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John Ruskin collection, 1826-1949, bulk 1840-1885

19.52 Linear Feet
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The John Ruskin Collection contains correspondence, writings, artwork, and other material relating to the life and career of the Victorian author and art critic John Ruskin. Major correspondents include his parents, John James Ruskin and Margaret Cox Ruskin; George Allen; Edward Clayton; William Graham; Henry Jowett; Robert C. Leslie; Frederic Maynard; Susanna Miller; Sir John Naesmyth and Lady Naesmyth; Edward B. Nicholson; William Roscoe Osler; Harriette Rigbye; and Mrs. Arthur Stannard (who published as John Strange Winter). Writings include notebooks of Ruskin's juvenilia and other poems by Ruskin; autograph manuscripts of "The Mysteries of Life and its Arts" and several of his lectures; the manuscript of his autobiography, "Praeterita;" and corrected page proofs of chapters fromModern Painters and page and galley proofs of Sesame and Lilies. Artwork includes fourteen watercolors and pen and ink sketches by Ruskin. The collection also contains photographs of Ruskin; notes taken by Alexander H. M. Wedderburn at Ruskin's 1874 lectures in Oxford; and a leather postbag stamped with Ruskin's name and address.

Gloria Wraight Collection, 1970-2013, 1970-2013

1 linear foot (1 box)
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Scrapbooks and teachers' contracts for Gloria Wraight and Windermere School.
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Gloria Wraight Collection, 1970-2013, 1970-2013 1 linear foot (1 box)

University of Connecticut, National Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic and Great Lakes Records, 1966 - 2008

171.6 Linear Feet
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The Nataional Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic & Great Lakes (NURC-NA&GL) at the University of Connecticut's Avery Point campus is a regional and national leader in the support of underwater research. The NURC-NA&GL is also a leader in the development of advanced technologies to address the environmental and natural resource needs of its region and the nation.

Boris Filippov papers, 1880-2015

30.58 Linear Feet
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The papers consist of Filippov's correspondence with Russian émigré literary figures and scholars, typescripts of Filippov's writings (poetry, prose, critical essays), materials for works edited by Filippov as well as writings by others not included in works edited by Filippov; and artwork by Serge Hollerbach for books edited by Filippov.
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1969 Acquisition, 1908-1969 8.55 Linear Feet

Robert Shaw Papers, 1916-2002

219 Linear Feet
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The Robert Shaw Papers contain annotated musical scores, correspondence, office files pertaining to a variety of topics, photographs, sound recordings, and other materials, by and about the American conductor Robert Shaw (1916-1999).
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William Henricks Wiser and Charlotte Viall Wiser Papers, 1836-2000

13 Linear Feet
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William and Charlotte Wiser were Presbyterian missionaries in North India, appointed in 1915, and were active in the development of India Village Service, a demonstration project for the improvement of village life. These papers document the work of the Wisers in North India, particularly their involvement in rural reconstruction and their interest in Indian folklore.

Yale University Library records concerning renovation projects, 1965-2007

8.58 Linear Feet
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The records consist of assessments, plans, estimates, summaries, pictorial records, and architectural plans documenting the renovation of Sterling Memorial Library at Yale.

Thomas W. Streeter collection of Texas manuscripts, 1787-1864

4 Linear Feet
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The collection consists of letters, land claims, court papers, financial documents, public documents, narrative descriptions, and histories, recording the early history and development of Texas, including the conflicts between Texan and Mexican officials that culminated in the Texas Revolution. Each part is arranged alphabetically by the author, item title, or subject. Accompanied by Streeter's catalogue of his collection in two notebooks.
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Scoville Family Papers, 1797-2002

9.67 Linear Feet
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The papers consist of correspondence, writings, speeches, diaries, clippings, printed matter, and other papers related to descendants of Samuel Scoville, Sr. (1835-1902) and his wife Harriet Eliza Beecher (1838-1911). Materials document the activities of members of the Beecher, Gallaudet, Scoville, Trumbull, and Barry families. The bulk of the material relates to Alice Scoville Barry's research on Henry Ward Beecher, particularly on the 1875 adultery trial against Theodore Tilton and his wife Elizabeth Tilton. Her research notes include her opinions, book drafts, and correspondence with family members and close friends, including her brother Reverend Gurdon Trumbull Scoville (1904-1993). Additionally, the papers include materials relating to deaf education from Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Gallaudet genealogical information, writings, and family photographs. Also included are letters between Trumbull family members, biographical articles and obituaries of the Trumbull family, society applications with genealogical information, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Most of the Trumbull family correspondence is among Henry Clay Trumbull, Sally Ann Swan, James Hammond, Gurdon Trumbull, Sr., Gurdon Trumbull, Jr. and other family members. The collection also includes genealogical charts, sermons of Henry Ward Beecher and his father, Lyman Beecher, family correspondence, diaries of Harriet Eliza Beecher Scoville, and Samuel Scoville, Sr., and family photographs.

Decimal Index to the Art of the Low Countries (D.I.A.L.) Photograph Collection, 1950-1980

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Partial set of postcard size reproductions of original photographic prints from the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, the Netherlands Institute for Art History in the Hague. "The photographs illustrate an iconographic index of Dutch and Flemish paintings, drawings, and prints, form the late Medieval to Renasissance periods that protry biblical, mythological, allegorical, and historical scenes. . . .Originally devised by H. van de Waal, professor of art history at the University of Leiden and completed by a group of scholars after his death."---(quoted from Fogg Library, Harvard University catalog record)
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