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Daniel Coit Gilman papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0001
Scope and Contents note
The papers document Gilman's wide-ranging interests especially his travels in Europe and work as attaché in St. Petersburg (1854-1855), his years (1855-1858) at Yale, and his presidencies of the University of California (1872-1875) and the Johns Hopkins University (1876-1902)Gilman's correspondence contains a number of letters from prominent, contemporary educators, scientists, politicians, and literary figures. The collection includes a large number of photographs of Gilman's...
Dates:
1773-1942
Found in:
Special Collections
Department of Aeronautics records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-06-080
Scope and Contents
The records of the Department of Aeronautics span the entire period that the department existed in the School of Engineering, 1946-1961. The record group is arranged as follows: Subgroup 1: Departmental Administration, 1946-1960 Series 1: Departmental Subject Files, 1946-1960 Series 2: University Subject Files, 1946-1960 Subgroup 2: Professional Papers of Francis H. Clauser, 1946-1961 Series 1: Correspondence with Colleagues and Corporations, 1946-1960 Subseries...
Dates:
1946-1961
Found in:
Special Collections
Department of Chemical Engineering records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-06-060
Scope and Contents
The records of the Department of Chemical Engineering span the years 1939 to 1960 and 1982 to 1984. The record group is divided into two series. Series 1, Student Records, 1939-1960, is further subdivided into four subseries for Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Special and Non-Degree Students, and Other Student Records. Types of records in this series include applications for admission, transcripts, letters of reference and correspondence. Series 2, Grants, 1982-1984, consists of...
Dates:
1939-1984
Found in:
Special Collections
Department of Chemistry records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-04-060
Scope and Contents
The records of the Department of Chemistry range in date from 1901 to 1983 and are, for the most part, the products of four members of the faculty: Donald Hatch Andrews (faculty member, 1927-1963; chairman, 1936-1944), Alsoph H. Corwin (faculty member, 1932-1973; chairman, 1944-1947), Frederick Y. Wiselogle (faculty member 1937-1946), and Everett Thiele (faculty member, 1965-1973). The bulk of the records covers the period from the mid-1930s to the 1960s. One of the earliest items extant is...
Dates:
1901-1983
Found in:
Special Collections
Department of Mathematical Sciences records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-06-090
Scope and Contents
The records of the Department of Mathematical Sciences range in date from 1954 to 1992. They are divided into two subgroups. Records in subgroup 1 are primarily those of Dr. Eliezer Naddor, a Hopkins faculty member from 1956 to 1986 and Professor from 1964 to 1986, although they do contain a large amount of departmental administrative and student records. When removed from Naddor's office, these records were without order or arrangement; a series and file arrangement was imposed upon the...
Dates:
1954-1992
Found in:
Special Collections
Department of Political Economy/Economics records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-04-140
Scope and Contents
The records of the Department of Political Economy/Economics range in date from 1892 to 1995. The types of records vary within this time span, different records having been kept at different times in the department's history. The record group is divided as follows: Series 1: Seminary Minutes and Gradebooks, 1892-1962 Series 2: Records of George E. Barnett, 1905-1938 Series 3: Evening Courses in Business Economics, 1916-1937 Subseries 1: William O. Weyforth,...
Dates:
1892-1995
Found in:
Special Collections
Development Programs records
Record Group
Identifier: RG-11-002
Scope and Contents
These records document the University's fundraising efforts during the period between the founding of the University and the establishment of the Johns Hopkins Fund in 1951. Although the records span the years 1893 to 1952, the bulk of the material dates from 1926 to 1938, during which time Hopkins conducted three major campaigns (the Half-Century Fund, the Emergency Campaign of 1933, and the Sustaining Fund of 1936) in rapid succession. Since there was no official development office during...
Dates:
1893-1952
Found in:
Special Collections
Douglas Southall Freeman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0019
Abstract
Douglas Southall Freeman (1886 – 1953) was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, and author best known for his multi-volume biographies of Robert E. Lee and George Washington. The collection spans the years 1902-1911, and consists primarily of correspondence between Freeman and his parents.
Dates:
1902-1911; Majority of material found within 1904 - 1908
Found in:
Special Collections
Edward Henry Spieker papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0185
Scope and Contents
The collection of Hopkins alumnus and professor, Edward Henry Spieker, consists of one holographic notebook containing his notes from classes in Greek literature prepared while he was a graduate student at the University, 1880-1881.
Dates:
1880-1881
Found in:
Special Collections
Edward Lucas White papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0056
Abstract
Edward Lucas White (1866-1934) was a classics teacher and author of historical romances, short stories and poetry. The papers span the period 1885-1934 and consist of correspondence, writings, printed material, and personal papers.
Dates:
1885-1934
Found in:
Special Collections