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A. Marshall Elliott papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0142
Scope and Contents
The collection of Johns Hopkins professor of Romance Languages, A. Marshall Elliott, is formed largely by the holographic copies of manuscripts of Marie de France assembled by Professor Elliott from libraries in Europe. The papers are the research for his proposed work on the 12th-century French poet whose writings and background were not well known in the late 19th century/early 20th century. The fables and lays [lais] are written in French and include mostly manuscripts from the...
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Special Collections
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A. Marshall Elliott papers
Association of American Universities records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0197
Scope and Contents
This collection represents the extant records of the AAU since its inception. Due to the decentralized nature of the organization in its early years, documentation of the early years is sparse. It is possible that the personal papers of the early AAU secretaries or the archives of their universities might have more of the early AAU records. The records (1900-82) consist of correspondence, membership files, committee minutes and reports, annual conference materials, and general office...
Bank of Maryland scrapbook
Collection — Box 1: [31151030051951]
Identifier: MS-0156
Overview
The collection consists of an unbound scrapbook containing 17 pages of newspaper clippings from The Baltimore Gazette and The Baltimore Republican, dating from August 28, 1835 to October 15, 1835. They give an account of the trial of the Bank of Maryland against Thomas Ellicott.
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Special Collections
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Bank of Maryland scrapbook
Benjamin G. Kohl papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0384
Overview
Benjamin G. Kohl (1938-2010) was an author and historian who specialized in the history of the Renaissance. The collection consists of research material and personal papers ranging in date from 1960-2006, including a series of correspondence between Kohl and his mentor, Frederic Chapin Lane.
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Special Collections
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Benjamin G. Kohl papers
C. Grove Haines papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0228
Overview
Charles Grove Haines was a Professor of Diplomatic History born in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania December 10, 1906. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence and subject files dating to Haines's time as the Director of the Bologna Center at the School of Advanced International Studies dating from 1970-1976. Some personal items are also included.
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Special Collections
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C. Grove Haines papers
Calcutta Photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0330
Overview
The collection consists of photographs of Calcutta, India in the early 1940s, a printed map of Calcutta and Howrah, twelve prints of scenes in India, and one informational clipping about Calcutta removed from the Christian Science Monitor (March 1, 1974).
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Special Collections
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Calcutta Photograph collection
Canon Law commentary
Collection — Box 1: [31151030055671]
Identifier: MS-0332
Overview
Collection consists of one signature (two vellum pages) which appear to have been part of a 14th century codex. The manuscript is written in Latin and is not completely translated.
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Special Collections
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Canon Law commentary
Castelfranco Altarpiece essay
Collection — Box 1: [31151030055572]
Identifier: MS-0232
Overview
Collection consists of an untitled, hand-written essay written in Italian and dated December 2, 1803. The essay describes the restoration in 1803 of the "Castelfranco Altarpiece," a painting by Giorgione.
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Special Collections
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Castelfranco Altarpiece essay
Catalonian rent notebook
Collection — Box 1: [31151030055697]
Identifier: MS-0342
Overview
The Rent Notebook which forms this collection is a bound holographic volume, covered in vellum, written in Catalan, 1718-1721. A few pages are written in Spanish. The recording of rents was mostly completed by Don Isodoro de Puig Molto whose signature appears on several pages.
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Special Collections
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Catalonian rent notebook
Cecil County, Maryland Poor School Fund records
Collection — Box 1: [31151030051423]
Identifier: MS-0205
Overview
The collection consists of 18 accounts submitted to the Cecil County (Md.) Poor School Fund by teachers wishing to be reimbursed for the tuition of scholars who were unable to pay from 1828-1856.