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Calef and Chuter (Firm) CALEF AND CHUTER LETTER BOOK, 1783-96, MANUSCRIPT VOLUME IN RHODES HOUSE LIBRARY, OXFORD
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microform
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Robert Calef, in partnership with John Chuter, was a registered ship-broker in London. They dealt in various commodities, including tobacco, cordage, firearms, potash, pearls, and timbers. They also dealt in insurance for ships and cargoes, undertook commissions for the collection of debts, and appeared before the Admiralty prize courts when American vessels were concerned. Most of the 1,030 letters in the letter book are addressed to American firms. Although the letters are mostly concerned with cargo-rates, commodity prices, and exchange discounts, they also comment on the political and economic consequences of British foreign policy.
A description of the contents and an index of correspondents precedes the letter book.
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CALENDAR OF PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION ACTS 1407-1541 AND ABSTRACTS OF WILLS 1541-1581 IN THE COURT BOOKS OF THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD.
London, England: British Record Society, 1989.
Index Library--British Record Society Microfiche
7 fiche
This collection is composed of a calendar of the existing acts in the record books of the diocese of Hereford from 1407 to 1541, and a calendar of will abstracts from 1541 to 1581, along with an index to these calendars. These records comprise the oldest spiritual administrative business of the diocese, created when the court made its circuit every year. Each of these circuits lasted several weeks, and made a one day court stop in each parish church in every deanery within Hereford.
Guides:
The guide consists of an introduction to the collection, a map of the diocese and a chronological list of records.
CALENDAR OF VIRGINIA STATE PAPERS AND OTHER MANUSCRIPTS 1652-1869, PRESERVED IN THE CAPITOL AT RICHMOND, VOL. I. VIRGINIA
Dallas, Texas: Southwestern Microfilm, 1976.
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The papers include abstracts of land patents, foreign and colonial official communications, petitions, legislation, incomplete proceedings of councils, and public and private correspondence of prominent individuals. The documents reveal the habits and customs of the people and discuss the important events in Virginia colonial history through the Revolutionary period. Topics include Indian affairs, ships and shipping, William and Mary College, relationships with the mother country, crops, slaves, debtors, privateers, land grants, and army affairs.
This is volume I of a set. Another copy is available in printed form (F221.V5 1968). In this volume, transcribed Virginia state papers, arranged in chronological order, date from 1652 to 1781. An index is at the end of the reel.
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California. Governor's Commission on the Los Angeles Riots. TRANSCRIPTS, DEPOSITIONS, CONSULTANT REPORTS, AND SELECTED DOCUMENTS OF THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON THE LOS ANGELES RIOTS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress (for Microcard Editions), 1966.
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In 1965 the arrest of a twenty-one year old black suspected of drunken driving touched off a series of riots in the Watts district of south-central Los Angeles. The riots lasted for five days, resulting in thirty-four deaths and about $40 million in property damage. Governor Edmund Brown set up a commission to make an objective study of the riots. The commission was charged with determining why the arrest set off the riots, why the riots continued to spread, what efforts were made by police to control the riots, what actions were taken by private individuals, and what effect looting had in the spread of the riots. The documents in the collection are the result of sixty-four meetings of the governor's commission. They include testimony and statements from administrators, law enforcement officers, members of the state, county, and local governments, representatives of business and labor, residents of the area, spokesmen for minorities, social workers, consultants, and other experts.
A table of contents and bibliographies appear at the beginning of the first reel.
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CANADIAN RECORDS OF THE UNITED SOCIETY OF THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL 'E' SERIES, 1901-1951
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1986.
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This collection discusses the work of the Society in Canada from 1901-1951, and is arranged on the reels chronologically.
CANDID THOUGHTS; OR, AN ENQUIRY INTO THE CAUSES OF NATIONAL DISCONTENTS AND MISFORTUNES SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PRESENT REIGN.
1781.
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This pamphlet is critical of the reigning monarch at the time, King George III.
Note: Located on the reel labeled “Ramsay, Allan.”
Microfilmed by the Newberry Library, Chicago, IL.
