Manuscripts
Williamson & Mendenhall letter to E. E. Stokes
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Lydia Townsend Mendenhall papers
Manuscripts
Primarily letters to Lydia Townsend Mendenhall of Beaver Falls and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from various family members; also present is a college notebook of John Dudley Sears, 1839-1841.
mssHM 42864-42883
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Alexander W. (Alexander William) Williamson letter to James Joseph Sylvester
Manuscripts
In this letter, Williamson is notifying Sylvester that he was awarded the Copley Medal at the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society held on November 30 in London and that Williamson accepted it on Sylvester's behalf. Sylvester was then living in Maryland. Letter is written on Royal Society letterhead.
mssHM 80587
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Joanna Baillie letters
Manuscripts
One letter is addressed to Sarah Williamson Bartley and the other is to John Ballantyne.
mssHM 19701-19702
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Williamson Papers
Manuscripts
The collection contains personal correspondence, business papers, 2 photographs, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings (1865-66) related to the development of overland mail service in the United States West. This collection is composed of two groups of manuscripts: (1) The papers of Hiram S. Rumfield (75 pieces), asst. treasurer of the Overland Mail Company at Salt Lake City, UT, which contain documents related to Rumfield family matters, the business affairs of the Overland Mail Company, and Indians in Utah Territory; (2) The papers of L.P. Williamson (90 pieces), superintendent of the North Western Overland Mail Company and president of the Western Mail and Stage Company, which include reports from stage drivers concerning road conditions.
mssOV 1-110
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Arnold, Winninette Stokes. Letters (1923-1940) to Winninette Arnold Noyes
Manuscripts
The addenda focuses on correspondence, school records, and ephemera related to Ralph Arnold's daughter, Winninette Arnold Noyes. There is also a variety of other correspondence by members of the Arnold family, as well as their friends and colleagues; diaries kept by Delos Arnold (1856), Ralph Arnold (1891-1901), and Winninette Stokes Arnold (c.1921-1934); an account book including John N. Noyes (1848-1867); ephemera and photographs from South Pasadena Junior High School (1930s); some professional papers related to Ralph Arnold; photographs of the Rose Parade (1930s); a large Arnold family tree; Arnold family photographs; and some printed texts and maps.
mssArnold addenda
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Joseph Goldsborough Bruff letter to James Tyler Ames
Manuscripts
Letter from Bruff to James Tyler Ames in which he describes his intentions to travel west in search of gold. Focuses on financial arrangements for Bruff's family while he is away, as well as travel expenses and supplies necessary for his trip west, which he anticipates will last at least a year. Bruff asks Ames for any assistance, financial or in supplies, that he can give and promises to repay him as soon as his gold mining endeavors are successful.
mssHM 43068