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Rita Katz Farrell collection related to dance

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0430
Abstract

Reference and research files that Rita Katz Farrell compiled during her career as a critic, freelance writer, and teacher.

Dates: 1920-1993; Majority of material found within 1950-1993

Richard McCann papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0616
Abstract The Richard McCann papers document the personal life and professional career of this American author, poet, and educator. The collection includes McCann's early creative writing; teaching materials; reviews, essays, and critical writing; personal and professional correspondence; and extensive drafts of McCann's poetry and fiction. McCann's fiction has autobiographical roots, often drawn from family relationships and personal experiences, as illustrated in photographs and family memorabilia...
Dates: 1920s-2008; Majority of material found within 1978-2005

Frederick G. Nixon-Nirdlinger scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0431
Abstract

The Frederick G. Nixon-Nirdlinger Scrapbook chronicles the 1909 cruise taken by Philadelphia resident and theatrical manager Nixon-Nirdlinger and his wife from New York City to France, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, and Hungary. The scrapbook records various aspects of the early twentieth-century travel business and is particularly rich with theatrical ephemera, indicating Nixon- Nirdlinger’s trip combined theatrical business interests with pleasure.

Dates: 1909

World fairs and expositions collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0630
Abstract

This artificial collection comprises a variety of types of material documenting world fairs and expositions, spanning the dates between 1851 and 1967, with the bulk of the collection dating from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Material consists of printed matter and ephemera, including newspapers, programs, invitations, maps, brochures, viewbooks, advertisements, stationery, contracts, bonds, trade cards, and a scrapbook; photographs and prints; and realia souvenirs.

Dates: 1851-1967; Majority of material found in 1893

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Photographs 3
Clippings (information artifacts) 2
Contracts 2
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Handbills 2
Invitations 2
Magazines (periodicals) 2
Maps (documents) 2
Newspapers 2
Scrapbooks 2
Trade cards (advertising) 2
Advertising fans 1
Albumen prints 1
American literature--20th century 1
American literature--21st century 1
American poetry--20th century 1
Anthologies 1
Articles 1
Authors, American--20th century 1
Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence 1
Authors, American--21st century 1
Bonds (negotiable instruments) 1
Broadsides (notices) 1
Brochures 1
Buffalo (N.Y.)--History--20th century 1
Cards (information artifacts) 1
Chicago (Ill.)--History--19th century 1
Cruise ships--History--20th century 1
Dance--United States--History 1
Diplomas 1
Drafts (documents) 1
Education--United States--History--20th century 1
Exhibitions--England--London--History--19th century 1
Exhibitions--United States--History--19th century 1
Exhibitions--United States--History--20th century 1
Families--United States--History--20th century 1
Gay authors--United States--20th century 1
Gay authors--United States--21st century 1
Gays in popular culture--United States--History--20th century 1
Grant proposals 1
Journals (periodicals) 1
Lecture notes 1
London (England)--History--19th century 1
Manuscripts (documents) 1
Maryland--History--20th century 1
Menus 1
Montréal (Québec)--History--20th century 1
New Orleans (La.)--History--19th century 1
New York (N.Y.)--History--20th century 1
Novelists 1
Ocean travel--History--20th century 1
Pamphlets 1
Pennants 1
Performing arts--United States--History--20th century 1
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century 1
Playbills 1
Poets 1
Press kits 1
Press releases 1
Professors (teacher) 1
Punch (London, England) 1
Receipts (financial records) 1
Research (document genres) 1
Research notes 1
Saint Louis (Mo.)--History--20th century 1
San Francisco (Calif.)--History--20th century 1
Scarves (costume accessories) 1
Schedules (time plans) 1
School yearbooks 1
Scrapbooks--United States--History--20th century 1
Souvenirs 1
Stationery 1
Stereographs 1
Stereoscopes 1
Syllabi 1
Telegrams 1
Theater--History--20th century 1
Tickets 1
Viewbooks 1
Visiting cards 1
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Language
French 1
Italian 1
 
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American University (Washington, D.C.) 1
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1967 : Montréal, Québec) 1
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) 1
Göteborgs universitet 1