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Edward East Barthell Lantern Slide Collection
Juan Domingo de Leoz Manuscript
This collection consists of a manual of conduct and rites for the nuns of the Convent of Corpus Christi, in Mexico City, founded 1724.
Tomás C. de Mosquera Collection
The Tomás C. de Mosquera Collection, 1749-1975, consist of correspondence, ephemera, government documents, personal papers, and other materials related to Colombian president Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, 1798-1878.
Robert A. McGaw Map Collection
The Robert A. McGaw Map Collection, 1760-1955, consists of 105 historical maps of Tennessee and the surrounding area.
Cuban Map Collection
This Cuban Map Collection contains three maps depicting naval battles in Cuba during the Anglo-Spanish War in 1762-1763. The engravings were created for the London Magazine.
Parham Plantation of Antigua Collection
The Parham Plantation of Antigua Collection contains letters sent from the sugar plantation to members of the Tudway family in Somerset, England between the years 1763 and 1854. Most of the letter authors include managers and attorneys for the plantation, like Samuel Eliot, Main Swete Walrond, Thomas D. Foote, and George Weatherill Ottley, while the remaining letters were written by clerks and Antiguans linked to the Tudway estate.
Miscellaneous Prints Collection
The Miscellaneous Prints Collection, 1763-1895, contains lithographic cartoon prints by Charles Dana Gibson, 1867-1944.
Emily Driscoll and Thomas Brumbaugh Arts Autograph Collection
Sam Fleming Southern Civilization Books and Serials Collection
The Sam Fleming Southern Civilization Book and Periodicals Collection, 1770s-2020s, consists of rare and contemporary books as well as periodicals from the Southeastern United States. These materials support existing manuscript collections and the research and teaching initiatives of Vanderbilt faculty and students.
Early United States Legal Letter Collection
The Early United States Legal Letter Collection, 1779-1792, consists of a letter written by United States Chief Justice John Jay, 1745-1829, and a letter written by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Blair, 1732-1800.
Stanley F. Horn Collection
Felix Randolph Robertson Biographical File
Biographical file includes an article about Dr. Robertson being the first Nashville pediatrician, historical notes, personal bibliography, and medical journal reprints.
Stanley F. Horn Pamphlet Collection
James Robertson Papers
The James Robertson Papers are composed of original letters and documents of James Robertson for the dates 1784-1814 given by his son Dr. Felix Robertson to the University of Nashville. This entire collection has been digitized and is available on JSTOR.
Southern Half of Africa Map
Anti-Slavery Pamphlet Collection
The Anti-Slavery Pamphlet Collection contains 245 items dated 1787 to 1916 that focus on the abolishment of slavery and Reconstruction of the Southern States after the American Civil War. Represented are imprints from Europe and the United States. The European publications also discuss situations in Poland and its politics during the 1850s.
Phi Beta Kappa
The Phi Beta Kappa collection, 1787-1996, consists of correspondence, finacial, and membership information of the Vanderbilt University Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
Colombian Marriage Manuscript
William McKendree Papers
Petition for Land in New York
Contains a correspondence to George Washington from Jebediah Sanger, Timothy Bittle, and Henry McMill petitioning for more land in New York to support a religious minister and the group that follows him.
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