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Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

Francese Hubbard Litchfield Turnbull papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0229
Scope and Contents This small collection gives a glimpse of the literary life of Baltimore in the late nineteenth century. Francese Turnbull was an author and patron of the arts. This collection is not her complete papers but deals with two of her interests: the patronage of Sidney Lanier and her membership in the Woman's Literary Club of Baltimore. The material on Lanier briefly describes the Turnbull's friendship with Sidney and Mary Day Lanier and details some of the activities the...
Dates: 1870-1927

George Herberton Evans papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0455
Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, and subject files related to Evans's work and research. The material spans 1927-1960 and thus covers the bulk of his career. The collection was originally in Eagle file boxes, primarily in chronological segments divided alphabetically; the file box headings were transferred to the file folders. For the most part, the divisions were chronological; however, there was also a group of papers labeled "Committees and...
Dates: 1927-1960

Harriet L. Lagowitz autograph albums

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030051688]
Identifier: MS-0170
Abstract

Harriet L. Lagowitz was a resident of New York city in the late nineteenth century. The collection (1877-1890) is formed by two autograph albums and approximately 80 envelopes containing the autographs of theater and stage performers.

Dates: 1877-1890

Helen H. Tanzer collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0460
Abstract

This collection relates to the donation of Margaret B. Wilson’s personal library after her death in 1945. Helen H. Tanzer was the executor of Wilson’s will. The materials consist of Tanzer’s correspondence, book checklists, shipping receipts for the books, income tax information, and a news clipping.

Dates: 1946-1949

Herman Louis Ebeling collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030043727]
Identifier: MS-0131
Abstract

Herman Louis Ebeling (1857-1945) was a classics scholar and Johns Hopkins University alumnus. The collection consists of student notebooks from his graduate and undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University and a small amount of correspondence from his teaching career at Goucher College. The collection spans 1886-1927.

Dates: 1886-1927

Horatio Beauman Young papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030068195]
Identifier: MS-0522
Abstract

Horatio Beauman Young entered the British Navy in 1819 and was appointed commander of the HMS Hydra in 1843. This collection, dating from 1834-1850, documents ongoing British efforts to suppress the slave trade in that area.

Dates: 1834-1850

Irene Aloha Wright collection of Cuban revolt letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0028
Abstract

Irene Aloha Wright, American writer and journalist, was born in 1879. She became a special writer for the Havana Post (1904 - 1905) and city editor of the Havana Daily Telegraph (1905 - 1907). The collection consists of correspondence (primarily in Spanish and addressed to the Havana Daily Telegraph) written during the August (1906) Revolution.

Dates: 1906 August 23-September 12

James Bunyan papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055705]
Identifier: MS-0452
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of research notes, some of which are written in Cyrillic, and a few pieces of correspondence. One of the letters is a hand-written fragment of Bunyans acceptance of a fellowship to the Page school. The documents in the collection are a mixture of manuscripts and typescripts.

Dates: 1910s

Jan Michael Minkowski papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0319
Scope and Contents The papers of Johns Hopkins University professor, Jan Michael Minkowski, document his demanding course work and research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1946-1948, and his teaching and research career at Hopkins, 1960-1987. Along with his student papers are lecture notes, and other course material from classes taught by Dr. Minkowski in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Included are notes and contract information from Dr. Minkowski's position as research...
Dates: 1946-1987

John Weatherburn collection

 Collection — 1: [Barcode: 31151030048338]
Identifier: MS-0044
Abstract

John Weatherburn was born in the village of Kenton, England, April 23, 1750 and immigrated to the United States in 1772. The collection consists of a diary, letterbook, daybook, and two journals of Baltimore merchant, John Weatherburn ranging from 1766-1816.

Dates: 1766-1816