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Caner, Henry, 1700-1792. LETTERBOOK OF THE REVEREND HENRY CANER 1728-1778.
East Ardsley, UK: Microform Academic Publishers, 2000.
British records relating to America in microform
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Henry Caner (c.1700-1792), born near Bristol, soon emigrated with his family to the New England colonies. After graduating from Yale University, Caner was ordained in 1727 in the Church of Engand and appointed as a missionary for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG). He returned to the colonies as a missionary to Connecticut and Massachusetts, becoming a leading Church of England clergyman. In 1747 he was named rector of King's Chapel in Boston, the most important Anglican Church in New England. A staunch Tory Loyalist, Caner criticized the British government for its handling of the colonies. As many Loyalists did, Caner left for London in 1776 during the early part of the War for Independence and remained in England, living in Cardiff, South Wales and Bristol until he died in 1792. Although he enjoyed financial success in America, much of his assets were lost when he returned to England.
This microfilm reproduces the letterbook of Caner, one of the very few surviving letterbooks of an American Anglican clergy. Included are both official correspondence and personal letters from Caner dating from 1728 to 1778. Topics include family relations and kinship, personal reaction to events leading to the American Revolution, and life as a refugee Loyalist American in England after 1776. These topics reflect the social, economic, political, and religious life of the period. Also included are Caner's view of George Whitefield, the Great Awakening, the Sons of Liberty, and Governor Thomas Hutchinson.
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Carr, Ralph 1711 -1807. AMERICAN PAPERS OF RALPH CARR.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng: EP Microform Limited, 1978.
British records relating to America in microform
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Ralph Carr was a merchant in Newcastle-on-Tyne who conducted an extensive trade with the American colonies during the middle of the eighteenth century. This collection contains correspondence and papers relating to that trade from 1741 to 1778. Most of the correspondence is to merchants in Boston and New York, with additional items to merchants in North Carolina, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and the West Indies.
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Minchinton, Walter E. The American papers of Ralph Carr : merchant of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1741-1778 : in the Northumberland Record Office, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The guide contains the provenance of the collection, biographical information on Ralph Carr, a description of Carr's American trade, a list of contents of the film, an index of American correspondents, and a bibliography of related works. The guide is filmed at the beginning of the reel.
Carroll, Charles 1737 -1832. CHARLES CARROLL PAPERS
Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 1971.
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The microfilm includes a list of Carroll's correspondence in chronological order.
Charles Carroll's grandfather, Daniel Carroll, came to America from Ireland around 1670 and became the owner of large estates in Maryland. Charles took over the development of the 10,000-acre tract, known as Carrollton Manor, in Carroll County, Maryland. He was legally barred from political life because of his Catholicism. However, he was active in a series of debates about the Maryland government in 1770. He participated in the abortive attempt to form a union between Canada and the colonies. In 1776 he was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. He represented Maryland as a senator in the first Federal Congress. As a Federalist, he was opposed to the War of 1812. These papers are based largely on the collection of the Maryland Historical Society. Material from thirteen other repositories was incorporated into the collection.
An uncataloged guide, Hanley, Thomas O'Brien (ed.). The Charles Carroll Papers, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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CARTER FAMILY PAPERS, 1659-1767, IN THE SABINE HALL COLLECTION.
Charlottesville, Va: University of Virginia Library, 1967.
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This collection includes land documents, correspondence, and diaries of Landon Carter and of his son, Robert Wormley Carter, in the Sabine Hall Collection of the University of Virginia. Landon Carter, son of Robert ("King") Carter, was a successful Virginia planter and politician. For twenty years, he was a member of the House of Burgesses from Richmond County and was among the first to protest the commercial policy of the mother country. His son, Robert, was an important official in the life of the country. He was also elected to the House of Burgesses and served from 1769 to 1776. The papers of both men present a picture of that small, aristocratic class which controlled the life of the colony. The papers are divided into two series and arranged chronologically according to physical type: the first type, correspondence and land documents, is followed by the second, bound diaries, on reels two through four. Correspondence in the Sabine Hall Collection has been supplemented with copies of Landon Carter's correspondence from other institutions.
