Includes an original typescript of Woodrow Wilson on the States and the
federal government, a letter and maps relating to the battle of Gettysburg;
documents and letters signed by members of George Washington's first cabinet;
documents relating to the Revolutionary Battle of Harlem Heights; documents
signed by Catherine the Great relating to the Russian Navy; letters and
documents signed by signers of the Declaration of Independence; items signed by
American naval figures; a signed card and portraits of William Tecumseh
Sherman; items signed by Napoleon Bonaparte, his family and generals; photos,
letters, and documents relating to the Civil War; similar items of English
literary and artistic figures; a letter of Edmund Burke; a letter and photos of
Robert Browning; a letter of Robert E. Lee; printed copy of the United States
Constitution dated 1787; letters and documents signed by American Presidents;
transcript of a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, and eighteenth century
manuscripts copy of the Koran.
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the
Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional
restrictions.
Encoded by Elizabeth Clarke, August 2007.
Ernest Sturm Collection, Archives and Special Collections Library,
Vassar College Libraries.
Original listing completed ca. 1997, updated in 2007.
Collected by Ernest Sturm, father of Ruth Foster Sturm, VC 1932.
Series I: Woodrow Wilson
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Folder 1.1
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The States and The Federal Government,
n.d. [printed galleys]
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Folder 1.2
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The States and The Federal Government,
n.d. [signed typescript]
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Series II: Gettysburg
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Folder 1.3
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Battle of Gettysburg Map, 1863 |
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Folder 1.4
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Eyewitness Account of the Battle of Gettysburg,
1863
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Folder 1.5
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Map of Pennsylvania Movement of Gibbons 2nd Army Corp,
1863
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Series III: Washington's First Cabinet
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Folder 1.6
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Hamilton, Alexander, 1794 |
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Folder 1.7
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1792 |
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Folder 1.8
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Randolph, Edmond, 1794 |
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Folder 1.9
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Washington, George — Appointment of M. de Poirey,
1790
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Series IV: Battle of Harlem Heights
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Folder 1.10
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Agreement of Massachusetts Minute Men, 17-- |
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Folder 1.11
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Hancock, John — Appointment of Josiah Hayden,
1781
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Folder 1.12
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Hayden, Josiah — account of the Battle of Harlem Heights,
1776
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Folder 1.13
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Order of the Committee of Safety On Enlistment of Men,
1775
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Series V: Catherine the Great
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Volume 1
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Collection of approximately 40 manuscript documents
signed by Catherine, mostly relating to Russian Naval Matters, 1792-96. Bound
in contemporary green velvet. Evidently removed from the Russian Royal Archive
after the Revolution, 1792-1796
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Series VI: Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Folder 3.1
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Adams, Samuel, 1774, 1795 |
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Folder 3.2
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Barlett, Josiah, 1776 |
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Folder 3.3
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Carroll, Charles, 1829 |
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Folder 3.4
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Clymer,George, 1803 |
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Folder 3.5
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Ellery, William, 1781 |
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Folder 3.6
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1777 |
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Folder 3.7
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Gerry, Elbridge, 1812 |
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Folder 3.8
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Hancock, John, 1758 |
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Folder 3.9
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Hart, John, 1742, 1776 |
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Folder 3.10
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Hopkins, Stephen, 1771 |
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Folder 3.11
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Hopkinson, Francis, 1790 |
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Folder 3.12
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Huntington, Samuel, 1780, 1789, 1793, 1812 |
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Folder 3.13
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1807 |
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Folder 3.14
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McKean, Thomas, 1768, 1780, 1816, 1849 |
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Folder 3.15
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Middleton, Arthur, 1762 |
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Folder 3.16
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Morris, Robert, 1782, 1798 |
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Folder 3.17
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Morton, John, 1776 |
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Folder 3.18
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Paca, William, 1776 |
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Folder 3.19
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Paine, Robert Treat, 1757 |
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Folder 3.20
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Rodney, Caeser, 1775, 1777 |
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Folder 3.21
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Rush, Benjamin, 1786, 1794, 1810 |
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Folder 3.22
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Rutledge, Edward, 1782 |
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Folder 3.23
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Sherman, Roger, 1786 |
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Folder 3.24
