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...adolescence, Daisy Ashford had written herself out. Like any other girl, she turned her attention to growing up, going out into the world, and getting married. When her mother died, during World War I, Daisy found among her papers the manuscript of The Young Visiters, Or, Mr. Salteena's Plan, a novel Daisy had written at the age of nine. A friend laughed over it so much that Daisy kindly wrote out a fair copy-and forgot all about it. She was doing war work when a telegram arrived "conveying the amazing news that my 'novel...
Intent on his manuscript, Adenauer read on: "The Federal [Bonn] government is prepared jointly with representatives of Jewry and the State of Israel. . . to bring about a solution of the material reparation problem in order to facilitate the way to a spiritual purging of unheard-of suffering . . ." At this point Richter, the neo-Nazi, stomped from the chamber. But when Adenauer finished his address, the rest of the Bundestag rose in a standing ovation. As Adenauer hurried off the rostrum, speakers for all major parties came forward to echo and endorse his sentiments. All, that is, but the Communists...
Died. Arthur Szyk, 57, Polish-born miniature painter and caricaturist, who came to the U.S. in 1940; of a heart attack; in New Canaan, Conn. Fascinated by the manuscripts of medieval monks. he made a career of the lost art of manuscript illumination. During World War II, he turned his hand to anti-Nazi political cartoons (for PM, Collier's, LIFE), later collected the best of them in a book, The New Order. Coming out next year: his edition of Arabian Nights...
Among its early American collections the Manuscript Division holds the records of Thomas Hancock who made all the family money and his nephew John who spent it all. They also include the ledgers of the first industry in the United States, a small iron works in Saugus, Mass. However, the collection is strongest on nineteenth century New England textile and shipping industries...
...collection was built up quickly after the Manuscripts Division was formed. The rapid accumulation was due to a deal made with the Business Historical Society by which the Business School could use the BHS' manuscripts if it would make space available in Baker Library for their storage. Agreements with other libraries such as the Boston Public brought in even more material. The Manuscript Division had so much material that it no longer accepts anything but complete collections, preferably on New England industries...