Commonplace books
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Jessie Hainning Rupert, 1849-1991 (inclusive), 1849-1913 (bulk)
FOUND IN:
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Collection Identifier: MC 809
Overview:
Scrapbook, writings, correspondence, photographs, flyers, clippings, etc., documenting the work of Jessie Hainning Rupert, an educator, lecturer, and opponent of slavery who was known as the "Angel of the Shenandoah" for her efforts to provide food, shelter, and medical care to soldiers and civilians on both sides of the Civil War.
Papers of the Swanton family, 1759-1991 (inclusive), 1826-1926 (bulk)
FOUND IN:
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Collection Identifier: MC 873
Overview:
Diaries, commonplace books, and correspondence of the Byram, Gay, Swanton, and Worcester families of Maine and Massachusetts.
Samuel Bancroft Barlow papers
Collection Identifier: B MS c85Overview:
The Samuel Bancroft Barlow papers, 1798-1876, consist of letters from other Barlows concerning the family's genealogy, research notes and manuscript family histories by Barlow, and printed circulars and certificates from medical institutions and societies and the Massachusetts Militia. There are also letters from colleagues and associates including physicians Eli Ives (1779-1861), Joseph F. Jewett (1788-1859), and Vincent Holcombe, and a small amount of legal documents.
William Hamilton Tyler papers
Collection Identifier: B MS c51Overview:
The William Hamilton Tyler Hamilton papers, 1799-1927, consist of a handwritten copy of his memoirs, a student notebook from his medical courses at Columbia College, volumes of notes on medicine, botany, surveying, and copied verses, and certificates related to Tyler's study and practice of medicine. Also included are letters from the Tuttle Company to the Boston Medical Library about purchasing the collection.