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1. Correspondence and other papers
- Creator:
- Cahun, Claude, 1894-1954
- Published / Created:
- 1943-45, undated
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 721
- Collection Title:
- Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 12
- Image Count:
- 8
- Description:
- Folder 2 of 2.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Jersey (Channel Islands)
- Subject (Name):
- Bigg, Basil--Ownership, Cahun, Claude,--1894-1954, Coutouzis, N.--(Néoclis), Desnos, Robert,--1900-1945, Gide, André,--1869-1951, Guégan, Marc-Adolphe,--1891-1959, Malherbe, Suzanne, 1892-1972, Malherbe, Suzanne,--1892-1972, Michaux, Henri,--1899-1984, and Richter, Lilette
- Subject (Topic):
- Art, French--20th century, Authors, French--20th century, Gender identity in art, Lesbian artists--France, LGBTQ resource, Photographers--France, Photography, Artistic--France, Surrealism--France, Women photographers, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, French, and World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Channel Islands--Jersey
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence and other papers
2. Correspondence and other papers
- Creator:
- Cahun, Claude, 1894-1954
- Published / Created:
- 1943-45
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 721
- Collection Title:
- Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 11
- Image Count:
- 3
- Description:
- Folder 1 of 2.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Jersey (Channel Islands)
- Subject (Name):
- Bigg, Basil--Ownership, Cahun, Claude,--1894-1954, Coutouzis, N.--(Néoclis), Desnos, Robert,--1900-1945, Gide, André,--1869-1951, Guégan, Marc-Adolphe,--1891-1959, Malherbe, Suzanne, 1892-1972, Malherbe, Suzanne,--1892-1972, Michaux, Henri,--1899-1984, and Richter, Lilette
- Subject (Topic):
- Art, French--20th century, Authors, French--20th century, Gender identity in art, Lesbian artists--France, LGBTQ resource, Photographers--France, Photography, Artistic--France, Surrealism--France, Women photographers, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, French, and World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Channel Islands--Jersey
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Correspondence and other papers
3. Lester Burnett diary
- Creator:
- Burnett, Lester
- Published / Created:
- 1850-52
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1620
- Collection Title:
- W. C. Burnett family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 1
- Image Count:
- 16
- Abstract:
- The Burnett Family Papers consist of diaries, memoirs, invitations, and miscellaneous printed material. The diary of Lester Burnett, the father of W. C. Burnett, chronicles his journey to San Francisco by way of Panama, and his early days there. The entries run from July 13, 1850 to January 8, 1851. The diary of W. C. Burnett also describes a voyage to San Francisco and his early days there. Entries run from April 20 to May 24, 1854. In addition, there is an undated typescript memoir by Jane Cleveland Burnett, W. C. Burnettt's wife, entitled, "My Memories of Early California Days." There are also two folders of invitations to events in the San Francisco area dating from 1851 to 1891.
- Description:
- Blank leaves not digitized.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel, Sacramento (Calif.)--Description and travel, and San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Burnett, Jane Cleveland, Burnett, Lester, and Burnett, W. C.,--(Wellington C.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Lester Burnett diary
4. Memoir notes by Malherbe
- Creator:
- Malherbe, Suzanne, 1892-1972
- Published / Created:
- undated
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 721
- Collection Title:
- Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | 13-15
- Image Count:
- 204
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Papers relating to World War II (in boxes 1-2) include copies of resistance propaganda, undated; letters and notes concerning the imprisonment of Cahun and Malherbe, 1943-1945 and undated; holograph memoir notes by Malherbe, undated; and a typescript memoir by Cahun and Malherbe, undated. and The Claude Cahun and Suzanne Malherbe Papers consist of holograph and typescript writings by Cahun; memoirs, correspondence, and notes relating to their experiences during World War II; and a small amount of other correspondence and copies of photographs by Cahun.
