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James C. Woodworth Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/CW 1014
Abstract

Civil War papers and realia of James C. Woodworth of Worcester, Massachusetts, who from 1861 to 1864 served in Co. H of the 25th Massachusetts Infantry, rising to lieutenant. Included in the collection are a 6-volume wartime diary and an album containing 73 tintype portraits of members of Co. H.

Dates: 1861-1900; Majority of material found in 1861-1865

James Parkison Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/CW 5007
Scope and Contents

Consists of 11 letters (October 1864 to March 1866) written by the Newark, Ohio printer and pro-war Republican James Parkison. All are directed to his brother William, who for most of the correspondence was serving with the Union army in Tennessee.

Dates: 1864-1866

Jesús González Ortega Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/MN 0508
Abstract

A collection of letters and other papers belonging to Jesús González Ortega, an important political and military figure in mid-19th century Mexico. The papers mainly relate to González Ortega's stay in the United States in 1865-1867, the efforts of Benito Juárez's government in Mexico to remove him from political office while he was away, and his detainment by the U.S. government in November 1866.

Dates: 1857-1866; Majority of material found in 1865-1866

J.J. O'Kelly (Sceilg) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/IR 1030
Scope and Contents This collection primarily consists of the personal papers, letters, manuscripts, notes, and ephemera of John Joseph “J.J.” “Sceilg” O’Kelly in the years 1916-1948. Also included are Seán Óg O’Kelly’s notes and letters on various mid-century Irish labor disputes. Materials include letters, notes, speeches, drafts, manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks, booklets, short stories, ballads, poems, telegrams, letters of condolences, sympathy cards, mass cards, administrative minutes, administrative...
Dates: 1903 - 1971; Majority of material found within 1916 - 1948

Joe Wilman Bowling Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSSP_10035
Content Description The Joe Wilman Bowling Papers consists of material collected by Hall of Fame professional bowler, bowling writer, and bowling commentator Joe Wilman (1905-1969). 15 scrapbooks document Wilman's bowling career from 1920 through 1957. The earlier scrapbooks also contain information about Wilman's baseball and boxing careers. The scrapbooks mostly contain newspaper and magazine clippings, as well as, smaller amounts of ephemera, photographs, and correspondence. Eight boxes of materials document...
Dates: 1906-1970

John and Sarah McMahon Journals

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/MN 8006
Abstract

A group of seven manuscript volumes, mostly personal journals, kept by Methodist Episcopal clergyman John T. McMahon and his wife Sarah Douglas McMahon. Much of the content dates from the couple's years working at the Church's North India Mission, 1871-1897.

Dates: 1865-1897

John Carrington Cross Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/MN 10065
Scope and Contents The John Carrington Cross Papers consist of typescript plays and short stories created by Cross while a graduate student in the dramatic arts department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. A prolific writer who kept a wide circle of friends, Cross wrote regularly to friends and former classmates, some of whom were serving in the military during World War II. The collection contains many letters, from both male and female service members, that discuss work and living...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1860-2000

John Lukacs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/MN 10033
Scope and Contents This collection consists of 82 boxes containing the professional papers of historian John Lukacs. Lukacs’ professional materials include samples from each stage of his writing process, including research files; article, essay, and poetry drafts; proofs; and published pieces in periodicals and clippings. The collection also contains contracts, financial records and lecture notes from his various teaching positions. Also included is Lukacs’ correspondence. Significant topics include 20th...
Dates: 1799 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1940 - 2019

Jorge Luis Borges Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSH/LAT 0003
Scope and Contents This collection documents the activities of Jorge Luis Borges an Argentine writer and poet. It contains ephemera and records related to Borges’ professional career, including newspaper articles, a cigarette holder, interviews, poetry, unpublished manuscripts, and scholarly articles written about Borges and published in various magazines, including the Avant Garde magazine Martín Fierro (1924-1927). Significant topics represented in these files are poetry and Latin American literature and...
Dates: 1924-2003

