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This collection contains various letters between Alwin Thaler and other scholars regarding the study of Shakespeare and his works.

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This reference, handwritten on The Herald and Mail letterhead, vouches for the character and reputation of Mr. Ned Carmack. It is signed by A.S. Horsley.

Abstract This collection comprises papers from the 1860s, consisting of twenty letters, an album of thirteen photographs, three newspapers, and sixteen military documents including ordnance and quartermaster forms, duty documents, and equipment lists, all collected by Charles E. Foote, an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The letters were written by Foote between January 1864 and November 1865 to his young fiancée, Kate La Rue, who was living in their hometown of Ypsilanti,...

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The collection consists of letter correspondence between Cormac McCarthy and fellow writer John Fergus Ryan between the years of 1975 to 1986. The writers discussed their daily life, successes, and disappointments.

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This collection contains 24 letters written by Edward P. Clark of Madisonville, Tennessee, to his wife Mary “Mollie” Clark during his service in the American Civil War. Also included are a letter written in 1888 from Edward to Mollie from Cincinnati, Ohio, describing his health after a medical procedure, and a transcript of a recommendation written by Major William Eakin in 1862 to promote Clark to the rank of Captain.

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This collection consists of 228 pages of typed transcription from Elizabeth Britton to her mother. In each of the letters she discusses family travels and day-to-day events. Elizabeth's husband, Randall of the U. S. Air Force, was stationed in New York City and Mildenhall, England.

Abstract This collection consists of correspondence written between Dr. Gerald Wade, former professor of Spanish as the University of Tennessee and later non-fiction editor, and Nathaniel Browder, a retired cryptographer who enjoyed a second career as a non-fiction author. The letters start out with professional inquiries, but quickly move to a friendly correspondence between the two men which lasted ten years. Most of the letters are addressed from Wade to Browder, and contain details both personal...

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The collection consists of personal papers, correspondence, pencil drawings and oversized newspapers created or collected by Mildred McPherson and her family between the years 1899 to 1988.