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Maas (Willard) Papers

Formal title:: Willard Maas papers
Extent:: 1.25 Linear feet
Date range:: 1931-1968
Abstract:: Includes correspondence, manuscripts, play scripts, film scripts, photographs, drawings, galley proofs, and ephemera of the American poet, experimental filmmaker, editor, and educator Willard Maas, dating from 1931 to 1968. Maas, who was openly bisexual and married to artist and filmmaker Marie Menken, with whom he often collaborated, is especially known for his pioneering avant-garde films, many of which explored homoerotic themes. These films, which were created from the early 1940s to the late 1960s, influenced the work of a number artists from that era, including Kenneth Anger and Andy Warhol; and they continue to garner much critical attention and acclaim by many contemporay scholars, filmmakers, and artists who acknowlege Maas' influential contribution to the history of cinematography. Highlights of this collection include: manuscripts of Maas' poetry; documents associated with the production of Maas' film,
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.Maas

Magee (Rusty) papers

Formal title:: Rusty Magee papers
Extent:: 7 linear feet (7 records center boxes)
Date range:: 1966-2007 (bulk 1978-2002)
Abstract:: The Rusty Magee papers contain material related to his career as a composer and performer in musical theater, primarily between 1978 and 2002. Much of the material consists of music written by Magee. The papers also include recordings of plays and Magee's performances on audiocassette, compact disc and DVD; scripts, playbills and theater reviews.
Repository:: Brown University Library
Collection call no:: Ms. 2009.016

Formal title:: Alfred Thayer Mahan papers
Extent:: 2.85 linear feet (3 archival boxes, 2 half archival boxes, 1 oversize box)
Date range:: 1884-1914
Abstract:: This collection consists of lectures, letters, and other documents kept by Alfred T. Mahan, naval officer, renowned maritime historian, and past president of the Naval War College.
Repository:: Naval War College (U.S.). Naval Historical Collection
Collection call no:: MSC 017

Marks (Elaine) papers

Formal title:: Elaine Marks papers
Extent:: 4 linear feet (4 record center boxes)
Date range:: 1893-2001 (bulk 1949-2001)
Abstract:: The Elaine Marks Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, research and teaching materials, and ephemera from the period 1949-2001. The collection includes manuscripts, course syllabi, promotional materials, and correspondence related to Elaine Marks' professorial work in the fields of French literature and Women's Studies. The collection also includes extensive materials from Marks' work with the Modern Language Association.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2007.003

Formal title:: Artha May McConoughey Papers
Extent:: 1 linear foot
Date range:: 1896-1939 (bulk 1908-1929)
Abstract:: The Artha May McConoughey Papers consist of travel diaries, temperance speeches, law school assignments, photographs, and personal artifacts. All of the written material is from McConoughey's own hand; most of it was composed during the first quarter of the 20th century when she came of age and became active in the temperance and women's suffragist movements in the Chicago area.
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.2005.2

Formal title:: The Meservey Photographs Collection
Extent:: 3 Hollinger document boxes
Date range:: 1948-1951
Abstract:: This collection is comprised of photographs taken between 1948 and 1951, commissioned in 1947 by Robert Meservey as a survey of Newport's architectural history.
Repository:: The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:: PSNCA.H.025

Formal title:: Carlton D. Morse whaling collection
Extent:: 4.0 Linear feet (10 clamshell boxes and 1 oversize box)
Date range:: 1762-1964
Abstract:: The Carleton D. Morse whaling collection contains correspondence, logbooks and accounts, seaman's journals, merchant's and owner's accounts, reports and legal documents, literary works, photographs and engravings, as well as newspaper clippings, research notes, ephemera and other printed materials pertaining to whaling. Generally, the materials date from the middle 18th century to middle 20th century. This collection is part of a broader collection of whaling books, pamphlets, clippings and shipping lists collected by Carleton D. Morse (Brown University Class of 1913).
Repository:: John Hay Library
Collection call no:: Ms.79.22

Formal title:: Mabel Paul Munroe Mills papers
Date range:: 1915-1994 (bulk 1928-1949)
Abstract:: Correspondence, photographs, and ephemera from the life of Mabel Paul Munroe Mills, with documents related to her social life, interests, and family.
Repository:: The Preservation Society of Newport County
Collection call no:: PSNCA.H.026

Formal title:: Murphy collection of Van Alen papers
Extent:: 11 linear feet linear feet (6 record boxes, 2 document cases, 2 flat boxes)
Date range:: 1859-2001 and undated (bulk 1940-1999)
Abstract:: James H. Van Alen (1902-1991) and Candace Van Alen (1912-2002), were a well-known high society couple who were instrumental in establishing the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. This collection documents their lives, residences and interests as well as their involvement in various activities and organizations through their own personal records, correspondence, financial and legal records, published and unpublished writings, clippings, audiovisual materials, and photographs.
Repository:: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection call no:: RLC.Ms.036

Formal title:: Chujiro Nakajima Collection
Extent:: 37 linear feet
Date range:: 1911-1967
Abstract:: This collection comprises postcards and ephemera collected by Nakajima, documenting Japanese maritime history. The paper ephemera and cards portray ships built and launched in the nation’s ports, as well as vessels that frequented those ports, between 1911-1967.
Repository:: Steamship Historical Society of America
Collection call no:: 1967.02

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