José Durand Peruvian History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSH/LAT 0001
Scope and Contents This collection consists of Peruvian manuscripts and imprints collected by José Durand over the course of his professional career. These materials date from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, though the bulk of the material pertains to the nineteenth century. This collection covers a wide range of topics relating primarily to colonial and nineteenth-century Peruvian history. Highlights include theatrical works, land documents, Inquisition documents, accounts of the...
Dates: 1544-1964; Majority of material found in 1800s

José Porfirio Gallart Collection

 Collection
Identifier: JPG
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a number of musical compositions by José Porfirio “Pepe” Gallart Carcasses. Included are fourteen musical compositions in manuscript, one printed set of sheet music, one concert recording of the 130th Birthday of José Porfirio Gallart, one photograph, and various ephemera relating to the commemoration of José Gallart and his works.

Dates: 1907 - 2017

Karl-Werner Gümpel Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSN/MN 10043
Scope and Contents

The collection contains paper files from the later decades of Gümpel's career, including correspondence (notably, correspondence with Michel Huglo), transcriptions of medieval treatises, as well as notes, notebooks and index cards on various manuscripts. Near the end of his life, Gümpel was working on an edition of the anonymous 12-13th century treatise Diologus de musica, and there are many items related to this work in progress.

Dates: 1969 - 2010

Lenore Mooney Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/MN 0500
Abstract

The correspondence and other papers of the American Lenore Mooney (1859-1941), dating especially from her time as a relief worker in Paris during World War I. There are many letters to Mooney from French soldiers and others victimized by the war, as well as a substantial correspondence with nephew Charles E. Bayly, Jr., an ambulance driver with the American Field Service who subsequently served as sous-lieutenant in the French army.

Dates: 1887-1938; Majority of material found in ( 1917-1919)

Leonard Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/CW 1000
Abstract

Manuscripts and other materials relating to the Confederate army service of the brothers Henry, Martin, Robert, and Joseph Leonard, of Iredell County, North Carolina, including records of Co. C, 48th North Carolina Infantry.

Dates: 1862-after 1865; Majority of material found in 1862-1865

Liam Creagh Collection on Brendan Behan

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/IR 1070
Abstract

Correspondence and ephemera relating to Brendan Behan.

Dates: 1957-1971

Loome Catholic Modernism Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/MD 3824
Abstract The Loome Catholic Modernism Collection consists mainly of research on Catholic Modernism that Thomas Loome gathered for his doctoral dissertation ca. 1968-1974. It is a compilation of thousands of pages of correspondence, publications, and personal papers by and about Catholic Modernists ca. 1890-1925, especially George Tyrrell and Friedrich von Hügel. The items are mainly photocopies of manuscript and printed materials, but originals, microfilms, and photographs are also included. The...
Dates: 1874-1987; Majority of material found in ( 1890-1925; 1967-1972)

Louisa May Alcott Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/MN 3010
Abstract

This small collection consists of one letter written by Louisa May Alcott, one letter written on her behalf by her London publisher, one inscribed photographic portrait, and one page from the manuscript of the novel, Jack and Jill: a Village Story.

Dates: 1879-1887

Louise Imogen Guiney Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/MN 3011
Abstract

The papers of Louise Imogen Guiney (1861-1920) are comprised of letters, postcards, and a limited number of papers. The majority of the letters and postcards were written by Guiney to J. R. Tutin, a publisher located in Hull, Yorkshire, who hoped to revive interest in 17th c. literature.

Dates: 1895-1926; Majority of material found in 1901-1913

Marquis de Sercey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/EA 0512
Abstract

Four manuscript documents relating to the battle at Cap Français in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, 20-23 June 1793. All the documents are written by or to the Marquis de Sercey, a French rear admiral, aboard Éole in Cap Français harbor.

