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Taylor, Lillian Gary, 1865-1961. Memories of Lillian Gary Taylor [manuscript] 1943.

Title: Memories of Lillian Gary Taylor [manuscript] 1943.

Taylor's incomplete "Memories" were written beginning September 10, 1943 and are based on her diaries and two older volumes of memoirs begun before World War II and her husband's death. She discusses growing up in Baltimore; illnesses; parties; European and American travels with detailed descriptions of hotels and sightseeing; family weddings; opera and theater; noted individuals with whom the family socialized; Republican politics locally and nationally. Among the many single events of interest are the blizzard of 1888; the Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893; her father as Postmaster General under McKinley; the death of McKinley; the great Baltimore fire of 1904; performances of Edward Shelton's "The nigger" and the Oberammergau Passion Play; Berlin and Marienbad on the eve of World War I; a cotton ball at the Waldorf Astoria to help the impoverished South, 1915. The chronological flow is interspersed with references to current events including V-E day and the furnishing of the Taylor Room in Alderman Library at the University of Virginia.Of interest are comments on her reading. Photographs, letters and other memorabilia are pasted into the volumes including admission tickets to the Republican national Convention, 1892, and President McKinley's memorial service at Westminster Abbey, 1901, letters from David L. Brainard, James A. Garfield, Cardinal Gibbons, D. C. Gilman, Rutherford B. Hayes, Cardinal Rampolla.

ArchivalResource: 5 volumes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/648011041 View

Henry, Alfred Judson, 1858-1931. Document.

Title: Document. 1903.

D.S. (1903 May 1, Washington, D.C.) notifying Brainard of his election to the National Geographic Society.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10240027 View

Brainard, David L. (David Legge), 1856-1946. David Legge Brainard collection, 1876-1928.

Title: David Legge Brainard collection, 1876-1928.

David Brainard was an Army officer who served as a private soldier at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory, from 1876 to 1884. This collection (1876-1918) includes a biographical sketch, a letter of reminiscence to Mary C. Doane, and Brainard's service record. This collection consists of an "Historical Sketch of General David L. Brainard, Brigadier-General, U.S.A. Retired," prepared by Charles Rasmusson in 1928; a letter (1927) from Brainard to Mrs. Mary L. Doane in which he reflects briefly on his experiences at Fort Ellis and in Yellowstone Park; and a "Statement of the Military Service of David Legge Brainard" (1928) by the Adjutant General's Office of the U.S. War Department.

ArchivalResource: .1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/649750984 View

Brainard, David L. (David Legge), 1856-1946. Papers, 1880-1975.

Title: Papers, 1880-1975.

Diary (March 1-June 21, 1884), correspondence, and other papers and published works relating to his service as officer in the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, 1881-1884; photoprints of members of the Brainard family; other photographs.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (ca. 410 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/237360078 View

Brainard, David Legge, 1856-1946. Letter, 1937 Jan. 8, Washington [D.C.] to Prof. W.H. Hobbs, Ann Arbor.

Title: Letter, 1937 Jan. 8, Washington [D.C.] to Prof. W.H. Hobbs, Ann Arbor.

Acknowledges eightieth birthday congratulations.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. Typescript signed.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34368730 View

McVickar, Elinor, 1902-1982. Correspondence, 1979-1980.

Title: Correspondence, 1979-1980.

Correspondence, 1979-1980, with Ellen R. Brainard regarding McVickar's step-father, David L. Brainard. Includes a discussion of his work as an Arctic explorer. Includes a 1982 obituary notice of McVickar.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/237316338 View

PAPERS OF BRIG. GEN. DAVID L. BRAINARD. 1854 - 1938. D.D. Brainard's Family Albums

Title: PAPERS OF BRIG. GEN. DAVID L. BRAINARD. 1854 - 1938. D.D. Brainard's Family Albums

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PAPERS OF BRIG. GEN. DAVID L. BRAINARD. 1854 - 1938. Brainard Collection of Arctic Exploration

Title: PAPERS OF BRIG. GEN. DAVID L. BRAINARD. 1854 - 1938. Brainard Collection of Arctic Exploration

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Bassett Jones (collector) records, 1818-1938.

Title: Bassett Jones records, 1818-1938.

Letters, manuscripts, documents, and printed materials by and relating to explorers of both poles. Many of the letters are addressed to Vilhjalmur Stefansson or Bassett Jones. The letters for the most part discuss subjects of professional interest. Thre are printed materials, photographs and memorabilia of many expeditions and explorers.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear ft. ( 3 boxes)

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/archival/collections/ldpd_4079031/ View

Johnson, P. W. Diary, 1884 May 1--August 27.

