Authors, American--20th century--Archives, Authors, Russian--20th century--Archives , Nobel Prize winners, Poets, American--20th century, Poets, Russian--20th century, and Translators
Art--Periodicals, Authors and publishers--United States, Editors--United States, Literature--Periodicals, Little magazines--Archives, and Periodicals--Publishing--United States
Travel diary of a voyage from New York to Alaska via San Francisco, 1868 October 24-1869 April 25. Meigs served as captain's clerk on an expedition to explore the newly-acquired territory on the U.S.S. Saginaw. The diary includes a daily account of the voyage and a list of addresses of shipmates, and recounts the destruction of a Kake (Tlingit) village on Kuiu Island, among other events. Accompanied by a transcript of the diary, a printed version of Hydrographic Notice No. 13, 1869, and two photographs: one of Peveril Meigs, 1869, and one of Richard Worsam Meade (captain of the U.S.S. Saginaw and Meigs's cousin), undated.
Description:
Peveril Meigs (1847-1921), of Richmond, New York, and Santa Barbara, California.
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska--Description and travel, Alaska--Discovery and exploration, and San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Meade, Richard W.--(Richard Worsam), 1837-1897 and Saginaw (Steamer)
American fiction--20th century, American literature--20th century, Americans--France--History--20th century, and Authors, American--20th century--Archives
Two fragments of two holograph letters concerning Lenin's view of the Turkish-Italian War and the role of wives in society.
Description:
Each fragment is bound with more complete photostats of the page from which the fragment was taken, and an English translation of the photostat letter., Ex libris Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski, who acquired it from Grigoriĭ Aleksinskiĭ. Purchased from Valerian Lada-Mocarski with funds from the Beinecke Endowment, 1985., and Letters in Russian, with English translations.
Subject (Name):
Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924 and Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924--Relations with women
Subject (Topic):
Turco-Italian War, 1911-1912 and Wives--Conduct of life
Two fragments of two holograph letters concerning Lenin's view of the Turkish-Italian War and the role of wives in society.
Description:
Each fragment is bound with more complete photostats of the page from which the fragment was taken, and an English translation of the photostat letter., Ex libris Laura K. and Valerian Lada-Mocarski, who acquired it from Grigoriĭ Aleksinskiĭ. Purchased from Valerian Lada-Mocarski with funds from the Beinecke Endowment, 1985., and Letters in Russian, with English translations.
Subject (Name):
Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924 and Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, 1870-1924--Relations with women
Subject (Topic):
Turco-Italian War, 1911-1912 and Wives--Conduct of life
The collection contains autograph manuscripts and typescripts, corrected, of works by William Maxse Meredith, including the short stories Marion, A Winter Tour, and Will She Regret It?, as well as letters by and to him, including letters to Edward Clodd; William Morris Colles; S. M. Ellis; and Arthur Wing Pinero.
Description:
Acquired from various sources. For more information see catalog cards filed in the collection.
Subject (Topic):
Authors, English--19th century--Archives, Authors, English--20th century--Archives, English literature--19th century, and English literature--20th century
American poetry--20th century, American poetry--21st century, Poets, American--20th century--Archives, Poets--United States--20th Century, and Poets--United States--21st Century
Joseph Thomas Heath's diary describes farm life in Steilacoom, Oregon Territory. The diary is accompanied by letters relating to Heath and the diary. 195 p.
Subject (Geographic):
Steilacoom (Wash.)
Subject (Name):
Heath, Joseph 1805-1849
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture--Washington (State) and Farm life--Washington (State)