An uncataloged guide, The Carter Family Papers, 1659-1767, in the Sabine Hall Collection, is available in the Special Collections Office. It contains extensive notes on the content of each reel and a list of correspondents.
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CATALOGUE OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION, 1851.
London: World Microfilms, 1978.
5 reel(s)
reel 1,2, first part of 3. London. Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue. London, 1851 --reel 3, last part. London. Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports by the juries on the subjects in the thirty classes into which the exhibition was divided (v. 1). London, 1852--reel 4. London. Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports by the juries ... (v. 2, 3). London, 1852 --reel 5. London. Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports by the juries ... (v. 4). London, 1852; Great Britain. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851. Report of the Commissioners for the exhibition of 1851. London, 1852; Its supplement, 1853.
Catholic Church. Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas. MICROFILM EDITION OF THE RECORDS OF THE DIOCESE OF LOUISIANA AND THE FLORIDAS, 1576-1803.
Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Archives, 1967.
12 reel(s)
Records of the Catholic Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas show the close connection between the church and state during the French and Spanish colonial period. Arranged chronologically, the records deal with ecclesiastical affairs, including marriages, funerals, dispensation records, the assignment and transfer of priests, finances, and census reports.
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Catholic Church. Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas. Guide to microfilm edition of the records of the Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas, 1576-1803..
The guide provides a detailed description of the contents of each reel and an alphabetical index by author, person, or place.
Champigny, Jean Bochart, chevalier de. PRESENT STATE OF THE COUNTRY AND INHABITANTS, EUROPEANS AND INDIANS, OF LOUISIANA, ON THE NORTH CONTINENT OF AMERICA.
London: Printed for J. Millan, 1744.
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Jean Chevalier de Champigny was an officer at New Orleans when he wrote this “to his friend at Paris.” It gives a short history of Louisiana, an account of the soldier’s life there, prices of provisions, letters from the governor of Louisiana on trade of the French and English with the Indians, and more.
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Champion, Richard 1743-1791. LETTERBOOKS OF RICHARD CHAMPION, 1760-1775 IN THE BRISTOL RECORD OFFICE AND NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1986.
British records relating to America in microform
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The five letterbooks of Richard Champion contain drafts or contemporary copies of the correspondence of Richard Champion from 1760-1775. A resident of Bristol most of his life, he married Judith Lloyd of Winterbourne there in 1764. A member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Richard became a Bristol merchant with several ships and varied commercial interests, including holding the patent for "transparent" china. In addition he owned a number of playhouses. In the 1770s he became sympathetic to the American colonists protests of the Stamp Act and supported them throughout the Revolutionary War. In the parliamentary elections he supported Edmund Burke, and had a great deal of correspondence with him.
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The guide contains a description of each letterbook, with a discussion of its most useful and interesting letters and a bibliography of sources on Richard Champion's life.
CHEROKEE ALMANAC [FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1844].
Dallas, TX: Southwestern Microfilm, Inc, 1843.
This almanac lists the usual items found in almanacs: seasons, phases of the moon, eclipses, stars, days of the week, sunrise and sunset day-by-day, and gives advice on living. It also lists the government of the Cherokee Nation, its judiciary, the times and places of holding Cherokee courts, a list of Cherokee books, and a Pledge of the Cherokee Temperance Society.
Note: In Cherokee and English on opposite pages; title also in Cherokee.
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CHEROKEE INDIANS.
Dallas, TX: Southwestern Microfilm, Inc., 1831.
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This Presbyterian Mission Tract contains excerpts and translations of letters from Cherokee Indians given to missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the Rev. L.S. Williams and the Rev. Alfred Wright. The letters are in support of missionaries accompanying the Cherokees and preaching to them on their exile out West.
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CHINA, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1970-1980.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1981.
