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Mencken-Malone collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2100
Abstract

The collection is a series of letters from Henry L. Mencken, Baltimore author, to Professor Kemp Malone, Professor of Linguistics at Johns Hopkins U. during 1933-50. There is also a letter from Professor Carl Bode to Professor Kemp Malone.

Dates: 1933-1950

Nelson Anderson manuscript and photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3197
Abstract

This collection contains research notes and photographs related to Andersen’s research on Mississippi showboats. The research primarily focuses on the Chapman family, who invented the medium, but also includes information on the development of the flatboat and general theater history.

Dates: 1925 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1952

Star-Spangled Books collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1847
Abstract

This collection includes the notes, drafts, galleys, page proofs, and correspondence for the book entitled Star-Spangled Books: Books, Sheet Music, Newspapers, Manuscripts and Persons Associated with "The Star-Spangled Banner" written by P. William Filby and Edward G. Howard and published in 1972.

Dates: circa 1814-1977; Majority of material found in 1969-1972