Word: manuscripts
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...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...
...interesting manuscript is the rough draft of a letter addressed by Roosevelt to General Shafter August 4th, 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 to be used as a newspaper interview but afterwards changed over in Mr. Roosevelt's hand to the form of a letter to his commanding officer, is shown in one of the cases. This manuscript, the cartoons...
...Kebir, near Asyút, excavations of the British School of Archeology disclosed relics covering every period of Egyptian history and prehistory. The chief find was a papyrus manuscript of St. John's Gospel in early Coptic, midway between the Vatican and Sinaitic codices (earliest Greek Biblical manuscripts). It was wrapped in linen rags in an earthen pot, much of it in perfect condition, and is now on exhibition at University College, London. It dates from the Fourth Century and differs in several ways from the orthodox text. An iron dagger, considered the oldest iron implement known (about...
...Throw Back" a moving picture scenario written by a student in the University of California, has just been declared the winning manuscript in a competition for a $1000 Scholarship Award, offered six months ago by Carl Laemmle, President of the Universal Pictures Corporation to students of American Colleges for the motion picture scenario of the greatest merit. In announcing the award, Mr. Laemmle declared that "The Throw Back" had been selected from among some thousand scenarios by the committee of award because it was "the most original, the best written, and the most adapted to the requirements of the Universal...