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1. "The member of the wedding" promotional materials
- Published / Created:
- [1952]
- Call Number:
- JWJ Zan W315 M952M
- Image Count:
- 6
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN The three sheet poster consists of two sheets: 148 x 104 cm and 69 x 104 cm; shelved as: BrSides Double Folio 2021 30., Collection title devised by cataloger., A collection of promotional materials for the 1952 motion picture "The member of the wedding.", Collection consists of two lobby cards, one film still, and a three-sheet poster., and Film still is a portrait of Ethel Waters.
- Subject (Name):
- Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
- Subject (Topic):
- Film posters, American
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > "The member of the wedding" promotional materials
2. American Revolution themed playing cards
- Published / Created:
- [1870?]
- Call Number:
- USA160
- Image Count:
- 24
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN USA160: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Suit system: Liberty bells, British lions, American arms, British crowns., Each card contains a brief note on an American or British military or political leaders in the period of the American Revolution., and Composition of deck: 48 [1-12 in each suit.]
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > American Revolution themed playing cards
3. Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Capt. W.B. Rogers out N.B. 2 yrs. voyage 1845 : manuscript
- Creator:
- Bowles, Resolvid W., author
- Published / Created:
- not before 1847.
- Call Number:
- Za B6811 847J
- Image Count:
- 54
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Manuscript ship's log, illustrated, mounted on pages from a bound printed copy of John Rowlett's Tables of Discount, or Interest, on Every Dollar[...]. The majority of the volume (pages 1A/1B-31) details a whaling voyage that began in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on 1845 July 18, destined for the Pacific Ocean. The author describes whale hunts, places visited (including Lima, Peru, and the Hawaiian islands), weather, animals, and life on the ship. Illustrated with eight colored-pencil drawings of ships, whale species, and geographic views. The last entry, dated 1847 November 5, marks the end of the voyage. Pages 32-38 contain six poems or shanties; the names and locations of the crew and officers are listed on pages 39-40.
- Alternative Title:
- Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Captain William B. Rogers out New Bedford two years voyage 1845 and Rowlett interest tables
- Description:
- The Acushnet is the same whaling ship Herman Melville joined in 1840; his experiences helped shape Moby-Dick., Title from title page., Written on single sheets of paper adhered to a printed copy of Rowlett's Tables of Discount. Page 1A/1B is laid in. Resolvid W. Bowles' name and occupation (cooper) are written on the title page and he is listed among the ship's crew, but it is unclear whether the manuscript is in his hand or was copied by someone else at a later date., Endpapers include manuscript notes, figures, and J.D. Sturtevant's autograph. The number "4050" is written on a sticker adhered to the title page., and In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Hawaii and Lima (Peru)
- Subject (Name):
- Acushnet (Whaler)
- Subject (Topic):
- Whaling, Whaling ships, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Capt. W.B. Rogers out N.B. 2 yrs. voyage 1845 : manuscript
4. Moroni's lamentation : manuscript
- Published / Created:
- 19th century?
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-4292 M8292
- Container / Volume:
- (File)
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Autograph manuscript, signed, by "H. A. L." containing lines from Lucy Smith's Moroni's Lamentation (a Mormon hymn given to Smith in 1833 and sung in the Nephite tongue), undated but possibly created during the 19th century. The manuscript does not follow the original hymn entirely as it includes variations and additions. The hymn has reference to a battle of the Nephites against the Lamanites around the Hill Cumorah in New York State
- Description:
- In English. and Title devised by cataloger.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New York (State) and Cumorah, Hill (N.Y.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Lamanites (Mormon Church), Mormons, and Nephites
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Moroni's lamentation : manuscript