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Maria Mitchell letters, circa 1846-1868

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Maria Mitchell was a pioneering United States astronomer. This collection comprises three social correspondence notes written by Mitchell between approximately 1846-1868.
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    Maria Mitchell letters, circa 1846-1868 0.1 Linear Feet (3 items)

    Maria Mitchell was a pioneering United States astronomer. This collection comprises three social correspondence notes written by Mitchell between approximately 1846-1868.
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      Elizabeth Smith Miller letter, 1860 June 13

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      Elizabeth Smith Miller was an early advocate of suffrage for women. Collection comprises a letter Elizabeth Smith Miller wrote to Franklin Bachellor in order to return his lost stamp.
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        Elizabeth Smith Miller letter, 1860 June 13 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

        Elizabeth Smith Miller was an early advocate of suffrage for women. Collection comprises a letter Elizabeth Smith Miller wrote to Franklin Bachellor in order to return his lost stamp.
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          Hans Horst Meyer papers, 1831-1943, 2004 and undated

          8 Linear Feet (10 boxes) Approximately 201 items
          Hans Horst Meyer was a pharmacologist and scientist on the faculty of the University of Vienna in the early 20th century. The papers are mostly in German, and consist of Meyer's professional correspondence; diplomas and awards; a few professional writings; an autograph book with signatures and correspondence of notable scientists and others; genealogical papers relating to his attempts in the late 1930s to document his family's ancestry; several volumes, including a family Bible and a diary of his son Arthur's first six years of life; and professional and personal photographs. There are two photographs of neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing (Boston), inscribed to Meyer (1914 and 1929), and a sketch by Cushing. There are a few letters from family members, one of which describes in detail the correspondent's experience in Poland during the invasion of that country by the Germans, and his or her return to Germany. An addition to the collection consists of a few letters, photographs, negatives, and other memorabilia relating to Meyer's son, Arthur W. Meyer, personal physician to Boris III, King of Bulgaria, and Arthur's son Horst, who became a physicist at Duke University. The Hans Horst Meyer papers form part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
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          Norma Taylor Mitchell papers, circa 1930s-2020

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          Norma Taylor Mitchell was an American History professor at Troy University in Alabama and a lay leader in the United Methodist Church. These materials document her research and teaching career, as well as her church leadership.
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          Silas Weir Mitchell papers, 1819-1915 and undated, bulk 1854-1915

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          U.S. physician, neurologist, and author. Papers date from 1809-1915 and include correspondence and documents sent to Mitchell relating to matters personal and professional. Transcripts are often present. Principal correspondents include his relative Mitchell Henry, his publisher Frank H. Scott, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jeffries Wyman, Charles-Edouard Brown-Séquard, Louis Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, Anna Eliot Ticknor, Sir W. T. Gairdner, Louis Lee Lawrence, Charles Leonard Moore, Julian Stafford Corbett, Harrison S. Morris, T. Lauder Brunton, Sir William Osler, and Hideyo Noguchi, among others. A complete list of correspondents is available in the collection. Papers are arranged chronologically. The principal language is English, although there are some letters in French and German. Also includes a set of Mitchell's diplomas. The papers form part of the Trent Manuscripts Collection and were acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
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          Diplomas and certificates, 1819-1878 9 items Oversize-folder 1

          This folder includes John K. Mitchell diplomas and certificates from the Medical Society of Philadelphia (membership, 1819), the American Philosophical Society (membership, 1827), the Medical College of Philadelphia (doctor of medicine diploma, 1827), the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (honorary fellowship, 1832), and la Société Vésalienne (Brussels) (membership, 1843); and Silas Weir Mitchell diplomas and certificates from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (membership, 1853), St. Andrews Society, Pennsylvania (1857), the Boston Society of Natural History (corresponding membership, 1861), and the Medical Society of London (1878).

            Diplomas and certificates, 1881-1914, undated 16 items Oversize-folder 2

            This folder includes diplomas and certificates from the St. Andrews Society (Pennsylvania) (resident membership, 1881), the Clinical Society of London (honorary membership, 1889), Der Verein für innere Medizin in Berlin (1889), the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna (2 items) (1894), the University of Edinburgh (honorary doctorate, 1895), the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London (1896), the Maine Academy of Medicine and Science (honorary membership, 1897), the American Electro-Therapeutic Association (honorary membership, 1903), the University of Aberdeen (1906), the University of Toronto (honorary doctorate, 1906), Die Gesellschaft Deutscher Nervenärzte (corresponding membership, 1909), the Navy League of the United States (1909), Johns Hopkins University (honorary doctorate, 1912), the Royal Society (1914), and the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania (undated).

              Diplomas and certificates, 1865-1891 Oversize-folder 3

              This folder includes diplomas and certificates from the National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (membership, 1865), Pennsylvania Hospital (membership, 1854), the American Philosophical Society (membership, 1862), New York Academy of Medicine (1874), the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (commission "to investigate and report on the laws of this Commonwealth relating to insane persons", 1885), Harvard College (honorary doctorate, 1886), Reale Academia Medica de Roma (2 items) (1891).

