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Burton Memorial Fund : a national appeal
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Isabel Burton obituaries
Manuscripts
This is a bound volume of newspaper obituaries for Isabel Burton, compiler unknown, made in the 19th century. The album has the modern bookplate of Burke E. Casari, a previous owner, pasted onto the inside front cover. Two pieces of ephemera are also enclosed: Sir Richard F. Burton Memorial Fund [printed pamphlet] and a list of the obituaries in the album, typed by B.E. Casari.
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Children in costumes, Memorial Park, Pasadena. 1928
Visual Materials
A group of 16 actors, grammar school age, posed for a picture apparently taken at Memorial Park. The children are all wearing costumes, mostly dresses and leotards.
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The Prospects of Art in the United States: An Address before the Artists' Fund Society of Philadelphia, at the Opening of Their Exhibition, May, 1840
Visual Materials
One pamphlet entitled The Prospects of Art in the United States: An Address Before the Artists' Fund Society of Philadelphia, at the Opening of Their Exhibition, May, 1840, "Printed for the Artists' Fund Society, By John C. Clark", Philadelphia, 1840. The cover title reads: Rev. Dr. Bethune's Address. Artists' Fund Society of Philadelphia. 1840. The booklet is 46 numbered pages in length, and is not illustrated. The last 5 pages are appendices, which are dated "Philadelphia, February 1, 1837." The last page is blank. Three blue ink ownership stamps of the New York Public Library are stamped on the pamphlet; two on the verso of the title page and one on the front cover. "22.50" (price) is written in ms. in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover. The front cover also bears additional ms. marks.
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National Library Russia exhibition pamphlet
Manuscripts
Exhibition pamphlet for "Manuscripts of Presidents and Statesmen, Representatives of Science, and Cultural Leaders of the United States of America in the National Library of Russia… On the 200th Anniversary of Official Diplomatic Relations between Russia and the United States of America" at the National Library of Russia and the Consulate General of the United States of America in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Ward Memorial Dedication (1936). 91 items
Manuscripts
The alphabetically-arranged collection, the bulk of which is correspondence, is arranged into the following series: Correspondence, Manuscripts, Clippings, Documents and Ephemera, and Oversize. The correspondence includes condolence letters, letters by and about Henry E. Huntington and Collis P. Huntington, letters related to Ward's honorary degrees, posthumous requests for biographical information about Ward, and letters related to the Ward Memorial dedication ceremony. The manuscripts feature Ward's personal diaries, biographical accounts written by and about Ward, two journals about trips to the Sierra mountains that were written by John B. Miller and that contain references to Ward, and miscellaneous manuscripts. The clippings are primarily about Ward's death (these folders also contain clippings about an accident just prior to his death, funeral services, and the filing of his will), his honorary degrees, and the Ward Memorial dedication ceremony. The documents relate to Ward's business and financial matters and the Ward Memorial dedication. The ephemera feature an engineers' notebook belonging to Squire Whipple, who was famous for his iron bridge work, various items related to Ward's honorary degree from Oberlin College, guest lists for the Ward Memorial dedication, and seven miscellaneous photographs. There is an oversize scrapbook containing various clippings, manuscripts, correspondence, documents, and photographs related to Ward's engineering work. There is also an oversize folder containing various clippings, a manuscript, correspondence, documents, and photographs related to Ward's accomplishments and death.
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Ward Memorial Dedication [undated]. 22 items
Manuscripts
The alphabetically-arranged collection, the bulk of which is correspondence, is arranged into the following series: Correspondence, Manuscripts, Clippings, Documents and Ephemera, and Oversize. The correspondence includes condolence letters, letters by and about Henry E. Huntington and Collis P. Huntington, letters related to Ward's honorary degrees, posthumous requests for biographical information about Ward, and letters related to the Ward Memorial dedication ceremony. The manuscripts feature Ward's personal diaries, biographical accounts written by and about Ward, two journals about trips to the Sierra mountains that were written by John B. Miller and that contain references to Ward, and miscellaneous manuscripts. The clippings are primarily about Ward's death (these folders also contain clippings about an accident just prior to his death, funeral services, and the filing of his will), his honorary degrees, and the Ward Memorial dedication ceremony. The documents relate to Ward's business and financial matters and the Ward Memorial dedication. The ephemera feature an engineers' notebook belonging to Squire Whipple, who was famous for his iron bridge work, various items related to Ward's honorary degree from Oberlin College, guest lists for the Ward Memorial dedication, and seven miscellaneous photographs. There is an oversize scrapbook containing various clippings, manuscripts, correspondence, documents, and photographs related to Ward's engineering work. There is also an oversize folder containing various clippings, a manuscript, correspondence, documents, and photographs related to Ward's accomplishments and death.
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