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Smith, James, 1782 |
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Folder 3.25
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Walton, George, 1785 |
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Folder 3.26
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Whipple, William, 1778 |
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Folder 3.27
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Williams, William, 1776 |
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Folder 3.28
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Wolcott, Oliver, 1775 |
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Folder 3.29
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Wythe, George, 1803 |
Series VII: The American Navy
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Folder 1.14
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Angus, Samuel, 1813 |
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Folder 1.15
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Bainbridge, WM., 1819 |
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Folder 1.16
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Biddle, James, n.d. |
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Folder 1.17
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Broom, C. R., 1816 |
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Folder 1.18
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Coutler, Mifflin, 1831 |
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Folder 1.19
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Crane, WM. M., 1827 |
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Folder 1.20
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Decatur, Mrs. Stephen, 1824 |
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Folder 1.21
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Elliott, Jesse D., 1813, 1827 |
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Folder 1.22
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Farragut, Admiral D.G., 1863 |
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Folder 1.23
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Harrison, Joseph, 1807 |
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Folder 1.24
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Hull, Isaac, 1818, 1829, 1835 |
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Folder 1.25
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List of Stores, 1812 |
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Folder 1.26
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Morris, J., 1819 |
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Folder 1.27
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Petition Signed by 42 Members Of Crew of Guerriere,
1815
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Folder 1.28
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Porter, D., 187-, n.d. |
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Folder 1.29
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Rodgers, John, 1822 |
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Folder 1.30
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Rogers, Jno., 1812 |
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Folder 1.31
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Shubrick, E.B., 1823 |
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Folder 1.32
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Smith, Hon. R., 1808 |
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Folder 1.33
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Warrington, Lewis, 1838, 1842 |
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Folder 1.34
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Worden, John L., 1840 |
Series VIII: William Tecumseh Sherman
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Folder 1.34
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William Tecumseh Sherman, n.d. |
Series IX: Napoleon and His Generals
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Folder 1.36
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Abrantes, D. — Duchess, 1845 |
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Folder 1.37
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d'Anglas, Boissy, 1818 |
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Folder 1.38
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Bailly, Jean Sylvain- Mayor of Paris, 1789 |
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Folder 1.39
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Berthier, Louis Alexandre -Marshal, 1810 |
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Folder 1.40
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Bertrand, Henry Gratien -General, n.d. |
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Folder 1.41
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Beurnomville, Pierre -Marshal, n.d. |
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Folder 1.42
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Bonaparte, Napoleon, n.d. |
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Folder 1.43
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Bourbon, Louis de, n.d. |
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Folder 1.44
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Bourgeois, R.- In Battle of Waterloo, n.d. |
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Folder 1.45
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Chaptal, 1808 |
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Folder 1.46
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Chenier, C.H., n.d. |
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Folder 1.47
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Clary, Julia Marie — Queen of Spain, Wife of Joseph
Bonaparte, 1813
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Folder 1.48
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Damme, Dominique Joseph Van — General, 1813 |
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Folder 1.49
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Desaix, Louis Charles Antoine — General, 1792 |
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Folder 1.50
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Destouches, Philippe Nericault, 1834 |
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Folder 1.51
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Fonquier, Tinville, 1793 |
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Folder 1.52
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Gouvion, Saint Cyr — General, 1817 |
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Folder 1.53
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Le Hefvre, F.G. — General, 1808 |
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Folder 1.54
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Lauriston, Jacques Alexandre — Marquis-General,
1808
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Folder 1.55
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Malherbe, Francois de, n.d. |
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Folder 1.56
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Montesquieu, Marquis A.P. — General, 1796 |
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Folder 1.57
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Montholon, Charles Tristan — General, n.d. |
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Folder 1.58
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Murat, Joachim — King of Naples, Cavalry Commander,
n.d.
