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John Archiquette collection

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Call Number: WA MSS S-2662
Overview: This collection chiefly consists of professional and personal papers of John Archiquette that document events and activities of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, primarily between 1876-1919. It also contains materials collected by his heirs, 1866-1984. The personal papers include ledger volumes that Archiquette used as journals and letter books, which include brief and frequent entries related to community affairs and events, as well as to his personal life and family. The collection...
Dates: 1817-1984, bulk 1876-1919

Kan'ichi Asakawa papers

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Call Number: MS 40
Overview: The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, writings, notes, photographs, and miscellanea documenting the personal life and professional career of Kan'ichi Asakawa, a professor of Japanese history at Yale University and author of several books on Japanese history.
Dates: 1894-1994, bulk 1894-1955

Anna Catherine Bahlmann papers relating to Edith Wharton

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 361
Overview: The papers feature correspondence and personal effects relating to author Edith Wharton, including over 130 letters to Bahlmann from Wharton, dating from Bahlmann's employment to the Wharton family in 1874, as Edith's German language tutor, to 1915. The letters document a significant, long-standing relationship and shed light on Wharton's personal and literary affairs. In addition to the Wharton correspondence, there are single and small groups of letters between Bahlmann and family members,...
Dates: 1874-1917

Charles Montague Bakewell papers

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Call Number: MS 765
Overview: The papers consist of philosophical writings, lecture notes, and teaching materials documenting Charles Bakewell's career as professor of philosophy at Yale University. His role as a political and civic leader in Connecticut, and his continuing relationship with New Haven's Italian community, can also be traced in political addresses, and in miscellaneous notes. Also included are documents, research materials, and sixteen volumes of photographs depicting the work of the American Red Cross in...
Dates: 1897-1928, bulk 1916-1920

Benin collection

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Call Number: MS 1503
Overview: The collection consists of a memoir, speeches, and printed material relating to the history of Benin and the current political and social conditions.
Dates: 1727-2010

Nina Berberova papers

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Call Number: GEN MSS 182
Overview: The Nina Berberova Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, personal papers, memorabilia, and printed materials. The correspondence consists of personal letters from such famous Russian emigre writers and artists as Georgii Adamovich, Ivan Bunin, Zinaida Gippius, Roman Gul', Georgii Ivanov,Aleksandr Kuprin, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Vladimir Nabokov, Aleksei Remizov, Gleb Struve, Marina TSvetaeva, Boris and Vera Zaitsev. There are 67 letters and 9 cards from Vladislav Khodasevich...
Dates: 1891-1993, bulk 1950-1993

Bettina Bergery papers

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Call Number: GEN MSS 844
Overview: The Bettina Bergery Papers consist of 122 volumes of diaries, 1940-1980; a small amount of other autobiographical writings and writings about fashion design; correspondence with family and friends; scrapbooks, clippings, and other printed material relating to her interests in fashion, art, and politics; photographs and photograph albums relating to the Shaw Jones family, Bergery's friendships, travel in French Equatorial Africa, and diplomatic travels with Gaston Bergery; biographical material,...
Dates: circa 1900-circa 1990, bulk 1940-1980

Bhatt family papers

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Call Number: MS 1705
Overview: The collection includes correspondence and other materials, primarily written by Nanabhai K. Bhatt to his son Pravin N. Bhatt. The materials document the political and social climate in India from the late 1940s through the early 1960s. In addition, collection materials provide background information on Pravin Bhatt's career as a scientist at Yale University and internationally.
Dates: 1941-1988

Brazil and Portugal collection

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Call Number: MS 1781
Overview: A collection of correspondence; writings; and published illustrated materials from and about Brazil related to Imperial Brazil, religious, economic, and geographic concerns. There is one item under the heading Portugal: a letter of condolence upon the death of a distant relative of Vasco de Gama.
Dates: 1639-1907

Burkina Faso collection

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Call Number: MS 1505
Overview: The collection consists of printed material and photographs relating to cultural, political, and social conditions in Burkina Faso.
Dates: 1963-2013, bulk 1963-1997

Caribbean collection

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Call Number: MS 1780
Overview: A collection of correspondence; government documents, including legal cases, reports, decrees and proclamations; church documents; published illustrated materials; and writings from the Caribbean islands (Cuba, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, Barbados, and the Virgin Islands) on civil, military, religious, economic and social topics.
Dates: 1500-1935

Ernst Cassirer papers

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Call Number: GEN MSS 98
Overview: The Ernst Cassirer Papers consist of manuscripts, research notes, correspondence, and personal papers documenting the life of Ernst Cassirer.
Dates: 1892-1958

Central African Republic collection

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Call Number: MS 1509
Overview: The collection consists of printed material relating to political, economic, and social conditions in Central African Republic.
Dates: 1962-2003

Chelsea records

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Call Number: GEN MSS 1090
Scope and Contents: Manuscripts by authors, translators, and artists, submitted to Chelsea during editorship of Sona Raiziss and Alfredo de Palchi, encompassing issues 20/21 (1966)-82/83 (2007), with related author contracts, photographs, issue drafts and proofs, and digital files; similar materials for books published by Chelsea Editions, 1990s-2010s; Chelsea editorial meeting minutes and other administrative files, including digital files;...
Dates: 1967-2013, bulk 1990-2013

Collection of advertisements that depict American history

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Call Number: WA MSS S-2622
Overview: This collection consists of collecting cards, advertising cards, sticker books, sheet music, and printed ephemera that document popular culture images of the United States and North America, as viewed chiefly by countries throughout Europe, including France, Great Britain, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Spain. The collection provides depictions of American subjects and themes from primarily European viewpoints used by companies to advertise their products or as premiums accompanying products....
Dates: 1870-2004, bulk 1887-1970

Congo (Democratic Republic) collection

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Call Number: MS 1549
Overview: The collection consists of correspondence, printed material, and photographs relating to the history of Congo (Democratic Republic) and current political, economic, and social conditions.
Dates: 1880-2010

Harold C. Conklin papers

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Call Number: MS 1956
Overview: The papers comprise correspondence, maps, and topical files documenting the research of anthropologist Harold C. Conklin and his colleagues, particularly in the area of linguistics and focusing on the Philippines. The papers also document Conklin’s professorial, curatorial, and administrative work at Yale University.
Dates: 1887-2016

Joseph Conrad Collection

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Call Number: GEN MSS 1207
Overview: The Joseph Conrad Collection contains writings, correspondence, and other material by or relating to Joseph Conrad.
Dates: 1860-1957

Cuban revolution collection

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Call Number: MS 650
Overview: The collection consists of photographs, films, printed matter, memorabilia, and other materials documenting various periods in the Cuban Revolution, particularly the years 1957-1960, 1964, and 1969. The materials were primarily created by photographer Andrew St. George and filmmaker David C. Stone. St. George's photographs provide extensive documentation of the 26th of July Movement from 1957 to 1959, and of Fidel Castro during his first year as prime minister. The films created by David C....
Dates: 1955-1970

Richard Erdoes papers

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Call Number: WA MSS S-2609
Overview: Correspondence, writings, audio and moving image recordings, photographic materials, subject files, printed ephemera, art work, and other materials created or collected by Richard Erdoes (1912-2008), author of more than a dozen books about American Indian life. The collection primarily documents Erdoes's activities between 1968 and 1999, and is useful for the study of his writing process and research interests, specifically his work with American Indian individuals and communities. His papers...
Dates: 1920-2008, bulk 1965-1998