Scope and Contents From the Collection: Photograph album of scenes, people and places in Peru, South America. Typed index to the photographs on Harvard College Observatory, Arequipa Station, Arequipa, Peru, S.A. letterhead. Three postcards from "Leon, " one to F.E. Brasch at Stanford University in California and two to Fred. E. Brasch at Palo Alto, California. 8"x5 1/2"An invitation to Frederick E. Brasch for the 150 anniversary of "George Washington's Railroad, The Chesapeake and Ohio," from L.C. Probert, Vice...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Photo diary (36 pp.; 59 photos), of an unidentified member of the German Reichsarbeitsdienst (RDA), which was founded by the National Socialist government. Describes training, inspection, leisure activities and documents work assignments. It begins with the swearing-in of the group and ends with its dismissal at the end of the 6-months obligatory service. Common work projects for the RAD were highways, general construction and agricultural labor.After their initial training, this...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diary of Frederick Lawrie Teschemaker, a British Army captain sent to South Africa and Rhodesia immediatley after the Second Boer War. His trip begins with stops in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, and Durban; he then continues along the coast of South Africa and eventually travels into the interior. Includes descriptions of hunting, tensions between the Boers and the native South Africans, his visit to the Khami ruins, and his visit to the grave of Cecil Rhodes. There is a picture of the grave of...

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Diary of Alexander Cathcart Bruce, a soldier in the British Army. It details his trip to Luxor, Egypt, and his visits to many Egyptian monumnets. Places he visited include the Great Temple of Amun, the Temple of Khonsu, the sarcophagus of Amenhotep II, the Temple of Koornah, and the Colossi of Memnon, as well as others. Includes photographs of places that he visited.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diary of David F. Park which documents his trip through Belgium and France in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War. Includes descriptions of his travels, his meetings with members of the British Army, and his observations about the damge done by the war. There are also three printed documents in German: the Prussian Bulletin reporting the bombardment of Paris, the Prussian Bulletin reporting the surrender of the French forces at Sedan, and the Prussian Bulletin marking the start of the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diaries of Jean Smith and Edward Smith, siblings of Hawley, Minnesota. Edward Smith's diary primarily concern his school activities, jobs which he performs around the town, and interactions he has with members of the community. Jean Smith's diary primarily concerns the sickness and death of Edward Smith and her family's reaction to his death. There is also a letter of condolence, dated March 7, 1883, written by Jean Smith's uncle to her father, Oscar Smith. Finally, there are calling cards...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diaries of Jean Smith and Edward Smith, siblings of Hawley, Minnesota. Edward Smith's diary primarily concern his school activities, jobs which he performs around the town, and interactions he has with members of the community. Jean Smith's diary primarily concerns the sickness and death of Edward Smith and her family's reaction to his death. There is also a letter of condolence, dated March 7, 1883, written by Jean Smith's uncle to her father, Oscar Smith. Finally, there are calling cards...