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to John Coolidge re: visiting his father with the family and advice
1925/08/14
Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933)
Written as President to his son, who was a Corporal.
GLC02793.076
[Diary]
1862
Small daily diary. Diary entries with almanac pages at the beginning and cash account pages at the end. He describes the weather in most entries and gives tidbits about the progress of the war. He mentions captures and the taking of prisoners...
GLC06738.09
Pardon of Samuel Cooper.
June 28, 1879
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893)
Convicted of embezzlement from the mails; pardoned since he behaved well, the crime was a first offense and he was a good Union soldier. (c/s Wm. M. Evans) One black and white bust engraving of Rutherford Birchard Hayes included.
GLC00043.23
to Benetta
22 December 1930
Lindsey, Ben B., 1869 - 1943
GLC00379.159.31
[Recipe for consumption]
1783-1815
Unknown
GLC01450.600. 015
[Certificate of loyalty for a Missouri woman accused of spying for the Confederacy]
1 September 1863
Cobb, John (fl. 1863)
Written in Saint Francois County. Signed by Cobb, John A. Weber, Reinhart Laney, Elisha J. White, and Thomas Lang as citizens of Saint Francois County Missouri. The signees swear that they are personally acquainted with Catherine E. Murphy, a widow...
GLC01450.600.0001
[Request for 2 gallons of brandy]
Matkin, David (fl. ?-)
GLC01450.600.039
[Glass plates of Macaulay family members]
circa 1784-1830
Rochard
As per written instructions on original packing boxes (order may differ):
Catharine S. Macaulay [Graham] engraving, with birth and death dates
Captain Gregorie (married Catharine Sophia Macaulay, daughter of Mrs. Catharine Macaulay)
Mrs. David...
GLC01795.109
to Richard Edmonds
20 December 1929
Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964)
Acknowledges to Edmonds, the founding editor of the Manufactures Record, that their unemployment was high but contends "it is fantastic for the Englishman you mention to talk about five million." Also notes that he needs to hear from Edmonds...
GLC02346.01.01
[White House card signed by Hoover]
circa 1929
Accompanied 20 December 1929 letter from Hoover to Richard Edmonds (see GLC02346.01.01).
GLC02346.01.02
[Franklin D. Roosevelt on Citizenship]
1943
Office of War Information. Division of Public Inquiries.
This poster features a quote of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from February 3rd 1943. He discusses citizenship, in red it reads "Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry." The poster also has an image of an eagle holding the flag...
GLC09653.03
The Analectic Magazine, containing Selections from Foreign Reviews and Magazines, of such Articles as are most valuable, curious, or entertaining.
1814
Thomas, Moses (fl. 1813-1819)
This is a bound volume of a monthly magazine called the Analectic Magazine. Each issue contains reviews, original works, and poetry. Some issues contain domestic or foreign literary or scientific information. The first printing of the Star - Spangled...
GLC09661.01
"The Declaration of Independence"
1945
Boyd, Julien P. (fl. 1945)
Thomas Jefferson drafts.
GLC00020.02
to Father and Mother
13 March 1863
Crowell, Frank G. (fl. 1861-1865)
They were transported in train cars to another camp ground. They began their pursuit of the rebels. They planted theri artillery but the Rebels wouldn't answer so they couldn't tell where their force was.
GLC03049.1
to Mother
2 December 1863
A small squad of 3400 Rebels came in the other day and he describes them as the godforsaken people he ever saw. They wore dirty and ragged uniforms. He and his friends are doing extremely well and have grown fat.
GLC03049.2
23 April 1864
The Rebs captured their post last night and they killed and wounded about 15 people. He lists the people that died, were wounded and even those that escaped.
GLC03049.3
Collateral to GLC05111.02.0914.
Lord, John S.
GLC05111.02.0914a
The New York conspiracy... with an introduction by Thomas J. Davis [reprint]
1971
Horsmanden, Daniel (1694-1778)
Paperback reprint by Beacon Press of Horsmanden's "A Journal of the Proceedings in the Detection of the Conspiracy formed by some White People in conjunction with Negro and other Slaves, for burning the City of New-York...."
GLC04205.02
[80 World War II Los Angeles Times maps]
1942-1945
Los Angeles Times
80 World War II Los Angeles Times maps.
GLC09619.01
[World War II newspaper clippings and magazines]
World War II newspaper clippings and magazines. 7 items in Size 1, 18 in Size 2, 10 in Size 3, and 2 in oversize.
GLC09619.02
[Letters to Margaret Frances Lobik]
26 December 1945 - 19 December 1956
Various
A collection of letters to Margaret Frances Lobik,
GLC09579.01
To Mary Crist, Margaret Lobik and Paul Lobik
26 December 1945
N. Reba (fl. 1945)
This letter is addressed to Mary Crist, Paul Lobik and Margaret Lobik. Reba is writing to catch everyone up on news from the family. There is one sickness, Frank, and two deathes, Ellen, and Howard. There have also been two marriages, Wright and Mary...
GLC09579.01.01
To Margaret Lobik
2 January 1946
Westcott, Thelma (fl. 1946)
This postcard is an update from Thelma Westcott on her condition after going home. She mentions being sick with the flu but that she is better now. Thelma also mentions several other friends and their conditions. She said Dorothy was ill with the flu...
GLC09579.01.02
7 January 1946
Bertha (fl. 1946)
This letter is addressed to Mary, Margaret, and Paul, and is another Crist family update from Bertha. (possibly Mary's sister and Margarets Aunt) Bertha mentions that she had been sick but is better as well as Ellens death. She also sends thanks for...
GLC09579.01.03
18 January 1946 - 21 January 1946
2 letters enclosed in an envelope from the Iowa State Medical Library
GLC09579.01.04
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