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Glenway Wescott collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0497
Abstract

Glenway Wescott (1901–1987) was an American poet, novelist, essayist and a figure of the American expatriate literary community in Paris during the 1920s. The collection consists of two notecards, three letters, a photograph, and an article from the New Yorker. Materials range in date from 1945-1967.

Dates: 1945-1967

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

H. L. Mencken collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0476
Abstract

This is an artificial collection made up of printed ephemera, letters, and photographs that accompanied books by and about H. L. Mencken.

Dates: 1900-1996

Harry Pouder papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0427
Abstract

G. Harry Pouder (1896-1971) was a Johns Hopkins almunus and Baltimore resident involved in shipping, commerce, and ports (particularly the Port of Baltimore), for most of his life. The collection consists of writings, correspondence, printed material, personal, and photographs mostly dating from a 1969 cruise to Asia.

Dates: 1958-1974

Harry S. Dickey collection of Byroniana

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0072
Abstract Harry S. Dickey was a Baltimore business man and collector, who was born in 1891 and received his B.A. degree from The Johns Hopkins University in 1912. Dickey an admirer of the English poet, Lord Byron. This collection is composed of handwritten letters and poems relating to Byron, as well as published or printed sheet music, engravings, and article clippings. Notably, there are a few handwritten Oscar Wilde letters and poems, as Dickey was a collector of Wilde as well. The collection spans...
Dates: 1815-1959, 1981

Henry Clay letter

 Collection — Box: BW-13
Identifier: MS-0267
Abstract

Henry Clay Sr. (1777–1852) was an American lawyer, planter, and statesman. One letter written by Henry Clay accepting the nomination by the Whig convention to run for president, May 2, 1844.

Dates: 1844 May 2

Henry Harrisse items

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0310
Abstract

Henry Harrisse was a scholar and bibliographer whose particular interest was the arrival of Europeans in America. He was born in Paris in 1829. The collection consists largely of items removed from books in the Harrisse Collection in Special Collections at Johns Hopkins dating from approximately 1876-1910, as well as correspondence about Harrisse after his death, dating from 1937-1941.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1876-1910; 1876-1941

Henry Phillips Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0045
Abstract

Henry Phillips, Jr. (1838-1895), was an author, philologist, and numismatist. The collection consists largely of the manuscript writings of the author dating from 1862-1892.

Dates: 1852-1892

Herbert Spencer Jennings papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0062
Abstract

Herbert Spencer Jennings (1868-1947) was an American zoologist, geneticist, and eugenicist. The collection spans the years between 1893-1945 and includes correspondence, reprints, manuscript lecture notes, and biological drawings.

Dates: 1893-1945

Hermann Collitz papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0014
Abstract Hermann Collitz he accepted the newly established chair in Germanic Philology at Johns Hopkins University in 1907. The papers span the period 1846-1935 and consist of correspondence; photographs; newspaper clippings; course outlines and examinations; committee minutes and reports; reprints, dissertations and public lectures of other authors collected by Collitz; drafts, typescripts and reprints of articles by Collitz; notes and notebooks; research notes; lectures and articles. A considerable...
Dates: 1846-1935

History of Ideas Club records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-120
Abstract The History of Ideas Club was founded in 1923 by a small circle of Hopkins professors including A. O. Lovejoy, George Boas, and H. C. Lancaster. The records of the History of Ideas Club range in date from 1923 to 1977 and include: minutes, abstracts, correspondence relating to the various functions of the club, lists of members and of speakers and topics; financial reports from 1950 to 1962; and the text of the Lovejoy Lecture given by Frank E. Manuel at the commemoration of Lovejoy's 100th...
Dates: 1923-1977

H.L. Mencken letters to Robert Loveman

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0527
Abstract

A collection of 16 letters written from H. L. Mencken to Robert Loveman. Mencken touches on issues such as Germany and World War I, beer, lyric poetry, and the Mexican revolution.

Dates: 1911-1920

Hodson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0514
Abstract The Hodson family was a prominent Maryland family that began in Dorchester, Maryland. "Colonel" Clarence Hodson, who founded the Beneficial Corporation (originally the Beneficial Loan Society), was a Hodson descendant. The Hodson Family papers consists of materials related to the Hodson family spanning 1665 to 1950, with the bulk of the materials from 1665 to 1920. The collection consists primarily of correspondence and genealogical information, but also includes newspaper advertisements,...
Dates: 1665 - 1950; Majority of material found within 1665 - 1920

Homewood Museum records

 Collection
Identifier: COLL-0009
Abstract

Homewood Museum (formerly Homewood House) is a historic property located on the Homewood Campus of Johns Hopkins University. This collection consists of material (bulk 1973-1986) related to the 1987 restoration and re-purposing of the structure as a museum.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1973-1986; 1898 - 1986

Homewood Student Affairs records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-13-130
Content Description

Spring Fair planning documents: contracts, correspondence, schedules. One box of marketing materials for Student Engagement programming teams. One plastic bin full of photos, slides, images from Mattin Center Programming. A 3-D model of the Mattin Center. Records span from approximately 1978 to 2018. Archived websites from various units under the Homewood Student Affairs umbrella for 2015 - Ongoing.

Dates: 1973 - 2021; 2015-Ongoing

Howard R. Thatcher papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0044
Abstract

Howard Thatcher was a pianist, organist, composer, and teacher in the Baltimore area. He was an alumnus of Peabody who taught harmony, counterpoint, orchestration, and composition for the Peabody Conservatory. The Howard R. Thatcher papers contain his manuscript and published scores as well as personal papers.

