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ANS. Asks the librarian of the Royal Society for the "Philosophical Transactions" of 1872.

2 ALS. Introduces his son, asking for Potts' aid in establishing him as a solicitor. Recommends a water treatment for Mrs. Potts' back complaint.

ALS. Writes regarding the prospective sale of the 1785 edition of Withering's Account of the foxglove.

Allan Gurganus (1947- ), a gay, white, Southern writer, was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Gurganus trained as a painter, served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, then studied at Sarah Lawrence College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He later taught writing at Sarah Lawrence College; the Iowa Writers' Workshop; Stanford University; and Duke University. The collection includes the following series: (1) Writings; (2) Correspondence; (3) Personal Papers; (4) Artwork; and (5) Others' Works.

Collection comprises a letter Gurley wrote (1857 October 10) to Sheldon Moore from the Washington, D.C., offices of the American Colonization Society. He offers Society publications, and extends good wishes regarding Moore's "inquiries into Natural History...."

ALS. Asks addressee to consider Owen's report for publication in his Gazette.

John Gutmann (1905-1998) was a photojournalist, professor of photography at San Francisco State University, and fine art photographer, whose work has been collected by many museums. Originally from Germany, Gutmann moved to the United States in the 1930s and became known for his work in photographing diverse groups, modern environments, with distinctive angles in black-and-white photographs. During World War II, Gutmann enlisted and stationed with the U.S. Office of War Information and U.S. Army 164th Signal Photo Company taking photographs and making motion pictures for the less known China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater in which the U.S. Army and Chinese Nationalist Army, allies, and civilians in various support operations such as transporting supplies, particularly the construction of the Ledo Road (also known as the Stilwell Road) and the journey of the First Convoy. Collection includes approximately 1000 photographs taken by Gutmann in black-and-white between 1942-1945, with most sized 3.5x5.5 inches and many include some notation on the reverse side including stamps for the Signal Corps. Materials depict various wartime activities such as construction, the First Convoy's journey, training, recreation, war injuries, office work, etc., in various locations in China, Burma, and India, with many identified in Kunming, China. Gutmann's photographs showcase notable figures such as General Joseph Stilwell, Colonel Lewis Pick, and additional military officials from the United States; General Ho Ying-Chin (He Yingqin); T. V. Soong; the Chinese Nationalist Army; Japanese POWs; Burmese nurses; Indian dock workers; African Americans serving in the United States Army; and civilians. Acquired by the Archive of Documentary Arts.

Stanley "Huck" Gutman received his master's and doctoral degrees from Duke University in 1967 and 1971. Gutman had a career in academia at the University of Vermont from 1971 to 2018 and in politics as advisor and chief of staff for Bernie Sanders. Following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Duke University students organized a peaceful protest for racial equality in April 1968. Up to 1,400 students slept on the Chapel Quad, food services and housekeeping employees went on strike, and most students boycotted the dining halls in support of the employees. The collection contains materials related to the Duke Silent Vigil of 1968 including a notebook of handwritten notes and transcripts from committee meetings. Also consists of a partial narrative of the Silent Vigil, photocopies of memos from Duke administration, and a copy of the pamphlet, "The Duke Trustees and Labor."

Dr. Norman Guttman taught in the Department of Psychology from 1951 until his death in 1984. The collection contains correspondence from 1952-1982.