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2 numbered prints: 3/50 and 20/50

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Primarily documents Jacobs's work for movements to prevent the construction of large highways through city neighborhoods, including the proposed Lower Manhattan Expressway in New York City and the Spadina Expressway in Toronto. Includes clippings, correspondence, print propaganda from activist groups, government briefs and agendas, and one set of court transcripts. Jacobs's involvement with Toronto-area activism and politics is also documented in her correspondence by subject.

Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research. Letters of recommendation are closed due to privacy restrictions. Most audiovisual recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Recordings on Umatic videocassette are not available for playback due to format impermanence and cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services ...

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Contains award certificates and plaques, as well as event ephemera and a few video recordings of award ceremonies.

Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research. Letters of recommendation are closed due to privacy restrictions. Most audiovisual recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Recordings on Umatic videocassette are not available for playback due to format impermanence and cannot be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services ...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Assembled by Ed Price, this collection contains articles, novellas, and short stories written by Rex Stout, often as serial publications. Many of the short stories and novellas were later turned into novels and republished under different titles, which is noted with the corresponding story. Also included are photographs and posters from movies and television shows based on Stout’s novels, and a comic strip about Stout's detective character, Nero Wolfe. Additionally, the collection contains a...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters to Anna O’Neill Johnson in her capacity as chair of the Boston Committee for the Fatherless Children of France charity during the World War I era, for which she solicited letters, manuscripts, and artworks from well-known persons to be sold at auction as a fundraiser. The collection also contains some of Johnson's personal correspondence documenting her political interests and her work arranging lectures. Please note that secretaries often...

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Collection is open for research. The Fatherless Children of France manuscripts are fragile and should be handled with extra care.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists primarily of letters to Anna O’Neill Johnson in her capacity as chair of the Boston Committee for the Fatherless Children of France charity during the World War I era, for which she solicited letters, manuscripts, and artworks from well-known persons to be sold at auction as a fundraiser. The collection also contains some of Johnson's personal correspondence documenting her political interests and her work arranging lectures. Please note that secretaries often...

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Collection is open for research. The Fatherless Children of France manuscripts are fragile and should be handled with extra care.

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Drafts of Galvin's novels, short stories, essays, poems, and reviews. Many of the poems include edits by peers. Also research material related to Galvin’s work on Massachusetts Story (a documentary) and other writing projects. Publication material comprising notecards tracking submissions to journals, contracts, copyright agreements, and promotional material. Lastly, Galvin's student works, including his MFA thesis and PhD dissertation.

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers highlighting the writing endeavors and accomplishments of American author Brendan Galvin through ephemera, drafts, collected research, correspondence, and notes. The bulk of the collection focuses on his essays, novels, poems, reviews, and short stories. Among the earliest records are his student works. Galvin's relationships and publishing endeavors can be traced through his correspondence, creative works shared with him, and peer edits to his poetry. Materials created and gathered...

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Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The collection consists of materials, predominantly correspondence, relating to the life and work of Ethel Mannin.The majority of the letters are written from Mannin to British librarian Gilbert Turner, chronicling almost forty years of friendship. Mannin's letters are often requests for information to be used for her research; however, they also reveal Mannin's personal life and her opinions on literary and political subjects, including the Middle East, Zionism, Ireland, England,...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Composed primarily of research files of Galvin relating to the history of Boston, in support of his (unpublished) book "Boston Politics and Boston Politicians" and other shorter works. Drafts of the book and other works are also present. Galvin's correspondence mostly pertains to his research, as well as his political involvement, especially his advocacy for Boston parks and green spaces. Personal materials include photographs of his Navy service in Japan during World War II, as well as...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Boston College collection of George F. Trenholm consists of a wide range of materials relating to graphic design and typography in the first half of the twentieth century, including both the creative works of Trenholm and materials acquired by him in the course of his design career.Trenholm’s creative work is represented by samples of his graphic designs, typefaces, advertising work, greeting cards and calligraphy. Materials document every phase of the design process, from...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Richard S. Bolan Papers contain reports on urban planning and development in the greater Boston metropolitan area written by Bolan and his professional peers in both local government and academia. Also included are Bolan’s agendas, correspondence, drafts, meetings, minutes, notes, and other personal papers from his time working with and for the Citizens Housing and Planning Association, Boston Housing Authority, New England Community Development Corporation, the Metropolitan Area Planning...

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Maps, travel guides

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Collection is open for research.