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Nataliia Lazarevna Erenburg-Manotti Papers, 1910-1973
13 itemsPapers 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.".
Evstafii Grishkevich-Trofimenko Papers, 1948-1956
3 itemsThe 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.
Collection of American Civil War documents, 1850-1917
4 linear feetMaterials relating to the American Civil War and the men who fought in it, chiefly of the Union Army.
Gleb Vasil'evich Alekseev Papers, 1921
5 itemsFour manuscripts and one letter by Alekseev. Three of the manuscripts are in a series entitled "Zhivye vstrechi" and are character sketches of Ivan Bunin, Daniil Ratgauz, and Boris Lazarevskiĭ.
Peter Wellington Alexander papers, 1835-1910
30 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, and newspapers. These include over four hundred letters to Alexander, as well as miscellaneous letters and telegrams; some of his manuscripts and notes; business records of his law firm; military documents of the western divisions of the Confederate Army; copybooks and letter books; and complete and partial newspapers and clippings from the various Southern newspapers (in particular THE SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN, the DAILY DISPATCH of Richmond, and the ADVERTISER AND REGISTER of Mobile) which carried Alexander's dispatches.
American Bureau for Medical Aid to China Records, 1937-2005
331 Linear FeetPapers of the American Bureau for Medical Aid to China consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, committee files, membership records, financial records, fund raising records, motion pictures, audio tapes, phonograph records, photographs, posters, publications of ABMAC and other printed materials. Also included are the files of related Chinese relief organizations: Aid Refugee Chinese Intellectuals, 1954-1969; American Emergency Relief, 1941-1946; United Services to China, 1941-1977. Of particular interest are approximately 6,000 photographs of Chinese medical colleges, hospitals, laboratories and personnel and 45 phonograph records including speeches by such ABMAC supporters as Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek, Pearl S. Buck, Wendell Willkie, Fiorello LaGuardia and a number of movie stars
Edwin H. Armstrong papers, 1886-1982, bulk 1912-1954
295.7 linear feetProfessional and personal files including Armstrong's correspondence with professional associations, other engineers, and friends, his research notes, circuit diagrams, lectures, articles, legal papers, and other related materials. Of his many inventions and developments, the most important are: 1) the regenerative or feedback circuit, 1912, the first amplified radio reception, 2) the superheterodyne circuit, 1918, the basis of modern radio and radar, 3) superregeneration, 1922, a very simple, high-power receiver now used in emergency mobile service, and 4) frequency modulation - FM, 1933, static-free radio reception of high fidelity. More than half the files concern his many lawsuits, primarily with Radio Corporation of America, over infringement of the Armstrong patents. Litigation continued until 1967. Other files deal with his work in the Marcellus Hartley Research Laboratory at Columbia University, 1913-1935, and with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, his Air Force contracts for communications development, Army research during World War II, the Radio Club of America, the Institute of Radio Engineers, FM development at his radio station at Alpine, N.J., the use of FM in television, his involvement in Federal Communications Commission hearings and legislation, and his work with the Zenith Radio Corporation. Also, letters to H.J. Round
Natalia Dmitrievna Bakhareva Papers, 1952-1955
40 itemsManuscript "Nikolai Semenovich Leskov. Semeinaia khronika. Nravstvennye cherty kharaktera. Obshchestvennye idealy. Religioznye ubezhdeniia. (Memuary vnuchki N. S.Leskova pisatelnitsy Natalii Dmiitrievny Bakharevoi)" (45p.), by N. D.Bakhareva, granddaughter of the Russian writer N. S. Leskov (1831-1895). Also included is some correspondence (copies) between Bakhareva and William B. Edgerton concerning possible errors and inconsistencies in the manuscript.
Sergei Sergeevich Belosel'skii-Belozerskii Papers, 1700-1968
34 linear feetin 1792-1793. There are documents relating to several members of the Beloselśkiĭ-Belozerskiĭ family. The part of the collection concerning the Horse Guards primarily relates to emigre activities in Europe and America during the 1930s. The materials include manuscripts for a history of the Guards, biographical sketches, minutes, newsletters, orders and several hundred photographs, many of which date back to the mid 19th century. Among the printed materials are journals, illustrations and a number of scrapbooks. The collection also contains several dozen oversized albums, illustrations, documents and photographs.
Park Benjamin papers, 1645-1925
9.24 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts of poems, and manuscripts of lectures by Benjamin. The correspondence consists of original letters of Benjamin, typescript and photostatic copies of Benjamin letters in other libraries, and letters to Benjamin from some of his literary contemporaries including Paul Hamilton Hayne, Willis Gaylord Clark, John Lothrop Motley, and Fitz-Greene Halleck. Many of the letters relate to Park Benjamin's lecture tours. There are other family letters and many documents relating to the Benjamin family,and two letterbooks of John Lothrop Motley. Also, a large amount of genealogical material of the Benjamin family, and its related families from the 16th century to the present day. There are also financial records, monographs, clippings, and photographs.