Joseph E. Ray recollections on friends and Fillmore

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  Charles Henry Ray papers, (bulk 1838-1871)

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  A collection of approximately 437 items from 1826 to 1950, it consists of the professional, political, and personal correspondence and papers of Charles Henry Ray; chiefly letters addressed to him. Included are letters discussing family news; Ray's studies of medicine in New York; the whaling voyage from 1841 to 1843 onboard the New Bedford whaler Newton; early medical practice in Illinois; business affairs; the Chicago Tribune; the Chicago Evening Post; his involvement in the trade with the South during the Civil War. Also, contemporary politics, including the Republican party, the Lincoln presidency and the Civil War. Correspondents include Levi Ray, Jane Yates Per Lee Ray, Julia Annah Clark Ray, Harvey Hubbard, William M. Fenton, Serranus Clinton Hastings, Tench S. Fairchild, Charles S. Hempstead, James Wilson Grimes, Joseph Medill, Henry Martyn Smith, Lyman Trumbull, Elihu Benjamin Washburne, Horace White, and others. Also included are newspaper clippings of the obituaries of Charles H. Ray, and photographs and portraits of Ray and his second wife. The collection also includes additional family and political letters and a manuscript of "Charles H. Ray and the Chicago Tribune."

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  The studio of Man Ray

  Rare Books

  "Man Ray fled Paris following the Nazi occupation in 1940. Instead of heading for New York, as did many of the Surrealists, he settled in Los Angeles where he hoped to have a career in films. There he met Juliet Browner, and they were married in a double ceremony alongside Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning. Drawn back to Paris by Man Ray's Dada roots, they set sail for France in 1951. Soon he and Juliet found the studio at 2 bis rue Ferou, a narrow winding street between the large whitewashed room that had originally been a garage and had subsequently been used for many years by a sculptor ... My first visit to the studio in 1983 set the stage for subsequent visits ... It was a great adventure to see Man Ray's life through the filter of his studio: a unique experience"--From author's introduction.

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  Joseph Lane letter to Joseph S. Ruckel

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  Lane writes to Joseph Ruckel regarding the acquisition of a patent for Ruckel. However, as Ruckel did not fill out his name properly on land warrant forms, Lane writes "if I do not succeed, you will know the fault is not mine." Includes printed clipping with a biography of Joseph Lane, with the handwritten date "1987."

  mssHM 29248

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  Joseph Smith, Jr. letter to Oliver Granger

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  Letter from Joseph Smith to Oliver Granger written from Nauvoo, Illinois. Smith writes of not receiving Granger's previous letters and that their content may have changed the "proceeding of [the] last Conference." He writes that they thought it "advisable to appoint someone to preside in Kirtland," and asks Granger to join Brother Babbit in the work. Smith asserts his hopes for Granger's welfare and "prosperity for the Saints in Kirtland." He also writes of Granger's securing of the "keys of the Lords House" and that he might pay a visit after the "New York debt is settled." The attribution of the signature to Joseph Smith is questionable, and the letter may have been written by Smith's secretary Robert B. Thompson.

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  E. Holbrook journal

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  This manuscript is a collection of pages from the journal of E. Holbrook. The pages are dated between 1846 and 1863, and appear to have been removed from longer manuscripts. Most of the journal describes Holbrook's travels through California and attempts at searching for gold. He sees soldiers at drill and participates in the 1854 state election. In July 1857, he writes of the robbing of a Chinese camp by men disguised as Indians and Mexicans. When witnessing a hanging in December 1858, Holbrook writes, "its time public executions were done away with." In 1859, he returns home to New York. In 1861, Holbrook calls the period of secession "exciting and important months in the history of our country and of liberty universally."

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  Vida Earle-Eirskins Ray

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  There are four novels represented in this collection: Her Pseudonym, His Pedigree, Josiah Kotchum, and No. 8 4th Floor Rear. The correspondence ranges from 1897 to 1921 and includes letters from publishers, either rejections or offers to publish at Combs' expense. The lecture titled "Eve" by Vida A. B. Combs is about the promotion of women's suffrage and women's equality. There are also typescripts of short stories by Vida R. B. Combs, Vida Earle, Vida E. Dalby, and Eirskins Ray of Chicago, Los Angeles, and Sierra Madre. The collection also includes notes and ephemera.

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