Special Studies Series
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Sixty-nine special studies commissioned by the federal government from various extra-governmental "think tanks", such as the Institute for Defense Analysis, the Rand Corporation, Army War College, and Research Analysis Corporation are in this collection. The first part of the collection is devoted to China while the second section is concerned with Taiwan. Included in the Chinese section are papers on land reform, military strategy, the cultural revolution, Chinese foreign policy, Sino-Soviet relations (including material on the 1969 border disputes), the Chinese economy, United States-Chinese relations, the Chinese air force, the Chinese nuclear weapons program, the Kuomintang and the Sino-Soviet War, and collected works of Mao Tse-Tung. The shorter section on Taiwan features papers on the political environment in the Republic and its prospects for future independence. One should note that the title dates refer to the dates of publication of the studies rather than to the periods with which the studies deal.
Guides:
China : special studies, 1970-1980 [guide].
The guide contains a complete annotated listing of the records and a subject index. The authors and their institutional affiliation are provided.
Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ). YEARBOOK OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 1867-1964
Dallas, Texas: Microfilm Service and Sales, 1969.
Library of American Church Records, ser. 1
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This collection consists of yearbooks of the Church of the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ) for the years 1849, 1869, 1885, 1888, 1892, 1895, 1897-1907, and 1909-1964. The yearbooks contain material from the yearly convention of the Disciples of Christ. Included are the reports from the committees, financial statements listing revenues and expenses, lists of preachers, data on local churches, and reports from the missions. The titles vary: Christian Almanac, Yearbook of Disciples of Christ, Yearbook of the Churches of Christ (Disciples), and Yearbook of Christian Churches.
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Church Missionary Society WEST INDIES MISSION RECORDS, 1819-1861
London: Church Missionary Society, 1967.
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Mission work in the West Indies was begun in Antigua in 1813 when William Dawes offered to act as a Church Missionary Society agent. A mission was established in Barbados in 1820, British Guiana (Guyana) in 1827 and Trinidad in 1836. The Church Missionary Society was turned over to the Anglican Church after a financial crisis in 1839. In addition to the Barbados, British Guiana and Antigua mission records, there are documents in the West Indies collection relating to Anguilla, Bahamas, Dominica, Honduras, Jamaica, Nevis, Trinidad, St. Kitts, and St. Vincent. Letterbooks from 1829 to 1861, containing copies of outgoing correspondence from secretaries at headquarters, and mission books, containing incoming papers for the same dates, are filmed. Contemporary name indexes are included for each mission and letter book. The last and largest grouping of records is Original Papers. These papers consist mainly of letters, journals and reports but minutes of local Church Missionary Society committees are also included. The bulk of these papers are sorted by the individual who wrote them and arranged alphabetically. They are concerned with appointment of clergy, mission schools, emancipation of slaves, and local disasters.
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Church Missionary Society. Africa (Group 3) Committee. Catalogue of the papers of the missions of the Africa (Group 3) Committee.
The guide provides a description of the letter books, the reprints, and the correspondence in the collection.
Churches of Christ. DIRECTORY OF PREACHERS, 1906-1942, 1942-46, 1949-50, 1958.
Dallas, Texas: Microfilm Service and Sales, 1969.
Library of American Church Records, ser. 1
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This collection consists of directories of the Churches of Christ published between 1906 and 1963. The directories include the lists of preachers arranged by name and by state and the lists of the affiliated churches.
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CIA RESEARCH REPORTS: AFRICA, 1946-1976.
Frederick, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1982.
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The Central Intelligence Agency reports in this collection are arranged with general reports on continental Africa first, then alphabetically by country, and finally chronologically within each country. The countries include Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Congo (Zaire), Djibouti, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malagasy Republic, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia, Union of South Africa, Sudan, and Tanzania. Subjects covered include colonialism, communist activities, economics, food crises, nationalism, sanctions, petroleum, foreign relations, and government and politics.
Guides:
CIA research reports : Africa, 1946-1976 [guide].
The guide contains a table of contents, a reel index, and a subject index.
CIA RESEARCH REPORTS: CHINA, 1946-1976.
Frederick, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1981.
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This collection contains Central Intelligence Agency reports for China (1947-1976), India (1961-1974), and Pakistan (1961-1965). The topics covered include agriculture, balance of payments, the Chinese Communist Party, the Cultural Revolution, dissidence, economics, foreign policy, the India-Pakistan War, Indochina, military issues, and threat evaluations. Individuals referred to include: Mao Tse-tung, Lin Piao, Indira Gandhi, Chou En-lai, and Chiang Kai-shek.
