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Charles Anthony Hundley papers, 1841-1921

2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes, 2,436 items.)
Business and family correspondence and papers of Charles Anthony Hundley and of Daniel W. Owen, his son-in-law. Hundley's papers relate to his student days at Emory and Henry College, a proposed expedition to California in 1849-1850, business dealings in the Midwest (1850s), post-Civil War business affairs, and the settlement of Hundley's estate. Owen's papers begin about 1880 and chiefly concern politics and agriculture, but also include information on the higher education of women and World War I. Correspondents include Elisha E. Hundley, father of Charles, Claude A. Swanson, and P. B. Owen. Formerly known as the Hundley-Owen Papers.
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Barriner Family papers, 1921-1941

0.4 Linear Feet 120 Items
Barriner family of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Brothers Clyde Barriner and Woodrow Barriner were members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Collection includes letters chiefly sent to Sarah Barriner of Poplar Bluff, Mo., from her children and relatives. Letters from her son Woodrow Barriner describe daily activities and camp life in Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1727 near Powers, Or., from 1933-1934. Also included are letters from Clyde Barriner in Van Buren, Mo.; from Esther Payne in Sumter, S.C., 1940-1941; from Minnie Hanson of Piedmont, Mo.; and from Opal Hill. Family letters typically discuss social life in customs and hardships caused by the Great Depression.
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Benjamin Waterhouse papers, 1782-1841 and undated

0.5 Linear Feet Approx. 250 Items
U.S. physician; pioneer of vaccination in the U.S. Collection chiefly consists of photostatic copies of correspondence written to Waterhouse, and brings together material from various U. S. collections. Includes some original letters acquired by Duke University. The bulk of the material, correspondence and minutes of meetings of the Corporation of Harvard College, relates to vaccination and Waterhouse's removal from his Harvard professorship. Correspondents include: J. Warren, J.C. Warren, J. Jackson, J. Gorham, W. Jenks, J.R. Coxe, B. Lincoln, S. Williams, J. Sullivan, B. Silliman, J. Redman, W. Cogswell, J. Lathrop, J. Monroe, J. T. Kirkland, H. Dearborn, H.A.S. Dearborn, J. Tilton, J. Winthrop, T. Jefferson, D. Webster, J. Sparks, L. Cass, and R. Elton. Collection also includes photostatic copy of Waterhouse's 1794 journal describing a trip to Saratoga Springs. Forms part of the Trent Manuscripts Collection and was acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
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Benjamin Waterhouse papers, 1782-1841 and undated 0.5 Linear Feet Approx. 250 Items

U.S. physician; pioneer of vaccination in the U.S. Collection chiefly consists of photostatic copies of correspondence written to Waterhouse, and brings together material from various U. S. collections. Includes some original letters acquired by Duke University. The bulk of the material, correspondence and minutes of meetings of the Corporation of Harvard College, relates to vaccination and Waterhouse's removal from his Harvard professorship. Correspondents include: J. Warren, J.C. Warren, J. Jackson, J. Gorham, W. Jenks, J.R. Coxe, B. Lincoln, S. Williams, J. Sullivan, B. Silliman, J. Redman, W. Cogswell, J. Lathrop, J. Monroe, J. T. Kirkland, H. Dearborn, H.A.S. Dearborn, J. Tilton, J. Winthrop, T. Jefferson, D. Webster, J. Sparks, L. Cass, and R. Elton. Collection also includes photostatic copy of Waterhouse's 1794 journal describing a trip to Saratoga Springs. Forms part of the Trent Manuscripts Collection and was acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
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Byrd L. Jones correspondence with Lauchlin B. Currie, 1971-1985

0.1 Linear Feet (One oversize folder.)
Byrd L. Jones was a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This collection contains Byrd's correspondence with economist Lauchlin B. Currie concerning his publications on the New Deal era. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
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Byrd L. Jones correspondence with Lauchlin B. Currie, 1971-1985 0.1 Linear Feet (One oversize folder.)

