Sol Feinstone Manuscript Collection 1473-1965 1850-1950

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Sol Feinstone Manuscript Collection 1473-1965 1850-1950

Collection of signed letters from notable individuals ranging from King Charles II to J. Robert Oppenheimer. Collection also includes two printed leaves (four pages) from the of Pope Gregory IX (ca. 1473) and a print of an illustration of the siege of Yorktown (ca. 1862). Decretals

0.5 linear ft.

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6361607

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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