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George Handy Bates Samoan papers
The George Handy Bates Samoan papers are made up of correspondence, documents, memoranda, clippings, photographs, and other material relating to George Handy Bates's tenure as a special investigator into Samoan affairs beginning in 1886, and as a commissioner to the 1889 Berlin Conference on Samoan Affairs.
Bemerkungen über Abdrucken : Rembrandt
"Bemerkungen über Abdrucken: Rembrandt" [Remarks on prints: Rembrandt] is an eight-page manuscript of research notes by an unidentified nineteenth-century individual discussing selected Rembrandt prints.
Karl Wolfgang Böer papers
Karl Wolfgang Böer papers supplement
The Karl Wolfgang Böer papers supplement contains the publications, scientific notes, and other papers documenting the professional activities of Karl Wolfgang Böer, a preeminent physicist who pioneered the development of solar energy.
Kay Boyle letters to Helga Einsele
Kay Boyle papers
Born on February 19, 1902, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Kay Boyle has been known for her work and achievements as a poet, short story writer, novelist, journalist, teacher, and political activist. One of the most prominent American expatriates during the 1920s and 1930s, much of Kay Boyle’s work reflects the influences of that literary circle.
C. B. Cottrell Sons Co. printing specimens and trade catalogs
The C. B. Cottrell & Sons Co. printing specimens and trade catalogs includes approximately 133 items related to this printing press manufacturer spanning the period 1874 to 1910. Items found in the collection include trade catalogs, advertising cards, broadside and leaflet advertisements, blank stationery, memoranda, ledger sheets, invoices, receipts, and other printing specimens, and other materials related to the business.
M. Clark Chambers Kay Boyle collection
Children's scrapbook belonging to "A.R."
This nineteenth-century children's scrapbook bears the initials "A.B." and the date 1891 in cross stitch on a small oval canvas label affixed to a red cloth cover. The scrapbook features both German and English trade cards; collectible scraps of flowers, animals, children, and flowers; visiting cards; New Year cards; color printed cartoons of Grimm fairy tales and rhymes in German; and other color printed images.
Philadelphia Custom House records
John Digby papers supplement
Dyeing catalog collection
The Dyeing catalog collection comprises 365 trade catalogs related to the European dyeing industry in the late 19th and early 20th century, with the bulk of the materials from Germany. Most of the catalogs include samples of dye on various types of material, including paper, wood, textiles, yarn, and fur.
German-American manuscript recipe book
This nineteenth-century German-American manuscript recipe book is written in both languages and contains a variety of food recipes, particularly desserts, as well as several laid-in items like clippings and additional handwritten recipes.
Thomas Benton Gohl birth and baptism certificate
A birth and baptismal certificate printed by G. S. Peters, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in German. Certificate for Thomas Benton Gohl, son of Nathan and Matilda (Fielis) of Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Sir Joseph Gold political and miscellaneous ephemera collection
The attorney and author Joseph Gold was born in London, England, on July 12, 1912; he died on February 22, 2000, in Bethesda, Maryland. The Sir Joseph Gold political and miscellaneous ephemera collection comprises .67 linear feet of newsletters, pamphlets, posters, blank letterhead, and typed pages from the 1960s through the 1990s.
Graff family papers
The Graff family papers primarily depict the business lives of three generations of merchants and tradesmen in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Philadelphia. The majority of the receipts, letters, and contracts with dates spanning 1750-1856 represent the business affairs of Jacob Graff, his son Jacob, and his grandsons Frederick and Charles Graff.
George Gray papers
Alan Kaufman papers
Language exercises by students of Worcester, Massachusetts
Selected schoolwork in the subject of Language by first- through ninth-grade students from Worcester, Massachusetts. It was likely submitted to the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in St. Louis, Missouri.
Late Victorian era British scrapbook of chromolithographic plates
This late nineteenth-century British album, created by an unknown author, features scraps, chromolithographic prints, and original artwork, with many images containing motifs of Orientalism and depictions of the colonial British Far East. Other common themes include fashion, religion, literature, and landscapes.
J. Ben Lieberman early printed leaf collection
The J. Ben Lieberman early printed leaf collection contains examples of printing Lieberman acquired as an amateur printer, type enthusiast, and proponent of the private press. The collection includes eleven specimens in Latin, German, Italian, and French, and spans the fifteenth century to the eighteenth century. The leaves represent a variety of texts, with topics ranging from art and architecture to the Bible.
Massachusetts textile mills sample books
This collection contains four sample books of denims, tickings, and furniture checks manufactured by Massachusetts textile mills. The sample books were created by textile selling agents J.S. & E. Wright & Co. and Wright, Bliss, and Fabyan between 1866 and 1882.
George S. Messersmith papers
Diplomatic and professional papers of George S. Messersmith (1883-1960). Consists of correspondence, memoranda, and official dispatches written during Messersmith's tenure with the U.S. Department of State, as well as during his subsequent business career. The extensive typescript of an unpublished memoir is also present. The papers include extensive discussions of political and economic matters regarding Europe during the 1930s and Latin America in the 1940s and 1950s.
George W. and Pauline Murray, Jr., papers
Michael Peich paper specimens catalogs collection
Michael Peich is an emeritus professor of English at West Chester University. In 1982, he founded the Aralia Press, a fine arts press used to teach university students the art of printing. The Michael Peich paper specimens catalogs collection comprises American and worldwide paper manufacturers’ sample books sent to Peich and Aralia Press from 1977-2008, largely advertising hand- and machine-made art and printing paper.