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Howard J. Garber Letter Collection
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00036
Overview
Dr. Howard Garber, who donated the materials in the Howard J. Garber Letter Collection, is a former Clevelander and alumnus of Case Western Reserve University. Between 1979 and 1993, Dr. Garber donated over 2,000 autograph letters, documents and books to the Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections. Dr. Garber's interest in history, particularly British royalty led to his affinity for collecting manuscripts. The collection focuses primarily on political, historical and literary figures in Great...
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S. Colum Gilfillan Papers
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00021
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, books, pamphlets, and reprints from journals on invention; materials on patents and scientific related papers. The collection is arranged in the order in which Professor Gilfillan arranged them: by selected topic.
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Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections
Park Dixon Goist Papers
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00022
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, arranged chronologically between Goist and Lewis Mumford (ca. 1966-1981) and two reprints of articles about Mumford written by Goist. There are also issues of the journals Architecture and Architectural Record containing articles written by Lewis Mumford.
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Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections
Maurice Goldman papers
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00023
Overview
The Maurice Goldman Papers consist of original music compositions and arrangements, annotated commercial scores, Israeli songsters, clippings, programs, announcements, recordings and photographs. Spanning the years 1933-1993, the collection documents his career as a choral conductor, composer, opera director, music educator, performer and radio commentator in Cleveland, Ohio, and Los Angeles, California.
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Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections
Norman P. Goss Papers
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00024
Scope and Contents
The collection is an important and extensive record of original research done by Norman P. Goss that led to patents for new processes in the manufacturing of silicon steel and continuous castings in the metals field.
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Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections
Clifford M. Holland papers
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00025
Overview
The Clifford M. Holland Papers consist of material documenting his career as a tunnel engineer, specifically regarding the construction of tunnels, tunnel linings, shields, design, stress analysis, contracts and bids for work on the Rapid Transit Commission tunnels under the East River in New York City from 1901-1924.
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Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections
Hugh S. Cooper Papers
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00012
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the working papers of Hugh S. Cooper, primarily laboratory records and patents, and a small amount of his personal papers.
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Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections
Frances W. and H. Jack Lang autograph letter collection
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00038
Scope and Content
This collection consists of letters and supporting documentation, books on the art of letter writing, a small miscellaneous grouping of catalogs and photographs, and issues of The Wolf Magazine of Letters from June-July 1979 to Summer Quarterly 1991. The earliest letter, from the Marquise de Sevigne, dates from 1695; while the most recent was signed by entertainer Mike Douglas in 1980. Most of the letters date from the 19th century. The collection, which now numbers 85 letters, will continue to...
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Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections
Mechanical Rubber Company Collection
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00030
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one volume, dated 1930, of photographs and descriptions of the Cleveland, Ohio laboratory of The Mechanical Rubber Company. The photographs are mostly of machinery, laboratories, or men performing experiments. The descriptions provide information about what is being depicted in the photographs. According to the first page in the volume, “this book endeavors to present in pictorial form a record of the work, equipment, and operation of the Cleveland...
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Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections
Performance Art Festival Archive
Collection
Identifier: Spec-Coll-00054
Content Description
The collection consists of office files, artists files, audio and video recordings, programs, posters, photographs and artifacts and ephemera relating to the Performance Art Festival (PAF) held annually from 1988-1999 in Cleveland, OH. Created and collected by festival founder Thomas Mulready, the PAF Archive was donated to Case Western Reserve University in 2015. PAF was the largest event of its kind, attracting artists from around the world. Interested artists applied to be in...
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Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections
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