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Benjamin Silliman family letter collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0030
Abstract
Benjamin Silliman and Benjamin Silliman, Jr. were both 19th century American chemists and original members of the National Academy of Sciences. The collection spans the years 1816-1871 and consists of 28 autograph letters from both Benjamin Silliman and Benjamin Silliman, Jr., and one eulogy of Benjamin Silliman.
Dates:
1816-1871
Found in:
Special Collections
Garrett autograph collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-GAR-029
Abstract
The Garrett autograph collection contains signed letters and documents that record U.S. history and culture, including presidents, statesmen, and military figures.
Dates:
1642-1933
Harriet L. Lagowitz autograph albums
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0170
Abstract
Harriet L. Lagowitz was a resident of New York city in the late nineteenth century. The collection (1877-1890) is formed by two autograph albums and approximately 80 envelopes containing the autographs of theater and stage performers.
Dates:
1877-1890
Found in:
Special Collections
J.H. van 't Hoff papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0074
Abstract
Jacobus Henricus (Henry) van 't Hoff (1852-1911) was a chemist credited with founding the science of stereochemistry, and in 1901 he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in chemistry. The majority of the papers are those reflecting family affairs or honors accorded van 't Hoff for his work. This collection does not contain his scientific or working papers except for notes of two lectures and copies of his published papers. The papers are mostly in Dutch. The papers span from 1837 to 1924.
Dates:
1837-1924
Found in:
Special Collections
Raymond Dexter Havens papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0024
Abstract
Raymond Dexter Havens, educator and author, was born in Rochester, New York in 1880. In 1925, he joined The Johns Hopkins University faculty as Caroline Donovan Professor of English, a post he held until his retirement in 1949. In 1931, Havens was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.The collections consists of correspondence; reprints, articles, and clippings; outlines, course note, study guides, and bibliographies; an autograph album contains holographic messages...
Dates:
1769-1954
Found in:
Special Collections
Sidney Offit papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0395
Scope and Contents
The papers of Sidney Offit relate his career as writer, teacher, and active participant in the literary and civic life of New York City. The collection spans the years 1928-1997 and includes photographs and mementos from his early life in Baltimore, MD to the reviews and accolades for his published volume, Memoir of the Bookie's Son.
Series 1: Writings forms the largest part of the collection, and it is in this series where examples of Offit's manuscript writings...
Dates:
1932-1997
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Bate, Walter Jackson, 1918-1999 1
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- Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940 1
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- Chew, Samuel C. (Samuel Claggett), 1888-1960 1
- Clarke, Creston, 1865-1910 1
- Clarke, George, 1840-1906 1
- Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846 1
- Cleveland, E. E. (Edward Earl), 1921- 1
- Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 1
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- Daubeny, Charles, 1795-1867 1
- Dewey, Chester, 1784-1867 1
- Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764 1
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- Dunant, Henry, 1828-1910 1
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- Edwards, Harry, 1824 or 1825-1891 1
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- Eytinge, Rose, 1834 or 1835-1911 1
- Fischer, Emil, 1852-1919 1
- Fisher, Clara, 1811-1898 1
- Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 1
- Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1872-1942 1
- Garrett, John Work, 1872-1942 1
- Garrett, Thomas Harrison, 1848-1888 1
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- Gohn, Ernest Salisbury, 1922- 1
- Gough, Richard, 1735-1809 1
- Guiterman, Arthur, 1871-1943 1
- Hall, James, 1811-1898 1
- Hancock, Walker Kirtland, 1901-1998 1
- Havens, Raymond Dexter, 1880-1954 1
- Hayes, Augustus Allen, 1837-1892 1
- Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984 1
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 1
- Hoff, J.H. van 't (Jacobus Henricus), 1852-1911 1
- Howard, Bronson, 1842-1908 1
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- James, Henry, 1843-1916 1
- Johansen, John C. (John Christen), 1876-1964 1
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- Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834 1
- Le Chatelier, Henri, 1850-1936 1
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- Mackay, F. F. (Frank Findley), 1832-1923 1
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- McVicker, James Hubert, 1822-1896 1
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- Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851 1
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- Painter, Sidney, 1902-1960 1
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- Planck, Max, 1858-1947 1
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