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...original manuscript of the salutatory oration delivered at a Harvard commencement more than a century and a half ago by Jonathan Trumbull, 1759, has been presented to Widener Library by an anonymous donor...
...amnesia (loss of memory occurring in some forms of insanity) and wandered about the country suffering harrowing vicissitudes for three years. In time he recovered and returned to his family and to normal life. But he retained a vivid memory of his experiences, set them down in a manuscript, resolved to turn them to account for human welfare. William James and a few other far-sighted gentlemen encouraged...
...sacred or secular, with or without accompaniment. According to the wishes of Mr. Boott, the donor of the prize, if the words are of a sacred character the type of music exemplified in Mozart's "Cherabine" in desirable. The prize will not be awarded unless the winning manuscript is considered by the judges to be worthy...
...attending surgeons left the results of his efforts in his own hand. Careful examination shows that the writing corresponds almost exactly to the signature at the end of the last will and testament of William Shakespeare. At last, apparently after almost four hundred years an authentic manuscript of the greatest figure in English literature has been discovered. And the whole affair may be due to nothing more serious than that Sir Edmund's cook forgot to do the eggs on both sides...
...collection of Roosevelt books and manuscripts with portraits and original drawings for political cartoons placed in the Treasure Room of the Widener Library in connection with the anniversary of Roosevelt's birthday contains and especially interesting manuscript. This is the rough draft of a letter addressed by Roosevelt to General Shafter, August 4, 1898, urging that the American troops in Cuba be immediately transported North to prevent their destruction by disease. It was written the same day as the famous Round Robin which was signed by Roosevelt and by a number of other officers. The original draft intended apparently...