| Morris, Anthony. Morris Family Tree . Philadelphia: Bourquin and Company, 1861, 1861 | Linen, 72 x 59 in. | Box 1, F1 |
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"Contains more than 3,000 names and is said to be one of the most complete in existence." Negative also available Removed to: SPEC MSS oversize mapcases |
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| Thomas Willing genealogy, 1786, Transcript, 1985 | 2 copies | Box 1, F2 |
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Account of Thomas Willing's "family and stock from which I am descended," transcribed by Walter Wilson Littell, two typed copies. |
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| Willing marriages and births, undated | Box 1, F3 | |
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Photocopies of handwritten record of marriages and births pertaining to the Willing, Carrington, and Alleyne families. |
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| Extract of letter from General Wayne, circa 1850 | Box 1, F4 | |
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Handwritten copy of part of a letter from Gen. Wayne to Col. Johnston, originally dated 1730, by unidentified copyist. |
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| Copybook, "Ann W Morris G'Town March 19 1813", 1813 March 19 | Box 1, F5 |
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Copies of poems, prayers, biblical passages, in a paper covered notebook; also includes recipes for lip salve, plasters, and ointment. |
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| "Christmas Offering", 1839 | Box 1, F6 |
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A copybook presented from Ann to her daughter, containing poems written by Ann's mother, and information about her Shippen and Willing ancestors. |
| "Copies for Her by JSL, ECM, & By Herself", circa 1820s | Box 1, F7 |
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Labeled "favorite poems, etc.," this marbled paper-covered copybook in poor condition contains many items laid in, including a short story by unidentified author. |
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| Letters, circa 1830-1850 | Box 1, F8 |
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Includes a letter from Dorothea Dix, undated (see Box 26 in vault), and one circa 1830s, signed M. Hammer, that describes Henry Clay, John Calhoun, and Daniel Webster speaking in the Senate. |
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| Manuscripts on cicada, circa 1840s | Box 1, F9 |
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Portions of Margaret's handwritten notes and articles |
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| Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1846-1849 | Box 1, F10 |
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Includes a portion of Number 6, December, 1846; Volume III, March and April, 1847; and a portion of Volume IV, Number 10, August 1849, which contain letters by Margaret about the cicada. |
| Letters from Mary Roberdeau, 1827-1828 | Box 1, F11 |
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Three items, dated May 26, 1827, July 5, 1827, January 3, 1828, and, stamped "Free" and franked with the signature of John Quincy Adams. |
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| "Offerings of Friendship", 1826-1864 | Box 1, F12 |
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Includes calligraphy, watercolors, sketches, a poem handwritten by Dorothea Dix, and other original and copied writing. |
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| Copybook, 1829-1831 | Box 1, F13 |
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Marbled cover, fragile condition, with hand-numbered pages, inscribed "Elizabeth C. Morris, Germantown, 1829, A thing of shreds and patches"; contains copies and original writing, in French and English; puzzles and acrostics; drawings; and observations on people the author admires, such as Dorothea Dix. |
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| Copybook, 1832-1856 | Box 1, F14 |
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Inscribed "A Thing of Shreds and Patches," "Elizabeth C. Morris, January, 1832"; contains letters, a map, an index and hand-numbered pages. |
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| Items removed from copybook, 1832-1856 | Box 1, F15 |
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Between Pages 188–189Several verses meant to be copied into book, parlor games, magic tables, miniature verse booklet by John Stockton Littell (I). |
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| Copybook, "Elizabeth C. Morris, January 1857", 1857-1864 | Box 1, F16 |
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Marble cover, fragile condition, many items laid in. |
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| Notebook from Harriet C. Hare, 1835-1865 | Box 1, F17 |
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Includes original pencil, watercolor, botanical, and architectural drawings, copied and original poems (one handwritten by Dorothea Dix) and essays by members of the Morris and Littell families. |
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| Contributions to the American Agriculturist , 1844-1847 | Box 1, F18 |
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Articles copied or written by Elizabeth C. Morris for submission to the magazine; various domestic subjects including "Making Butter," "The Garden," "Lard Lamps," and "Love Me, Love My Dog." Most are signed "E. S." |
| Letter from Eliza Powell, 1822 | Box 1, F19 |
Primarily personal letters and correspondence of Samuel Maxell Harrington (1802–1865), Chancellor of Delaware, and of his son, Purnell Frederick (P. F.) Harrington (1844–1937). The letters were kept in the family of P.F. Harrington and organized in chronological order by his grandson, Samuel M. Harrington.
| Harrington family letters, 1821-1863 | Box 1, F20 |
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Letters to and from Samuel Maxwell Harrington, and family members. Subjects include Civil War news; political violence in Delaware; a real estate sale, 1821, by Sheriff Richard Harrington, father of Samuel Maxwell Harrington. |
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| Harrington family letters, 1864-1867 | Box 1, F21 |
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Correspondence between Samuel Maxwell Harrington and his sons, Samuel Milby Harrington (1840–1878) and Ensign P. F. Harrington, describing Ensign Harrington's life in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War; one includes descriptions of the battle of Mobile Bay. |
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| Samuel Maxwell Harrington, 1865 | Box 1, F22 |
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Typed transcriptions of three letters written by Samuel M. Harrington to son, Fred, in 1865. |
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| Harrington family letters, 1868 | Box 1, F23 |
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Primarily letters by P. F. Harrington to Maria N. Ruán during their courtship. Includes some of their correspondence with other family members. |
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| Harrington family letters, 1869-1873 | Box 2, F24 |
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P. F. Harrington to Maria N. Ruán Harrington from onboard various U.S. Navy ships; letters written by Samuel Milby Harrington to P. F. and Maria Harrington, as well as two letters from George Nelthrupages |
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| Harrington family letters, 1877-1878 | Box 2, F25 |
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Samuel Milby Harrington to his brother and sister-in-law, P. F. and Maria Ruán Harrington, plus P. F.'s letters to Maria and a letter from V. E. Ridgely. |
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| Helen Arcadia Harrington, "Album of Love", 1861-1871 | Box 2, F26 |
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Autograph album with signatures of family members and friends. |
| Silver goblet presented for "Best Essay on Our Nation's Greatness", 1856 | Box 2, F27 |
| In Memoriam Samuel Milby Harrington . Philadelphia: Sherman and Co., 1878, 1878 | Box 2, F28 |
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With note laid in, "Uncle Fred's brother or my grandmother Helen Arcadia Harrington's brother," plus a photograph of Samuel Milby Harrington. |
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| Genealogy materials, undated | Box 2, F29 |
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Genealogical information on Harrington family members including clippings on "Forgotten Heroes," materials from the Harrington Historical Society and information on family tombs in old cemetery, Dover, Delaware, circa 1900. |
| Literary Port Folio , 1830 | Box 2, F30 |
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Published by "E. Littell & Brother" nos. 1 through 20, fragile condition. In a folder advertising "A New Annual for 1829. The Gem" |
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| Philadelphia Mail and Universal Literary and General Advertiser , 1830 | Box 29, F31 |
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Advertising circular primarily for E. Littell publications, but containing advertisements solicited from other publishers and businesses. Published weekly, and distributed free to 25,000 people throughout four quarters of the U. S. SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Le Courrier des Etats-Unis , New York, 1828 | Box 29, F32A |
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Political and literary journal, in French, with "Miss S. S. Morris" handwritten at the top of front page. Perhaps saved by member of Morris family, but descended together with E. Littell material. SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| To the Federalists , 1828 August 20 | Box 2, F32B |
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Pamphlet, print no. 97 by the Philadelphia Gazette which bears handwritten "J. S. Littell" (I) on the front page. |
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| Newspapers and tear sheets, 1826-1935 | Box 29, F32C |
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Includes The Clay Bugle (1844 Jan 1 and Jan 18), The Village Record or Chester and Delaware Federalist ( 1826 Mar 29), National Gazette and Literary Register (1827 Nov 24), Portsmouth Evening News – Silver Jubilee Naval Register (1935), and tear sheets (1828–1859). SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| The Ulster County Gazette , 1800 January 4 | Box 29, F32D |
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Reprint with clipping and information. SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Public Ledger (Philadelphia), 1836 March 25 | Box 29, F32E |
| SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| The Yankee; and Boston Literary Gazette , 22 January 1829 | Box 29, F33 |
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An arts and literature review (has a quote by Jeremy Bentham in the masthead), published by James Adams, Jr., Boston. This issue contains the second half of a review of Remember Me, published by E. Littell in 1829. SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Littell's Living Age , 1879-1881 | Box 2, F34 |
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A weekly magazine published by Littell & Co., Boston, containing reprints of fiction and nonfiction articles from American and European publications such as Nineteenth Century, Blackwood's, and Saturday Review, by such authors as Thomas Hardy and W. E. Gladstone. Five issues, nos. 1825, 1849, 1888, 1890, and 1907, in fragile condition, with address label on each front cover, "1130 Mrs. M W Dobbin, 158 W Biddle St." |
| Scrapbook, 1825-1860 | Box 2, F35 |
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Contains Shippen family genealogy; letters from sister Margaretta Morris about Harper's Ferry and slaves; certificate from Constitutional Union Party Convention, 1860, signed by John S. Littell (I), President of the Pennsylvania Convention; notebook belonging to Littell, circa 1830s. Many fragile items of copied and original writing and artwork or correspondence are laid in. |
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| "Susan S. Morris's Album & Scrapbook", 1826-1860 | Box 2, F36 |
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Begun by Susan Morris in 1826, this book was continued by her after her marriage to John Stockton Littell (I) in 1832. Includes original poems, song lyrics, and some artwork by Littell and Morris family members |
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| "The Genealogies Recorded in the Sacred Scriptures", 1837 | Box 2, F37 |
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Written by John Payne Morris, Esq., this book is inscribed "Mrs. Susan S. M. Littell, from her affectionate son, T. G. Littell (I), Christmas Day, 1853" |
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| Letters, 1850, 1867 | Box 2, F38 |
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Letter (1867) from Dorothea Dix, contains a tiny American flag (removed to vault Box 26 item #47). The second letter is from Susan Sophia Morris Littell to her son, Charles Willing Littell, containing political news and advice about college. |
| U. S. President Millard Fillmore letter to John S. Littell (I), 1855 March 17 | 4 pages | Box 26, Item 48B |
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Autograph letter signed SPEC MSS VAULT record center cartons |
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| Miscellaneous papers, copies, circa 1850 | Box 2, F39B | |
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Contains clippings and copies of obituaries for Squier Littell, 1886, and Meta Morris Littell, John and Helen Littell's youngest daughter, who died in 1848, plus a document for a burial lot in St. Luke's Church, Germantown (1865) |
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| Pennsylvania Inquirer and National Gazette , 1849 July 20 | Box 29, F39C | |
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Printed text of a 4th of July address by J. S. Littell (I). SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Burlington College commencement address, 1853 | Box 2, F40 | |
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Contains printed copy of the address, "Portrait of Bishop Doane," published in 1859, and a clipping about the commencement. Clipping removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| "Rhymes No.__ for Harriet", 1826-1875 | Box 2, F41 | |
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Original poems by John Stockton Littell (I); letter dated 1875, clipping |
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| John Stockton Littell (I) copybook, 1825-1826 | Box 2, F42 | |
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Marbled leather binding, good condition, containing original and copied poetry |
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| Littell/Morris wedding announcements and obituary, 1832, 1868 | Box 2, F43 | |
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Clippings from the National Gazette and Literary Register Oversized clippings removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Copies of letters and genealogy, 1824, 1847 | Box 2, F44 | |
