Manuscripts

Richard Edwards May papers

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Description: Consists of letters from Corporal Richard E. May written to family while serving in the 20th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers from Virginia, Tennessee, and the South, 1862 to 1865; May's daily pocket diaries, 1864 to 1865; and his memoir of Civil War experiences, written in 1903. Also present are two essays by school girl Elizabeth May, "The effect of foreign emigration to the United States upon the morals and prosperity of the American people" (1852) and "The past - the present - the future" (1855).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1852-1903.
Call number: mssHM 20725-20751
Creator: May, Richard Edwards(Opens in new tab)
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The last Dragoon: the incredible life and military career of Col. Charles A. May, 1817-1864

Manuscripts

Copy of Daryl A. May's examination of his ancestor, Charles A. May. The manuscript, quoting from a variety of primary and secondary sources, covers many of the significant events of May's life, including his service during the Mexican-American War and on the Western frontier, as well as describing various anecdotes about May's life and genealogical background. The work includes a bibliography and several color illustrations.

mssHM 78063

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Ida May Pope Papers

Manuscripts

The collection consists of correspondence between Ida May Pope, her sister Anne, and fellow Hawaiians, missionaries and teachers. Some of the letters are written from the island Kosrae (Kusaie), Micronesia. Many of the letters include newspaper clippings or notes including obituaries for Ida May Pope. There are also two receipts. There is also an article about Anne Pope (after her death in 1932). Also included is a copy of Ida May Pope's Last Will & Testament. Subjects included in this collection include: education and teachers in Hawaii (and Kosrae); Hawaiian history and social customs; King David Kalakaua; Kamehameha Girls' School; Queen Liliuokalani; and the leper colony on Molokai.

mssHM 46989-47019, HM 47840

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Edward E. Schweitzer papers

Manuscripts

The Civil War diaries and correspondence of Edward E. Schweitzer. Five pocket diaries cover Schweitzer's military service from September 1861 through August 1865. The entries record movement of the troops, war news, minutia of camp life, etc. There are also three letters from Schweitzer to his family posted from Virginia, Louisiana, and Georgia. Also included are his military records including appointments, certificates of discharge, and a muster-out roll of Co. I of the 30th Ohio. The post-war portion includes Schweitzer's diaries for the years 1869, 1884, and 1885, correspondence related to his effort to obtain disability compensation in 1882, and materials reflecting his membership in the veterans' association of the 30th Ohio Infantry. His letter to Jeannie Anderson of March 24, 1870, describes his stay at a sanatorium in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, including staff, patients, etc. Also included is a diary kept by Jennie Anderson in 1867. The collection contains many publications including issues of the Pennsylvania Inquirer (1865 May 25), the Daily News (Petersburg, Virginia, 1865 May 9), Windsor Currier (Windsor, Missouri, 1871-1872) and Newcomerstown Visitor (Newcomerstown, Ohio, 1871). Also included are copies of several books and pamphlets including The old battle fields revisited after 16 years! : a horseback ride from Chattanooga to Atlanta by C.O. Brown (Sandusky, Ohio : Register Printing House, 1880), History of the Thirtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry: from its organization, to the fall of Vicksburg, Miss. by Lieut. Henry R. Brinkerhoff, Thirtieth Ohio (Columbus, O. James W. Osgood, printer, 1863), and printed rosters of the 1888 and 1890 reunions of the 30th Regiment. The collection also includes Civil War memorabilia and photographs.

mssHM 66500-66519

[Elizabeth Gordon and Cliff May--miscellaneous]

Visual Materials

Images 001, 002, 004, 005 show Elizabeth Gordon, Annie Parker, T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Cliff May's daughters and others gathered informally in the backyard of Cliff May's home #3 in Los Angeles. Images 003a-c show Cliff May, Elizabeth Gordon, Jean May and possibly a teenaged May daughter which dates it much later than the others. These appear to be at a guest cottage in Palm Springs.

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Edward Brinley, Jr. Papers

Manuscripts

The collection contains 69 letters (primarily between members of the Brinley family and Edward Brinley, Jr.), 18 documents (largely relating the career of Edward Brinley, Jr.), a journal kept by Brinley on board the USS North Carolina, Oct. 1840-May. 1841, and the U.S.S. Delaware from Dec. 1843-Mar. 1844, and a portable wooden writing desk owned by Brinley. The early correspondence deals with Edward's childhood and education, his first naval appointment aboard the U.S.S. North Carolina including details about the various ports-of-call. His letters of the 1844-1845 period deal with his service on the U.S.S. Falmouth in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean during the prelude to the U.S.-Mexican War. Edward's letters of the 1846-1850 period deal with his service aboard the U.S.S. Preble during its cruise of the Pacific. Brinley's comments on the economic, ecological, and political phenomenon of the Pacific throughout these letters. The California gold rush, U.S. economic colonialism in present-day Hawaii, U.S. whaling in the Pacific, and the Chinese Opium trade are among the issues extensively discussed. His letters of 1856 were written during his service on the USS Potomac in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. They include discussions of the "filibusterer" William Walker's short-lived takeover of Nicaragua. The letters of Francis W. Brinley, Edward, Jr.'s most frequent correspondent, are dominated by family news and fatherly advice regarding the merits of hard work and respect for authority. Francis's letters do contain some interesting portraits of quotidian life as a businessman in Perth Amboy, NJ, however. The two letters of Thomas Brinley paint a dismal picture of his failed attempt at making a fortune in 1850s California. The remainder of the correspondence relates primarily to the everyday affairs of the Brinley family.

mssHM 74000-74090

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Carl L. May photograph album of Southern California

Visual Materials

A photograph album of snapshots of the life of Carl L. May: his friends, family and associates in Southern California, and his activities at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Includes views of college students in athletic teams (football, rugby, and track and field teams), house parties and group portraits. There are photographs of outings to trails and camps at Mount Wilson, Santa Catalina Island, and Santa Monica. Most of the photographs have handwritten notes identifying the individuals and locations. There are some photographs of May's parents, brother (Harold), and other family members. Scattered throughout the album are small commercial photographs of the Pan Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. There are a small number of photographs of sightseeing trips to New York, particularly Buffalo and Niagara Falls. A program for the 1941 U.S.C. Homecoming football dinner, honoring the team of 1916, is mounted at the end.

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