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Letter, 23 June 1958, of R. Gordon Wasson to Lathrop S. Haskins concerning "Oxford Dictionary of Quotations" and a quotation concerning "mushrooms" from John Ford.

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Copies of letters, 1889-1897, from H. Ashton Ramsay of Baltimore, Maryland, to "Cousin Mary, " [Mrs. Mary Dent Ashton Washington] about the Ashton family genealogy.  Also, an obituary of H. Ashton Ramsay.

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A World War II Buddy Book, 1945, containing the names, home addresses, service addresses, dates, places met, and comments of individuals serving during WWII. Individuals were met in locales including Dutch Harbor, Alaska and Camp Peary, Virginia. The book included loose photographs of sailors and officers and Christmas cards sent to Richard C. Webster, Clark Webster, and Walter E. Webster. Those have been placed in a separate folder.

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Collection concerning Wesley B. Tanner of Ann Arbor, Michigan which includes a signed greeting card designed with a wood block illustration, two copies of a bibliography of his products through 1990 as well as an article about him. Also includes a 2006 Christmas Card printed by Wesley B. Tanner.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Handwritten copy of an address, 1767, written by Arthur Lee to the Virginia General Assembly and printed in the Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg, Va. (Rind, 19 March 1767, no longer exant). The address contains the author's opinion that slavery should be abolished, stating that "it is a violation both of Justice and Religion; that it is dangerous to the safety of the community...; that it is destructive to the growth of Arts and Sciences; and that it produces a numerous and very fatal train of...

Scope and Contents Fifteen letters and three items are in this folder. There are letters from Rob to Vena, Perry Adams to Vera Adams, and Grandma Peterson to Perry and Vera Adams. Most of the letters are from Donald R. Franklin to his mother, Donald R. Franklin to Vera Adams, and William M. Franklin to Vera Adams. The letters from Donald inquire about day-to-day life on the ranch and in the mines of Oregon. Written in France during World War I, on American YMCA "On Active Service with the American...

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Scrapbook, 1914-1915, of Walter Aylen which documents the early life of his daughter Mary Aylen. Primarily includes photographs of Mary Aylen at various stages of her first three years of life as well as diary entries written by Walter Aylen that document his reaction to having a child.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers, 1942-1944 of William P. Bachmann from his time as WW II Air Raid Warden for Long Beach, California. Included are handwritten notes, bulletins and correspondence from the U.S. Citizens Defense Corps, Long Beach Council of Defensem Warden Division, instruction booklets, a certificate and identification card and his appointment letter. Binder appears to contain all correspondence received during tenure as Air Raid Warden.Bachmann was in charge of several territories: South...