Plat of topographical survey of grounds of convalescent home for crippled children ... for Mrs. William J. Chalmers; Wheaton, Illinois

Ink on linen. Topographical lines, elevations; buildings, roads, trees, children's home by Howard Shaw. Signed. 106 cm. x 87 cm. Scale: 1"=50' [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Grounds of home for crippled children

Ink and pencil on linen. Plantings, arbor, portions of roads, new buildings, types and locations of proposed plantings. Signed. 105 cm. x 90 cm. Scale: 1"=50' [from photographic copy by Lance Burgharrdt]

Mrs. Brookfield and her circle,

Includes sketches by Thackeray and quotations from Thackeray's letters

Granite Unveiling

As part of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Sir Isaac Brock's birth on October 6, 1969, a piece of granite from Isaac Brock's childhood home in Guernsey was unveiled along with a plaque commemorating the ties between the General, the University, and Guernsey. The granite had been donated by Sir William Arnold, Bailiff of Guernsey, two years prior and had been in the possession of the university since that time before it was unveiled. The granite block was integrated into a wall in the Thistle Complex. It has since been relocated and is now part of a wall in the Walker Complex. Pictured here from left to right are: Sir William Arnold, Mrs. Arnold, Dr. Gibson and Governor General Michener.

Stray leaves from Newport,

Wright III-5890.

San Antonio de Béxar, historical, traditional, legendary. An epitome of early Texas history,

Mode of access: Internet.

Letter to Mrs. Pilkington (sister of William) from William Nelles

Letter to Mrs. Pilkington (sister of William) from William Nelles. He says he has received his shirts, but not his coat. He would like her to send it. He has not heard from her and wishes that she would write, Nov. 9, 1814.

Poetry on Pre-Raphaelite principles: science, nature and knowledge in William Michael Rossetti’s 'Fancies at Leisure' and 'Mrs. Holmes Grey'

This article demonstrates how early Pre-Raphaelite poetry worked according to the principle that art should be modelled on science theorised by the Pre-Raphaelites in their early essays. As the main theorists (rather than practitioners) of Pre-Raphaelite art, F. G. Stephens and William Michael Rossetti defined the Pre-Raphaelite project in terms of observation, investigation, experiment, the “adherence to fact” and the “search after truth”. In the hands of the early Pre-Raphaelite poets, and particularly Rossetti himself, poetry too becomes a mode of scientific enquiry into the natural world, the nature of observation, human psychology and medical practice.

Note from William Croswell to Mrs. Crocker, [1795] July 30

Note regarding the return of Mrs. Crocker's books.

Letter from William Croswell regarding Mrs. Collins, 1818 February 19

Draft of a one-page letter to an unidentified recipient regarding payment to Mrs. Collins for washing.

Letter from William Croswell to Mrs. Bowker, 1831 May 16

Two handwritten drafts of a letter from William Croswell to Mrs. Bowker related to debts and Bowker's father.