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| | 621 | Author: | Sherbrooke, John Coape, Sir, 1764-1830. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Proclamations
1814 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1814 | | | | Abstract: | Lt. General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke was commander of the British land forces; Rear Admiral Edward Griffith commanded a squadron of His Majesty's
ships at Penobscot Bay, Maine. Two manuscript proclamations by Sherbrooke and Griffith, dated September 1, 1814, during the British occupation of
Penobscot, Maine. They call for surrender of arms, provisioning of British troops, and retention of American laws until British law can be
instituted. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 622 | Author: | Mexico. Congreso | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Act of Mexican
Congress,
July 21,
1823 ead | | | | Date(s): | July 21,
1823 | | | | Abstract: | A two-page manuscript, dated July 21, 1823, orders the political
and ecclesiastical reorganization of the Provincias Internas de
Occidente. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 624 | Author: | Crowley, Thomas Nugent. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Thomas Nugent Crowley diary
1941-1945 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1941-1945 | | | | Abstract: | Holograph diary contains brief entries of Crowley's personal and professional experiences as a U.S. Army officer, stationed in various places
in the United States, during World War II. He served in California at an Immigration and Naturalization Service detention center, Tuna Canyon
Detention Center, during December 1941; a German prisoner of war camp at Alva, Oklahoma, from September to December 1944; and an army
administrative school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Crowley also served as an escort for troops, rifle range officer, trial judge advocate of special
court martials, and various other duties. Includes a fold-out world map. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 625 | Author: | Grey, Zane. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | The Maverick Queen
1937 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1937 | | | | Abstract: | Holograph manuscript in pencil; 527 leaves. A note suggests the manuscript was begun in 1937 by Grey, then dictated to someone else after Grey's
stroke in that year. There are no annotations or changes to the text. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 628 | Author: | Herbert, Charles W. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Western Ways writers and photographers have told the world about Sonora in national magazines, newspapers, and trade journals: here is the record
1940-1956 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1940-1956 | | | | Abstract: | One scrapbook of newspaper and magazine articles about travel and recreation in Sonora, Mexico, 1940-1956; written and photographed by Western Ways
staff and their associates. Includes color illustrations as well as black-and-white illustrations and original photographs. Some articles discuss
aspects of local history and culture, such as jumping beans, festivals, and Spanish missions. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Journalism, Pictorial -- History -- 20th century. | Recreation -- Mexico -- Sonora (State) | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 630 | Author: | Mexico. Junta de Fomento de Californias. | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Plan de colonización nacionales para los territorios de la Alta y de la Baja California; reglamento para la colonización por familias de los Estados Federados de Mexico, en los territorios de Californias
1825 ead | | | | Date(s): | 1825 | | | | Abstract: | This plan, along with others, was adopted in 1825 by the Junta and published, in 1827, under the title: Colección de los principales trabajos en que
se ha ocupado la junta nombrada para meditar y proponer al supremo gobierno los medios mas necesarios para promover el progreso de la cultura y
civilización de los territorios de la Alta y de la Baja California. The Junta de Fomento de Californias was established to colonize California, and
establish Monterey as a commercial capital to dominate Pacific trade. Twelve-page manuscript copy of original document in secretarial hand, dated
May 30, 1825, with 12 signatures listed. This plan provided for Mexican colonization and social integration of the two Californias. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
| 632 | Author: | Lecomte du Noüy, Pierre,
1883-1947 | Add to Favorites | | | Title: | Papers of Pierre
Lecomte du Noüy,
1883-1972 (bulk
1917-1949) ead | | | | Date(s): | 1883-1972 (bulk
1917-1949) | | | | Abstract: | Scientific manuscripts, lectures, articles and lab manuals relate
to Lecomte de Noüy's research in biophysics; performed chiefly at the
Rockefeller Institute, New York, 1920-1927, and the Pasteur Institute, Paris,
1927-1936. After 1936, his writings concern philosophy of science; specifically
as it relates to evolution, religion, and teleology. | | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | | Subjects: | Science -- Philosophy | Chronobiology -- Experiments | Wound healing -- Experiments | Teleology | Biophysics | Religion and science -- History | | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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