The collection consists of personal and business papers primarily related to the James De Barth Shorb family and their business ventures and estate settlements. There is also a substantial amount of material about Benjamin Davis Wilson and his...
The collection consists of manuscripts by Dunstan Thompson, including book reviews, diaries, essays, plays, poems, and short stories, and correspondence (both to and from Thompson), photographs, drawings and ephemera. Correspondents represented in...
Personal and professional papers of Conrad Aiken. The collection includes his correspondence, (chiefly letters addressed to him), dealing with his business and literary affairs, manuscripts of his works, with some photographs and ephemera. The...
The Manuscript Department of the Huntington has over 5,000 items in its holdings related to the subject of Hawaii. This material spans 200 years of Hawaiian history (inclusive dates are 1766 to 1977) and ranges from individual letters and journals...
The collection contains 12 folders in 2 boxes. The largest folder has 223 pages while the smallest has only 21. The inclusive dates are 1928-1929. This collection includes correspondence, meetings minutes, press releases, photographs, and other...
The collection contains research materials related to noted author, Thomas Pynchon. Many of the documents are photocopies of originals obtained from various libraries and institutions. There is a large collection of Family History materials,...
The Manuscripts series is arranged alphabetically by author and title. The manuscripts include a selection of Silverberg's literary works, mostly dating from 1973-1995. Included in this series are: novels, anthologies, short stories, novellas,...
The research material includes the material that Read and Gaines collected for their publication of the Bruff journal. The majority of it is arranged alphabetically by topic. This series is made up mostly of research notes by Read and Gaines. The...
The following individuals are represented in the collection: R.L. (Robert L.) Barth; Robert Dana (b. 1929); Michael Dana Gioia (b. 1950); Thom Gunn; Donald Rodney Justice (b. 1925); Philip Levine (b. 1928); Robert Mezey; Timothy Reid Steele (b....
The majority of the collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, drawings and ephemera directly related to James Robinson Planché and his work in the theatre, antiquarian pursuits, and costume expertise. Among the authors and...
Image of an elevated panoramic view of Chicago, Illinois, overlooking the city's business district and Lake Michigan, from left looking west, then north, east and south, from Monadnock Block, Dearborn, Jackson, Van Buren Sts. and Custom House...
The entire collection spans 240 years of American history and includes seven generations of the Howell and Taylor families. Subjects covered are: the Society of Friends; land ownership in the New Jersey colony; Mount Ephraim, New Jersey; fisheries...
The Alexander Z. Kruse papers contain documents relating to Kruse's career as an artist, art critic, and author. The time frame covered is 1890 to 1975 with the bulk of the material originating from the 1930s to 1960s. The material is arranged by...
This collection consists of materials relating to Ralph H. Cameron's political and business activities, mostly in the years between 1903 and 1912. Box 1 consists of manuscript files, including land and mining claims, financial documents, and...
The collection contains Frank F. Latta's research material from his five decades of researching the history of California's San Joaquin Valley and Miller & Lux, in particular dry farming known as skyfarming. Subjects include: agriculture and...
The Aurora Consolidated Mines Company Records, composed mostly of plans and blueprints for mine equipment, appear to be primarily from the mine's metal and repair shop. The collection is composed of one manuscript, a large number of plans and...
The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence and records (accounts, bills, estimates, receipts, orders to pay and promissory notes). Correspondents represented in the collection include: Cadell & Davies, Thomas Cadell, 1742-1802, Thomas...