929)""Avtobiografii︠a︡, and "J'ai 88 ans.".

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Nataliia Lazarevna Erenburg-Manotti Papers, 1910-1973 13 items 13 items

Boris Berin-Bei Memoirs, 1957

143 pages 1 folder
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Manuscript memoirs of Boris Berin-Bei entitled "Zapiski sovetskogo kontslagernika" (143 p.). The memoirs concern his experiences in Soviet concentration camps in 1945-1956.

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Boris Berin-Bei Memoirs, 1957 143 pages 1 folder

Prebyvanie ego Imperatorskogo Velichestva v Stavke Glavnokomanduiushchego Photograph Album, 1914 September 21-23

70 items 1 bound volume
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The photo album depicts the Visit of his Imperial Majesty to the Headquarters of the Commander-in Chief, dating from 21-23 September 1914. The album includes 70 photographs, both candids and posed shots. Tsar Nicholas II actually only appears in a few, as does Grand Duke Nikolaĭ Nikolaevich; more of the photographs are of scenes and soldiers, apparently around the army headquarters.

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Prebyvanie ego Imperatorskogo Velichestva v Stavke Glavnokomanduiushchego Photograph Album, 1914 September 21-23 70 items 1 bound volume

Nikolai Prokof'ev-Pylaev Memoirs, 1952

1 item 1 item
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The memoirs "Zheltye zvezdy" describe how Prokofév-Pylaev and his friends helped save Jews during the war, and how Jews served in Vlasov's army.

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Nikolai Prokof'ev-Pylaev Memoirs, 1952 1 item 1 item

"Bolshevism: the Great Conspiracy" Manuscript, 1926

1 item 1 bound typescript
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Bound typescript entitled "Bolshevism: The Great Conspiracy" (122 p.), by an unknown author. It attempts to document Communist and other leftist activities in the United States. Title on the hard cover: "The Menace: Compiled expressly for MacDonald Bros., Inc. W. S. [illegible] Secretary of the American Institute of Commerce."

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"Bolshevism: the Great Conspiracy" Manuscript, 1926 1 item 1 bound typescript

Pavla Adnreevna Sokolova-Popova Manuscripts, 1940-1962

3 items 3 items
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Three notebooks of manuscripts by Sokolova-Popova. Most of the material consists of a manuscript of a novel entitled "Kazaki Ermakovy." Also in the notebooks are shorter pieces by Sokolova-Popova. Some of the novel chapters and shorter pieces appeared in emigre journals such as "Kazachiĭ Istoricheskiĭ Sbornik" (France, )"Obshchekazachiĭ Zhurnal (USA) and "Kazaché Edinstvo" (France).

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Pavla Adnreevna Sokolova-Popova Manuscripts, 1940-1962 3 items 3 items

A. A. Sollogub-Dovoino Memoirs, 1920-1926

196 pages 196 pages
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Memoirs of Sollogub-Dovoĭno. The memoirs are entitled "Russkai︠a︡ emigrat︠s︡ii︠a︡ i russkoe menśhestvo v Polśhe, 1920-1926" and describe his life in Chelm Province in the early twenties.

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A. A. Sollogub-Dovoino Memoirs, 1920-1926 196 pages 196 pages

Vasilii Vasil'evich Vorontsov-Vel'iaminov Papers, 1917-1950

15 items 15 items
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Manuscripts, a document, photographs and printed material of Voront︠s︡ev-Veli︠́a︡minov. The memoirs cover the 1917-1920 period, including his work in armament factories, his travels throughout Russia, and his eventual emigration to Serbia. There is a detailed curriculum vitae dated 1924, a number of photographs of Belgium, and several clippings and handwritten excerpts from newspaper articles.

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Vasilii Vasil'evich Vorontsov-Vel'iaminov Papers, 1917-1950 15 items 15 items

Aleksandr Vozniuk-Burmin Memoirs, 1956-1958

2 items 2 items
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Typescript memoirs of Vozni︠u︡k-Burmin. The memoirs concern the activities of the NKVD in the late 1930's in the USSR. The first typescript (35 p.) is untitled and written under the name A Dneprovet︠s︡; it deals with events in the city of Dnepropetrovsk. The second typescript, entitled "Kak sozdai︠u︡t︠s︡i︠a︡ 'Sputniki'" (18 p.), discusses the NKVD's supervision of scientific research; it is written under the name A. Lunin.

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Aleksandr Vozniuk-Burmin Memoirs, 1956-1958 2 items 2 items

V Boiakh za Rodinu I Za Stalina, 1951

362 pages 1 box
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Typescript memoirs by an unknown author (ca. 1915-) about the Soviet Union during World War II. The author discusses life in the Soviet Union in 1939-1941 and his experiences in the Red Army in 1942-1943. The memoirs end with his desertion from the Red Army after reading a "vlasovskai︠a︡ listovka" (Vlasov leaflet).

