Department of Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University, reference service records 1907-2009 (inclusive).

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Department of Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University, reference service records 1907-2009 (inclusive).

The records include research applications; correspondence; guides; donor files; registration forms; files of Thomas Rossiter Barnum; master microforms of the Stimson Papers index and catalog; and other files concerning reference activities of the Department of Manuscripts and Archives at Yale University Library. The records include the correspondence of the curator of Yale Memorabilia (1907-1933).

299.23 linear feet (478 boxes)

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Archives 300 was a five-year, University-sponsored project which enabled the Yale University Archives to carry out and extend its mission to document, preserve, and support research on Yale history, accomplishments, and contributions. From the description of Records of the Department of Manuscripts and Archives Concerning the Archives 300 Project, 1983-2001 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702164801 Archives 300 was a five-year, University-sponsored project which ...

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Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1765. Even as a child he showed an aptitude for mechanical work, repairing violins and taking on other mechanical work as it presented itself. Whitney set up shop making nails and when the demand for nails declined, he changed his business to manufacture hat pins, a commodity with increasing demand. Whitney eventually enrolled at Yale College in May 1789, and graduated three years later. He intended to further his education and become a lawye...