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Columbiana Manuscripts, 1572-1986, bulk 1850-1920
39.25 linear feetLecture notes collection, 1817-1969, bulk 1877-1913
9.92 linear feetWilliam Brown Meloney collection of John Mitchel and John Purroy Mitchel materials, 1830-1942
9 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, memorabilia and printed materials of John Mitchel, John Purroy Mitchel, and other members of the Mitchel and Purroy families. The collection concerns Irish nationalism, family matters, Purroy family business interests in Central America, the John Purroy Mitchel Memorial and William Brown Meloney's files relating to his research and writing of "The Story of John Purroy Mitchel" along with the manuscript and typescript drafts for this unpublished biography.
Henry Beetle Hough papers, 1841-1994
24 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, typescripts, research files, documents, printed materials, photographs, and memorabilia of Mr and Mrs Hough. Correspondence includes both personal and business letters, dealing with wildlife conservation, civic interests, and birding. There is some correspondence of George A. Hough, Sr., father of H.B. Hough, who was editor of the New Bedford MA Standard. Most of the correspondence is arranged alphabetically, by personal name or subject, out-going and in-coming filed together. Henry and Elizabeth Hough's correspondence, for which there are no in-coming or related letters, are filed chronologically. Cataloged correspondents include Calvin Coolidge, Max Eastman, Helen Keller, John F. Kennedy, Emily Post, and James Reston.
Henry White Lecture notes, 1842 -- 1849
1 linear feetVirginia P. Robinson papers, 1847-1977, bulk 1910-1977
5.5 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, notes and printed materials concerning Robinson's work at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work and her publications which include a memorial volume about her colleague, Jessie Taft.
John Bates Clark papers, 1848-1955, bulk 1874-1938
7 linear feetRobert Bage Canfield manuscripts, 1858-1929
0.42 linear feetLecture notes and essays of Canfield while a student at Columbia College. A number of subjects are covered including Richard Sears McCulloh's lectures on physics, on optics, and on pneumatics, Francis Lieber's lectures on history, and John McVickar's lectures on religion. Also, Canfield's graduation thesis "The Dignity of Labor."