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to Kregg Sanders

Atkins writes to Sanders from prison while serving time for her part in the Tate-LaBianca murders committed while a member of the Manson family. Atkins thanks Sanders for the story of his adventure getting her book, considering it "one of those cool...

GLC05508.024.03

to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Lear's letter talks about things he would pack for his "spiritual journey": words of Jesus, memories of individuals he's loved in a Christian way, religious writings of George Bernard Shaw and Ralph Waldo...

GLC05508.287.01

to John Budan

Isherwood writes to John Budan to explain an excerpt from the Bhagavad-Gita, a Hindu religious book written in Sanskrit, which he helped translate into English. The excerpt means that life's only purpose is to find the knowledge that God exists.

GLC05508.147.01

Abraham Lincoln [Poem]

Clipping of the poem "Abraham Lincoln."

GLC05603.03.01

to Henry Clymer

Clymer writes his brother a humorous letter re-naming the family farm: "You want I suppose it should be like Don Quixote's horse at once sonorous and significant." Includes two illustrations. No year.

GLC08256

"Longfellow Children."

Image of three young girls embracing one another. Photo from painting or engraving. White mount with "Longfellow Children" inscribed on verso in pencil.

GLC06391.08

Carte de visite of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Half length seated portrait of an older man in civilian dress, facing proper left. White mount.

GLC06391.09

Carte de visite of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

From negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Anthony imprint on verso. Three quarter length standing portrait of a middle aged man in civilian dress. White mount with gold border.

GLC06391.12

to: "my dear boys."

Describes the blizzard last night. Discusses his work building a suspension bridge across Nome River at the expense of about $5,000 but storms are delaying the construction. Afterwards, he expects to work for the North American Trading and...

GLC05245.15

[Testimonies regarding the capture of the Amistad; includes Cinque's testimony]

Created at Connecticut District Court in 7-9 January 1840 by or for William S. Holabird. Serves as notes of the testimony of Richard Robert Madden (head of the British Anti-Slavery [Mixed] Commission in Havana), Sullivan Haley (on board the USS...

GLC05636.13