Diaries

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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.

Content Description 7 boxes of diaries, lectures, articles, clippings, correspondence, and publications by or related to Gilbert Reid. Professional correspondence of the International Institute of China and other material related to that institution and to Gilbert Reid, its director; newspaper clippings and journals. Includes professional correspondence of the I.I.C. to philanthropists (e.g. Carnegie and Rockefeller) and missionary organizations in the U.S. as well as other nations regarding support of the...

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The Kathleen Irene Akin (Madhuri) Papers are the personal journals, correspondences, writings, and photographs of a longtime member of the Rajneeshpuram communal society, containing records from before, during, and after her memberships. Of particular note are a detailed account of the death of the leader of the society, a diary entry written on 9/11/01 recording the events as they unfolded, and detailed notes on the beliefs of the society.

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The Non-Communal Religious Sects Miscellaneous Collection contains ephemera, graphic materials, and manuscripts related to numerous non-communal relgious sects. Researchers examining the papers will gain insight into relgious sects such as Freewill Baptists, the I Am movement, Millerites, and Quakers.

Scope and Contents One bound diary, with two letters and a sketch of Spears inside front cover. One letter, addressed her Spear's parents, informs them of her sister's death. Researchers may find first-hand accounts of Methodist practices in the early 19th century. The diary of Azuba Spear tells of two years her life with special emphasis placed on her religious culture. Spear and her family were methodists, and she both describes and reflects on their practices. On multiple occasions she writes about the...

Scope and Contents The collection includes Pope’s personal journals from August 1812 to October 1832, regarding his travels. It includes 18 letters written to Pope by various correspondents between 1822 and 1851, mostly concerning money owed by Pope and other business matters. It also includes 2 letters written to Chloe by her niece Mrs. Otis in 1832 and 1838, 2 checks written by Pope to a Mr. Croful in 1848, a miscellaneous Vermont land deed copied in 1835, and Pope’s reading glasses.There are...