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Shekleton, Alan. Dundalk, Ireland. To William Parkinson Ruxton, Esq. Redhouse, Ardee, Ireland. Has made arrangements to send his plumber, "a very well conducted man...& a good tradesman" on a jaunting car, who just go on to Arthurstown., 1841, January 9 - box 5

Date:
1841, January 9 -
Scope Content:
Removed from David Erskine Baker, Biographia dramatica... a new edition. Dublin, Printed by T. Henshall, 1783 (Lilly Z2014 .D7 B2 1782a), vol. 2, which has bookplate of William Parkinson Ruxton.
  1. Removed from David Erskine Baker, Biographia dramatica... a new edition. Dublin, Printed by T. Henshall, 1783 (Lilly Z2014 .D7 B2 1782a), vol. 2, which has bookplate of William Parkinson Ruxton.
  1. Lilly Library
  2. Miscellaneous mss., 2100 BCE-1992
  3. Miscellaneous mss.

Sheldon Sampson application packet, 1993 box SFP 1

Unit ID:
1 and 1
Date:
1993
Scope Content:
Script title: Fathers Angels (Fifth Draft) Video title(s): Choices
  1. Script title: Fathers & Angels (Fifth Draft)
  2. Video title(s): Choices
  1. Black Film Center & Archive
  2. Mary Perry Smith Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Archives collection, Series 5. Sidney Poitier Fellowship Competition, 1985-1993, bulk 1992-1993
  3. 5. Sidney Poitier Fellowship Competition
  4. 5.1. Application Packets, 1993

Shepherd, James, naval officer. Log of Proceedings on board the Albion of London kept by James Shepherd, commanded by William Wade West Esq., lieutenant Royal Navy, commencing with a 2nd voyage in October 1820, in three parts., 1820, October 7-1821, June 12 - Bound Bound

Date:
1820, October 7-1821, June 12 -
Scope Content:
Contents: 1) Log of Proceedings...in three fragments, 1820, Oct. 23-Nov. 10, 16 p.; 1820, Nov. 13-Dec. 10, 28 p; 1821, Jan. 8-9, 18-19, 22-23, 6 p. Cover page gives details of the ship's construction; 1820, Oct. 23, remarks on board; 1820, Oct. 29-1821, Jan. 23, ship's log of voyage from London to Mauritius, with concluding remarks... "the sweet vurder [sic] from the plantation was very refreshing..." 2) Remarks on board the Albion bound to the Mauritius, William Wade West, commander October 7, 1820, bound in linen, 96 p. 1820, Oct. 22-1821, Jan. 23, journal of the Albion from London to Mauritius, with concluding remarks..."the sweet verdure from the plantations was very refreshing...," p. 1-21; 1821, Jan. 24-Mar. 20, journal of the period at Port Louis during which the cargo of sugar with ownership markings was loaded, the ship repaired with the help of black people, and on feb. 15 an incident about the slave trade reported p. 22-30; 1821, Mar. 21-May 26, ship's log of voyage from Mauritius to London, p. 31-96; p. for the entries of 1821, May 27-June 12 are missing; the name of James Shepherd appears in the entry for Apr. 4, 1821. 3) Track of the Albion form London to the Mauritius and return, William Wade West, commander, 1820-1821...completing a voyage of 23500 miles in seven months; outward bound voyage shown in red; inward bound voyage shown in blue; continents outlined in green, red, and blue; signed in lower left hand corner by James Shepherd, 1821, Port Louis. Autograph map signed 1 leaf 45 x 39 cm.
  1. Contents: 1) Log of Proceedings...in three fragments, 1820, Oct. 23-Nov. 10, 16 p.; 1820, Nov. 13-Dec. 10, 28 p; 1821, Jan. 8-9, 18-19, 22-23, 6 p. Cover page gives details of the ship's construction; 1820, Oct. 23, remarks on board; 1820, Oct. 29-1821, Jan. 23, ship's log of voyage from London to Mauritius, with concluding remarks... "the sweet vurder [sic] from the plantation was very refreshing..." 2) Remarks on board the Albion bound to the Mauritius, William Wade West, commander October 7, 1820, bound in linen, 96 p. 1820, Oct. 22-1821, Jan. 23, journal of the Albion from London to Mauritius, with concluding remarks..."the sweet verdure from the plantations was very refreshing...," p. 1-21; 1821, Jan. 24-Mar. 20, journal of the period at Port Louis during which the cargo of sugar with ownership markings was loaded, the ship repaired with the help of black people, and on feb. 15 an incident about the slave trade reported p. 22-30; 1821, Mar. 21-May 26, ship's log of voyage from Mauritius to London, p. 31-96; p. for the entries of 1821, May 27-June 12 are missing; the name of James Shepherd appears in the entry for Apr. 4, 1821. 3) Track of the Albion form London to the Mauritius and return, William Wade West, commander, 1820-1821...completing a voyage of 23500 miles in seven months; outward bound voyage shown in red; inward bound voyage shown in blue; continents outlined in green, red, and blue; signed in lower left hand corner by James Shepherd, 1821, Port Louis. Autograph map signed 1 leaf 45 x 39 cm.
  1. Lilly Library
  2. Miscellaneous mss., 2100 BCE-1992
  3. Miscellaneous mss.

Shute, Benjamin R., Jr., July 10, 1990

Unit ID:
90-013
Date:
July 10, 1990
Scope Content:
Benjamin R. Shute, Jr., the corporate secretary of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, discusses his childhood, family life, education, and how each of these influenced the development of the values which direct his judgement in his career in philanthropy. He speaks of the Rockefellers as a family and as a foundation, their special interests, international projects, focus on New York City, and diversification to include minorities in the grant making and grant receiving process. In addition, he discusses the creation of New Ventures, a nonprofit consulting organization.
Place:
New York, New York

Benjamin R. Shute, Jr., the corporate secretary of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, discusses his childhood, family life, education, and how each of these influenced the development of the values which direct his judgement in his career in philanthropy. He speaks of the Rockefellers as a family and as a foundation, their special interests, international projects, focus on New York City, and diversification to include minorities in the grant making and grant receiving process. In addition, he discusses the creation of New Ventures, a nonprofit consulting organization.

  1. Center for Documentary Research and Practice
  2. American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993

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