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William Smith Deming papers, 1833-1837 0.25 Linear Feet

Deming, William Smith, 1815-1839

The papers consist of seventy-four letters exchanged between William S. Deming and his family and friends during Deming's years at Yale College (1833-1837). Since Deming was poor, many of his letters discuss the expenses of student life. His father's letters from Newington, Connecticut include advise on maintaining his health, family news, and discussions of monetary problems. Included also is a bill from Yale College (1836).

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William Smith Mason autograph collection, 1800-1929 0.25 Linear Feet

Mason, William Smith, 1866-

The collection consists of autograph manuscripts, documents and correspondence of people in public life. The collection contains correspondence of Theodore Roosevelt with Francis J. Heney and others and copies of letters of the Jonathan Knight family.

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William Smith Mason Papers, 1909-1935, bulk 1922-1931 8 Linear Feet

The William Smith Mason Papers contain correspondence, invoices, bookseller descriptions and scrapbooks documenting Mason's acquisition of Benjamin Franklin-related books and manuscripts. The collection spans the dates 1901 to 1935, but the bulk of the material dates from between 1922 and 1931. Major correspondents include the bookseller and collector William J. Campbell; George S. Eddy; Luther Livingston; the Arthur H. Clark Company; and the Rosenbach Company.

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William Smith papers, 1760-1823 0.4 Linear Feet

Smith, William, 1730-1819

The papers consist of letters, poems by both William Smith and others, newspaper clippings and other material related to Smith's career in the theater and his life in retirement after 1788. The letters discuss personal news, requests for theater tickets, inquiries after Smith's health, and other matters. Letters by Thomas Coutts offer his opinion on various aspiring actors and gossip about theatrical personages; William Dolben's letters include drafts of epilogues and odes; Capel Lofft's letters contain comments on Garrick and Roscius. Edmund Kean's letter discusses his performances of Richard III.
Other papers include a list of characters performed by Smith at Drury Lane, 1753-88; his farewell address from there, 1788; miscellaneous verses; and memorabilia of David Garrick.

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William S. Reese Collection of Robert Graves, 1916-1987, bulk 1920-1980 2.89 Linear Feet

Reese, William S., 1955-

Papers relating to English author Robert Graves and his literary and social circle, collected by William S. Reese. The papers contain correspondence, 1916-1987 and undated, most autograph letters, signed, from Graves to correspondents including Desmond Flower, Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson, Violet and Walter McCormack, W. S. Merwin, Albert R. Mills, Frank Sanders, Siegfried Sassoon, Martin Secker, and other literary colleagues, friends, and family, with third-party correspondence about Graves, including letters from Beryl Graves, Siegfried Sassoon, and Laura (Riding) Jackson; autograph manuscript poems, 1920s-1960s; drafts, proofs, and correspondence relating to his novel An Ancient Castle, 1980-1981; a galley proof for Old Soldier Sahib, a memoir by Frank Richards, 1936; photographs of Graves, 1917-1934 and undated; a watercolor caricature of Graves by Sassoon, 1926; other correspondence and ephemera removed from books owned or inscribed by Graves, 1920s-1930s and undated; a storage box owned by a literary agent of Graves, undated; and exhibit labels for "Robert Graves: A Centennial Exhibition," curated by Reese at the Grolier Club, 1995.

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William Stanley Braithwaite Papers, 1797-1942, bulk 1830-1942 1.25 Linear Feet

Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962

The William Stanley Braithwaite Papers document his personal and professional life and span the dates 1797 to 1942. The Papers contain correspondence, writings, and other papers, which provide evidence of Braithwaite's career as a writer, publisher, and anthologist. The Papers also includes third-party correspondence, notably, a letter from Sir Joseph Banks to J. Nicol from circa 1797.

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William Steen Gaud papers, 1925-1978 3 Linear Feet

Gaud, William Steen, 1907-1977

Correspondence, diary, speeches, Yale memorabilia, and papers relating to his service as an administrator with the U.S. Agency for International Development (1961-1969) in the Near East and South Asia. The most important papers are his letters to his wife, speeches, diary and other papers documenting his military service in Asia, 1943-1945. Other letters to his wife describe trips to Japan in 1955 and 1956. Included also are two oral history interviews made for the Kennedy and Johnson presidential libraries, 1966 and 1971.

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William S. Theaker Papers, 1964-1967, 2004, bulk Bulk, 1964-1967 65.0 Digital objects 1 interview DVD

Theaker, William S., (William Samuel), 1944 -

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William Sully Beebe papers, 1844-1898 0.75 Linear Feet

Beebe, William Sully, 1841-1898

Largely writings on Biblical subjects and on the Indians of South and Central America to support William Sully Beebe's theory that "a great philosophical cult once occupied all the Americas, originating in Peru" and that there is a relationship between the phonetic values of their pictographs and those of the semitic languages. He also held that their legends resemble those of the Genesis cycle, which, Beebe believed, had their origin in America. Included in the papers are several letters on these subjects by Beebe to Josiah Willard Gibbs, William Dwight Whitney and Henry Clark Corgin. Also miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1893-1894, on archaeology and biblical research.

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William T. Cole Jr. Collection of Remington Arms Company Material, 1954-1984 .5 Linear Feet

Cole, William T., Jr.

William T. Cole Jr. in development for the Remington Arms Company from some time in the 1940s into the 1970s or 80s. The collection features some of his work with chemical lighting, along with documents relating to Remington's structure, telephone directory, and some employee photographs.

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