10 April 1836

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miss Fenwick

Wordsworth solicits Fenwick for funds on behalf of a church in Cockermouth in need of expansion.

GLC05508.269

7 August 1860

Wright, Henry C., 1797-1870

Autograph quotation signed

Title: [Man's natural demands are God's only commands...]

Wright writes: "Man's natural demands are God's only commands./ Who so best understands the demands of his nature & most perfectly & healthfully supplies them, best understands & most perfectly obeys the commands of God." Removed from an autograph album.

GLC05508.270

circa 1863-1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Broadside

Title: Emancipation Proclamation

Rufus Blanchard edition. Signed in print by Abraham Lincoln as the President and William H. Seward as Secretary of State. The printer, Rufus Blanchard, states the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation in a footnote: "This Proclamation is an incalculable element of strength to the Union cause. It makes an alliance between the Rebels and Foreign States as impossible as it is for millions of Bondsmen to love slavery better than Freedom..." Border surrounding text includes pink flowers surrounded by green and red-tinted leaves. Background…

GLC05508.272

9 February 1989

Arnaz, Desi, Jr., 1953-

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Arnaz responds to Kohl's solicitation letter. Arnaz discusses his struggles to deal with fear and anxiety, which initially led him to believe "personal gain eases personal pain." He later discovered the real gains in life are spiritual, and that when "we find God, we also find we were only imprisoned by our own ignorance."

GLC05508.274

19 October 1988

Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

A response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Bellamy writes of his belief in a "force" behind creation. He doesn't necessarily call this force God, but he does worship it.

GLC05508.275

circa 1987-1989

Leigh, Janet, fl. 1987-1989

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Leigh discusses the influence religion has had on her and her belief in God. As she matured, a structure to house her God, labels, and denominations became unnecessary because, she believes, the Supreme Being is in each person. Whenever she mutters before a take she is saying "Life is the showing forth of the very Self of God." She says science cannot explain everything, and comments that she needs the conception that there is a more powerful spirit than just her.

GLC05508.276

1 December 1987

Buckley, William F., 1925-2005

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Buckley writes: "I believe in the Apostle's Creed, and you hardly need to go to any trouble, or to put me to any, to frame it. Please keep the $200. With all good wishes."

GLC05508.277

30 November 1989

Bumpus, Troy A., fl. 1989

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter in which Bumpus describes his beliefs in two judgments (the white throne of judgment and the judgment of Jesus Christ) and the anti-Christ. He also describes his father's survival after a heart transplant and the remission of his own case of Chron's disease as miracles. Also contains a short biography on a copy of Missionaries of Charity letterhead and asks that the donation go to Mother Theresa. Bumpus was said to be the youngest politician ever in the United States.

GLC05508.278

3 November 1988

Cartland, Barbara, 1902-2000

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to a solicitation by Kohl. Cartland sends a poetic prayer about eternal life.

GLC05508.279

30 November 1987

Cash, Johnny, 1932-2003

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Cash writes about accepting Jesus as his savior during church when he was a 12 year old boy. The memory of that experience served as a beacon to call him back to Jesus throughout his life. He writes that studying Scripture is vital for a Christian, and gave him strength in the entertainment business. He remains committed to his faith.

GLC05508.280

13 December 1987

Cummings, Robert, fl. 1987

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Cummings writes that one can accomplish anything by acting with all their heart. This can be achieved by focusing on God rather than the seeming impossibility of the task at hand. One just has to believe they are loved and protected by God, and they can accomplish anything. Cummings has followed this philosophy. He asks that the $200 donation be made to the Actor's Fund of America.

GLC05508.281

27 February 1987

Day, Doris, 1924-2019

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Although at first reluctant to include her religious views in the Woodland Historical Document Collection, Day writes: "My religion is what I feel inside, and my own personal contact with my maker. I talk to God, but don't feel that I have to go to church to do that. I always try to live the Golden Rule, and that, to me, is religion." She asks Kohl's donation be given to the Doris Day Pet Foundation.

GLC05508.282

3 October 1988

De Havilland, Olivia, 1916-2020

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Olivia de Havilland writes that she cannot adequately describe her religious views at this time because her life is too demanding to afford her the necessary time for reflection. She does add, however, that she has a strong faith in a universal, benevolent power and the efficacy of prayer.

