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Sir Malcolm Hailey photograph album of Sarda Canal, 1928 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear feet (1 volume)

Abstract:

This album is a presentation photograph album given to Sir Malcolm Hailey, later 1st Baron Hailey, by Moona Lal and Sons, photographers. Hailey was governor of the Punjab from 1924 to 1928 and of the United Provinces from 1928 to 1930. The twenty-six photographs in the volume document the completion of the first stages of the works on the Sarda Canal, United Provinces (now Uttar Preadesh).

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Alexander Fullerton Huston scrapbook of world leaders, circa 1870s (inclusive)

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0.4 linear feet (1 volume)

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Little is known about the owner of this album, Alexander Fullerton Huston. Huston probably lived in Pennsylvania in the mid to late 19th century and possibly practiced law. This volume is dated roughly to the 1870s and contains engravings and photographs of European and American royalty, leaders, explorers, scientists, philosophers, and actors. It is divided into thirteen sections, each one being defined by a geographic region. Within these sections, there are engravings and photographs of the most influential people of that area presented in chronological order.

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Bibliographic records of late 18th century Philadelphia imprints, circa 1875-1930 (inclusive)

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3 volumes (118, 128, 131 leaves)

Abstract:

Bibliography comprising the bibliographic records of Philadelphia imprints spanning the years from 1765 to1800 consisting of three volumes compiled by William J. Campbell circa 1875 to 1930.

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Amelia Smith Calvert photographs of Costa Rican plants, circa 1909-1910 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet (1 box)

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"Photographs of Costa Rican plants" is a two-volume album compiled by biologist Amelia Smith Calvert (1876-1965). Each page of the album features a black and white photograph of a plant native to Costa Rica, with up to a paragraph of type-written text that provides the Latin and common names of the plant, its appearance and characteristics, the specific location where the specimen was found, and the date on which the photograph was taken. Calvert conducted this research on a 1909 to 1910 expedition to Costa Rica with her husband, entomologist Philip Calvert.

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Kanji Dwarkadas papers, 1914-1968, undated (inclusive)

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7.2 linear feet (18 boxes)

Abstract:

The papers of Kanji Dwarkadas, an Indian politician and activist born in 1892, contain correspondence and writings by both Dwarkadas and some of his contemporaries, dating from 1914 to 1965. Active in Mumbai (then Bombay), Dwarkadas began his career alongside Annie Besant, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the Indian Home Rule movement. Letters to and from these individuals and many other important figures in twentieth century Indian politics are included in this collection, along with a number of interviews conducted by Dwarkadas. Beginning in the 1920s, Dwarkadas was actively involved in organizations to promote social welfare in Mumbai, such as the Prostitution Inquiry Committee and Children's Aid Society (meeting minutes, resolutions and reports from these and other groups are included in the collection). Dwarkadas withdrew from politics in 1933 and focused his energies on labor organization and worker's rights.

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Edwin E. Aubrey notes regarding Simon Patrick, circa 1955 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear feet (1 box)

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This collection contains the notes and papers regarding Edwin E. Aubrey's Fulbright Scholarship application for the research of the life and works of English theologian and bishop, Simon Patrick.

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Textbook of polymer chemistry, 1954 (inclusive)

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1 item (359 leaves)

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Annotated typescript of Textbook of polymer chemistry written by Fred W. Billmeyer and Ned D. Heindel in 1954.

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Kermit Vanderbilt typescripts and page proofs of American Literature and the Academy: The Roots, Growth and Maturity of a Profession, 1986 (inclusive)

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0.5 linear feet (1 box)

Abstract:

Kermit Vanderbilt (born 1925) was a professor of English and a widely published author. This collection includes the typescripts and page proofs for his book American Literature and the Academy, published in 1989.

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Joseph Black lectures on chemistry, 1775-1776? (inclusive)

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6 volumes

Abstract:

Six volumes comprising lectures of chemistry written by Joseph Black, 1775-1776?

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Caspar René Gregory manuscript of Canon and Text of the New Testament, 1907 (inclusive)

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0.2 linear_foot (1 box)

Abstract:

Caspar René Gregory (1846-1917) was a professor of theology at the University of Leipzig for twenty-five years. This collection contains his handwritten manuscript for Canon and Text of the New Testament, which was published in 1907.

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