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Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0159
Abstract
This collection consists of a copy of a diary (1861-1865) of Lucy Rebecca Buck written during the American Civil War. In 1973, the diary was published under the title of Sad Earth, Sweet Heaven. Lucy Rebecca Buck was born in 1842 and resided near Front Royal, Virginia.
Dates:
1861-1865
Collection
Identifier: MS-0044-a
Abstract
Margaret Donaldson Boehm was born in Baltimore, MD in 1894. She attended Roland Park Country School and later The Johns Hopkins University where she was a student of Arthur O. Lovejoy, professor of Philosophy. The collection consists of 47 diaries (1910-1956) of Margaret Donaldson Boehm; one diary (1883) of her father, G. Herbert Boehm; letters (1928-1951) of Henry Woodd Nevinson and his wife, Evelyn Sharp; and a copy of Miss Boehm's master's essay (1925), "The Conception of Pride in 17th...
Dates:
1883-1956
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0518
Abstract
The collection consists of a folder of ephemera and a small commonplace book, which appears to have been a gift to Mary C. Calwell from Annie Wetherall dating from 1833-1850. It contains various poems and notes written by friends and family. The ephemera are primarily religious in nature.
Dates:
1833-1850
Collection
Identifier: MS-0604
Scope and Contents
These two (2) original manuscripts dated 1943-1947 and 1948-1952 are five year diaries handwritten by Mrs. Charles E. Tyler. The first book begins with Birmingham, Alabama and moved to Tuscaloosa on June 2, 1944. In the second diary readers will find them in Omaha Nebraska. Mrs. Taylor never misses a day in the 10 years she details her incredibly busy life with her husband, Reverend Charles E. Tyler and her son Skipper. She begins most entries: 'Very full day' then briefly details visits,...
Dates:
1943-1952
Collection
Identifier: MS-0190
Scope and Contents
Dr. Lynch's papers consist of correspondence, commonplace books, diaries, reminiscences, and travel journals.The correspondence dates from l9l0 to l947 and has about 500 items.The bulk of the letters are between Ruth Stocking and Vernon Lynch from l9l5 to their marriage in l918. Ruth's letters detail her teaching at Agnes Scott College, Wells College, and the Carnegie Institute. The letters also discuss her attempts to get new teaching or research positions. These letters are...
Dates:
1906-1979
Collection
Identifier: MS-0605
Scope and Contents
An important archive of five (5) exeptional handwritten diaries that all belonged to a Mrs. Sarah S. Ingol.
Dates:
1853-1859
Collection
Identifier: MS-0007
Abstract
Sidney Clopton Lanier (1842-1881) was an American musician, poet and author. The collection spans the years 1838 to 1998, with the bulk dating from 1838 to 1972. The material consists of correspondence, prose, poetry, lecture and music manuscripts, photographs, memorial information, and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1838-1972; 1838-1998
Collection
Identifier: MS-0392
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of writings with additional family papers, photographs, and correspondence. The materials range in date from 1726 to 1972. The content is mostly related to the lives of Leolyn Louise Everett Spelman and Timothy Mather Spelman.
Dates:
1726 - 1972
Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MS-0862
Abstract
This collection consists of one leatherbound soldier's diary attributed to Thomas E. Kyne with dates inscribed from June 29th, 1918 to June 29th, 1919. In addition to diary entries, it contains a sketch of a bird, pressed plants and flowers, bookmarks, French translations, and a Red Cross business card.
Dates:
1918 June 29-1919 June 29
Collection
Identifier: MS-0763
Abstract
Included is a large group of letters and ephemera from the Thomas family, a family with deep Maryland roots known for its ancestors, politicians John Hanson and John Hanson Thomas. John Hanson (1715-1783) was the first elected President of the United States in Congress Assembled, the first to serve a one-year term under the provisions of the Articles of Confederation. Dr. John Hanson Thomas (1813-1881) was a renowned Maryland legislator arrested during the Civil War for voting for Secession,...
Dates:
1835 - 1976