| "Early History of the Church in New York City", 1869 | Box 2, F45 | |
| "Album of Gems", 1858-1868 | Box 2, F46 |
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Leather and mother-of-pearl album inscribed to "Harriet H. Littell, from her Mother, Christmas, 1858[?]." Many items laid in including scrap of blue beaded material (perhaps part of a vestment), cards with Chinese and English writing |
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| Copybook/scrapbook, circa 1830-1876 | Box 3, F47 |
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Includes clippings of engravings, some published by E. Littell; original and copied poems, stories, quotations assembled and written by members of the Morris and Littell families, given to Harriet Hare Littell in 1876; some original artwork; many items laid in, including pages from "George Cruikshank's Omnibus: A Vehicle for Fun and Frolic," clippings from "Godey's Ladies Book," and clippings about actors and plays. |
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| Scrapbook, circa 1830-1876 | Box 3, F48 |
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Contains autographs of Jose Vargas, President of Venezuela, Washington Irving, Sir Robert Ker Porter, and Oliver Hazard Perry; clippings of engravings published by E. Littell; original poetry by John S. Littell; clipping about Great Sanitary Fair in Philadelphia, 1864. Given to Harriet Hare Littell in 1876 |
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| Charles Willing Littell, 1855, 1895 | Box 3, F49 |
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Contains receipt for his law studies paid by John Stockton Littell (I)(1855) and an obituary (1895) |
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| Biographical information on John Stockton Littell (I) family, 1887 | Box 3, F50 |
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Contains pages copied from Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Who's Who in America, and a typewritten biography of John Stockton Littell (I), probably compiled by Walter Wilson Littell. |
| "Burlington College Celebration", 1855 | Box 29, F51 |
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A complete copy of the Pennsylvania Inquirer, February 26, 1855, containing a front-page article about the annual Washington's Birthday celebration at Burlington College, featuring a speech by student T. Gardiner Littell (I) SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Correspondence, 1858-1909 | Box 3, F52 |
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Includes a letter from A. Felix du Pont concerning St. John's Church, Wilmington, DE |
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| Ordination to the Episcopal priesthood, 1859 | Box 3, F53 |
| "Scrap Book 1", circa 1854-1870 | Box 3, F54 |
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Given to T. Gardiner Littell (I) by Elizabeth Carrington Morris in 1856, this scrapbook contains clippings and copies of poems and quotations, mostly of a religious nature. Oversized items removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| "Scrap Book 2", circa 1870-1900 | Box 3, F55 |
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Clippings on religious subjects pasted over an old account book. |
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| St. John's Church, Wilmington, DE, 1866-1894 | Box 3, F56 |
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Clippings and ephemera, including a "List of Saloon Passengers" aboard Cunard Line's R.M.S. Etruria, 1894 |
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| Delaware College Honorary Doctor of Divinity certificate, 1885 | Box 3, F57 |
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Includes clipping about 50th commencement exercises at Delaware College, which mentions President Purnell, and Victor B. Woolley, class of 1885, who later became a prominent Delaware judge. |
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| Copies of letters to F. G. du Pont, 1884-1904 | Box 3, F58 |
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Originals are in the du Pont Papers, Hagley Museum and Library. |
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| Printed sermons and publications, circa 1880-1908 | Box 3, F59 |
| Oversized article removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| Real estate transactions, circa 1885-1911 | Box 3, F60 |
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Leather bound alphabetical notebook listing names, prices, interest rates, and descriptions of Wilmington properties on which T. Gardiner Littell (I) held mortgages. Handwritten notes show that some properties were foreclosed, some sold, and some paid off and money reinvested. |
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| Record of securities deposited at Fidelity Bank, New York, NY, circa 1900-1909 | Box 3, F61 |
| Received income, 1902-1911 | Box 3, F62 |
| "1904 Income", 1904-1912 | Box 3, F63 |
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Records of real estate, stock and other financial transactions representing income for T. Gardiner Littell (I). Many items laid in including receipts from Cities Service, American Light & Traction, and two Wilmington, DE, companies (Cold Spring Ice and Coal, and Biddle Brothers Practical Plumbers); correspondence from Henry Hoopes Real Estate and Mortgages; rent statements for four Wilmington properties. |
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| Financial notebook, "Book 4", 1910-1925 | Box 3, F64 |
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Includes records of rents, stocks, insurance, monthly family bills, and correspondence from and about T. Gardiner Littell's (I) children, Elton, Helen, and Mary, who continued the notebook after his death. |
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| Letters from George Elliott, Attorney, 1906-1910 | Box 4, F65 |
| Fiftieth anniversary of ordination, 1909 | Box 4, F66 |
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Clippings and articles from The Delaware Churchman |
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| Obituaries, 1911 | Box 4, F67 |
| One obituary removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| Indentures and deed, 1899, 1911, 1912 | Box 29, F68 |
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Papers on three properties owned by T. Gardiner Littell (I) SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Sons of American Revolution, 1934 | Box 4, F69 |
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Copy of officers' list of the Delaware Society, listing T. Gardiner Littell (I) as chaplain |
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| Church of the Holy Trinity, Jefferson, NY, 1959-1960 | Box 4, F70 |
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Typewritten notes and copy of the booklet |
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| History of Christ Church, Dover, DE, 1985 | Box 4, F71 |
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Paper bulletin with historical information on previous pastors, lists T. Gardiner Littell (I) for 1865–1866 |
| Letters, 1866-1872 | Box 4, F72 |
| Papers and obituaries, circa 1860s-1924 | Box 4, F73 |
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Includes marriage certificate of Helen Arcadia Harrington and T. Gardiner Littell (I), 1867, wedding invitations, and one letter from her mother, Mary L. Harrington. |
| English cathedrals, 1898 | Box 4, F74 |
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Scrapbook containing photographs purchased on their European trip. |
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| Art history, 1901 | Box 4, F75 |
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Notebook assembled by Mary on art history, mostly religious, beginning with ancient Egypt and continuing through nineteenth-century American painting, with notes on artists and pictures of their works. |
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| Letters from China, from Helen to Mary , 1914-1915 | Box 4, F76 |
| One clipping removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| "China's Ancient Medical Practice", 1933 | Box 4, F77 |
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Typewritten manuscript in notebook, titled "China's Ancient Medical Practice. Current Events – New Century Club Nov. 14th, 1933." |
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| Helen Arcadia Littell obituaries, 1934 | Box 4, F78 |
| Two obituaries removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| Mary Morris Littell's application to Colonial Dames of America, 1929 | Box 4, F79 |
| Mary Morris Littell miscellaneous papers, circa 1897-1984 | Box 4, F80 |
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Nine items, including a letter from the Bishop of Delaware, 1945; an 1897 Christmas card; copy of The Diocese of Delaware, Plans for Tomorrow with an article about Mary; obituaries. |
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| Notebook of accounts, 1952-1958 | Box 4, F81 |
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Probably a household account book belonging to Mary. |
| Letters and stock certificates, 1912-1923 | Box 4, F82 |
| Obituaries, 1962 | Box 4, F83 |
| Ethel Harrington postcard, 1888 | Box 4, F84 |
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Postcard to Harrington Littell from his cousin, the daughter of Adm. P. F. Harrington. |
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| Biographical information, 1934-1991 | Box 4, F85 |
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Clippings, typewritten notes, and printed items. Obituary and biography removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Letters to Winslows, 1959-1963 | Box 4, F86 |
| Family letters and clippings, 1921-1998 | Box 4, F87 |
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Includes postcards from, printed items, and clippings about Harrington Littell and his family. One article removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Rev. Edward M. Littell biography by J. D. Winslow, undated | Box 4, F88 |
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Edward M. Littell is the son of S. Harrington Littell. |
| Autograph book, 1883-1886 | Box 4, F89 |
| Rugby Academy compositions, 1885-1886 | Box 4, F90 |
| Leather-bound notebook of family genealogy, circa 1910 | Box 4, F91 |
| Notebook of religious art, circa 1900 | Box 4, F92 |
| "500 Questions and Answers in Religion: Memory Gems," manuscript, undated | Box 4, F93 |
| Published articles, 1911, 1931 | Box 4, F94 |
| One article removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| Historical work, undated | Box 4, F95 |
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Contains an advertisement, with review comments, for The Historians and the English Reformation |
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| Scrapbook of documents, programs, ephemera and clippings related to John S. Littell, 1840-1932 | Box 28, F96 |
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The inscription on the front page reads: "To Bea and family, Merry Christmas, 1976, from Dad [Walter Littell] – This scrapbook is one of three made up of material mostly from the scrapbook of my father, John Stockton Littell II. The first few pages contain items from an old trunk from the house of Elton Gardiner Littell, originally from the house of Thomas Gardiner Littell I of Yonkers, N. Y." Also includes notes about missing items. Documents include etymological papers by Margaretta Hare Morris and letters, school reports, a penmanship book (1878), clippings, and documents from the 1840s–1860s related to John S. Littell (I). The bulk of the scrapbook contains documents and clippings related to John S. Littell (II), including college and seminary programs and papers, a photograph, letters, travel ephemera, printed items about the churches he served, and documents from his consecration as bishop of Honolulu in 1930. SPEC MSS oversize boxes (18 inches); additional item removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Information related to Walter Littell scrapbook, undated | Box 4, F96A |
| Clippings and copies re: wedding, ordination, and career, circa 1893-1930 | Box 4, F97 |
| Obituaries, 1932 | Box 4, F98 |
| Three clippings removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| Letters to and from family and friends, circa 1890-1931 | Box 4, F99 |
| John Stockton (II) and Gertrude Wilson Littell correspondence, 1899-1904 | Box 4, F100 |
| Letters to and from parents and family, circa 1889-1912 | Box 4, F101 |
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Contains a postcard about the 1893 Centennial Exposition in Chicago |
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| Valentine for Gertrude, circa 1890s | Box 4, F102 |
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An unusual combination of verse and clippings of advertisements for patent medicines, from Gertrude's sister, Margaret. |
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| Wedding invitation and calling card, circa 1900 | Box 4, F103 |
| "Our Wedding Souvenir", 1900 | Box 4, F104 |
| Daughters of the American Revolution papers (copies), 1974 | Box 4, F105 |
| Obituary, 1919 | Box 4, F106 |
| Letter to Jennie [Jeanie] Morse, circa 1870 | Box 4, F107 |
| Wilson family, circa 1895-1900 | Box 4, F108 |
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Typewritten transcriptions of letters from Margaret Wilson; fragment of Gertrude's music book |
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| Littell Children letters and art, circa 1910s | Box 4, F109 |
See also the postcards in Box 16
| Letters from family, circa 1920-1932 | Box 4, F110 |
| Recital programs, clippings, letters, 1941-1990 | Box 4, F111 |
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Includes an appraisal of family heirlooms One article removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Gertrude Littell and daughter, Christine Littell Adler, 1963-2003 | Box 4, F112 |
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Includes a copy of Elton G. Littell's will |
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| John Stockton Littell (II) and Estelle Sherman Littell wedding invitation, 1924 | Box 4, F113 |
| Miscellaneous papers, clippings, and cards, 1895-1967 | Box 4, F114 |
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Includes clippings, cards, and a typewritten memoir by Helen Littell Derbyshire. Also includes genealogical research regarding the Littell, Morse, Stockton, and Thomas Willing families. |
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| Unidentified ephemera, undated | Box 4, F115 |
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Three items, including a small watercolor portrait of an unidentified man; a lace-trimmed, hand-colored card bearing the name, "Johnnie"; and an embossed card |
This series includes Gardiner Littell's twenty-three volumes of diaries, which he began at age thirteen and kept daily until his death at age twenty-six, as well as some of his student papers from Harvard. In the diaries, Gardiner recorded detailed descriptions of his everyday life, with comments on family, the Church, his reading, games, sports, vacations, food, and more, all set in the context of national and international events.
