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April 1996

Recent Records Products and
Documentary Editions

Records Products

The following products from records projects funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) have been recently released. Information concerning availability has been provided.

* Barstad, Joel I., prep. The Colorado College Archives and Records Survey Project Manual. Colorado Springs, CO: The Colorado College, 1995. Information concerning this manual should be directed to the Colorado College Archives, 1021 North Cascade, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.

* Burgan, Read G. A Database/Catalog of Sixteen Inch Program Transcriptions of the "Old Fashioned Revival Hour" and Related Resources. Lake Linden, MI: Read G. Burgan, 1995.

Finding Aid: David du Plessis Collection. Pasadena, CA: Fuller Theological Seminary, June 1995.

Unpublished finding aids are available for the following collections:

Society of Pentecostal Studies Collection

Joseph Mattsson-Boze Collection

Information about these finding aids may be requested from Russell P. Spittler, The David du Plessis Center, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA 91182; or call (818) 584-5308.

* Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives: State Agency Records. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1995. Copies of this 855-page guide are available for $30, plus $3 for shipping and handling. Entries in the guide provide information on accessing more detailed automated descriptive information. Those interested should contact Jesse R. Lankford, Assistant State Archivist, Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807; or call (910) 733-3952. This guide may also be order by fax at (919) 733-1354.

* Guide to the Administrative Records of the Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council and WGBH Educational Foundation, 1945-1994 (1951-1991). Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, n.d. For further information write Mary Ide, Director of Archives, WGBH Educational Foundation, 125 Western Avenue, Boston, MA 02134.

* Holland, Douglas, Martha Riley, and Mary Stiffler, comp. Guide to the Ewan Papers. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden Library, 1995. A photocopy of this guide is available by contacting Martha Riley, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299; or call (314) 577-5156. Ms. Riley may also be contacted by fax at (314) 577-9590 or by e-mail at riley@mobot.org. A printed edition of the guide will be published later in the year by the garden and will be sold for approximately $8.

* Old Sturbridge Village Research Library. Josiah Goddard Stone Diaries, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, October 1994.

Old Sturbridge Village Research Library. Moore Family Papers: Berlin, Connecticut and Montague, Massachusetts, 1718-1871. Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, November 1994.

Old Sturbridge Village Archives. Research, Collections, and Library, Research Department: Archaeology Records. Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, April 1995.

Old Sturbridge Village Research Library. McKinstry Store Collection, Southbridge, Massachusetts. Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, November 1994.

Old Sturbridge Village Research Library. Coventry Manufacturing Company Records, Coventry, Rhode Island. Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, May 1995.

Old Sturbridge Village Research Library. Fosdick Harrison Papers, Roxbury, Bridgewater, and Bethlehem, Connecticut. Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, April 1995.

Old Sturbridge Village Archives. Research, Collection, and Library Department: Curatorial Department Records. Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, April 1995.

Old Sturbridge Village Archives. Old Sturbridge Village Interpretation Department Records. Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, June 1995.

Old Sturbridge Village Research Library. Richmond Family Store Papers, Ashford, CT. Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, May 1995.

Old Sturbridge Village Research Library. Smith/Mellen Family Papers, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Northwest Territory. Sturbridge, MA: Old Sturbridge Village, November 1994.

Information about these finding aids may be requested from Theresa Rini Percy, Research, Collections, & Library, Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566; or call (508) 347-5375.

* Stone, Ellen C. Guide to the Ships Plans Collection at Mystic Seaport Museum. Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc., 1995. Copies of this guide are available for $10 from Ellen Stone, Ships Plans Collection Manager, Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT 06355-0990; or call (860) 572-5360.

* Style Manual for Archival Finding Aids. Pittsburgh, PA: Library and Archives Division, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, January 1994.

Unpublished inventories are available for the following collections:

Copperweld Steel Company, Records, 1915-1977. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Archives MSS# 41, two boxes, 1.0 linear feet.

Getting Family, Papers, 1908-1991. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Archives MSS# 186, 16 boxes, 9.0 linear feet.

Health and Welfare Planning Association, Records, 1908-1990. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Archives MSS# 158, 169 boxes, 85 linear feet.

Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, Records, 1858-1953 (bulk 1950-1953). Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Archives MSS# 33, four boxes, 1.75 linear feet.

Pittsburgh Public Schools, Records, 1870-1980. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Archives MSS# 117, 183 boxes, 108 linear feet.

Pittsburgh Stock Exchange, Records, 1894-1972. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Archives MSS# 150, 12 boxes, 40 linear feet.

Thaw Family, Papers, 1787-1981 (bulk 1830-1935). Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Archives MSS# 29, nine boxes, 4.5 linear feet.

United States Steel. Duquesne Steel Works, Records, 1895-1984. Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Archives MSS# 42, five boxes.

Young Women's Christian Association of Greater Pittsburgh, Records, 1875-1988 (bulk 1950-1980). Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Archives MSS# 79, 148 boxes, 80.0 linear feet.

Copies of the inventories are available to interested parties free of charge. Copies of the style manual are available for $5, which includes shipping and handling. For more information, contact Corey Seeman, Head of Reference and Processing, Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Library and Archives Division, 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; or call (412) 454-6000.

Documentary Publications

The following products from NHPRC-supported documentary editing projects have been received in the Commission office since November 1995.

The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 31, [November 1, 1779-February 29, 1780] (Yale University Press, 1995)

The Papers of General Nathanael Greene, Vol. 8, [March 30-July 10, 1781] (University of North Carolina Press, 1995)

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 26, [May 11-August 31, 1793] (Princeton University Press, 1995)

The Papers of Andrew Johnson, Vol. 12, [February-August, 1867] (University of Tennessee Press, 1995)

The Papers of John Marshall, Vol. 8, [March 1814-December 1819] (University of North Carolina Press, 1995)

The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Vol. 17: Commentaries on the Constitution, [April 1-May 9, 1788] (State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1995)

The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Vol. 18: Commentaries on the Constitution, [May 10-September 13, 1788] (State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1995)

Papers of William Thornton, Vol. 1, [1781-1802] (University Press of Virginia, 1995)

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