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V Boiakh za Rodinu I Za Stalina, 1951 362 pages 1 box

Leonid Mikhailovich Andreev Memoir, 1956

2 items 1 folder
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Handwritten text and typescript copy of a memoir by L. M. Andreev "Eto bylo tak... (rasskaz starogo kavalerista)" discussing incidents during the Russo-Japanese War and the revolution (7 handwritten and 3 typed pages).

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Leonid Mikhailovich Andreev Memoir, 1956 2 items 1 folder

Tipy zakliuchennykh NKVD, 1952

1 item 1 item
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The typescript "Tipy zakliuchennykh NKVD" (or "Gallereia tipov zakliuchennykh NKVD") by A. T. consists of a number of short essays on the fate of individuals during the great purge of the 1930s.

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Tipy zakliuchennykh NKVD, 1952 1 item 1 item

Sofia Ivanovna Vishnegradskaia papers, bulk 9999

1 Linear Feet 2 document boxes
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Correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, memoirs, and photographs of Russian émigré symbolists writer Sofia Vishnegradskaia

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Sofia Ivanovna Vishnegradskaia papers, bulk 9999 1 Linear Feet 2 document boxes

Comics by Students from Tomas Vu-Daniel's Comics-Making class, 9999

0.42 Linear Feet 1 MS Box (2 items)
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An artificial mini-collection from Karen Green.

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Soviet Newspapers, 1912-1964

1.5 Linear Feet 1 large flat box
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Russian Newspapers of the 20th Century: The birth of "Pravda" in Russia (1912); The Death and Funeral of Stalin (1953); and Khrushchev's Visit to North Africa (1964)

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Pravda, 22 April, 1912

Pravda, March 7-10, 1953

Appleton Sheet Music collection, 1925-1955

2.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes
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A collection of sheet music of musical theater works from 1925-1955.
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Trotskyism in the U.S. Manuscripts, 1935

2 items 2 items
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Two typescripts, both entitled "Confidential Memorandum on Trotskyite Movement in U.S." (11 p.); the second is a supplement to the first. They concern Trotskyist groups in the United States in the 1930's. The author of the memoranda is not mentioned.

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Trotskyism in the U.S. Manuscripts, 1935 2 items 2 items

Finansovoe Agentstvo v S.Sh.A. Typescript, 1925

1 item 1 item
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Mimeographed typescript "Sbornik zapisok otnosiashchikhsia k russkomu snabzheniiu v velikuiu voinu", by the Russian Finance Agency in the U.S. (Finansovoe Agenstvo v S.Sh.A.), published in 1925.

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Finansovoe Agentstvo v S.Sh.A. Typescript, 1925 1 item 1 item

Femida Bez Poviazki Manuscript (unknown author), 1951

215 pages 1 box
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Typescript by an unknown author that deals with courts and legal practice in the Soviet Union.

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Evstafii Grishkevich-Trofimenko Papers, 1948-1956

3 items 3 items
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The papers consist of a typescript copy of his curriculum vitae and of a bibliography of his works. There is also a two page typescript biography of Grishkevich-Trokhimovskiĭ written by A.P. Velḿin.

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Evstafii Grishkevich-Trofimenko Papers, 1948-1956 3 items 3 items

Nadezhda Grotthuss-Foelkersam Memoirs, 1930

309 pages 309 pages
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Typescript memoirs ""Erinnerungen der Baronin Nadeshda von Grotthuss-Foelkersam"

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Indian Princely States records, 1890-1960

11 linear feet 22 manuscript boxes
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These are manuscripts and typescript documents of 34 different princely states that existed as distinct political entities in pre-independence India. Although the majority of these states were tiny principalities in western India (primarily in what is now Rajasthan), some (e.g., Hyderabad) were located in other regions of India and represented major powers in the region at that time.

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Music autograph letters, 1767-1939

68 items 68 items
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Letters of musical composers and performers such as George Gershwin, Douglas Moore, Arnold Schönberg, Arturo Toscanini, Maria Cherubini, Jacques Halévy (F. Halévy), and Gaspare Spontini.

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Music autograph letters, 1767-1939 68 items 68 items

Collection of American Civil War documents, 1850-1917

4 linear feet 9 boxes; 1 oversize box 1 bound volume
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Materials relating to the American Civil War and the men who fought in it, chiefly of the Union Army.

