PP. Personal Papers

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This is the collection of the personal papers of Jess Gregg, American playwright, fiction author and Rollins alumnus (1941), including biographical information, his association with Rollins, correspondence, notebooks, and some of his literary manuscripts.

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The Hamil ton Holt Papers were presented to Rollins College by his children. This Collection is of value and significance because its contents touch upon the broad areas of journalism, politics, social reform, labor history, higher education, and movements for peace and international organization. A brief glance at this Register should confirm this fact and reveal the extensive scope of these materials.

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The  T.L. Mead Collection at Rollins College contain manuscripts, photographs, memorabilia, periodicals, books, and pamphlets from Mead's personal library, as well as jis personal papers and correspondence.  As the last remaining survivor of his immediate family, Mead received the collected correspondence and papers of his mother, father, and brother, which are also part of this collection.

Scope and Contents This collection focuses on Grover's years in Winter Park and specifically at Rollins College, which includes correspondence, magazine articles, published material from Grover's private printing firm in the form of books and pamphlets, and information on the the history of printing collected by Grover for the classes that he taught.  There are also original materials penned by Grover and printed by his Angel Alley Press.  This collection also contains materials collected by Grover on the...

Scope and Contents This collection, accumulated by Nancy Ella Shore, consists of documents created and used by the Shore family, circa 1900 - 1930. The collection includes materials detailing the history of the Shore family, along with their engagement in the Winston-Salem community. Record types include correspondence with family members, Moravian Church publications, Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) promotional materials, Winston-Salem financial statements, scrapbooks, a diary, and family...

Scope and Contents The Betty M. Mitchell Collection includes three boxes of theatrical materials, plus a few books and bound volumes of sheet music used by Dorothy Stone and Charles Collins in various musicals and plays. The gift also contains a small assortment of items from Rex Beach, Charles's friend of many years, but the core of the collection consists of some critical early Broadway ephemera, including: multiple pictures of Fred and Dorothy Stone, Charles Collins, photographs signed by famed entertainers...

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This is a collection of family letters of Goerge Henry Cartwright during World War II, who was a former employee of Rollins College and his father George Charles Cartwrigth had also served as Superindendent of Grounds and Buildings at Rollins from 1927 to 1961.

Scope and Contents The Gary R. Planck Collection of Annie Russell Theatrical Materials contain 31 volumes of the Annie Russell Theatrial Archives, including two volumes of Gary Planck's drafted biography of Annie Russell - "A Scent of Lavander"; his own drafted research notes and clippings related to Annie Russell and her professional career in performing arts; multiple large-format clippings of from various historical sources; and framed artworks and a scrapbook featuring Annie Russell collected by Gary...