| Volume I, "Keene (Chesham, White Mts.), Kent (War)", 1915-1918 | Box 4, F116 |
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Brown paper covered "Students Note Book." Notation in front reads "Diary of Gardiner Littell. Copied from old miscellaneous diaries. January first, 1915, to September, 1918." |
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| Volume I.A. "For the Winter and Spring terms, 1919", 1919 | Box 4, F117 |
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Red cloth covered "Memorandum" notebook describes how Gardiner, at age sixteen, coped with the death of his mother, Gertrude Wilson Littell, during the influenza epidemic of 1919. |
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| Volume II, "Kent (Keene, New York, Great War)", 1917-1918 | Box 5, F118 |
| Volume III, Untitled, 1918-1920 | Box 5, F119 |
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Brown marbled paper covered notebook with numbered pages and a table of contents includes clippings of articles written for the Kent School News. |
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| Volume III, "West Hartford, Indian Neck", 1919 June-1919 July | Box 5, F120 |
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He describes seeing airplanes for the first time, "Bolshevists," and his summer work as a farm laborer and factory hand. |
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| Volume IV, "Kent", 1919 September-1919 December | Box 5, F121 |
| Volume V, "Supplementary to five year Diary", 1920 August-1920 December | Box 5, F122 |
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Describes his first days at Harvard, and his adviser's admiration of Littell's "Living Age" |
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| Volume VI, "Harvard, West Hartford, Supplementary to Five Year Diary", 1922 January-1922 September | Box 5, F123 |
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Decisions about a major at Harvard, feeling left out, religious convictions, loving David Copperfield |
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| Volume 7, "Note Book, 1921", 1921 | Box 5, F124 |
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Working and living at the Liberal Club, trouble with roommates |
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| Volume VIII, "Journal, Harvard College, West Hartford, Choconut Camp", 1922 January-1922 October | Box 5, F125 |
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Indian mysticism, feminism, music, writing for the Crimson. See also F143, "Harvard Crimson Editorials." |
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| Volume IX, "Journal, Vol. IX, Oct. 7, 1922 To Aug. 8, 1923", 1922 October 7-1923 August 8 | Box 5, F126 |
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Includes notes on hearing the pianist Paderewski play, and socialist Eugene Debs speak; comments on labor struggles, politics, and sky writing; father's engagement to Ethel Sherman; attending and working at the Episcopalian Conference at Silver Bay |
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| Volume X, "Notebook, Silver Bay, on Lake George, Summer of 1923", 1923 Summer | Box 5, F127 |
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Comments on President Harding's death, (August 3 entry); reconciling religious belief with scientific study (August 27) |
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| Volume XI, "Harvard College Note Book, Senior Year, Miscellaneous", 1923-1924 | Box 5, F128 |
| Volume XII, "Journal, Silver Bay, 1924", 1924 | Box 5, F129 |
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Death of grandmother, Helen Arcadia Harrington Littell, September 9; working as waiter and dishwasher at the conference center; receives diploma from Harvard. |
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| Volume XIII, "Harvard Graduate School", 1924 September-1925 February | Box 5, F130 |
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Professor Arthur Schlesinger's course taught in the "German style" |
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| Volume XV, "England, Paris, Séez", 1925 June-1925 September | Box 5, F131 |
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Harvard finals exams; train trip to Montreal; boards the Oxonian, bound for Liverpool, a tramp steamer on which students work for their passage by feeding and watering 800 steer; travels and study in Europe |
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| Volume XVI, "Travels", 1925 September-1926 March | Box 5, F132 |
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Bound, paper cover labeled "IRA déposé"; travel and study in Avignon, Marseilles, in Italy, and at the Sorbonne |
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| Volume XVII, "Travels", 1926 March-1926 September | Box 5, F133 |
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Table of contents identifies itinerary: Orvieto, Rome, Switzerland, Vosges, Strasbourg, Paris, New York, West Hartford, and Huntingdon, Long Island; pages numbered by hand; September 13 letter, pasted in, mentions the inventor of women's bicycles, Harold Brown; difficulty finding a teaching job; tutoring a nine-year-old |
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| Volume XVIII, "Hoosac School", 1926 September-1927 April | Box 5, F134 |
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Table of contents and hand-numbered pages; tutoring; lands job teaching at a private boys' school in Hoosick, New York; writing "Littell News." |
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| Volume XIX, "Hoosac School, Western Trip", 1927 April-1927 August | Box 5, F135 |
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Contains table of contents, numbered pages, many items laid in, such as musical programs, clippings from The Hoosac Record; notes on trip detail miles driven, car problems, campsites, weather, and commentary on people; this volume ends in Los Angeles. |
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| Volume XX, "Western Trip (cont'd), Hoosac, Christmas Vacation", 1927 August-1928 January | Box 5, F136 |
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Includes table of contents, hand numbered pages, and headings; observations on Navajo people, work, and living conditions; comments on Sacco and Vanzetti trial; return to Hoosac, student discipline problems; death of a student; Gardiner is hospitalized for "regular attacks" of stomach pain and vomiting (page 69). |
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| Volume XXI, "Hoosac School, Canadian Trip", 1928 January-1928 July | Box 5, F137 |
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Hears Toscanini in Carnegie Hall (page 38); Vladimir Horowitz concert program |
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| Volume XXII, "Summer Vacation, Harvard Graduate School", 1928 July-1929 January | Box 5, F138 |
| Volume XXIII, "Harvard Graduate School", 1929 | Box 5, F139 |
| Letters of T. Gardiner Littell (II) to his father John S. Littell (II), 1925 December-1926 January | Box 5, F140 |
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Fours letters written while traveling in France (see diary in F132) |
| Papers from English A, section 15, 1920-1921 | Box 5, F141A |
| Work done for studies, 1921-1924 | Box 5, F141B |
| A short story, undated | Box 5, F142 |
| Harvard Crimson editorials, poetry, miscellaneous writing, 1922-1924 | Box 5, F143 |
| Clippings, obituaries, and letters of condolence, 1927-1929 | Box 5, F144 |
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Includes 1 autograph letter signed from Arthur M. Schlesinger, Widener Library, Harvard, to John Stockton Littell (II), W. Hartford, CT, June 25, 1929, 1 page |
| Letters and papers, 1922-1995 | Box 5, F145 |
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Includes early letters from Virginia (Walter's wife) to Jean Littell and a photograph of Walter Wilson Littell and Thomas Gardiner Littell (II) with a Model-T (1922). |
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| Two signatures clipped from letters, circa 1850 | Box 5, F146 |
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One appears to be Major General John A. Dix |
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| Genealogy notes I - Thomas Willing genealogy (1786), 1985 | Box 5, F147 |
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Typed transcript |
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| "Entry of Expenses St. Martin's Church, Salisbury", 1906 | Box 5, F148 |
| Genealogy notes II – Walter Townsend Wilson, undated | Box 5, F149 |
| One item removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| Littell genealogy, notes, clippings, transcripts, letters, circa 1970s | Box 5, F150 |
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Includes information regarding the Littell-Wilson marriage, Morse genealogical notes, a military certificate, a letter regarding the Purnells, Littell and Gardiner English notes, notes regarding Fitzler, and other items |
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| Unidentified copybook, Rensselaer (?), circa 1830 | Box 5, F151 |
| "Our Historical Articles", undated | Box 5, F152 |
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Typed transcripts |
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| Articles about Germantown, undated | Box 5, F153 |
Includes letters from family and friends, particularly the camp letters written by her children, as well as photograph postcard of the Reverend T. Gardiner Littell's (I) home in Yonkers (circa 1900) and photographs of the Bishop's house in Honolulu. See also oversize box.
| 1931-1978 | Box 6, F154 |
| 1980-2000 | Box 6, F155 |
| Camp letters, 1956-1962 | Box 6, F156 |
| Passports, 1936 and 1984 | Box 6, F157 |
| School letter and Baptism record, 1930-1933 | Box 6, F158 |
| Jeanie Littell's scrapbook of trip to England, circa 1936 | Box 27, F159 |
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Includes loose items removed from the scrapbook (removed to oversize Box 27). SPEC MSS oversize boxes (17 inches) |
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| European trip postcards | Box 6, F160 |
| Photograph book "Memories of the Western Highlands", 1936 | Box 6, F161 |
| School project notebook on English history, 1930s | Box 6, F162 |
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Includes a few photographs |
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| Jean Morse Littell scrapbook on Hawaii, 1930s | Box 27, F163 |
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Probably assembled as a school project, includes written descriptions of the island, pasted in clippings, articles, specimens of flowers, programs, etc. SPEC MSS oversize boxes (17 inches) |
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| Delaware shoreline clippings, 1929-1932 | Box 29, F164 |
| SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| Chi Omega Alumnae – program and directory, 1956-1957 | Box 6, F165 |
| Clippings, notes, memorabilia, 1881-2003 | Box 6, F166 |
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Includes programs, notes, information about Bishop Littell, a furniture list, and clippings One clipping removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Genealogy notebooks I | Box 6, F167 |
| Genealogy notebooks II | Box 6, F168 |
| Genealogy notebooks III | Box 6, F169 |
| Memoir of the Gardiner family, 1883 | Box 6, F170 |
| Information on family portraits at Winterthur, PA Museum of Art, and Yale, 1970-1992 | Box 6, F171 |
| One clipping removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| Information about Littells at Trinity College, 2000 | Box 6, F172 |
| Littell's Living Age, Sec. 2, Vol. 1, Nos. 1–3, 5, 8, 1972-1976 | Box 6, F173 |
| Littell's Living Age, Sec. 2, Vol. 2, Nos. 3, 5–8, 1977-1980 | Box 6, F174 |
| Littell's Living Age, Sec. 2, Vol. 3, Nos. 1, 2, 5, 1980-1982 | Box 6, F175 |
| Littell's Living Age, Sec. 2, Vol. 4, Nos. 1, 3, 4, 1985-1988 | Box 6, F176 |
| Littell's Living Age, Sec. 2, Vol. 5–7, 1992-1999 | Box 6, F177 |
Book of poetry written by Jean Morse Littell Winslow.
