Manuscripts

Ethel M. and Marian J. Mazynski papers

Description: The collection consists of the four-volume autobiography of Ethel Mary Mazynski and two shorter autobiographical manuscripts by her; two typescript diaries describing the Mazynskis' trip to the United States and their ensuing cross-country journey; assorted military, career, and family records; correspondence with Robert F. Karolevitz and Ross S. Fenn regarding the Kosciuszko Squadron and the book Flight of Eagles : The Story of the American Kosćiuszko Squadron in the Polish-Russian War 1919-1920 / Robert F. Karolevitz and Ross S. Fenn (Sioux Falls, S.D. : Brevet Press, 1974); and photographs and ephemera.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1884-2002
Call number: mssMazynski
Creator: Mazynski, Ethel M (1918-2009)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Ethel M. Mazynski, August 2006.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Fenn, Ross S.,; Karolevitz, Robert F.,; Mazynski, Marian J.,
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Manuscripts and diaries

Manuscripts

The collection consists of the four-volume autobiography of Ethel Mazynski and two shorter autobiographical manuscripts by her; two typescript diaries describing the Mazynskis' trip to the United States and their ensuing cross-country journey; assorted military, career, and family records; correspondence with Robert F. Karolevitz and Ross S. Fenn regarding the Kosciuszko Squadron and the book Flight of Eagles : The Story of the American Kosćiuszko Squadron in the Polish-Russian War 1919-1920 / Robert F. Karolevitz and Ross S. Fenn (Sioux Falls, S.D. : Brevet Press, 1974); and photographs and ephemera.

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Records, correspondence, ephemera

Manuscripts

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Ethel Mortlock papers

Manuscripts

This small collection contains photograph copies of Ethel Mortlock's painting of the Duke of Windsor, in approximaely 1920, and a painting of the Mortlock family arms with a 2-page description.

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Ethel May Wickes papers

Manuscripts

A collection of 135 items which contains correspondence, business and biographical papers and numerous drawings and paintings from 1917 to 1978. The correspondence is both addressed to, and written by, Wickes and makes up almost half of the total collection. The business and other papers include a great deal of biographical information about Wickes, including lists of her paintings and exhibitions, photographs, a copy of her will and several notes and documents written about her life. The artwork contained in the collection includes twenty-nine pieces by Wickes, which includes pastel drawings and both oil and watercolor paintings, fifteen watercolors by her friend, and fellow artist, Liliane D. Wells, and a drawing by John Hoffman (1920-1937). Correspondents include Bertha Ast, Willis Linn Jepson, Clarence E. Wells and Liliane D. Wells.

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Ethel May Wickes papers

Manuscripts

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Leonard F. Ross papers

Manuscripts

This collection consists of four items relating to Leonard F. Ross' Civil War career, including two communications from Ulysses S. Grant. Grant's autograph letter signed dated 1861 December 4 (HM 69444) discusses confiscations from Missouri citizens and instructions for dealing with marauding Confederates; the contemporary copy of his 1862 October 5 letter (HM 69445) recaps a dispatch from General William S. Rosecrans detailing the movement of federal troops during the pursuit of Confederate General Earl Van Dorn's forces at Corinth, Chewalla and Ripley, Mississippi on 1862 October 3-4. Also present is a receipt from Henry P. Noble to Ross for a payment for a horse, 1863 April 28 (HM 69446), and an undated copy of "Foraging Parties Instructions," with Ross' note "Please read to the guards" (HM 69447).

mssHM 69444-69447

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