Collection of Individual Manuscript Items, 1774-1945

Container List

Box-Folder 1.1: Agassiz, Louis. Letter, June 27, 1865 Add to Shelf

A letter written by Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz to his former students from Rio de Janiero, Brazil. In the letter he expresses appreciation for his students, comments on his studies of natural history in Brazil, and sends his regrets that he cannot be with them as the school is closing for the year. Transcription included. Found in QL351 .A27 1863 History of Science Rare Book Collection.

Box-Folder 1.2: Astor, John Jacob. Letter, October 24, 1808 Add to Shelf

A letter written from New York explaining and paying his $555 debt to Mure and Joliff. Transcription included.

Box-Folder 1.3: Borglum, Gutzon. Letter, March 6, 1934 Add to Shelf

A letter to his daughter stating he has received consent from all of the senators adding names of some politicians and some wives to a list. Letterhead of Metropolitan Club, Washington, D. C.

Box-Folder 1.4: Bryant, William Cullen. Letter, February 28, 1839 Add to Shelf

Letter written from New York to Joseph B. Boyd explaining his late reply and stating that an autograph has been enclosed.

Box-Folder 1.5: Chadwick, James. Letter, February 18, 1967 Add to Shelf

A letter written from Wynne's Park, Denbigh, N. Wales to an unknown corresepondent stating he cannot send an autographed photograph. Chadwick writes briefly about his life, education, and his scientific endeavors including the discovery of the neutron.

Box-Folder 1.6: Dingess, John. Deed to enslaved person, October 21, 1829 Add to Shelf

Deed to enslaved person "named Soll with her son named Morris aged about seven years," sold to James Jenks, witnessed by Anthony Lawson and Joseph Straton in Logan County, Virginia.

Box-Folder 1.7: Einstein, Albert. Typescript draft, June 6, 1945 Add to Shelf

Pages 3, 7 and 8 of a rough draft for article “Only Then Shall We Find Courage”, regarding Einstein’s opinion about atomic bombs and foreign policy. Handwritten corrections and notes. Removed from Atomic Energy Collection.

Box-Folder 2.1: Fairfax, Thomas, 6th Baron of Cameron. Land grant, July 3, 1779 Add to Shelf

Grants Henry Baker of Frederick County a tract of land in Northern Neck area of Virginia.

Box-Folder 1.8: Goehring, Otto. Letter, May 17, 1915 Add to Shelf

Letter to the noted gemologist George F. Kunz, thanking him for his interest in his work and discussing the new element brevium of 1913 and his dissertation on uranium. He mentions Kasimeir Fajans and his theories. In German. Removed from Atomic Energy Collection.

Box-Folder 1.9: Herschel, W.J., June 30, 1894 Add to Shelf

A letter stating that a gift is attached as a thank you for the intended subject of the letter. He also requests the name and address of the registrar who did work for him. Found in GN192 .G21, McDonald Rare Book Collection

Box-Folder 1.10: McRae, William. Letter, July 1, 1823 Add to Shelf

Updates John Golden of Palmyra, Missouri on news of mutual friends and family, reports on the price of whiskey nearby, and encourages Golden to resettle nearby to sell whiskey.

Box-Folder 1.11: Marckwald, W. Letter, March 14, 1904 Add to Shelf

Letter to noted gemoloist George F. Kunz with a sample of radium teeluride for his exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History; discusses scarcity of Joachimsthal pitchblende and remarks on the difficulty of purchasing commercial radium samples. Transcription included. In German. Removed from Atomic Energy Collection.

Box-Folder 1.12: Pugh, Jonathan. Land lease, November 11, 1774 Add to Shelf

Grant of land in Hampshire County (now West Virginia) to Andrew Millslagle.

Box-Folder 1.13: Raniskey, Y. B. Letter, December 11, 1853 Add to Shelf

Letter to relations from Colusa County, California near the Sacramento River. He describes his land and farming and asks for news of home.

Box-Folder 1.14: Recipe for Read's Tonic, by Charles Read, circa 1800-1850 Add to Shelf

"For Dyspepsia, weakness of Stomach and Bowels, or for general debility, this is one of the best restoratives."

Box-Folder 1.15: Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr. Letter, November 8, 1924 Add to Shelf

Thanks Mr. C. O. Holt for his support during Coolidge's election.

Box-Folder 1.16: Stevens, Isaac. Letter, February 16, 1858 Add to Shelf

Letter to Reverend A. P. Peabody in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Stevens acknowledges a letter of recommendation for Mr. Charles C Cushman and informs Peabody that Cushman will be named Postmaster in New Dungeness, Washington Territory. Formerly F891 .S731 1853 in History of Pacific Northwest Collection.

Box-Folder 1.17: Stevens, Isaac. Facsimile letter, April 11, 1858 Add to Shelf

Letter to Edmund Sylvester, Olympia regarding construction of a road from Fort Walla Walla to Puget Sound. Formerly F891 .S731 1853 in History of Pacific Northwest Collection.

Box-Folder 1.18: Sutter, John A. Letter, June 1842 Add to Shelf

"Letter from New Helvetia to the sheriff of San Francisco replying to a letter in which inquiry had been made concerning two Frenchmen who had arrived at San Francisco in a state of great want. Of one of the men Sutter says he knows nothing, but the other Teodoro Sicard he vouches for, asking them to show him every consideration because he will be able to make complete restitution as soon as he returns to his friends." Typed description accompanying letter. Letter in Spanish.

Box-Folder 1.19: de Tallyrand, Charles-Maurice. Letter, June 18, 1832 Add to Shelf

Typed translation reads: "I have followed the orders of Monseigneur; the letter which was written to [unknown] dinner is [unknown] this evening, full of gratitude for all the bottles of his Highness' wine. [I supplied in agreement] homage of my respect and assurance of my regrets." In French.

Box-Folder 1.20: "The Tibetan." Essay, "The Release of Atomic Energy", August 9, 1945 Add to Shelf

Written from the Arcane School, 11 West 42nd Street, 32nd Floor, New York City. A typewritten analysis of the atomic bombing of Japan in light of Eastern mystical philosophies. Removed from Atomic Energy Collection.

Box-Folder 1.21: Watts, James. Letter, July 2, 1782 Add to Shelf

Written to Mr. John Hall, engineer at Messers Sam'l Walker's Comp'y of Rotherham, Yorkshire regarding the working gear of an engine. Formerly TJ184 .W3 in History of Science Rare Book Collection.

Box-Folder 1.22: Unknown. Letter Add to Shelf

Written from New Haven, Leiston, Suffolk. Found in QP509 .D6 1925, History of Science Rare Book Collection.

Box-Folder 1.23: Unknown. Letter, unknown date Add to Shelf

In French.

Box-Folder 1.24: Unknown. Notes on Grindelia, circa 1914 Add to Shelf

"Copied from a Materia Medica." Handwritten note on letterhead of Angelus Hospital, Los Angeles. Found in McDonald QK201 .H4

Box-Folder 1.25: Unknown. Poems, circa 1850 Add to Shelf

Handwritten poems on death.