Guides:
CIA research reports : China, 1946-1976 [guide].
The guide contains a table of contents, a reel index, and a subject index.
CIA RESEARCH REPORTS: EUROPE, 1946-1976
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982.
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Central Intelligence Agency reports from Europe are concerned primarily with internal political situations in individual European countries and deal with topics such as activities of political groups (especially Communists and Socialists), electoral analyses, and the Greek Civil War. There are numerous biographical reports on political figures, among them British Prime Ministers Harold Wilson and Harold MacMillan, French President Charles de Gaulle, and the Belgium royal couple Queen Fabiola and King Badouin. The reports on foreign relations deal with the attitudes toward the NATO alliance, relations with the Soviet Union, and attitudes toward the Indochina conflict.
Guides:
CIA research reports : Europe 1946-1976 [guide].
The guide lists all the reports, which are arranged geographically and chronologically. It also includes a subject index.
CIA RESEARCH REPORTS: JAPAN, KOREA AND THE SECURITY OF ASIA, 1946-1976.
Frederick, MD.: University Publications of America, 1982.
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In addition to Japan and Korea, these Central Intelligence Agency records also concern Australia, Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The records are mainly in the form of intelligence memos and there are a number of biographical reports. In the Far East section, memos from 1949 on Communist methods and vulnerabilities contain information on Indochina and the Malaysian Insurgency. The Indonesia section contains information on the confrontation between Indonesia and Malaysia from June 1950 to April 1951. Also concerning the Korean War are memos on the use of the atomic bomb and on the probability of direct Chinese intervention. The latter memos chart the Chinese build-up in Manchuria and suggest, before the event, that some form of Chinese intervention was likely.
Guides:
CIA research reports : Japan, Korea and the security of Asia, 1946-1976 ; [guide].
The collection is arranged by country and then chronologically.
CIA RESEARCH REPORTS: LATIN AMERICA, 1946-1976.
Frederick, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1982.
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In these initially classified research reports, the Central Intelligence Agency examines Latin American domestic politics, foreign relations, and economic issues. Specifically, the reports include an evaluation of Soviet objectives in Latin America, as well as reports on Cuban training of subversives, political instability, and clerical involvement in politics. The material then proceeds to evaluate each of eighteen countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. There is a disproportionate amount of material on Cuba after the Revolution of 1959, and the Dominican Republic around the time of American intervention in 1965.
Guides:
CIA research reports : Latin America, 1946-1976 guide.
The guide provides a list of all documents included and a subject index.
CIA RESEARCH REPORTS: MIDDLE EAST, 1946-1976.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982.
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Central Intelligence Agency reports from the Middle East are concerned primarily with internal political situations in individual Middle Eastern countries and in the region as a whole. The subjects include internal political developments, Arab-Israeli relations, the 1956 Suez Canal crisis, the Kurdish national problem, oil production and exploration, the involvement of the Soviet Union, China, France, and Britain in Middle Eastern politics, the Soviet threat to Iran and Turkey, and the Azerbaijani Crisis in 1947. The collection also includes biographical reports on political and military leaders in the region.
Guides:
CIA research reports : Middle East, 1946-1976 [guide].
The guide lists all the reports, which are arranged geographically and chronologically. It also includes a subject index.
CIA RESEARCH REPORTS: THE SOVIET UNION 1946-1976.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982.
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Microfilmed in this collection are reports and memos on the Soviet Union prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency between 1946 and 1976. The reports deal with foreign policy, the economy, the internal political situation, and the military policy of the Soviet Union. Foreign policy issues include the Soviet tightening of control over Eastern Europe in the 1950s, the break of relations with Tito in 1948, the Soviet intentions and policy objectives in Korea, Western Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America, the Berlin and Cuban missile crises, Soviet involvement in Vietnam, the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, and relations with China. Economic reports cover subjects like the prospects of the Soviet economy, economic plans, foreign trade and the balance of payments, natural resources (especially oil), nuclear energy, agriculture and the grain problem, and Soviet banking activities abroad. The reports on the internal political situation deal with the succession after Stalin, the downfall of Khrushchev, Brezhnev's management of the Communist party, and control techniques of the Communist police. The subjects of military reports include Soviet military capabilities, intentions and activities, military spending, the East-West balance of forces, the arms industry, biological warfare, and Soviet military presence in Cuba and Vietnam. Other subjects include the activities of the KGB in Asia and Central America.
