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Alexis Carrel letter to My Dear Doctor
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Noah Brooks letter to "My dear lad,"
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In this letter to an unidentified recipient, Noah Brooks apologizes for not answering earlier on account of illness. On letterhead for The Aldine, Newark, New Jersey.
mssHM 29223
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John Conness letter to "My Dear Sir,"
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In this letter to an unknown recipient, John Conness writes that "the men of my time have passed" and that "their names will stand identified for all time with great work in serving our country."
mssHM 21339
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Byam Shaw letter to "Dear Sir,"
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In this letter, Shaw is giving art career advice and schooling recommendations to an unknown recipient. Written from Kensington, London, England.
mssHM 78396
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Eugene Casserly letter to "dear sir,"
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Letter from Eugene Casserly in Washington, D.C., to an unknown recipient. In the brief letter, Casserly notes that anything the recipient writes to him "shall be as confidential as you may desire." Attached to the letter is a newspaper clipping with a biography of Casserly.
mssHM 29224
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Essays and letter concerning Ishi
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This group of items includes two essays and a letter, all of which relate to the Yana Indian Ishi. One of the essays, written by anthropologist Darwin B. Lyon who assisted Professor T. T. Waterman with the examination of Ishi, describes Lyon's experiences with Ishi including the two of them creating a map of the area in which Ishi lived. Lyon also talks about the Indians in California and their history in general. The other essay and letter are written by Alfred Barstow and also talk about Darwin B. Lyon and Ishi; the letter is addressed to Leslie Edgar Bliss of The Huntington Library.
mssHM 68201-68203
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John Vanbrugh letter to Jacob Tonson
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A.L.S., written from London, England. Vanbrugh thanks Tonson for a gift of cider then goes on to describe a recent six week "expedition" he took with Lord Carlisle throughout England.
mssHM 44137