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Arthur Oncken Lovejoy papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0038

Abstract Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (October 10, 1873 – December 30, 1962) was an American philosopher and intellectual historian, who founded the discipline known as the history of ideas with his book The Great Chain of Being (1936). The papers of Arthur O. Lovejoy span the years 1872 to 1963 and include correspondence, manuscript notes for lectures, notebooks, diaries, newspaper clippings, reports, speeches, photographs, drafts, typescripts, galley proofs, and books owned and...

Dates: 1872-1963; 1872 - 1963

Found in: Special Collections

Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0005

Abstract Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (October 23, 1831 – January 9, 1924), was a "classicist and Confederate apologist" (David Lupher and Elizabeth Vandiver, "Yankee She-Men and Octoroon Electra: Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve on Slavery, Race, and Abolition," 320), and one of the first faculty members hired at the founding of Johns Hopkins University in 1876. This collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, biographic data, diaries, notes, notebooks, drafts, published and unpublished...

Dates: 1820-1953; Majority of material found in 1847-1924

Found in: Special Collections

Carl Alfred Jacobson papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-0449

Abstract

Carl Alfred Jacobson (1876-1952) was a scientist and chief editor of The Encyclopedia of Chemical Reactions from 1946 to 1956. The collection consists of diaries dating from 1899 to 1947 and reprints of publications dating from 1908 to 1930. The diaries form the bulk of the collection.

Dates: 1899 - 1947

Found in: Special Collections

Harry Fielding Reid papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0367

Abstract

Harry Fielding Reid was professor of geology at Johns Hopkins University and a geologist known for his contributions in the fields of seismology and glaciology. The collection consists of a small group of his professional writings and correspondence, personal items, reprints, and a large selection of photographs and negatives spanning 1894-1944.

Dates: 1894 - 1944

Found in: Special Collections

John Martin Vincent papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0032

Abstract

John Martin Vincent (1857-1939) years was a Professor of European History at Johns Hopkins University. This collection consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, subject files, and personal materials ranging in date from 1881 to 1925. The bulk of the material is correspondence dating from 1900-1910.

Dates: 1881-1925

Found in: Special Collections

Ruth J. Stocking Lynch papers

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

Found in: Special Collections

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Arthur Oncken Lovejoy papers

Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve papers

Carl Alfred Jacobson papers

Harry Fielding Reid papers

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