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Collection of fine press books and ephemera printed mainly in San Francisco and California. Items are individually cataloged and can be browsed in Primo (link below).

Collection of fine press books and ephemera printed mainly in San Francisco and California. Published materials are individually cataloged and can be searched for using the term "San Francisco Fine Press collection" or call number beginning with "SFFP" in the University of Illinois online catalog. Archival materials mainly gathered by ...

Two scrapbooks containing clippings of newspaper and magazine reviews of Carl Sandburg's "Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years." Clippings bound in "Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years Volume 1" book covers. Former Shelfmark: Sandburg 188 and Sandburg 190.

The "Asheville Transfer" is the most recent addition to the Sandburg collection, obtained in 1996 upon the death of Margaret Sandburg, the eldest daughter of Carl and Paula Sandburg. This collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, clippings, books, documents, and miscellaneous material belonging to Margaret and related to her life ...

The "Connemara Transfer" of the Carl Sandburg papers (1898-1962) includes typescripts and corrected galley proofs of Sandburg's works and correspondence (1916-62) with literary and public figures, scholars and admirers about writing, American folk songs, Abraham Lincoln, journalism and lecture tours. The collection also contains a Spanish-American War diary (1898), lectures ...

The "Connemara Transfer" of the Carl Sandburg papers (1898-1962) includes typescripts and corrected galley proofs of Sandburg's works and correspondence (1916-62) with literary and public figures, scholars and admirers about writing, American folk songs, Abraham Lincoln, journalism and lecture tours. The collection also contains a Spanish-American War diary (1898), lectures ...

The "Connemara Transfer" of the Carl Sandburg papers (1898-1962) includes typescripts and corrected galley proofs of Sandburg's works and correspondence (1916-62) with literary and public figures, scholars and admirers about writing, American folk songs, Abraham Lincoln, journalism and lecture tours. The collection also contains a Spanish-American War diary (1898), lectures ...

Correspondence, manuscript book chapters, articles written by and about Carl Sandburg.

Recording, CD, and transcription of an interview of Helga Sandburg by WILL-TV's Alison Davis Wood for WILL-TV's "Song and the Slogan" Producer: Tim Hartin. 1) 30M Metal Tape of interview. 2) CD-ROM of interview 3) Typed Transcription of interview.

The Encyclopedia Sandburgiana, a scrapbook of photographs, clippings and correspondence kept by Margaret about her father's life, arranged chronologically by year.

Correspondence sent to Alex Hoffmann from Mario Savio. 1) A.L.S. Sent by Mario Savio from Oxford, England to Alex Hoffmann in Oakland, California. December 10. 1965. 2) Postcard, signed. Sent by Mario Savio from Salt Lake City to Alex Hoffmann in Oakland, California. September 4, 1965.

This small collection is comprised of papers relating to Mable Schamp and her second husband, Meyer Levin. Box 1 contains Mable's journals, documents pertaining to Mable and Meyer's time spent in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, copied newspapers on Levin's Anne Frank playscript, correspondence, and manuscripts. Box 2 includes ...

Collection assembled by George H. Scheetz, former library director of Champaign Public Library. Records the public controversy over the Champaign Public Library's purchase of the book [i]Sex[/i] by Madonna.

The William P. Schenk papers consist of original manuscripts, photocopies, prints, photographs, and other materials documenting the life of this writer and longtime editor of the Science Digest Magazine. The 17.5 cubic feet of materials also feature substantial series of correspondence, photographs, and subject files, primarily concentrating on his good ...

1) A cassette tape of a 780RPM of "An atheist speaks," broadcast over station KQW San Francisco, CA Nov. 17, 1946. 2) A Vinyl Record of "An atheist speaks". Former Shelfmark: Baskette Uncat.

Collection of four scrapbooks with clippings from newspapers and magazines articles about political figures and events. Majority of the clippings concern Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt before, during, and after World War II.

This collection is made up of correspondence and photos related to Irish playwright and essayist George Bernard Shaw. In letters and postcards to various correspondents, Shaw responded to personal inquiries and discussed his and others' writings. The photographs show Shaw at different stages of his life.

