Song-playing and talk with some William and Mary college students [sound recording], 1972.
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
Physical Description: 1 7-inch reel-to-reel original recording.
Gift of Deac Manross, 2007.
The recordings include: 1. Something about the CIA in Southeast Asia. 2. Australian aboriginal music with Allen playing sticks. 3. The above morphed into "you bomb them, stop the war." 4. A recounting of a trip to Pakistan and India in September 1971, and refugee camps. 5. "Merrily, merrily welcome in the year." 6. "Jimmy Berman" ? 7. Some improvisation relating to Bob Dylan.
The donor was a student at William and Mary College at the time of Ginsberg's visit. Allen stayed at the shared-student house with them and invited the group to improvise with him. John Bria was on the flute and Deac Manross was on the strumming guitar.
Diaries of two trips to Alaska from Pacific Grove, California, 1903 and 1904.
Warren, Edwin V.
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (2 diaries)
Edwin Warren was born in Quincy, California, on June 20, 1881. He died in Oakland, California, in January of 1974. He was raised in Pacific Grove and attended Stanford University in the years of 1904-1908. He studied ornithology, zoology, and English literature. Very religious, he came from a Methodist family that was among the founders of Pacific Grove. He loved nature and bird watching in particular, and his journals reflect the many species of birds he encountered and the scenery he saw. Edwin made two trips to Alaska, in 1903 and 1904, pursuing his interest in ornithology and earning money for his tuition at Stanford. His first trip included a bicycle ride from Pacific Grove to Sacramento, continuing by train and ship to Juneau. He worked at the gold mine in Treadwell and relates the details of mining life. He first worked underground in the shaft, later in the three hundred stamp mill, and was also a cage tender and a powder man.
Dumfries and Galloway family history society newsletter, 1988-2007.
Physical Description: .5 linear ft. (1 manuscript box)
Gift of Bliss Carnochan, 2007.
A full run of newsletters is accompanied by a register of members' interests, and a booklet of census records of 1841 by surname in the parish of Anwoth. Also included is a CD with photos of towns, villages, churches, graveyards, war memorials, stained glass, and scenes from the hills, nd.
The society started in 1987, with the first newsletter appearing in 1988. Articles include population studies, churchyard inscriptions, log books, diaries, journals, photographs, and maps.
Correspondence about the Carnochan family genealogy, 1999-2007.
Carnochan, W.B.
Physical Description: .25 linear ft. (1 manuscript box)
Gift of Bliss Carnochan, 2007.
Includes correspondence between W.B. Carnochan and researchers Marguerite S. Bailey, Bernard de Bollardière, Erica Johnson (Clancestry), Paul M. Pressly, Terry Reimer (National Museum of Civil War Medicine), and Pamela Vojnovski. Included are three CD's about the Carnochans.
The Carnochan family papers, 1716-2007.
Carnochan family.
Gift of Bliss Carnochan, 1995, 1996, 1999, and 2007.
This collection contains Carnochan, Morris, Farnham, Lambard, Baldwin, and Bliss family papers and ephemera. Included are correspondence, documents (including commissions, maps, wills, bank statements, and receipts), printed material including bound genealogies and memorials, and photographs.
An addendum (1 manuscript box), includes data about John Carnochan, 1778-1841; a letter from Lillian Carnochan Crosby to Gouverneur M. Carnochan, 9/16/1927, giving information about the family genealogy; a photo of the tombstone of Jane M. Carnochan; an article, "Blades of Yore," about the beginnings of Harvard ice hockey with mention of Gouverneur M. Carnochan '14 and a photo of his goaltender's stick; and 19 photographs of Gatehouse-of-Fleet and Answoth (Scotland).
Extraits de Journaux du 28 mars 1871 au 5 avril 1871 : scrapbook of clippings concerning events in Paris, 1871.
Physical Description: 1 v., plus two photographs and 3 clippings (1 manuscript box)
Included are 3 clippings about the Paris Commune and two portrait photographs (cartes-de-visite) of Louis Adolphe Thiers and Emile Ollivier.
A hand-constructed scrapbook of 467 pages containing clippings from an unknown newspaper about the events in Paris during the week of late March and early April, 1871.
Egyptian papyrus : Anastasi no.1.
Netherclift, Joseph, 1792-1863, lithographer.
Physical Description: 8 lithographs ; 29 x 52.5 cm.
Pages are numbered, upper right, 18, 20-26. Text written in black on brown background from damaged papyrus.
Facsimiles of a portion of the Anastasi Papyrus, a satirical letter written between two scribes, most likely during the reign of Ramses II.
Wendingen archive, 1918-1931.
Wendingen (journal)
Title: Wendingen archive, 1918-1931.
Imprint: Amsterdam : MHCHIJ De Hooge Brug.
