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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

Found in: Special Collections

Arthur Oncken Lovejoy papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0038

Abstract Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (October 10, 1873 – December 30, 1962) was an American philosopher and intellectual historian, who founded the discipline known as the history of ideas with his book The Great Chain of Being (1936). The papers of Arthur O. Lovejoy span the years 1872 to 1963 and include correspondence, manuscript notes for lectures, notebooks, diaries, newspaper clippings, reports, speeches, photographs, drafts, typescripts, galley proofs, and books owned and...

Dates: 1872-1963; 1872 - 1963

Found in: Special Collections

Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0005

Abstract Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (October 23, 1831 – January 9, 1924), was a "classicist and Confederate apologist" (David Lupher and Elizabeth Vandiver, "Yankee She-Men and Octoroon Electra: Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve on Slavery, Race, and Abolition," 320), and one of the first faculty members hired at the founding of Johns Hopkins University in 1876. This collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, biographic data, diaries, notes, notebooks, drafts, published and unpublished...

Dates: 1820-1953; Majority of material found in 1847-1924

Found in: Special Collections

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

Found in: Special Collections

Carl Alfred Jacobson papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-0449

Abstract

Carl Alfred Jacobson (1876-1952) was a scientist and chief editor of The Encyclopedia of Chemical Reactions from 1946 to 1956. The collection consists of diaries dating from 1899 to 1947 and reprints of publications dating from 1908 to 1930. The diaries form the bulk of the collection.

Dates: 1899 - 1947

Found in: Special Collections

Daniel Coit Gilman papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0001

Scope and Contents note The papers document Gilman's wide-ranging interests especially his travels in Europe and work as attaché in St. Petersburg (1854-1855), his years (1855-1858) at Yale, and his presidencies of the University of California (1872-1875) and the Johns Hopkins University (1876-1902)Gilman's correspondence contains a number of letters from prominent, contemporary educators, scientists, politicians, and literary figures. The collection includes a large number of photographs of Gilman's...

Dates: 1773-1942

Found in: Special Collections

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

Found in: Special Collections

Elizabeth Daum diary

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-0162

Abstract

This collection consists of the diary of Elizabeth Daum, which provides an account of Miss Daum's trip to Europe by ocean liner, July to October, 1926. Elizabeth Daum resided in Scranton, PA in 1926. Her travel diary indicates she was an unmarried, young adult who made a trans-Atlantic crossing to Europe in 1926. Other biographical information of Miss Daum has not been found.

Dates: 1926 July 10-October 14

Found in: Special Collections

Erna Magnus papers

Collection — Container: 1

Identifier: MS-0042

Abstract

Erna Magnus was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1896, and was an author and educator in both Germany and the United States. The collection consists of two items: a typescript manuscript of Magnus's study, "Gainfully Employed Women in Chicago," (1943) and a travel diary written in German describing a trip to Germany, July 15-August 28, 1974.

Dates: 1943, 1974

Found in: Special Collections

Frank Frick papers

Collection

Identifier: PIMS-0066

Abstract

Frank Frick was a Baltimore businessman and supporter of the arts. His papers include a family scrapbook and six volumes of his personal travel diary from 1860 to 1909.

Dates: 1860-1909

Found in: Peabody Archives

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

Arthur Oncken Lovejoy papers

Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve papers

Canby A. Alexander diary

Carl Alfred Jacobson papers

Daniel Coit Gilman papers

Elisabeth Gilman papers

Elizabeth Daum diary

Erna Magnus papers

Frank Frick papers

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