Byrd L. Jones was a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This collection contains Byrd's correspondence with economist Lauchlin B. Currie concerning his publications on the New Deal era. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
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Brooks Rupture Appliance Company correspondence, 1909-1932

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Brooks Rupture Appliance Company manufactured cushioned belts that helped relieve pain from hernias. Collection consists of correspondence between Brooks Rupture Appliance Company and their customers, most of which are testimonials from customers who were happy with their purchases and felt that their hernias had been cured. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collection at Duke University.
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Cornelius Bowman Campbell papers, 1812-1904

0.2 Linear Feet (144 items)
Cornelius Bowman Campbell graduated from the Oneida Institute in New York, and was an abolitionist and an advocate for temperance and women's suffrage. Collection includes outgoing and incoming letters for Cornelius Bowman Campbell, a few manuscripts by him, and Campbell family papers.
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Cornelius Bowman Campbell papers, 1812-1904 0.2 Linear Feet (144 items)

Cornelius Bowman Campbell graduated from the Oneida Institute in New York, and was an abolitionist and an advocate for temperance and women's suffrage. Collection includes outgoing and incoming letters for Cornelius Bowman Campbell, a few manuscripts by him, and Campbell family papers.

Cornelius Bowman Campbell manuscripts, 1842-1843 8 items
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Includes an Oneida Institute program for exercises on their anniversary in 1842, with Campbell's oration written inside. Other manuscripts include a "Description of a Mill River;" an essay on music; the oration "Literary Eccentricity;" a valediction; a draft of a will mentioning Campbell; a colloquy featuring Campbell playing the part of "A lecturer on the New Philosophy of Mind;" and a 4-page handwritten issue of the Oneida Institute's literary newspaper, The Extempore (Vol 1, no. 3), edited by Campbell.

Cornelius Bowman Campbell letters, outgoing , 1838-1848 40 items
Box 1

Campbell wrote the letters as a young man to his father, except for the first one, which was written to both parents. Letter topics include Grahamism and water cures, health of family members, his debts and money-making pursuits, and his attendance at Oneida Institute. There is only occasional mention of his abolitionist and temperance beliefs and work.

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Contract with freedmen on Plains Plantation, 1865 June 8-August 28

1.0 Linear Feet (1 item)
Collection comprises a contract, dated 1865 June 8, made with 28 male and female former slaves for the growing of cotton on the "Plains" plantation in Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi. The laborers committed to working every day "from sun to sun," except Sunday, with other possible days off. They were to be paid one quarter of the net proceeds for the crop. The contract was witnessed by O.H. McGinty[?] and signed by executors E.G. Woods and Stephen Ireland; the last name of the deceased owner is illegible. The document was recorded by the sub-commissioner for the Freedmen's Department in Jefferson County, A.M. Brobst[?], on 1865 August 28, with notes regarding the executors, the contract's attachment to a lien, and $45 taxes paid on 15 laborers on August 21.
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Contract with freedmen on Plains Plantation, 1865 June 8-August 28 1.0 Linear Feet (1 item)

Collection comprises a contract, dated 1865 June 8, made with 28 male and female former slaves for the growing of cotton on the "Plains" plantation in Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi. The laborers committed to working every day "from sun to sun," except Sunday, with other possible days off. They were to be paid one quarter of the net proceeds for the crop. The contract was witnessed by O.H. McGinty[?] and signed by executors E.G. Woods and Stephen Ireland; the last name of the deceased owner is illegible. The document was recorded by the sub-commissioner for the Freedmen's Department in Jefferson County, A.M. Brobst[?], on 1865 August 28, with notes regarding the executors, the contract's attachment to a lien, and $45 taxes paid on 15 laborers on August 21.
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Conrad Johann Martin Langenbeck letter, Gottingen, 1806, May 1

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ALS. Resubmits an order returned for lack of a signature.
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Connecticut Abortion Case Testimony letter, 1853 June 5