Physical Description: 8 linear feet (12 clamshell boxes of original journals, 2 flat boxes of manuscript material, 1 original artwork of cover, framed). In Dutch.
Acquired through the Irene Burnside Sheldon, Stanford University Bookstore, and Special Collections Funds
A complete run of the review, together with an archive of related material including the finished original drawing by Jesserun de Mesquita for one of the covers (vol. IX, no. 1, 19128), two original drawings for page layouts, and other items.
Published between 1918 and 1931, virtually all of the 116 issues were edited and designed by Hendrik Theodorus Wijdeveld, a Dutch architect and designer. Famous primarily for its focus on modern architecture, art, and design, WENDINGEN includes special numbers on Frank Lloyd Wright (in seven issues), Josef Hoffmann, Erich Mendelsohn, Eileen Gray, Jan Toorop (two issues), Gustav Klimt, and Lyonel Feininger. Other issues feature woodcuts, ancient oriental art and architecture, worker housing, Balinese puppetry, and many other topics.
The title of this early twentieth-century journal, Wendingen, is based on a phrase from Friedrich Nietzsche, "Umwälzung aller Werte" [upheaval of all values]. Hendrik Theodorus Wijdeveld, the journal’s founder, translated the term "Umwälzung" into Dutch as "omwentelen" [revolve], then as "wentelen" [turn about], and, finally, as "wending" [turn]. "Wendingen" is the plural of "wending." Hence, Wendingen implied a sense of turnings, as in turning away from the past and toward the future. To this end, Wijdeveld, who designed and edited most of the one hundred sixteen issues himself, oversaw the journal’s adoption of graphically innovative covers that opened to reveal beautifully gridded and typeset pages. Inspired by the notion of socially engaged contemporary Dutch architecture, the journal’s focus quickly expanded to include such topics as printmaking, non-Western artifacts, puppetry and stage design, and ancient building construction—a topical (and geographical) range very unique for its time.
Wendingen includes seven issues devoted solely to Frank Lloyd Wright (one of whose covers was designed by El Lissitzky), as well as issues on Josef Hoffmann, Erich Mendelsohn, Eileen Gray, Jan Toorop (two issues), Gustav Klimt, and Lyonel Feininger. The archive includes all issues published, dated 1916-1931. It also includes a collection of related material: the finished original drawing by Jesserun de Mesquita for one of the covers (vol. IX, no. 1, 1928), two original drawings for page layouts, and other ephemeral items.
Eseqvie Fatte In Venetia Dalla Natione Fiorentina Al Serenissimo D. Cosimo II Qvarto Gran Dvca Di Toscana Il...
Eseqvie fatte in Venetia dalla natione fiorentina al serenissimo D. Cosimo II qvarto gran dvca di Toscana il di 25 di maggio 1621.
Imprint: In Venetia : Appresso il Ciotti, 1621.
Physical Description: 24 leaves : ill., plan, port. ; 30 cm. (fol.)
Acquired through the Andrew B. Hammond Endowed Book Fund
Colophon: In Venetia, M. DC. XXI. Nella Stamperia di Gio: Battista Ciotti.
Signatures: A-M².
Leaves 2-18 have text on rectos and illustrations on versos, including portrait of Cosimo II (leaf 2) and plan of his catafalque (leaf 3).
"Oratione de Givlio Strozzi recitata da lvi in Venetia nell'esequie del sereniss. D. Cosimo II": leaves [21]-24 has special engraved t.p. (leaf [21]).
Engraved t.p. with title within architectural border; head-pieces; initials; printer's device in colophon.
This is the only edition of this work recording the elaborate funeral celebrations to honor the death of Cosimo II de' Medici (1590-1621) which were commissioned by the Florentine community in Venice and held at the church of Saints John and Paul. Cosimo II de’ Medici was the son of Ferdinando de’ Medici and was married to Maria Maddelena of Austria. He was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his death in 1621, and was particularly interested in the sciences. He was Galileo’s friend and protector. The celebration was organized by Giulio Strozzi, of the important Florentine family who had been the Medici’s chief rivals in the 15th century, but later reconciled and even intermarried with them.
This book includes detailed full-page etchings showing the decorations, inscriptions, and temporary structures designed for this event by the Ravenna architect and painter Matteo Ingoli, as well as a plan of the church and views of the church interior filled with mourners. Of particular interest are etchings of eight allegorical scenes from Cosimo II’s life. The printed text describes in detail the symbolism of every aspect of the funeral celebration, and the work concludes with an encomium by Strozzi.
John Steinbeck stamp, first day of issue : official commemorative envelope, 1979.
Physical Description: 1 stamp and envelope.
Gift of Joan Merchant, 2007.
Envelope addressed to Joan Merchant.