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Campbell, Duncan D., 1919-. Interview 1970-1972.

Title: Interview 1970-1972.

Research interviews conducted by Dr. Duncan D. Campbell with: Dr. W.H. Swift, former chief superintendent of Alberta Schools, Alberta Deputy Education Minister and Chairman of the Universities Commission (1966); Dr. W.H. Johns, former president of the University of Alberta (1959-1969). 1970-1972.

ArchivalResource: 2 tape cassettes + 1 transcript.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70316501 View

Caffinch, William. Land indenture : to John Lane, 1700 April 30.

Title: Land indenture : to John Lane, 1700 April 30.

Document written in behalf of William Caffinch of Staplehurst and signed by John Lane, William Swift, and William [?] Simmons, mortgaging some of Caffinch's land to Lane for 800 pounds.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63936859 View

Swift, William. Letterbooks, 1894-1902.

Title: Letterbooks, 1894-1902.

Two typewritten letterbooks containing official correspondence of Rear Admiral William Swift before he was selected for flag rank. Topics concern the ships under his command, the U.S.S. New York, Prairie, and Yorktown; naval drills; personnel shortages and other personnel issues; management of equipment; expense and procurement of ship's supplies; the Naval War College and its purpose; Swift's duties as Inspector of Ordnance at the New York Navy Yard; a fire in Port of Spain; the Spanish-American War; reduction in the naval fleet; relations with important Japanese political and military leaders; establishment of a naval base in Olongapo, the Philippines, rather than Cavite; and cholera in the Philippines.

ArchivalResource: 2 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33203478 View

Swift, William H. Journal, 1856-1858.

Title: Journal, 1856-1858.

Diary contains entries from July 1 to September 5, 1856, January 11 to March 11, 1857, and February 14 to June 12, 1858, describing Swift's activities as a surveyor in Leavenworth, Kansas, and the local struggle between the Free-Soil and proslavery parties.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (51 p.) ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702128388 View

Swift, William. TLsS, 1901 July 22-30, USS Yorktown, Yokohama and Kobe, Japan to Deming.

Title: TLsS, 1901 July 22-30, USS Yorktown, Yokohama and Kobe, Japan to Deming.

Letters describe cities and life within them and Swift's visits with other officials to various high-ranking people, including the Emperor and Empress of Japan; he suggests much has been endured for his country (7-22); describes a grand dinner at the Maple Club in Tokyo.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (13 p.) ; 27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44647814 View

Barclay, Samuel M. Papers, 1819-1851.

Title: Papers, 1819-1851.

Contains mainly correspondence regarding Barclay's law practice which he shared with his brother, Josiah, focusing on issues of debt and contracts. Correspondence also deals with political issues on the local and state level and touches on issues relating to the Pennsylvania Quaker community.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/236090074 View

Carr, Luella Bender,. Genealogical data on the Bender and related families, 1584-1952, 1923-1952.

Title: Genealogical data on the Bender and related families, 1584-1952, 1923-1952.

Typed and handwritten genealogical information on the Bender and related families, from 1584-1952. Volume one contains genealogical lists; charts; biographical data; and copies of wills, probate court records, Revolutionary War records, and similar data. At the beginning of the volume a list of ancestors is given, with brief biographical data on each. The rest of the volume then details genealogical data on most of these families. The families migrated from Europe to areas in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New York. Volume two is a Gaylord binder containing miscellaneous genealogical notes (undated), and correspondence (1923-1952). The letters were written to Luella Carr (Mrs. Homer Meade Carr) and relate to the genealogy.

ArchivalResource: 2 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313863693 View