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Will You Please Get My Thick White Driving Sack..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing laundry, travel.

Lien On Crop, March 11, 1893

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Document: Legal paperwork showing the terms for Woods, Garnett & Co. advance of $123.35 to Henry Glover.

Correspondence To General William Robertson Boggs, Date Unknown Or Unclear, Mary Sophia Boggs, Archibald Boggs

William Robertson Boggs Family Papers

Boggs Family Papers

Correspondence to General William Robertson Boggs, date unknown or unclear.

Yesterday Was A Nice Rainy Day..., Sarah Orne Jewett

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Sarah Orne Jewett to Mary Rice Jewett discussing Therese, reading, a broken wash dish.

A. Geneva Cornell's Autograph Book, Abbie Geneva Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

A pocket-sized autograph book (known as the Galaxy Album) belonging to A. Geneva Cornell. It contains many signatures obtained from the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. Several of them are in Arabic from the workers on Cairo Street, others are from fellow visitors to the World's Fair.

Library Card & Regulations For 1893-94 Session, Library (Alumnae)

Other Documents

Library card belonging to Mary Ellis, of Mississippi who attended Hollins Institute for one session: 1893-94. Regulations are listed on the back.

Warrantee Deed, Bulmer Heirs To B. B. Macdonell

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Warranty Deed from Bulmer heirs to B. B. MacDonell. Envelope addressed to Ella E. Jackson included. Date: November 22, 1892.

Property Tax Receipt, October 26, 1892

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Tax receipt: Payment for property taxes Barnwell County, South Carolina. Paid by Henry Glover. Signed by A.F. Free, County Treasurer.

National Prohibition Convention, Music Hall, Cincinnati, Oscar B. Todhunter

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

This letter was written to the editors and staff of newspapers in the time leading up to the National Convention. The movement had gained substantial support, and thus there was large interest from news agencies. This letter was meant to help solidify numbers and information for news agencies hoping to attend the conference so that they could properly plan and accommodate.

Headquarters National Prohibition Committee: Transportation

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

This is a flyer that outlines information in regards to the June 28, 1892 meeting of the National Prohibition Committee at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati. The majority of the flyer outlines the information and arrangements made to help members attend the meeting, in addition to information on purchasing a ticket for admission to the event.

Correspondence To General William Robertson Boggs, 1890s: March 7, 1892 - October 1, 1899., Mary Sophia Boggs, Edith Boggs, M. E. Mcjunkin, Andrew Johnston, John S. Boggs

William Robertson Boggs Family Papers

Boggs Family Papers, Box 1, Folder 5.

Correspondence to General William Robertson Boggs, 1890s: March 7, 1892 - October 1, 1899.

Your Note This Morning Was Indeed A Bombshell!, Mary O. Long

Sarah Orne Jewett Correspondence

Letter from Mary O. Long to Sarah Orne Jewett discussing Jewett's travel plans, invitation for Sarah and Mary Rice Jewett to visit.

The Cosmopolitan, 1892 February

Dainty, Fresh & Lovely: Advice For Women On Hygiene And Beauty, 1890-1960 (Multi-Page Items)

Two pages (52-53) from The Cosmopolitan, 1892 February.

Fictional Advertisement, An Illustration From "Tom Clifton...." By Warren Lee Goss, 1892: "Gang Of 25 Sea Island Cotton And Rice Negroes", Warren Lee Goss

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

This item was originally created and disseminated as an illustration in the novel Tom Clifton, or, Western boys in Grant and Sherman's army, '61-'65, by Warren Lee Goss, published in 1892. The advertisement appeared on an unnumbered page in chapter 7.

This is a fictional advertisement for a sale of 25 enslaved people in Charleston, S.C. at Ryan's Mart on Chalmers Street, September 25, 1852.

Annual Reports Of The Alumnae Association Of Bryn Mawr College, 1892-1898 Vol. 1-6, Bryn Mawr College

Alumnae Association Publications

Annual Reports of the Alumnae Association of Bryn Mawr College Vols. 1-6, 1892-1898

Account Of Sale Of Cotton, December23, 1891

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Sales account: Account of sales of one Bale of cotton for Mr. [illegible] Glover.

Property Tax Receipt, December 7, 1891

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Property Tax Receipt, December 7, 1891

R.H. Saws- [Mr.Hiers], November 13, 1891, R H. Saws

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Correspondence: Note to Mr. Hiers in regards to 290 acres of property worth $5.00 per acre. Otranto, South Carolina.

Property Tax Receipt, October 16, 1890

Glover Family Papers, 1871-1937

Tax receipt: Payment for property taxes Barnwell County, South Carolina. Paid by Henry Glover. Signed by [illegible] Kirkland, County Treasurer, Barnwell County.

Ua98/2 Commencement Invitation & Program, Potter College For Young Ladies

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement invitation, program and list of class of 1890.

Letter To The Prohibitionists Of Hamilton County, W. H. Matthews

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

This letter was written and published in a paper to announce an upcoming meeting to elect representatives to the state convention and other important business.

Letter To The Ohio State Prohibition Convention, John Robertson

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

This letter was written on behalf of the Prohibition Commission to indicate that Reverend William Kennedy Brown was elected to be the representative of Ohio to the convention.

From The Cornell Diaries, Carol Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

An essay written about the Cornell Diaries.

Valentine Hearts, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Two intertwined Valentine Hearts (one pink, one white) with the words "My heart and love."

Doctor Bill, Angeline Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Doctor's bill for Angeline Cornell

Neil Avenue Article, Mary Mcgarey

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

An article from the Columbus Dispatch by Mary McGarey concerning Neil Avenue.

Otterbein Cemetery Map, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Map of the Otterbein Cemetary

Chicago World's Fair Ticket, Otto Cornell

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Daily Admission Pass for Otto Cornell to the World's Columbian Exposition, or Chicago World's Fair, held in 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. A circular photograph of a young man in a hat and tie is pasted on the backside of the ticket.

Ted Ross Airplane Photo, Ted Ross

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Photo of a downed airplane with the caption “The machine Ted Ross fell in”.

Otterbein Gym Photo, Otterbein University

The Lucinda Lenore Merriss Cornell Collection: Ephemera

Photo of the Otterbein Gym.