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May Sinclair papers, circa 1863-1963 (inclusive)

Extent:
52 boxes
Abstract:
Personal papers of May Sinclair, including letters; manuscripts, typescripts, and galleys of her writings; workbooks; works by her friends; biographical information; photographs and illustrations; and miscellaneous items. The collection also includes the research correspondence and miscellaneous items of Theophilus Boll, May Sinclair's biographer.

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Recipe book, circa 1880s (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (314 pages)
Abstract:
This volume contains 100 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes likely created or compiled in the 1880s in England. The majority of the recipes are household and medicinal and there are numerous recipes related to hair care, hair styling, and hair loss.

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John C. Coles prescription book and daybook, 1871-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 volumes
Abstract:
Two volumes comprising the prescription books of pharmaceutical chemist John C. Coles of Chippenham, Wiltshire, England spanning the years from 1871-1920.

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Frederick William Todd scrapbook, 1840-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 book (.025 linear foot)
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A scrapbook spanning the years from 1840-1850 kept by Frederick William Todd who was stationed in India with the East India Company Army.

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Morley Roberts papers, 1884-1965 (inclusive)

Extent:
10 boxes
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Correspondence; memorabilia; manuscripts, galleys, offprints, and clippings of published and unpublished writings; and books written, edited, or annotated by Roberts. About one third of the correspondents in the collection are physicians and/or scientists with whom Roberts consulted about cancer research.

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English legal documents collection, 1592-1810 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
This collection contains 52 assorted English legal documents. Most are brief transactional records attesting to land sales, contracts, or estate settlements. Though mostly unrelated, there are a few small groups of connected documents, such as the five certificates of payment by Captain Roger Martin to various parties executed during December 1685. Beyond these transactional documents are a 1679 record of arguments before the Privy Council as well as a 1770 warrant for the arrest of Nicholas Gwyn, an Ipswich medical doctor.

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Birmingham Law Students' Society records, 1857-1894 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes (.50 linear foot)
Abstract:
Four volumes spanning the years from 1857 to 1894 concerning the Birmingham Law Students' Society in England. The Society was founded in 1848. The volumes contain printed meeting agendas, moot court subjects, lists of members, programs, menus, and tickets. A handwritten catalog of the Society's library is included.

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Nottingham Naturalists' Society scrapbooks, 1872-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box (0.3 linear foot)
Abstract:
Two scrapbooks of the Nottingham Naturalists' Society spanning the years from 1872 to 1893. Consists of two volumes. Volume 1 comprises printed ephemera regarding the society's meetings and events. Volume 2 contains newpaper regarding the society.

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Agnes Repplier papers, circa 1870-1960 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.8 linear feet (13 boxes)
Abstract:
Philadelphia-born Agnes Repplier was an essayist and biographer with a writing career that spanned sixty-five years, during which she developed friendships with a number of noted writers, artists, and scholars. The Papers comprise six series: Incoming Correspondence; Outgoing Correspondence; Writings by Agnes Repplier; Biographical Material; Agnes Repplier and Repplier Family Personal Papers; and Memorabilia.

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Ada Rehan papers, circa 1879-1918 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes
Abstract:
The collection consists primarily of correspondence addressed to Ada Rehan but also includes some memorabilia, such as an analysis of Katharine in The Taming of the Shrew in Ada Rehan's hand, clippings, dedications, menus and invitations, and programs and playbills.

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Henry Dundas papers, 1781-1839 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 linear feet (13 boxes)
Abstract:
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville PC and Baron Dunira (28 April 1742–28 May 1811) was a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was the first Secretary of State for War and the last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom. His son, Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount (14 March 1771–10 June 1851), was at various times Keeper of the Signet of Scotland, First Lord of the Admiralty, and a member of Parliament. The collection includes correspondence and documents formerly owned by the First and Second Viscounts Melville, Henry Dundas and Robert Dundas. The materials come from the Dundas family archives and consist of ten bound volumes and four boxes of unbound manuscripts. The bulk of the papers relate to British India with a smaller but still substantial subset dealing with Scottish politics, patronage, and pensions. With a few exceptions the collection comprises incoming correspondence and enclosures to Henry and Robert Dundas but not their replies.

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John Mitchell journal, circa 1818-1834 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This journal documents John Mitchell's intimate thoughts on death, depression, and vaccination.

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Sperling family recipe book, 1799-1816 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This volume contains 166 culinary, household, and medicinal recipes and was created and compiled between 1799 and 1816 in England. The primary contributor was possibly Sarah Ann Grace Sperling (1770-1850), but there are numerous hands present.

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