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Henry White papers
Manuscripts
The collection consists of six issues of Henry White's handwritten and illustrated newspaper, The Lichfield Monthly Gazette; or Newton Intelligencer (1804 to 1808). There are also 34 letters from Henry White to his friend, Elizabeth Parker of Newton Hall, Chester, England. The letters discuss White's personal activities and interests including book collecting, and life in Lichfield, England.
mssHM 38279-38318
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Henry White papers
Manuscripts
The collection consists of six issues of Henry White's handwritten and illustrated newspaper, The Lichfield Monthly Gazette; or Newton Intelligencer (1804 to 1808). There are also 34 letters from Henry White to his friend, Elizabeth Parker of Newton Hall, Chester, England. The letters discuss White's personal activities and interests including book collecting, and life in Lichfield, England.
mssHM 38279-38318
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Bryce-White Papers
Manuscripts
All of the letters in this collection are typewritten contemporary copies except for HM 66720, which is an autograph letter, signed. The copies, which were made for Allan Nevins by John Campbell White, the son of the diplomat, Henry White. The majority of the letters were written by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce, who knew White from their diplomatic work; there are also letters by Arthur Balfour (Earl of Balfour), George Curzon (Marquess Curzon of Kedleston), Elise Jusserand, William Brodrick (Earl of Midleton), James Rhodes, and Sir Cecil Spring Rice. The letters deal mainly with the diplomatic issues of the early 20th century: the situation in the Balkans and Armenia, the First World War and aftermath, the Paris Peace Conference and the League of Nations; the letters also discuss Arthur James Balfour, William Jennings Bryan, Winston Churchill, Henry Cabot Lodge, Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson.
mssHM 66718-66749
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[Paper-white narcissus]
Manuscripts
A botanical album created by Mary Parker, Countess of Macclesfield; she started the album in 1756 when she was 30 years of age. Flower painting had become a fashionable occupation for the wives and daughters of the great houses of England and Mary Parker achieved exceptional ability under the tutelage of Georg Ehret. The album contains 48 watercolor and gouache paintings on parchment; depicted are both sides of the plant's leaves and also shown are more than one reproductive stage for each specimen: with the early formation of the blossom, the growing petals, and the full expression of the flower. The images in the album depict numerous plant specimens, sometimes with butterflies and other insects, most likely local to the Macclesfield estate, Shirburn Castle, in Oxfordshire. Many of the illustrations are identified by names predating Carl Linnaeus' binomial plant nomenclature in his "Species Plantarum" (1753), while other notations on the illustrations include Linnaeus' names. The album is bound in a contemporary, richly gilt morocco wallet binding, with interior green silk ties; the binding is likely by Richard Montagu. The pages in the album are marked with the Macclesfield armorial blind stamp. It has a lock and key fastening, and while the original key is present, the lock has been deactivated by a professional restorer, please do not attempt to use the key; also present is a red velvet bookmark.
mssHM 84100
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Billington Crum Whiting Papers
Manuscripts
The collection contains Whiting's letters written to his wife during his overland journey to California in 1849 and his early years in California, including a return trip by the still incomplete railroad and stage coach in 1869. The collection also includes some memoirs written by Susan Helen (Colegrove) Whiting in 1895 about her early years in California; a few military papers of B. C. Whiting from his time in the New York militia (1834-1839); genealogical papers of the Colegrove, Mellus, and Whiting families, and a few photographs. Subject matter includes: California - Overland journeys; California - Politics and government. Persons represented by 5 or more pieces: Billington Crum Whiting (21 letters); Susan Helen (Colegrove) Whiting (7 manuscripts)
mssHM 54459-54508
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B-2, White Papers
Manuscripts
Correspondence, awards, clippings, scrapbooks, manuals, reports, and speeches that document Thomas V. Jones' career at Northrop Corporation from the 1950s to the 1990s. Specifically covered in the collection are: the business of Northrop Corporation; the Rand Corporation; Jones' work with the Trilateral Commission; working with Prince Bernhard; B-2 bomber; Cobra jet fighter; F-5; F-20 and other fighter planes.
mssJones