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Norman Studer Papers, 1817-2012 18.84 cubic ft.
Paul Leser Papers, 1850-1984 95 cubic ft.
Bragdon family papers, 1819-1980 107 boxes
The Bragdon Family Papers are predominantly composed of the personal papers of architect, author, and theater designer Claude Fayette Bragdon but also include those of his parents, sister, wives and children. Included is the correspondence of Claude F. Bragdon with his family and others, including Gelett Burgess, Walter Hampden, Norman Kent, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Kathleen Cunningham, Llewelyn Powys, J.B. Priestley, Nikolai Roerich, Alfred Stieglitz, Peter Uspenskii, John Van Druten, Tennessee Williams, and Frank Lloyd Wright. There are also publications and manuscripts by Bragdon; financial and legal papers; photos of buildings he designed; drawings of stage sets; scores for color music; diaries, 1877-79, 1908-12, 1924-46; scrapbooks; records of the Manas Press; and memorabilia. The correspondence and manuscripts of his sons, Henry W. and Chandler, his father George C. Bragdon, and that of his wives, including the spirit communications of his second wife are included. In addition, the diaries of Kathleen Shipherd Bragdon, 1860-1920; letters and papers of Fayette Shipherd and family; scrapbooks and diaries of May Bragdon; family photographs; and genealogical data; and documents relating to building of Selkirk Bethel Church (Point Ontario, New York, 1848-55) are contained in the collection.
Collection of American Civil War documents, 1850-1917 4 linear feet
Materials relating to the American Civil War and the men who fought in it, chiefly of the Union Army.
Edward Abbott papers, 1899 0.5 linear feet
The diary is a detailed account of Abbott's trip from Sydney, Australia to the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macao, China and Japan. There are numerous pen-and-ink sketches of landscape, architecture, historical sites, and inhabitants, and maps, some in water color. Pasted in the volume are memorabilia such as menus, hotel brochures, postcards, photographs, clippings, calling cards, etc. Of special interest are his accounts of the various native Christian communities he visited. Following the text there is a name index. In addition to the volume there are some related letters, documents, memorabilia and published maps.
Ackerson Family papers, 1864-1996, bulk (1872-1996 bulk) 17.2087 Linear Feet
Cornelius Rea Agnew papers, 1851-1924 16 linear feet
Correspondence, notes, and manuscripts including items that relate to most of Agnew's professional activities, are especially rich in materials that deal with the treatment of eye diseases during the latter half of the 19th century. An interesting sidelight of the collection is a group of finely detailed woodblocks and steel plates that Agnew used to illustrate his published articles.
Peter Wellington Alexander papers, 1835-1910 30 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, and newspapers. These include over four hundred letters to Alexander, as well as miscellaneous letters and telegrams; some of his manuscripts and notes; business records of his law firm; military documents of the western divisions of the Confederate Army; copybooks and letter books; and complete and partial newspapers and clippings from the various Southern newspapers (in particular THE SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN, the DAILY DISPATCH of Richmond, and the ADVERTISER AND REGISTER of Mobile) which carried Alexander's dispatches.