| Notebook of handwritten poems, 1999-2001 | Box 6, F178 |
| Typescript (computer) draft, 2002 Jun 24 | Box 6, F179 |
| Typescript (computer) drafts, 2002 Sep 24 | Box 6, F180 |
| Typescript (computer) draft, 2002 | Box 6, F181 |
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Titled "A Potpourri of Poems" |
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| Typescript (computer) draft, 2002 Nov 18 | Box 6, F182 |
| Typescript (computer) draft, 2002 | Box 6, F183 |
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Note of title page: "Last book before publication…" |
Research files related to slavery, abolition, and political and business leaders in nineteenth-century Delaware. The series contains copies of the Delaware Gazette and handwritten research notes, as well as drafts of his books, and a few personal papers.
| Abolition and Notes from Delaware Gazette (1820s), circa 1980 | Box 6, F184 | |
| Townsend, Samuel | Box 6, F185 | |
| Bayard, James A | Box 6, F186 | |
| Seward, William Henry | Box 6, F187 | |
| Popular Sovereignty | Box 6, F188 | |
| Commissioners | Box 6, F189 | |
| Wilmot Provison | Box 7, F190 | |
| Hazzard, Clayton, Harrington Letters & Papers, copies | Box 7, F191 | |
| Compromise of 1850 | Box 7, F192 | |
| Dred Scott Decision | Box 7, F193 | |
| Delaware Railroad | Box 7, F194 | |
| Delaware Gazette Notes on Succession | Box 7, F195 | |
| State of Delaware – Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs – microfilm, 1863-1866 | Microfilm | Box 7, F196 |
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RG#1300 Executive Papers, 1754–1900 Roll 50: 1863 Appointments & Commission to 1864 Lighthouse Roll 51: 1864 Military folder #1 to 1866 Correspondence |
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| "Murder at Delaware College: The Death of John Edward Roach, March 30, 1858", 1958 | Box 7, F197 | |
Material toward this book written by Julian D. Winslow
| Research | Box 7, F198 |
| "The Harrington Family," by P. F. Harrington, 1993 | Box 7, F199 |
| "Hosanna for Judge Harrington, His Associates, and Friends", undated | Box 7, F200 |
| Part I | Box 7, F201 |
| Part II | Box 7, F202 |
| Typescript (copy) | Box 7, F204 |
| Typescript (copy) | Box 7, F205 |
| Original typescript/setting copy, 1993 | Box 7, F206 |
| Computer diskettes, 1998-2000 | Box 8, F208 |
| Early version, undated | Box 8, F209 |
| Typescript (computer), undated | Box 8, F210 |
| Typescript (computer), undated | Box 8, F211 |
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Missing pages 1–6 and title page. |
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| Typescript (computer), undated | Box 8, F212 |
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Possible setting copy with notes |
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| Erratum sheets for book, undated | Box 8, F213 |
| Correspondence and reviews, 2000-2002 | Box 8, F214 |
| "Thomas Harrison, Millenarian", 1986 | Box 8, F215 |
| "Journal of Thomas Nicholson", undated | Box 8, F216 |
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Includes "Nicholson Family History," (1979) |
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| Lofland genealogy, 1990-2001 | Box 8, F217 |
| John Stockton Littell (I) notes | Box 8, F218 |
| "John Stockton Littell (I)", undated | Box 8, F219 |
| Edward Littell, 1943 and 2001 | Box 8, F220 |
| "Ancestors of Julian D. Winslow", undated | Box 8, F221 |
| Family tree laminated copy removed to: SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| Correspondence and notes, 1957-1959 | Box 8, F222 |
| Correspondence and notes, 1960 | Box 8, F223 |
| Correspondence and notes, 1961-1962 | Box 8, F224 |
| Correspondence and notes, 1963-1965 | Box 8, F225 |
| Correspondence and notes, 1966 | Box 8, F226 |
| Index card, undated | Box 8, F227 |
| Joseph Winslow (North Carolina), 1970s-1980s | Box 8, F228 |
| The Origin Perquimans County, North Carolina Winslows", 1957-1969 | Box 9, F229 |
| Edward Winslow | Box 9, F230 |
| Jamaica Vassalls | Box 9, F231 |
| Governor's Register, 1962-1983 | Box 9, F232 |
| Arthur J. Winslow, 1965-1982 | Box 9, F233 |
| Francis E. Winslow, 1953-1964 | Box 9, F234 |
| Kenelm Winslow, 1959-1996 | Box 9, F235 |
| Samuel and Joseph Winslow (copies), 1674-1761 | Box 29, F236 |
| SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) | |
| Correspondence with Mrs. A. Waldo Jones, 1959-1987 | Box 9, F237 |
| Notes, 1956-1999 | Box 9, F238 |
| Notes, 1960-1987 | Box 9, F239 |
| Notes , 1959-1994 | Box 9, F240 |
| Notes, 1955-1999 | Box 9, F241 |
| Resources, 1997-2000 | Box 9, F242 |
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Includes a copy of The Archive Photographs Series: Winslows (1997) |
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| Delaware Mayflower Society, 1957-1999 | Box 9, F243 |
| Sons of the American Revolution, 2003 | Box 9, F244 |
| Passport and certificates, 1984-1992 | Box 9, F245 |
| Correspondence, clippings, programs, 1931-1955 | Box 9, F246 |
| Correspondence, resumes, programs, notes, 1966-2004 | Box 9, F247 |
Daughter of Julian D. and Jean Morse Littell Winslow
| Correspondence, programs, 1970-2001 | Box 9, F248 |
| InRe: the Journal of the Delaware State Bar Association , 1998-2000 | Box 9, F249 |
| InRe: the Journal of the Delaware State Bar Association , 2001-2004 | Box 9, F250 |
Son of Julian D. and Jean Morse Littell Winslow
| Correspondence, clippings, campaign flyers, 1962-2003 | Box 9, F251 |
Daughter of Julian D. and Jean Morse Littell Winslow
| Correspondence and clippings, 1958-1999 | Box 9, F252 |
| John Stockton Littell (I) family portraits, circa 1850-1860 | 4 items | Box 10, F253 |
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Includes portraits of Harriet Hare Littell and Susan S. M. Littell by Broadbent & Co., Philadelphia; a portrait of T. Gardiner Littell (I) at age 14, signed in pencil, "Cummings"; and a small portrait of John Stockton Littell (I) by D. Hinkle, Germantown, Pennsylvania. |
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| Susan Sophia Morris Littell (1800–1868), circa 1860 | Box 12, F254 | |
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Framed in veneered wood frame, carved and painted. Removed to Box 12 |
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| Samuel Milby Harrington | 3 items | Box 10, F255 |
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Includes two portraits of Samuel Milby Harrington, one reproduction, and one engraved by H. S. Sadd and signed by the subject; Samuel Maxwell and Mary Lofland Harrington family and guests. |
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| Purnell Frederick Harrington, circa 1850-1935 | 6 items | Box 10, F256 |
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Includes three reproductions of young Harrington; one portrait by Cutler of Keene, New Hampshire, 1916; one photograph, 1935, at World War Monument, Yonkers, New York; one photograph postcard captioned "Admiral Harrington presenting portraits of Delaware naval heroes to U.S.S. Delaware," circa 1890. |
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| T. Gardiner Littell (I) portraits, circa 1865-1910 | 8 items | Box 10, F257 |
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Including portraits by J. Paul Brown of Wilmington, Delaware, and Littell's calling card |
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| Family portraits, 1896-1902 | 6 items | Box 10, F258 |
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Including a photograph of T. Gardiner (I) and S. Harrington Littell with the Reverend William Welles Holley; and a photograph of Elton and Helen Arcadia Littell in front of the family home at 1805 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Lizzie Green, Littell family nanny, circa 1880 | Box 10, F259 | |
| European trip, 1894 | 5 items | Box 10, F260 |
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Including two photographs of dogs |
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| Helen Arcadia Harrington Littell, circa 1890-1914 | 9 items | Box 10, F261 |
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Including a portrait, circa 1865, by E. & M. Garrett, Wilmington, Delaware; three portraits by F. M. Zuller at the U.S. Naval Academy; and one signed in pencil, "Haywood, '14." |
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| Family outings, circa 1894-1915 | Box 10, F262 | |
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Snapshots and cyanotypes depict camping and hiking in the Presidential Range; the Reverend and Mrs. Littell with Bishop Hall, Jefferson, New Hampshire; a horse and buggy; Helen Arcadia with college roommates in front of a wooden boat; T. Gardiner Littell gravestone, St. John's Cemetery, Yonkers, New York; family cat. |
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| Family home, "Delavan," Yonkers, New York, circa 1900 | Box 10, F263 | |
| Helen A. Littell, 1882-1920 | 12 items | Box 10, F264 |
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Including a baby portrait, signed on back, "M & W Garrett," Wilmington, Delaware; four portraits taken in New York City studios; three snapshots including a passport photograph |
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| Mary M. Littell, circa 1895-1920 | 12 items | Box 10, F265 |
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Including a childhood portrait by Cummins, Baltimore, Maryland, bearing a logo that reads "Manly Deeds, Womanly Words"; a full-length portrait of Mary seated in a carved chair, signed "Irwin, 1910"; two small portraits of Mary wearing an elaborate, flowered hat; and a German silhouette by Gustav Freund. |
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| Helen and Mary, snapshots, circa 1914-1930 | Box 11, F266 | |
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Subjects are shown gardening, reading, relaxing outside their home; two snapshots of children in Volendam and Marken; a full-length snapshot of Mary in front of a Venice hotel, 1914. |
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| George Fox Norton School Class of 1889, 1889 | 1 item | Box 11, F268 |
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Item is broken in three places. Names of students and classmates are handwritten on the back of this photograph of a Philadelphia school graduating class, attended by S. Harrington Littell. |
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| Samuel Harrington Littell portraits, 1878-circa 1929 | 4 items | Box 11, F269 |