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Folder 1.59
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Phillippe, Louis — Duke de Chartres, 1848 |
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Folder 1.60
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Segur, 1782 |
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Folder 1.61
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Unidentified, n.d. |
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Folder 1.62
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Walewska, Count Andrew — Son of Napoleon, n.d. |
Series X: Civil War
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Folder 2.1
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Angur, C. C., 1865 |
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Folder 2.2
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Army Pass, 1861, 1865 |
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Folder 2.3
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Banks, N. P., 18-- |
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Folder 2.4
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Barlow, F. S., 1865 |
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Folder 2.5
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Blunt, Jas. G., 1866 |
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Folder 2.6
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Burnside, A. E., 1869 |
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Folder 2.7
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Butler, B. F., 1862 |
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Folder 2.8
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Cameron, Simon, 1885 |
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Folder 2.9
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Casey, Gen'l. Silas, 1865 |
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Folder 2.10
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Cass, Lewis, 1859 |
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Folder 2.11
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Chase, Salmon P., 1864 |
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Folder 2.12
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Cox, J. D., 1864 |
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Folder 2.13
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Curtis, S. R., 1865 |
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Folder 2.14
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Dent, F. T., 1866 |
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Folder 2.15
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Dodge, G. M., 1865 |
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Folder 2.16
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Grant, Ulysses S., 1863 |
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Folder 2.17
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Halleck, H. W., 1863 |
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Folder 2.18
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Hancock, Winfield Scott, 1808 |
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Folder 2.19
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Heintzleman, S. P., 1862, 1863 |
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Folder 2.20
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Herron, F. J., 1866 |
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Folder 2.21
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Hooker, Joseph, 1862 |
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Folder 2.22
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Howard, O. O., 1866 |
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Folder 2.23
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Jackson, Jas. W., 1852 |
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Folder 2.24
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Johnson, R. W., 1863 |
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Folder 2.25
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1862 |
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Folder 2.26
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Logan, John A., 1867, 1868 |
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Folder 2.27
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Lyon, N., 1861 |
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Folder 2.28
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Marcy, R. B., 1862 |
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Folder 2.29
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Martindale, J. H., 1863 |
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Folder 2.30
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McClellan, Geo. B., 1864 |
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Folder 2.31
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Order for Cask Ale, 1865 |
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Folder 2.32
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Paine, Chas. J., 1866 |
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Folder 2.33
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Porter, Fitz John, 1862 |
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Folder 2.34
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Rosencrans, W. S., 1862 |
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Folder 2.35
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Rousseau, L. H., 1866 |
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Folder 2.36
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Sale of Army Mule, 1863 |
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Folder 2.37
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Scott, Winfield, 1861 |
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Folder 2.38
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Sheridan, Phil, 1867 |
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Folder 2.39
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Sherman, William T., 1866 |
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Folder 2.40
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Sickles, Danz, 1867 |
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Folder 2.41
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Stanley, D. S., 1874 |
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Folder 2.42
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Stanton, Edwin M., 1864 |
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Folder 2.43
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Sykes, G. D., 1864 |
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Folder 2.44
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Thomas, G., 1866 |
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Folder 2.45
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Townsend, E. D., 1867 |
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Folder 2.46
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Vanderveer, WM., 1865 |
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Folder 2.47
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Wheaton, Frank, 18-- |
Series XI: English Literature and Art
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Folder 4.1
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The Barber's Shop Ad, n.d. |
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Folder 4.2
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Blackstone, W., 1766 |
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Folder 4.3
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Burke, Edmund, 1787 |
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Folder 4.4
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Canning, George, 1820 |
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Folder 4.5
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Coledon, 1865 |
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Folder 4.6
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Collingwood, 1807 |
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Folder 4.7
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Cornwills, Barry, n.d. |
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Folder 4.8
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Desaike, Edward, n.d. |
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Folder 4.9
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Dickens, Charles, 1870 |
