The philanthropic work of Josephine Shaw Lowell: containing a biographical sketch of her life, together with a selection of her public papers and private letters

collected and arranged for publication by William Rhinelander Stewart.

Letter from Lemuel Shaw to Susanna Shaw, January 3, 1797

This single page handwritten letter was sent from Lemuel Shaw to his mother, Susanna, during his freshman year at Harvard. In the letter, he requested that his mother wash and return his dirty laundry and send him clothes, including a pair of overalls, some neck-handkerchiefs, and a new hat. Shaw also asked for money to be sent to pay off his debt of $21.25 to Mr. Richard Hunnewell for board and rent, $18.93 for the previous quarter’s bill, and $1.15 for Mr. Timothy Alden, the College Butler.

Risālah fī taqrīr al-adillah wa-al-shawāhid ʻalá wujūb al-ḥufwah fī al-masājid / taʼlīf Sayyidinā wa-Mawlānā Shaykh mashāyikh al-Islām ... al-Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Abī al-Luṭf : manuscript, 1584

Foliated 184-188; paginated 1-9, both in Arabic numerals.

Torch relay with last mile runners Michelle Cearcy, Billie Jean King, Peggy Kokernot, and Sylvia Ortiz at International Women's Year conference in Houston

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.

1960 gold medal Olympic champion skater Peggy Fleming

General note: Title and date provided by Bettye Lane.