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Adair's Club minute book, 1942 0.01 Linear Foot

Adair's Club (Brooklyn, New York)

Minute book, 1942, of the Adair's Club of Brooklyn, New York. Includes details of the invitation of new members to the club, induction of new members, planning of events, and events held by the club. Events typically include card games, food, and socializing. There is also discussion of former members and their reasons for leaving the club. Meetings were usually held in the homes of various members.

  1. College of William and Mary

Alan Bowne papers, 1964/1991, bulk 1980/1989 3 Linear Feet 5 boxes

Bowne, Alan
The Alan Bowne papers consists of five boxes of materials created over the course of Bowne's career as a playwright and author. These include play scripts and drafts, short story and novel drafts, screenplays, technical writings, correspondence, notebooks, photographs, audio cassettes, and one reel-to-reel tape. These materials originate from circa 1964 - 1991, with the bulk of the collection originating from the 1980s.
  1. George Mason University

Bruce Centner September 11, 2001 Collection, 2001/2011 .5 Linear Feet

Centner, Bruce

Collection is contained on 7 DVD's and 2 CD's. Titles of discs from creator are as follows: Pentagon Fire DVD 09-11-2001, President Bush Visits Pentagon, September 12, 2001, Exterior/ Interior Aerials of Pentagon Crash Site 09-14-2201, The Pentagon Power Point Presentation, News Media Coverage of Bruce H. Centner NEWS 13 9/9/2011, BS News 7 9/11/11, "At the Arc" Photo Collection, Charles Lindbergh, DRHS Welcomes, DRHS Signage.

  1. College of William and Mary

Commander Horace Elmer Collection, 1864/1900 1 Linear Feet 2 archival boxes.

Horace, Elmer, Commander, 1846-1898
This collection includes journals, scrapbooks, and photographs belonging to U. S. Naval Commander Horace Elmer (1846-98). He was an important naval figure who sailed on the USS Hartford's Asiatic mission, but significantly, the Monitor. This collection illustrates, through personal documentation, the experience of life at sea but also Elmer's immense skill and expertise in the US Navy in both mechanical and practical aspects. Information concerning his daughter, Edith Elmer Wood, a prominent progressive housing reformer, is also contained in the collection.
  1. University of Richmond

Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt Tee Walker collection, 1953/2016 50 Linear Feet

Walker, Wyatt Tee
This collection includes material related to and collected by the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker and his wife, Theresa Ann Edwards Walkers. Materials include personal papers and administrative files of Dr. and Mrs. Walker, audio recordings of Dr. Walker's church services, honors and awards given to Dr. and Mrs. Walker, photographs and slides taken by or depicting Dr. Walker, Dr. Walker's published works and unpublished manuscripts, and other memorabilia and ephemera. Also included is an oral history performed with Dr. and Mrs. Walker.
  1. University of Richmond

Dr. Jack Welsh Scrapbooks, 1967/1969 4 Linear Feet 3 oversized boxes.

Welsh, John D. (Jack), Dr., 1938-2016
This collection contains six handmade scrapbooks filled with clippings, brochures, playbills, and greeting cards related to events in the career of Dr. John D. (Jack) Welsh.
  1. University of Richmond

Edward H. Peple Collection, 1891/1953 7 Linear Feet 8 boxes

Peple, Edward, 1869-1924
Edward Henry Peple was a popular playwright, short story and novel writer in the late 19th and early 20th century. This collection contains copies of his plays, poems, and novels, in various forms. There are letters to and from family, colleagues, agents, and other individuals. There are also contracts, copyright certificates and behind the scenes theater lore, including pictures. The negotiations for movie rights hold interest especially when talking pictures come along and studios need to renegotiate for sound.
  1. University of Richmond

Emily Clemens Pearson letter, 1841 0.01 Linear Feet 1 legal size folder

Collection includes a letter from Emily Clemens Pearson to her brother, Mr. S. A. Clemons, about the North Farnham Church. The collection also includes a photograph of a sign for the North Farnham Church describing its history, and a photograph of North Farnham Church.

  1. College of William and Mary

John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31), 1881/1938 0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items

Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏
The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).
  1. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870) Papers, 1829/1862 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Kennedy, John Pendleton, 1795-1870

Papers of a Baltimore essayist and novelist which include selected materials pertaining to the Berkeley Springs-Martinsburg-Winchester area, visits to Richmond, Salt Sulphur, and White Sulphur Springs, and a journey in 1850 to Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Louisville from Kennedy's journal, 1848-1855; and his diary, 1829-1832. There are also selected letters and portions of a diary copied from originals in the Library of Congress.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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