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MAN. Manuscript Collections

 Classification
Identifier: MAN

Found in 600 Collections and/or Records:

Chesley R. Hall manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3070
Abstract

This collection contains documents related to Chesley “Chet” Roland Hall’s service with the Navy during World War II. This includes a diary kept by Hall during his time in Africa and London, England from 1943 to 1944.

Dates: 1920-1943

Cheston-Chew account books

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3133
Abstract

The collection contains account books related to the personal and business finances of the Cheston and Chew families.

Dates: 1801 - 1953

Cheston-Galloway papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1994
Abstract

This collection is primarily comprised of the business papers of Samuel Galloway (1720-1785) and his son-in-law James Cheston (1747-1798), who were both merchants based in West River, Maryland.

Dates: 1684-1961; Majority of material found in 1747-1889

Child Study Association of Maryland manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3176
Abstract

This collection contains the administrative and financial records of the Child Study Association of Maryland as well as documents related to activities of the society. These records provide a clear picture of the functions of both the overseeing organization and the individual chapters.

Dates: 1909 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2003

Children's Fresh Air Society of Maryland papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3093
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence, administrative records, and financial material of the Fresh Air Society of Maryland during the first half of the 20th century.

Dates: 1896 - 1965

Christine Brown Penniman manuscript collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3226
Abstract

Letters from Christine Brown Penniman to her parents while she was a Red Cross volunteer during World War I.

Dates: 1918 - 1920

Church of the Redeemer papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0247
Abstract

This collection contains Ministers of the Vestry, financial accounts, photographs, annual reports, and general correspondence.

Dates: 1849-1950

Civil War collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1860
Abstract This is an artificial collection and primarily contains letters and documents dating from 1861 to 1865, although relevant items before and after these dates are also included. Correspondence prior to 1861 is indicative of the growing strain between the North and the South. Correspondence after 1865 reflects the nature of the war and the significance attached to it. The collection also includes manumission records, diaries, and the correspondence of national figures, such as Abraham Lincoln,...
Dates: 1832-1960

Civil War scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2602
Abstract

Scrapbook of newspaper articles pertaining chiefly to the secession movement, Civil War politics and battles, and other news events of the period. Also contains essays, speeches, poetry and songs, many on Civil War themes.

Dates: 1856-1862

Claire McCardell collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 3066
Abstract

The materials in the Claire McCardell collection span the years from 1923 –1995. The materials consist of letters; newspaper and magazine articles, advertisements, and pictures of clothing; date books; passports; business correspondence; notes and manuscript drafts; and books published by and about Claire.

Dates: 1923-1995