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Annotation, NHPRC Newsletter Vol. 24:3  ISSN 0160-8460   December 1996

Recent Records Products and Documentary Editions

Records Products

The following products from records projects funded by the NHPRC have been recently released. Information concerning availability has been provided.

  • Anderson, Margaret T. Guide to the Corporate Record Collection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company at the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society. Clinton Forge, VA: Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society, 1996.

Finding Aid to the Corporate Records of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1852-1961.

Container List to the Corporate Records of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1852-1961.

Microfilm Index to the Corporate Records of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1852-1961.

Information regarding these items may be requested from Margaret T. Anderson, Archivist, Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society, P.O. Box 79, Clifton Forge, VA 24422; or call (540) 862-0067; or FAX (540) 863-9159.

  • Guide to the Manuscript and Photograph Collections of the Southwest Collection. Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University, 1996. Requests for information concerning this finding aid may be directed to Preston Lewis, Interim Director, Southwest Collection, Texas Tech University, Box 41041, Lubbock, TX 79409-1041; or call (806) 742- 3749; or FAX (806) 742-0496.
  • An Inventory of the Photographs of The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad/The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Denver, CO: Colorado Historical Society, September 1996.
  • An Inventory of the Records of The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad/The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Denver, CO: Colorado Historical Society, September 1996.

Information about these finding aids should be directed to Keith Schrum, Colorado Historical Society, 1300 Broad-way, Denver, CO 80203-2137; or call (303) 866-4602.

  • Nippert Collection of German Methodism, 1779-1974 (Bulk 1830-1955). Cincinnati, OH: The Cincinnati Historical Society Library, November 1995. The complete 954-page register may be purchased for $143.10. Portions of the register may also be purchased: Container List with Table of Contents (735 pages) - $110.25, Index only (219 pages) - $32.85, Table of Contents (11 pages) - $1.65. Requests should be directed to Jonathan Dembo, Archivist, The Cincinnati Historical Society, 1301

Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203; or call (513) 287-7068; or FAX (513) 287-7095.

The following reports coming out of state board planning efforts have been received:

  • Protecting the Past for the Future: A Report of the Iowa Historical Records Advisory Board. January 1996. Requests may be directed to Gordon O. Hendrickson, State Historical Society of Iowa, 600 East Locust, Des Moines, IA; or call (515) 281-6412.
  • State Archives Strategic Plan. June 1996. Requests may be directed to State Archives, Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Boulevard West, St. Paul, MN 55102-1906; or call (612) 297-4502.
  • Insuring Nebraska's Documentary Heritage: A Strategic Plan. Requests may be directed to Andrea I. Faling, Nebraska State Historical Society, 1500 R Street, P.O. 82554, Lincoln, NE 68501; or call (402) 471-3270.
  • Preserving North Dakota's Collective Memory: A Collaborative Agenda. December 1995. Requests may be directed to Gerald G. Newborg, State Historical Society of North Dakota, North Dakota Heritage Center, 612 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505-0830; or call (701) 328-2668.

Publications Volumes

The following products from NHPRC-supported documentary editing projects have been received in the Commission office since June 1996.

  • The Jane Addams Papers: A Comprehensive Guide, [Guide to the 82-reel University Microfilms International edition], (Indiana University Press, 1996).
  • The Papers of Joseph Henry, Vol. 7, [January 1847- December 1849], (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996).
  • The Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Vol. 10: The Journal of Patrick Gass, May 14, 1804-September 23, 1806, (University of Nebraska Press, 1996 )
  • The Selected Papers of Charles Willson Peale and His Family, Vol. 4: Charles Willson Peale: His Last Years, 1821-1827, (Yale University Press, 1996)
  • The Margaret Sanger Papers Microfilm Edition: Smith College Collection Series, [Guide to the 83-reel University Publications of America edition], (University Publications of America, 1995).
  • The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, Vol. 7, [October 1776-January 1777], (University Press of Virginia, 1997).

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