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Hanafin, Tom. Mount Lowe material / [compiled by] Tom Hanafin.

Title: Mount Lowe material / [compiled by] Tom Hanafin. 1954-1969

ArchivalResource: unpaged : ill. ; 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24862292 View

Smithsonian Institution Annual Report. 1860.0.

Title: Smithsonian Institution Annual Report. 1860.0.

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Banning family,. Banning Family Collection of Photographs, Part I [graphic], 1850-1979 (bulk 1880s-1910s).

Title: Banning Family Collection of Photographs, Part I [graphic], 1850-1979 (bulk 1880s-1910s).

The Banning Family Collection of Photographs, Part I, consists of 996 black and white photographs, 82 glass plate negatives (5 x 7 inches and 5 x 8 inches), and 1 scrapbook, 1855-1979 (bulk 1880s-1910s), collected by the Banning family and depicting various family members and friends and family properties (residential and commercial), with an emphasis on Wilmington and Santa Catalina Island, California. Of special significance are the Catalina photographs documenting the development of the island from a natural enclave with a few inhabitants to a thriving tourist resort. Photographers represented in the collection include G.O. Ayer; Joseph Brent Banning; Boye; Bradley and Rulofson; E.M. Brickey; Henry H. Buehman; Detroit Photographic Company; George N. Dewey; Ida M. Essery; Hervey Friend; William H. Godfrey; A.C. Golsh; Lola L. Huddleston; Truman W. Ingersoll; Charles Ironmonger; Keystone Photo Service; Theodore Marceau; Frank L. Park; J.R. Putnam; Putnam and Valentine; P.V. Reyes; Frank G. Schumacher; Silas Selleck; Stagg Photography; George Steckel; Noren F. Swenson; Isaiah W. Taber; Louis Thors; C.B. Waite; James D. Westervelt; and Charles A. Zimmerman.

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes (8.91 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228769955 View

[Marian Decker Shaw Collection] [graphic].

Title: [Marian Decker Shaw Collection] [graphic]. ca. 1891 - ca. 1925.

Images depict portraits of individuals, people in their homes, people on their porches, women packing dried fruit, a child feeding a chicken, theatrical groups, businesses and street scenes. One image depicts A.W. Decker and Prof. Lowe selecting a site for the Mount Lowe Hotel.

ArchivalResource: 30 photographic prints : b&w ; 16 x 21 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44408599 View

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

Title: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

A collection of images, manuscripts, and printed material, mostly relating to the Massachusetts soldiers and regiments in the American Civil War. Some material relates to other Union regiments and the Confederate States of America.

ArchivalResource: 47 linear feet (143 boxes, 2 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00124/catalog View

English, Thomas Dunn, 1819-1902. The song of the flying machine : a poem containing lofty flights : manuscript, [18--]

Title: The song of the flying machine : a poem containing lofty flights : manuscript, [18--]

Satirical poem concerning the ballooning of Thaddeus S. C. Lowe.

ArchivalResource: 8 leaves ; 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612813260 View

National Archives And Records Administration. Rg 42: Public Buildings And Grounds.

Title: National Archives And Records Administration. Rg 42: Public Buildings And Grounds.

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Bicknell, John Dustin, 1838-1911. Papers of John Dustin Bicknell, 1872-1914 (bulk 1887-1897).

Title: Papers of John Dustin Bicknell, 1872-1914 (bulk 1887-1897).

The collection consists primarily of correspondence related to the professional activities of John Dustin Bicknell, who was a partner in several Los Angeles law firms. In addition, the collection also includes 51 bound volumes (19 letter books, account books, journals, etc.), six rolled documents and maps, and two photographs.

ArchivalResource: 9,802 pieces.20 boxes.51 bound volumes.6 rolls.2 photographs.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122383216 View

Library Of Congress, Manuscript Division. T. S. C. Lowe Papers.

Title: Library Of Congress, Manuscript Division. T. S. C. Lowe Papers.

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War Of The Rebellion: Official Records. [Contact repository for more information].

Title: War Of The Rebellion: Official Records. [Contact repository for more information].

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Lowe, Thaddeus S. C. Requisition for forage for public horses, 1862 October 1.

Title: Requisition for forage for public horses, 1862 October 1.

Printed form completed by hand. Requisition for 1,920 pounds of oats and sixteen grain sacks.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 20 x 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23251125 View

Federal Writers' Project (S.C.). Illustrative readings in South Carolina History, 1935-1942.

Title: Illustrative readings in South Carolina History, 1935-1942.

Historical essays chiefly reflecting research in the upstate S.C. Counties of Union and Spartanburg, with transcriptions of letters, memoirs and reminiscencess dating to the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, includes historical sketches of churches, schools, events and individuals, originally published in S.C. newspapers; these features were transcribed, typed and bound by WPA employees as part of the Federal Writers' Project in Spartanburg Co. and Union Co., S.C. Topics discussed include history of the Union LIbrary Society; stories of festivities in honor of May Day during antebellum and Reconstruction periods at various schools for young women (Limestone Springs Institute, Spartanburg Female College, Reidville Female College, Unionville Female Academy, and elsewhere); account of the flight by hot-air balloon from Cincinnati (Ohio) to Kelton (in Union County, S.C.), by Professor T[haddeus] S[obieski] C[onstantine] Lowe during early days of Civil War; upon landing in S.C., on 20 Apr. 1861, Lowe was thought to be a spy, but men familiar with his scientific work arranged for him to cross the border to return to the north (transcribed from accounts published, 16 May 1861, in the Carolina Spartan, which had reprinted the account from a Cincinnati newspaper). Long series consists of a transcribed memoir published serially in a newspaper during the 1850s: "Historic Views of Spartanburg or Facts and Figures of Eighty Years," by "Derwent," published 27 Mar. - 15 May 1856 in the Carolina Spartan newspaper; other memoris include that of Rev. Joseph B. Cottrell, a Methodist minister.