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Folder 4.10
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Edgeworth, Maria, n.d. |
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Folder 4.11
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Eliot, George, 1858, 1861 |
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Folder 4.12
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Gortchakof, Prince Peter, n.d. |
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Folder 4.13
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Grattar, Henry, 1793 |
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Folder 4.14
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Hook, Theodore, 1856 |
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Folder 4.15
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Hume-Jones, Philip, 1899 |
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Folder 4.16
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Irving, Washington, n.d. |
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Folder 4.17
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James, G. V. R., 1851 |
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Folder 4.18
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Johnson, Samuel, 1782 |
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Folder 4.19
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Key, Francis Scott, n.d. |
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Folder 4.20
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Kipling, Rudyard, n.d. |
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Folder 4.21
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Knowles, Shendac, 1834 |
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Folder 4.22
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Landsar, Sir Edwin, 1869 |
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Folder 4.23
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Lang, Andrew, n.d. |
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Folder 4.24
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Lardner, Dion, 1834 |
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Folder 4.25
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Lemon, Mark, 1863 |
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Folder 4.26
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Lerch, Mark, 1864 |
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Folder 4.27
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Levis, C. , n.d. |
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Folder 4.28
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Lighte, Fred, n.d. |
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Folder 4.29
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Lockhart, J., n.d. |
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Folder 4.30
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Longfellow, Henry W., n.d. |
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Folder 4.31
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Martin, Theodore, n.d. |
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Folder 4.32
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Morgan, Sydney, 1839 |
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Folder 4.33
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Ophir Hall Ticket, n.d. |
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Folder 4.34
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Pepys, Samuel, n.d. |
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Folder 4.35
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Pitt, Harriot, 1769, 1770 |
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Folder 4.36
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Pitt, Hester, n.d. |
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Folder 4.37
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Pitt, William, 1770, 1771 |
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Folder 4.38
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Pluyfair, Lyon, n.d. |
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Folder 4.39
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Proctor, R. W., 1855 |
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Folder 4.40
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Rapell, J. H., n.d. |
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Folder 4.41
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Rogers, Samuel, n.d. |
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Folder 4.42
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Rose, George, 1857 |
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Folder 4.43
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Saffi, A., 1868 |
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Folder 4.44
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Sandars, 1855 |
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Folder 4.45
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Shillen, Mrs., n.d. |
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Folder 4.46
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Stevenson, Robert Louis, 187- |
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Folder 4.47
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Talma, Francois Joseph, 1809 |
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Folder 4.48
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Tennyson, Alfred, n.d. |
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Folder 4.49
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Terquem, P. N., 1885 |
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Folder 4.50
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Thackeray, William M., n.d. |
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Folder 4.51
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Turner, 18-- |
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Folder 4.51
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Unidentified, 1840 |
Series XII: Edmund Burke
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Folder 4.53
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Burke, Edmund, 1772 |
Series XIII: Robert Browning
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Folder 2.48
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Robert Browning Letter, 1878 |
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Folder 2.49
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Browning Family Photographs, n.d. |
Series XIV: Robert E. Lee
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Folder 2.50
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Robert E. Lee, 1854 |
Series XV: Constitution of The United States
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Volume 2
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"We the People of the United States…do Ordain and
Establish this Constitution for the United States of America." Printed in 2
columns on 4 numbered pages in New York City by John M'Lean, shortly after 28
September 1787 (Evans, American Bibliography 20817), 1787
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Series XVI: Presidents of The United States
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Volume 3
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Album containing letters and documents signed by every
United States president from George Washington through Franklin D. Roosevelt,
1796-1929
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Series XVII: Robert Louis Stevenson
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Volume 4
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Autograph transcript signed of his poem, "To H.F. Brown,"
18--
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Series XVIII: Napoleon and His Family
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Volume 5
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Album containing approximately 10 letters and documents
signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and members of the imperial family, including the
Empress Josephine and Empress Mari-Louise, 1787?-1816?
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Series XIX: Koran
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Volume 6
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Manuscript copy of the Koran, approximately 600 leaves,
17--
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