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A natural order
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Visual Materials
The Greene and Greene Collection contains a wide variety of materials, from Greene and Greene ancestor, architect/engineer James Sumner's "Memo of the Timber wanted for the Steeple in Providence," dated 1775, and a diary of a European grand tour from 1829 to 1931 by an English ancestor of Charles Greene's wife, Alice, to drawings and photographs of Greene and Greene works from the time of construction through the close of the 20th century. The bulk of the collection dates from 1889 to 1975. Photographs comprise most of the records documenting their architecture. There is a small number of architectural drawings; most of the firm's drawings are housed at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, New York City, with a smaller collection of drawings from the estate of Charles Greene at the Environmental Design Archives, University of California, Berkeley. The collection is organized into four series: I. Personal papers, II. Office records, III. Job (project) records (including furniture), and IV. Related research materials. In general, the papers and records of both brothers have been kept together for the periods in which they were living together as students and young men, and for the period when they were partners in the firm of Greene and Greene. Within each series, the organization follows the separate lives and works of each brother from the dates at which they diverge. Although the collection has been assembled from many different sources, most items have a unique accession number identifying the donor, so that the researcher can easily identify the source of most documents.
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Tanya Marcuse : undergarments and armor
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"With the support of a Guggenheim Fellowship, I traveled to archives and museums in the U.S. and England photographing undergarments, armor, and the museum forms that populate the storerooms-- breastplates, helmets, corsets, bustles, mannequins and dress forms. I portray these garments and suits of armor as sculptures of the body, carapaces that have outlasted their wearers. Where they once adorned, constricted and protected their wearers, they are now archived as artifacts, the shells of those who once inhabited them" -- Artist's website.
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Charles Grafton Wilberton French letters to Nancy Manney
Manuscripts
Series of 11 letters from Charles Grafton Wilberton French to Nancy L. Manney written between 1885 and 1886, as well as three related items. The letters were written from Prescott, Arizona, and Washington, D.C., beginning in July 1885. They trace French's courtship and ultimate engagement to Nancy in 1886. In the first letter (HM 48772), French writes of the death of his wife and that "she knew all about my relations to yourself, long before her marriage to me." He then writes of their misunderstanding in the 1840s, noting that "when I left Beaufort I was convinced of your regard but I did not know how your family regarded the matter...there were many reasons for believing they did not regard it with satisfaction" (HM 48773). In October he wrote that he wanted to come to Beaufort so that "there should be no possibility of another mistake" (HM 48774), and by March 1886 they had become engaged and French wrote that "all that I am, all that I have, and all [that] I hope for in this life, I am ready now to devote to you" (HM 48779). Enclosed with HM 48778 is a photograph of French dated 1870. Also included with the correspondence is a letter from French to the postmaster of Beaufort asking if Nancy Manney is still at the same address (1885); a note from Nancy inquiring about a trunk (1886); and a photocopy of a marriage application for French and Nancy (1886).
mssHM 48772-48784
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South Central
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"Renowned for his modest yet powerful photographs that capture the sense of displacement and isolation felt by many young Americans, Mark Steinmetz photographed in and around Knoxville, Tennessee to create the work that makes up South Central. The title of the book is derived from the South Central Bell telephone company that serves Knoxville, and their public pay phones are a recurring theme in this work; an iconic reminder of the area's socio-economic condition. The artist possesses an uncanny ability to pull folly, aggression and tenderness through his lens simultaneously, and delivers with this book a powerful and touching visual novel of the human condition"--Publisher's description.
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Mexican and Spanish land grants, Sonora, Mexico
Manuscripts
Documents confirming property rights and holdings in the state of Sonora by Mexican or Spanish royal officials. Most documents concern the Gutierrez family, of San Miguel de Horcasitas and owners of the Rancho San Marcial in Sonora, which may suggest that they collected the documents as a legal record of their property ownership. The documents bear royal or state stamps that establish their bona fide nature. Some documents clearly state that they are copies taken from the originals. The documents are in Spanish.
mssHM 83121 (a-p)
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Bill ... of glassware ordered of Wyman Proctor [of] Boston for Ira C. French [with inventory]
Manuscripts
Collection of correspondence, business records, military records, and essays assembled by John A. Nye of Unadilla, New York. The personal correspondence includes that sent from Nye's friends Stephen W. Richardson, who had moved to Franklin, New York, to work as a clerk but disliked the town because "they are all such damn Christians" (1853); John H. Adams, who wrote from Pittsburgh that "I am here in the Smoky City among smoke and pretty women but I think I like the latter the best" (1854); and a letter from an acquaintance in Hainesville, Illinois, who wrote "every thing here is new and full of life...villages spring up in a year that make the natives eyes stick out...Chicago is the most enterprising place that I ever was in and is bound to be a mighty City" (c.1854). Other personal correspondents include Nye's sisters Mary Nye Case and Fanny Nye. Business correspondence and records include letters to Nye regarding his company Nye & Foster in Unadilla (1852-1853), a contract of property and interests sold to Nye's business partner Talcott M. Foster (1852); correspondence regarding receipts and invoices from Reeves Wilcox and Co. to McClair & McClaughy (1854); and miscellaneous receipts, invoices, and inventories. The military records of the 151st New York Infantry under Captain Caleb Palmer, dating from 1841-1844, include a company roll and instructions for alerting voters of forthcoming elections for military posts. One of the recipients was Thomas Nye, who was probably a relative of John Nye. Also included are the texts of various essays or addresses apparently made by Nye to the Freemasons, on topics such as procrastination, charity, beauty, and hope, as well as an essay explaining "Reasons Why Governor Seymour Should Not Be Elected" (referring to Governor Horatio Seymour of New York). There are also two handwritten copies, made at Unadilla, of proclamations from the United States Congress and House of Representatives creating "The Republic of the West" (west of the Rocky Mountains), "forever released from allegiance to the country east of said division" but "similar to the United States of America in its manner of government" (1855).
HM 78095.