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Dwight B. Waldo Lincoln Collection
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3651
Abstract
Lincolniana collected by Dwight B. Waldo (1864-1936), the first president of Western Michigan University (the books associated with this collection are cataloged individually and searchable through the Western Michigan University Libraries online catalog)
Dates:
1860-1960; bulk 1865-1931; Other: Date acquired: 1947
Sister Jane Patricia Freeland Collection
Collection
Identifier: exws-sisterjanepatriciafreeland
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the academic work and education of Sister Jane P. Freeland, who was a nun, lover of music, and a medieval scholar recognized worldwide as the translator of medieval religious works never before available in English. The vast majority of the items are drafts of her translations and notebooks full of her jottings. She particularly loved medieval songs and hymns of Abelard.The collections also contains personal material including correspondence with her home...
Dates:
approximately 1970s-2010s