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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Historic manuscript collection

approx. 60 Linear Feet

This collection of historic manuscripts dates from 1607-1933, with the bulk of materials dating from 1738-1868. The correspondence, journals and diaries, legal and financial records, estate documents, and printed ephemera in the collection primarily relate to the Washington and Custis families, the Revolutionary War, and society life in antebellum Washington D.C. and Virginia.

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Bound sheet music, belonging to Eleanor Parke Custis 1 Volumes Shelf 122 : H : 6

Bound volume includes various sheet music bound together for use of Eleanor Parke Custis. Front cover contains the name "Eleaner P. Custis [sic]" embossed on leather. Includes "Trois Sonates a quatre mains pour clavecin ou piano forte," among others. Includes handwritten note at the end of the volume.

  1. Series 2. Ledgers and Bound Manuscripts

Bound sheet music, belonging to Eleanor Parke Custis 1 Volumes Shelf 122 : H : 7

Bound collection of published chamber works by Pleyel and three sonatas by Kozeluch primarily for piano-forte and harpsichord. Manuscript copy of "Hope Told a Flattering Tale," by Pleyel; "Here's a health to ane I loe dear," music by Kozeluch -poetry by Robert Burns; "Come live with me, & be my love," composed by Emerick, poetry by Shakespeare; "The Chieftain," words by T. C. [Thomas Campbell]; "The Hunter's Horn," words by Fitzsimons, music by Philips (?); "Dearest Maid I adore thee," words by J. Lee Lewis, composed by W Slape; in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis. Also includes manuscript copy of "Hymn of Riego" in the hand of Eleanor Parke Custis [Lewis] in 1826. A handwritten poem on the final page is inspired by Thomas Moore's "Come rest in this bosom."

  1. Series 2. Ledgers and Bound Manuscripts
College of William and Mary

Racial and Ethnic Ephemera Collection

4 Linear Feet

The racial and ethnic ephemera collection contains various materials regarding race, ethnicity, and racism in the United States. The collection includes papers and items that promote racial prejudice and propaganda. The collection also contains items and papers that exemplify the fight for civil and equal rights. African Americans are the most broadly represented group in the collection. Other ethnic groups include Native Americans, Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, Muslim Americans, and Cuban Americans. Ku Klux Klan pamphlets and anti-immigration publications are also included. Through this collection, the American struggle of racism and prejudice is realized.

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Racial and Ethnic Ephemera Collection 4 Linear Feet

The racial and ethnic ephemera collection contains various materials regarding race, ethnicity, and racism in the United States. The collection includes papers and items that promote racial prejudice and propaganda. The collection also contains items and papers that exemplify the fight for civil and equal rights. African Americans are the most broadly represented group in the collection. Other ethnic groups include Native Americans, Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, Muslim Americans, and Cuban Americans. Ku Klux Klan pamphlets and anti-immigration publications are also included. Through this collection, the American struggle of racism and prejudice is realized.

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