MAN. Manuscript Collections

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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,...

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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.

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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.