Correspondence

Abstract

The collection consists of correspondence between Lucille Frieda (Schaefer) Kraus and Elmer Charles Kraus dating 1942-1959. Both were members of the Amana Society.

Abstract

The B.F. Skinner Papers contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, course work, and biographical material related to B.F. Skinner, class of 1926. Researchers examining the B.F. Skinner Collection will gain insight into a reknowned 20th century American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher.

Content Description The Brownell Family Papets contain personal and business correspondence regarding business in Costa Rica, letters of Albert E. Brownell to various people, letters of Henry Brownell (Hamilton College class of 1843), and letters of various other members of the Brownell family. It also contains letters and financial documents from Minor Cooper Keith pertaining to his railroad and banana businesses. Researchers examining the papers will gain insight into the development of the railroad and fruit...

Content Description

Programs from theater productions by the Charlatans. -- most programs date to the early 1900s; some spoof playbills date to the mid-1800s. Also materials through 1979, and a history of the Charlatans.

Content Description Divided into 5 boxes and 1 oversize folder. First box contains graphs, plates, and charts of specific meteorological events with specific names. Highlights include a thorough study of solar protuberances during the solar eclipse of August 1869 which includes drafts and final color prints of a series of 8 diagram plates; a set of 69 large star-charts from Paris in the late 1800s; correspondence between Peters and various international astronomy experts; Peters' collection of large photographs...

Scope and Contents

Contains personal correspondence, diaries, and biographical information on Civil War soldiers Rush P. Cady, William Walling, Charles S. Hoyt, and Talmon and Henry D. Frost. Of special note are the diaries of Rush Cady and the newspaper Young America he created during the Antebellum period. Researchers will gain insight on Cady and Walling's experiences in the infantry and Hoyt's experiences as a surgeon.