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Includes four portraits. One, dated 1878, depicts boy in Scottish costume, by Maybin, Wilmington, Delaware; two portraits depict Harrington in priestly garb; one, by a Honolulu studio, shows him in bishop's vestments. |
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| Samuel Harrington Littell and family, circa 1930-1950 | 6 items | Box 11, F270 |
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Including three outdoor group photos of family members, many wearing leis; two photos include children's Hawaiian nurse. |
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| St. Andrew's Cathedral and Parish House, Honolulu, circa 1940 | 4 items | Box 11, F271 |
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Four photographs depicting the interior and exterior of church, Chinese furnishings and rugs in the house. |
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| Album, Silver Lake, New Hampshire, circa 1914 | Box 11, F272 | |
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Snapshots pasted in paper album, cover missing, depicting family members involved in leisure activities at the lake where they spent summers. |
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| Family photographs, circa 1915-1929 | 5 items | Box 11, F273 |
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Includes group photographs of family boating, Christmas 1926, Silver Lake. |
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| Family homes, circa 1918-1932 | 6 items | Box 11, F274 |
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Including two photograph postcards depicting St. James Church in Keene, New Hampshire, and St. James Church and Parsonage, West Hartford, Connecticut; the rectory at Lewes, Delaware; and "Elton," on Manheim Street, Germantown, Pennsylvania. |
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| Rehoboth and Lewes, Delaware, circa 1930 | 15 items | Box 11, F275 |
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Includes eleven photograph postcards depict Rehoboth Beach and Lewes, Delaware, buildings, churches, cars, and bridges in the 1930s; two snapshots portray the family in Gardiner's car in front of their cottage; several pictures of the dunes and Cape Henlopen lighthouse, clipped from books. |
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| Morse ancestors, circa 1870-1895 | Box 11, F276 | |
| Wilson family, circa 1860-1902 | 9 items | Box 11, F277 |
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Includes family portraits, most made by Buffalo, New York, studios, of ancestors of Gertrude Wilson Littell |
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| Gertrude Wilson debutante and wedding Dresses, 1897-1900 | 2 items | Box 11, F278 |
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One full-length portrait of Gertrude, 1900, caption reads "Wedding dress is in Buffalo Museum." |
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| Gertrude Wilson Littell and children, 1902-1904 | Box 11, F279 | |
| Sherman, Estelle and Julia, 1893-circa 1930 | 5 items | Box 11, F280 |
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One childhood snapshot, undated, by Scherer, New York, New York, "The Fotocrafter," advertises on back "Carbonette imperials $3.00 per doz."; 1893 full-length portrait of Julia Sherman, by Klary, Bruxelles |
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| John Stockton and Estelle Sherman Littell, 1924 | Box 11, F281 | |
| Gardiner (II) and Margaret Littell baby portraits, 1902-1905 | Box 11, F282 | |
| Capt. Eliakim Littell Monument, Springfield, New Jersey, circa 1972 | 2 snapshots | Box 12, F289 |
| Helen Littell Derbyshire, 1955 | 2 portraits | Box 12, F283 |
| "My Trip Abroad – 1928-June – September-1928 – Helen Littell", 1928-1936 | Box 13, F284 | |
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Photograph album containing circa 185 photographs of two trips taken by Helen Littell and family to Europe, the first in 1928 and a second in the summer of 1936. Images include noted buildings, monuments and landscapes and occasional images with the family included. Countries visited include England, Scotland, Isle of Wight, Holland, France, and Ireland. |
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| Margaret Littell, 1920-1959 | 3 items | Box 12, F285 |
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Three photographs depicting the subject at the piano, and walking the beach and a group photograph at Dobbs Ferry School (Margaret is in second row, third from left). |
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| "Photographs – Last of West Hartford to Spring 1937", 1924-1937 | Box 13, F286 | |
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Photograph album containing over 300 photographs, most with captions, of Margaret Littell and her family, including her siblings, parents, aunts and uncles. Also includes extended family and friends. Taken between 1924 and 1937, the photographs record family outings or event in Nantucket, Lewes and Brandywine Park, Delaware, Honolulu, Hawaii, Washington D. C., Washington state and the University of Washington, Mills Adirondack Camp, Canada, and Vassar College. Highlights include the wedding of Walter and Virginia Littell, the graduation of Helen from Vassar, May Day celebrations, and the construction of the National Cathedral (1930). |
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| "Old Photographs – Margaret Littell", 1878-1927 | Box 13, F287 | |
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Photograph album containing 110 photographs, many with captions, of the Littell family, including many of Margaret, her parents and siblings. Also includes older photographs of great grandmother Miller, D. R. Morse (1907), Gertrude Wilson (1879–1904), John S. Littell (II) as boy (1878), Elton Gardiner Littell (1899), Jeanie Morse Wilson (1890?), Mrs. Charles Morse (1892), T. Gardiner Littell (II) as baby (1902 – with father and grandfather) and many others. Laid in is the confirmation certificate of Jean Morse Littell (1930 Mar 23). |
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| Jeanie Morse Littell Winslow Childhood Snapshots, circa 1920s | Box 12, F290 |
| "A Baby Book 1918-on – Jeanie Morse Littell (Winslow)", 1918-circa 1925 | Box 13, F291 |
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Photograph album containing 98 photographs, which bears the note on the inside front cover: "This book belonged to my sister Margaret Littell, Grandmother and Grandfather Wilson from Buffalo, Grandmother and Grandfather Littell from Delaware. Given to me 1986 in Margaret's 83rd year." Most of the images include Jean Littell and her family. Only a few captions are available in this album. Laid in is a childhood letter from Jean Littell to her parents. |
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| "Jeanie Morse Littell – Her Book – Keene – Sept. 1918", 1918-1935 | Box 13, F292 |
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Photograph album (probably created by Jeanie's sister, Margaret Littell) containing over 235 photographs, most have captions and are of Jeanie Morse Littell Winslow from birth through age 17, but also includes parents, grandmother, aunts and siblings. Locations include Yonkers, West Hartford, Hawaii, Rehoboth, Atlantic City, Fort Trumbull Beach, and Indian Neck. |
| Winslow children - Helen, Mary, Dallas, 1949-1960s | 2 items | Box 12, F293 |
| Four unidentified photographs, circa 1870-1910 | Box 12, F294 | |
See Appendix A for a detailed list.
| Alaska | Box 14 |
| California | Box 14 |
| Colorado | Box 14 |
| Connecticut | Box 14 |
| Hawaii | Box 14 |
| Idaho | Box 14 |
| Illinois | Box 14 |
| Kansas | Box 14 |
| Louisiana | Box 14 |
| Maine | Box 14 |
| Maryland | Box 14 |
| Missouri | Box 14 |
| Montana | Box 14 |
| Desert | Box 14 |
| Grand Canyon | Box 14 |
| Navajo | Box 14 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 14 |
New Castle County
| Brandywine Park | Box 14 |
| Churches | Box 14 |
| Delaware Memorial Bridge | Box 14 |
| Rodney Square | Box 14 |
| Winterthur | Box 14 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 14 |
| Kent County | Box 14 |
Sussex County
| Dewey Beach | Box 14 |
| Lewes | Box 14 |
| Lewes -- Churches | Box 14 |
| Rehoboth Beach | Box 14 |
| Rehoboth Beach – Cape Henlopen | Box 14 |
| Lighthouse | Box 14 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 14 |
| Disney World | Box 14 |
| Kennedy Space Center/N.A.S.A | Box 14 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 14 |
| Covered Bridges | Box 14 |
| Cape Cod | Box 14 |
| Martha's Vineyard | Box 14 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 14 |
| Las Vegas | Box 14 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 14 |
| Shore | Box 14 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 14 |
| City | Box 14 |
| State | Box 14 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 14 |
| Cape Hatteras Lighthouse | Box 14 |
| University of North Carolina | Box 14 |
| Wright Brothers | Box 14 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 14 |
| Oklahoma | Box 15 |
| Oregon | Box 15 |
| Tennessee | Box 15 |
| Texas | Box 15 |
| Utah | Box 15 |
| Washington | Box 15 |
| Washington, District of Columbia | Box 15 |
| West Virginia | Box 15 |
| Wisconsin | Box 15 |
| Wyoming | Box 15 |
| Gettysburg | Box 15 |
| Longwood Gardens | Box 15 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 15 |
| Beaufort | Box 15 |
| Charleston | Box 15 |
| Myrtle Beach | Box 15 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 15 |
| Covered Bridges | Box 15 |
| Miscellaneous | Box 15 |
| Africa | Box 15 |
| Argentina | Box 15 |
| Aruba | Box 15 |
| Asia | Box 15 |
| Austria | Box 15 |
| Bahamas | Box 15 |
| Belgium | Box 15 |
| Bermuda | Box 15 |
| Brazil | Box 15 |
| Canada | Box 15 |
| Chile | Box 15 |
| England | Box 15 |
| Egypt | Box 15 |
| France | Box 15 |
| Germany | Box 15 |
| Greece | Box 15 |
| Holland | Box 15 |
| Israel | Box 15 |
| Italy | Box 15 |
| Jamaica | Box 15 |
| Mexico | Box 15 |
| New Zealand | Box 15 |
| Norway | Box 15 |
| Portugal | Box 15 |
| Puerto Rico | Box 15 |
| Scotland | Box 15 |
| Spain | Box 15 |
| Sweden | Box 15 |
| Switzerland | Box 15 |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Box 15 |
| West Indies | Box 15 |
| Ships | Box 15 |
| Promotional | Box 15 |
| Religious images | Box 15 |
| Miscellaneous images | Box 15 |
Includes a numbered series of images from a European tour (England, France, Italy), images of works of art, images of Keene, New Hampshire (including photograph post cards), a few postcards set by Mary Morris Littell, cards sent to sister, Margaret and Mary Littell.
