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American Guild of Organists, Baltimore Chapter records
The Baltimore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) is a regional professional organization for organists and choral conductors. It was named the Chesapeake Chapter from its founding in 1924 until the late 1980s or early 1990s. The chapter records contain administrative documents, correspondence, yearbooks, newsletters, and related materials produced or collected by the chapter.
American newspaper clipping scrapbook
Amnesty International France periodicals and ephemera on LGBTI rights
A collection of French-language materials on LGBTI identity and rights produced by Amnesty International France. Contents include two magazine issues, four brochures, and a sticker.
Amy Evans papers
Born in 1884 in Wales, Amy Evans was an operatic soprano who performed in Britain and the United States in the early 20th century. The Amy Evans papers contain personal documents, correspondence, greeting cards, address books, and photographs from Evans and her husband, baritone Fraser Gange.
Andrews Family papers
Donald Hatch Andrews was a chemist born in 1898 in Southington, Connecticut. The collection consists of correspondence, genealogical information, photographs, yearbooks and publications dating from 1903-1959 related to Andrews and his family.
Angela Davis collection
Ann Eliza Taylor friendship album
This friendship album, which belonged to Ann Eliza Taylor of Baltimore, contains poems and other messages from Taylor's family and friends.
Ann Giroux collection of Estelle Dennis photographs
Anna Berkley Stevenson copybook of poems
Collection consists of a volume of poems, hand copied by Anna Berkley Stevenson (born in 1869 in Maryland). Includes three poems clipped from newspapers dating from approximately the 1890s to 1903.
Anna Melissa Graves papers
Anna Melissa Graves (born 1875) was a writer, teacher, and activist with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. This collection consists of typed and hand-written letters, broadsides, and publications dating from 1922-1968.
Anne Arundel County, Md. court records
A minutebook of the court proceedings of Anne Arundel County, MD, 1725-1792.
Anne Tyler inscribed print of self-portrait and letters
The collection includes author Anne Tyler's personally inscribed self-portrait, primarily typewritten letters, a typed draft of her essay "Miss Cone, Miss Cone, Thank You, Thank You," and a few other manuscript items. The collection spans from 1980 to 1985 and 1996 to 1998.
Annie Wentz collection
The collection spans the years 1900-1938 and is formed by items with some references to theatrical and artistic events of the period.
Anthony Eikenbary illustration: "Support Gay Power. Bring Out A Cop"
Original artwork created by Anthony Eikenbary in approximately 1970 for Gay Power, considered New York's first gay newspaper.
Anthony Hecht papers
Anthony Hecht (1923-2004), one of the leading poets of his generation, is most well-known for his anthology The Hard Hours (1967), generally seen as his break-through volume. Hecht's small holding of papers, separated from his donated book collection, includes handwritten and typewritten correspondence, as well as clippings, programs, and other forms of ephemera. The materials range from 1982 to 2005, the later years of Hecht's literary career.
Anthony Trollope collection
Anthony Trollope (1815–1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. This collection includes materials related to Anthony Trollope, including pamphlets about Trollope and an item from the Trollope Society. Of particular interest is a February 16, 1862 letter written by Trollope to A.N. Zevely (?) of Baltimore. The collection spans 1862 to the mid-20th century.
Antonio Magliabechi letter
The collection consists of one hand-written letter of Florentine bibliophile, Antonio Magliabechi. The letter is written in Italian and bound into a volume along with a typescript English translation. Also in the volume is a copy of D'Israeli's biographical description of Magliabecchi from Curiosities of Literature. The letter was written August 24, 1697 to author, Giovanni Giustino Ciampini (1633-1698).
Apache playing cards collection
The collection consists of four playing cards hand painted on skin prepared by the rawhide method and used by the Native American Apache tribe in the Southwest. An exact date for the cards cannot be established, but most likely they were created approximately 1880.
Applied Physics Laboratory VT Fuze poster
Poster diagram of the VT Fuze developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, signed by the researchers who worked on the project. Signatures include Merle Tuve and Vannemar Bush. Signatures are not original to this item; it appears to be a copy of the original, printed on cardboard.
Archaeological Institute of America, Baltimore Society records
"Are the Mental Capacities of the Sex Equal?"
A short document on the topic of gender equality.
Argentinian police badges
Artemus Chapel diaries
This collection contains two diaries dating from 1864-1865 which belonged to Artemus Chapel, who was a surgeon for the Union Army during the American Civil War. The diaries describe the medical treatment and management of Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners-of-war, mostly during his time serving under the 3rd Army Corps as Medical Director, during which he was Chief Surgeon at the West’s Building Hospital in Baltimore.
Arthur du Cros letter
The collection consists of a letter written to The Johns Hopkins University by the English author, Sir Arthur du Cros, saying that a copy of his book, Wheels of Fortune, has been sent to be added to the library.