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Benjamin Franklin promissory notes, Passay, Paris, 15 February and 13 August, 1781
1 folderThese documents were printed by Franklin at the press he established in Passy, France, while representing the new United States government in Paris. Franklin went all out to create forms which would represent the new American nation as a respectable power. For these forms, he used a sloped Roman type and fancy capitals which were unique to his press, and had the paper made to order (in England!) in the smooth wove style still little known of in France, with a strip of marbling down the center of the sheet. The sheet would have originally been twice the size you see here; it held the promissory note in duplicate. The document is "indentured," or cut apart in a wavy line through the marbling, making each copy of the promissory note (for the very large sums of money the US was borrowing from France) unique — so it would be impossible for either side to substitute a different document with, perhaps, a different sum owed.
Department of Physics Historical records, 1862-1997, bulk 1906-1957
2.29 linear feetIsadore Gilbert Mudge papers, 1875-1977, bulk 1910-1957
2.09 linear feetAmerican Booksellers Association records, 1910s-2010s
100 Linear FeetThe records include administrative documents, minutes, clippings, marketing materials, scrapbooks, posters, photographs, and audiovisual material that reflect the ABA's and its membership's many activities in the last 124 years, from annual conferences and training events, to specific marketing campaigns and intiatives such as Indie Next and the White House library.
Collection on pandemic response and public health of China, 1911-2000s
4.4 linear feetRBML Publications, 1928-2016
2 linear feetTsuyee Pei papers, 1929-1951, bulk 1943-1948
12.1 linear feetWilliam Neal Brown papers, 1930s-2012
1.5 linear feetThis collection documents the life and career of African-American social worker and educator William Neal Brown. Personal material includes his military records, family photos, material from his undergraduate years at the Hampton Institute, and various tributes from later in his life. The professional material is primarily typescripts of speeches and papers that Brown presented in the late 1960s and early 1970s to various academic and community groups. The audiovisual material includes audio of his debate with Malcolm X, titled "Integration or Separation," that took place on Ovember 3, 1961, at Rutgers University.