Manuscripts
Hudibras : Cantos I, II and III [verse]
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The genuine remains in verse and prose of Mr. Samuel Butler, author of Hudibras
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646083
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Born in exile
Manuscripts
An autograph manuscript of the novel "Born in Exile," written between the years 1891-1892; with the original title "Godwin's Peak" crossed out on the first page. The novel deals with the themes of class, religion, love, and marriage and the premise of the novel is drawn from Gissing's early life.The manuscript contains additions and corrections by Gissing, with additional notes in pencil possibly by Gissing; the manuscript is made up of unbound, loose pages. The manuscript is housed in a brown morocco slipcase, with gold-tooled title and author's name on the spine.
mssHM 42718
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Hilary St. Ives. A Tale. Books I, II, and III
Manuscripts
A signed, autograph, unbound manuscript. This is a rough draft written upon rectos only; versos, in many instances, contain cancelled versions of the story. Several chapters are missing and others are incomplete.
mssHM 14952
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Water Works Report, Part I, II, III & IV
Manuscripts
The collection deals primarily with the professional and personal activities of Samuel Brooks Morris, a civil engineer of note in Southern California who was most active from the 1930s into the early 1960s. The collection deals with local (Pasadena and Los Angeles), state and national engineering concerns, largely related to water reclamation, dams, hydrogeology, water litigation, and a wide range of related technical publications. The material consists of a highly diverse mix of manuscripts and printed materials, including correspondence, maps, notes, charts, fliers, and brochures, often interspersed within each folder. The correspondence is primarly to and from colleagues, but also includes discusion with government officials at all levels from local to national. The collection includes a small number of photographs, located in appropriate sections of the collection by subject.
mssMorris, Samuel papers