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manuscripts (documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:

Giuseppe Marchi treatise on the plague

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055705]
Identifier: MS-0456
Abstract

Giuseppe Marchi was an archeologist, born at Tolmezzo near Udine, 22 February 1795; he died at Rome, 10 February 1860. Collection consists of a manuscript transcription of "Orazione che usarano contre la peste nella citta di Trento e prelati che vi erano presenti per il Sacro Concilio ad altre orazioni ed antifone contro il male contagioso," originally published in 1582.

Dates: 1836

Glenroy C. Stein papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0020
Abstract

The Glenroy C. Stein papers contain scores and method books written by Stein and various other composers. Also included are personal papers which include newspaper clippings, correspondence, posters, and concert programs.

Dates: 1865 - 1967
Found in: Peabody Archives

Handwritten horoscope for unnamed male subject

 Collection — Box BW-7: [Barcode: 31151030118933]
Identifier: MS-0729
Abstract A horoscope is an astrological chart or diagram representing the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, astrological aspects, and sensitive angles at the time of an event, such as the moment of a person's birth. It is used as a method of divination regarding events relating to the point in time it represents, and it forms the basis of the horoscopic traditions of astrology. The item is a detailed manuscript horoscope for an unnamed male subject. The birth chart and the descriptive...
Dates: 1851 August

Handwritten manuscript diary of an upstate New York Black woman

 Collection — 1
Identifier: MS-0607
Scope and Contents 1928 handwritten manuscript diary of an upstate New York hardworking Black woman:This 'single entry ledger' was probably used as an accouting type book for the first 74 pages, which were then excised and the book was turned into a journal starting on page 75. It has a total of 113 pages in pencil running from March 29 through December 19, 1928. The author is believed to be an African- American woman belonging to 'Harry Family House' in Montgomery, Orange County, New York. She is...
Dates: 1928 March-December

Harriet Greif research materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0649
Abstract

Dr. Harriet Greif was a professor and author. This collection consists solely of research materials for a book on Emilio Prados, a Spanish poet. The materials include microfilms, notebooks, and annotated research guides and date from the 1960s to 1980s.

Dates: 1960s-1980s

Henry Miller manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0498
Abstract

Henry Valentine Miller was an American writer active from the 1950s-1980. The collection contains typescripts of three of Henry Miller's works: "Books in My Life," "Big Sur," and "The Oranges of Hieronymous Bosch," a photocopy of a transcript of Henry Miller's deposition, and a typed letter from Harvery M. Grossman to Henry Miller.

Dates: 1950-1957

Holographic manuscript on drawing

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055705]
Identifier: MS-0457
Abstract

This volume consists of holographic notes on drawing.

Dates: circa 1750

Hugh Hawkins papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0188
Abstract

This collection consists of Hugh Hawkins including a two volume typescript of Hawkins' published work Pioneer : a history of the Johns Hopkins University, 1874-1899 and other material, including correspondence and photographs.

Dates: 1950-1963

Hugo Weisgall music manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0085
Abstract Hugo Weisgall (1912-1997) was an American composer of Czech birth who attended the Peabody Conservatory and the Johns Hopkins University in the 1930s and 1940s. The collection contains manuscript and printed scores of Weisgall's music composed from approximately 1934 to 1941, including Four Songs (Op. 1), "Fugue and Romance" from the ballet One Thing Is Certain (Op. 2, No. 1), and the ballet ...
Dates: 1934 - 1950
Found in: Peabody Archives

Items removed from books

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0431
Abstract

This is a collection assembled by Sheridan Libraries Special Collections staff for manuscript items removed from books during gift processing. Dates vary depending on the item. For more information about this collection, please contact Special Collections.

Dates: varies

J. Woodford Howard, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0908
Abstract

The professional papers of Professor J. Woodford Howard, Jr. (1931-2017), a faculty member in the Department of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. Howard's academic interests were American public law and the judicial process, and his papers include correspondence, working files, and university committee and student records from the 1930s to 2003.

Dates: 1930s-2003; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000

Jacques Barzun papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0501
Abstract The collection consists of approximately 250 letters written to Joan Peyser by Jacques Barzun, as well as edits that Barzun made on five of Peyser's New York Times articles for the purpose of inclusion in her book, The Music of Our Time: Collected Essays and Articles. Most of the letteres reflect Barzun's relationship with Peyser as her mentor and editor. The correspondence often includes clipping of articles by Barzun and others, as well as invitations to...
Dates: 1970 - 2007

James C. Walker papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0754
Content Description

Professional papers of physics professor, James Calvin "Cal" Walker, with some personal pieces of correspondence and photographs. Professional papers compose of grants and grant finances, letters of recommendation, conference and travel files, teaching files, general academic correspondence, manuscripts from early in his career, readers, organizational membership files, research notes and studies, charts, transparencies, and X-rays. The papers range from the 1960s to the early 2000s.

