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Loyola University Maryland autograph collection

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: LUMD-002-004

Scope and Contents

The Loyola University Maryland autograph collection, 1853-1988, consists of letters written to Loyola College administrators and Dr. Nicholas Varga, Loyola Archivist, by notable people of the time. All letters contain the writer's original signature. Some are historical documents pulled from Loyola collections, such as an 1853 letter from Joseph Henry to Father Ward at the Smithsonian Institution. American composer, Henry Mancini, signed his autograph on the front cover of the October 1980 Loyola College orchestra program, Henry Mancini Conducts The Baltimore Symphony. Other notable autographs include Herbert O'Conor, Ferenc Nagy, Dr. P. Stewart Macaulay, J. Millard Tawes, Chaim Potok, William Donald Schaefer, and Omar Bradley.

Dates

  • Creation: 1853 - 1988

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Loyola University Maryland autograph collection are the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.

Biographical / Historical

This is an artificially assembled collection, so no biographical or historical note is required.

Extent

.167 Cubic Feet (1 legal sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Loyola University Maryland autograph collection, 1853-1988, consists of letters written to Loyola College administrators and Dr. Nicholas Varga, Loyola Archivist, from notable people of the time. Some are historical documents pulled from Loyola's archival records, such as an 1853 letter from Joseph Henry to Father Ward at the Smithsonian Institution. All letters contain the writer's original signature. American composer, Henry Mancini, signed his autograph on the front cover of the October 1980 Loyola College orchestra program, Henry Mancini Conducts The Baltimore Symphony.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

There is no known acquisition information for this collection.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2019 by Shavonne Munnlyn.

Genre / Form

Topical

Title
Guide to the Loyola University Maryland autograph collection
Author
Shavonne Munnlyn
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Loyola University Maryland Archives Repository

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