Collections

The materials consist of research notes, copies of articles, correspondence, outlines, drafts, and other materials compiled by Sarah Hammond (Yale, 1999) for her senior essay titled, "A Brief History of Bladderball."

The collection includes the contents of 6 three ring binders, which contained the handwritten texts of Dr. Saad's lectures. Materials have been foldered but notes indicate their original folder designation. None of the materials are dated, but lectures are titled. Abubaker Saad Collection

The collection contains the personal papers of South African physician and politician on microfilm. The following is a corresponding list of microfilm reel to box listed in the inventory: Reel 1= Box A (File number A.D. 843) - Box C (Public 1939) Reel 2 = Box C (Public 1940) - Box E (Public Dec 1942) Reel 3 = Box G (Public January 1943) - J (Public September 1945) Reel 4 = Box J (Public October 1945) - Box L (Public December 1948) Reel 5 = Box M (Public 1949) - Box O (File 23 YMCA) Reel 6 = Box P (File number 24 Antobiography) - Box S (File number 39 Relations News) Reel 7 = Box T (File number 40 Printed Pamphlet) - Box U (Presscuttings)

The collection contains materials on several Centers, both active and inactive. Contents include annual reports, brochures, correspondence, newsletters, publications and some audiovisual material. The Insurance Law Center material includes information on symposiums held from 1979-2019 while the Center for Energy and Environmental Law symposium files run from 2011-2022. Series VII includes proposals for Centers including the Indian Law Center and a Community Law Center. Series VI. Center for Community Safety, Policing and Inequality was established in 2022. Materials will be added as they are transferred to the Archives.

Correspondence and other documents signed by circa 200 members of the Académie française, 1637-1926 and undated, assembled by an unidentified collector, possibly American autograph collector Howes Norris, Jr. (1867-1938), of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. Most are autograph letters, signed; other contents include literary writings, legal documents, and a few documents concerning administration of the Académie française. Many are accompanied by descriptions from vendor catalogs, engraved portraits, clippings, or notes of former owners. Correspondence includes an autograph letter, signed, from Alexis de Tocqueville to Robert Walsh, consul general of the United States in Paris, 1845 June 10. Documents relating to Maurice Donnay and Albert, comte de Mun, include signatures on printed cards identified as "The autograph collection of Howes Norris, Jr."

The materials consist of photographs documenting the construction of the Accelerator Laboratories at Yale, including the 1961 addition.

Account Book (1973-68-7) of a bookstore or general store. Entries include many books, and are entered chronologically. Each entry includes date, name of customer, and cash received. Most notably, one page has a heading that reads, "McFingall Sold in the Office." McFingall is a mock epic written by John Trumbull.

Account Book (1973-76-10) used through the years 1789 to 1803. Originally credited to Jeremiah Atwater, famed educator of New Haven, but may have belonged to an unknown uncle. Entries include the date, the job performed or item purchased, and cash received or given.

Account Book (1972-109-3) documents transactions of an unknown blacksmith. The book is organized chronologically, and the entries included the name of the customer, sometimes a description of the job, and the price. The book may have been used as a scrapbook.

Personal account book (2011-119-0) contains entries for money lent, sent out, and brought in. The entries are organized chronologically and provide the date of the transaction, who the money was given to or taken from, what the transaction as for, and the amount of money.