Gibson, Langhorne, 1899-
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Langhorne Gibson papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 237
Abstract:
The papers consist of pamphlets and other printed matter with some letters, diaries and manuscripts relating to naval affairs. The largest block of material concerns World War I, particularly the questions of the German naval mutiny of 1917, the surrender of the German fleet in November 1918, and the scuttling of its most important units at Scapa Flow in 1919. Also in the collection are circa two thousand postcards showing World War I naval scenes and photographs of American transports.
Dates:
1710-1957, bulk 1914-1957
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Langhorne Gibson papers
Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis Papers
Collection
Call Number: LWL MSS 20
Abstract:
The Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis Papers consists of correspondence, writings, financial records, and other papers documenting the personal and professional activities and interests of the American author, editor, and collector Wilmarth Lewis and his wife Annie Burr Lewis. At their home in Farmington, Connecticut, the Lewises created a world-renowned collection of eighteenth-century print, graphic, and manuscript material related to the English author, connoisseur, and collector Horace Walpole...
Dates:
1800-1980, bulk 1926-1979
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library
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Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis Papers
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