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Ezra Stiles. Seventh president of Yale College from 1778 to 1795. BA., 1746. (MADID 3460)

 
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AMERICAN INDIAN COLLECTION. Printed matter, manuscripts, photographs, and typescripts, 1647-1940, relating to Native Americans in the United States. Also includes material relating to the Mohegan Indian case in Connecticut, 1740-1750. Microfilmed July 1983.
648 frames. 1 reel 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

ANDEAN COLLECTION. Correspondence; government documents, including reports, commissions, decrees, legal proceedings, account books, treasury records, petitions, geographic relations and awards; church documents; and writings and poems from the Andean region of Latin America (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela), 1538-1926, on civil, military, economic, religious, and social topics. Microfilmed 2001.
13 reels. 35 mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Gale Group, 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331. (800) 877-4253 galeord@gale.com

BACON, LEONARD (1802-1881). Sermons and theological lectures of Leonard Bacon, an American Congregational minister, anti-slavery advocate, and professor of theology and church history at the Yale Divinity School. Microfilmed February 1975.
15,775 frames. 17 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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BOSTWICK COMPANY. Business records, 1819-1856, of William Bostwick (1796-1863), merchant of Augusta, Georgia and New Haven, Connecticut. The records are of various firms with which Bostwick was associated and deal primarily with the cotton business. Microfilmed March-May 1982.
9,891 frames. 12 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

BREIT, GREGORY (1899-1981). Correspondence, 1932-1973, diaries and notebooks, 1935-1973, of physicist involved in the early development of the atom bomb. Includes correspondence with Saraj N. Gupta, McAllister H. Hull, Jr., Allan C. G. Mitchell, H. Pierre Noyes, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Moti L. Rustgi, Edward Teller, Merle A. Tuve, John A. Wheeler, and Eugene Paul Wigner, as well as with major scientific research institutions and federal science organizations. Diaries and notebooks include references to professional activities, lectures and courses taught, conferences and meetings attended, and calculations and related notations. Microfilmed 1989.
20,000 frames. 20 reels 35mm. Guide. HM 211
Microfilm available from Center for the History of Physics, American Institute of Physics, 335 East 45th Street, New York, New York 10017-3483.

CAMP, WALTER CHAUNCEY (1859-1925). The papers, 1866-1925, of Walter Camp, the father of American football and the foremost authority on sports and physical fitness of his day. Correspondents include J.W. Heisman, Vance McCormick, Theodore Roosevelt, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Ray Tompkins, Caspar Whitney, and Fielding Yost. The correspondence and the official football rules and minutes of the American Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee trace the development of this sport. Major subjects documented include the history of American sports, athletics, and physical fitness. Microfilmed August 1982.
46,204 frames. 48 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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COLLIER, JOHN (1884-1968). Correspondence, subject files, writings, memoranda and reports, research materials, and related material documenting Collier's personal life and professional career from 1910 to 1987 as executive secretary of the American Indian Defense Association, 1923-1933, United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1933-1945, founder and president of the Institute of Ethnic Affairs, and college professor. Restricted material not microfilmed. Microfilmed 1980.
59,000 frames. 59 reels 35mm. Guide. HM 103
Microfilm and published guide available from University Microfilms International, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106.

CUSHING, HARVEY WILLIAMS (1869-1939). Papers, 1745-1965, of a neurological surgeon who advanced the treatment of gunshot wounds of the head during World War I and developed methods for the study and treatment of intracranial tumors. Consists of correspondence, subject files, diaries, and writings documenting his professional career at the Harvard Medical School and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston; his research on brain tumors; military service; prolific writings, including a 1926 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Sir William Osler; and his ardent book collecting interests. Also includes Cushing materials from the Medical Historical Library at the Yale School of Medicine. Microfilmed 1991 and 1992.
190,000 frames. 159 reels 35mm. [Reel 159 consists of guide to the microfilm collection.]
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

