Found 28 collections.

Filtering on: x1501 - 1550
Friesland (Netherlands)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1085
21 linear feet (109 v.)
Friesland is a province of the Netherlands on the North Sea. The province was part of the Spanish Empire until the late 16th century when it became one of the United Provinces of Holland. The provinces joined with the Belgian provinces in 1815 to... more
Phillips family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2410
2 linear feet (2 boxes)
Phillips family members resided in Shropshire, England. Collection contains documents relating to the Phillips family estate, Tyn-y-Rhos Hall, in Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire.
Venice (Italy). Ambasciata (Great Britain)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3153
.42 linear feet (2 boxes)
Papers of the Venetian ambassadors to Great Britain, 1520-1720, comprising copies of letters to their home government on the affairs of Great Britain and Ireland and matters concerning the Catholic Church, and copies of treaties and other state... more
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 644
.06 linear feet (1 volume)
Manuscript, in Spanish, whose author is unknown
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 536
1 linear foot (7 items)
Collection consists of manuscript, scrolls written in Manchu and Chinese, and ink sticks. Manuscript is 16th-century transcription of encyclopedia of Chinese literature written by Emperor Yung Lo in 1408. Scrolls, 1651-1828, are imperial... more
Bigelow, John, 1854-1936
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 300
.15 linear feet (1 v.)
Collection consists of photoreproductions of documents about Columbus made by Bigelow during the 1920s from originals at the Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid and the Archivo General de Indias in Seville. Materials include copy of journal abstract,... more
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 542
.25 linear feet (1 volume)
This manuscript volume was written in various hands. From 1348 through 1573 entries are in German text hand; entries made from 1573 through 1625 are in different hands
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 125
.3 linear feet (2 v.)
Collection consists of two manuscripts written in Armenian. One volume, ca. 1639, contains philosophical treatises on David the Philosopher and Aristotle, and commentary on the New Testament. Also, ca. 14th-century manuscript on vellum of service... more
Hardwicke, Philip Yorke, Earl of, 1690-1764
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1313
26.5 linear feet (140 v., 1 box)
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) was a judge who served for many years as Lord Chancellor of England. Collection consists of British correspondence and official documents (handwritten transcripts in part), dealing mainly with... more
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1534
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Manuscript volume, in Italian, containing genealogical information about several families in Venice, Italy. Dated 1550
Shee, Eliza Archer
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz BND-MSS (Shee)
1 volume (350 items), 29 cm; 1 volume (350 items), 29 cm
Album of autograph letters, letter fragments, and cut away signatures, many of which are addressed to the English portrait painter and writer Martin Archer Shee. Apparantly partially compiled by Shee's daughter, Eliza Jane, the album represents... more
Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1828-1919
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 927
30.83 linear feet; 108 boxes, 21 volumes
The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection... more
Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874-1940
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1318
3.3 linear feet (29 v.)
Edward Stephen Harkness (1874-1940) was a trustee of the New York Public Library. His wife and co-collector, Mary Stillman Harkness, died in 1950. Collection consists of holograph manuscripts, autograph letters, documents, and signatures... more
Myers, Theodorus Bailey, 1821-1888
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2091
10.4 linear feet (35 boxes, 10 volumes, 1 oversized folder)
Theodorus Bailey Myers (1821-1888) was an American lawyer, businessman, and historical manuscripts collector. His collection consists chiefly of letters and documents signed by individuals prominent in American history during the colonial period,... more
Kohns, Lee, 1864-1927
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 645
6 linear feet (19 boxes, 3 v.)
Collection consists of letters and documents, ca. 15th-19th centuries, collected by Lee Kohns. American and European historical, literary, artistic, and scientific figures are represented.
Rich, O. (Obadiah), 1777-1850
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2570
24 linear feet (20 boxes); 113 microfilm reels
Collection consists of letters, documents and transcripts relating to the discovery, conquest and colonization of Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, the Moluccas, and the Philippines; and to the Casa de Contratación and the... more
Whitney, Helen Hay, 1875-1944
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3318
1.5 linear feet (17 v.)
Collection consists of seventeen English and American manuscripts dating from the early 15th century to the late 19th century. In addition to cooking recipes, most of the manuscripts also contain medicinal recipes and remedies, as well as mixtures... more
United States Sanitary Commission
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18780
48.28 linear feet (128 boxes, 35 oversized folders)
The Statistical Bureau was established as a special department at Washington in the summer of 1861 to support the Commission’s role as an independent advisory body to the government, with reference to the health, sanitary condition, and general... more
Brainard, Ingrid
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 144
29 linear feet (86 boxes)
The Dr. Ingrid Brainard Papers contain documents from the 1890s to 2000, and cover the academic and professional career of the distinguished dance historian and author. It contains letters, writings, research and conference materials, and teaching... more
Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987
Music Division | JPB 90-77
111 linear feet (206 boxes)
Vincent Persichetti, American composer, educator and author, studied the piano with Olga Samaroff and composition with Paul Nordoff at the Philadelphia Conservatory, and conducting with Fritz Reiner at the Curtis Institute. In 1941 he was... more
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy | NYGB Loc 2008-001
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 474
2.2 linear feet (11 boxes)
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Collection consists of letters written to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie chiefly relating to social matters.
Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 878
90.5 linear feet (113 boxes)
Collection consists of materials reflecting Eames's interests and scholarly achievements in the fields of bibliography and librarianship. Correspondence, 1866-1937, includes both business and personal correspondence, mostly incoming, with... more
Stanton, Robert Brewster, 1846-1922
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2860
18.07 linear feet (36 boxes, 2 volumes, 2 oversized folders, 13 tubes, 1 other item)
Robert Brewster Stanton (1846-1922) was a civil and mining engineer, who as chief engineer of the Denver, Colorado Canyon and Pacific Railroad Company led a survey party through the Grand Canyon in 1889-1890. The collection includes... more
Schneider, Alan, 1917-1984
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1985-002
This collection of correspondence, production files, scripts, and ephemera documents the career of director and theater educator, Alan Schneider, famed for his productions of the works of Samuel Beckett, Edward Albee and Harold Pinter.
Burgess, Edward Guyre
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18186
2.1 linear feet (5 boxes)
Edward Guyre Burgess (1848-1919) was a grain merchant who lived and worked in both Montclair, New Jersey and New York, N.Y. He pursued his family genealogy as an avocation, tracing his lineage to 17th-century England through the Burgess and allied... more
Sarton, May, 1912-1995
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature | Berg Coll MSS Sarton
The May Sarton Papers at the Berg Collection cover the years 1846-1995 (bulk dates 1920-1995) and are housed in 188 boxes (47 linear feet), plus oversized material. They include manuscripts, correspondence, personal notebooks, artwork, handmade... more
Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1575
13 linear feet (12 boxes; 57 volumes)
The Robert Underwood Johnson papers document Johnson's personal and professional life from 1875 until his death in 1937. Johnson, born in 1853, served on the staff of The Century Magazine until 1913, eventually rising to... more
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