Dates: 1905-1973
Found in: Peabody Archives

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

Hugh L. Dryden papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0147
Abstract

These papers consist of writings, diaries, printed material, photographs, and correspondence relating to NASA administrator and Johns Hopkins University alumnus Hugh L. Dryden's personal and professional life. Also included are his student work, diaries, sermons, awards, and honorary degrees. The overall collection spans from 1908 to 1966.

Dates: 1908-1966

Hugh R. Newsom papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0046
Abstract

Hugh Raymond Newsom (1891-1978) was an organist and composer who lived in Baltimore. The collection includes manuscript scores of music composed by Hugh Newsom or by his wife, harpist Marjorie Brunton Newsom; documents related to Hugh Newsom's career; and reel-to-reel recordings of his music.

Dates: 1908-1982
Found in: Peabody Archives

Isaiah Bowman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0058
Abstract

Isaiah Bowman, fifth president of The Johns Hopkins University and geographer, was born in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, December 26, 1878. The Isaiah Bowman papers offer a fairly complete view of his many-faceted professional life, and Bowman's service as an advisor to the U.S. government and U.S. State Department, particularly in relation to World War I and II, are well-documented in the papers. The papers span from 1902 to 1950.

Dates: 1823 - 1968; Majority of material found within 1902 - 1950

J. M. Lalley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0199
Abstract

Joseph Michael Lalley (1896-1980) was a literary critic and conservative author.

Dates: 1895-1981

J. Montgomery Gambrill papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0669
Abstract

J. Montgomery Gambrill (1880-1953) was a historian and professor at Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University. This collection consists largely of typed and handwritten correspondence, subject files, and teaching files reagarding his research and administrative duties, from 1794 to 1966.

Dates: 1794-1966 and undated; Majority of material found within 1910-1952

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 Croll letter

 Collection — Box: BW-13
Identifier: MS-0276
Abstract

James Croll (1821-1890) was a Scottish geologist and climatologist. This collection consists of one letter of James Croll to Henry Sidgwick, May 12, 1883, asking for Sidgwick's opinion of an article.

Dates: 1883 May 12

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Gilman, Daniel C. (Daniel Coit), 1831-1908 9
Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute 9
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 9
Lovejoy, Arthur O. (Arthur Oncken), 1873-1962 8
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Peabody, George, 1795-1869 5
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Boas, George, 1891-1980 4
Browne, William Hand, 1828-1912 4
Frary, Richard, 1947- 4
Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau), 1831-1924 4
Goodnow, Frank J., 1859-1939 4
Johns Hopkins University. Department of English 4
Johns Hopkins University. Department of History 4
Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1795-1870 4
Malone, Kemp, 1889-1971 4
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Francis Delano), 1882-1945 4
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 4
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 3
Allen, Don Cameron, 1903-1972 3
Bloomfield, Maurice, 1855-1928 3
Chew, Samuel C. (Samuel Claggett), 1888-1960 3
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 3
Freeman, Douglas Southall, 1886-1953 3
Havens, Raymond Dexter, 1880-1954 3
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 3
Jennings, H. S. (Herbert Spencer), 1868-1947 3
Johns Hopkins University. School of Engineering 3
Lattimore, Owen, 1900-1989 3
Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 3
Miller, Charles William Emil, 1863-1934 3
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 3
Reese, Lizette Woodworth, 1856-1935 3
Smyth, Herbert Weir, 1857-1937 3
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 3
Tabb, John B. (John Banister), 1845-1909 3
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 3
Wilson, Robert, 1922-2016 3
Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971 2
Andrews, Charles McLean, 1863-1943 2
Baltimore Museum of Art 2
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 2
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891 2
Barth, John, 1930- 2
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922 2
Blackmur, R. P. (Richard P.), 1904-1965 2
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 2
Bridges, Robert, 1844-1930 2
Brown, George William, 1812-1890 2
Brown, Lloyd A. (Lloyd Arnold), 1907-1966 2
Bruce, William Cabell, 1860-1946 2
Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922 2
Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961 2
Claire, William F. 2
Clark, William Bullock, 1860-1917 2
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 2
Coleman, Elliott, 1906-1980 2
Collitz, Hermann, 1855-1935 2
Collitz, Klara Hechtenberg, 1863-1944 2
Cox, Richard Threlkeld, 1898-1991 2
Cummings, E.E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962 2
Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876 2
Davis, William Morris, 1850-1934 2
De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956 2
Dewey, John, 1859-1952 2
Dos Passos, John, 1896-1970 2
Eaton, Charles James Madison, 1808-1893 2
Elliott, A. Marshall, 1844-1910 2
Ely, Richard T. (Richard Theodore), 1854-1943 2
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 2
Fabian, Franklin, 1853-1939 2
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 2
Ferguson, Frances, 1947- 2
Fleisher, Katherine Jacobson 2
Fleisher, Leon 2
Flexner, Abraham, 1866-1959 2
Freeman, Walker Burford, 1843-1935 2
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 2
George Peabody Library 2
Hale, William Gardner, 1849-1928 2
Hall, G. Stanley (Granville Stanley), 1844-1924 2
Hamerik, Asger, 1843-1923 2
Hancock, John, 1737-1793 2
Hansen, Rodney, 1933-1998 2
Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943 2
Haupt, Paul, 1858-1926 2
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 2
Holt, Henry, 1840-1926 2
Hopkins, Edward Washburn, 1857-1932 2
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 2
Jacobsen, Josephine, 1908- 2
James, Edmund J. (Edmund Janes), 1855-1925 2
James, Henry, 1843-1916 2
Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937 2
Jastrow, Morris, Jr., 1861-1921 2
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 2
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