Guides:
CIA research reports : the Soviet Union, 1946-1976 [guide].
The guide provides a reel and a subject index.
CIA RESEARCH REPORTS: VIETNAM AND SOUTHEAST ASIA, 1946-1976.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982.
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This is a collection of Central Intelligence Agency material which was intended to provide the president and his advisers with accurate information upon which to base strategic decisions. Beginning in 1946 with records from the CIA's predecessor, the Central Intelligence Group, the collection provides examples of cables, memos, biographical reports, and situation reports covering the period from the final years of French colonial rule in Indochina through the end of United States military involvement in the region. Sample titles within the collection are "Consequences of Communist Control of French Indochina" (1949), "Threat of a Chinese Communist Invasion of Indochina" (1950), "Analysis of the Strategic Hamlets Program and the Montagnard Situation in South Vietnam" (1965), "An Appraisal of the Bombing of North Vietnam" (1965), and "An Analysis of Viet Cong Tet Offensive: Military Defeat, Psychological Victory" (1968).
Guides:
CIA research reports : Vietnam and Southeast Asia, 1946-1976 [guide].
The records are arranged geographically and chronologically.
CIVIL RIGHTS DURING THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION, 1963-1969.
Frederick, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1984.
Black studies research sources
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The administration of Lyndon Johnson saw extensive activity in government and society in the area of civil rights. This collection is divided into three sections. Part 1 is titled "The White House Central Files;" part 2, "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Administrative History;" and part 3, "Oral Histories." The material focuses on the legislative and administrative actions of the government to enact and enforce civil rights legislation.
Guides:
Civil rights during the Johnson administration, 1963-1969 : [reel guide].
The guide contains historical background on civil rights activities during the Johnson administration, information on sources for the documents in this collection, a table of contents, and a subject index.
Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers AMERICAN MATERIAL IN THE CLARENDON PAPERS, 1853-1870: THE PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK VILLIERS, 4TH EARL OF CLARENDON AND 4TH BARON HYDE.
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1994.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
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George William Frederick Villiers (1800-1870) served as Foreign Secretary in four administrations, intermittently from 1853 to 1870. His correspondence during his time in Washington covered a sensitive period in Anglo-American relations. The United States and Great Britain were partners in a profitable transatlantic trade, but Britain began to have concerns about American expansionism, especially American filibusters in Nicaragua and other areas throughout South and Central America. Clarendon did not serve during the Civil War, but believed Southern independence was assured. After the Northern Victory, it became clear the United States was going to dominate the rest of North America. For related material see the Crampton Papers.
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The guide contains a brief introduction to the collection, a biography of Clarendon, a bibliography, and a reel index.
Clark, Grenville 1887 -1967. MICROFICHE INVENTORY OF THE PAPERS OF GRENVILLE CLARK.
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College, 1974.
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This is an inventory of the papers of Grenville Clark (1882-1967) held at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. Clark was a Harvard-trained lawyer of inherited wealth who became influential in public affairs. After the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, Clark and a number of friends approached General Leonard Wood thereby setting into motion a practical campaign to prepare the United States for entry into the war. One of the results of this campaign was the Officer Training Camp at Plattsburgh, New York. Microfiche 1 describes the contents of the eighteen boxes in the collection on this subject. Clark considered himself a conservative and helped to establish the National Economy League to work for a balanced federal budget. As director of this league Clark helped draft the Economy Act of 1933 which was part of Roosevelt's "Hundred Days" legislation. As a member of the Harvard Corporation, the governing body of the university, he became a specialist on academic freedom. Clark was chairman of the American Bar Association Committee on the Bill of Rights from 1938 to 1940. Prior to World War II Clark provided much of the impetus for the passage of the Selective Service Act. Microfiches 4-6 describe the contents of the thirty-five boxes in the collection on this topic. By the end of the war Clark became involved in fostering world government and became the leader of the United World Federalists. After the war he was an outspoken critic of Senator Joseph McCarthy. The inventory delineates the significant holdings and correspondents featured in the collection.
