Scope and Contents This collection consists of 19th century colonial Cuban manuscripts relating to religion and politics on the island and in relation to Spain. Included are minutes, reports, proposals, and correspondence from various religious and administrative bodies, including the Bishop of Havana, different Cofradias (fraternities), cabildos (boards) of the church, financial tribunals, charitable schools, city mayors, and the Governor of Havana. Significant topics include church-government relations;...

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Abstract of owership and related documents from 1736, with Benjamin LeGrand, through 1818, with the death of Charles Lepine, regarding the 8 Best Lane property in All Saints, Canterbury, complied by "Peirce".

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Abstract of ownership of the property at No. 8 Best Lane, All Saints, Canterbury, from the death of Charles Lepine through 1901, compiled by solicitor Horace Broughton.

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The manuscripts, printed ephemera, and photographs of business teacher Alfred W. Ramsey (1883-1955), deriving especially from his tenure at the U. S. government's Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (1909-10).

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An accumulation of 19 documents and letters, unrelated in origin, with a bearing on slavery in colonial North America and the United States, 1771-1864.

Abstract The papers consist of documents, letters, photographs, audiocassettes, and some printed material. The greater part of the collection contains materials relating to Aleksandr Ginzburg's second arrest and imprisonment (1967-1972), including almost 2,000 letters and original trial documents. The collection also includes material relating to Aleksandr Ginzburg's third arrest and imprisonment (1977-1979), documents of the Moscow Helsinki Watch Group, and material relating to Arina and Aleksandr...

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Assignment of mortgage of lands and buildings in All Saints, Canterbury, to Mary and Elizabeth Knowler which were formerly mortgaged to Henry Huff, for the remainder of the term in exchange for £200.

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Assignment of Mortgage of lands and buildings in All Saints, Canterbury, to Henry Huff by James Guenin, formerly assigned to James Guenin by Mary Wallis, for the remainder of the term in exchange for £200.

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Assignment of mortgage of lands and buildings (brewhouse, malthouse) in All Saints, Canterbury, to James Guenin, formerly assigned to Jane George by James Wallis (MSE/EM 3707-9), for the remainder of the term in exchange for £150.

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Assignment of Mortgage of lands and buildings in All Saints, Canterbury, to Benjamin LeGrand by Mary and Elizabeth Knowlers, for the remainder of the term in exchange for £150, the promise of £50. Use of the property goes to William and Samuel Six (in exchange for 5 shillings), rents continue to Mary Wallis and heirs.

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Assignment of mortgage of lands and buildings in All Saints, Canterbury, to John Cooke by Mary Wallis, formerly assigned to Henry Huff, for the remainder of the term in exchange for £200.

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"Assignment of personal estate and effects in trust for creditors" of all property on Best Lane, Canterbury, to Charles Lepine Sr. and George Lepine by Charles Lepine Jr. for 5 shillings.

Scope and Contents This collection centers on a series of letters sent from the poet Aubrey De Vere to the clergyman Robert Perceval Graves over the course of fifty-five years, particularly pertaining to the life of their mutual friend, William Rowan Hamilton. Also present are several of De Vere’s letters that were sent to an unidentified person, likely Bishop Charles Graves. Additionally included are three letters sent from Elinor O’Brien to Robert Perceval Graves.All of the letters are...

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A collection consisting mainly of 55 personal letters, including courtship letters, directed to Amanda Bellamy (later Amanda Smart, ca. 1810-1845) of Warrenton, North Carolina and Petersburg, Virginia. There are also letters received by Amanda's daughter, Mollie Smart, and other family papers.

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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.

Scope and Contents Collection consists of the professional correspondence and business papers of Elijah Boardman, a prominent Connecticut merchant, land owner, and United States Senator. Also present is personal correspondence and papers from several generations of the Boardman family. Boardman’s correspondence is comprised of retained copies of letters written by Boardman, as well as incoming letters to him. The letters document Boardman’s extensive real estate holdings and his investment in the...

