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The broken sword, or, A pictorial page in Reconstruction
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The Broken Sword. Melodrama, 2 acts. William Dimond
Manuscripts
The collection consists of official copies of plays submitted for licensing between 1737 and 1824. Most of copies were written by professional copyists. Approximately 95 of the plays submitted were printed texts, either whole or partial. These have been cataloged individually and may be searched in the online catalog.
LA 1937
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Notebook: Home Claims and Reconstruction (1928). 21 pages
Manuscripts
The collection contains 12 folders in 2 boxes. The largest folder has 223 pages while the smallest has only 21. The inclusive dates are 1928-1929. This collection includes correspondence, meetings minutes, press releases, photographs, and other documents about the St. Francis dam disaster. As the original arrangement of the papers has been kept, most folders contain documents related either to one of the government-established committees or to some non-governmental organizations. The papers document, in detail, how various governmental committees and non-governmental organizations worked together for the disaster's relief and compensation. It also deals with the conflicts between the Los Angeles city government and the Red Cross on some relief issues, the legal aspects of Los Angeles city government's relief efforts, and the investigation of the causes of the dam's failure. Among others, Charles C. Teague, mayor of the City of Santa Paula, participated in the decision making process of the disaster's relief and investigation and he is an author in the collection.
HM 70398
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Bill, Annie C. "Scientific Dissolution and Reconstruction:" [page proofs], (1925)
Manuscripts
There are 8,002 pieces of manuscripts, 6,044 of which are by Annie C. Bill. The manuscripts comprise of articles, drafts, essays, excerpts, notebooks, proofs, speeches, statements, and miscellaneous notes. There are 7,218 pieces of correspondence, 1,629 of which are by Annie C. Bill; most of her correspondence comprises of incomplete drafts of letters. The majority of the correspondence includes letters by her publisher, A.A. Beauchamp, Deputy Advisor, John V. Dittemore, officers, and students relating to her religious movement. There are 2,129 pieces of ephemera, the majority being related to Annie C. Bill. The first part of the ephemera is applications, brochures, fliers, and tracts that are arranged according to Bill's religious organization that she joined or led. The remaining ephemera consists of an appointment book, British Museum copyright receipts, Bill's British passport, calling cards, circular letters, empty envelopes, financial records, a greeting card, Kelly's Directors LTD., legal documents, miscellaneous ephemera, newspaper clippings, periodicals, photographs, postcards, and reprints.
mssBill collection
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[Shakespeare Fellowship page from the Shakespeare Pictorial, 1930-1936] [photocopy]
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493356
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The broken seal, or, Personal reminiscences of the Morgan abduction and murder
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