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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Johns Hopkins University Billie Holiday collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0826
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University Billie Holiday collection is an artificially assembled collection with manuscript material chosen by the curators of Special Collections, dating from approximately 1949 to 1993. The collection features eleven items related to the life, career, and death of jazz singer Billie Holiday, 1915-1959. Holiday, or "Lady Day," was known for her disctinct vocal delivery and had a profound influence on jazz and blues music.

Dates: 1949-1993 and undated

Johns Hopkins University collection of games and toys

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0843
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University collection of vintage games and toys is an artificially assembled collection of materials purchased and selected by the curators of Special Collections. It spans from 1796 to 2020.

Dates: 1796 - 2021

Johns Hopkins University Josephine Jacobsen collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0561
Abstract

Josephine Jacobsen was a poet, short story writer, and literary critic. She was educated by private tutors at Roland Park Country School and graduated in 1926. Jacobsen's papers include drafts of her works, correspondence, photographs, and other materials. They range from the 1920s to 1982.

Dates: 1920s-1982

William Wallace Whitelock papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0234
Abstract

William Wallace Whitelock, poet and author, was born in Mt. Washington, Maryland in 1869. The papers consist of four, bound scrapbooks and fourteen notebooks dating from 1885-1939.

Dates: 1885-1939

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United States 2
magazines (periodicals) 2
notebooks 2
Actors 1
African American singers 1
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American literature 1
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Animals 1
Armory Show 1
Authors 1
Authors, American 1
Autobiography 1
Bail 1
Biographical poetry, American 1
CD-ROMs 1
Children's choirs 1
Children's literature, American 1
Collectibles 1
Comedians 1
Concert tours 1
Corn in art 1
Costume dolls 1
Customs inspection 1
Dice games 1
Dresses 1
Drug abuse 1
Europe 1
Facsimiles 1
Fashion 1
Fortune-telling 1
France 1
France--Paris 1
Games 1
Geographical recreations 1
Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847. Fleurs animees 1
Great Britain 1
History 1
Infants' clothing 1
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) 1
International airports 1
Jazz 1
Journalism 1
Lakes 1
Maryland--Baltimore 1
Motion picture actors and actresses 1
Oral interpretation of poetry 1
Poetry 1
Poetry, Modern 1
Poets, American 1
Printing industry 1
Printing presses 1
Projectors 1
Proverbs, Yiddish 1
Riddles 1
Shadow shows 1
Silent films 1
Smuggling 1
Toys 1
Twelfth night (Shakespeare, William) 1
Women's clothing 1
Women--Suffrage 1
Wooden toys 1
bingo 1
board games (game sets) 1
booklets 1
card games (game sets) 1
chromolithographs 1
cigarette cards 1
clippings (information artifacts) 1
collecting cards 1
educational toys 1
electronic records (digital records) 1
instruction card 1
instructional materials 1
invitations 1
jigsaw puzzles 1
letters (correspondence) 1
manuscripts (documents) 1
optical toys 1
panoramic scrolls 1
paper dolls 1
phenakistoscopes 1
phonograph records 1
photographs 1
poems 1
postcards 1
scrapbooks 1
screenplays 1
serials (publications) 1
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