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World War II literature and music records, 1935-1947

2 linear feet 5 boxes
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A collection of literature and music produced for the use of U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. Included are paperbound reprints of popular fiction, popular classics, poetry, and other books of general interest, specially manufactured for distribution to American soldiers and sailors overseas and to soldiers in the army hospitals in the United States. The music includes song books, army field manuals for bands, camp show books and a set of ARMY HIT KIT OF POPULAR SONGS, June 1943-April 1944. Also includes a selection of sheet music of popular songs with a war or patriotic theme. 1985 addition: a few samples of war poetry, humor, battle accounts and memorabilia

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World War I posters, 1914-1918

10 oversize folders 10 oversize folders 30 rolls
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A collection consisting primarily of World War I posters issued in the United States and Russia.

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World War I posters, 1914-1918 10 oversize folders 10 oversize folders 30 rolls

World War II magazine covers: American Flag, 1942 & 1944

0.5 linear feet 1 box (113 items)
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A collection of magazine covers displaying the American Flag and often the motto "United We Stand.". Most of the covers are dated 1942; some are undated, and at least one is dated 1944. Included in the collection are two items from the Victory Display Committee for June, 1942.

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World War II magazine covers: American Flag, 1942 & 1944 0.5 linear feet 1 box (113 items)

Morocco : bibliography card file, circa 1955

3 Linear Feet estimate 12000 items in 6 card file boxes
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Consists of manuscript cards comprising a bibliography of works on Morocco. It has an alphabetical arrangement by individual authors, titles, and subjects, and includes books, periodical articles, monographs, etc

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Russian Newspapers and Emigre Periodicals, 1904-1980

165 linear feet 110 boxes
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Collection of Russian and Eastern European emigre newspapers and periodicals published in Europe, North America, South America and Australia in the 20th century, also includes a number of newspapers published in Russia and the Soviet Union.

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Documents relating to a promissory note in Albany, NY and the funding of the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1700s

0.1 Linear Feet In 1 folder
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Two 18th century documents re. Albany, NY and Gibraltar

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U.S.S.R. scrapbooks, 1929-1941

555 Volumes 555 volumes 21 boxes 1 oversize box
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Clippings gathered into scrapbooks, chiefly from American newspapers, on various subjects relating to the Soviet Union and communism.

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U.S.S.R. scrapbooks, 1929-1941 555 Volumes 555 volumes 21 boxes 1 oversize box

World War II periodicals, 1939-1946

3 linear feet 8 boxes
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Primarily a collection of overseas editions (small formats, light-weight paper, no advertisements) of popular magazines for the Armed Forces distrubuted by the Special Services Division, U.S. Army, and by the Bureau of Navy personnel. Among the titles represented are: Esquire; New Yorker; Newsweek; Time; Pic; Readers Digest; Down Beat; and an array of comic books. In addition, there are guides to foreign countries, War Department education manuals in the G. I. Roundtable Series, books on the organization and administration of an army library, training manuals for army hospital librarians, and a copy of the R.B. [Reference and Recreational Book] LIBRARY CATALOG: AN INDEX TO THE BOOKS INCLUDED IN THE 1945 RECREATIONAL LIBRARIES FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS OVERSEAS (New York: H. W. Wilson, 1944). Also included are two small containers of U.S. Office of Price Administration ration tokens, one red the other blue

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World War II underground publications, 1939-1945

1 linear feet 3 boxes
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A collection of underground publications, in many cases illegal, representative of presses operating in German-occupied Europe during World War II. Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Italian, French, and Portugese items are included. There are 8 pieces of sheet music, publications of the United States based organization, France Forever, and an unusual German-English dictionary, without a title-page, that was printed by a German POW

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World War II posters, 1939-1949

42 rolls 42 rolls (Approximately 700 items)
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A collection consisting primarily of World War II posters issued in the United States, Great Britain, Russia and in Germany during the Allied occupation. In addition, there are United Nations posters and a few issued in Canada, France, Holland and Poland

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World War II posters, 1939-1949 42 rolls 42 rolls (Approximately 700 items)

Slavery papers, 1600s-1860s

0.5 linear feet 1 box (118 items)
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The collection contains various documents relating to the practice of enslavement in the Americas. It includes three documents related to the case of Joseph Pochin and John Milner who were accused of murder on the island of Jamaica, ca. 1681; a group of police reports for the city of New Orleans, August-November 1833, listing all arrests, mainly concerned with Afro-Americans sentenced to the chain gang; and other documents.

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Slavery papers, 1600s-1860s 0.5 linear feet 1 box (118 items)

Report on the oil-industry results, 1916

0.01 linear feet 1 folder (BA General Manuscripts, Box 41)
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Report on the oil-industry results in four main areas of the Baku Region.

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Report on the oil-industry results, 1916 0.01 linear feet 1 folder (BA General Manuscripts, Box 41)

Russian Consulate Key, 1920

0.1 linear feet 1 folder
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Bound booklet containing the Russian Consulate key to a cipher.

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Russian Consulate Key, 1920 0.1 linear feet 1 folder