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Collection comprises a letter from "C.H.H" to a colleague, regarding an ongoing Conn. trial in an abortion case involving "Mrs. Green," "Gen. Walker," and "Mr. Mitchell." Abortion was legal in Conn. until 1821, when it became the first state to explicitly outlaw the practice. The text includes: "Mrs. Green began to testify on Friday night--but was taken sick & had to be sent home. That she was really sick, there can be no doubt. But whether it was the journey &c. or agitation & excitement as to what she was required to testify--is still a mystery. I want you to send me her history & that of her family ... so as to shape our cross examination.... She is expected to testify that the abortion matter was all gotten up by Genl W--without there being any truth in it--She began by saying that Genl W. called on her at Naugatuck [Conn.].... Then [abbr. "said"?] that Gen Walker had been speaking ill of his daughter & also one of hers. That he Walker had [abbr. "said"?] that he had given medicine to produce abortion....They are going to destroy Genl W's testimony--by all kinds of evidence contradicting him--if they possibly can."
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Connecticut Abortion Case Testimony letter, 1853 June 5 0.1 Linear Feet

Collection comprises a letter from "C.H.H" to a colleague, regarding an ongoing Conn. trial in an abortion case involving "Mrs. Green," "Gen. Walker," and "Mr. Mitchell." Abortion was legal in Conn. until 1821, when it became the first state to explicitly outlaw the practice. The text includes: "Mrs. Green began to testify on Friday night--but was taken sick & had to be sent home. That she was really sick, there can be no doubt. But whether it was the journey &c. or agitation & excitement as to what she was required to testify--is still a mystery. I want you to send me her history & that of her family ... so as to shape our cross examination.... She is expected to testify that the abortion matter was all gotten up by Genl W--without there being any truth in it--She began by saying that Genl W. called on her at Naugatuck [Conn.].... Then [abbr. "said"?] that Gen Walker had been speaking ill of his daughter & also one of hers. That he Walker had [abbr. "said"?] that he had given medicine to produce abortion....They are going to destroy Genl W's testimony--by all kinds of evidence contradicting him--if they possibly can."
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Conference on Historical Analysis and Research in Marketing (CHARM) proceedings collection, 1985-2013

0.8 Linear Feet 8 items
The Conference on Historical Analysis and Research in Marketing is an international scholarly organization primarily focused on organizing biennial conferences and related publishing activities. Collection is comprised of an incomplete set of conference proceedings from the CHARM conferences. Academic papers cover a wide range of topics relating to marketing: geographic and political issues; new product introductions; intersections with popular culture; and case studies of marketing campaigns and strategic decisions. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Conference on Historical Analysis and Research in Marketing (CHARM) proceedings collection, 1985-2013 0.8 Linear Feet 8 items

The Conference on Historical Analysis and Research in Marketing is an international scholarly organization primarily focused on organizing biennial conferences and related publishing activities. Collection is comprised of an incomplete set of conference proceedings from the CHARM conferences. Academic papers cover a wide range of topics relating to marketing: geographic and political issues; new product introductions; intersections with popular culture; and case studies of marketing campaigns and strategic decisions. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Commentary Magazine advertising pages, 1961-1992

3.6 Linear Feet 183 Items

Collection consists of covers and advertising sections only taken from several decades of Commentary magazine issues. The material illustrates products, pitches, and endorsers marketed to the readership, primarily well-educated American Jews. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

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Commentary Magazine advertising pages, 1961-1992 3.6 Linear Feet 183 Items

Collection consists of covers and advertising sections only taken from several decades of Commentary magazine issues. The material illustrates products, pitches, and endorsers marketed to the readership, primarily well-educated American Jews. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

1992 November
Box 5

Forbes Magazine, Israel Histadrut Foundation, Facts and Logic About the Middle East Group, Bottom Line Magazine, Commentary, Foreign Policy Association, The Jewish People in America (Henry Feingold), The American Yearbook of Jewish Literary Creativity (Jacob Kabakoff), The New York Public Library

1992 June
Box 5

Chrysler, The Jerusalem Post International Edition, Bottom Line Magazine, The Giants of Philosophy Audio Classics Series, Foreign Policy Association, Liberty Fund Publishers, The Leadership Network, Israel Government Tourist Office

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Collegium Medico-Chirurgicum document, Berlin, 1809, Dec. 26

