Box Small Collections 5
Contains 172 Results:
Diary of Nettie Hale Rand in Europe (bound typescript), 1934
The Nettie Hale Rand Collection includes bindings by George Bayntun, Robert Rivière, and Francis Sangorski and printings by private presses of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Kelmscott, Doves, Chiswick, and Gregynog. This collection also includes a typed diary of Nettie Hale Rand's travels in Europe in 1934.
Correspondence - Ransom to Mitchner, January 17, 1950
This collection contains four typed and signed letters from John Crowe Ransom to Ann Mitchner, a friend and novice writer. The collection was purchased in early 2006. The four letters are dated January 17, February 2, March 15, and March 26, 1950, and include handwritten corrections and some tape repairs. This small correspondence collection records Ransom’s editorial and critical advice over the period of three months to aspiring writer Ann Mitchner.
Correspondence - Ransom to Mitchner, February 2, 1950
This collection contains four typed and signed letters from John Crowe Ransom to Ann Mitchner, a friend and novice writer. The collection was purchased in early 2006. The four letters are dated January 17, February 2, March 15, and March 26, 1950, and include handwritten corrections and some tape repairs. This small correspondence collection records Ransom’s editorial and critical advice over the period of three months to aspiring writer Ann Mitchner.
Correspondence - Ransom to Mitchner, March 15, 1950
This collection contains four typed and signed letters from John Crowe Ransom to Ann Mitchner, a friend and novice writer. The collection was purchased in early 2006. The four letters are dated January 17, February 2, March 15, and March 26, 1950, and include handwritten corrections and some tape repairs. This small correspondence collection records Ransom’s editorial and critical advice over the period of three months to aspiring writer Ann Mitchner.
Correspondence - Ransom to Mitchner, March 26, 1950
This collection contains four typed and signed letters from John Crowe Ransom to Ann Mitchner, a friend and novice writer. The collection was purchased in early 2006. The four letters are dated January 17, February 2, March 15, and March 26, 1950, and include handwritten corrections and some tape repairs. This small correspondence collection records Ransom’s editorial and critical advice over the period of three months to aspiring writer Ann Mitchner.
"Virginia and the English Commercial System, 1730-1733" reprinted from the Annual Report of the American Historical Association, 1906
Contains a research journal discussing the relationship between Virginia's government and the British Parliament from 1730-1733.
"Age of Mississippian 'Ridgetop Shale' of Central Tennessee" reprinted from American Association of Petroleum Geologist, June 1936
Contains a journal article the shows the "Ridgetop Shale" of Middle Tennessee to be a phase of New Providence shale, instead of the previously-thought Kinderhook.
"Upper Paleozoic Development of Nashville Dome, Tennessee" reprinted from American Association of Petroleum Geologist, August 1936
Contains a research journal that discusses the stratigraphy and history of the Nashville Dome.
"Matthew Prior’s Attitude Toward Natural Science" reprinted from Modern Language Association of America, June 1948
Contains a journal article detailing how Matthew Prior felt towards the natural sciences.
"Matthew Prior’s Religion" reprinted from Philological Quarterly, April 1948
Contains a journal article discussing the religion of Matthew Prior.
"The Meaning of Matthew Prior’s 'Alma'" reprinted from Journal of English Literary History, December 1946
Contains a journal article discussing the meaning of Matthew Prior's work, "Alma".
"Some Ethical Aspects of Matthew Prior’s Poetry" reprinted from Studies in Philology, 4 October, 1948
Contains a journal article concerning the ethics of the poetry of Matthew Prior.
Law School Tuition Receipt, 1882
This collection contains one receipt, housed in one file folder, for tuition in the Law School at Vanderbilt University in 1882.
Correspondence, 1979 August 13
Contains a correspondence from John A. Mullican to Edwin Shelton describing different bank releases and a brief history of a tract of land.
Original deed of Michael and Louisa Bouvier, 1865 January 1
Contains a deed for land to Michael and Louisa Bouvier.
History of Lasher Tract in McDowell and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia, 1922 August 23
Contains the history of the tract of land mentioned in John A. Mullican's correspondence to Edwin Shelton.
"Andrew Johnson and the Early Phases of the Homestead Bill" reprinted from the Mississippi Valley Historical Review, 1918 December
Contains an article from the Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol V, No. 3 detailing the beginnings of the Homestead Bill and Andrew Johnson's involvement in it.
"The Journal of Daniel Smith" reprinted from the Tennessee Historical Magazine, 1915 March
Contains a journal article from the "Tennessee Historical Magazine" about Daniel Smith, "One of the Commissioners to Extend the Boundary Line between the Commonwealths of Virginia and North Carolina".
"Some Phases of Tennessee Politics in the Jackson Period" reprinted from the American Historical Review, 1908 October
Contains a journal article from "The American Historical Review, Vol. XIV, No. I". It discusses how Andrew Jackson dealt with the disposal of public land and the extension of credit through banking during his time in Tennessee.
"Tennessee and the Removal of the Cherokees" reprinted from The Sewanee Review, 1908 July
Contains a research journal from "The Sewanee Review" about the removal of Cherokee Native Americans from Tennessee.
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