Manuscripts
Nōjima Kaden : [manuscript]
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Renpei Aizu Shōhi Kai : [manuscript]
Manuscripts
Guide on military drills, signals, making banners and the like; some worming; nine pages; written in both black and red ink; no illustrations.
mssHM 81215
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George Washington Felt journal
Manuscripts
The journal covers Felt's voyages on board the ship Rival from Boston to San Francisco, San Francisco to Callao, Peru, and then from Callao to Hampton Roads. Felt gives great detail regarding the events on board the ship, fights among the crew, daily chores and duties, ships and locations passed, the weather and sea conditions, and the longitude and latitude of the ship. The last few pages of the journal are "reminiscences" Felt wrote after the voyage regarding his feelings about being a sailor and his memories of San Francisco (including a visit to a Chinese Temple), and Callao and the Chincha Islands, Peru. Scattered throughout the journal are sketches of ships drawn by Felt; also included is a photo of Felt.
mssHM 63174
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Kōmō Chayuhō : [manuscript]
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Recipes, intake methods (i.e. oral, skin, etc.), and commentary on various teas and oils from areas such as Holland, Sweden, etc.; many names of the incredients, techniques, etc., written in phoneticization of original title into Japanese kana script; some illustrations in latter sections depicting instruments used in process of distillation; 33 pages; medicines divided generally between water-based and oil-based recipes; title on box reads: "Japanese Medicinal Distilling"
mssHM 81220
Japanese smallpox manuscript volume, approximately 1860
Manuscripts
Handwritten and illustrated book in Japanese on smallpox. The 29 double pages are mounted to an accordion-style book with stiff pages, and contain 27 hand-colored illustrations, many of which show the disease in three-dimension. The Kanbun text is handwritten. The book is covered in satin brocade with a paper title slip. Housed in a silk folding sleeve, also with paper title slip.
mssHM 82443
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Glen Canyon rafting trip manuscript
Manuscripts
This manuscript, a mimeographed copy, provides a detailed account of a recreational raft trip through Glen Canyon on the Colorado River, in Utah, during the summer of 1958. The anonymous author describes the river, the scenery, the behavior of and interactions of the members of the excursion and their enjoyment of the adventure. There is a full-page map of their route and two pages of illustrations. The last six pages lists the 36 participants of the trip.
mssHM 83993
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Sir William Sidney Smith papers
Manuscripts
A collection of correspondence and documents relating to the naval career of Sir William Sidney Smith; it includes the British capture and occupation of Cayenne (French Guiana); naval operations in the Mediterranean, including the capture of the French ship "Fortune" by the English ships "Tigre" and "Theseus" (1799) and the siege of Acre; Barbary affairs; and Smith family affairs. Some of the items in the collection are in French; it also includes a round medal in a wooden box.
mssHM 39809-39871