Manuscripts
Lady Eliza Becher note to Miss Eagan
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Letters and essays of Owen Hugh O'Neill
Manuscripts
The majority of the letters are written by Owen Hugh O'Neill to his father and brother, Malachy O'Neill, who were still living in Kilross, Ireland. The letters discuss his trip to California including his stay at Fort Bridger, Wyo., and his arrival in Salt Lake City, Utah, with Johnston and the newly appointed Governor Alfred Cumming. O'Neill makes observations regarding the mounting confrontation between the U.S. Government and Army, Brigham Young, and the Mormon Church. In his other letters, some of which are to various friends, O'Neill discusses the Civil War and his life in California. In his letter dated 1863, Oct. 24, Malachy O'Neill discusses Ireland's view of the Civil War and the mass numbers of the Irish immigrating to the United States. The essays, which are not dated, seem to be have been written by O'Neill while he was a student and deal with various subjects such as mathematics and how to write an essay. Also included is a notebook kept by O'Neill regarding mathematics and sailing
mssHM 66359-66377
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The female volunteer; or : The life, and wonderful adventures of Miss Eliza Allen, a young lady of Eastport, Maine
Rare Books
115732
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Jacob Chandler Harper notes on Eliza Virginia Scripps
Manuscripts
Autograph note signed, autograph note. Notes are regarding funeral and will of Eliza Virginia Scripps (1852-1921). One note, titled "Two Instances," is in hand of Jacob Chandler Harper and signed by him, dated La Jolla, 1921 May 12. The second note "Eliza Virginia Scripps" is undated, approximately 1921 May, and is in a different hand. Also includes envelope with note. (4 pages)
HM 40082
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Eliza Fall Papers
Manuscripts
Letters from Eliza Fall to William Henry Harrison, the editor, concerning the publication of her volume, Poems, under the pseudonym Mary Maynard. John Ruskin is a frequent subject of discussion in the letters along with several other leading literary figures of their day. The collection includes several manuscript versions of her poems and a translation of a poem by Johann Ludwig Uhland.
mssHM 42764-42816
Abraham Lincoln note requesting employment for Miss Sommers
Manuscripts
Autograph note signed.
mssLincoln
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Eliza Ann Otis diaries
Manuscripts
Eliza Ann Otis' first diary dates from January 1, 1860 to June 1, 1863, covering the early years of her marriage to Harrison Gray Otis in Louisville, Kentucky, with later stays in Lowell, Ohio, and Charleston, West Virginia, during the Civil War. Entries discuss her family, marriage, religious beliefs, church attendance, and visits to various houses of worship around Louisville, including a Catholic church, Jewish synagogue, and an African American church on March 4, 1860. Otis also mentions current politics and issues, including the 1860 presidential race, the Republican Party and slavery. Some activities and outings in Louisville are described, such as social visits, concerts, and painting lessons. Several entries discuss the birth, death, and mourning of her first child, Harry Jr. (March 1861-February 1862). Following the outbreak of the Civil War and Harrison Otis's enlistment in the Ohio infantry, Otis writes of reports about the war from newspapers, her husband, and others; many entries also include copies of outgoing letters sent to soldiers and other recipients. The second diary details two 1863 excursions to West Virginia to visit Harrison Otis during the war: the first to his regiment's camp in June and the second a journey through the Kanawha Valley with a traveling companion enroute to visit her husband in September. These entries describe landscape and scenery, civilians encountered while traveling, and Union soldiers. The first journal is a bound volume and the second an unbound manuscript; both are handwritten in ink. Also present is a transcript of the diaries created by donor Gwen Babcock, which does not include the Kanawha Valley trip.
mssHM 84037