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Adam Walsh Papers

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Identifier: AWA
Scope and Contents The Adam Walsh Papers consist mostly of materials related to Adam Walsh's football coaching career, his political career, his induction into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1968, his death in 1985, publications and clipping about Walsh, books inscribed to Walsh, and other correspondence, speeches, photographs, and ephemera from throughout his life.Of particular note are the materials documenting his two years coaching the professional Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams...
Dates: 1914 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1968

Album D'Ouvrages: Girl's Sample Book

 Item
Identifier: MSE/MD 2820
Scope and Contents Scrapbook of needlework compiled by a young girl and presented to her mother. First page reads, "Dedie a ma chere Maman." Includes a cross stitch alphabet sampler; a sewn collar, bib, child's night dress, corset, apron, and baby's shift; embroidery samples; and lace work, all mounted on paper with manuscript captions.
Dates: 1844

Anna de Noailles Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/MD 2819
Abstract Collection of various items by and about the early twentieth century French poet Anna de Noailles, consisting largely of autograph letters from Noailles to various correspondents, and reviews and criticism of Noailles' work in various early twentieth century publications. A number of images and photographs of Noailles are also included, some of which carry inscriptions in her hand.
Dates: 1901 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1904 - 1933

Anton-Herman Chroust Papers

 Fonds
Identifier: CHR
Scope and Content Personal and professional correspondence, 1930s-1981; correspondence, testimony, and financial records dealing with his divorce, 1940s-1950s; Chroust's writings including book-length manuscripts on Aristotle and on the rise of the legal profession in America (1965); his unpublished poetry, 1920s; articles collected by Chroust; exams, student evaluations of Chroust, student papers, and his class lecture notes; tax information and financial records, 1946-1980; photographs; and printed material...
Dates: 1924-1981.

Archdiocese of Detroit Collection

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Identifier: DET
Scope and Content Correspondence of Rev. Gabriel Richard, co-founder and vice-president of the University of Michigan and U.S. Representative from Michigan; of Frederic Baraga, missionary to the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and later bishop of Marquette, Michigan; and of Bishops Frederic Résé, Peter Paul Lefevre, and Caspar Henry Borgess. Other correspondents include the missionary, Rev. Francis Xavier Pierz; the civic leader, Rev. Martin Kundig; Rev. Edward Sorin, founder of the University...
Dates: 1797-1870.

Birmingham Black Barons records

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Identifier: MSSP 0001
Abstract A collection of records, mostly financial, of the Birmingham (Alabama) Black Barons Negro Leagues professional baseball club. The most significant item in the collection is a manuscript cash book, showing the club's financial accounts with each of its players for the seasons 1926 through 1930.
Dates: 1923-1930

Catholic Comic Book Collection

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Identifier: CCBC
Scope and Content Many issues (3 linear feet) of "Treasure Chest," a Catholic comic book, dating from 1947 to 1972; issues of other Catholic comic books, including "Catholic Comics" and "Topix"; a small collection of Lives of the Saints comic books; and 13 Catholic cartoon books, 11 of them about nuns (1 by Bill O'Malley, 6 by Joe Lane, 4 by Margaret Carroll, Jerry McCue, and Don Cornelius), one about priests by Joe Lane, and one about children by Cliff Wirth. Duplicates are filed separately at the...
Dates: 1947-1995.

Edgeworth Family drawing album

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Identifier: MSE/IR 1037B
Scope and Contents One bound volume of drawings in various media (pencil, crayon, or ink, some with watercolor washes in color or grayscale). Drawings vary from about 3 cm x 3 cm to an entire page in size. Each has been trimmed from its source and tipped in or laid down on album plates; most plates contain multiple drawings. Images range from simple studies or sketches to finished, toned drawings. Two paper cut-work silhouette images also laid in; one mounted watercolor portrait of an Asian woman in traditional...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1800 - 1806

Edward Gorey Collection

 Collection
Identifier: EPH 5004
Abstract Collection of magazines, clippings, dust jackets, and other ephemera containing illustrations of Edward Gorey. Also includes book catalogs, profiles of Gorey, and reviews of Gorey works.
Dates: undated

English Language Liturgical Consultation Records

 Fonds
Identifier: ELC
Scope and Content Records (1968-2001) of the work of the English Language Liturgical Consultation and its predecessor the International Consultation on English Texts (international ecumenical groups) towards the creation of common liturgical texts; consisting of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and drafts of liturgical texts for common use by English-speaking congregations.
Dates: 1968-2001.

Francis P. Clark Movies and Comics Collection

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Identifier: FCM
Scope and Content Periodicals having to do with films and the film industry, with a few comic books and comic strips, and one scrapbook, all on microfilm.
Dates: 1911-1970.

