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Lou Reed papers... date from 1958 to 2015, and follow Reed's music career from the formation of the Velvet Underground, through his five-decade long career as a solo rock and roll musician. The collection is arranged into eight Series, which includes audio and video recordings; office files from Reed's company Sister Ray Enterprises; documentation of tours and live performances; photographs of and by Reed; art and design files; press clippings; and personal files. The collection documents Reed's musical, visual, and written output, while providing insig...View Collection |
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Sonny Rollins papers..., dating from the 1910s to 2015 (the bulk dates from the 1950s onward) document the musical, personal, and career development of one of the most important musicians and artists of the 20th and early 21st centuries. This development can be most clearly observed in his music manuscripts and practice material; personal writings; letters; and professional business records. Rollins's career is also illustrated by an extensive set of photographs and a large collection of unreleased sound and video recordings. Rollins's music manuscripts...View Collection |
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James Baldwin papersThe James Baldwin Papers document Baldwin's career as an African American writer, intellectual, and activist in the United States and abroad. Dating to 1938, this archive of writings and related documents is indispensable to understanding the significance of Baldwin's career as a writer and an engaged public man of letters. The archive will enable researchers to trace the textual evolution of virtually all of Baldwin's writings. Each of his novels, essays, screen treatments (including the treatm...View Collection |
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List of loyalists against whom judgments were given under the Confiscation ActView Collection |
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Thomas Kelah Wharton diaries and sketchbookView Collection |
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Boston Committee of Correspondence records..., dated 1772-1784, document the Committee’s initiatives in colonial political action in Massachusetts under the leadership of Samuel Adams and others, from the writing of the Boston Pamphlet in November 1772 through the early months of war with Great Britain in 1775, as well as the Committee’s contact with other colonies. The records also document its continued work as the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety, 1777-1784, largely concerned with investigating suspected enemies of the American cau...View Collection |
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James Madison papers..., dated 1773-1847, primarily consist of correspondence and documents either written by or sent to James Madison. It is a synthetic collection which combines various gifts and purchases from multiple sources. Topics of the correspondence include the American Revolution, war intelligence reports, foreign relations, political events, slavery, and domestic and family affairs. Other documents include checks, contracts, an annotated address, and a note of Madison's accounts with James Monroe. Letters to and from Madison's family, the bu...View Collection |
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Elizabeth De Hart Bleecker diaryView Collection |
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Winning of the West : manuscriptView Collection |
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Alexander Hamilton papers..., dated 1775-1804, primarily consist of letters and documents either written or signed by Alexander Hamilton, and pertain to his career as a soldier, lawyer, statesman and United States Secretary of the Treasury. It is a synthetic collection of largely autograph material, combining gifts and purchases from various sources. Autograph letters, drafts and copies of letters sent by Hamilton concern his Revolutionary War service, chiefly as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington; his law practice in New York; and financial a...View Collection |
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Puerto Rican slave documentsSixty-seven miscellaneous slave documents listing individual slaves, their physical characteristics, and ownership. Most of the slaves belonged to smaller households in the northeast part of the island, and many were young children....View Collection |
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Grenada Plantation recordsThe Grenada Plantation Records consist of manuscript documents from the Lataste Estate, a sugar plantation in Grenada, West Indies, dating from 1737-1845. The documents are in French, reflecting the fact that colonial control of Grenada changed hands several times during the time period of this collection. Included are deeds of sale, account records for running the plantation, inventories, survey reports about the property, total amount of rum and molasses produced, and detailed account books of...View Collection |
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Philip Mazzei papers..., dated 1775-1785, consist of letters and writings by Mazzei pertaining to his service as state agent for Virginia in Europe during the American Revolution, 1779-1783, and letters to his friend and business associate John Page of Rosewell, Virginia, 1775-1785. Letters sent by Mazzei to Virginia governors Thomas Jefferson, 1779-1781, and Benjamin Harrison, 1782, along with two related narratives, describe his attempts to fulfill his mission to obtain loans in gold and silver for the state, to purchase supplies in Italy for use by t...View Collection |
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Thomas Jefferson papers..., dated 1766-1826, cover Jefferson's career as a statesman, lawyer, and plantation owner. It is a synthetic collection of largely autograph material, combining gifts and purchases from multiple sources. The bulk of the collection consists of outgoing correspondence, 1766 and 1783-1826, with a few incoming letters. Letters concern Jefferson's thoughts on the formation of a new government, naval and shipping issues, the growth and sale of tobacco on his plantation, and personal and business matters. Correspondents include John Pa...View Collection |
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Petition to George III, King of Great BritainView Collection |
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Tom Wolfe papers..., dated 1930 to 2016, comprehensively document Wolfe's career as a journalist and author, from his earliest news stories published in the <span class="title">Springfield Union</span> through his 2016 book <span class="title">The Kingdom of Speech</span>. The collection shows the development of Wolfe's distinctive style and the evolution of his works from first draft to newspaper, magazine, and book publication. The papers provide insight into his writing process; his professional relationships with editors, writers, and cultural criti...View Collection |
