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Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3876
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, and travel writer. His papers consist chiefly of letters and travel essays written to the New York Tribune between October 1856 and December 1857 while on his extensive... more
Williams, William, 1862-1947
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3346
6.81 linear feet (11 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
William Williams was a New York lawyer and the Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island for two terms, 1902-1905 and 1909-1913, and the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Water Supply, Gas, and Electricity from 1914 to 1917. His... more
Tylden, J. M. (John Maxwell), Sir, 1787-1866
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3050
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Sir John Maxwell Tylden, a captain in the 43rd regiment of the British Army, kept this diary on an expedition from England to New Orleans, Louisiana. Entries date from October 27, 1814-May 10, 1815. Tylden records operations before New Orleans and... more
Guerriere (Frigate)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 272
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
This volume was kept by John M. Berrien, midshipman in the United States Navy. It contains a log of the U.S.S. Guerriere, commanded by John Smith and bearing the broad pennant of Commodore Charles C.B. Thompson. Entries were made between February... more
Firebrand (Ship)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1003
.08 linear feet (1 volume)
This logbook of the H.M.S. Firebrand and the H.M.S. Frolic was kept by the same (unknown) author. Entries pertaining to the Firebrand were made from December 1, 1847-June 16, 1848, when the ship sailed along the South American coast, stopping at:... more
Mars (Ship)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1879
.06 linear feet (1 volume)
This volume contains logbooks of the H.M.S. Mars and the H.M.S. Formidable. The Mars was captained by James Newburgh Strange, and this log was kept by Midshipman Frederick John Rendell from January 1, 1862 through February 7, 1863. It contains... more
Romano, Emanuel, 1897?-1984
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2613
.15 linear feet (1 volume)
Eight watercolor drawings for the Geneva edition of Der Nibelungen Nôt, housed in a leather portfolio
Armstrong, Edward J.
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 127
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Edward J. Armstrong kept this diary in 1869 during a trip to Malacca and the Malay Peninsula. The diary contains watercolor sketches and photographs
Frizzell, Lodisa
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1087
.42 linear feet (2 volumes)
Manuscript narrative of Lodisa Frizell's journey across the Plains states in 1852. Illustrated by several original drawings. Covers the region from the Little Wabash River in Illinois to the Pacific Springs of Wyoming
Lord, John
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1805
.5 linear feet (1 box, 1 volume)
This collection consists of material from U. S. Navy gunners John Lord and John R. Covington. Contents include regulations for U.S.S. Constitution; ordinance specifications of rigging and equipment of ships; formulas and tables in gunnery; gunners... more
Ross, F.
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2632
.16 linear feet (1 volume)
F. Ross's journal of a voyage of the H.M.S. Tagus from England to the South Pacific, from November 26, 1813 through August 1814. Includes accounts of the capture of French ship of war Le Ceres and U.S.S. Essex and visits to Rio de Janeiro,... more
Cooper, Charlie
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 662
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Charles Cooper of Great Britain kept this diary in 1853 while on a five-week visit to New York. The diary is illustrated with watercolor sketches
Bowen, Ashley, 1728-1813
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 352
.06 linear feet (1 volume)
This ink and watercolor drawing represents the sailing of the British fleet under Rear-Admiral Philip Durell in the 1759 expedition against Québec, depicting eighteen ships in the Halifax harbor. There is a textual explanation just below the... more
Fraternity (Literary Club)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1071
.86 linear feet (2 boxes, 2 volumes)
Volumes of the manuscript periodical issued and privately circulated by The Fraternity, a social literary club, between 1877 and 1878. Issues contain poems, short stories, essays, and letters, as well as pen and ink, pencil, and painted... more
Warner, Leonard
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2151
.08 linear feet (1 volume)
This volume contains watercolor block diagrams of the lots in New York City's 5th Ward (c.a.1839). This copy was created by Leonard Warner
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