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Alsop family papers

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Call Number: MS 34
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, legal papers, diaries, estate records, account books, notebooks, deeds, and miscellanea of the Alsop family of Middletown, Connecticut. Several generations of family members are represented in the papers including: Joseph Wright Alsop (1772-1844), Joseph Wright Alsop (1804-1878), Joseph Wright Alsop (1838-1891), Joseph Wright Alsop (1876-1953), Mary Alsop Oliver Alsop (1815-1893), Richard Alsop (1726-1776), Richard Alsop (1789-1842), Charles Richard...
Dates: 1734-1986

Black and Blue: Yale Volunteers in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, 1963-1965 [research material and senior essay] by Jodi L. Wilgoren, Class of 1992, Yale College

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Call Number: RU 98
Abstract:

The materials consist of audiotapes and transcripts of interviews, posters, flyers, reminiscences, memoranda, clippings assembled by Jodi L. Wilgoren (Yale 1992) for her senior essay titled Black and Blue: Yale Volunteers in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, 1963-1965.

Dates: 1992

Joseph Brodsky papers

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Call Number: GEN MSS 613
Abstract: The Joseph Brodsky Papers document the life and work of Russian-born poet, essayist and Nobel Laureate Joseph Brodsky, with a particular emphasis on the time period of his residence in the United States (1972-1996). The papers consist of correspondence, writings, personal papers (including legal, medical and financial records), audiovisual material, teaching material, student papers, newspaper clippings and printed ephemera, spanning the years 1890-2004, with the bulk of the material dating...
Dates: circa 1890-2004, bulk 1972-1996

Department of History, Yale University, senior prize essays

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Call Number: RU 170
Abstract:

The materials consist of senior prize essays transferred by the Department of History since 1991. A few essays by non-seniors are also included.

Dates: 1991-2018

Rachel Blau DuPlessis papers

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Call Number: YCAL MSS 1188
Content Description:

The Rachel Blau DuPlessis Papers, which span from 1941-2016, contain writings, photographs, personal papers, and other documents by or related to Rachel Blau DuPlessis's life and work. Also contains extensive correspondence with other authors and poets including Susan Bee, Mei Mei Berssenbrugge, Johanna Drucker, and Forrest Gander.

Dates: 1941-2016

George MacDonald Collection

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Call Number: GEN MSS 103
Abstract:

The George MacDonald Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, personal papers, and photographs relating to MacDonald's career and to the daily life of the MacDonald family.

Dates: (1822-1946)

Out From Behind the Walls of Ivy: Dwight Hall and Student Activism in the 1930s and 1940s [research material and senior essay] by Richard D. Willits, Class of 1982, Yale College

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Call Number: RU 97
Abstract:

The materials consist of drafts, notes, oral history interview tapes and transcripts, release forms, and other materials assembled by Richard D. Willits (Yale 1982) for his senior essay titled Out From Behind the Walls of Ivy: Dwight Hall and Student Activism in the 1930s and 1940s.

Dates: 1982

Papers on Yale collection

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Call Number: RU 103
Abstract:

The materials consists of essays, dissertations, and articles relating to Yale history.

Dates: circa 1974-2010

Program in History of Science and Medicine, Yale University, prize-winning essays

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Call Number: RU 1056
Abstract:

The materials consist of history of science and medicine prize-winning essays written by Yale College seniors.

Dates: 2007

Scholars of the House Program, Yale University, records

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Call Number: RU 143
Abstract:

The records consist of correspondence, reports, proposals, student essays and projects, and student files documenting the Yale Scholars of the House Program.

Dates: 1950-1987

David Sedaris papers

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Call Number: GEN MSS 1515
Content Description:

The collection contains drafts and writings from numerous publications by David Sedaris including Holidays on Ice, Me Talk Pretty Someday, Naked, and Calypso, along with correspondence, artist books, diaries, personal papers and notebooks, photographs, press clippings, ephemera, and other papers by or relating to Sedaris' life and work.

Dates: 1964-2017

Senior honor essays of Yale students

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Call Number: RU 118
Abstract:

The materials consist of a selected collection of essays written by Yale seniors to meet graduation requirements in various departments.

Dates: circa 1894-1979

Howard M. Spiro Papers

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Call Number: Ms Coll 42
Abstract: Howard Spiro was head of the Gastroenterology Unit or Section of the Department of Internal Medicine at Yale from 1955 until his retirement in 1999. He was co-founder and first Director of the Program for Humanities in Medicine. The collection contains typescripts of Spiro's talks and addresses; typescripts of essays, mostly related to issues in humanities in medicine; a manuscript autobiography; correspondence related to Yale; reprints of Spiros's articles, columns, and book reviews; and...
Dates: 1918-2012, bulk 1960-2012

The Impact of Coeducation on Yale's Alumnae, 1973-1983, by Julie M. Heller, Class of 1988, Yale College

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Call Number: RU 96
Abstract:

The materials consist of drafts, background articles, excerpts from reports, newspaper articles, and questionnaires assembled by Julie M. Heller (Yale 1988) for her senior essay titled, The Impact of Coeducation on Yale's Alumnae, 1973-1983.

Dates: 1967-1988

Yale student papers collection

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Call Number: RU 331
Abstract:

The collection consists of research papers and essays by Yale students. Included are many prize-winning essays.

Dates: 1840-2019