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                Mooresville Mills records, 1893-1962 and undated

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                Manufacturer of cotton, wool, and synthetic fabrics, originally located in Mooresville, NC. Correspondence, minutes of meetings of stockholders and of directors, audit reports, financial statements, stock records, and general and subsidiary account books of a Mooresville, N.C., manufacturer of cotton, wool, and synthetic fabrics, draperies, upholstery, toweling, and wearing apparel, which was absorbed by Burlington Industries in 1955.
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                Marcel Montassut papers, 1914-1975

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                Pyschiatrist of Villejuif and Moiselles, France. The collection (300 items; dated 1914-1975) contains the papers of Marcel Montassut, a noted French psychiatrist who worked in the Hôpital Psychiatrique de Villejuif as Médecin-Chef from 1942 to 1960. Montassut's papers are primarily research-oriented and include several of his publications, notes on particular subject areas, and reviews of work in the field of psychiatry. Also present are civil and military documents pertaining to Montassut, as well as correspondence between colleagues, including the noted French psychiatrist Léon Chertok. The bulk of his research is founded in studies on depression, melancholia, and epilepsy. Additionally, the papers include documents related to his professional involvement as interim director at the Centre Neuro-Psychiatrique de Moiselles and as president of the Société Française de Médecine Psychosomatique.
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                Pee Wee Moore papers, 1945-2009

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                "Pee Wee" (Numa Smith) Moore (born Raleigh, N.C., 5 March 1928; died Raleigh, N.C., 13 April 2009) was a professional jazz saxophonist, who performed and recorded with musicians including Louis Jordan, Illinois Jacquet, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, and Mary Lou Williams. The Pee Wee Moore Papers contain materials created and collected by Moore from throughout his career as a jazz saxophonist, including photographs, newspapaer clippings and other paper materials, as well as audio and moving image recordings of concerts, rehearsals, and oral history interviews.
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                Clippings, Programs, Sheet Music, and Miscellaneous Items, 1960-2009 7 folders

                Clippings include newspaper articles about Moore's life and career as a jazz musician. One folder is devoted entirely to clippings related to Moore's time performing with Louis Jordan, and another folder contains photocopies of materials from a notebook of personal contacts compiled by Moore. This series also includes several programs from Moore's performances in the Raleigh, NC area during the 1990s along with programs from Moore's commencement ceremony at Wake Technical Institute and programs from Moore's funeral. One folder primarily contains manuscript drafts of jazz lead sheets presumably written by Moore along with a small amount of published music by other composers. Miscellaneous items include Moore's certificates from Wake Technical Institute, documents concerning the repairs of Moore's home in Raleigh, NC, a calendar featuring Moore on the cover, and the plaque from Moore's funeral.

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                  Jacob Mordecai papers, 1784-1936

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                  Educator, of Warrenton, N.C., and Richmond, Va. Collection (2474 items; dated 1784-1936, bulk 1784-1904) comprises correspondence, ledgers, personal and school accounts (1811-1818), personal journals (1858-1861), and other papers of Mordecai and of his family. The material concerns schools and teaching in Warrenton, N.C., Mobile, Ala., and New York; life in Mobile (1823-1860), and at the U. S. Military Academy (1819-1823); literature of the day and social life and customs; Samuel Mordecai's book, Richmond in by-gone days; and personal matters. Correspondents include Rachel Mordecai Lazarus, Alfred Mordecai, Ellen Mordecai, Isabel R. Mordecai, Samuel Mordecai, Samuel Fox Mordecai, Achille Plunkett, and Carolina Mordecai Plunkett.
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                  Morgan Family papers, 1860-1960 and undated (bulk 1860-1907), bulk bulk

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                  Morgan family and related families of Rehoboth, Georgia; Humboldt, Tenn.; and Knoxville, Tenn. Collection contains chiefly letters of James L. Morgan and his wife, Lucy R. (Jones) Morgan and related family members, dated 1860s-1900s. Letters primarily discuss courtship, James' business affairs in Humboldt, Tenn., family matters in Rehoboth, Georgia, and camp meetings of the Methodist and Baptist Churches. The collection also includes sermons and writings on religious topics, 4 photographs, and assorted clippings related to Wiley L. Morgan and his death.
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                  Correspondence, 1871-1874 Box 1

                  Primarily letters between James L. Morgan and Lucy R. (Jones) Morgan, leading up to after their marriage. James L. Morgan relocated from Rehoboth, Georgia to Humboldt, Tenn. Letters concern courtship, conditions in Rehoboth and Humboldt, and religious matters, mostly related to the Methodist and Baptist churches.

                  1. Morgan Family Papers, 1860-1950 and undated

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