| Numbered cards (#3-707) of scenes from a Europe (England, France, Italy) | Box 16 |
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Plus a few unnumbered card from Europe |
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| Works of art (museum work) | Box 16 |
| Keene, New Hampshire (including photograph post cards) | Box 16 |
| University of Virginia, Virginia, Jefferson, and Monticello | Box 16 |
| Silver Lake | Box 16 |
| Postcards sent by Mary Morris Littell | Box 16 |
| Postcards sent to sisters, Margaret and Mary Littell | Box 16 |
| Hymns Ancient and Modern for Use in the Services of the Church . London: William Clowes and Sons, Limited, 1894 January 22 | Box 17, Item 1 |
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Inscribed: "Helen A. Littell. Oxford, Jan. 22, 1894" |
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| The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Our Lord , 1876 July | Box 17, Item 2 |
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Inscribed: T. G. Littell, Wilmington, July 1876 |
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| The Book of Common Prayer . New York: E. Bliss and E. White, 1823, 1823 | Box 17, Item 3 |
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Inscription: "To Elizabeth C. Morris, March, 11th, 1827, from her friend M. Stockton Littell" and "T. G. Littell, July 1876" |
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| The Book of Common Prayer . London: Oxford University Press, 1840, 1840 | Box 17, Item 4 |
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Inscribed: "T. G. Littell, July, 1876" |
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| The Book of Common Prayer . New York: Stanford and Swords, 1855, 1855 | Box 17, Item 5 |
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Inscribed: "Elizabeth C. Morris 1855, to John S. Littell 1865, T. Gardiner Littell July, 1876" |
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| Letters and Papers Relating Chiefly to the Provincial History of Pennsylvania . Philadelphia: Crissy and Markley, 1855, 1855 | Box 17, Item 6 |
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Inscribed: "M. H. Morris" |
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| Hymnal: According to the Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America . Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1871, 1871 | Box 17, Item 7 |
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Inscribed: T. Gardiner Littell |
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| Anderson, Hans, and Alice Havers (illustrator). The White Swans and Other Tales . New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1885 | Box 17, Item 8 |
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Inscribed: "Gertie from Uncle Clarence, Xmas 85" |
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| Chapman, Frank M. What Bird Is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States . New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1920, 1920 | Box 17, Item 9 |
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Contains bookplate of Mary Morris Littell |
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| Cooper, James Fenimore. The Works of J. Fenimore Cooper . New York: George P. Putnam, 1850, 1850 | Box 17, Item 10 |
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Inscribed: "Margaretta H. Morris from her aff. brother, J. S. Littell, Christmas 1850" "Susan S. M. Littell" "T. G. Littell, 1876" |
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| Crane, Walter. The Baby's Opera . London: Frederick Warne & Company, Ltd, undated | Box 17, Item 11 |
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Contains child's scribbles throughout |
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| DeCou, George. Burlington: A Provincial Capital . New York: The Library Company of Burlington, 1945, 1845 | Box 17, Item 12 |
| Delaware, National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of. A Guide to Some Historic Points in Delaware . Delaware, 1916, 1916 | Box 17, Item 13 |
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Inscribed: "Rev. Littell" |
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| Elliot, J.W. Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs Set to Music by J.W. Elliot. New York: McLoughlin Brothers, undated | Box 17, Item 14 |
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Inscribed: "Mary M Littell, 1805 Market St., Wilmington, Del." |
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| Finnemore, John. Peeps at Many Lands: Switzerland . London: A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1926, 1926 | Box 17, Item 15 |
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Inscribed: "Jean M. Littell, 15 South Main St., West Hartford. 1927" and "From Aunt Evelyn." Also includes Jean M. Littell's bookplate and child's scribbles throughout book. |
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| Fox, Nancy Littell. How to Put Joy into Geriatric Care . Bend: Geriatric Press, Inc., 1979, 1979 | Box 17, Item 16 |
| Fox, Nancy Littell. You, Your Parent, and the Nursing Home . Bend: Geriatric Press, 1982, 1982 | Box 17, Item 17 |
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Inscribed: "To Jean and the Winslows - Just Off the Press! Much Love, Nancy, Bend, OR, Dec, 1982." |
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| Fox, Nancy Littell. Under Crossfire: Sticky Issues in Healthcare . Bend: Geriatric Press, Inc., 1985, 1985 | Box 18, Item 18 |
| Gray, Asa, M.D. How Plants Grow: A Simple Introduction to Structural Botany . New York: Ivison and Phinney, 1858, 1858 | Box 18, Item 19 |
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Inscribed: "Elizabeth C. Morris from the author, June 1858 - Susan S. M. Littell, T. G. Littell" |
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| Graydon, Alexander. Memoirs of His Own Time . Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1846, 1846 | Box 18, Item 20 |
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Contains a newspaper clipping regarding "The Bill of Knowledge" and is inscribed: "T. Gardiner Littell from his father" |
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| Keith, Charles P. The Provincial Councillors of Pennsylvania . Philadelphia: W.S. Sharp Printing Company, 1883, 1833 | Box 18, Item 21 |
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Inscribed: "T. Gardiner Littell, Oct. 1883" |
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| Littell, E. (Eliakim). Littell's Living Age . Boston: T.H. Carter and Company, 1844, 1844 | Box 18, Item 22 |
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Inscribed: "John Stockton Littell, 15 October 1845" |
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| Littell, E. (Eliakim). Littell's Living Age . Boston: E. Littell and Company, 1849, 1849 | Box 18, Item 23 |
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Inscribed: "[first name indecipherable] Littell, 23 February 1850," Harriet H. Littell, July 29, 1876" |
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| Littell, John Stockton. The Historians and the English Reformation . London, 1910, 1910 | Box 18, Item 24 |
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Inscribed: "Gertrude Wilson Littell, from J. S. L., 22 September 1910" |
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| Littell, John Stockton. The Kingdom in Pictures . Keene: Littell, John Stockton, 1914, 1914 | Box 18, Item 25 |
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Handwritten biographical information and Rev. Littell's obituary taped are found on the inside front cover and a note from Jean Littell is laid in. |
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| Littell, John Stockton. 500 Questions and Answers in Religion . Milwaukee: Morehouse Publishing Company, 1931, 1931 | Box 18, Item 26 |
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Inscribed: "H. A. Littell" |
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| Scudamore, W. E. Steps to the Altar: A Manual of Devotions for the Blessed Eucharist . New York: E. and J. B. Young & Company, undated | Box 18, Item 27 |
| Waterson, Elizabeth. Churches in Delaware During the Revolution . Delaware: Historical Society of Delaware, 1925, 1925 | Box 18, Item 28 |
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Contains bookplate that states: "Presented to St. Anne's Parish by Rev. Percy Lowry Donaghay, B.D., Rector, February 1908 to John S. Littell... [continued in handwriting] at clericus meeting 20 Oct 1931, at St. Andrew's School, Middletown." |
Items housed in the vault.
| H. C. Hare letter to Margaretta Morris referring to Miss Dix and her visits to examine penitentiaries, asylums, etc, circa 1845 November 19 | Box 26, Item 2 | |
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Dorothea Dix (1802–1887), mental health reformer; published the results of her work in "Memorials." Among the memorials she prepared were those to New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 1845. Autograph letter signed, H. C. Hare, Philadelphia, November 19, [circa 1845] to Miss Margaretta Morris, Germantown. Folded letter with red wax seal; postmark Phil'a Nov 19 / 5 cts |
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| Indian's breast pin, undated | Box 26, Item 3 | |
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Nashotah House, an Episcopal Seminary, Wisconsin (http://www.nashotah.edu/) and excerpt from the diary of George P. Schetky: http://justus.anglican.org/resources/pc/usa/jlbreck/letters/02.html "E.C. Morris Indian Breast Pin and two notes" "A silver brooch made by an Indian and worn by the young Oneida chief who studied at Nashota given to me by George Schetky." See also items 12 and 14. |
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| Piece of metal from the exploded big gun of the U.S.S. Princeton commanded by Captain R. F. Stockton, undated | Metal fragment, 3.5cm | Box 19, Item 14 |
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http://www.dandrcanal.com/pdf/milepost_summer04.pdf Re: Robert F. Stockton and steam power on the Delaware and Raritan Canal. See also note for Item 3. Paper label "A piece of the 'Big Gun' which exploded on board a U.S. steam frigate Princeton, Captain R. F. Stockton. From yours respectfully George P. Schetky. To Miss M. H. Morris 9th & George St." |
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| Washington's hair and notes, undated | Box 26, Item 18 | |
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Paper labeled "Washington's hair" with enclosed hair Envelope inscribed "The enclosed hair of Washington to be divided between my dear(?) children Susan E. Fallon and C. Willing Littell, M.H. Morris" Autograph letter signed Lucy Harrison, Mill Wood PO, Clark County, Virginia to "My Dear Cousin," May 17th, n.y., 4 pages Outer envelope inscribed "Washington's Hair & Letter explaining" Excerpt from letter: "I send the piece of General Washington's hair which I promised to cousin Margaretta, it was presented to my Mother by Miss Nelly Custis, his adopted daughter, & the grand-daughter of his wife. Miss Custis told Momma she had given away so much of it, she could only give her a small piece. If it does not make my letter too bulky I will put in the piece of paper which now contains the hair, that she may see the old fashioned hand writing in which it is labeled." |
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| Locks of hair (unidentified) in envelope, undated | Box 26, Item 34 | |
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Envelope addressed to Mrs. Ann W. Morris, German Town, Penn. |
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| Small cross stitch on linen sampler, 1806 | circa 3 x 5-1/2 inches | Box 21, Item 42 |
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Apparently by Susan Sophia Morris, done in 1806 |
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| Small cross stitch on linen sampler, 1808 | circa 6 x 7-1/4 inches | Box 21, Item 43 |
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Bears the name of Susanna E. Littell, and dated 1808 |
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| Small, wood-beaded cross from Dorothea Dix, undated | Box 21, Item 44 | |
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circa 1-1/2 x 2 inches, with gold cube center engraved "MHM" on one side and "from D. L. Dix" on the reverse. |
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| Tortoiseshell veneered calling card case, circa 1850 | Box 21, Item 45 | |
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About 2-1/4 x 3 3/4 inches, lined in velvet, containing calling card printed: "Miss M. H. Morris, Germantown" and penciled "Miss Johnson" |
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| Framed Portrait of Elizabeth Carrington Morris, 1864 | Box 21, Item 46 | |
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"Taken from photograph, 1864, given by me to M. H. Morris/ T.G. Littell/ [missing month] 20, 1879" |
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| Dorthea Dix autograph letter signed to Margaretta Hare Morris, undated | 1 page | Box 26, Item 47 |
| Mary Roberdeau letters to Miss Elizabeth C. Morris, 1827-1828 | 3 letters | Box 26, Item 48A |
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Three autograph letters signed, dated May 26, 1827, July 5, 1827, January 3, 1828; each is stamped "Free" and franked with the signature of John Quincy Adams. |
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| Framed silhouette of Richard Willing by John Miers, undated | 162 x 140 mm | Box 23, Item 67 |
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Black frame with oval gold trim which is typical of frames created by Miers. On the verso a note states: "Richard Willing, brother of Chas. [Charles] Willing and uncle to Ann Willing Morris." Printed on the back of the frame: "Miers – Profile Painter & Jeweller… London." |
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| Small pine box, undated | Box 19, Item 5-1 |
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Small pine box with latch and hinge 1.25" x 2" with ink inscription inside lid: "This box was made of the wood of Washington's coffin" and ink inscription in bottom "John S. Littell from E. C. Morris." |
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| Strands of hair under folded paper and cut signature of G. Washington, undated | Box 26, Item 5-2 |
