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Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886. Letter: 1851 Apr. 15, Morley's Hotel, London, to David Laing / Henry Steven.

Title: Letter: 1851 Apr. 15, Morley's Hotel, London, to David Laing / Henry Steven. 1851.

Acknowledging receipt of letter and books and discusses Bannatyne Club matters.

ArchivalResource: [3]p.

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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, d. 1625. Description of the islands and continents of the ocean which are called the West Indies / by Antonio de Herrera, chronicler-in-chief of the Indies and chronicler of Castille.

Title: Description of the islands and continents of the ocean which are called the West Indies / by Antonio de Herrera, chronicler-in-chief of the Indies and chronicler of Castille. [ca. 1880]

Anonymous English translation from around 1880 of Herrera's work of 1601, Descripción de las Indias Occidentales.

ArchivalResource: xix, liv, ii, 201 leaves, bound ; 34 cm.

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William Page and Page Family papers

Title: William Page and Page Family papers

The papers of the painter William Page and the Page family measure 11.06 linear feet and date from 1815 to 1947, with the bulk of papers dating from 1843 to 1892. Papers contain records related to the life and career of William Page, president of the National Academy of Design from 1871 to 1873 and prominent portraitist and art theorist of his day. Also found are records related to his wife's career as a writer and records documenting their personal lives and the lives of their family members. Types of documents found include personal documents and artifacts, correspondence, essays, lectures, diaries, poems, notes and notebooks, financial records, legal records, published works, clippings, catalogs, photographs, and artwork.Correspondence includes the personal and professional correspondence of William and Sophia Page, and their parents, siblings, and children. Significant correspondents include Thomas Hicks, Enoch Wood Perry, William Stark, Theodore Tilton, Lemuel Wilmarth, Wendell Phillips, William Walker Scranton, Francis G. Shaw; James Russell Lowell, Charles Frederick Briggs, George W. Curtis, Charlotte Cushman, Thomas K. Beecher, Mary Olmsted, and Bertha Olmsted. Writings include the essays and lectures of William Page, as written by him and revised by Sophia Page in the late 1870s, as well as Sophia's writings as a columnist in Europe in the 1850s. Notes, notebooks, diaries, and poems are also found. Personal Business Records include business records related to the sale and exhibition of artwork as well as financial and legal documents. A small number of memoranda and documents related to Page's work at the National Academy of Design are also found. Printed Materials include exhibition catalogs, published works by William and Sophia Page, and clippings and articles about Page. Photographs consist mainly of portraits, most of them mounted cabinet photographs or cartes-des-visites, some of which appear to have been used as studies for Page's painted portraits. Among those pictured are William Page, James Russell Lowell, Henry Ward Beecher, Reuben Fenton, Wendell Phillips, Charles Sumner, William R. O'Donovan, and William Lloyd Garrison. Many of the photographic portraits are unidentified. Artwork includes sketches, drawings, prints, and a small number of notes made by Page in the course of painting portraits.

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Henry Stevens Papers, ca. 1819-1886

Title: Henry Stevens Papers, ca. 1819-1886

Henry Stevens (1819-1886) was a London bookseller, bibliographer, publisher, and an expert on early editions of the English Bible and early voyages and travels to America. He helped build up the collections of John Carter Brown and James Lenox, as well as the Smithsonian Institution and the Library of Congress. In 1845, Stevens moved to London and became an agent for the British Museum for procuring books from the Americas. The collection consists of correspondence, personal and business records, manuscripts, catalogs, autobiographical material and memorabilia of Henry Stevens.

ArchivalResource: 71 boxes (35.5 linear ft.)

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Sheldon, Walter, 1788-1816. Papers, 1805-1821. [microform]

Title: Papers, 1805-1821. [microform]

The papers of Walter Sheldon fill eighteen boxes and deal exclusively with the War of 1812. Aside from one box of correspondence, the papers consist of discharge certificates, accounts, receipts, and muster rolls from 1812-1815.

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Allen, H. (Heman), 1777-1844. Papers, 1805-1848. [microform].

Title: Papers, 1805-1848. [microform].

The papers of Heman Allen consist of business and personal correspondence, notes, and receipts for the years 1805-1848. Amongst the correspondence is an interesting number of political letters from various members of Vermont's congressional delegation which reveal the political flavor of the times. Correspondents of note include Horace Everett, Samuel Prentiss, Benjamin Swift, Daniel Chipman, Hiland Hall, Augustus Young, Phineas White, and Isaac Tichenor. A number of national figures are represented as well including Secretary of War Joel Roberts Poinsett, New Jersey Governor Mahlon Dickerson, and 1st Assistant Postmaster General Selah Reeve Hobbie.

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Bernardus Albingaunensis. Explanatio super cosmographia Ptolemei, 1497 March 20-1506 May 25.

Title: Explanatio super cosmographia Ptolemei, 1497 March 20-1506 May 25.

Ms. commentary on ancient and medieval astronomy by the Benedictine monk Bernardus Albingaunensis (of Albenga, Italy), compiled at a hermitage near Genoa, and dated throughout text from March 20, 1497 to May 25, 1506.

ArchivalResource: [6], [79], [4] leaves, bound ; 33 cm. (fol.)

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Grout, John, 1731-178?. Papers, 1766-1777. [microform].

Title: Papers, 1766-1777. [microform].

A collection of 50 items, the papers of John Grout consist of powers of attorney and other legal documents, receipts, and correspondence. Covering the years from his departure from Massachusetts (c.1766), to the time of his move to Canada (1777), the papers of John Grout reveal the controversial life of a Loyalist/Yorker living on the banks of the Connecticut River. Full of tales of Grout's abduction and abuse at the hands of the Cumberland County Committee of Safety, the papers exemplify the divided loyalities of people to the cause of the American Revolution.

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Stark family. Papers, 1800-1833.

Title: Papers, 1800-1833.

Collection includes letters of Caleb Stark, many addressed to his sons, Caleb, Henry, and John Williams; letters describe political figures of the day, including Andrew Jackson, John Calhoun. John Quincy Adams, and James Madison, current political events, and his involvement in Jackson's campaign for president. Collection includes letters to Cal Stark from Henry Stevens, the bibliographer, and others about historical questions. Also includes some legal papers of family members, including John Stark, a biographical sketch of Charles Glidden Haines, campaign speeches, presumably delivered by Caleb Stark when he was campaigning for Jackson, poetry by Caleb Stark (?), and some essays, including one on Gen. John Sullivan. Includes some material about John Stark.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.2 ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/237352396 View

Lenox Library records, 1866-1915

Title: Lenox Library records 1866-1915

NYPL Archives Record Group 2 consists of the records of the Lenox Library, a non-circulating research library founded by James Lenox (1800-1880) in New York City in 1870. In 1895 the Lenox Library was consolidated with the Astor Library and the Tilden Trust to form The New York Public Library.

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