Dates: 1793

Mary Taussig Hall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/MN 0511
Scope and Contents This collection chiefly consists of the correspondence of Mary Taussig Hall. Early letters (circa 1920s) to and from Mary Taussig Hall frequently concern her family, travels, and studies. Later (1930s-) topics of note include her family and social life, travels, and growing interest in social work and political causes. Most correspondence is with family and friends though professional correspondence is also present. Mary’s time at Hull House is well-described, as is a Depression-era job...
Dates: 1855 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1928 - 1960

Masterson Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/CW 5109
Abstract

The collection includes more than 50 manuscript letters written during the Civil War by Pvt. John William Masterson, Co. A, 133rd New York Infantry, as well as later papers relating to Masterson's service and to his son William and daughter Ida.

Dates: 1862-1923; Majority of material found within ( 1862-1865)

Meriwether Liston Lewis Boxing History Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MSSP_2002
Content Description

Bound typescripts of two unpublished works of boxing history, written by Meriwether Liston Lewis of Nashville, Tennessee. The first manuscript, "Gloveless Gladiators of America," is a history of boxing in America during the nineteenth century. The second manuscript, "Jake Kilrain: Athlete-Warrior-Gentleman" consists of four sections and is a full biography of Kilrain.

Dates: c. 1930s; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1939

Mikhail Naumovich Kalik Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/REE0034
Scope and Contents The papers document the professional life of Mikhail Naumovich Kalik (1927-2017), a celebrated Soviet and Israeli film director and screenwriter. The papers consist of official documents, contracts, film scripts and stills, photographs on film sets, professional correspondence, press releases, promotional materials, posters, and copies of Kalik’s feature films and documentary films. Also included in the Archive are published and unpublished manuscripts by Kalik, copies of...
Dates: 1944 - 2015

Nat Fleischer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSSP 2003
Scope and Contents The Fleischer collection includes professional and some personal papers of boxing writer and publisher Nat Fleischer. Most prevalent are carbon-copy typescripts of Fleischer's articles, serialized features, and books. There are manuscripts or manuscript drafts, whole or partial, relating to many of his published books, including biographies of boxers John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett, Terry McGovern, Jack McAuliffe, Gene Tunney, and Jack Dempsey (among others). There are also manuscripts...
Dates: circa 1910-1967

Nora Ashe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/IR 1045
Scope and Contents This collection consists of several pieces of correspondence and ephemera originally sent to Nora Ashe in June 1916 and June 1917. Included are three letters, two telegrams, and one copy of the Liberator newspaper.The content mainly relates to the imprisonment of Nora’s brother, Thomas Ashe, in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising, his homecoming journey in June 1917 as well as some references to the impending 1917 East Clare by-election. One letter additionally hints at...
Dates: 1916 - 1917

Pádraig Ó Concheanainn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/IR 1083
Abstract

A collection of the papers of Pádraig Ó Concheanainn, including letters on Irish language publications and family papers.

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1928-1972

Parsons-Williams Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/COL 8501
Scope and Contents The collection consists of eleven letters and two records dating from 1757 to 1777. Six of the letters are directed to Sarah Williams (four from the years before her marriage to Parsons, one from the time of the marriage, and one from after Parsons' death). Most are from female friends or relatives. There are three letters from Joseph Parsons, Jr. to his father, mostly relating to land and debts. Two additional letters (April 1764) were provoked by the ill health of Joseph Parsons, Jr. There...
Dates: 1757-1759

Patrick McCabe Papers

 Collection
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,...
Dates: 1946-2013; Majority of material found in 1980-2010

Peter Michelson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/MN 10027
Scope and Contents This collection details the writings and activities of Peter Michelson, an American poet and professor teaching at several universities around the United States. It contains records of his professional and academic career, including articles, article drafts, and related research; poetry and related drafts; monograph manuscripts, manuscript drafts, and related materials; and teaching materials and student papers. Also included in the collection are professional and personal correspondence,...
Dates: 1967 - 2016

Polievktov-Nikoladze Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSE/REE 0001
Abstract

This collection derives from three generations of a prominent and historically important Russian-Georgian family. It includes personal and professional correspondence, diaries, documents, photographs, and other manuscript and print formats.

