- keyword(s): * Years: 1500 to 1900
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Manuel Brandeo de Vasconcellos Manuscript
Simón Bolívar Signed Comission
This collection contains a commission naming Jose Duran as Captain of the Escuadron on July 22, 1824. The commission is signed by Simón Bolívar.
William Walker Biographical File
Includes letters, notes, newspaper articles.
John C. Orr Collection
John James Tigert IV Collection
The John J. Tigert IV Collection consists of the papers of college administrator John James Tigert IV (1882-1965), the papers of philosophy professor and Methodist Bishop John James Tigert III (1856-1906), and the papers of Vanderbilt University co-founder and Methodist Bishop Holland Nimmons McTyeire (1824-1889).
Eliza P. Wilson Diary
This collection contains one handwritten diary of devotions, hymns, and poems belonging to Eliza P. Wilson. It is dated from May 11, 1827 to February 22, 1836.
George Richard Miller Collection
The George R. Miller Collection consists of letters, realia, and other documents.
Hervé Vilez-Paul Verlaine Book Collection
The Hervé Vilez-Paul Verlaine Book Collection, 1820s-2010s, consists of French literature related to symbolist poet Verlaine. The collection provides in-depth coverage of Verlaine’s life and works, and it ranges from original 19th century newspaper clippings that highlight the poet’s contribution to the contemporary literary scene to modern works that prove his continual influence in the 21st century, as well as original paintings, drawings, and other artistic creations.
Garden Estate Sugar Plantation Slave Records
This collection contains a signed manuscript dated January 2, 1827 tallying and describing the slaves of Garden Estate in Trinidad, being a register of slaves working this sugar plantation from 1813 to 1822, and listing 92 individuals by the English names assigned to them, their approximate age, their occupations, health, distinguishing tribal marks, and country of origin.
William Giles Harding Papers
University of Nashville Diploma
This collection contains a handwritten diploma from the University of Nashville presented to John Donelson in 1828.
Jannon's Lettres de Carthagene
This collection consists of 6 letters written from Cartagena, Colombia by Jannon, a French merchant, describing revolutionary-era South America. The letters reflect political intensity between supporters of the liberation movement led by Simon Bolivar and those of Vice President Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña over Bolivar's attempt to reform the 1821 constitution.
Franklin Vespervian Society Papers
Edwin Eustace Reinke Collection
T. H. Roddy Biographical File
Includes photographs, articles, letters, notes.
William L. Nichol Biographical File
Includes photographs, newspaper articles.
American South Ephemera Collection
The American South Ephemera Collection, 1828-1956, consists of broadsides, flyers, and other ephemeral documents related to the American South.
Nagy Family Hungarian Documents Collection
Simón Bolívar Collection
The papers in this Collection relate to Benjamin Clement's offer to help Simón Bolívar seek exile in Jamaica, to the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1830, and to Bolívar's sword and cloak, which ended up in Clement's possession.
Landon Cabell Garland Papers
The Landon Cabell Garland Papers (1830-1958) includes correspondence, diaries, speeches, sermons, a report to the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust, and personal and biographical materials. These are personal papers of Chancellor Garland and are not to be confused with his university papers. This collection is a small snapshot of Chancellor Garland's personal life, with the family correspondence providing the main interest.
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