Autographs
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin Silliman family letter collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0030
Abstract
Benjamin Silliman and Benjamin Silliman, Jr. were both 19th century American chemists and original members of the National Academy of Sciences. The collection spans the years 1816-1871 and consists of 28 autograph letters from both Benjamin Silliman and Benjamin Silliman, Jr., and one eulogy of Benjamin Silliman.
Edward M. Greenway, Jr. Autograph collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0023
Overview
Edward McDonald Greenway, Jr. was born in New York in 1820. The collection spans the years 1737 to 1876 and consists of approximately 250 items of correspondence and some legal documents. The correspondents are primarily prominent lawyers, politicians, statesmen, and figures of the Revolutionary War from Maryland.
Garrett autograph collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-GAR-029
Overview
The Garrett autograph collection contains signed letters and documents that record U.S. history and culture, including presidents, statesmen, and military figures.
German autograph album
Collection — Box 1: [31151030079705]
Identifier: MS-0444
Overview
This collections consists of one leather bound volume that contains nine notes and autographs; six in German, three in English. The entries range in date from 1862-1863 to 1880.
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Special Collections
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German autograph album
Harriet L. Lagowitz autograph albums
Collection — Box 1: [31151030051688]
Identifier: MS-0170
Overview
Harriet L. Lagowitz was a resident of New York city in the late nineteenth century. The collection (1877-1890) is formed by two autograph albums and approximately 80 envelopes containing the autographs of theater and stage performers.
Hopkins Family collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0078
Overview
Johns Hopkins (1795-1873) was a highly successful Baltimore merchant and philanthropist. He left much of his wealth to found a university and hospital in Baltimore. This collection contains manuscripts, photographs and printed material by or about Johns Hopkins and his ancestors, 1743-2005.
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Special Collections
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Hopkins Family collection
James Roberts Gilmore papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0037
Overview
James Roberts Gilmore (1822-1903) was an American author who often used the pseudonym "Edmund Kirke." This collection includes letters collected by Gilmore from significant literary, political, and popular individuals of the 19th century. The letters span the years 1820 to 1903.
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Special Collections
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James Roberts Gilmore papers
J.H. van 't Hoff papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0074
Overview
Jacobus Henricus (Henry) van 't Hoff (1852-1911) was a chemist credited with founding the science of stereochemistry, and in 1901 he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in chemistry. The majority of the papers are those reflecting family affairs or honors accorded van 't Hoff for his work. This collection does not contain his scientific or working papers except for notes of two lectures and copies of his published papers. The papers are mostly in Dutch. The papers span from 1837 to 1924.
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Special Collections
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J.H. van 't Hoff papers
Raymond Dexter Havens papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0024
Overview
Raymond Dexter Havens, educator and author, was born in Rochester, New York in 1880. In 1925, he joined The Johns Hopkins University faculty as Caroline Donovan Professor of English, a post he held until his retirement in 1949. In 1931, Havens was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.The collections consists of correspondence; reprints, articles, and clippings; outlines, course note, study guides, and bibliographies; an autograph album contains holographic messages from...
Found in:
Special Collections
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Raymond Dexter Havens papers
Richard Davis Harding collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0016
Overview
Richard Harding Davis was an American journalist, war correspondent, and novelist. The collection consists of autograph letters and manuscript fragments of well-known literary figures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Most of the items were exhibited at the World's Fair in 1893.
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Special Collections
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Richard Davis Harding collection