- Description:
- Claude Cahun, born Lucy Schwob, was a French photographer, artist, and author. Cahun was associated with the Surrealist movement, and her photography and writings addressed issues of gender identity. In 1937 she moved to Jersey in the Channel Islands with her partner Suzanne Malherbe, an illustrator who adopted the name Marcel Moore. Cahun and Malherbe were active in the resistance during the German occupation of Jersey during World War II. They were imprisoned and sentenced to death in 1944, but were liberated at the end of the war. and Formerly owned by Basil Bigg. Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2009.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Jersey (Channel Islands)
- Subject (Name):
- Bigg, Basil--Ownership and Cahun, Claude, 1894-1954
- Subject (Topic):
- Authors, French--20th century, Gender identity in art, Lesbian artists--France, LGBTQ resource, Photographers--France, Surrealism--France, Women photographers, and World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Jersey
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Memoir notes by Malherbe
5. Minutes of my proceedings during my embassy in Tunis, 1796
- Creator:
- Radstock, William Waldegrave, Baron, 1753-1825
- Call Number:
- 49 2611
- Image Count:
- 31
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript in a single hand, written on vellum, describes in minute detail Waldegrave's negotiations with the Bey and Vizar in Bardo over the exchange of Corsican prisoners held in Tunis after the capture of the Maria Rosa as well as other diplomatic issues arising between Tunis, Algiers, Corsica and Great Britain from the period 22 February 1796 to 19 August 1796. Waldegrave records almost verbatim the negotiations between the Bey and Vizar as well as conversations with the Consul and other British officials and naval officers. Copies of correspondence between Waldegrave, John Jervis, John Sutton, and Gilbert Elliot as well as officers serving on the Barfleur and the French counsel are transcribed at the end of the account which includes details of naval skirmishes fought during this period
- Description:
- William Waldegrave, first Baron Radstock (1753-1825), naval officer, born on 9 July 1753 in Kensington, London, second son of John Waldegrave, third Earl Waldegrave (1718-1784) and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Leveson-Gower (1724-1784), daughter of the first Earl Gower and Evelyn Pierrepoint., In English; some French., Spine label: 11790., Written on vellum and bound in blue morocco, gold tooling, with silver clasps., and Blue morocco, with silver clasps. Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Corsica (France), Tunisia, Great Britain., Great Britain, and Tunisia.
- Subject (Name):
- Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of, 1751-1814., Radstock, William Waldegrave, Baron, 1753-1825., Rance, James P., Captain., St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823., and Maria Rosa (Ship)
- Subject (Topic):
- History, Foreign relations, and Diplomats
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Minutes of my proceedings during my embassy in Tunis, 1796
6. My life in Wyoming from 1911 till 1915 : men that I met and places I visited & worked around with a few of my experiences, [19--] / by John Robson, 14 Wellington St., Hawick, Scotland.
- Creator:
- Robson, John, b. 1893
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2475
- Image Count:
- 53
- Abstract:
- Typescript memoirs between cardboard boards with handsewn and taped binding, with annotations in pencil and ink in two hands, describing John Robson's experiences as a young man in Wyoming from 1911 to 1915. Robson's account details life as a sheepherder and camp tender in No Wood, Lone Tree, and several other small Wyoming towns. He describes activities in Wyoming ranging from fishing and freighting to haying and cattle round-ups; he describes several ranches, including the ZL Bar Ranch and the OX Bar Ranch, both owned by a syndicate representing the interests of Scottish-American firms; and relates multiple trips to and from the United States and Scotland, including his final return across the Atlantic during World War I. His narrative provides a detailed account of the social network among Scots in Wyoming from 1911 to 1915. Appended to his narrative is a list of all Hawick men Robson knew to have settled or worked in Wyoming as well as five poems about Wyoming ranch life.
- Description:
- John Robson emigrated to the United States from Hawick, Scotland in 1911. After a voyage to New York and a train trip across the plains he arrived in Moneta, Wyoming. Over the next four years, Robson worked in various capacities in the sheep and ranching industries, travelling through much of Wyoming. In late 1913, he made a trip to Scotland for the winter, returning to Wyoming the following spring. In 1915, Robson decided to fight in World War I; he returned to Scotland. Denied regular service because of poor eyesight, Robson enlisted in the Army Veterinary Corps. and Purchased from Jordan Antiquarian Books on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2003.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Hawick (Scotland), Lonetree (Wyo.), Moneta (Wyo.), No Wood (Wyo.), OX Bar Ranch (Wyo.), Wyoming--Description and travel, and ZL Bar Ranch (Wyo.)
