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Amy Evans papers
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0026
Abstract
Born in 1884 in Wales, Amy Evans was an operatic soprano who performed in Britain and the United States in the early 20th century. The Amy Evans papers contain personal documents, correspondence, greeting cards, address books, and photographs from Evans and her husband, baritone Fraser Gange.
Dates:
1907 - 1986
Found in:
Peabody Archives
Correspondance adressee a Berthe Schuster, marraine de guerre [Correspondence addressed to Berthe Schuster, war godmother]
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0736
Abstract
Starting in the spring of 1915, during World War I, some women in unoccupied France volunteered for the role of "war godmothers," marraines de guerre. To provide the moral support these men, so-called "war orphans," could not receive from their families, women in unoccupied areas became their pen pals. Berthe Schuster was one of these war godmothers and lived during the war on 51 Malakoff Avenue in Paris. This collection includes 124 pieces of correspondence, including illustrated letters,...
Dates:
1912 - 1919
Found in:
Special Collections
Linda Pastan ephemera and correspondence with William F. Claire
Collection
Identifier: MS-0885
Abstract
This collection consists of correspondence, publications, clippings, and one newspaper relating to poet Linda Pastan and her work with Voyages national literary magazine created by William F. Claire.
Dates:
Majority of material found within approximately 1967-1977; approximately 1967-2016
Found in:
Special Collections
Willie Lee Rose papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0905
Abstract
Professional and personal papers of Willie Lee Rose, a historian of the Civil War and the Reconstruction era and faculty member in the history department at Johns Hopkins University.
Dates:
1944-2014
Found in:
Special Collections