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A. H. Buchanan Biographical File
Includes photograph, negative.
Santiago Arroyo Manuscript
The Santiago Arroyo Manuscript, 1808-1843, consists of an account book of Colombian lawyer, historian, and politician Santiago Arroyo, 1773-1845.
Charles K. Winston Biographical File
Includes a photographic negative.
Decree on Town Councils in Spain
The Decree on Town Councils in Spain, 1812, is a document regarding the establishment and regulation of town councils (ayuntamientos) in Spain.
Rufus Wilmot Griswold Collection
Karl and Jill Brussel Collection
The Karl and Jill Brussell Collection, 1813-1995, consists of books largely related to Romantic poet William Blake, 1757-1827, and copper plate engravings of Blake's illustrations for the Book of Job, c. 1825.
Royal Decree of the Kingdom of Brazil
This collection, dated December 16, 1815, contains a typeset royal decree in Portuguese declaring the Kingdom of Brazil a constituent Kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves.
Second Lieutenant Commission Manuscript
This collection contains a second lieutenant commission for a Thomas Griffith of the second regiment of rifleman, signed by President James Madison and acting Secretary of War Alexander J. Dallas on April 20, 1815, effective as of March 17, 1814.
Joseph Anderson Papers
This collection contains 10 letters dated 1815-1832 signed by Joseph Anderson, U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1797-1815 and Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury from 1815-1836.
Clark Family Papers
The Correspondence of various members of the Clark family of Campbell County, Virginia, originally Quakers, but later scattered to other denominations. Members of the family settled in Franklin, KY and Russellville, KY.
George M. Britton Collection
This collection is comprised of documents related to the history of Texas and Tennessee from 1817-1865. It comprises four parts: documents of the Republic of Texas, 1837-1845; the early documents of Tennessee, 1817-1862; Senate and House broadsides from 1835-1848; Scrapbooks relative to the American Civil War, 1860-1865.
Commonplace Book
The Commonplace Book Collection contains a bound volume of various published poems and songs handwritten onto the pages of the journal. Written in two separate hands, the journal appears to have been exchanged among two friends who alternately scribed favorite poems.
Lucius E. Burch Papers
Personal papers of Lucius Burch, Vanderbilt alum, Dean of the Medical School and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. This collection consists primarily of Burch's diaries covering the period 1921-1959, also includes some family correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Jules de Polignac Letter
Colombian Trade and Taxation Records
Slaves of the Brazilian Royal Family Manuscript
The Slaves of the Brazilian Royal Family Manuscript is an account of births and deaths at Santa Cruz, an enormous royal plantation on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. The table has a section for slaves (born, died, ran off, recovered) and for various types of livestock (cattle, sheep, horses, pigs). At the foot are noted the number of slaves, civilians, and soldiers who were in the plantation's hospital.
Colombian Gold and Silver Mining Accounts Records
John A. Hyden Collection
This collection contains a 19th century handwritten notebook with explanations of mathematic principles, notes, and equations.
James M. Safford Biographical file
Includes photographs, transcriptions.
James Hamilton Collection
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