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Cora Schumacher papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3280
Abstract

This collection primarily contains letters written to Cora Cessna Schumacher, a graduate of Western Female High School and later a teacher and missionary. Spanning 1891-1923, the collection also contains ephemera from Western Female High School, including a 1900 commencement program and a book of Schumacher's grades, among other materials.

Dates: 1891 October 17-1923 June 16

Fairbank family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2483
Abstract

This collection consists of papers belonging to Charles Alexander Fairbank, Sr. (1843-1917), his wife Sarah (Sallie) Sherwood Sinclair (1848-1933), and their children, Grace Carolyn (1876-1964), Charles Alexander Jr. (1878-1942), and Herbert S. (1888-1962).

Dates: 1868 - 1964

Mary Diana Harper letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0430
Abstract

This collection contains two bound volumes of letters to and from Mary Diana Harper, the eldest daughter of Robert Goodloe Harper.

Dates: 1800-1818

Robert Goodloe Harper correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1304
Abstract

This collection contains letters to Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825) from various correspondents, 1801-1821. Also included are letters addressed to John Pendleton Kennedy, Severn Teackle Wallis, and two letters from Harper Carroll to a Mr. Pennington.

Dates: 1801 - 1820

Warden papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0871
Abstract This collection contains nine volumes of letterbooks of David Baillie Warden's letters sent, 1807-45, many miscellaneous notes compiled by Warden on America for publication; and a vast number of letters received by David Baillie Warden while in Paris, 1804-45. Correspondants include: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Marshall, John Quincy Adams, Albert Gallatin, Nicholas Biddle, Elbridge Gerry, Joel Poinsett, George Bancroft, Joel Barrow, Jared Sparks, Noah Webster, J....
Dates: 1797-1851

William J. Ward collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3056
Abstract Summary: This collection is the personal and business papers of William J. Ward, 1808-1892, consisting of: business and family correspondence; indentures, deeds depositions, land plats, and other legal documents; receipts, lists, and other financial documents; printed materials; and a garden journal. Some correspondence in the collection mentions Civil War Reconstruction issues from the perspective of a Southern Sympathizer. Of particular interest is a sermon by William J. Ward, published in...
Dates: 1725-1911