Dates: 1960s-early 2000s

James Wilson Poultney papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055655]
Identifier: MS-0325
Scope and Contents The collection consists of literary papers and organizational reports of author and Classics professor, James Wilson Poultney. Included are reprints of Dr. Poultney's writings in the American Journal of Philology, minutes and reports from his position as secretary of the American Philological Association, and the holographic manuscript of his published work, The Bronze Tables of Iguvium. There are no personal papers in the collection or material specific to his teaching career at Hopkins....
Dates: 1956-1987

Jean Eichelberger Ivey papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0078
Abstract

Jean Eichelberger Ivey (1923-2010) was a composer, pianist, electronic musician, professor, and the founder of the Peabody Conservatory Electronic Music Studio, which she directed from 1969 until her retirement from Peabody in 1997. The Jean Eichelberger Ivey papers contain scores and recordings of Ivey's musical works, writings and notes by Ivey, personal and professional correspondence, programs and clippings, photographs, and other personal and professional papers.

Dates: approximately 1923-2005
Found in: Peabody Archives

Jean-Paul Sartre manuscript

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055713]
Identifier: MS-0437
Abstract

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (1905–1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. The manuscript "L'Arte Baroque" is an unpublished essay on Baroque art by French author Jean-Paul Sartre. It consists of 16 pages, and the date of creation is unknown but thought to be from approximately 1951.

Dates: approximately 1951

John G. A. Pocock papers

 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

John Pendleton Kennedy papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0058
Abstract

John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870) was an author, politician, lawyer, and original trustee of the Peabody Institute. The John Pendleton Kennedy papers, 1812-1896, contain correspondence, manuscripts, scrapbooks, and other documents related to Kennedy's varied personal and professional interests, including documents related to the founding and early years of the Peabody Institute.

Dates: 1812-1890
Found in: Peabody Archives

John Updike papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0489
Abstract

American writer John Updike was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania in 1932. The collection consists of edited typescripts, correspondence, and galley proofs of five of John Updike's short stories and one interview, spanning 1970 to 1980.

Dates: 1970-1980

Johns Hopkins University alumni collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0683
Abstract

This collection includes donations from Johns Hopkins University alumni that document student life, frequently reflecting the donor's personal experience as a student at Johns Hopkins University. The collection includes photographs, letters, student notes, and other material. The collection spans the 19th and 20th centuries.

Dates: 1840-1994

Johns Hopkins University collection of slavery records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0847
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University collection of slavery records is an artificially assembed collection by the curators of Special collections, with materials that span from the 18th to the 19th century and primarily document the enslavement of African Americans in the United States.

Dates: 1775-1860

Johns Hopkins University Josephine Jacobsen collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0561
Abstract

Josephine Jacobsen was a poet, short story writer, and literary critic. She was educated by private tutors at Roland Park Country School and graduated in 1926. Jacobsen's papers include drafts of her works, correspondence, photographs, and other materials. They range from the 1920s to 1982.

Dates: 1920s-1982

Johns Hopkins University Josiah Royce collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0029
Abstract

Josiah Royce (November 20, 1855 – September 14, 1916) was an American objective idealist philosopher. The Royce Collection spans the years from 1878 to 1916 and includes correspondence with members of the George B. Coale family (chiefly Mr. Coale, 1878 - 1887), his unpublished Hopkins dissertation, several manuscript compositions, photographs and lecture notes by a student in one of Royce's philosophy classes at Harvard.

Dates: 1878 to 1916

Johns Hopkins University Maryland ephemera collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0673
Abstract

This is an artificially-assembled collection with manuscript items selected by curators in Special Collections. This collection contains diaries, postcards, letters, and other material related to history and life in Maryland, 1818-2015 (Bulk: 1818-1957).

Dates: 1818-2015

Kirby Flower Smith papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0031
Abstract

Kirby Flower Smith (1862-1918) was professor of Latin at Johns Hopkins University from 1889 until his death in 1918, and published several books on the Roman elegiac poets. The collection consists of reprints, typed transcripts, and thirty notebooks of notes for lectures and articles dating from 1892-1916.

Dates: 1892-1916