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Helen Pumphrey's sketchbook contains fourteen pages of calligraphy, illuminated writing, and drawings. Included are poems, hymns, and botanical lists in English, German, and French. Also two pencil sketches of outdoor scenes, and sketches of parts of plants. One drawing is of five styles of architectural columns. The sketchbook contains a bookbinder’s ticket on the front paste-down.

Helen Pumphrey's sketchbook (28 x 44 cm) contains fourteen pages of calligraphy, illuminated writing, and drawings. Included are poems, hymns, and botanical lists in English, German, and French. Also two pencil sketches of outdoor scenes, and sketches of parts of plants. One drawing is of five styles of architectural columns. The sketchbook contains a bookbinder’s ticket on front paste-down.

The Letters, Documents, and Other Manuscripts of the Duane Norman Diedrich Collection is a selection of individual items compiled by manuscript collector Duane Norman Diedrich (1935-2018) and the William L. Clements Library. The content of these materials reflect the life and interests of D. N. Diedrich, most prominently subjects pertinent to intellectual, artistic, and social history, education, speech and elocution, the securing of speakers for events, advice from elders to younger persons, and many others.

The Letters, Documents, and Other Manuscripts of the Duane Norman Diedrich Collection is a selection of individual items compiled by manuscript collector Duane Norman Diedrich (1935-2018) and the William L. Clements Library. The content of these materials reflect the life and interests of D. N. Diedrich, most prominently subjects pertinent to intellectual, artistic, and social history, education, speech and elocution, the securing of speakers for events, advice from elders to younger persons, and many others.

For an item-level description of the collection, with information about each manuscript, please see the box and folder listing below.