- Subject (Name):
- Robson, John,--b. 1893
- Subject (Topic):
- Ranch life--Wyoming, Ranches--Wyoming, Scots--Wyoming, Sheep industry--Wyoming, Sheep ranchers--Wyoming, and World War, 1914-1918--United States
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > My life in Wyoming from 1911 till 1915 : men that I met and places I visited & worked around with a few of my experiences, [19--] / by John Robson, 14 Wellington St., Hawick, Scotland.
7. My memories of early California days
- Creator:
- Burnett, Jane Cleveland
- Published / Created:
- Undated
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1620
- Collection Title:
- W. C. Burnett family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 5
- Image Count:
- 17
- Abstract:
- The Burnett Family Papers consist of diaries, memoirs, invitations, and miscellaneous printed material. The diary of Lester Burnett, the father of W. C. Burnett, chronicles his journey to San Francisco by way of Panama, and his early days there. The entries run from July 13, 1850 to January 8, 1851. The diary of W. C. Burnett also describes a voyage to San Francisco and his early days there. Entries run from April 20 to May 24, 1854. In addition, there is an undated typescript memoir by Jane Cleveland Burnett, W. C. Burnettt's wife, entitled, "My Memories of Early California Days." There are also two folders of invitations to events in the San Francisco area dating from 1851 to 1891.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel, Sacramento (Calif.)--Description and travel, and San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Burnett, Jane Cleveland, Burnett, Lester, and Burnett, W. C.,--(Wellington C.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > My memories of early California days
8. Thrilling incidents of the Indian War of 1862 : being a personal narrative of the outrages and horrors witnessed by Mrs. L. Eastlick in Minnesota.
- Creator:
- Eastlick, L. (Lavina), 1833-1923
- Published / Created:
- 1864
- Call Number:
- Zc31 864ea
- Image Count:
- 39
- Alternative Title:
- Incidents of the Indian War of 1862 and Thrilling incidents in the Indian war of 1862
- Description:
- BEIN: Original front wrapper.
- Publisher:
- Atlas Steam Press Printing Co.,
- Subject (Topic):
- Dakota Indians--Wars, 1862-1865, Frontier and pioneer life--Minnesota, Indians of North America--Wars--1862-1865, and Indians of North America--Wars--Minnesota
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Thrilling incidents of the Indian War of 1862 : being a personal narrative of the outrages and horrors witnessed by Mrs. L. Eastlick in Minnesota.
9. W. C. Burnett diary
- Creator:
- Burnett, W. C., (Wellington C.)
- Published / Created:
- 1854 April-May
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-1620
- Collection Title:
- W. C. Burnett family papers
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1 | Folder 2
- Image Count:
- 36
- Abstract:
- The Burnett Family Papers consist of diaries, memoirs, invitations, and miscellaneous printed material. The diary of Lester Burnett, the father of W. C. Burnett, chronicles his journey to San Francisco by way of Panama, and his early days there. The entries run from July 13, 1850 to January 8, 1851. The diary of W. C. Burnett also describes a voyage to San Francisco and his early days there. Entries run from April 20 to May 24, 1854. In addition, there is an undated typescript memoir by Jane Cleveland Burnett, W. C. Burnettt's wife, entitled, "My Memories of Early California Days." There are also two folders of invitations to events in the San Francisco area dating from 1851 to 1891.
- Description:
- First two leaves of W. C. Burnett's diary lacking bottom corner, affecting text.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California--Description and travel, Sacramento (Calif.)--Description and travel, and San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Burnett, Jane Cleveland, Burnett, Lester, and Burnett, W. C.,--(Wellington C.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Voyages to the Pacific coast
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > W. C. Burnett diary
