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Clement von Franckenstein photograph album, circa 1950 (inclusive)

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1 box (0.2 linear foot)

Abstract:

A photograph album probably compiled by Franckenstein comprised of twenty-four black-and-white images with captions measuring 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. The photographs were taken at the 1950 Moral Re-Armament conference at Caux, Switzerland.

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Backward glance: typescript, 1933 (inclusive)

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1 item (295 leaves)

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An annotated carbon typescript written by Edith Wharton entitled Backward Glance dated 1933

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Jane Austen: typescript, 1927 (inclusive)

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1 volume

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R. Brimley Johnson (1867-1932) was an english biographer, critic, and editor who specialized in 19th century English authors and literature. This resource is a typescript of Johnson's, Jane Austen, dated 1927.

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George Nathan Caylor papers, 1911, circa 1955-1965 (inclusive)

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0.6 linear feet (2 boxes)

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George N. Caylor (1885-1973), born George N. Cohen, is best known for his active role in the Socialist Party in Philadelphia and New York in the early 1900s. This collection includes two typescripts of Caylor's autobiographical works, biographical writings about his brother Joseph E. Cohen (1893-1950), and assorted writings by other people relating to the utopian community of Arden, Delaware and the Center for Practical Politics.

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Notes and draft for an article for Comoediae of Terentius by Johannes Grüninger, 1970s (inclusive)

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0.75 linear_foot (5 volumes in 3 boxes)

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Five volumes consisting of notes and draft for an article for Comoediae of Terentius by Johannes Grüninger, written by Lessing J. Rosenwald in the 1970s.

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Marian Anderson supplementary papers, circa 1916-2007 (inclusive)

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48 boxes

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Papers supplementing the Marian Anderson Papers, comprising correspondence (general and fan mail); business correspondence, records and contracts; manuscript and typescript biographical materials; some materials belonging to her sisters Alyse Anderson and Ethel DePreist, her mother Anna D. Anderson, and her husband, Orpheus H. Fisher; Anderson's notes, journals, calendars, and financial documents; correspondence and memorabilia from James DePreist; programs and publicity materials; clippings; awards and tributes; and memorabilia.

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Appreciation of ancient and medieval science during the Renaissance (1450-1600): annotated typescript, 1953 (inclusive)

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1 item (490 leaves)

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Annotated typescript of Appreciation of ancient and medieval science during the Renaissance (1450-1600) by George Sarton, 1953.

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Marieluise and Martin Christadler scrapbook on Philadelphia, 1965 (inclusive)

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0.08 linear feet (1 box)

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Martin and Marieluise Christadler, fellowship holders in American studies under the American Council of Learned Societies, spent a year in Philadelphia in 1965. They created a scrapbook documenting the history of Philadelphia and their experience during their stay in the city.

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Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra scrapbook, 1902 may-august (inclusive)

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0.08 linear feet

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King Edward VII (1841-1910) was crowned king in a grand celebration on August 9, 1902. This scrapbook documents the planning for and the coronation of King Edward VII and his wife Queen Alexandra, which took place at Westminster Abbey.

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Bāg̲h̲ o bahār. A translation into English of the "Char Durwesh", 1847 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 volume

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This volume contains a partial English translation of Mīr Amman Dihlavī's Bāg̲h̲ o bahār, Tale of Four Durwesh.

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