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letters (correspondence)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 217 Collections and/or Records:

Conrad Gebelein papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0458
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondence, two scrapbooks and other ephemeral material related to Gebelein's association with the Johns Hopkins University.

Dates: approximately 1920-2005

Corporal Bernard E. Rabinowitz papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030066769]
Identifier: MS-0566
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 399 letters written from Corporal Bernard E. Rabinowitz (179th Infantry Band)to his family in Baltimore, MD. The letters are dated from 1942-1945 and were sent from US bases, Sicily, North Africa, France, and Italy. This collection gives a first-hand account of one soldier's experiences during World War II. There are 230 letters, 140 V-mail, and 29 postcards.

Dates: 1942-1945

Correspondance adressee a Berthe Schuster, marraine de guerre [Correspondence addressed to Berthe Schuster, war godmother]

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030118974]
Identifier: MS-0736
Abstract Starting in the spring of 1915, during World War I, some women in unoccupied France volunteered for the role of "war godmothers," marraines de guerre. To provide the moral support these men, so-called "war orphans," could not receive from their families, women in unoccupied areas became their pen pals. Berthe Schuster was one of these war godmothers and lived during the war on 51 Malakoff Avenue in Paris. This collection includes 124 pieces of correspondence, including illustrated letters,...
Dates: 1912 - 1919

Dame Katharine Furse handwritten letters to Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer with photographs

 Collection — Box BW-2: [Barcode: 31151034438071], Folder: 8
Identifier: MS-0818
Abstract This collection contains three handwritten letters written by Dame Kathleen Furse to Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer, dated from 1941 to 1945. Also included are a published image of Furse and a printed image of the cover of her autobiography, Hearts and Pomegranates, published in 1940. Furse was a pioneer in the British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachments (VADs), and eventual Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. She was born in 1875...
Dates: approximately 1941-1945

Daniel J. Wilson transcriptions of Arthur O. Lovejoy letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034446595]
Identifier: MS-0873
Abstract

Transcriptions, mostly typewritten but some handwritten, of letters of Arthur O. Lovejoy, 1872-1962.

Dates: 1872 - 1962

Dawn Culbertson papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0039
Abstract

Dawn Culbertson was an eclectic musician and composer based in Baltimore who experimented with the lute and recorder. Her papers contain original manuscript compositions, personal papers primarily from her student years, and recordings of her radio show, Exploring Early Music.

Dates: 1972 - 2004
Found in: Peabody Archives

Department of Military Science records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-04-190
Abstract With the passing of the National Defense Act on October 16, 1916, a unit of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps was formally established at Hopkins under what was then the Department of Military Science and Tactics (now known as the Department of Military Science). This collection primarily includes photographs and clippings (both mainly contained in photograph album pages). The collection also includes, to a lesser degree: photocopies of historical documents and historical research,...
Dates: 1918-2010

Department of Physical Education and Athletics records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-13-020
Scope and Contents The records of the Department of Physical Education and Athletics range in date from 1889 to 2003 and 2015-2018. They are by no means complete and they document only a portion of the many activities of the Department. The record group, the files of which are arranged in alphabetical order, includes: minutes of most meetings of the Department held between 1938 and 1949, but no other minutes; programs, tickets and announcements relating to particular sporting events, including programs of...
Dates: 1889-2003; 2015 - 2018

Department of Romance Languages letters about José Robles Pazos' arrest

 Record Group — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030086171], Folder: 7-20
Identifier: RG-04-081
Abstract

José Robles Pazos was an Associate Professor of Spanish at Johns Hopkins University born in 1897 and shot as a traitor by the Spanish Republican Government in February of 1937. The collection spans the years 1929-1940 and consists of correspondence regarding Robles' arrest, a contract for the Spanish translation of 13 books by H.L. Mencken, and two life insurance policies.

Dates: 1929 - 1940

Department of Romance Languages records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-04-080
Abstract

The Records of the Department of Romance Languages contain reports, student records, and correspondence.

Dates: 1902-1989

Dina Koston papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0042
Abstract

Dina Koston (1929-2009) was a pianist and composer who co-founded the Theater Chamber Players in Washington, D.C. The Dina Koston papers include manuscript scores of her compositions, documents related to her performances, and audio recordings.

