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Aaron Burr receipt to Alexander Hamilton
Collection — Box: OB-1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MS-0703
Abstract
Receipt from Aaron Burr to Alexander Hamilton, 5 March 1789.
Dates:
1789 March 5
Found in:
Special Collections
Archaeological Institute of America, Baltimore Society records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-070
Abstract
The Archaeological Institute of America, Baltimore Society was the first established, local chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America. The Baltimore Society was officially formed in 1888 by faculty of The Johns Hopkins University and other Baltimoreans who shared a scholarly interest in antiquities and classical studies. Though officially formed in 1888, minutes of the organization show that in 1886, an early iteration of the group was known as the Archaeological Society of The...
Dates:
1885-1939, 1982-1985; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1935
Found in:
Special Collections
British North American household provisions commonplace book
Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: MS-0817
Abstract
A household account book, dated 1826 to 1827, containing a monthly record of foodstuffs and other goods purchased, perhaps for a hotel or private home on the east coast of Canada. There is currently no biographical information on the creator.
Dates:
1826-07-26 - 1827-10-21
Found in:
Special Collections
Budget Office records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-18-050
Abstract
The budgets estimate the University's revenue and expenditures for each year, and provide a schedule of appropriations. The budgets list the annual appropriations for all divisions of the University, broken down by department. The financial reports contain balance sheets, statements of income and expenditure, and are usually broken down by division with descriptions of endowment or other funds, including descriptions of how the funds were invested. The records of the budget office, beginning...
Dates:
1908-2007
Found in:
Special Collections
Division of Administration and Business records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-05-050
Abstract
This collection consists of records of the School of Continuing Studies (later the School of Education) at Johns Hopkins University, Division of Administration and Business, including correspondence, proposals, and budget materials, from 1916-1991.
Dates:
1916-1991
Found in:
Special Collections
Eugene Weston materials on Johns Hopkins University blazer
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0720
Abstract
Eugene L. Weston is a retired medical surgeon living in Oro Valley, Arizona, who attended Johns Hopkins University as a student in the 1950s. It is likely that these materials resulted from Weston's personal project to create an official Hopkins blazer jacket. This collection primarily includes order forms and receipts from the sale of the jackets. Also included are Weston's ledger detailing buyer information, a letter from a clothing manufacturer with a Hopkins emblem design, as well as one...
Dates:
1950 - 1951
Found in:
Special Collections
Ferdinand Hamburger, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0738
Abstract
Ferdinand Hamburger, Jr. contributed over fifty years of service to The Johns Hopkins University as a student, faculty member and administrator. The personal papers of Ferdinand Hamburger, Jr., spanning the years 1924 to 1986, include professional publications, lectures, addresses, and class and seminar notes. There are also records pertaining to Hamburger's service as Director of Centennial Planning for The Johns Hopkins University, records concerning the founding of the Archives, and files...
Dates:
1924-1986
Found in:
Special Collections
George Peabody Library records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-03-017
Abstract
In 1857, philanthropist George Peabody gave the amount of $300,000 for the funding of a library in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. The construction of what was then known as the Library of the Peabody Institute (also the Peabody Institute Library) in Mount Vernon-Belvedere neighborhood began in 1858. Due to the difficulties of opening such a library during the Civil War (1861-1865), the building was not officially dedicated to the public until 1866 and 1878, the west wing and east wing,...
Dates:
1860-1980s; Majority of material found within 1860-1970
Found in:
Special Collections
Gilbert V. Levin papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0620
Abstract
A native of Baltimore, Gilbert V. Levin obtained his B.E. in Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1947 and his M.S. in Sanitary Engineering in 1948, and received his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering in 1963. He is the founder of Spherix Inc., and the principal investigator of the Mars Viking Mission Labeled Release Experiment. This collection of his papers represents Levin’s professional scientific career, including correspondence with colleagues, the pursuit of over 50...
Dates:
1950-2009
Found in:
Special Collections
Globe Poster Printing Corporation records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0755
Abstract
Globe Poster Printing Corporation was founded in 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland by business partners Harry Shapiro and Norman Goldstein. The shop specialized in printing showcard posters for movie theaters, vaudeville and burlesque acts, the earliest performers of country and Western music, motorsports events, and carnivals. The company later extended its services to a variety of products such as banners, tickets, and bumper stickers, in the process reaching a clientele based in the birth of...
Dates:
1929-2011
Found in:
Special Collections