Manuscripts

Records, correspondence, ephemera

Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1884-2002
Call number: mssMazynski
Creator: Mazynski, Ethel M (1918-2009)(Opens in new tab)

Ethel M. and Marian J. Mazynski papers

Manuscripts

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.

mssMazynski

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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.

mssMazynski

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Correspondence, Manuscripts, and Ephemera

Manuscripts

The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, printed material and ephemera all related to astronomer Francis Gladheim Pease, his astronomy work, and the telescopes he designed. There are 13 letters by George Ellery Hale as well as a copy of an offprint of "Building the 200-Inch Telescope" by Hale (originally published in Harper's Magazine, November 1929). There is an offprint of "The Spectra of Four of the Temporary Stars" written by Pease and Walter S. Adams (published in Contributions from the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory No. 87 in 1914). The correspondence includes several prominent individuals including: Giorgio Abetti, Walter S. Adams, John A. Anderson, Andrew Carnegie (typed copy), Edward H. Davis, Elmer Grey, George Ellery Hale, Fred E. Harvey, Herbert E. Ives, Thornwell Jacobs, George Wharton James, Helen Keller (photocopy of letter), Albert A. Michelson, Robert A. Millikan, James R. Page, F. E. Wright, and the Bausch & Lomb Optical Company. There is also one letter addressed to Thomas Edison. The manuscripts include several items by F. G. Pease including a "Figuring Book" which contains his work on various telescopes and contains blueprints and a manuscript entitled "Notes on a 25-Foot Reflector."

mssPease addenda

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Higham, John; Nevins, Allan; and Ridge, Martin; correspondence and ephemera

Manuscripts

Correspondence related to the academic career of Andrew F. Rolle. Includes copies of outgoing correspondence from Rolle as well as letters from his colleagues Ray Allen Billington, Louis B. Wright, and K. Ross Toole. Most of the correspondence focuses on Rolle's published books and articles, including those on Italian Americans in the Western United States, various articles written for the Historical Society of Montana, writings on the history of Occidental College, the manuscript "Flight Below the Border" (1959), and the article "The Historic Past of the Unconscious" (1980). The collection also includes some personal correspondence and references to other historians, including Robert Glass Cleland. Also included are newspaper articles and ephemera relating to Billington's death in 1981.

mssRolle

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Legal records: Tax documents, Correspondence and Ephemera

Manuscripts

The chronologically-arranged financial documents include general business, accounting, financial statements, deposited checks/vouchers, etc. of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, members of the Sinclair family, and their associates. A separate subseries is available for audits. The chronologically-arranged securities include stocks, bonds, receipts, certificates, promissory notes, etc. of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation, Sinclair family, and their associates. Brokerage Firm Transactions constitute a subseries of securities and are grouped alphabetically by firm name. The chronologically-arranged legal records contain contractual agreements, affidavits, and other information related to legal claims against Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation and/or Harry F. Sinclair. In addition to general legal records, this series contains two subseries: the first consists of documents related to Teapot Dome, including leases, agreements, and reports and the second contains tax records of Sinclair family and associates, which were submitted as evidence in the trials against Sinclair. Chronologically-arranged correspondence to and from Harry F. Sinclair as well as correspondence among his business associates constitute the fourth series. When possible, the business correspondence was grouped with relevant financial and legal documents. The chronologically-arranged ephemera contain newspaper clippings, poems, etc. Noteworthy clippings include an article entitled "Where are these bonds?" from the St. Louis Post Dispatch (1928), containing the serial numbers of the bonds involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal as well as Harry F. Sinclair's obituary printed in the Daily Racing Form (Nov. 13, 1956). Lastly, the chronologically-arranged oversize documents contain financial and tax-related records. The four volumes in the oversize series are extremely fragile. Access to one of these items, "H.F. Sinclair Cash Disbursements" (1916-1918), may be restricted. Please consult the Manuscripts Department for more information.

mssSinclairhf

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Official correspondence, copies

Manuscripts

Copies and extracts from letter books: Officers' Letters; Letters to Officers of Ships of War; Letters of the Brazil Squadron; Papers Relating to the Brazil Squadron, and others, 1853-1884. Copies concern a controversy relating to the sue of the Episcopal liturgy by the Navy; in the hand of Captain Roswell Randall Hoes, Chaplain, U.S.N.

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