Approximately 12 letters from Anne Forster Berkeley to William Samuel Johnson, 1770-1771 and undated, concerning their mutual interest in mystical Christian doctrine and spirituality. Letters include and are accompanied by excerpts, copies and transl...
Description:
Anne Forster married Church of Ireland clergyman George Berkeley in 1728. The couple spent the early years of their marriage in Middletown, Rhode Island before returning to Ireland, where Berkeley was appointed Bishop of Cloyne in 1734. Four of their...
Subject (Name):
Berkeley, Anne Forster, 1700-1786., Berkeley, George, 1685-1753., Berkeley, George, 1733-1795., Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe- 1651-1715., Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte, 1648-1717., Hooke, N. 1690?-1763. (Nathaniel),, Johnson, Samuel, 1696-1772., and Johnson, William Samuel, 1727-1819.
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, Devotional literature, English, Devotional literature, French, Faith and reason, Meditations, Mysticism, Sprituality, Theology, Doctrinal, Women, and Religion
The papers contain letters between Thomas Balguy and his father, John, concerning Thomas's education at St. John's College, Cambridge. There is one letter from Frances Maseres detailing his disagreements with church procedures, and several letters fro...
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Thomas Balguy, son of John Balguy, received his B.A., M.A., and S.T.P. from St. John's College, Cambridge. Beginning in 1744, he was successively assistant tutor, then tutor, then master at St. John's; in 1758 he was tutor to the Duke of Northumberlan...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Balguy, John, 1686-1748., Balguy, Thomas, 1716-1795., Barnard, Thomas, 1685-1750., Butler, John, 1717-1802., Dalrymple, David, Sir, 1726-1792., Maseres, Francis, 1731-1824., and St. John's College (University of Cambridge)
Subject (Topic):
Students, Fathers and sons, Young men, Conduct of life, and Religion
Autograph letter, signed, from George Berkeley to Martin Benson providing a brief description of Newport, Rhode Island, 1729 April 11. Berkeley notes the presence of “four sorts of Anabaptists besides Independents, Quakers, and many of no profession a...
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George Berkeley (1685-1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher. In 1731 September, Berkeley donated his library and his plantation in Newport, Rhode Island, to Yale University. The donation doubled Yale’s library holdings.
Subject (Geographic):
Rhode Island., Great Britain., Rhode Island, Newport., Middletown (R.I.), and Newport (R.I.)
Subject (Name):
Benson, Martin, 1689-1752. and Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.
Subject (Topic):
Anabaptists, Philosophers, Plantations, Real property, and Religion
Photocopy of a typescript memoir by Margarita López y Galarza containing over 20 brief chapters reflecting on her life and identity as a Mexican American, 1983. López y Galarza recounts her family history in Jalcocotán, Mexico and describes her pa...
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Margarita López y Galarza de la Vega Linsley (1916-2000) was born in Jalcocotán, Mexico and immigrated to Sacramento, California with her family in 1920. She earned her bachelor's degree from University of California, Los Angeles and master's degre...
Subject (Geographic):
California., West (U.S.), California, Jalcocotán (Mexico), and Sacramento (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
López y Galarza, Margarita, 1916-2000. and Los Angeles County General Hospital.
Subject (Topic):
Americanization, Education, Elementary, Elementary schools, Health counselors, Immigrant children, Education, Immigrants, Mexican American children, Mexican American women, Mexican Americans, Religion, Railroads, Employees, Ranchers, Women, Race relations, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
Lowitz, G. M. (George Moritz), 1722-1774, cartographer
Published / Created:
[1746?]
Call Number:
1973 Folio 30
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Alternative Title:
Planiglobii terrestris mappa vniversalis and Mappe-monde qui represente les deux hemispheres savoir celui de l'orient et celui de l'occident, tirée des quatre cartes generales de feu M. le profess. Hasius, dresseé par Mr. G.M. Lowitz et publieé par les Heritiers de Homann
Description:
BEIN 1973 Folio 30: Sheet measures 53 x 58.8 cm. No. 1 of 32 maps bound together.
Lowitz, G. M. (George Moritz), 1722-1774, cartographer
Published / Created:
1746.
Call Number:
1975 Folio 31
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Alternative Title:
Planiglobii terrestris mappa vniversalis and Mappe-monde qui represente les deux hemispheres savoir celui de l'orient et celui de l'occident, tirée des quatre cartes generales de feu M. le profess. Hasius, dresseé par Mr. G.M. Lowitz et publieé par les Heritiers de Homann, avec privil. imper
Description:
BEIN 1975 Folio 31: Imperfect: torn along fold and frayed along edges, with no loss of text. Sheet measures 53 x 58.8 cm. No. 1 of 42 maps bound together.
Lowitz, G. M. (George Moritz), 1722-1774, cartographer
Published / Created:
[between 1760 and 1770?]
Call Number:
Cross 11 1746A
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Alternative Title:
Planiglobii terrestris mappa vniversalis and Mappe-monde qui représente les deux hemisphères savoir celui de l'orient et celui de l'occident, tirée des quatre cartes générales de feu M. le profess. Hasius
Description:
BEIN Cross 11 1746A Copy 1: Imperfect: torn along fold, with no loss of text. Sheet measures 54 x 62 cm. Cross collection no. 38.
