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The Laurance Labadie Papers document the work and life of Laurance Labadie, anarchist writer and theorist and son of the noted labor leader and anarchist Joseph A. Labadie. The collection contains correspondence, other writings, and printed material related to Laurance's economic theory and work with the School of Living, as well as a series containing papers related to the work of Laurance's father Joseph A. Labadie.

The Laurance Labadie Papers measure 9.5 linear feet and date from 1882 to 1973. The collection documents, through correspondence and writings, Labadie's ideas on anarchism and the social problems of the time, as well as the views of many of his anarchist contemporaries, mainly from 1932 to 1972. Unfortunately, there is little material from the years before this, and little, if anything, on Labadie's family. The correspondence is especially rich for the 1930s and 1940s, when Labadie was corresponding with anarchists who had been active in the late 19th and early 20th century, and who had known Labadie's father. The papers from the 1950s and 1960s document his involvement with the School of Living, a decentralist, back-to-the-land organization that he supported. The Joseph A. Labadie papers held by Laurance are chiefly notebooks and booklets of poetry with broad subject range, and scrapbooks of news clippings about Joseph Labadie, anarchy and labor movements in the 19th century, and Walhalla, the farm of Labadie's friend Carl Schmidt.

The Lee Walp Family Juvenile Book Collection is the collection of the late Russell Lee Walp (1906-2003), an avid book-collector and Professor of Botany at Marietta College (Marietta, Ohio). Mr Walp, along with his wife, Esther "Sparkie" Walp, collected materials related to the best in 20th century children's literature, with an emphasis on well-known illustrators and their illustrations. He corresponded with many illustrators and authors, whose letters, manuscripts, and original artwork may be found in the collection. Ed Emberley and Robert Andrew Parker are the most well-represented, but Roger Duvoisin, Hardie Gramatky, Robert Lawson, and Shimin Symeon, as well as scores of other luminaries in the world of children's literature are also represented. Included in the collection are notes, bibliographies, and catalogues documenting how Mr. Walp built and used his collection to educate the public are included, along with a small amount of material related to the study and teaching of botany.

The Lee Walp Family Juvenile Book Collection contains two types of materials: information about the Walps and their collecting, and information about the illustrators and authors. Material related to Mr. Walp's collecting may be found in the following series: Personal, Book Collecting, Walp Library Catalog Cards, and Articles, Exhibits, and Lectures by the Walps. Information about the illustrators and authors is concentrated in the series Illustrators and Authors and Art, and also in Articles and Clippings, Audiovisual, Posters, and Realia. The approximately 5,000 books in the Walp Collection include a complete set of first editions of the Caldecott Medal Books, and first editions of all but three Newbery Medal-winning books. These books are cataloged separately.

The Walp Collection has material by or about over 250 children's book illustrators and authors. The two most well-represented are Ed Emberley and Robert Andrew Parker. There is also a significant amount on Roger Duvoisin, Hardie Gramatky, Robert Lawson, and Symeon Shimin.

This collection details the correspondence and writings of Louis J. Berger, an avid bicycling journalist and enthusiast in the 1880s and 1890s. The collection pimarily consists of his correspondence, most of which is related to bicylicing ethusiasts and cycling clubs. The Bicycling series relates to cycling clubs and magazines, as well as newspaper clippings, song lyrics, and bicycle part receipts. Berger himself worked as the editor for the "Bearings" bicycling magazine in the early 1880s, and as the editor for "Cycling Life" after moving to Chicago in 1887.

The collection is divided into three series: Correspondence, Bicycling, and Personal Clippings and Pamphlets.

The Correspondence series (0.7 linear feet, 1882-1898) contains the bulk of the collection. The correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent. The majority of the correspondence is to L. J. Berger. There is a note, "includes outgoing," if letters from Berger to the correspondent are included. In general, there is one letter from each correspondent.

The majority of the correspondence is related to bicycling, either the cycling clubs of which Berger was a member or the cycling magazines where he served as an editor and correspondent. The correspondents range from business acquaintances to good friends of Berger and include editors and writers for sports magazines, officers of the League of American Wheelmen (L.A.W.) and other bicycling clubs, individuals involved in the manufacturing industry related to bike production and cycling enthusiasts.

Correspondence from bicycling clubs and bicycling enthusiasts discuss road conditions and routes, compare bike models, describe club events and travels and analyze club election politics. Two of the more frequent correspondents are Thomas White (Illinois) and James W. Neil (Missouri). A portion of the letters discusses the L.A.W. organization, events and the politics associated with officer elections, most notably from William M. Brewster, E.A. Clifford and Isaac B. Potter..

Correspondence related to the cycling magazines typically discusses obtaining correspondents across the country, the topics they should write on and negotiations of payment. Correspondence includes Berger's efforts to obtain facts for articles and direct correspondents as well as the reactions of readers to the magazines. Berger was an outspoken editor and some of the reader response is in reaction to his criticism of their company or organization. L. J. Berger also wrote road books for bicyclists, and some correspondence concerns road conditions in Missouri for his book.

Bicycling (11 folders, 1885-1941) includes papers related to cycling clubs as well as a letter to Cycling Life protesting an editorial, a note on Bearings finances, a few newspaper clippings with images of bicycles, song lyrics for biking songs and receipts for bicycle parts.

