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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

The holdings of the Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library range from ancient papyri to records of modern advertising. There are over 10,000 manuscript collections containing more than 20 million individual manuscript items. Only a portion of these collections and items are discoverable on this site. Others may be found in the library catalog.

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Document, signed. John Mitchell petitions the Hospital for admittance. The Hospital receives the promise of John Haighton, physician, to supply the patient with clean body linen weekly and to remove the body at his expense, if the patient should die within the Hospital's care.
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Holograph document, signed. Details the division of the trust estate of Ramsay by the commissioners appointed by the court of equity. Signed by commissioners, J. King, T. Smith and W. Simmons. Also signed by heirs and beneficiaries, J.W. Campbell, G.B. Reid, M.G. Ramsay, Sarah Ramsay, J.A. Ramsay, and W.G. Ramsay.
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ANS. Requests that bearer be given a copy of his work on mineral waters, as well as his book on the liver. Note is attached to short biographical sketch.
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Armando Guevara Ochoa (born 1926) is a Peruvian composer, violinist, and director. Manuscripts, photocopies of manuscripts, and ozalid reproductions of scores and parts of Guevara Ochoa's compositions. Several contain performance and editorial markings.

Manuscripts, photocopies of manuscripts, and ozalid reproductions of scores and parts of Guevara Ochoa's compositions. Several contain performance and editorial markings.

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Collection comprises an autograph letter from Marianne North to Dr. Jessop, dated May 22, requesting that Jessop provide details about the possible sale of manuscripts of her ancestor, Roger North.

Collection comprises an autograph letter from Marianne North to Dr. Jessop, dated May 22, requesting that Jessop provide details about the possible sale of manuscripts of her ancestor, Roger North.

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Bookplate collection, undated 0.5 Linear Feet — approx. 400 Items

The Bookplate Collection contains bookplates acquired by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library over time. The exact provenance of most is not known. The collection includes bookplates specific to Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) and Duke University. Also included is a book seller's ticket, which is in French. The collection is undated.
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Author of the "Essay on the principle of population" (1798). Collection comprises an undated letter from Malthus to his publisher, William Clowes, regarding a proof correction for an advertisement in one of his publications. In it he also asks if he has misdirected the mailing of his previous corrections, and wonders if they were received in time.

Collection comprises an undated letter from Malthus to his publisher, William Clowes, regarding a proof correction for an advertisement in one of his publications. In it he also asks if he has misdirected the mailing of his previous corrections, and wonders if they were received in time. The letter was orignally laid in a copy of "An Essay on the Principle of Population...," Duke University, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections, volume A-16 M261E.

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James Monroe Deems was a musician, composer, teacher and native of Baltimore, Maryland. Collection includes three manuscript musical scores for piano. One entitled "Glissando March, Jas. M. Deems" (3 pp.), may have been written by Deems. Another score entitled "Pas-de-deux" (7 pp.) bears the penciled notations "Auber, Performed by Mad. Celeste, Arranged by Jas. Deems." The third score (2 pp), untitled, is a march. It may or may not relate to Deems.

Collection includes three manuscript musical scores for piano. One entitled "Glissando March, Jas. M. Deems" (3 pp.), may have been written by Deems. Another score entitled "Pas-de-deux" (7 pp.) bears the penciled notations "Auber, Performed by Mad. Celeste, Arranged by Jas. Deems." The third score (2 pp), untitled, is a march. It may or may not relate to Deems.

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Lydia Howard Sigourney letter, undated 0.1 Linear Feet — 1 item

Collection comprises a handwritten letter Lydia Howard Sigourney drafted as Secretary for the Hartford Ladies' Association for supplicating justice and mercy towards [sic?] the Indians, to request assistance with the circulation of a petition among the women of Hartford. The letter also discusses the political process behind the petition and its circulation. Includes a faint handwritten addendum, written in another person's hand, noting a decision not to send the letter. The item is undated, but possibly dates to the 1830s.
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Group of Ten Lakas ng Kababaihan, Inc. was established in 1962 as an informal group of countries that contribute to General Arrangements to Borrow (GAB). Collection comprises a poster protesting against IMF that Aggr[e]vates Inequality and Disempowerment of "poor southern women." Published in Quezon City, Philippines.

Collection comprises a poster protesting against IMF that Aggr[e]vates Inequality and Disempowerment of "poor southern women." Published in Quezon City, Philippines. Images reflect the areas women wish funding to be directed instead, including ecofeminism, reproductive health, leadership organizing, education, economic development, and promoting programs that end violence against women.

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ANS. An invitation to a concert and a note to a patient regarding the course of treatment.
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AMS. Royle's detailed report to Adam, Secretary to the Medical Board, Fort William, of the death from cholera of surgeon Henry Cavell.
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AMS, unsigned. Incomplete manuscript of a study on enzymes and enzyme activation.