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Letter of commission from Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, to Cavalier Filippo Santus, promoting him to lieutenant in the Ciablese regiment.

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Letter of commission from Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, to Giuseppe Gaetano Santus Berna, promoting him to ensign in the Regiment of the Guards.

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Letter from Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, promoting Cavalier Pallavicino to the position of Major and Commander of the Citadel of Torino.

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Letter from Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, discussing property with his vassal Horatio Silvesco.

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Letter from Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, expressing thanks for the loyal service of the Conte Santus

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Correspondence and ephemera relating to Brendan Behan.

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Liccense to study law at the Academy in Torino, given to D. Conte Giuseppe Ignazio Valperga by Giovanni Battista Rotarius(?), chancellor of the Academy

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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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...

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A diploma of magister liberalium artium et philosophiae to Count Caesar Valperga di Cuorgné from the Academy in Torino.

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A diploma of magister liberalium artium et philosophiae to Count Caesar Valperga di Cuorgné from the Academy in Torino.

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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.

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...

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Mortgage by Demise of lands and buildings in All Saints, Canterbury, to Jane Geoge by James Wallis, in exchange for £150.

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...

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...

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

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...

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Passport from Louis de Vendome to the Count Sanctus, given at Vercelli.

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,...

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An approval by the Chamber court of the Duke of Savoy (Charles Emanuel I) of a petition of Cavagliere Giovanni Matteo Santo.

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Permit for Conte D. Cesare Vittorio Valperga di Cuorgné to wear the uniform of the military Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, given by the King of Sardinia, Charles Albert

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Permit for Conte D. Cesare Vittorio Valperga di Cuorgné to wear the uniform of the military order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, given by the King of Sardinia, Charles Felix.

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,...

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A request from Prefect La-Ville for Valperga to join in a ceremony that will take place outside of the municipal palace the following day.

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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.

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A collection consisting of the correspondence, writings, and drawings of the American poet Raymond E. F. Larsson (1901-1991). Also present are manuscripts by other authors, miscellaneous printed matter, and items relating to a 1983 exhibit about Larsson held in Notre Dame's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.