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Emma P. Burr Collection

Collection — Box: VMF 3, Folder: 2

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf022

Scope and Contents

Album inscribed on the fly leaf 'Emma,' containing autograph poems and tributes to Emma from her friends. 6 1/4 x 7 3/4" Red leather cover boards, designed and titled, Flowers of Loveliness, in gold leaf. Corner designs colored green. Illustrations of flower-figures bound in. 42 pages.

Found in: Manuscripts

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...

Found in: Manuscripts

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,...

Found in: Manuscripts

Donald Finkel Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms045

Scope and Contents

The Donald Finkel Papers include his extensive research materials, journals, notes, and heavily revised manuscripts. A large collection of editorial matter toward all of his books and a small, yet revealing professional correspondence with editors and literary colleagues completes the Finkel Papers.

Found in: Manuscripts

John Rison Fordyce Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms047

Scope and Contents

The John Rison Fordyce Papers consists primarily of material towards a history of the DeSoto expedition, entitled "Trailing DeSoto." In addition to chapter drafts, the collection contains typed and autograph notecards, various maps, and a scrapbook.

Found in: Manuscripts

Isabella Gardner Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms050

Scope and Contents

The Isabella Gardner Papers contain manuscript and editorial material toward most of her books drafts of individual poems as well as letters to and from various editors, friends, and family.

Found in: Manuscripts

Richard S. Hawes Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf072

Scope and Contents

Various journals collected by Hawes

Found in: Manuscripts

George C. Hitchcock Collection

Collection — Box: VMF 8

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf076

Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks of Hitchcock, Yale class of 1890.

Found in: Manuscripts

Fannie Hurst Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms058

Scope and Contents

The Hurst Papers consist of a small quantity of correspondence (most of it between Hurst and her school friend Lois Toensfeldt), the manuscript for her novel Quiet Street, some diary material, and a group of clippings and memorabilia. Special Collections also holds Hurst's personal collection of her published work which includes a complete set of first and variant editions, translations, and other copies of her books.

Found in: Manuscripts

David Jackson Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS-MS-ms060

Scope and Contents

The David Jackson Papers consists of extensive correspondence, photographs of family and friends, and manuscript material towards Jackson’s poems, stories, and plays.

Found in: Manuscripts

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