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George Wills papers
Series
Identifier: MS-0858
Abstract
George Wills served as assistant to Milton S. Eisenhower following Eisenhower's retirement as President of Johns Hopkins University in 1967. This collection comprises photocopies of correspondence, speeches, reports, and other materials related to Wills's work as assistant to Eisenhower. The collection also includes materials related to Wills's work as chair of the Citizens Commission on the Maryland Government. The collection spans 1954-1982, with the bulk of the collection from 1967 to...
Dates:
1954 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1971
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
Glenroy C. Stein papers
Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0020
Abstract
The Glenroy C. Stein papers contain scores and method books written by Stein and various other composers. Also included are personal papers which include newspaper clippings, correspondence, posters, and concert programs.
Dates:
1865 - 1967
Found in:
Peabody Archives
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
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
Found in:
Special Collections
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
Found in:
Special Collections
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
Found in:
Special Collections
Henry Clay letter
Collection — Box: 1
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
Found in:
Special Collections
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
Found in:
Special Collections
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
Found in:
Special Collections