Dates: 1953 - 2009
Found in: Peabody Archives

Diverse Sexuality and Gender Alliance records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-350
Abstract

The Diverse Sexuality and Gender Alliance records primarily consist of meeting minutes, executive board manuals, correspondence, broadsides, and other materials created by DSAGA between 1986 and approximately 2017.

Dates: 1986-approximately 2017

Douglas Huntly Gordon, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0368
Abstract Douglas Huntly Gordon, Jr. was born in Baltimore in 1903. During the 1930s, he served in the Maryland legislature. In 1938, he founded the Mount Vernon Improvement Association and spent much of the rest of his life fighting to retain the original architectural integrity of Baltimore's Mount Vernon Place. He was also a founder of the Johns Hopkins University Milton S. Eisenhower Library's Friends of the Library. The collection of Douglas Huntly Gordon, Jr. consists mostly of items related to...
Dates: approximately 1800-1975

Edward Renouf letters featuring Ira Remsen

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034440440], Folder: 5
Identifier: MS-0838
Abstract

This collection includes letters from Edward Renouf to his father describing his travels in Europe with Ira Remsen. Renouf was a faculty member in chemistry at Johns Hopkins University from 1885 to 1911 and an acquaintance of Remsen's.

Dates: approximately 1867

Edward Ruppert collection of circus photographs and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0853
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to the circus assembled by Edward Ruppert, primarily from 1946 to 1959. Ruppert was a resident of Baltimore and a member of the Circus Fans Association of America.

Dates: 1911-1967; Majority of material found within 1946-1959

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

Ellis D. Slater collection of Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0084
Abstract

Dwight David Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas in 1890 and died in 1969. he was the 34th President of the United States. The collection, 1948-1979, consists of nearly 180 holographic letters written by Dwight D. Eisenhower and recieved by his personal friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Slater, from November 1948 until March 1969. Letters and other materials from Mamie Eisenhower to the Slaters number 114 items and date from October 1950 to November 1979.

Dates: 1948-1979

Ellis Larkins papers

 Collection
Identifier: PIMS-0075
Abstract

Ellis Larkins was a jazz pianist from Baltimore who studied at the Peabody Conservatory and had an active professional career from the 1940s to the 1990s. His papers include photocopied scrapbooks about his career as well as original photographs, clippings, concert programs, correspondence, and recordings.

Dates: 1930-2002
Found in: Peabody Archives

Elmer Haile papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0661
Scope and Contents

These papers include property records, photographs, minutes and budgets for the Baltimore Historical Society as well as materials concerning Mildred Haile's death and final living situation.

Dates: 1941-1943

Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055762]
Identifier: MS-0296
Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of two form letters from the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists urging the control of atomic weapons. Albert Einstein is one of the signers.

Dates: 1947, 1948

Emily Eden letter

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055762]
Identifier: MS-0294
Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of one letter written on behalf of English author, Emily Eden, regarding the binding of books.

Dates: undated

Emily Walcott Emmart papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030048130]
Identifier: MS-0145
Abstract

This collection contains items regarding the "Badianus Manuscipt," of which Emmart wrote a translation and commentary.

Dates: 1935-1951

Engineering Alumni Association records

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-06-120
Abstract

This collection consists of records of the Engineering Alumni Association, including correspondence and subject files, circa 1984-1992.

Dates: circa 1984-1992

Estelle Anna Lewis handwritten letter to M. Laird Simons

 Collection — Box BW-7: [Barcode: 31151030118933]
Identifier: MS-0731
Abstract Estelle Anna Blanche Robinson Lewis (1824-1880) was an American poet and dramatist. Lewis was born near Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of John Robinson, a wealthy planter from Cuba of English and Spanish descent. Her best dramatic work was Sappho of Lesbos, a tragedy (London, 1868). She permanently moved to England in 1865, where her last work was a series of sonnets in defence of Edgar Allan Poe. She died in London, England. The item is a 4-page letter (folded...
Dates: 1873 October 7

Fabian Franklin papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0447
Abstract

Fabian Franklin was a research fellow and a professor in the Johns Hopkins University Department of Mathematics from 1877 to 1895. He then became a noted journalist. This collection includes papers of and about Fabian Franklin, 1890-1939.

Dates: 1890