Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection
Summary
This collection consists of miscellaneous letters, diaries, scrapbooks, notebooks, autographs, drawings, legal papers, deeds, legal papers, invoices, ledgers, advertising materials, promissory notes, mortgages, commissions, playbills, speeches, reports, charters, ephemera, and literary manuscripts of disparate or unknown provenances.
Additionally, it contains specialized collections, including WWI and WWII posters, historical prints, photographs, newspapers and maps.
Dates
- 1642-2001,
- Majority of material found within 1850-1920
Language of Material
Materials in English, Arabic, Spanish, German, Latin.
Restrictions on Access
Access unrestricted.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Photocopying and publication may be restricted by copyright. except by permission of copyright holder.
Extent
5 Linear feet (10 boxes)
Arrangement
Collection: Arranged into five groups: I.--Personal Papers; II. Legal Papers; III. Business Records; IV Organizational Papers; V. Literary Manuscripts. subdivided into series within each group based on specific form of material: eg. correspondence, deeds, receipts, programs, etc.
Ownership and Custodial History
This artificial collection was assembled from disparate holdings and donations by Archives and Special Collections staff. It consist of individual manuscript items that are not related to each other by creator, provenance, or subject. These miscellaneous items are artificially organized into Groups and series by the form of the materials rather than subject or origin. They have been donated by various individuals.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Multiple sources. Date of acquisition--multiple dates of acquisition..
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Separated Materials
Some materials previously held in this collection relating to persons/topics/business relating to Franklin and Marshall College have been incorporated into the College Archives (Records of Franklin and Marshall College). Additional material in this collection may be incorporated into other, more appropriate collections as format, subject, and provenance may indicate in the future.
Processing Information
Processing completed April 2004.
- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts -- Specimens. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts. Subject Source: Fast
- Specimens. Subject Source: Fast
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Franklin and Marshall College Special Collections Repository
