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William Cecil of Prince George's County, Maryland, and some of his descendants, 1665-1949

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    Arthur Bond Cecil collection

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    A collection of correspondence and poems collected by Arthur Bond Cecil; some of which were collected for the autograph value. The majority of the collection consists of poems and letters by George Sterling, including, among others, "Adullam," "The Hawk's Nest," "Nepenthe," and "The Strange Bird." There is also a notebook of poems by Sadakichi Hartmann; a letter from Issac Hull to Samuel W. Dana; James Ryder Randall poems; a John Singer Sargent letter; a James McNeill Whistler letter; and letters to Mitchell Kennerley, Frances Marion, James Rolph, and Upton Sinclair. There are also a few letters concerning material Cecil has in his collection; many of the letters with envelopes.

    mssHM 46270-46320

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    Arthur Bond Cecil collection

    Manuscripts

    A collection of correspondence and poems collected by Arthur Bond Cecil; some of which were collected for the autograph value. The majority of the collection consists of poems and letters by George Sterling, including, among others, "Adullam," "The Hawk's Nest," "Nepenthe," and "The Strange Bird." There is also a notebook of poems by Sadakichi Hartmann; a letter from Issac Hull to Samuel W. Dana; James Ryder Randall poems; a John Singer Sargent letter; a James McNeill Whistler letter; and letters to Mitchell Kennerley, Frances Marion, James Rolph, and Upton Sinclair. There are also a few letters concerning material Cecil has in his collection; many of the letters with envelopes.

    mssHM 46270-46320

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    Memoirs of William B. Ide and his descendants,1796-1949: bicentennial edition

    Manuscripts

    Genealogical and historical account of the Ide family. Opens with a genealogical chart tracing the "Ide Family History, Rehoboth, Mass. to Monroeville, Calif." from 1620 to 1949. Includes prose biographies for some individuals, usually taken verbatim from published sources. Interspaced are typescripts of various public records (including land claims) and letters relating to the Ide family. Many of the records are from Shasta and Tehema Counties, California. The manuscript ends with a map of the Monroeville Cemetery in 1949 and a plan of the Rancho Copay, Monroe Farm, 1855.

    mssHM 78049