Correspondence

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One holograph letter dated March 8, 1889 written by Robert M. Mateer in Onarga, IL to Mary N. Mateer in Monroe, GA. The letter discusses mission finances, church fund raising, and Protestant missions in China.

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One holograph letter dated February 4, 1901 written by Robert M. Mateer in Santa Ana, CA to Mrs. S.J. Kirkwood (Jennie Mateer) in Onarga, IL. The letter provides some account of Mateer's time in China as a missionary.

Scope and Contents Includes two holograph letters (separated by vertical folds) written by shipwreck survivor Sarah Goodwin, dated August 6 and 16, 1865. The letters describe the shipwreck of the sidewheel steamship Golden Rule on Roncador Reef off the coast of Nicaragua. Following the breaking up of the ship on the reef, the passengers escaped via life rafts and were shipwrecked for 11 days. Goodwin notes in her letter that one million and a half dollars in treasure was lost in the wreckage, as well as the...

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One holograph letter dated August 15, 1894 from "Marie" to "Will." The letter is written on stationery from the Schloss Hotel, in Heidelberg, Germany, and discusses the author's daily activities such as hiking with horses, attending an opera, as well as weather conditions and travel plans.

Scope and Contents Collection contains materials primarily related to the family of Marjorie Holbrook Scott. It includes family photo albums, scrapbooks containing clippings from magazines and newspapers, photographs, photographic negatives, correspondence, Marjorie Holbrook Scott's school work, and other family documents. Most of the older photographs in the collection are portraits of family members, while the photographic negatives (dating from the early mid 1900s) appear to depict boating and family trips,...

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One holograph letter dated June 12-14, 1898 written by Seaton Schroeder in Santiago, Cuba, to his wife (addressed "Dear old Lady"). The letter provides an account of the United States naval attack on Cuba during the Spanish American War.

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PDF file containing letter written by Vermont State Senator Ruth Hardy to President Laurie Patton urging Middlebury College to reduce the number of students returning to campus in the fall of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scope and Contents Collection contains approximately 20 handwritten letters exchanged between the Shepardson family between 1892 and 1901. During this time, Shepardson's wife and son appear to have been traveling, writing from such destinations as Spain, Italy, Belgium and Germany. Letters to Shepardson from his wife and son describe their daily activities abroad. Shepardson's missives often express how much he misses his family, and describe his activities, such as lecturing and working on theses. A final...

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Collection contains 26 holograph and typescript letters from Lewis to Guthrie, from 1926 to 1933. Letters are personal and professional, touching on subjects from Lewis's marriages to his writing process. See index for details about individual letters.

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Eleven holograph letters written between March 31 and July 15, 1889 by S.J. Kirkwood, to his wife, Mrs. S.J. Kirkwood (Jennie Mateer) in Wooster, OH. The letters describe Kirkwood's European travels.

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Collection contains historic postcards and paper ephemera.

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Includes four holograph letters written to Susan Bachelder (Mrs. Charles Greenleaf) of Hollowel, ME by various senders between 1847 and 1856.

Scope and Contents Collection includes approximately 135 items, including letters, postcards, documents, photographs, and photographic negatives, the bulk of which appear to date between 1944 and 1953, including several letters from Susan Reed to her husband James Karen and her mother Isadora Reed, while on the road. Also included are letters to Reed from Irwin Parnes (promoter), Sydney Locker (instrument dealer), Albert Gayzagian and others. Subjects include radio play, recordings, touring, and Reed and...

Scope and Contents Collection contains holograph letters written to Fred Swift, primarily from his mother, Fannie, brother, Herbert, and sisters, Eva and Bella. Eva also includes notes from [her daughter?] Jessie, who appears to be quite young, and often writes to Fred of her cats. Note that a number of letters from Fannie include notes from Eva. The collection also includes miscellaneous correspondence, including one note from a cousin, Annie. Letters pertain to the domestic lives of the women and their...

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Includes four handwritten letters written by Swift to "Mary" from Paris, from 1845 to 1847.

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Collection contains historic postcards and paper ephemera.

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Includes one handwritten letter written by T.S. Gentry in Lexington, KY to A.P. Hardin in Soulsbury, TN. The letter discusses balls and women's fashions and interests.

Scope and Contents Collection contains approximately 116 holograph letters, mostly written from New Bedford and Providence, with a few from the Midwest, all from 1860 to 1862. Letters are composed in ink, most retaining their original envelopes. The letters provide insight into the dynamics of the family and their core beliefs of charity and goodwill towards others as they struggled with the damage which was wrought upon their homes, businesses, and community. The family also discusses at length their attempts...

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One holograph letter written by "Frank" at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD to Henry Rothermel in Philadelphia, PA. The letter describes life in Annapolis, and leisure activities such as balls and parties.

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Collection contains historic postcards and paper ephemera.

Scope and Contents The Wales Hawkins Memorial Collection was so named by its donor, Corinne Tennyson Davids of Manchester, VT, to commemorate the friendship of Robert Frost and her fiancee Wales Monroe Hawkins, Frost's neighbor in South Shaftesbury. After Hawkins's death in 1928, the donor, then Corinne Tennyson, decided to build a permanent memorial to Hawkins in the form of a Robert Frost archive, the building of which would last for decades. With the encouragement of legendary professor of American...

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Includes four handwritten letters by David Woodhull Wetmore to his wife, Harriet Sharpe Wetmore in 1845. The letters were written during Wetmore's travels abroad in England, and were sent to his wife in Jamaica, NY. The letters were posted from Liverpool (2), Sheffield, and Birmingham.

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This collection contains eight folders with correspondence between Wilfred Davison and different American writers and academics. There are 55 letters in total, dating from December 27th, 1920 to May 2nd, 1929.

Scope and Contents Collection contains holograph and typed materials relating to the composition of "In the Money: White Mule II," including chapter drafts, early notes, and rejected sheets. Also included are some correspondence, medical papers, notes, scraps of poetry, and clippings apparently unrelated to the novel. Also contains typescript drafts of the novel "In the Money: White Mule II" in various stages. Box 2 contains the first typescript (State A) of "In...

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One holograph letter dated December 17, 1906, written by W.L. Cleveland in San Francisco, CA to his wife in Santa Cruz, CA. The letter discusses Cleveland's temporary living situation in San Francisco, as well as his feelings of loneliness.

Scope and Contents Compiled by Wyman Parker, this collection contains announcements, greeting cards, and bookplates printed by Leonard Baskin and Gehanna Press. The collection also contains stamps featuring a portrait of Thoreau by Baskin. Also included are photographs of Baskin, his wife, and daughter, and Baskin and Nathan C. Starr, taken at Wesleyan University in 1974. Correspondence between Baskin and Parker is also present in the collection, as are a number of materials collected by Parker relating to...