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John D. Regester Collection on Albert Schweitzer 1924-1974

University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
3.0 linear feet
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was a medical missionary, philosopher, and Nobel Peace Prize winner (1952) who operated a hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon, for 45 years. This collection contains Schweitzer biographer John D. Regester’s collection of Schweitzer-related correspondence, files, articles, clippings, photographs, and a 1940 manuscript on Indian and Chinese thought, and African artifacts.

John M. Finney Student Papers 1963-1986

University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
2.0 linear feet 4 binders
The bulk of this collection is the academic work completed by Finney as an undergraduate student at the University of Puget Sound. The collection contains class schedules, class notes, assignments, syllabi, essays and an undergraduate thesis, and UPS Boggle Players Association records.

Henry Brown Papers 1848-1931

University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
0.5 linear feet 2 scrapbooks, 1 box, 1 manuscript
This collection contains the personal reminiscences of Methodist minister Reverend Henry Brown, who ministered in Iowa and eastern Washington state. The collection includes scrapbooks and newsclippings.

Oregon Methodist Missions Papers 1835-1858

University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
1.25 linear feet 3 boxes
This collection contains correspondence (bulk), minutes, reports and journals by Henry K. W. Perkins, C. Pitman, George Gary, Jason Lee, William Roberts, and others.

Bills of Sale for the Purchase of Slaves 1835, 1837, 1845

University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
0.1 linear feet three folders
This collection is comprised of three original handwritten receipts for the purchase of slaves.

University of Puget Sound Board of Trustees Records 1888-2011

University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
49.0 linear feet
This collection contains records of the Board of Trustees of the University of Puget Sound, in Tacoma, Washington.

Lyle S. Shelmidine Papers 1936-1966

University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
3.0 linear feet 2 boxes
Lyle Stanton "Stan" Shelmidine was a professor of Near and Far East History at the College of Puget Sound (now University of Puget Sound), 1936-1966. This collection contains biographical information, personal and departmental correspondence, course exams, bibliographies, syllabi, and lecture notes.

Leroy Ostransky Papers Approximately 1939-1993

University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
8.0 linear feet
Leroy Ostransky (1918-1993) was a composer, author, and a professor of music at the University of Puget Sound. An expert on jazz, he was widely recognized for his contributions to education and the arts. This collection contains files, correspondence, audio recordings, manuscripts, class notes, clippings, musical scores and compositions.

Henry Brown Papers, 1848-1931.

University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
.5 linear feet (2 scrapbooks, 1 box, and 1 manuscript)
This collection contains Reverend Henry Brown's personal reminiscences about his pioneer days as a Methodist pastor in Iowa and eastern Washington (especially Spokane and Walla Walla). There are two scrapbooks consisting mostly of articles, poems, temperance tracts and news items. The second scrapbook is composed of editorial extracts from the Oregonian newspaper from 1887-1904.

Leroy Ostransky Papers, 1939-1993.

University of Puget Sound - Collins Memorial Library
8 linear feet
This collection contains files, correspondence, audio recordings, manuscripts, class notes, clippings, musical scores and compositions.

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