Dates: 1890s-1980s

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Abbott, Leonard Dalton, 1878-1953 1
Achugar, Hugo, 1944- 1
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 1
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 1
Amadeus Victor, Duke of Savoy, I, 1587-1637 1
Amadeus Victor, King of Sardinia, I, 1666-1732 1
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Ashe, Nora, 1882–1970 1
Ashe, Thomas, 1885-1917 1
Association of Chicago Priests 1
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) 1
Ball Family 1
Ball, Farlin Quigley, 1838-1917 1
Ball, Katherine, 1915-1935 1
Ball, Mary Ainsley, 1879-1945 1
Ball, Mary Virginia, 1918-2010 1
Ball, Sydney H. (Sydney Hobart), 1877-1949 1
Ballou, Levi, 1806-1865 1
Barabtarlo, Gennady, 1949- 1
Bart, Philippe François 1
Behan, Brendan 1
Belinaye, Maurice-René, Viscount de la, 1739-1794 1
Bellamy, Amanda M., circa 1810-1845 1
Birmingham Black Barons (Baseball team) 1
Boardman, Elijah, 1760-1823 1
Boardman, Mabel Thorp, 1860-1946 1
Boardman, Mary Anna Whiting, 1767-1848 1
Booth Family 1
Booth, Franklin, 1874-1948 1
Booth, Hanson 1
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986 1
Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation 1
Brum, Blanca Luz 1
Bryn Mawr College 1
Bund Deutscher Mädel 1
Butcher boy (Motion picture : 1997) 1
Butz, Jim T. (James Thomas), 1924-2014 1
Buydden Family 1
Buydden, Clifford Wicker, 1881-1918 1
Buydden, Wade James, 1876-1949 1
Carolina Playmakers 1
Celtic Literary Society (Dublin, Ireland) 1
Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, 1798-1849 1
Charles, Duke of Savoy, III, 1486-1553 1
Charles, Sara C. 1
Chesterton, Cecil, 1879-1918 1
Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874-1936 1
Chichinadze, Vissarion Alexeevich, 1887-1937 1
Chuto, Jacques 1
Clugny de Nuits, Jean Étienne Bernard, 1729-1776 1
Comte de Langeron, Alexandre-Claude-Nicholas, 1732- 1
Confederate States of America. Army 1
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 48th 1
Connecticut Land Company 1
Conradh na Gaeilge (Ireland) 1
Corbett, Rosamond Walling Tirana, 1910-1999 1
Creagh, Liam 1
Cushing, Jacob, 1730-1809 1
Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976 1
Dangerfield, George, 1904-1986 1
Danvers State Hospital (Danvers, Mass.) 1
Darío, Rubén, 1867-1916 1
Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983 1
Derleth, August, 1909-1971 1
Deussing, Friederike, 1884- 1
Dickinson, Hannah 1
Durand, Augusto, 1871-1923 1
Dáil Éireann 1
Díaz de Guerra, María A. (María Amelia), 1924- 1
Edwards, Helen E. 1
Edwards, Ogden Ellery, Jr., 1829- 1
Edwards, Robert S. (Robert Sedgwick), 1838-1863 1
Emmanuel Charles, Duke of Savoy, I, 1562-1630 1
Emmanuel Charles, Duke of Savoy, II, 1634-1675 1
Felix Charles, King of Sardinia, 1765-1831 1
Fleischer, Nat, 1887-1972 1
Flores, Ricardo, 1854-1939 1
Folklore of Ireland Society 1
Foäche, Stanislas Pierre, 1737-1806 1
France. Armée 1
Gallart, José Porfirio, 1887-1946 1
Genkina, Asya, 1908-1999 1
Ginzburg, Aleksandr, 1936-2002 1
Ginzburg, Arina Sergeevna, 1937-2021 1
Goller, Judah Simon, 1890-1979 1
Gomberg-Verzhbinskai︠a︡, Ėleonora Petrovna, 1912-2002 1
González Ortega, Jesús, 1822-1881 1
Graffis, Herb, 1893- 1
Graves, Charles, Bishop, 1812-1899 1
Graves, Robert Perceval, 1810-1893 1
Green, Debbie, 1940-2017 1
Guiney, Louise Imogen, 1861-1920 1