Title: Diary, 1884 May 1--August 27.

Holograph diary of a seaman on the USS Thetis who took part in the rescue of A.W. Greely and the other members of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Laid in is a sheet with a fragment of a flag attached. The sheet is signed by David Brainard, a member of the lady Franklin Bay Expedition, attesting that this was part of the flag was flown when he made his attempt for the North Pole.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 33 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/237176357 View

Stein, Robert, 1857-1917. Papers, 1893-1912.

Title: Papers, 1893-1912.

Collection contains correspondence of the Arctic explorer Robert Stein. Includes letters concerning formation of an expedition to explore Ellesmere Island and to search for the missing Swedish naturalists Alfhild Kallstenius and Johan Alfred Björling. Also includes prospectus for the expedition and other papers relating to its organization. Correspondents include the Bowring Brothers company and its agent, Thomas N. Molloy of St. John's, Newfoundland, regarding the construction of boats for the expedition; other correspondents are Rudolf Kersting and Albert Operti.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.2 ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/237352190 View

David Legg Brainard letter to L.W. Brewster, 1884

Title: David Legg Brainard letter to L.W. Brewster 1884

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/7687 View

Albert Operti papers, Correspondence, 1886-1926

Title: Correspondence, 1886-1926

Correspondence of Albert Operti. Collection consists of correspondence with Arctic explorers, including David L. Brainard and Henry Biederbick, survivors of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, Capt. J. E. Bernier, Donald B. MacMillan, and others. Letters discuss Operti's involvement in expeditions to the Arctic and career as an artist. Includes correspondence with USS Jeannette Expedition survivor John Wilson Danenhower.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.2 ft.)

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Julius R. Frederick Papers, ca. 1874-1978 (bulk 1881-1904).

Title: Julius R. Frederick Papers, ca. 1874-1978 (bulk 1881-1904).

The collection contains documentation and artifacts relating to Julius R. Frederick's participation in the Greely Expedition to Greenland from 1881 to 1884. The materials also document his life afterward in Indianapolis, Indiana. The collection includes correspondence to Frederick from some of his fellow survivors on the expedition. The collection also contains items relating to the purchase of the collection in 1978 from the Frederick's granddaughter.

ArchivalResource: 1 manuscript box, 1 oversize manuscript folder, 1 box of photographs, 1 box of oversized photographs, 3 books, 6 artifacts.

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Bradford, William, 1823-1892. William Bradford guest book and scrapbook, 1871-1910.

Title: William Bradford guest book and scrapbook, 1871-1910.

Guest book and subsequent scrapbook documenting William Bradford's 1871 exhibit and lecture tour in London, England.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76960529 View

A. W. Greely Papers, 1753-1997, (bulk 1880-1935)

Title: A. W. Greely Papers 1753-1997 (bulk 1880-1935)

Explorer, United States Army officer, and author. Correspondence, letterbooks, memoranda, diaries, speeches, lectures, writings, military papers, biographical material, Greely (Greeley) family correspondence, scrapbooks, financial records, clippings, maps, prints, memorabilia, and other papers relating primarily to Greely's military career and exploration of the polar regions.

ArchivalResource: 46,000 items; 148 containers plus 3 oversize; 73.6 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010151 View

PAPERS OF BRIG. GEN. DAVID L. BRAINARD. 1854 - 1938. Brainard Collection of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition

Title: PAPERS OF BRIG. GEN. DAVID L. BRAINARD. 1854 - 1938. Brainard Collection of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/558748 View

Greeley, Adolphus Washington, 1844-1945. Letters.

Title: Letters. 1881-1905.

Two A.L.S. to Halsey, one with col. map of the Arctic Regions, and T.L.S. to Brainard.

ArchivalResource: 3 items : col. map.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10335222 View

Century Company records

Title: Century Company records

The Century Company published the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, which was widely regarded as the best general periodical of its time, performing a role as cultural arbiter during the 1880s and 1890s. It was founded in New York City in 1881 and also published the children's magazine St. Nicholas, dictionaries, and books. The Century Company records date from 1870 to the 1930s and chiefly contain correspondence with contributors, readers, public figures, and literary agents. A number of manuscripts and proofs in the collection are extensively edited and taken with annotations on letters provide a detailed record of the outlook, standards, and functions of the company.

ArchivalResource: 60.4 linear feet; 151 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/504 View