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A bond (agreement between two people to pay a financial penalty if certain conditions or actions are not performed) concerning lands and buildings in All Saints, Canterbury. The obligor, Jane George, vows to allow James Wallis, the obligee, and his heirs the right to freely occupy the premises.

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials relating to the family and careers of artists Franklin and Hanson Booth. It contains family portraits, print ephemera, and writings created by Franklin Booth, his sister Julia Booth Christian, brother Frederick Booth, sister-in-law Margaret Booth, niece Portia Booth, and nephews Jim Christian and Paul Christian II. Writings of family friend and Franklin Booth aficionado Howard C. Caldwell are also found. Topics of note include Booth Family history, Franklin...

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Much of this collection consists of incoming business correspondence to officers and directors of the Boston and Providence Railroad and its branches, written in the 1830s, 40s, and 50s.

Scope and Contents 1 album; 71 photographs accompanied by 16 pages of handwritten text in German. Album includes photographs of Bund Deutscher Mädel (German League Girls) during their hiking trip to Danzig (Gdansk, Poland) and the Baltic Sea from Friday, August 16th to Tuesday, September 3rd, 1940. The photographs are arranged in chronological order. The group went mostly by foot, train, and by steam ship on Vistula river from a camp site in a small village Kolodziejewo near the town of Pakosch (Pakosc,...

Scope and Contents This collection documents the activities of the Charabanc Theatre Company, active from 1983-1995.The Charabanc Theatre was founded in Belfast, Northern Ireland by five actresses: Eleanor Methven, Marie Jones, Carol Scanlan (Moore), Brenda Winter, and Maureen McAuley. The company was a significant presence in Irsh theatre, and used improvisational script development in innovative ways to bring its plays to the community, as well as carrying out extensive reseaerch, interviewing community...

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License and commission of the governorship of the city of Mortara and the province of Lumellina to Count Giambattista Santus Berna from Charles Emanuel III.

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Commission from Victor Amadeus II for Conte Giovanni Battista Santus to make him the Commandante of the city and province of Vercelli.

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Retained copies of official reports written in 1762-63 from the Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue by the Comte de Langeron, a French army colonel.

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Copies of two letters, the first (original: November 9, 1731) from Charles Emanuel III approving the ceremonies for the outgoing and incoming governor, and the second (original 19 February 1732) from Charles Emanuel III specifying ceremonies for cities in which bishops reside. Both letters are countersigned by D’Ormea.

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A recording of an inscription located above a door in a building belonging to Count Giovanni Battista Santus in Mortara.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of materials forming a record of Cristina Peri Rossi's personal and professional career. Included are drafts of Peri Rossi's fiction and poetry, primarily unpublished; manuscripts and notebooks of Peri Rossi's writings; and clippings of her nonfiction wors from newspapers and magazines. There is also professional and personal correspondence, personal photographs, and academic works on Peri Rossi's writings, such as theses and dissertations. The collection also...

Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection consists of letters created by brothers, Daniel B. and John S. Harris as they each relocated west from their hometown in York, Maine to seek greater economic opportunities during the Civil War era. The Harris brothers held opposing religious and political views, particularly regarding the Abolition Movement, and a portion of their correspondence reflects their views on these issues. John witnessed the outbreak of the Civil War in Missouri in 1861 while...

Scope and Contents Collection consists of a typescript memoir written by folk singer Debbie Green (1940-2017) about a 1965 trip from New York City to Amite County, Mississippi to assist with Civil Rights voter registration efforts. Green describes her travel to Amite with then boyfriend Eric Andersen (1943-), also a folk singer, and Village Voice columnist Jack Newfield (1938-2004). Once they arrive, Green details work with Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) representative...

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Diploma in jurisprudence given to Count Caesar Valperga di Cuorgné from the Academy in Torino.