From H. G. Wells collection. Collection of clippings about the death of George Bernard Shaw. 1) The Evening News, no. 21,441 London, 05-11-1950 (Special edition) 2) Punch, 08-11-1950, p. 445. 3) Illustrated London News, London, 06-11-1950. 4) Daily Express, No. 15,719, 03-11-1950. 5) The Birminham Mail, no. 26,404, 02-11-1950. 6) The Daily Telegraph, London no. 29,749. ...

A collection of 28 letters from Sherburn to D. Nichol Smith, 1923-1958 regarding research.

The Sherman Scripts Collection contains early 20th-century theatre scripts written by various playwrights for Alexander Byers’ Chicago Manuscript Company, a company involved in the early play piracies of the 19th and 20th centuries. Scripts were typed or printed on mimeograph and many contain edits, marginalia, and stage designs. Recurring authors ...

The Sherman Scripts Collection contains early 20th-century theatre scripts written by various playwrights for Alexander Byers’ Chicago Manuscript Company, a company involved in the early play piracies of the 19th and 20th centuries. Scripts were typed or printed on mimeograph and many contain edits, marginalia, and stage designs. Recurring authors ...

Collection contains correspondence related to John Simon's experiences in the Spanish Civil War, as well as medical and psychiatric professional memorabilia.

Born in 1942, Slade received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1972. Leonard Slade is a distinguished professor of English at Kentucky State University (1965-1988) and State University of New York at Albany (1988-present). In addition to academic activities, which include various administrative responsibilities, ...

Born in 1942, Slade received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1972. Leonard Slade is a distinguished professor of English at Kentucky State University (1965-1988) and State University of New York at Albany (1988-present). In addition to academic activities, which include various administrative responsibilities, ...

Perhaps the only Alexander Smith collection in the world, materials include all first editions, reprints, reissues in fine editions, and various uncollected items of the Scottish poet, essayist, novelist, critic; and once regarded as one of the most eminent writers of the nineteenth century. Collection given in 1979 by Richard ...

This collection consists primarily of letters that Francis Hopkinson Smith wrote to George H. Yenowine in 1895 and 1896. The letters concern Smith's speaking engagements around the United States.

Henry DeWolf Smyth (1898-1986) was an American physicist known for his work on atomic energy and his academic career at Princeton University. Smyth served as a consultant for the Manhattan Project, the US military project that developed the first nuclear weapons, from 1943 to 1945. He authored the government’s official ...

Mss. James de Carle Sowerby was an English naturalist and artist.  "The majority of Sowerby's time was soon devoted to describing and illustrating material for leading geologists, including Sedgwick, Murchison, Buckland, and Fitton, who employed him to deal with their fossils."--DNB. [Item 1: "Descriptions of fossil shells for Frederic Dixon Esqr. 1844", ...

The Soybean Press records contain materials printed by Soybean Press, a teaching press that operated at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2006-2011. Soybean Press was supported by the collaboration between the Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML), the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS, now the School of ...

Created by the American writers of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. The collection is the result of individual supplementary purchases of Spanish Civil War memorabilia. It contains correspondence, broadsides, photographs, and periodicals.

Created by the American writers of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. The collection is the result of individual supplementary purchases of Spanish Civil War memorabilia. It contains correspondence, broadsides, photographs, and periodicals.

Video, audio, and transcripts of presentations regarding the 1940 voyage of the SS Quanza along with related articles and photographs.

Two photographs. One of John T. Raymond, American stage actor, and one of Christina Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano. The photos were a donation from Francel A. Smith in memory of Grover and Clara Graham of Colville, WA.

The Stodola Collection was initially created from books collected by Prof. Frank Stodola for the Roger Adams Memorial Collection in the History of Organic Chemistry in 1977. Prof. Stodola acquired his Ph.D in 1933 in Organic chemistry from the University of Minnesota. He served as the Head of the Pioneering ...

The Stodola Collection was initially created from books collected by Prof. Frank Stodola for the Roger Adams Memorial Collection in the History of Organic Chemistry in 1977. Prof. Stodola acquired his Ph.D in 1933 in Organic chemistry from the University of Minnesota. He served as the Head of the Pioneering ...

Collection made by William A. Sutton, professor of English at Ball State University, over the course of his research on Sherwood Anderson, Erskine Caldwell, Robert Frost, and Carl Sandburg, as well as smaller collections concerning Margaret Mitchell and Gertrude Stein. Contains Sutton's correspondence with the family members and acquaintance of ...