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Records and correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur du Cros letter

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055762]
Identifier: MS-0289
Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of a letter written to The Johns Hopkins University by the English author, Sir Arthur du Cros, saying that a copy of his book, Wheels of Fortune, has been sent to be added to the library.

Dates: 1940

Daniel Garrison Brinton letter

 Collection — Box BW-11: [Barcode: 31151030070852]
Identifier: MS-0536
Abstract

Daniel Garrison Brinton (1837 – 1899) was an American archaeologist and ethnologist. Collection consists of one letter (undated) from Brinton to "P."

Dates: undated

Edna St. Vincent Millay letter

 Collection — Box BW-11: [Barcode: 31151030070852]
Identifier: MS-0526
Abstract

Edna St. Vincent Millay (February 22, 1892 - October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright and the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Collection consists of a one page letter containing a 14-line handwritten poem. An envelope is included and post-marked in New York in 1954, four years after the author's death.

Dates: undated (postmarked 1954)

Eugene Weston materials on Johns Hopkins University blazer

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030118917]
Identifier: MS-0720
Abstract Eugene L. Weston is a retired medical surgeon living in Oro Valley, Arizona, who attended Johns Hopkins University as a student in the 1950s. It is likely that these materials resulted from Weston's personal project to create an official Hopkins blazer jacket. This collection primarily includes order forms and receipts from the sale of the jackets. Also included are Weston's ledger detailing buyer information, a letter from a clothing manufacturer with a Hopkins emblem design, as well as one...
Dates: 1950 - 1951

Jacques Barzun papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0501
Abstract The collection consists of approximately 250 letters written to Joan Peyser by Jacques Barzun, as well as edits that Barzun made on five of Peyser's New York Times articles for the purpose of inclusion in her book, The Music of Our Time: Collected Essays and Articles. Most of the letteres reflect Barzun's relationship with Peyser as her mentor and editor. The correspondence often includes clipping of articles by Barzun and others, as well as invitations to...
Dates: 1970 - 2007