Collections

Zambia collection, 1929-2011

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The collection consists of printed material and photographs relating to political, economic, and social conditions in Zambia.

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Zane Grey collection, 1905-1922

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The collection contains writings and correspondence of American writer Zane Grey.

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Zbigniew Herbert papers, 1968-1989

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The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and writings relating to Zbigniew Herbert from 1968-1989. There is personal and professional correspondence with Polish literary and cultural figures, publishers, translators and scholars. Noteworthy correspondents include Stanislaw Baranczak, Jozef Czapski, Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski, Konstanty Jelenski, Alina Kalczynska, Susan Sontag, Jacek Trznadel, Petar Vujicic and Adam Zagajewski. Writings include holograph and typescript drafts of essays and poems in the collections Martwa natura z wedzidlem and Elegia na odejscie respectively.

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Zdeněk Němeček papers, 1925-1984

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The papers consist of business correspondence, literary manuscripts, radio scripts, and some translations of Němeček's works. The bulk of the collection documents his broadcasts which covered Czechoslovakian history, politics, economics, and literature. Němeček also spoke on refugees.

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Zelotes Long papers, 1777-1855

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Zelotes Long was a merchant from Coventry, Conn. Letters, bills, receipts, estate inventories, and assessment forms with property descriptions, 1820. Click here to see the scanned paper finding aid and container list (pdf).​ ​

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Zenaida Gutiérrez-Vega collection of José María Chacón y Calvo, 1793-2007, bulk 1915-2007

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The collection consists of material created by or relating to José María Chacón y Calvo, which was accumulated by Zenaida Gutiérrez-Vega in the course of her research on the life and work of the Cuban-born literary critic and academic. Material includes original and copies of correspondence received by Chacón y Calvo from various Cuban, Spanish, and Latin American poets and writers; original manuscripts, typescripts, photocopies, and clippings of writings by Chacón y Calvo; an annotated typescript of Chacón y Calvo's diaries dating from 1917 to 1918; research files containing manuscripts, notes, letters, and printed material relating to other writers (possibly compiled by either Chacón y Calvo or Gutiérrez-Vega); original and photocopies of photographs of Chacón y Calvo; and other material.

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Ziesing Brothers Book Emporium Records, 1982 - 1984

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Chiefly correspondence, also includes manuscripts submitted, and some publicity material associated with the Ziesing Brothers Book Emporium, located in Willimantic, CT.

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Zilkha Gallery and Center for the Arts Gallery Exhibition Catalogs Collection, 1973 - [ongoing]

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The Center for the Arts (CFA) gallery was renamed the Ezra [Wesleyan class of 1947] and Cecile Zilkha Gallery in the fall of 1982 in honor of a gift from The Zilkha Foundation, Inc. The Gallery features contemporary art installations as well as faculty and student work.

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Zimbabwe collection, 1893-2010

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The collection consists of correspondence, printed material, and photographs relating to the history of Zimbabwe and current political, economic, and social conditions.

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Zionism, 1912-1997, bulk Bulk, 1940-1960