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Collection — Box: BW 43, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16383
Content Description
Sentiments and poems of friendship, most signed and some are dated; "Knoxville, [Il.]" "Jacksonville, [Il.]" "Abingdon College, Knox County Illinois" "Princeton, Ill."
Dates:
1854 - 1856
Collection — Box: BW 49, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16768
Content Description
This collection contains the ledger of Charles Irving Harvie, a first year at the University of Virginia on the eve of the Civil War. Six pages record payments for matriculation, transportation, personal items, and memberships to groups like the Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty, were one of two confederate military companies formed at the University.
Dates:
1860 - 1861
Collection
Identifier: MSS 16377
Scope and Contents
Printed journals belonging to Harriet Newell Haskell, principal of Monticello Female Seminary from 1867 to 1907 in Godfrey, Illinoise. Journals include "The Fairfax Review" 1882-1884; "Monticello Ladies Seminary" 1879-1882, 1886-1887, 1899-1900; "The Echo" 1904-1906, 1911; "Town Topics Financial Bureau" 1919, "Town Topics Journal of Society" 1921.
Dates:
1879-1919
Collection — Flat_Box: Archival Oversized Box S 4, Oversize_Folder(Within_an_OSBox): 1
Identifier: MSS 16665
Content Description
This collection contains a printed signed receipt for "two guineas" signed by Alexander Pope as, "being the first payment to the Subscription, for the Translation of Homer's Iliads; to be delivered in Quires, to the Bearer hereof, in the manner specify'd in the Proposals." The subscriber's name, Daniel Hayes, was filled in by Pope, who also signed the receipt slip on the bottom right. The manuscript is an oblong 8vo slip (83 X 148 mm) with a burn stain on the lower left that has...
Dates:
1714
Collection — Box: BW 51, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16651
Content Description
One autographed signed letter by Rutherford B. Hayes to Major Davis regarding reports about the American Civil War and Morgan's Raid in Buffington, Ohio, in July 1863.
Dates:
1891 January
Collection — Box: BW 52, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16767
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS15290
Collection — Box: BW 6, Folder: 1 [X031589274]
Identifier: MSS 16131
Scope and Contents
The Ernest Hemingway letter (1935; 0.03 cubic feet) consists of a typed letter from Hemingway to Arnold Gringrich, the editor of Esquire. Hemingway asks about selling the serial rights of Green Hills of Africa so that Max Perkins can serialize the book. He also mentions John Dos Passos, Luis Quintanilla, Pauline, Dick Armstrong's wife, and Alfred Knopf, Jr.
Dates:
1935
Collection — Box: BW 8, Folder: 1 [X031589305]
Identifier: MSS 16191
Scope and Contents
Lydia Heney friendship album, 1837-1839, consists of 0.03 cubic feet, a simple album with marbled paper cover with gilt-stamped green leather corners and spine, no title page, pink endpapers and white pages. This friendship album contains many sentiments and verses directed to Lydia Heney, including many different handwriting examples from both male and female friends and acquaintances. Locations of signers include Pennsylvania towns, Brandywine, Pittsburgh, Pocopson, Pemsbury, Pemsville,...
Dates:
1837-1839
Collection — Box: BW 8, Folder: 1 [X031589298]
Identifier: MSS 16186
Scope and Contents
D. M. Henkel letter to his cousin, Samuel G. Henkle, February 5, 1841, 0.03 cubic feet, printed in ink and sends news of D. M. Henkel's father's death.
Dates:
1841 February 5
Collection — Box: BW 15, Folder: 1 [X030899214]
Identifier: MSS 16360
Collection — Box: BW 20, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS-16461
Content Description
This collection contains the typed permit allowing Mrs. G.B Herbert, a resident of the Waldorf-Asoria, to enter upon and pass over the drives of Central Park in an "electric pleasure wagon" operated by an experienced motor man. This permit, number 64, was issued by the Department of Parks signed by George C. Clausen, park commissioner for Manhattan.
Dates:
1900-09-18
Collection — Box: BW 9, Folder: 1 [X031589318]
Identifier: MSS 16214
Scope and Contents
Noblet Herbert, Jr. letter to his aunt Jane Charlotte Blackburn Washington, January 25, 1852, 0.03 cubic feet, and one of the last letters during his life. He wrote during his trip to California with an expedition of about 80 Jefferson County men participating in the California "Gold Rush" with descriptions of the land and the costs of various livestock. Also included is an article in the California Historical Society Quarterly v. 29 no. 4 regarding a different letter from Noblet dated...
Dates:
1852 January 25
Collection — Box: BW 28, Folder: 1 [X032669070}
Identifier: MSS 16505
Content Description
This collection contains the ledger of Edwin A. Herring of Harrisonburg, Virginia, recording his real estate holding and investments in Virginia including Waynesboro, Salem, and Harrisonburg. Approximately 26 pages have been filled out with manuscript, generally a few lines to a half page of text. Dr. Edwin A. Hering recording his real estate holdings and investments in Salem, Waynesboro, and Harrisonburg, Virginia. Nine pages relate to his owning of Blue Rock Farm, which he purchased from...
Dates:
1875 - 1890
Collection — Box: BW 54, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16786
Content Description
This collection contains the autograph album of Mary Ann Heston of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The manuscript title page reads "Mary Ann Heston's Album" and contains twenty-three pages of calligraphically rendered manuscript poetry dedicated to Mary from her friends and family, together with three laid-in leaves of manuscript poetry. There are not many locations identified with the entries. One gives a location of Pineville, [Pennsylvania], and another is dated at "Warner's Point Academy."...
Dates:
1825-1826
Collection — Box: BW 27, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16457
Dates:
circa late19th century
Collection
Identifier: MSS 16583
Content Description
The Dale Hill Papers contain recordings, notes, research material, forms, consent waivers, articles, and photographs all relating to the beginning of co-education at the University of Virginia. The bulk of the materials are the audiovisual content, which were maintained previously on and digitized or transferred from audio cassette, DVD, CD, and flash drive carriers at the time the collection was donated to the Library.The...
Dates:
1970s - 2010s
Item — Ledger: 1
Identifier: MSS 16410
Scope and Contents Note
Hillsboro, Virginia store ledger (1836-1850; 0.44 cubic feet) is comprised of approximately 200 pages filled out or partially filled out. Names of customers include Dettor, Wayland, Bowen, Ramsey, etc., whose properties surrounded Hillsboro (now Yancey Mills). The store was owned or funded by James Gunstead and Alexander K. Yancey. In addition to the usual store items, this shop handled a lot of fancy goods. Some include pink silk, velvet ribbons, Irish linen, Tuscan bonnets, palm leaf...
Dates:
1836 - 1850
Collection
Identifier: MSS15409
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 16729
Content Description
This collection documents the work of Susan Tyler Hitchcock, writer, editor, and former faculty member at the University of Virginia. This collection includes Hitchcock's correspondence, notes, photographs, research, and drafts of manuscripts. The bulk of the materials focus on the work surrounding her book The University of Virginia: A Pictorial History published by the ...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1990-1999