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Charles A. Townsend Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-009
Abstract
This collection contains a short letter from Charles A. Townsend, chief clerk of the United States of America, while at Guantánamo, Cuba, on August 14, 1898, during the Spanish American War, to his brother, Joseph Townsend. The letter discusses events during the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico, including racist remarks about the "colored" troops fighting in the war.
Dates:
1898
John W. Townsend, Jr., Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-068
Abstract
This collection contains six boxes of John W. Townsend, Jr.'s personal and professional papers from 1949 until his retirement from corporate and government aerospace work in 1990. In addition to professional correspondence, memos, and subject files, there are extensive travel files from 1949-1968 and 1985-1990, congressional testimony on NASA projects from 1982-1986, and files on the history of the Upper Air Rocket Research Program at the Naval Research Laboratory from about 1956-1958....
Dates:
1949 - 1990
Marjorie Rhodes Townsend Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1986-003
Abstract
Marjorie Rhodes Townsend (1930-2015) was the first women to earn an engineering degree at George Washington University, receiving her Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in 1951. After eight years at the Naval Research Laboratory, she moved to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Goddard Space Flight Center in 1959, where she worked until 1980. Townsend was project manager for three Small Astronomy Satellites (SAS, 1966-1975) and for Applications Explorer Missions...
Dates:
1960-1994, n.d.
Township Map of the States of New Hampshire and Vermont
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0388
Abstract
Map shows the townships, counties and states of New Hampshire and Vermont, circa 1891.
Dates:
1891
Toy stove
Collection
Identifier: Artifact-009
Abstract
This item is a c.1910s children's toy stove. When used, this stove would have been fueled by kerosene. This stove is missing some parts and has some damage, but it includes the stove, two pots (one with a lid), a kettle, a small baking pan, several kerosene burners, and handles from missing pots. The stove is missing the chimney, a few handles on stove doors, and likely several small pots and a larger vessel with a spout for heating water.
Dates:
c.1910s
Olive Treat Diary
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-114
Abstract
This collection contains the diary of Olive Treat, a resident of Chicago and New York, and wife of mining venture capitalist Harry W. Treat. Entries focus on trips to New York and British Columbia, social activities, and husband's mining business
Dates:
1897
Paula Treder Architectural Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2005-002
Abstract
Paula Treder operated her own architectural firm in South Carolina. This collection contains selected professional papers from her projects, including drawings, photographs, and project documents related to Treder's professional and design activities.
Dates:
1953 - 2005
Clarence Trent Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-010
Abstract
The collection comprises the papers of Clarence E. Trent, having to do with his involvement in American Society of Mechanical Enginners, the Lutheran Campus Ministry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), and his engineering education.
Dates:
1958 - 1991
Tiffany Trent Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-026
Abstract
This collection contains materials from author Tiffany Trent, including unpublished manuscripts, drafts, personal papers, and correspondence from 1996-2018.
Dates:
1996 - 2018
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