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John Phillips and Beverly Jean Lyon letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1995-001
Abstract
The John Lewis Phillips and Beverly Jean Lyon letters include roughly 150 pieces of correspondence written by Binghamton-area fiances during WWII while John was serving on the USS Blue Ridge.
Dates:
1944 - 1945
Gottfried Reinhardt papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1979-004
Overview
Gottfried Reinhardt (1913 - 1994) was a German-born American film director and producer and son of acclaimed Austro-German theatre director Max Reinhardt (1873 - 1943). This collection mainly consists of drafts and draft pages for his books Der Liebhaber:Erinnerungen seines Sohnes Gottfried Reinhardt an Max Reinhardt and The Genius: a Memoir of Max Reinhardt. Also included are his research notes and materials as well as correspondence. Much of...
Dates:
1940 - 1994, bulk 1960 - 1979
The Max Reinhardt Archives
Collection
Identifier: 5749
Overview
The Max Reinhardt Library and Archives at Binghamton University is one of several notable collections worldwide of books and manuscripts dealing with the work of the Austro-German theatre director Max Reinhardt (1873-1943). It contains approximately 15,000 books from Reinhardt’s personal library and over 10,000 manuscripts, items of correspondence, photographs, programs, critical reviews, directorial promptbooks, writings, and related supporting materials totaling approximately 100 cubic...
Dates:
1880 - 1984; Majority of material found in 1894-1973
Roberson Museum and Science Center collection
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2016-001
Abstract
This collection contains newsletters and promotional materials associated with the Roberson Museum and Science Center. The majority of the collection was provided by former librarians at Binghamton University. The newsletters contain information about upcoming activities and events offered to the public. Promotional materials include invitations to exhibit openings and receptions, programs from events, and schedules with dates and descriptions of upcoming events, classes, and lecture...
Dates:
1965 - 2010
James Bostwick Robinson diaries
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2023-003
Abstract
This collection includes the diaries of James Bostwick Robinson (1840 - 1912) for the years 1860, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, and 1866, as well as a later, undated autograph book. The diaries cover much of Robinson's service in the 85th New York Volunteers. He discusses army life in some detail, including his time in Andersonville Prison in Georgia beginning in April 1864. Robinson frequently mentions his health problems, and at the end of each diary records his spending in detail. At the end of...
Dates:
1860 - 1866 and undated
Rose Family papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-1985-002
Scope and Contents
Documents and letters pertaining to a family of prominent landowners in Broome County and northern Pennsylvania during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Dates:
1785 - 1912; Majority of material found in 1806-1870
Louisa Russell Family letters
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2018-001
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of letters received by Louisa Russell (1841 - 1913) of Hooper, Town of Union, Broome County, New York between 1861 and 1866. Correspondents include her brother James Russell, cousins Carrie, Lydia, and Daniel Russell of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and cousins Sarah and Chester McKinney of Litchfield, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. The collection also includes one letter written by Louisa Russell to her sister-in-law, Louisa Chauncey Russell, and two letters...
Dates:
1861 - 1866
Vera Beaudin Saeedpour Kurdish Library & Museum collection
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2011-003
Abstract
Vera Beaudin Saeedpour started the Kurdish Heritage Foundation, Kurdish Library and Kurdish Museum all out of her home in Brooklyn, NY in the early 1980s. The Vera Beaudin Saeedpour Kurdish Library and Museum Collection was donated to Binghamton University Libraries in February 2011. The evolution of the library/museum is evident through her correspondences with politicians, universities, Kurdish friends, writers, and people of all different backgrounds. The collection contains more than...
Dates:
1977 - 2010
Jacob Van Gorder Shappee papers
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2020-004
Abstract
This collection includes two diaries (for 1879 and 1881) of Jacob Van Gorder Shappee (1840 - 1917) of Elmira, New York, as well as the treasurer's book for the Elmira chapter of the Order of United Friends covering the years 1889 to 1891, and two photographs of young men camping.
Dates:
1879 - 1891
William W. Sisson certificates
Collection
Identifier: BUSC-2017-005
Abstract
This collection contains four certificates regarding the membership and achievements of William Worth Sisson (1849 - 1937), a Binghamton businessman, with local orders of Masonic and Mecca Temples.
Dates:
1886 - 1917