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George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian papers... (1908-2016) document the careers and lives of the producer and violinist through audio and video recordings; personal and professional correspondence; published and unpublished writings and speeches; contracts and other business papers; scores; clippings; scrapbooks; photographs; awards; posters; and visual art. The bulk of the collection consists of audio and video recordings; correspondence; writings; and photographs illustrating George Avakian's career as a recording producer and artist manager. The collect...View Collection |
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Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc. records, Additions... hold administrative files, company management and technical files, development files, and repertory files, as well as press materials, programs, and photographs. Administrative files consist of Board of Directors material as well as financial ledgers, contracts, film and music documents, and the papers of CDF's archivist, David Vaughan. Company Management files document the technical logistics of touring a dance company. Development files hold grant applications, correspondence with individua...View Collection |
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Lee Watson papers... date from 1941 to 1989 and document his career as a lighting educator and designer for theater, opera, and other live events, such as the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. The collection holds original and reprographic lighting and scenic designs, photographs, slides, and production files that contain programs, newspaper articles, scripts, and technical lighting materials. Production Files document Watson's lighting design for theater and opera productions. Files are identified by show title, place, or theater. The extent to which each pro...View Collection |
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Roy Somlyo papersThis collection consists of the professional papers of theatrical manager and producer Roy Somlyo, dating from 1959 to 2007. Production and subject files document Somlyo's theater career on Broadway, in London, and on tour; and on television programs and specials. These files consist primarily of production files, but subject files on individuals, theater companies, and other organizations are also included. Production and subject files generally contain contracts, budgets, financial records, sc...View Collection |
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Documents relating to early printing in PeruView Collection |
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Jeff Kisseloff oral history interviewsThis collection (1986-2000) contains sound recordings of interviews Kisseloff conducted for his published and unpublished books and articles. Books published include <span class="title">You Must Remember This: An oral history of Manhattan from the 1890s to World War II</span> and <span class="title">Generation on Fire: Voices of protest from the 1960s</span>. The interviews for a book on the integration of baseball and a book on early rock and roll were never published....View Collection |
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Ken Dewey Collection... contains project files, photographs and slides, and writings that represent Dewey's work as a director, film maker, performance artist, and writer; files that represent Dewey's work as an arts administrator at the American Cooperative Theatre, Action Theatre, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York State Commission on Cultural Resources, and the Planning Corporation of the Arts; material pertaining the exhibition <span class="title">Action Theatre: The Happenings of Ken Dewey</span>, a posthumous retrospective curate...View Collection |
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Century Foundation records... date from 1906 to 2010 and document its predecessor organization, The Cooperative League, its founding as the Twentieth Century Fund, and the organization's work throughout the 20th century. The records consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, memoranda, proposals, manuscripts in typewritten and electronic form, photographs, recorded interviews, publications, and films that chart the individual projects of the organization from 1925 to 1996 as well as the evolving focus and areas of study of the foundation. The collecti...View Collection |
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Stuart Ostrow papers... chiefly document his professional life. These papers demonstrate the deep commitment Ostrow had to the theater not just as a business, but as an art form. His drive to support shows and artists in which he believed is evident in his producing practices, giving struggling shows time to build an audience and taking chances on little known playwrights. His passion for intellectual theater as well as the development of new works is evident throughout his correspondence. The general administrative and production files make up the bulk...View Collection |
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Henri-Pierre Roché letters to Jeanne Robert FosterLetters from French avant-garde artist Henri-Pierre Roché to American poet and art aficionado Jeanne Robert Foster from 1924 to 1925 and 1958 to 1959 .The letters focus on their mutual friendship with John Quinn during the period of his declining health and death, Roché's participation in the appraisal of Quinn's estate, reactions of various friends and colleagues to Quinn's death, and arrangements for the 1926 memorial exhibition. The letters imply a close romantic relationship between Foster a...View Collection |
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September 11th Fund records... consist of electronic and paper files. The bulk of the records are electronic. Users should consult both the electronic and the paper records to gain a full understanding of the organization. The administrative files consist primarily of Board of Directors files, correspondence of consultant Helene Lauffner and project director Suzanne Immerman, Fund annual reports, and 9/11 impact studies used to prioritize grants and make funding decisions. The Board files hold copies of the board books sent to each board member, which c...View Collection |
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American Music Center collection of score manuscripts..., dating from 1935 to 1996, holds music by ten composers: Gerald Busby, Ron Carter, Wendy Mae Chambers, Arthur Cohn, Judith Dvorkin (also known as Judy Spencer), Virginia Samuel, Les Thimmig, William Turner, Grace A. Yeager, and an unidentified composer who wrote incidental music for plays by Laurence Klavan. The manuscripts consist of sketches, unfinished compositions, works-in-progress, and final versions of scores and parts in either the composer's or a copyist's hand. Some scores are manuscript...View Collection |