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MS/MS. Manuscript Collections

 Collection Subgroup Term
Identifier: MS/MS
Found in 172 Collections and/or Records:

Bryan Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms019
Scope and Contents The Bryan Family Papers consists of correspondence between members of the Bryan, Lamme, and Sterigere families, business associates, and friends, including one letter books of Charles W. Bryan, Sr. (1863-1927); business papers, including legal papers of David Sterigere, Sr., steam boating papers, and engineering papers of C.W. Bryan, Sr.; historical research materials, including published articles of C.W. Bryan, Sr.; clippings and photographs related to stream boating, politics, family...

Ethan Shaskan Bumas Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-MS-ms020
Scope and Contents

The Ethan Shaskan Bumas papers contains three items of correspondence, five manuscripts, reading announcements and clippings.

Anthony Burgess Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms021
Scope and Contents The Anthony Burgess Papers consists of typescripts, manuscripts, and other editorial matter toward Devil of a State, The Wanting Seed, Language Made Plain, and Nothing Like the Sun. The collection consists of other miscellaneous materials by Burgess, including a review of John Barth's Giles Goat-boy, a readers report of ...

Burr-Purkitt Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-MS-ms022
Scope and Contents Correspondence, 1784-1852, among members of the Aaron Burr and Henry Purkitt families, including Theodosia Bartow Burr Alston, Theodosia Bartow Prevost Burr, John Duval, Anne Louisa Prevost, Augustine James Frederic Prevost, Augustine J. Frederic Prevost, Jr., Charlotte Prevost, John Bartow Prevost, Mary E. Prevost, Prudence Lockwood Prevost, Caleb S. Purkitt, Henry Purkitt, and E. Stickney. Correspondents discuss social and family affairs, political events of the period, including the Aaron...

Ted Morgan Collection of William S. Burroughs Research

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms150
Scope and Contents The Ted Morgan Collection of William S. Burroughs consists of research material collected by the author, Ted Morgan, who wrote the definitive biography of Burroughs, Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs. This research material includes first editions, primary sources, secondary material relating to Burroughs and his circle of friends and associates. In addition, there is original correspondence, printed...

William G.B. Carson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms023
Scope and Contents The William G. B. Carson Papers consists of four accruals:Accrual 1 includes materials relating to United States theatre history; materials relating to Carson's teaching at Washington University in St. Louis; theatre playbills, programs, magazines, and newspaper articles; correspondence and autograph collection of famous actors, actresses, and writers.Accrual 2 relates primarily to preparation of Dear Josephine, Professor Carson's...

George Henry Carter Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-MS-ms024
Scope and Contents Three scrapbooks covering Carter’s trip to the International Congress of Master Printers in Gothenburg Sweden, June 4, 1923, and his subsequent travel in England, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Monaco, and Belgium.  Correspondence relates to the purpose and results of the International Congress of Master Printers, government reimbursement for trip expenses, travel plans, personal observations, daily affairs of the Government Printing Office,...

Cartographic Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms140
Scope and Contents Consists of maps or engravings by Theodore de Bry, John Ogilby, Phillip Baldeeus, Jean Baptiste B. d'Anville, Jean Barbault, Jacques Nicholas Bellin, Rigobert Bonne, Frederik Ludvig Norden, Richard Pococke, Robert Sayer, Thomas Stackhouse, Adam Black, Adrien Hubert Brue, John Dower, Geographisches Institut, Victor Levasseur, John Pinkerton, John Thomson, Philippe M.G. van de Maelen, John Carry, Auguste Henri Dufour, Samuel Dunn, William Faden, Thomas Jefferys, Alexander Keith Johnston,...

Jan Garden Castro Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms136
Scope and Contents The Jan Garden Castro papers consist primarily of research materials, writings, and correspondence related to Castro's extensive career as a literary and art critic and her roles as a civic arts activist and co-founder/former Executive Director of River Styx literary magazine in Saint Louis, Missouri. Included are numerous original transcripts of Castro's interviews with notable artists and literary figures, as well as typescript drafts, photocopies and clippings of published book and art...

Michael Castro Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-MS-ms151
Scope and Contents The Michael Castro Papers consists of books (estimated 170 volumes) by mostly St. Louis area authors, journals and little magazines, cassette tapes and CD's (estimated 400 items) largely of poetry readings, often by their authors.  Also includes are materials from Castro's editorial work and own literary career, ephemeral items including advertisements and posters for local literary events, correspondence including Ira Cohen, John Brandi, Maurice Kenney, Phil Sultz, and Madeline Morningstar...