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(1.0 Items)Poem concerning the Marques de Carracena and his military actions in Portugal. Ms leaves. Caption title from head of fol. 1r. Origin: Location conjecture based on content. -- Date from ll. 6-7: "ao de mil y sesiento sesenta y inco". Provenance: Acquired from Rosenthal, 8 March 1963. Shelfmark: Urbana, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Post-1650 ...
(1.0 Items)Ms. codex. Location and date supplied by cataloger. Contains text from the drama "An english musical entertainment, called Galligantus" printed in 1758 (ESTC T154399). A note on fol. 16v reads: "All the Airs should be printed in italics." Provenance: Purchased from Spencer, 24 June 1947. Shelfmark: Urbana, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Post-1650 MS 174.
(1.0 Items)Land grant given to John U. Scott and signed by President Andrew Jackson. Link to catalog record: [url=https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/uiu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&v1=1&BBRecID=6574027]https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/uiu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&v1=1&BBRecID=6574027[/url]
(60.0 Cubic Feet)Land grant given to John U. Scott and signed by President Andrew Jackson. Link to catalog record: [url=https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/uiu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&v1=1&BBRecID=6574027]https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/uiu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&v1=1&BBRecID=6574027[/url]
(102.0 Cubic Feet)The extensive library of James Collins, Irish book collector, was purchased in 1917. The collection was devoted especially to Irish history and culture and included 139 volumes of bound pamphlets and about 2,500 pieces unbound. In addition, there were whole and part runs of Irish periodicals, 127 volumes of newspaper ...
(3.0 Cubic Feet)The extensive library of James Collins, Irish book collector, was purchased in 1917. The collection was devoted especially to Irish history and culture and included 139 volumes of bound pamphlets and about 2,500 pieces unbound. In addition, there were whole and part runs of Irish periodicals, 127 volumes of newspaper ...
(1.0 Boxes)One document case.
(29.0 Items)[u]Items[/u] 1) 2 Medals (badges) 2) Plaque (round medallion) 3) Broken crystal fragment from chandelier 4) Handpainted paper doll 5) Fabric square 6) Pamphlets of proverbs (4 bound together) 7) Postcard, autographed from "Loving Family" to H. G. Wells 8) Page from sacramont pamphlet 9) Watercolor painting, approx 4" x 6" 10) Unsigned postcards (14) 11) Autographed postcards (6) 12) Autographed postcard ...
(1.0 Boxes)15.8 H x 28.5 W x 11.5 D. Outside cover is seaside scene; inside cover is farm scene; sides and bottom are rose and gold leaf pattern. Former Shelf Mark: "Alluvial 1 Deposit":Â 001-001
(1.0 Items)More complete cataloging can be found at: [url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70267475]http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70267475[/url] Foliated "65." Provenance: Acquired with the McMurtrie Collection, 1945. Former shelfmark: x F. 224.2 B47L 1450 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). Faye & Bond. Provisional record based on De Ricci
(1.0 Items)Ms. Provenance: Ownership stamps of the Cincinnati Orpheus -- Purchased from H. A. Rattermann, 1915. Former shelfmark: 792 G27j (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library). Former shelfmark: MS 782.12 Sp64j (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library).
(1.0 Boxes)Video, audio, and transcripts of presentations regarding the 1940 voyage of the SS Quanza along with related articles and photographs.
(1.0 Boxes)Holograph MS of Henry Green's novel, Caught, containing numerous emendations in the author's hand. Ms. leaves. Title, canceled title and author from caption title on fol. 1r. -- Text published in 1943 under the title: Caught. Unbound.; Origin: Location and date from fol. 154r: London June 1940-July 1942. Provenance: Acquired from Beauchamp, 12 April ...
(15.0 Cubic Feet)One of the first American volunteers to reach Spain, most likely in the second group of arrivals. He was also probably the last American volunteer to leave, except for the prisoners still in jail. He was in Spain from January 1937 until February 1939. In the Fall of 1938 his ...
(12.8 Cubic Feet)Collection of Gloria Jones Papers related to James Jones, American author of [i]From Here To Eternity[/i], which was published in 1951 and won the National Book Award for fiction that year. The collection includes letters, books, manuscripts, documents, photographs and serials pertaining to his life as a soldier fighting in ...
(3.0 Cubic Feet)Collection of Gloria Jones Papers related to James Jones, American author of [i]From Here To Eternity[/i], which was published in 1951 and won the National Book Award for fiction that year. The collection includes letters, books, manuscripts, documents, photographs and serials pertaining to his life as a soldier fighting in ...
(6.0 Cubic Feet)James Jones is the American author of From Here to Eternity, the manuscript of which is in the collection. Contains correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, and clippings, as well as books and other personal papers.
(10.8 Cubic Feet)Papers of Samuel A. Jones, homeopathic physician and scholar of American Transcendentalism. Includes personal records; diaries; reading logs; records of book acquisitions; documents and correspondence pertaining to his service as a Civil War surgeon; records of homeopathic drug provings; manuscripts of medical lectures; manuscripts and proofs of published works; unpublished ...
(1.0 Items)Memorial Resolutions passed by the Board of South Park Commissioners honoring Joseph Donnersberger after his death in 1929 and signed by the members of the Board of South Park Commissioners. Contains signature from Edward Kelly, former Mayor of Chicago. Also contains photograph of Joseph Donnersberger with his wife and a Chicago ...
(1.0 Items)Contains a travel journal of a trip through Spain made by the Comte d'Artois (later Charles X of France) and an account of the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Some textual corrections in the composer's hand. Ms. codex. Caption title from fol. 7r. Binding: Modern (19th c.?) red and yellow paste paper. Origin: Location based ...
(1.0 Items)Journal of a voyage on the ship Lady Franklin, under the command of William Penney, in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition. Ms. Title supplied by cataloger. "Although the [author's] name is not given, this very literate account by a man in charge of a sledge party that made an overland search of ...
(1.0 Items)Provisional record
(1.0 Items)More complete cataloging can be found at: [url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/437399821]http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/437399821[/url] A single leaf from the Vulgate Bible, containing Judges 9:27-11:33. Ms. leaf. A single leaf from the Vulgate Bible, containing Judges 9:27-11:33. Title supplied by cataloger. Layout: Written in 2 columns of 48 lines, above top line; ruled in lead point ...
(6.0 Cubic Feet)More complete cataloging can be found at: [url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/437399821]http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/437399821[/url] A single leaf from the Vulgate Bible, containing Judges 9:27-11:33. Ms. leaf. A single leaf from the Vulgate Bible, containing Judges 9:27-11:33. Title supplied by cataloger. Layout: Written in 2 columns of 48 lines, above top line; ruled in lead point ...