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Copyright 2004 The Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution 60(cg) Color Guard artifact of coffin 59(cg) Color Guard artifact, hair fragment http://www.amrev.org/htdocs/html/fm/ArtifactsTOC.shtml Folded paper note "Part of the coffin in which General Washington was interred and from which he was taken to be placed in the marble sarcophagus in which he now lies. The three hairs enclosed in the little box were given to me by Mrs. Peters, one of Mr. Washington's step-granddaughters. The autograph was cut from a letter to General Leay (?) and given to me by his daughter, Mrs. William Darlington of West Chester Pennsylvania – the whole to be given, after death to my dear brother John S. Littell, a token of my sincere affection - E.C. Morris January 19th, 1854." Pencil addendum "The other hairs were given to me by Rosalie E. Morris. The wood was made into two little boxes, one of which accompanies this notice and is to be given to John S. Littell" |
| Photograph of Jeanie Morse, circa 1855 | Box 21, Item 49 |
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[Tintype?] in ornate gilt frame with red velvet, inside hinged box with mother-of-pearl inlay, approximately 3-1/2 x 4 inches |
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| Small mother-of-pearl French calendar & notebook, circa 1844 | Box 21, Item 50 |
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About 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches, with note laid in, "Granny's ? 1844 – French calendar & notebook," which includes a few autograph notes |
| Two Egyptian figurines, circa 1775-1890, undated | Box 19, Item 17 | |
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Two [cast plaster?] Egyptian figurines, 7.5cm and 5.5cm Envelope addressed to "Rev. T. Gardiner Littell D. D., 1805 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware," postmarked "Hartford, Conn. Apr. 12, 1893" |
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| Revolutionary bullets, circa 1775-1783 | Box 19, Item 9-1 | |
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Two bullets, 1.5cm and 2cm |
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| Newsprint wrapping with paper label "Battle of Germantown, 1777", 1890 April 5 | Box 26, Item 9-2 | |
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Includes paper envelope addressed to Rev. Dr. Littell, St. John's Rectory, Wilmington, Delaware, postmarked Portland, Maine, Apr. 5 [18]90, labeled "American Revolution Bullet" |
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| Early engravings by St. Memin, Philadelphia, undated | 8 engravings | Box 26, Item 28 |
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Eight engravings "Drawn & engrav'd by St. Memin, Philad'a" Includes six copies of an engraving of an unidentified male, one with note "I know not who this was but certainly he was the father of Miss Watts, the likeness is strong to her." Plus one engraving of a male identified as Mr. Laneuville and one engraving of a female identified as Mad. Soullier Paper wrapper labeled: "Found among the papers of the late Miss Mary L. Watts. J.S.L." (John Stockton Littell) Ellen G. Miles, Saint-Mémin and the Neoclassical profile Portrait in America (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994). For Memin's portrait of Lewis: http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=1098 |
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| One square piece of mother of pearl, undated | Box 20, Item 37 | |
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5.5cm square of etched mother of pearl with attached string, buttons, and ring Note: Originally housed in a box labeled: T. Gardiner Littell envelope–Chinese items |
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| Brass bracelet (embossed), undated | Box 20, Item 38 | |
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circa 16cm long malleable bracelet Note: Originally housed in a box labeled: T. Gardiner Littell envelope–Chinese items |
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| Pieces of mother of pearl, undated | Box 20, Item 39 | |
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Includes two pieces from a card case and two carved buttons Note: Originally housed in a box labeled: T. Gardiner Littell envelope–Chinese items |
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| Red ribbon garters with attached mother-of-pearl fish, undated | Box 20, Item 40 | |
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Two red ribbon garters with attached mother-of-pearl carved in the shape of fish. One ribbon is a faded red, the other deep red. Note: Originally housed in a box labeled: T. Gardiner Littell envelope–Chinese items |
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| Carved ivory, undated | Box 20, Item 41 | |
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Includes one carved box and five carved pieces |
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| Dorthea Dix autograph letter signed to Mr. Littell, 1867 Sep 4 | 3 pages | Box 26, Item 47 |
| Millard Fillmore letter to John S. Littell, 1855 Mar 17 | 4 pages | Box 26, Item 48B |
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Autograph letter signed, 4pages Written from Buffalo, NY to Littell of Germantown, PA. Removed from F39A. |
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| Baby slippers, undated | Box 21, Item 51 | |
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A small pair of handmade Chinese embroidered slippers, circa 4 inches long |
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| Rev. T. Gardner Littell (1837–1911) portrait, undated | Box 21, Item 52 | |
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Oval portrait (painted?) of T. Gardner Littell signed by [G de Ajuria] with oval wooden case |
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| Yellow and black triangle puzzle, undated | Box 22, Item 55 | |
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88 mm square. With original wooden container, parts detached, marked on the verso: "C. Willing Littell from his dear sister Meta [Margaretta Morris Littell] Christmas Day 1843." |
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| Seven carved ivory items, undated | Box 22, Item 56 | |
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Includes a long armed cup and ball toy (140 mm long), an engraved stamp with "Littell" etched on the top of the handle, and five additional pieces of ivory |
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| Dried flowers in decorative frame, 1867 | 135 x 105 mm | Box 22, Item 59 |
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Frame "patented Aug. 7, 1855." A note of the verso states: "T. G. & H. A. L.'s [Helen Harrington] wedding flowers – on back of flowers it says "St. John's Church June 11th 1867 Wilmington De. (Thomas Gardiner Littell and Helen Harrington) Rector of St. John's Church, Wilmington, De." |
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| Miniature brass telescope, 1845 | Box 22, Item 60 | |
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Container 85 mm long. Housed in paper container, the telescope has a green exterior and is marked "T. [Thomas] Gardiner Littell. Christmas 1845. From his Mother." |
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| "The Improved and Illustrated Game of Dr. Busby", 1843 | Box 23, Item 62 | |
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W. & S. B. Ives. Salem: MA, [1843] Incomplete set of 11 illustrated cards with directions of Miss Anne W. Abbott's game. An early edition housed in an envelope postmarked Mar 24 1909 addressed to Mr. T. Gardiner Littell and marked "Cards Game of Dr. Busby." |
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| Metal monogram block bearing the initials M.M.L, 1827 | 26 mm square | Box 24, Item 69 |
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Block is housed in a box marked "1827," "MML" and "Littell." |
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| Silver goblet, 1856 | Box 30, Item 53 |
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185 mm tall. Engraved inscription reads: "Presented by John C. Smith at Washington City to Samuel M. Harrington Jr. of Delaware College, Newark, 24 July 1856." See F27 |
| Red case with playing cards, undated | 125 x 30 x 10 mm | Box 23, Item 64 |
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The case originally housed two decks of cards but one deck is present. The deck of bridge cards is illustrated with an aerial view of the DuPont estate of Granogue. The deck is unopened and affixed is a stamp "playing cards 1 pack U.S. Int. Rev." |
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| Brown wallet-style buttoned case with playing cards, undated | 130 x 105 x 25 mm | Box 23, Item 65 |
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The case has an illustration and words "Merry Christmas from Granogue" in gold on the cover. The case includes two decks of playing cards illustrated with an aerial view of Granogue on one side, plus a pencil and a partially used bridge score pad. |
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| Brown buttoned case with playing cards, undated | 100 x 70 x 55 mm | Box 23, Item 66 |
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The top of the case has an illustration and "Merry Christmas from Granogue" in gold. The case includes two decks of cards, one with an aerial view of Granogue and a second deck with a view of an ocean-front estate. |
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| Edward E. Everett's hair, circa 1794-1865 | Box 26, Item 1 | |
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Edward Everett (1794–1865), Unitarian clergyman, teacher, orator; DAB III: 223 Paper wrapper labeled "Edward E. Everett's hair" enclosing snip of hair |
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| Lord Byron's hair, undated | Box 19, Item 4 | |
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Lock of hair with paper label in small box. Box label "Geo. W. Taylor, No. 94 Chestnut Street, Phil'a. Manufacturer of silver thimbles..." |
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| Tiffany & Co. pendant made from a piece of the first trans Atlantic cable, circa 1858 | Box 19, Item 6A | |
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http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Souvenirs/Cane/ http://www.georgeglazer.com/prints/com/atcabE.html Cable fragment pendant in box 1.25" x 1.75"; original box label "Tiffany & Company ..." Tiffany & Company Atlantic Cable - 1858 Tiffany marketed souvenirs |
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| "Atlantic Cable, from Papers of the Day" notebook of clippings, 1858 | Box 29, Item 6B | |
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Clippings from Philadelphia and New York newspapers. Some removed to oversize. SPEC MSS oversize boxes (32 inches) |
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| Revolutionary war bullets, circa 1777 | Box 19, Item 7-1 | |
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Paper label, "Battle of (Germantown?) 1777" Bullet embedded in sediment |
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| Washington elm, circa 1864 | Box 19, Item 7-2 | |
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Slice of elm wood mounted on paper card 1.5" x 1.5" Inscription "Washington Elm Cambridge" and on verso: "Washington Elm – Central Fair, 1864" United States Great Central Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, June 1864 |
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| Penn wainscoting, undated | Wood fragment 3.25" x 0.5" | Box 19, Item 8 |
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Paper label: "Piece of Wainscote of Wm. Penn's house, Norris' Alley and 2d above Walnut St., Philadelphia" |
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| Washington's coffin, undated | Box 19, Item 10 | |
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Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service http://www.commonwealthinst.org/. Also from Todd W. Van Beck's Funerals of the Famous: "The father of our country was buried in three caskets: a lead inner liner, mahogany casket and strong wood case. Other problems had surfaced at the vault site. From 1799 to 1831, the wooden casings which covered Washington's lead casket had to be replaced three times due to deterioration and decay. In 1837, this problem was solved when John Struthers of Philadelphia presented two marble caskets to the Washington family so the President and First Lady could be interred in a safe, strong, and secure permanent enclosure. The Washington family accepted the gifts and the event known as "Washington's Re-Tombing' began. To accommodate the two new marble caskets, the inner vault had to be enlarged. A 12-foot brick vestibule was added to the inner vault. On Saturday, Oct. 7, 1837, the bodies of Martha and George Washington were placed in the new caskets (made of solid blocks of Pennsylvania marble)." Wood fragment mounted on paper card 1.75" x 1.75" with inscription "Washington's Coffin" and on verso: "Taken by Jn Struthers at the time he removed the body to the marble coffin in which it now lies." [1837] |
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| Pompeii barley, undated | Box 19, Item 11 | |
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Paper powder compact (small round box) Inscribed "Five grains of barley, found in the ruins of Pompeii, G. H. Hare, 1837" and paper label inside reads "Barley found in Pompey G. H. Hare, 1836" |
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| Indian arrowhead, Nashotah Lake, undated | Box 19, Item 12 | |
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Indian arrowhead with paper label "Indian arrowhead, Nashotah Lake" See note to item 3 |
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| Indian arrowheads, undated | Box 26, Item 15 | |
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24 arrowheads (16 of which are quartz) and 1 geode, with paper label "Indian arrowheads found near the Potomac at Washington D.C." |
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| Tooth of a [cayman], undated | Box 19, Item 16 | |
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Animal tooth, 5.5cm, attached to a paper label with inscription "Tooth of (cayman) from the Oronoka" |
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| Lafayette's badge, undated | Box 26, Item 19 | |
