Found 7 collections related to Maps (documents)

Collection consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, printed matter, and other items documenting Russell's life and work. Correspondence, speeches and writings, 1914-1989, include copies of outgoing letters, 1918-1943, describing her life and work in China and incoming letters, ca. 1951-1980, from friends in China with information which she used for her talks and for the Far East Reporter. Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy (CDFEP) records, 1945-1955, 1982, are a combination of Russell's files and those of the Committee and include minutes of meetings, press releases, pamphlets, newsletters, and subject files. Far East Reporter files, 1953-1989, contain a complete run of the publication plus correspondence, itineraries for speaking tours, clippings and periodicals that she used as source material, financial records, and manuscripts. Also, income tax records, 1956-1986, providing information about Russell's business expenses; her notebooks, daybooks, calendars, etc., 1919-1988; notes, catalogs and correspondence concerning her collection of Chinese pottery; biographical materials; printed matter, 1917-1989, including clippings and China-related newsletters. less

Hudson Maxim (1853-1927) was an American inventor, mechanical engineer and explosives expert. He worked as a consultant for the Du Pont Company from 1897 to 1927 and wrote books on explosives and literary and political matters. Collection consists of correspondence; typescripts of speeches, books and articles; patent materials; legal documents; family papers; photographs; and printed matter. Papers document Maxim's career as an inventor and explosives expert; experiments with soybeans and other foods; anti-Prohibition activities; involvement with Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, local affairs; and family and personal life. Bulk of correspondence dates from last few years of Maxim's life, 1925-1927, and concerns his personal and professional activities. Also, speeches delivered by Maxim, 1907-1927; notes, reports, correspondence, blueprint maps, and charts relating to explosion sites and damage; legal documents, ca. 1911-1925; correspondence with canning companies, seed merchants, and state and federal agriculture departments, 1917-1918, concerning his experiments with the preparation and canning of various foods, particularly soybeans; drafts of an autobiography and other writings, ca. 1880s-1920s; and anti-Prohibition speeches, articles and letters to newspaper editors, with related clippings and printed materials, 1920s. Includes photographs of Maxim's friends, family and homes; papers relating to family and personal matters; specifications for his patents, 1880s-1910s; correspondence, minutes and legal documents, 1915-1925, of the Maxim Munitions Corp.; and account books, scrapbooks, address books, autograph album, patent information, and printed matter. less

Collection consists of documents pertaining to many aspects of New York State history, including military and court documents, land indentures and deeds, maps, family papers, letters, certificates, seals, official government resolutions, petitions, and other records. less

Bard & Calkins was a New York City law firm that practiced corporate and estate law. The firm's records date from 1876 to 1960, and consist of case records, correspondence files, and financial information. The collection provides insight into the clients and organizations Bard & Calkins represented, and details about specific cases, legal proceedings, and the firm's financial activities. less