DANA FAMILY PAPERS (1859-1925). Papers relating to James Dwight Dana, nineteenth century naturalist, mineralogist, and geologist. Dana's correspondence and papers document his student and teaching years at Yale University and his scientific voyages, on a Mediterranean excursion, 1833-1834, and as a member of the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. Important correspondents include Louis Agassiz, Harriet Dwight Dana, James Dana, Charles Darwin, Timothy Dwight, Sr., Asa Gray, Arnold Guyot, Benjamin Silliman, Sr., and Charles Wilkes. The papers of Edward Salisburg Dana, 1849-1935, geologist and educator, are also included in this film. Microfilmed July 1983.
15,798 frames. 9 reels 35mm.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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DEXTER, FRANKLIN BOWDITCH (1861-1920). Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College with Annals of the College History, October 1701- September 1815. A six-volume biographical directory of Yale College graduates published between 1885 and 1912. Microfilmed 1992.
2,478 frames. 3 reels 35mm. HM 224
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

DEXTER, FRANKLIN BOWDITCH (1861-1920). Biographical Notices of Graduates of Yale College Including Those Graduated in Classes Later than 1815, Who are not Commemorated in the Annual Obituary Records. A supplement to the Obituary Record (see separate entry above) published in 1913. Microfilmed 1992.
225 frames. 1 reel 35mm. HM 227
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

GRINNELL, GEORGE BIRD (1849-1938). Letterbooks, correspondence, and subject files, including photographs and writings, which document Grinnell's interest in Native Americans of the West; his role in the American conservation movement; his editorship of Forest and Stream magazine; and his participation in the National Audubon Society, Boone and Crockett Club, American Game Protective and Propagation Association, and National Parks Association. Microfilmed 1991.
46,383 frames. 47 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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HOLBORN, HAJO (1902-1969). Printed pamphlets, books, and documents collected by Holborn in connection with a projected history of the constitution of the Weimar Republic. Microfilmed October 1981.
19,486 frames. 19 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

LATIN AMERICAN PAMPHLET COLLECTION. Collection of over 9,000 pamphlets on 10,500 fiche from 1568 to 1949 (1800-1880 bulk) from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, West Indies, and other Latin American and South American countries. Largest number of pamphlets are from Mexico (6,060) and Peru (1,936). Pamphlets document agricultural, economic, legal, military, political, religious, and social activities in these countries. Seven-volume published finding aid consists of individual author/title, subject and chronological guides for both Mexico and Peru and a guide for author, subject and imprint dates for the other countries. Published in 1985.
10,500 fiche. 105mm silver halide film, positive polarity. Guide. HM Fiche 89
Fiche and published guide available from LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions, 7500 Old Georgetown Rd Bethesda MD 20814.6126 USA.

MARSH, OTHNIEL CHARLES (1831-1899). Papers, 1817-1899. Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, school notes, and other papers of O.C. Marsh, scientist and first professor of paleontology at Yale and in the United States. Extensive correspondence with many prominent scientists of his time including Charles Darwin, Leonard and Thomas Huxley, Simon Newcomb, and Benjamin Silliman Sr. and Jr. Also included are materials relating to Marsh's education at Andover, Yale and in Germany, family papers and papers reflecting his involvement with the Cardiff Giant Hoax and the Red Cloud Controversy. Microfilmed April 1972.
28,500 frames. 29 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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MEXICO COLLECTION. Correspondence; government documents, including reports, commissions, decrees, and awards; church documents; and writings and poems from Mexico, 1529-1907, on civil, military, economic, religious, and social topics. Microfilmed 2001.
30 reels. 35 mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Gale Group, 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331. (800) 877-4253 galeord@gale.com

NEWLANDS, FRANCIS GRIFFITH (1848-1917). Scrapbooks, 1887-1918, of Francis G. Newlands, representative and senator from Nevada, 1893-1917. Subjects include irrigation, waterways, Nevada political matters and legislative programs, railroads, and U.S. territorial possessions. Microfilmed January 1982.
13,270 frames. 15 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

PALESTINE STATEHOOD COMMITTEE. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, publications, and advertisements of five committees active in the United States from 1939 to 1949. Also includes selected British documents from the Public Record Office, 1939-1942, and from the U.S. Department of State. Microfilmed August 1982.
19,511 frames. 19 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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SHAW, NATHANIEL (1735-1782). Papers of Nathaniel Shaw, 1755-1799, merchant and naval agent for the Continental Congress, including account books, business records, and correspondence largely concerning shipping during the American Revolution. Thomas Shaw's papers are also included. Microfilmed February 1981.
23,477 frames. 23 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

SHIPPING COLLECTION. Ships' journals, invoices, manifests, lists of crews, clearance papers, and other documents, 1749-1915, related to shipping, chiefly from Connecticut ports, in the 18th and 19th centuries. There is a small quantity of papers from Massachusetts, New York, and elsewhere. Microfilmed 1982.
2,104 frames. 3 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

