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    Empire Flat

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    Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.

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  • Banquet given by California Institute of Technology associates in honor of Dr. Einstein

    Banquet given by California Institute of Technology associates in honor of Dr. Einstein

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    Banquet given by California Institute of Technology associates in honor of Dr. Einstein - Sitting L-R: Robert A. Millikan, Dr. Albert A. Einstein, Dr. Albert Michelson [these first three were Nobel Laureates], Dr. William Wallace Campbell. - Standing L-R: Dr. Charles St. John, Dr. Walter Mayer, Dr. Edwin P. Hubble, Dr. William B. Nunro, Dr. Richard C. Tolman, Mr. Allan C. Balch, Dr. Walter S. Adams, Mr. Russell H. Ballard.

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    Manuscripts

    Manuscripts

    Binders of primarily unpublished material, sometimes written under the pseudonyms J.J. Coupling or John Roberts. Includes stories, talks, and a play. Some stories were published in Astounding Science Fiction and other magazines. A list of titles and dates compiled by Dr. A. Michael Noll is included.

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    [Excerpts and commentaries on Cow Chace by John André]

    Rare Books

    Clipping from the Royal gazette, New York, no. 405, Aug. 16; no. 409, Aug. 30; and no. 416, Sept. 23, 1780. Included reviews, excerpts and commentaries on the poem "Cow Chace" by John André. Contains portions of the 1869 reprint by Robert Clark & Co., includes the reprint of the orignal title page which was part of that reprint edition. Extra illustrated by Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet.

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    Medical practice in Los Angeles in the early part of this century

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    The manuscript, written by Molony, deals with the medical history of Los Angeles, California including details about USC's College of Medicine, various hospitals in the area, and prominent physicians including Walter Jarivs Barlow and Joseph Pomeroy Widney. For the manuscript, Dr. Molony conducted interview with Dr. Edgar F. Mauer and Dr. E. Richmond Ware. The two volumes contain three typed drafts of the manuscript (two with handwritten edits) and typescripts of the interviews Molony conducted with Mauer and Ware. Also included are five magnetic tape reels of reminiscences by William R. Molony and interviews with various other people.

    mssHM 74208-74210

  • The first great western empire: or, the United States of America

    The first great western empire: or, the United States of America

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    Image of a patriotic broadside illustrated with emblems of the United States interspersed with text; central framework incorporates a small "Temple of Freedom" with a small Liberty figure, and containing the words "The Federal Constitution;" oval bust-length portraits of Presidents George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison; vignettes above represent Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures, the "immoveable pillars of the Independence of our country," and Commerce, "a strong support to our national edifice;" seal of the United States and a listing of the names of the seventeen states with their 1810 census figures at top center; quotations and brief texts including "General George Washington's resignation," a description of the geography, government, and people of the United States, and the song "Columbia" written by Dr. Timothy Dwight IV, President of Yale College.

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