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A manuscript account of a journey from Wilmington to Baltimore and back

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0523
Abstract

A manuscript account (written in 1818) of a journey from Wilmington to Baltimore and back, with a brief description of the former city, and a more lengthy, detailed discussion of the latter. Signed by "Rustic."

Dates: 1818

Canby A. Alexander diary

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0723
Abstract This diary was started by Canby A. Alexander in January 1883, when he was 10 years old and living in Cecil County, Maryland. At 10, Alexander was no longer enrolled in school but instead was occupied with the family farm and the comings and goings of his extended family, neighbors and friends. The Alexanders may have been descendants of Robert Alexander, once a delegate to the Continental Congress, who later defected to the Royal Navy. His estate became the town of Elkton, Maryland. Canby...
Dates: 1883, 1895-1896

Elisabeth Gilman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0235
Abstract

Elisabeth Gilman was born in New Haven, Connecticut, December 25, 1867. She was the younger daughter of Daniel Coit and Mary (Ketcham) Gilman. Her father was a college professor and the first president of The Johns Hopkins University. The papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings, diaries, newspaper clippings, printed material, memorabilia, and photographs.

Dates: 1872-1949

Guinilda Ethelia Mummey commonplace books

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0512
Abstract

The collection consists of two handwritten journals spanning the years 1825 to 1828. The journals belonged to Guinilda Ethelia Mummey, mother of author and editor Edward Spencer.

Dates: 1825-1828

Hopkins Family collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0078
Abstract

Johns Hopkins (1795-1873) was a highly successful Baltimore merchant and philanthropist. He left much of his wealth to found a university and hospital in Baltimore. This collection contains manuscripts, photographs and printed material by or about Johns Hopkins and his ancestors, 1743-2005.

Dates: 1714 - 2005

J. P. Piquette journal

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0521
Abstract

Manuscript natural history journal recording ecological observations in Baltimore, fom February 11, 1899 to March 17, 1901. Also includes Baltimore and suburban history.

Dates: 1899-1901

Jean Evans Walter writings

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0472
Abstract

Jean Evans Walter was born in Baltimore in 1920. Walter made a career working in insurance sales and adjustments, yet he attempted to become politically involved in 1970 by running for a seat on the Prince George’s County Council. This collection primarily consists of Walter's works of fiction, with materials concentrated into two time periods: from 1937-1957, and 1970-1971.

Dates: 1937-1957; 1970-1971; 1991

John Weatherburn collection

 Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: MS-0044
Abstract

John Weatherburn was born in the village of Kenton, England, April 23, 1750 and immigrated to the United States in 1772. The collection consists of a diary, letterbook, daybook, and two journals of Baltimore merchant, John Weatherburn ranging from 1766-1816.

Dates: 1766-1816

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

Keyser-Wyman family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0082
Abstract

The Keysers and Wymans were two of Baltimore's leading civic-minded and philanthropic families during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The papers consist of diaries, memoirs, correspondence, genealogical information, newspaper clippings, maps, and photographs ranging in date from 1800 to 1968.

Dates: 1800-1968

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Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888 1
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Browne, William Hand, 1828-1912 1
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878 1
Buck, Dudley, 1839-1909 1
Buckler, W.H. (William Hepburn), 1867-1952 1
Cameron, V. V. , Dr. 1
Carlton, Phebe, Mrs. 1
Carroll, Marion V., Miss 1
Causten, James H., 1788-1874 1
Charles Scribner's Sons 1
Church, Ann 1
Clark, Juliana Brent Keyser, 1891-1975 1
Coolidge, Susan, 1835-1905 1
Creamer, David 1
Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876 1
Derr & Thompson 1
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 1
Dutcher, Salem 1
Eastern Female High School (Baltimore, Md.) 1
Englar, Mildred F. 1
Flexner, Abraham, 1866-1959 1
French, John Calvin, 1875- 1
Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 1
Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909 1
Gilman, Elisabeth Coit, 1867-1950 1
Gilman, Mary Van Winkler Ketcham, 1869- 1
Goodrich, Michael T. 1
Hager family (Baltimore, Md.) 1
Hamerik, Asger, 1843-1923 1
Hanson, John, 1715-1783 1
Harris, Sally 1
Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830-1886 1
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Hejos, Mitzi 1
Hoffman, Agnes Augusta 1
Hoffman, Ernst H. 1
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 1
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Hopkins, Elizabeth, 1802-1889 1
Hopkins, Gerard T. 1
Hopkins, Hanna Janney, 1774-1846 1
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Hopkinson, B. 1
Hovey, Richard, 1864-1900 1
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Kell, Thomas, 1772-1846 1
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Keyser, Samuel, 1835-1906 1
Keyser, William, 1835-1904 1
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Lane, Louise Gilman, 1838-1922 1
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