SLAVERY MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPTS (1780-[1860]). Seven scrapbooks, "Tracts on Slavery in the United States;" book of punishments administered to slaves in a South American mining camp, 1836-1847, slave deeds, newspaper clippings, and book containing census of slaves in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1780-1815. Microfilmed March 1983.
1,771 frames. 3 reels 35mm.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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SPAIN COLLECTION. Correspondence; government documents, including reports, commissions, decrees, and awards; church documents; and writings and poems from Spain, 1400-1891, on civil, military, economic, religious, and social topics. Microfilmed 2001.
9 reels. 35 mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Gale Group, 27500 Drake Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331. (800) 877-4253 galeord@gale.com

STIMSON, HENRY L. (1867-1950). DIARIES. The fifty-two volumes of the Diaries, spanning the years 1909-1945, have been filmed on nine reels. Each reel contains a detailed name and subject index. A Guide to a Microfilm Edition of the Diaries of Henry Lewis Stimson is available. Microfilmed 1973.
10,800 frames. 9 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

STIMSON, HENRY L. (1867-1950). PAPERS. The Stimson Papers (not including the Diaries) have been filmed on 169 reels. The papers include the following six series: correspondence; memoranda, minutes of meetings, notes on conversations and interviews, and miscellaneous papers, 1929-1933, 1940-1945; speeches, writings and other public statements; special subjects; family correspondence; and selected documents of the State Department, 1929-1933. Microfilmed 1973.
169,000 frames. 169 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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STOKES, ROSE PASTOR (1879-1933). Correspondence, writings, printed matter, clippings, and other papers, 1900-1958, mostly relating to her activities with radical groups such as the American Communist Party, the Socialist Party and the Comintern. Microfilmed September 1982.
6,886 frames. 7 reels 35mm. Guide. HM 45

Stokes' autobiography and some of her writings are also available singly as reel 8, microfilmed April 1971 and February 1978. [This reel is NOT included in the 7 reel set price.]
337 frames. 1 reel 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

TRUMBULL, JOHN (1756-1843). Papers of the American artist, known for his paintings of historic scenes and personages prominent in the American Revolution, consist of correspondence, legal and financial records, and writings documenting his artistic career, business ventures, and personal life. Also includes: correspondence, diaries, and financial and legal records of other family members and related Huntington, Lanman, Silliman, and Wadsworth family members; and research materials and writings on Trumbull by art historian Theodore Sizer. Microfilmed 1991.
9,936 frames. 10 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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WALLING, ANNA STRUNSKY (1879-1964). Correspondence from the Anna S. Walling Papers, 1897-1964. Correspondents include Leonard Abbott, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Emma Goldman, Hutchins Hapgood, Charmian London, Selig Perlman, Charles Edward Russell, and Gaylord Wilshire. The Wallings' travels in Russia, circa 1905-1907, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Jack London and other contemporary literary figures, Samuel Gompers and family problems and concerns are frequent topics discussed in this correspondence. Microfilmed December 1982.
21,647 frames. 20 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

WHALING AND SEALING LOGS (1820-1912). Log records of thirty-nine whaling and sealing voyages, including the log of the ship Huron, 1821-1822, which records the discovery of Antarctica. Microfilmed February 1971.
2,750 frames. 3 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

WHITNEY, ELI (1765-1825). Correspondence and business records relating to the development of the cotton gin and the manufacture of firearms employing a system of interchangeable parts. Included are land records related to the acquisition of property for a mill site, patents on inventions, account books and other financial records, contracts and drawings concerning
6,857 frames. 7 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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WHORF, BENJAMIN LEE (1897-1941). Papers, 1914-57, of Whorf, pioneering scholar of the Nahuatl, Maya and Hopi languages, including correspondence, writings on linguistics, on science and religion, research notes and biographical material. Microfilmed March 1980.
6,465 frames. 5 reels 35mm. Guide.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

YALE UNIVERSITY. OBITUARY RECORD OF GRADUATES OF YALE.... Annual published obituaries, 1859-1952, of undergraduates and graduates of the various professional schools and the graduate school of arts and sciences. Microfilmed 1992.
Microfilm available from Scholarly Resources, Inc., 104 Greenhill Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19805-1897. (800)772-8937 sales@scholarly.com

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