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Collection consists of bookplates currently in use in the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, The Johns Hopkins University. Labels, previously used in an exhibit of the bookplates, are also included and provide descriptive information.

Abstract George Wills served as assistant to Milton S. Eisenhower following Eisenhower's retirement as President of Johns Hopkins University in 1967. This collection comprises photocopies of correspondence, speeches, reports, and other materials related to Wills's work as assistant to Eisenhower. The collection also includes materials related to Wills's work as chair of the Citizens Commission on the Maryland Government. The collection spans 1954-1982, with the bulk of the collection from 1967 to...

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This is a collection assembled by Sheridan Libraries Special Collections staff for manuscript items removed from books during gift processing. Dates vary depending on the item. For more information about this collection, please contact Special Collections.

Abstract John Dos Passos (1896-1970) was an American novelist and artist active in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he went on to Harvard College, graduating in 1916. He was well-traveled, visiting Europe and the Middle East, where he learned about literature, art, and architecture. He is best known for his U.S.A. trilogy, which consists of the novels The 42nd Parallel (1930), 1919 (1932), and The Big Money (1936). In 1998, the Modern Library ranked the...

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This collection contains administrative files related to the operation of the Acquisitions Department within the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Sheridan Libraries, at Johns Hopkins University dating from 1876 to 1997. Materials include correspondence, subject files, shelflists, records and acknowledgement of gifts, and other information concerning the day-today operations of a library acquisitions department.

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The Library Auxiliary Groups early records begin in 1879. This collection includes records of the Library Committee; Friends of the Library; and Library Staff Association.

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This collection contains administrative files related to the operation of the Resource Services Department within the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Sheridan Libraries, at Johns Hopkins University dating from 1974 to 1995. The collection contains meeting minutes, annual plans, statistics, and in-house guides related to providing reference services to the Hopkins community.

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This collection contains administrative files related to the operation of the Support Services Department within the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Sheridan Libraries, at Johns Hopkins University dating from 1975 to 1993. Materials include reports, blueprints, space surveys, subject files, and other information concerning the day-today logistical operations of a library.

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This collection contains most of the working papers from Fowler's architectural practice (1906-1945) as well as photographs documenting other architects' work in the area. These plans, photographs and documents represent one of the most important archives on the built environment of Baltimore.

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McKendree Llewellyn Raney was Librarian of the Johns Hopkins University, 1908-1927. Collection consists largely of typescripts of poems by Carl Sandburg with inscriptions by the poet. Materials range in date from 1929 to 1954.