The three cycling clubs represented in the collection are the Chicago Cycling Club, the Missouri Bicycling Club, and the St. Louis Ramblers. For the Chicago and Missouri clubs there are announcements for meetings, membership lists and receipts for membership dues. The majority of the material is related to the St. Louis Ramblers and includes meeting minutes, financial statements, correspondence from when L. J. Berger was the secretary and circular letters from the 48th annual meeting of the St. Louis Cycling Club that outline the history of bicycling in St. Louis in the 1870s and 1880s and discuss the changes in bicycling up until the time of the meeting in 1935. Personal Clippings and Pamphlets (1 folder, 1916-1922) contains materials collected by Berger that are not directly related to bicycling. The topics include motorcycles and automobiles, engine technology, phonographs and how to learn shorthand.

American political figure in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; appointed Governor General of the Philippines in 1901; 1906-1907 served as the ambassador to Japan; appointed Secretary or War under President Theodore Roosevelt from 1908-1909. Collection includes correspondence, household budgets, invitations, letters of reference, documents, clippings and photographs reflecting aspects of Wright's diplomatic career in the Philippines, Japan and the United States. The bulk of the collection covers Luke and Katherine Wright's lives during their appointment to the Philippines, 1900-1906. Of particular interest are letters from Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft and Leonard Wood.

The collection is arranged in three series: Philippines, Japan and the United States. Under each main series are sub-series of correspondence, documents, clippings and photographs. The majority of material is from the Philippines series. The Philippines series consists of correspondence, documents, clippings and photographs. The majority of correspondence consists of incoming and outgoing letters to Wright with the bulk of letters dating from 1900-1905. Many of the letters are requests for jobs from a variety of military, personal and political contacts from Tennessee and letters of introduction. Letters of interest include correspondence from Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft and Leonard Wood. Included is a typed letter signed by President Theodore Roosevelt informing Wright he would replace Taft as Governor General of the Philippines. The documents sub-series include field reports from various civil government servants in areas outside of Manila. Clippings include an undated supplement from the Manila Times Newspaper. In the photographs sub-series a photograph of the three Philippines Commissioners Luke Wright, William Taft and Henry Ide is included along with two albums of photographs of various events and places in the Philippines. Album One includes interior and exterior views of Malacanan Palace, Wright's official residence in Manila. Album 2 is an assortment of 65 pictures of Philippine landscapes, architecture and indigenous peoples. The Japan series reflects the one year Wright spent as Ambassador to Japan. Correspondence includes letters addressed to his wife Katherine Wright. The documents sub-series include a variety of calling cards or visiting cards as well as invitations to a variety of social and political events. In the clippings sub-series, a scrapbook filled with newspaper articles from various sources highlight Wright's career as the ambassador to Japan. Many articles discuss the topic of Wright's resignation amid a climate of anti-Japanese racism in California. The United States series is the smallest series consisting of one letter dating from 1883, receipts, and the book cover only of the Annual Report of the Secretary of War from 1911.

This collection includes five letters, both handwritten and typed, between American playwright Marion Short and her publisher, Edgar S. Werner and Co. The correspodnence discusses selling copies of her works, "A Legend of Bubble Land" and "An Orchard Romance" as well as depicting Short's growth of her career as demands and taste change with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Details provided by Whitmore Rare Books.

Five letters of correspondence between American playwright Marion Short and her publisher, Edgar S. Werner and Co. The letters span between 1896 and 1928 and show an evolution of Short's career and ability to adapt as a businesswoman. Notable areas of research include: LGBTQ+ studies, women's business collaborations, women's literary collaborations, the history of theater and film in the US, the role of early women in film, and the rise of women in publishing after suffrage. Since this collection is one folder, it is housed with other single folder collections.

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The collection consists of a single diary in which two successive generations of women chronicle the upbringing of their own daughters.

The collection consists of a one-volume diary written by two generations of women about their respective daughters. The diary begins in 1858 with Mary Heald writing about the birth of her own daughter, Mary. Entries continue through the first year of the younger's life, and details not only her growth, but also the elder Mary's experiences raising one child and grieving the early death of her son.

Entires recommense in 1905, when the younger Mary begins chronicalling the young-adult years of her then 10-year-old daughter Madeleine. Mary describes Madeleine's maturation for the next five years and includes some brief notes from Madeleine, as well as her own writing.

Consists primarily of manuscripts of unpublished biographies, plays, and short prose. Correspondence with many prominent journalists, historians, novelists, and other early 20th century literati includes both criticism of Phelps's writing and general discussion of the writer's craft. Accompanied by research materials, photos, and illustrations for several works including her only published book, Kate Chase, dominant daughter (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1935); 1 scrapbook; and 1 record book showing the dates manuscripts were sent to and returned by publishers.

This collection is comprised of correspondence, research notes and related materials, and short prose. It is arranged into four different series.

The Ogden E. Edwards Family Papers span over a hundred years (1820-1938) and through multiple generations of the Edwards' family. The focus of this resource is primarily on Ogden Ellery Edwards II, who acted as a businessman as well as an American consul in the Philippines after leaving California in the early 1850s. The resource is made up by letters between members of the Edwards family and their acquaintances, personal recollections from Ogden Ellery Edwards II, and various print materials.

The Ogden E. Edwards Family Papers consists of correspondence and other genealogical records that trace the family history of Ogden Ellery Edwards II, who had a prolonged stay in the Philippines (specifically, in Manila) operating a trade venture. It includes records of the generations before and after Edwards II, as well as specific writings reflecting on his time in the Philippines. This collection contains four series: Correspondence, Manuscript, Diary, Visual Material, and Periodicals.

Other members of the family featured in this collection, include, but are not limited to: Ogden Ellery Edwards I, Catherine Shepherd, Nellie Edwards, Annie Edwards, Fanny Edwards, Robert Edwards, Warren Rogers II, Henrietta Shepherd, Ogden Ellery Edwards III, and Ogden Ellery Edwards IV.