Lawrence E. McCrossin papers, 1917-1919 (MC 4)

...No. 2. The Lawrence E. McCrossin papers date from 1917 to 1919 and contain travel orders, receipts, inventory lists, and security passes related to McCrossin’s activities in Europe. Most of the correspondence issued through the Knights of Columbus deals with supply and personnel data. Also included are referrals from noted

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Josephine Walsh (center) on her way to Europe, July 1900

A “petulant girl”?: Josephine Walsh’s diaries

...er time at Mount St. Joseph’s Academy until her twenties. They are full of travel notes, commentary on social events, and writings on her family and even their shop business. Story drafts and inspirational ideas are scattered throughout her notebooks. She also wrote plays, which she and her friends performed

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Walter George Smith papers, 1836-1933 (MC 47)

...ins correspondence, including family correspondence; diaries, journals and travel logs; speeches, addresses, published and unpublished writings. Scrapbooks, memorabilia, and obituaries are also included. A significant portion of the materials concern Smith’s resignation as a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania- a position he had held for 18 years- which made

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In Her Own Right: Jane and Marianne Campbell

...death of the family dog.[9] Much of the correspondence also relates to the travel that the sisters did, from summering in Rhode Island to travelling in Europe.[10] Jane would also often write her brother William, who ran the family bookstore, asking for him to send books to her and her

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