GLC05508.283

6 May 1989

Goulet, Robert, 1933-2007

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Goulet mentions being brought up Roman Catholic. He talks to Jesus often and does not fear death because he is anticipating eternal existence. He is no longer a practicing Catholic, but a good Christian and follower of Christ. He asks Kohl's donation be sent to the homeless.

GLC05508.285

29 January 1987

Landry, Tom, 1924-2000

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Landry discusses being raised Methodist and going to church. At 33 he realized he was not really a christian, only a churchgoer. He tried to be the best football player and coach he could, but felt empty despite his gridiron successes. He joined a Bible study group and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord, which shifted God and family ahead of football on his list of priorities.

GLC05508.286

2 December 1988

Neal, Patricia, 1926-?

Typed document signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Neal includes an excerpt from her 1988 autobiography, "As I am," written at the Abbey of Regina Laudis, a Benedictine monastery, where she made "sense of all the tragedies in her life" and renewed her faith in God. The excerpt discusses God's roll in her recovery from a stroke. An accompanying card requests Kohl's donation be given to the Abbey of Regina Laudis.

GLC05508.288

15 December 1987

Schuller, Robert Harold, 1927-2015

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Schuller writes that as a Christian pastor, he embraces great landmarks of Biblical faith--the Ten Commandments, Beatitudes, etc. He sees each persona as infinitely precious, and esteems all, including his enemies. He is loved by God, which transforms "I am" to "I can," a vision held by leaders of all sorts. Jesus is his model, and his energies are directed toward the day when there is peace and love throughout the world.

GLC05508.290

4 April 1995

Templeton, John, 1912-?

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Templeton writes a credo that people pursuing the humble way to God could adopt. It is summed up in the final line: "God is all of you and you are a little part of him."

GLC05508.291

17 October 1988

Windom, William, 1923-?

Autograph quotation signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Windom quotes Alfred Lord Tennyson: " 'What is it all but a trouble of ants in the gleam of a million million suns?' Sums it up neatly for me"

GLC05508.292

1808, 1818

Bowdoin, James Temple, 1776-1842

Book signed

Title: Debates, resolutions and other proceedings of the Convention of... Massachusetts

Debates of the state convention in 1789 to ratify the Constitution. Printed by Oliver & Munroe, and Joshua Cushing. Signed and dated on titlepage by Bowdoin in 1818. Ex-Barlow copy with plate; Ex-Clements Library.

GLC05509

1856

Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890

Object

Title: Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Press. Fremont. [Fremont & Dayton election ribbon]

White printed ribbon depciting Fremont as the explorer, mounted on a horse and pointing? to the left.

GLC05510

1813 ca.

Broadside

Title: Perry's Victory [Battle of Lake Erie, poem illustrated with woodcut]

Sold by J.G. Hunt "South Side City Wharf." Celebrating Oliver H. Perry's naval victory on Lake Erie, Sept. 10.

GLC05511

2 October 1866

Baily, Joseph, 1810-1885

Autograph letter

Title: to Edwin McMasters Stanton

Working draft of letter of Baily, a former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, to the Secretary of War Stanton regarding President Andrew Johnson's reconstruction policies. Informs Stanton, Secretary of War that "the union party at this time is stronger and more determined and resolute than it ever was; and will be carried by the majorities ... The people also demand equality of representation in Congress ... will this be the case if the rebel states are admitted with out a change in the Constitution?" Argues that citizens of the North insist on ratification of a proposed amendment that…

GLC05512

28 January 1864

Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889

Endorsement

Title: [Endorsement on a British citizen's request to leave the Confederacy]

Written on half-sheet of paper. Contains a request from Thomas Fitzpatrick to the Secretary of War. Fitzpatrick writes, "I am a native of Ireland and a subject of Great Britain. My trade is house-painting, and I am not only out of employment, and unable to obtain any, but am absolutely destitute of means and money, without a shelter to stay in. I earnestly and respectfully ask that I may be permitted to leave the Confederate lines by land." Campbell, Assistant Confederate Secretary of War, endorses on verso. Captain [R. L. Hardy?] also signs on verso, noting that Fitzpatrick is not…

GLC05516

1 May 1865

Forrest, French, 1796-1866

Document signed

Title: [Parole for C. Lucian Jones]

Forrest signed as Flag Officer, Confederate Navy. He was commander of the James River Squadron. Co-signed by William Hartsuff, Brigadier General, United States Army. Parole for Jones, Assistant Paymaster, Confederate Army after the surrender of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston to Union General William T. Sherman at Greensboro, North Carolina.

GLC05517