French Funerary Materials Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/MD 2816
Abstract Collection of documents relating to interment and mortuary law in early modern and modern France with a concentration on bureaucratic records from the Entreprise Générale des Inhumations of the Napoleonic era.
Dates: 1668-1888

Gene Tunney Papers

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Identifier: MSSP 2013
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the personal papers of boxer Gene Tunney. Materials cover his boxing career in the 1920s until his retirement in 1928, his marriage and honeymoon in 1928-29, and his charity work with youth groups in the 1930s and 1940s, especially the American Youth Group, of which he was chairman in 1940. The collection includes both personal and business correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks of his career, personal account books and calendars, and various boxing-related...
Dates: 1858 - 1955; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1945

Green Family Papers

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Identifier: MSN/EA 0508
Abstract Family correspondence and other manuscript materials of the influential Green family of Worcester, Massachusetts, and New York. Of the 200-odd letters in the collection, the greater number were written by and to the ten children of Dr. John Green and Mary Ruggles in the 1790s, 1800s, and 1810s.
Dates: 1773-1937

Harley L. McDevitt Inquisition Collection

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Identifier: MSH/LAT 0090
Scope and Contents This collection contains documents relating to the Inquisitions of Spain, Italy, Portugal, Peru, and Mexico. Included are manuals and guidelines on proper conduct within the inquisition; accounts of trial procedures, prisoner sentences, and autos de fe; and certificates and books of privileges of the staff of the inquisitions. Also included are public edicts, papal bulls, and royal decrees published by various inquisitions relating to banned works, jurisdiction of the different inquisitions,...
Dates: circa 1500-1859

Hilaire Belloc Diary and Sketchbooks

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Identifier: BEL
Scope and Content Diary dating from 12 April to 11 October 1889, including some sketches and drafts of poems; sketchbook dating from 1891, with monochromatic drawings of American landscape; sketchbook dating from 1893-1894, with watercolors of French landscape and buildings; sketchbook dating from 1912, with pencil drawings of European scenes, including mountains, bridges, cathedrals, steeples, towers, soldiers, and Robespierre's house.
Dates: 1889-1953.

Indiana University School of Fine Arts Artists' Books Collection

 Collection
Identifier: EPH 5006
Scope and Contents A collection of 67 artists' books created under the direction of Thomas (Tom) Coleman, Professor Emeritus at Indiana University School of Fine Arts. Several of the books were created in homage to Bradbury Thompson, who for many years was a visiting critic and visiting professor at the Yale University School of Art and Architecture and was a teacher of Tom Coleman.
Dates: 1972-1996

John E. and Elizabeth Savage Brownlee Family Papers

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Identifier: MSN/EA 0504
Abstract Around 80 manuscripts retained by John E. and Elizabeth Savage Brownlee in the decades following their emigration from Ireland to the United States in 1851. The greater number are personal letters written by family members.
Dates: 1852-1898

Little Blue Books Collection

 Collection
Identifier: EPH 5017
Abstract The collection includes titles from the Little Blue Book and related series. Among the titles are ten duplicates.
Dates: 1919-1978

Little Leather Library Books

 Collection
Identifier: EPH 5025
Abstract The collection includes 31 titles published by the Little Leather Library Corporation.
Dates: 1916-1923

National Ideal Benefit Society (NIBS) Records

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Identifier: MSN/MN 10024
Scope and Contents This collection documents the activities of the National Ideal Benefit Society (NIBS), an African American insurance cooperative headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. It also contains related papers of NIBS founder A.W. Holmes. The correspondence in the collection is mostly written by African Americans, from NIBS policy holders to leaders of the African American community. There is also correspondence between A.W. Holmes and various local churches and benefit societies, national charitable and...
Dates: 1912 - 1964

Otto Bird Papers

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Identifier: ZEN
Scope and Content Photocopy of Otto Bird's typewritten autobiograpical manuscript, "Seeking a Center", 1990.
Dates: 1990

Patrick McCabe Papers

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Identifier: MSE/IR 2717
Scope and Contents This collection documents the professional career of Irish writer Patrick McCabe. The majority of the collection consists of rough drafts of his drama, prose, and poetry, including some of his most popular works in film and literature, Breakfast on Pluto and The Butcher Boy. The collection also contains various ephemera and promotional materials for his published works. Also included are newspaper and magazine interviews, works of other writers, and...
Dates: 1946-2013; Majority of material found in 1980-2010

Thomas J. Baird Orderly Book

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Identifier: MSN/EA 1004-01-B
Abstract A manuscript orderly book of 1st Lt. Thomas J. Baird of the United States Army, kept during 1818-1822 while commanding detachments of artillery at stations in New York, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia.
Dates: 1818-1822

Timothy D. O'Sullivan Papers

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Identifier: OSU
Scope and Content Four lesson books containing O'Sullivan's writings; a small quantity of correspondence; notes; and a large collection (5 linear inches) of clippings compromising to Protestants.
Dates: 1877-1906.

Vladimir Lifshits, Asya Genkina, and Lev Loseff Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/REE 0016
Abstract The papers consist of letters, manuscripts, and phototgraphs, as well as book and journal publications, related to Lifshits, Genkina, and Loseff. The collection also includes material of Irina Kichanova-Lifshits, Boris Semenov, and Mikahil Eremin.
Dates: 1890s-2009; Majority of material found within ( 1940-1990)

William Pfaff Papers

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Identifier: MSN/MN 10026
Scope and Contents This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of journalist William Pfaff. Pfaff’s professional materials include his writings from each stage of the writing process, such as research notes, drafts, proofs, and published materials. The collection also contains conference materials and speeches, financial records, and materials from Pfaff’s work at the Hudson Institute, a non-profit research center on public policy. Also included are Pfaff’s personal papers which consist of...
Dates: 1942-2015; Majority of material found in 1965-2015

Wu Jingxiong Collection

 Collection
Identifier: EPH 5038
Abstract A collection of publications (magazines, and books), authored by, or about Wu Jingxiong, Wu's personal notes, and materials related to his funeral.
Dates: 1936-1989