An uncataloged guide, A Microfiche Inventory of the Papers of Grenville Clark, is available in the Special Collections Office. This guide provides a brief biographical sketch of Grenville Clark and a table of contents of the inventory. This guide is reproduced on the first microfiche in the series.
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CLAUDE A. BARNETT PAPERS. PART THREE: SUBJECT FILES ON BLACK AMERICANS, 1918-1967, SERIES B.
Frederick, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1985.
Black Studies Research Sources
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We own Series B: Colleges and Universities, 1918-1966.
Claude Barnett founded the Associated Negro Press (ANP) in March 1919 and remained director during a time of great social change, retiring in 1964. After his retirement the ANP ceased to exist. The ANP provided information of interest to black readers including news, opinion columns, reviews of books, movies, and records as a wire service to black newspapers. In addition to his work with the ANP, Barnett served as special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, participated in Republican Party Campaigns, the National Negro Business League, and the United Negro College Fund. In addition, he served on the boards of the Tuskegee Institute, American National Red Cross, Provident Hospital, and other organizations. In 1934 he married the well-known concert singer and actress, Etta Moten. The Claude Barnett Papers are arranged by subject in eleven series. The collection includes correspondence, memos, reports, and clippings on agriculture, colleges and universities, economic conditions, entertainers, artists and authors, medicine, military, philanthropic and social organizations, politics and law, race, religions, and personal files.
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The guide contains a brief biography of Claude A. Barnett and a short history of the Associated Negro Press, along with a description of each subject filmed on the reel and a detailed reel list. It includes an index of major subjects covered.
Cleveland, Grover 1837-1908. GROVER CLEVELAND PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1958.
Presidential papers microfilm
164 reel(s)
Grover Cleveland was the only United States president to serve nonconsecutive terms (1885-1889 and 1893-1897). A lawyer in western New York, he served as mayor of Buffalo from 1881 to 1882 and governor of New York from 1883 to 1884. During his presidential years, he worked to remove federal jobs from political influence and used his veto power to block pension bills. He opposed protective tariffs, but could not get the necessary support from Congress. After his re-election he forced the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, and in another controversial move, broke up the Pullman railroad strike with federal troops. Few of the documents in the collection date from the period before he became president. The papers are arranged in ten series as follows: diaries, general correspondence (1828-1910), additional correspondence (1828-1945), letter press copy books, speeches, messages, and Cleveland writings (1884-1907), notes made by Richard Gilder (biographer), miscellany, and printed matter.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Grover Cleveland papers.
The guide provides access to the collection by writer or recipient.
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908. PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES OF OUR FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
New York: George G. Peck, 1892.
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This collection contains President Cleveland’s Letter of Acceptance of the Nomination for President (1884), his Inaugural Address (1885); Annual Messages (1885 and 1887), the Rights of Settlers (1887), vetoes, and other various communications.
Note: Compiled by Francis Gottsberger.
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COLECCIÓN DE DOCUMENTOS INÉDITOS RELATIVOS AL DESCUBRIMIENTO, CONQUISTA Y ORGANIZACIÓN DE LAS ANTIGUAS POSESIONES ESPAÑOLAS DE AMÉRICA Y OCEANIA.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress Photoduplication, 1978.
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These documents from the Royal Indian Archives and other royal archives, covering the period from the thirteenth to the eighteenth century, relate to the discovery, conquest, and settlement of former Spanish possession in the Americas and East Indies. The collection includes forty-two separate volumes. Although there is no systematic arrangement for the documents, an index is included at the end of each volume and volume 33 includes a retrospective, chronological index covering the years 1474-1660.