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Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0719
Abstract
Edward Everett Ayer (1841-1927) was an American business magnate, best remembered for the endowments of his substantial collections of books and original manuscripts to the Newberry Library and Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He had over time built an immense fortune out of supplying timber to the 19th century's fast-growing railroad industry. The collection contains a bound volume of a memoir written by Ayer, titled Reminiscences and Travels of Edward E....
Dates:
circa 1924
Collection
Identifier: MS-0149
Scope and Contents
Papers consist largely of Edward Spencer's personal papers although there are some papers of his parents and of his grandson Gellert S. Alleman. Edward Spencer's papers relate to his literary career. The earliest papers are school notebooks from the Trinity School in Baltimore (1848-49) and Princeton University (1853-58). Spencer reused his student notebooks for his later literary work so some of these notebooks also contain his stories. Also in the papers are notebooks and drafts of...
Dates:
1803-1960
Collection
Identifier: MS-0666
Abstract
Frank Shivers was a Baltimore historian and former Johns Hopkins professor of history and literature. His papers consist of his research notes and teaching materials and spans the years 1949-2004.
Dates:
approximately 1949 - approximately 2004
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0327
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one, bound, holographic cashbook which contains financial entries, July 1, 1910 to May 2, 1918, largely for Grafflin Family members. The accounts of Anne L. Grafflin, W. H. Grafflin, J. C. Grafflin, and G. W. Grafflin are recorded. Apparently, business interests of the Buck Family were closely connected to the Grafflins. Accounts of Mary R. Buck, George G. Buck, Lawrence M. Buck and the Buck Glass Co. are included in the cashbook. Other persons and businesses are...
Dates:
1910-1918
Collection
Identifier: MS-0425
Abstract
This collection contains lectures, speeches and writings; reprints; book manuscripts; and the conference papers of John G. A. Pocock, a historian of political thought and professor emeritus at Johns Hopkins University. His papers spans the years of 1962 to 2017, with the majority of the materials dating from Pocock's time at Hopkins. This holding notably includes his handwritten manuscripts of Barbarism and Religion (1999).
Dates:
1962-2017
Collection
Identifier: MS-0846
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University collection of Maryland African American history and culture is an artificially assembled collection which spans from the 18th to the 20th century. The collection consists of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections.
Dates:
1788 - 1967
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0753
Scope and Contents
This collection are composed of Ryan's papers from her time as a professor focusing on Baltimore history at Hopkins, from 2002 to 2016. Primarily composed of lecture and research notes, course files, and some manuscript fragments.
Dates:
late 1990s-2010s
Collection
Identifier: MS-0386
Abstract
Neil Albert Grauer (born 1947) was a journalist and editorial cartoonist. The collection of Neil A. Grauer consists of memorabilia ranging in date from 1966 to 2016 the features the Blue Jay logo designed by Grauer for the use of athletic teams at The Johns Hopkins University.
Dates:
1966-2016
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0021
Abstract
The Phoebe B. Stanton papers contain various publications, photographs, notes, and correspondence related to Stanton’s research on architecture. Research topics include architects such as Edmund G. Lind and the architecture of Episcopal churches and the city of Baltimore.
Dates:
1942 - 2003
Collection
Identifier: MS-0374
Abstract
Ralph G. Murdy was a deputy police commissioner with the Baltimore City Police Department in the 1970s. The collection consists of pamphlets, documents, committee minutes, correspondence, reports, and notes mostly related to the process of criminal justice in the city of Baltimore dating from 1878-1972, with the bulk of the material dating from 1960-1972.
Dates:
1878-1972; Majority of material found within 1960-1972
Collection
Identifier: MS-0224
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of four series, spanning the years from the 1950's through the 1980's. The series are theatrical performances, symphony, opera, and dance. The playbills, programs, and souvenir programs which form the collection reflect the major stage productions of drama, musical comedy, dance, opera, and the symphony for that period. Most of the collection is from American stages but European cities of London, Paris, and Dublin are represented.Over 250 Playbills from New...
Dates:
1951-1989
