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Joseph W. Reed and George Creeger collection of human likenesses
The collection contains primarily nineteenth century individual portrait photographs. A small portion of photographs are of identified individuals. When the photographer or sitter is known, the identification is noted in the listing. The images include daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes (also called ferrotypes), card images, and card images in an album. Most dates are approximate ones determined by internal evidence.
Joseph W. Reed English department collection
Emphera received from Joesph Reed after his retirement from Wesleyan.
Joseph W. Reed papers
Franklin D. Reeve papers
Charles F. Rice (class of 1872) diaries
Three diaries written by Charles Francis Rice, class of 1872.
William North Rice papers
Fremont Rider book typescript
Fremont Rider papers
Fremont Rider was Wesleyan Librarian from 1933-1953. He had worked with Melvil Dewey and had many creative ideas about improving libraries. Some of his projects are controversial today but his proposal for microcards to replace actual books was a forerunner of microfilm and of the digital era. These papers document his efforts in the library world along with his work in writing, editing, publishing and inventing.
Alfred S. Roe Civil War papers
This collection contains a first hand account of a Civil War soldier and prisoner. The manuscript narrative gives details of Alfred S. Roe's experience in the Army and in prison, his travels, fellow soldiers, officers, and their conversations.
Phyllis Rose correspondence
Phyllis Rose (born 1942) was a professor of English at Wesleyan University from 1969 until her retirement in 2005.
The collection consists of ten pieces of correspondence related to the Wesleyan English Department or other professional business.