ArchivalResource: 3 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/690115409 View

National Archives And Records Administration. David Bailie Warden Papers.

Title: National Archives And Records Administration. David Bailie Warden Papers.

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Smithsonian Archives. Spencer F. Baird Papers (Mc 2000.11).

Title: Smithsonian Archives. Spencer F. Baird Papers (Mc 2000.11).

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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891

Title: Correspondence, 1865-1891

This record unit consists of outgoing correspondence from the Office of the Secretary during the tenures of Joseph, Henry, 1846-1878; Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel Pierpoint Langley, 1887-1906.

ArchivalResource: 46.06 cu. ft. (62 document boxes) (68 3x5 boxes) (243 microfilm reels)

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216647 View

Banning Family Collection of Photographs, Part I, 1850-1979, (bulk 1880s-1910s)

Title: Banning Family Collection of Photographs, Part I 1850-1979 (bulk 1880s-1910s)

The Banning Family Collection of Photographs, Part I, consists of 996 black and white photographs, 82 glass plate negatives (5 x 7 inches and 5 x 8 inches), and 1 scrapbook, 1855-1979 (bulk 1880s-1910s), collected by the Banning family and depicting various family members and friends and family properties (residential and commercial), with an emphasis on Wilmington and Santa Catalina Island, California. Of special significance are the Catalina photographs documenting the development of the island from a natural enclave with a few inhabitants to a thriving tourist resort. Photographers represented in the collection include G.O. Ayer; Joseph Brent Banning; Boye; Bradley and Rulofson; E.M. Brickey; Henry H. Buehman; Detroit Photographic Company; George N. Dewey; Ida M. Essery; Hervey Friend; William H. Godfrey; A.C. Golsh; Lola L. Huddleston; Truman W. Ingersoll; Charles Ironmonger; Keystone Photo Service; Theodore Marceau; Frank L. Park; J.R. Putnam; Putnam and Valentine; P.V. Reyes; Frank G. Schumacher; Silas Selleck; Stagg Photography; George Steckel; Noren F. Swenson; Isaiah W. Taber; Louis Thors; C.B. Waite; James D. Westervelt; and Charles A. Zimmerman.

ArchivalResource: 8.91 linear feet,; 11 boxes

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt838nd3t1 View

Dennett, William S., fl. 1861-1863, n. d. Chronological memoranda of personal events during his service in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1863.

Title: Chronological memoranda of personal events during his service in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1863.

Dennett's narrative was compiled after the war, possibly from diary notes. It begins with his enlistment in Company B., U.S. Engineers, October 20, 1861 and continues to April 29, 1863. Subjects treated very briefly include the journey to Washington; arrest for not having a pass; voyage to Fortress Monroe; the Peninsula campaign; Professor Lowe and his balloon; building pontoons, bomb-proofs, and field fortifications; illnesses including "malarial typhoid fever" treated with quinine and neuralgia; life on a hospital ship; Portsmouth Grove hospital; and invalided discharge. With the narrative is a separate sheet containing notes for April 28 and 29, 1863, taken from diaries and/or letters of S.C. Hopkins and G. Shackford giving more details on pontoon bridges and the crossing of the Rappahannock at the start of the Chancellorsville campaign.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49717030 View

Institute of Aerospace Sciences Archives, 1783-1962

Title: Institute of Aerospace Sciences Archives 1783-1962

Historical records of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences. Biographical and corporate files including correspondence, memoranda, writings, reports, biographical data and sketches, genealogical records, financial reports, broadsides, charts, press releases, newspaper clippings, blueprints, cartoons, maps, aeromedical and aeronautical reproductions, airplane specifications, prints, engravings, illustrations, sketches, photographs, memorabilia, printed matter, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material relating to aviation and aeronautics collected and maintained by the institute prior to its merger with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

ArchivalResource: 30,000 items; 182 containers plus 83 oversize; 80 linear feet; 4 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011135 View

Stone, Cyrus R. (Cyrus Richard). Cyrus R. Stone papers, 1861-1918.

Title: Cyrus R. Stone papers, 1861-1918.

Mainly Civil War narratives, letters to his parents, and diary (1863) of Stone, who served in the 16th New York Volunteer Infantry (1861-1863) and later worked in St. Paul (Minn.) as a civil engineer. Supplemented by a regimental roster, a brief genealogy of the Stone family, a survey profile of the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad, and memorabilia.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 box, incl. 2 v.; 3 oversize items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122564822 View

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879

Title: SIA RU000026, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Correspondence, 1863-1879

This series consists mostly of correspondence addressed to Joseph Henry, much of which received his personal attention; also included are some copies of Henry letters, occasional returned original Henry letters, and a considerable number of letters to Spencer Fullerton Baird.

ArchivalResource: 59.56 cubic feet

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216640 View