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See Lafayette College series VI, re: 1824–25 tour http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~library/special/marquis/MarquisFindAids/memorabiliacollection3.htm Ribbon, 27cm x 5.5cm, commemorating Lafayette's visit to Pennsylvania (1824–1825) Image with text in "A Greatful Nations Welcome Guest. Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, York Town V, LaFayette. Published & Sold at No. 41 N. Second St." |
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| Pompeii pavement mosaic, undated | Box 19, Item 20 | |
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Black and white tile mosaic, circa 5.5cm x 4.5cm x 2cm, with paper label "Fragment of a mosaic pavement in Pompeii – brought from the city by Harrison Hare" |
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| Penn's house wainscoting, undated | Box 19, Item 21 | |
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Wood fragment, 12.5cm x 3cm x 2cm, with paper label "A piece of the original wainscoting of Penn's house, Phil." |
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| Fragment of pavement, undated | Box 20, Item 22 | |
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Embedded rock fragment, circa 3cm x 2.5cm x 2cm, attached to paper label "From the pavement of the Baths of Caracalla, D. L. Dix, 1856" |
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| Fragments of the monument to Wolfe and Montcalm, undated | Box 20, Item 23 | |
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Small rock fragment, 2.5cm x 1.5cm, attached to label "Plains of Abraham, Quebec, Montcalm & Wolfe, fragment of their monument" |
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| Edgar Allan Poe stanza from The Bells , undated | Box 26, Item 24 | |
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For fourth stanza (lines 31–35) of The Bells see http://eserver.org/books/poe/bells.html Autographed manuscript fragment from The Bells "Keeping time, time, time, / In a sort of Runic rhyme, / To the throbbing of the bells _ / Of the bells, bells, bells : _ / To the sobbing of the bells." Written on verso (in another hand?) "Edgar A. Poe" |
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| Oakum from the Constitution , undated | Fiber specimen, 5cm x 1cm | Box 26, Item 25 |
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Paper label "Some of the Oakum taken from Frigate Constitution which was put in her seams in 1797 and taken out in 1847" |
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| Unidentified wood fragment from flagship [Reliance], undated | Wood fragment, 6.5cm x 4.5cm x 2.5cm | Box 20, Item 26 |
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Fragment attached to paper label "Flagship [Reliance], at Richmond, [first taken] from the British [in] the Revolution" |
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| Poem of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with his signed note, undated | Box 26, Item 27 | |
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Last page of undated incomplete autograph signed letter written by Longfellow to Miss Gilpin. On verso autographed poem in pencil "A Song of Hope inscribed very hopefully to its suggester." First line begins "Let us hope for the best, tho' the worst should..." |
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| Paper currency issued by Assembly of the State of Delaware, May 1, 1777, 1777 May 1 | Box 26, Item 29 | |
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Note: For Delaware Currency, 5/1/1777 see: http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCurrency/CurrencyText/DE-05-01-77.html Eight notes, signed and numbered Includes seven nine pence notes, one in fragments, with print: "To counterfeit is death / Printed by James Adams, 1777" and on verso: "This indented bill shall pass current for Nine Pence, within the Delaware State ...1st Day of May, 1777. 9d" Signed R. Lockwood. Numbers: 50695, 50699, 50855, 50899, 50903, 51051, 51069 Plus one four pence note, printed as above, number 50658(?) |
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| Folding hand-held eyeglasses made by McAllister (Philadelphia), undated | 1 pair | Box 20, Item 36 |
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Antique folding eyeglasses with handle, engraved on handle is "McAllister," noted Philadelphia spectacle maker |
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| Red wax seals, undated | Box 22, Item 54 | |
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10 wax seals on paper cards, with Latin motto "Scando"; 1, without card, with Latin motto "Per aspera bclli." |
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| One metal octagonal box, undated | 70 x 70 mm | Box 22, Item 57 |
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In pieces, with an illustration of a seated woman holding a lamb on the top of the box – possibly for jewelry |
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| Decorative frame, undated | 120 x 105 mm | Box 22, Item 58 |
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Wooden with gold trim frame holding a print of an illustrated version of the Lord's Prayer |
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| Garter with a detached wooden piece, undated | Box 22, Item 61 | |
| Two tapered wooden cylinders containing toy snakes, undated | Box 23, Item 63 | |
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Each circa 120 mm long. One marked "37 ½" on the outside. |
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| Arrowhead, undated | Box 24, Item 68 | |
| Set of paper dominoes in paper wrapper, undated | Box 24, Item 70 | |
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The paper dominoes are hand painted and lacquered. |
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| Small illustrated notebook/wallet/card case, undated | 102 x 75 mm | Box 24, Item 71 |
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Illustrated wooden boards, hinged and sealed with rod and marked "Souvenir de Spa" on the outer spine. |
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| Etched mother of pearl calling card case, undated | 95 x 58 mm | Box 24, Item 72 |
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Case is hinged and empty. |
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| Mother of pearl calling card case, undated | 92 x 62 mm | Box 24, Item 73 |
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Case is hinged and has a crumpled piece of paper inside. |
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| Diamond-patterned (blue/green) shell calling card case, undated | 90 x 63 mm | Box 24, Item 74 |
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Hinged case is empty. |
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| Brown/tan [tortoise shell] calling card case, undated | 105 x 80 mm | Box 24, Item 75 |
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Case has a broken hinge and is empty. |
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| Decorative coin purse/miniature wallet, undated | 70 x 55 mm | Box 24, Item 76 |
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The exterior of the purse is engraved with a hearth scene in gold and has shell/mother of-pearl inlay on the reverse side. |
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| Embroidered sewing cushion, undated | 58 x 45 mm | Box 24, Item 77 |
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Brown material with turquoise embroidery |
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| Green octagon board with numbers and wreath, undated | circa 45 mm | Box 24, Item 78 |
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Possible game piece, verso reads "The Race of Improvement" |
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| Pair of Chinese embroidered slippers, undated | circa 90 mm long | Box 24, Item 79 |
| Small perfume container, undated | 65 x 30 mm | Box 24, Item 80 |
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Container is black with gold ornament, a hinged lid, and contains two miniature perfume vials and has a piece of the top detached. |
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| Three covered silk acorns, undated | circa 25 mm each | Box 24, Item 81 |
| Illustrated card of Napoleon, undated | 87 x 67 mm | Box 24, Item 82 |
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Card is embossed and hand-colored and has written at the top "Mr. Napoleon." |
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| Miniature shell-shaped ceramic or porcelain container, undated | 35 x 30 mm | Box 24, Item 83 |
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The white container bears floral decoration and gold colored trim, perhaps used for perfume. |
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| Miniature long-necked glass bottle, undated | 45 mm long | Box 24, Item 84 |
| Miniature glass bottle with handles, undated | 35 mm long | Box 24, Item 85 |
| [Maryland Currency], 1774 April 10 | Box 26, Item 30 |
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Maryland Currency, 4/10/1774 at http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCurrency/CurrencyText/MD-04-10-74.html "Two dollars ... dated in Annapolis this Tenth Day of April ... 1774" Signed "J. Clapham" and "Wm. Eddis" numbered No. 10990. On verso "Printed by A. C. and F. Green" |
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| Continental Currency, 1777 February 26 | Box 26, Item 30 |
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Continental Currency, 2/26/1777 at http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCurrency/CurrencyText/CC-02-26-77.html "Thirty Dollars ... Baltimore, February 26, 1777" Signed "W. Coale" and "Johnson(?)", Number No. 71891. On verso "Printed by Hall and Sellers" |
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| United States Postage Currency, Fifty Cents, 1862 July 17 | Box 26, Item 30 |
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Verso dated July 17, 1862 |
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| United States Fractional Currency, 25 Cents, 1863 March 3 | Box 26, Item 30 |
| United States Fractional Currency, 10 cents, 1874 | Box 26, Item 30 |
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Includes engraving of "Wm M. Meredith, Secretary Treasurer, 1849" Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Series of 1874 |
| Florida. Bank of Florida, Tallahassee, Ten Dollars, 1836 January 15 | Box 26, Item 31 |
| Pennsylvania. North Hampton Bank, Five Dollars, 1836 February 24 | Box 26, Item 31 |
| Michigan. Farmers Bank of Genesee County, Ten Dollars, 1838 January | Box 26, Item 31 |
| Ohio. Bank of West Union, Ten Dollars, 1838 September 1 | Box 26, Item 31 |
| Mississippi. The Bank of Port Gibson, Fifty Dollars, 1838 October 18 | Box 26, Item 31 |
| Mississippi. Mississippi Rail Road Company, Ten Dollars, 1839 June 15 | Box 26, Item 31 |
| Pennsylvania. Bank of Susquehanna County, Five Dollars, 1841 September 10 | Box 26, Item 31 |
| New York. Oswego County Bank, Five Dollars, 1849 October 1 | Box 26, Item 31 |
| Confederate States of America, 50 Cents, Richmond, 1864 February 1 | 2 notes | Box 26, Item 33 |
| Confederate States of America, 10 Dollars, Richmond, 1864 February 17 | 9 notes | Box 26, Item 33 |
| (10) Confederate States of America, 20 Dollars, Richmond, 1864 February 17 | 10 notes | Box 26, Item 33 |
| Confederate States of America, 50 Dollars, Richmond, 1864 February 17 | 1 note | Box 26, Item 33 |
| Confederate States of America, 100 Dollars, Richmond, 1864 February 17 | 5 notes | Box 26, Item 33 |
| State of Florida, 50 Cents, Tallahassee, 2/2/1863, 1863 February 2 | 2 notes | Box 26, Item 33 |
| Portrait of two children in gilded frame, undated | 95 x 82 mm | Box 25, Item 86 |
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A young girl is seated and a boy is standing. Frame is ½ of a hinged case which bears an illustration of an eagle with pendant. |
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| Portrait of two children in gold metal frame, undated | 110 x 82 mm | Box 25, Item 87 |
| Portrait of woman with hat in wooden, gilded frame with hanger, undated | 75 x 60 mm | Box 25, Item 88 |
| Image of a doll on a glass plate in gold frame, undated | 65 x 50 mm | Box 25, Item 89 |
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The mat bears hand drawn decoration. |
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| Portrait of a man in hinged case, undated | 50 x 45 mm | Box 25, Item 90 |
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Portrait has gold oval mat and velvet padding with decoration on opposite side of case. |
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| Portrait of a woman in hinged case, undated | 50 x 45 mm | Box 25, Item 91 |
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Portrait has a gold mat and velvet padding with decoration on opposite side of case. |
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| Portrait of a woman in one-half of a hinged case, undated | 95 x 82 mm | Box 25, Item 92 |
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Portrait has a gold mat. |
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| Portrait of a seated man and woman in broken hinged case, undated | 93 x 80 mm | Box 25, Item 93 |
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Portrait has a gold mat and velvet padding with decoration on opposite side of case. |
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| Portrait of two young children, undated | 92 x 80 mm | Box 25, Item 94 |
| Portrait of two young girls, undated | 92 x 80 mm | Box 25, Item 95 |
| Two portraits of women in hinged case, undated | 75 x 60 mm | Box 25, Item 96 |
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Portraits have gold mats. |
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| Portrait of a woman in a miniature gold metal frame, undated | 42 x 35 mm | Box 25, Item 97 |
| Portrait of a man in a wooden frame with gold mat, undated | 73 x 58 mm | Box 25, Item 98 |
| Portrait of a young woman holding a book?, undated | 73 x 65 mm | Box 25, Item 99 |
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Photograph appears to be hand colored. |
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| Portrait of a young woman in hinged case, undated | 73 x 61 mm | Box 25, Item 100 |
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Portrait has a gold mat. |
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