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Alice James : her brothers, her journal

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Description: Alice James was the sister of the famous James brothers--Henry, the novelist; and William, the philosopher; and her Diary is a remarkable addition to the records of a famous family. The early part of the book is taken up by a long Introduction which sketches in the background of the family, and includes family letters which have not appeared before.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1934.
Call number: 644956
Creator: James, Alice (1848-1892)(Opens in new tab)
ISBN: 087821089X; 9780878210893
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Alice James, her brothers--her journal

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Autobiography and journal of James Holt

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The first part of the manuscript is an autobiography recorded by James Holt which covers the years from approximately 1824 until the late 1840s. It recounts his childhood experiences in England, including his time as a printer's apprentice, his religious background, his introduction to Mormonism through one of his printing masters, his disappointment that his family did not share his zeal for the new faith, his receiving word of the deaths of Joseph and Hyrum Smith ("massacred by a mob in Carthage Jail...although many false reports had...been circulated, this we felt to be true," he wrote), a copy of his patriarchal blessing, a blessing for Sarah Rostron, parody song lyrics (I am Brave Old Oak), some family genealogy, and an extract from a work on "Apostolical [sic] succession." The second, brief part of the manuscript is a diary kept by Holt while he was living in Salt Lake City in 1853. He writes of training with the Nauvoo Legion (although he was probably already in Utah at the time) and of "suspicious appearances among the Indians" leading a group of mounted men going south to arrest all "strolling Mexicans, Spaniards and other strangers" who may have been supplying the Indians with guns "in exchange for Indian children." The final paragraph of the diary was written in an unknown hand and recounts Holt's death in 1856. Included with the manuscript are notes on the Holt family, a sketch, and two maps.

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Alice Park papers

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The collection contains primarily correspondence about Alice Park's reforming interests, centering on the cause of women's rights and including papers related to the passage of the constitutional amendment granting suffrage to women. The collection also includes her autobiography [PK 7] and a biographical sketch of Katherine Marie ("Kitty") Marion [PK 128].Significant items found in the collection include: Letters to and from horticulturalist Luther Burbank (1849-1926), establishing March 7, Burbank's birthday, as Bird and Arbor Day; a 1925 letter from the office of architect Myron Hunt (1868-1952); correspondence from author Mary Austin (1868-1934), explaining her background and offering the use of her name towards women suffrage activities; letters from American novelist and socialist Upton Sinclair (1878-1968); and a 1925 letter from Park to birth-control advocate Margaret Sanger (1879-1966). The collection also contains various pieces of printed material (1798-1807).

mssPark

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Ward Brothers to James M. Tiernan

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The collection, which contains 10,844 items, consists of correspondence, letter books, manuscripts, speeches, diaries, account books, published articles, legal papers, financial statements and business records. The 10,528 pieces of correspondence are chiefly addressed to James De Barth Shorb, James M. Tiernan and Maria de Jesus Wilson Shorb. The 17 letter books are related to the business and financial affairs of Shorb and Benjamin Davis Wilson. The 75 manuscripts consist of items chiefly written by Shorb and Wilson family members. The 224 items in the Business Papers include material related to Shorb's many companies including the San Gabriel Wine Company. The following subjects are covered in the Shorb collection: the Shorb, Wilson, and Patton families, David Jacks, Mariano Vallejo, Santa Catalina Island, the Mount Wilson Observatory, California government and politics, African Americans and the Chinese in California, agriculture, the citrus fruit industry, Indians of California, irrigation, lend tenure, mining, railroads, ranching, water rights, and the wine industry. The collection also documents the history and development of the following California cities: Alhambra, Elsinore, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Ramona, San Gabriel, San Marino, and Wilmington.

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Art and beauty in the Middle Ages

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"In this authoritative, lively book, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco presents a learned summary of medieval aesthetic ideas. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of medieval culture."-- Publisher's website.

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As William James said : extracts from the published writings of William James

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The individual -- The inwardness of life -- Heroism and the gospel of action -- The moral life -- Good and evil -- Education and practical wisdom -- Friends and friendship -- Appraisals of personality -- Art and literature -- Nature -- Travel notes -- National traits -- History and politics -- War and peace -- Human nature -- Faith -- Religion -- Death and immortality -- God -- The philosopher -- Knowledge and truth -- Freedom -- Reality.

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