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Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, 13th to 16th century (bulk)

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53 manuscripts

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Held at: Bryn Mawr College [Contact Us]

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Florentine documents and correspondence collection, 1437-1804 (inclusive)

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5 boxes

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Collection concerning Florentine families, organizations, trades, and industries covering the years 1437-1804. The documents that compose the collection are divided into two broad sections, one dedicated to families and organizations, and the other to subjects. The former, arranged alphabetically by name, then chronologically for each family or organization, features documents pertaining to about 130 among the most important Florentine families, as well as institutions such as the Monte di pietà and the hospital of Santa Maria Novella (referred to as Spedale). The families that are best-known in the collection include the Acciaiuoli, Altoviti, Antinori, Corsi, Corsini, Guadagni, Rucellai, Salviati, and Strozzi; the best-represented families in the collection are the Amadori, Capponi, Cassi, Lapini, and Ricciardi. A small number of documents containing information on 3 ships is also present. The latter, arranged alphabetically by subject, and chronologically within each subject, is...(see more)

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Kueffner estate accounts, 1544-1550 (inclusive)

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0.4 linear feet (1 box)

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This collection contains handwritten quarterly accounts for the estate of the saltpeter dealer (Saliterer) Conrad Kueffner, administered on behalf of Kueffner's 2 underage sons, by appointed guardians (Vormunder) under the auspices of the municipal Vormundamt (office for the care of orphans) of Regensburg.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Daniel G. Brinton collection on Spain and New Spain, 1582-1854 (inclusive)

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1.4 linear feet (4 boxes)

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Daniel Garrison Brinton (1837-1899) was a Philadelphia surgeon and anthropologist who created, collected, and donated collections of books and manuscripts related to anthropology, colonization of the Americas, and native American linguistics. This collection on Spain and New Spain documents, to a limited degree, Spain's relationships with its colonies and other European powers while struggling to maintain its empire.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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John Hall notebook, 1766-1810 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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John Hall of Waterbeach, England kept this volume of account notes and lists spanning the years from 1766 to 1810 with a majority of the entries written in the 1790s .

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Robert Dewse commonplace book, 1773-1791 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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This commonplace book was written and compiled by Robert Dewse in High Melton, Yorkshire, England between 1773 and 1791. It mostly contains mathematics exercises, recipes, passages, and short sayings, facts, opinions, and phrases.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Thomas Peachey recipe book, 1794-1824 (inclusive)

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1 volume (+ 1 booklet, 13 leaves)

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A parchment covered volume comprising recipes for sauces, ketchups, and vinegars by Thomas Peachey spanning thirty years from 1794-1824.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Amersham Soup Society records, 1795-1801 (inclusive)

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0.25 linear feet

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The Amersham Soup Society was established in 1798 in England to run a soup kitchen for Amersham's poor. This collection consists of correspondence, accounts, rules, printed matter, subscriber lists and kitchen plans as well as "Count Rumford's Experimental Essays" and memoranda and plans for the relief of the poor.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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W.R. Harrison private journal, 1841-1886 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear_foot (1 box)

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W.R. Harrison was a publisher's representative for A. S. Barnes & Co. and Mather, Case, Tiffany, & Burnham, who sold maps and textbooks to public and private schools and booksellers. This collection consists of a journal kept from October 14, 1841, to February 20, 1844, by W. R. Harrison as well as several items originally laid into the volume, including bills and receipts, a letter, and the lyrics to a few songs.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Marriage Council Committee records, 1933-1965 (inclusive)

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1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

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Records include accounts, correspondence, lists of members, minutes, reports of the committee, speeches, and statements of function and services. Chaired by Lovett Dewees, M.D. from 1933 to ca. 1954, the committee established a marriage counseling service in 1954 and dealt with issues such as divorce, sex education, and marriage.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]