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Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

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...
Dates: 1898-1909

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...
Dates: 1900-1982

Bank of Maryland scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030051951]
Identifier: MS-0156
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1835 August 28 - October 15

Benjamin G. Kohl papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0384
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1960-2006, undated

C. Grove Haines papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0228
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1955-1976; Majority of material found within 1970-1976

Calcutta Photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0330
Abstract

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).

Dates: approximately 1942-1945, 1974; Majority of material found within 1942-1945

Canon Law commentary

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055671]
Identifier: MS-0332
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1350

Castelfranco Altarpiece essay

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055572]
Identifier: MS-0232
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1803 December 2

Catalonian rent notebook

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055697]
Identifier: MS-0342
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1718-1721

Cecil County, Maryland Poor School Fund records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030051423]
Identifier: MS-0205
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1828-1856