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Holograph document, in an anonymous hand. Certificate of dissoluation signed by all members: Knape, Mursinna, Walter, Hermbstadt, Ribke, Formey, Willdenow, Konen, Grapengiesser, Hecker and Horn.
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Collegium Medico-Chirurgicum document, Berlin, 1809, Dec. 26 1 items

Holograph document, in an anonymous hand. Certificate of dissoluation signed by all members: Knape, Mursinna, Walter, Hermbstadt, Ribke, Formey, Willdenow, Konen, Grapengiesser, Hecker and Horn.
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C. Lippe note, New York, NY, 1883, Oct. 13

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ANS. Thanks addressee for information received.
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Claude Pouteau manuscript, undated [1772].

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AMS. A prescription.
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Claude Marie Pillet letter, [1807].

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ALS. Pillet refers to Daniel Chodowiecki.
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Claude Bernard letters, 1861-1871

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Two letters (ALS). One letter congratulates M. Devilliers upon receipt of an award, while another provides a recommendation for M. Vinot, a medical student.
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Claude Bernard letters, 1861-1871 3 items

Two letters (ALS). One letter congratulates M. Devilliers upon receipt of an award, while another provides a recommendation for M. Vinot, a medical student.
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Civil War Manuscripts Map collection, 1861-1865

1 Linear Feet (14 items)
Sketch maps from the Civil War period representing geographic areas in Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and one unidentified location. These maps chiefly depict roads, waterways, mountain ranges, fortifications, counties, cities, and towns. There are two battlefield maps present, including Bull Run (Va., 1861; a Confederate map) and Spring Hill (Tenn., 1864). Most maps are unsigned; however, there are maps drawn by A. M. Thornton, Barbette Sims, and Edward Fontaine, as well as Confederate Army engineers A. B. DeSaulles and Jeremy F. Gilmer. Primarily drawn in ink on paper or linen cloth. Sizes of maps vary between 24 x 20 cm. and 63 x 60 cm.
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Civil War Manuscripts Map collection, 1861-1865 1 Linear Feet (14 items)

Sketch maps from the Civil War period representing geographic areas in Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and one unidentified location. These maps chiefly depict roads, waterways, mountain ranges, fortifications, counties, cities, and towns. There are two battlefield maps present, including Bull Run (Va., 1861; a Confederate map) and Spring Hill (Tenn., 1864). Most maps are unsigned; however, there are maps drawn by A. M. Thornton, Barbette Sims, and Edward Fontaine, as well as Confederate Army engineers A. B. DeSaulles and Jeremy F. Gilmer. Primarily drawn in ink on paper or linen cloth. Sizes of maps vary between 24 x 20 cm. and 63 x 60 cm.

1865: Virginia.

Maj. Gen. J. F.Gilmer. "Map Of The Counties Lying Between The James And Rappahanock Rivers, East of Richmond and Fredericksburg. Made under direction of A. H. Campbell, Captain P. E. chief Top' l Dept. D. N. Va." Depicts roads; counties, particularly Gloucester, Middlesex, and Queen Anne; waterways, cities and towns, and railroads. Notation. Colored ink on linen. Scale, 1:4. 60 x 52 cm.

1864: North Carolina.

"Country from New Bern to Kinston"showing waterways, roads and railroads, with legend. Ink on paper. Scale, 1:4.. 26 x 39 cm.

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Chinese women's health and family planning posters, 1950s-1978

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Posters were used in cities and villages across China to promote health and hygiene, including for pregnancy and childbirth via the Patriotic Health Campaign from the 1950s through the 1970s, and to communicate limiting family sizes in the 1970s and the "one child" policy in the 1980s. The Chinese women's health and family planning posters include posters with images and text about childbirth, women's hygiene, and family planning.
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Christian Boehmer Anfinsen note, 1972 Nov. 13

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A note (ANS) witten on the letterhead of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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Child and automobile safety ephemera collection, approximately 1930s-1980s

0.25 Linear Feet (1 half legal document box)
This collection consists of pamphlets, flyers, brochures, booklets, and other items produced by various companies and organizations primarily related to automobile safety especially child automobile safety. Also included are advertisements and information related to home safety, general child safety and car maintenance. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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