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1848/06/12
Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852
to Ingraham Kip re: selling his work
Discussed the inability to sell two "views of Niagra Falls", "It is painful and humiliating to the artist to be obliged to stoop...to procure a sale".
GLC07029
1818/09/23
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820
to June Porter re: sending three pencils used in creating religious works
(Pencils not included.) Written on Newman Street of London
GLC07030
1862 ca.
Waud, Alfred R., fl. 1862-1865
Charge of Meagher's Irish Brigade... Fredericksburg
Black and white ink and gouache painting of the Battle of Fredericksburg on 13 December 1862. It depicts Meagher's Irish Brigade (the 63d, 69th and 88th NY, 115 PA and 28 Mass.; shown carrying a battle flag with Irish harp) charging Marye's Heights....
GLC07065
27 September 1823
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
to Palmira Johnson
Sends a lock of hair (not included) and a "likeness of the head also from which it is shorn as taken by [Gilbert] Stewart." Written in the third person.
GLC07150
May 1863
McCasky, J.E., fl. 1863
[Captive soldier in Libby Prison]
Oil on canvas, unstretched, of older Union soldier, with white hair and a mustache, seated on the ground in a despairing pose, holding his hand to his forehead, near a rifle. Signed at lower right "J. E. McCasky [or McCosky], NY / Libby Prison / May...
GLC07201
1906-1908
Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931
Five rare kinetososcope (moving pictures) still photos
The still photos are: #1 "The Terrible Kids" (scene 9) 10.5 x 13.2 cm, "A Dumb Hero" (scene 5) 12.5 x 15.0, "Bridal Couple dodging cameras" (scene 5) 13.2 x 15.7, "A Race for Millions" (scene 4) 13.1 x 15.7, "Tale the Autumn Leaves Told" (scene 5) 13...
GLC07616.09
1785/10/26
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
to John Jay re: Jean-Antoine Hudon and bust of George Washington
"To take the bust of General Washington, in order to make his statue for that state [i.e., Virginia]... he is of the first reputation in his profession, and has a great share of the ambition I admire in an artist."
GLC07558
circa 1870
Evans, John M., fl. 1870
Jesus Holds My Hand
Five stanzas of the hymn with musical score (originally adhered at the top of the page).
GLC05508.099
18 April 1967
Ferrer, Jose, 1912-1992
to Marshall E. Bean
Ferrer thanks Bean for his inspirational message of faith.
GLC05508.101
21 March 1966
Grant, Cary, 1904-1986
Grant cannot send a photo of him and his wife. He hopes that through prayer and faith Bean will overcome his illness.
GLC05508.115
17 February 1981
Hines, Jerome, 1921-2003
[Excerpt from "This is My Story, This is My Song"]
Souvenir excerpt from "This is My Story, This is My Song." Signed in the home of Florida Southern College President Robert A. Davis and his wife, at a dinner honoring Mr. Hines as 1981 Honorary Chancellor of Florida Southern College.
GLC05508.130
16 September 1901
Howard, Oliver Otis, 1830-1909
to Charles Ellicoch
Howard writes on stationary of Lincoln Memorial University, Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. He responds to a request for his favorite hymn. Howard writes that his choice of hymn depends upon his mood and gives several examples of hymns and moods. He...
GLC05508.136
23 September 1897
Hunt, William Holman, fl. 1897
to J. Carlton Still
Hunt writes in response to a question about Jesus' racial identity. Hunt says that for painters, even if the traditional ideal of Jesus with blue/grey eyes and red/brown hair isn't truest, it is still best. However, he does believe the traditional...
GLC05508.141
1978-1987 circa
Manners, David, fl. 1978-1987
to Alan Brock re: death and eternal existence
Actor David Manners writes about death and eternal existence as a response to Brock's "record of human horrors," apparently attempting to cheer him up. He mentions giving Alan Irene Rich's address, invites him to visit, and mentions names of some...
GLC05508.174
29 March 1967
Mansfield, Jayne, 1933-1967
to Mrs. Nice
Mansfield thanks Nice for her concern for Zoltan, Mansfield's son. She also writes: "I have always had a great belief in my fellow man, but I am now fully assured that the heavens above have succeeded in creating a beautiful earth upon which to live...
GLC05508.175
circa 1870-1880
Milton, John, fl. 1740-1804
Nine engravings of scenes from Paradise Lost
GLC05508.201
14 October 1933
Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979
to George Vaughan
Pickford writes that she believes the real "depression" stems from the world-wide moral lapse brought on by World War I. She believes that "a greater spiritual consciousness is manifesting itself throughout the entire world" due to the influence of...
GLC05508.205
10 July 1952
Universal Pictures Company
[Contract between Powers and Universal Pictures for movie "Mississippi Gambler"]
Refers to contract stipulations. Signed by Universal Pictures' Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, and approved and accepted by Tyrone Powers.
GLC05508.207
12 March 1930
Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932
to John W. Hughes
Sousa writes to Hughes remarking that the only way of judging music is whether or not it has beauty. He discusses differences between composers of the "olden days" and those of today. Sousa believes inspiration for writing music comes from...
GLC05508.231
31 December 1908
Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922
to Harry Paisley
Wanamaker forwards a famous, out-of-print engraving to Paisley to cement their association in the work of the State Sunday School Association. Wanamaker writes: "The Sunday School work offers the best opportunity of usefulness that I know."
GLC05508.254
circa 1696
Sanson, Nicholas, 1600-1667
Carte generale de la Caroline dresse sur les memoirs le plus nouveaux
Map of North and South Carolina in an early period of settlement. Includes an inset of the area around Charleston, which locates plantations. This copy has a pencil note "1740" in margin, but no evidence for dating. In fact, this map remained...
GLC05236
1868
McRae, John C., fl. 1850-1880
The Surrender of General Lee
Title continues, "and his entire army to Lieut. General U.S. Grant, April 9, 1865." Depicts Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee in front of a tree in a field. Grant is rendered in the act of handing Lee the...
GLC05472
1802
Speech of...on his inauguration...[with his response to New Haven remonstrance]
Title: "Speech of...on his inauguration as President of the United States. Together with his reply to the celebrated New-Haven Remonstrance, and his message to both houses of Congress, of December 8, 1801, &c" Printed by John Barber. (Purchased for...
GLC05481
1855
Collection of two items pertaining to Thomas Sully [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC05503
8 November 1928
Abbot, Charles Greely, 1872-1973
to "Our Heroes Class," First Methodist Church
Writing to a Sunday school class, Abbot, an Astrophysicist and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, recounts an anecdote from his childhood in which a cobbler told him "the Kingdom of Heaven is within you." Abbot explains that Heaven is within...
GLC05508.014
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