The Lilly Library is the rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library of the Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington. Its collections represent a diversity of subjects, including literature; children’s literature; history; folklore; science; radio, film and television; book collecting and bookselling; journalism; and translation.
Subcollections (69)
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The Jay mss., 1864-2005, consist of approximately 325 spirit photographs and related correspondence and printed materials collected by magician Ricky Jay, 19... Historical Note Spirit photography was a genre of photography popular in the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century in ... Spirit photography grew out of the context of Spiritualism, a utopian religious movement which began in the late 1840s ... Spirit photography should also be understood in the context of the ne... William H. Mumler is frequently credited as the first spirit photographer. Mumler's account of his first spirit photograph (a self-portrait that, after devel... Scope and Contents The Jay mss. consists primarily of spirit photographs, ghost photographs, and photographs from séances collected by magician Ricky Jay. The collection includ... Jay, a magician, sho... The collection also contains a small number of printed materials relating to the Spiritualist magicians the Davenport Brothers and the anti-Spiritualist magi... |
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Baker Street Irregulars Image collection The Baker Street Irregulars image collection consists of photographs taken at various events hosted by Baker Street Irregulars, a Sherlock Holmes literary so... |
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The Rawson mss., 1801-1931, are papers of Mrs. Mary Ann (Read) Rawson, (Mrs. William B. Rawson), of Wincobank, near Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. |
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Biographical / Historical: Count Alexander Romanovich Vorontsov, 1741-1805, was Chancellor of the Russian Empire during the reign of Alexander I, Emperor of Russia. When he ... Count Semen Romanovich Vorontsov, 1744-1832, was Alexander Romanovich's brother and a diplomat. In 1783, he ... Ivan Larionovich Vorontsov-Dashkov, fl. 1814, ... Scope and Content: This collection consists of the correspondence of Count Aleksandr Romanovich Vorontsov, 1741-1805, imperial chancellor to Alexander I, Emperor of Russia; his... The letters, chiefly in French, are dated 1764, 1784, 1785, 1787, 1794, 1799, 1806, 1810, 1813, and 1814. They are ... The Vorontsov family, signing their name as Woronzow, write concerning their financial accounts, the importing of ... One of the Middle Hill boards ... |
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Margaret Grete Loewinger Morrison collection was donated in her honor by her husband Joseph P. Morrison. Margaret Grete Loewinger's collection of photograph postcards and unbound leaves ... Josephine Baker, Black French dancer, singer, and Resistance Agent, and Civil Rights Activist. Anna May Wong, American actress considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star. Brigitte Helm, German actress known for her roles as Maria and Maschinenmensch in Metropolis. Conrad Veidt - German actor known for roles in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Man Who Laughs, ... |
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Basil Hall, 1788-1844, ... The camera lucida sketches are of scenes, buildings, and persons made in Canada and the United States. The United States sketches depict parts of Ne... The eight personal letters by Basil Hall, 1815-1838, and a fragment of a letter by Mrs. Margaret (Hunter) Hall, 1799-1876, accompanied by type... Nine of the sketches appear in Mrs. Margaret (Hunter) Hall's The Aristocratic Journey. London, G.P. Putnam's Son, 1931 (E165 .H188). |
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Dalrymple mss.. c. 1860s-1890s The Dalrymple mss., c. 1860s-1890s, consist of tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, and real-photo postcards used to exemplify historical American dres... Priscilla Harris Dalrymple is the author of American Victorian Costume in Early Photographs, published in 1991 by Dover Books. |
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Salas, Mercedes mss., 1900-1941 Mercedes Salas spent her early years studying opera in Barcelona and singing arias by various composers at venues throughout Catalunya – Tarragona, Reus, Bar... Photographs consists of portraits of Salas herself, as well as other family members. In addition, Salas had a collection of postcards ... |
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Edward John Barga (sometimes spelled Barge) ... |
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The Jerry Slocum Mechanical Puzzle Collection The Jerry Slocum Collection of mechanical puzzles embodies a lifetime pursuit of the intriguing and the perplexing. The result is the largest assemblage of i... |