NO. 16 THE CLEMENTS LIBRARY ASSO C IATE S

GENEROSITY APPRECIATED

FALL 2001

This whimsical portrait by A. Sheldon Pennoyer, entitled "A. EdwardNewton: Engineer Extraordinary Oiling the Journals of the Book CollectingGame," was commissioned by Newton himself. It came to the ClementsLibrary as part ofGeorge H. Tweney 's gift ofNewt onia na.

~eparting from the usual

editorial policy of keeping"Library news " in the Quarto to

a minimum, this issue is devotedentirely to talking about a varietyof recent collection donations to theClements. There are anumber of reasons todo so. One of them issimply to say thanks,publicly, to manydonors . Another is toallow scholars and thepublic to know aboutthese exciting additionsto the collections- thatthey are here-and thatthey are available foruse. It also may serveas a reminder that theClements Library hasmuch to recommend itas a recipient of gift sor a permanent homefor book collections orfamily papers. Spacelimitations and the desirenot to make this issue aboring catalog has madecoverage of donationsnecessarily selective.

The Clem entsLibrary is hou sed andadministered separatelyfrom the generalUniversity Librarysystem, a condition ofMr. Clements's originalgift. The Library'simportance in the worldof historical scholarshipbelies the fact that it is asmall and decidedly non -bureaucraticinstitution. Clement s never wanted theplace, institutionally, to lose that feelingof excitement about original sourcematerials that had inspired his owncollecting. Thi s spirit continues to

permeate the Library and the manypublic services it provides. Curators arenot hired unle ss they care deeply aboutthe collec tions and are exce ptionallyknowledgeable about what the material srepre sent and how they have to be

handl ed. The staff is large enough toprovide the necessary constant profes­sional care and service and yet smallenough to deliver that service andexpertise in a friendly and highlypersonal manner.

Having a staff of historical enthusi­asts who get to kno w the "customers" ona warm, personal basis has been highl yconducive to attracting gifts . Potentialdonors quickly sense that the Clementsis staffed by kindred spirits. The Library

takes the time tounderstand and easethe sensitivitiesinvolved in depositingfamil y papers. We havealways understood thatcollec tors and bookdealers, merely toleratedas annoyances at manyinstitutions, were theessential partners in thecreation of everyoneof the greatest researchcollec tions in the world,including this one.

Coll ectors sensethat their gifts will notonly be appreciatedand trea ted well butthat their enthusiasmswill be perpetuat edby future collecting.Book dealers haveoften made significantdonations themselvesand have pointed theirmost important clientshere, confident that gifttransactions will behandled hon estly andthat the donor 's interestswill be given the highestpriority.

If yon have familypapers, a collection , oreven an item or two that

you care about preserving , or if you are adealer advising a valued customer, keepus in mind !

- John C. Dann

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W ISH TO HONOR OR REMEMBER SOMEONE?

parti cularly satisfying way tohonor or remember someone

might be to purchase a very specialitem for the Clements Library collec­

tion . Before putting anything on theshelf, we tak e care of any necessarybind ing repairs and provid e an attractivebox or container, to which an appropri­ate presentation bookplate is affixed.The follo wing materials, all of outstand­ing importance, are in need of donors.

Present Times (Cleveland, 1842). Awonderful book title by a writer withan equally interesting name. TIlls is aserious and important document of thedevelopment of Midwestern cookery.A fine copy in original condition.

$ 1,500 ' " .

Schenk, I .H. Album ofLong Branch:A Series ofPhotographic Views, withLetter-press Sketches (New York, 1868).

[Judah, Samuel RH.]. The Buccaneers:A Romance of Our Own Country, in itsAncient Day: Illustrated with DiversMarvellous Histories and Antique andFacetious Episodes Gathered from theMost Authentic Chronicles & AffinnedRecords Extant from the Settlement ofthe Nieuw Netherlands, Until the Timesofthe Fomous Richard Kid, Carefull yCollated from the Laborious Researchesand Minute Investigations of that

McLain Papers . A fascinating collectionof ten letters of two brothers, Charlesand Samuel Mcl.ain, describing frontieradven tures in western Kansas, Colorado,California , and Oregon, 1857-65. Theyinclude a harrowing contemporarypersonal narrative of a hunting partyin hostile Indian territory, where thepart icipants were caught in the snow andwere essent ially out of food for severalweeks as they cros sed the RockyMountains to survive. Another letterdescribes the fine points of living offthe land and camp cookery. The priceincludes the cost of a leather box.

$2,500 '.

Hardin, Philomena Ann MariaAntoinette. Every Body's Cook andReceipt Book: but More ParticularlyDesignedfor Buckeyes, Hoosiers,Wolverines, Corncra ckers, Suckers, andAll Epicures Who Wish to Live with the

An exceedingly rare book, incorporating76 original mou nted photographs by G.Pach, illustrating the New Jersey shorearea , which then rivaled Saratoga as themost exclusive summer resort of the richand famous . Thi s is a highly desirableaddition to the Library's superb andgrowing collection of photo-illustratedbooks. The price includes the cost ofcover restoration .

$3,750 '

James 1. A Publication ofHisMa[jes]ties ' Edict (London, 1613).A somewhat pedantic essay, written bythe King himself, prohibiting due ling.Thi s copy was apparently owned by amilitary officer and early VirginiaCompany investor, who se underliningsand marginal note s suggest personalconc ern about pros ecution for his owninvolvement in "affairs of honor."

Excellent Antiquary and SublimePhilosopher, yclept TerentiusPhilogobombos (Boston, 1827) . A finecopy of a very rare and much-covetedfirst American novel with an Americantheme, written by a Jewish author.

$2,000 ,

Please contact the Library if you mightbe interested in purchasing any of themfor us in someone 's honor or memory.Your gift would fully qualify as a tax­ded uctible contribution to the Universityof Michigan. Further details about theseand other items (and their remainingavailability) or donations will be happilyprovided upon request.

- John C. DannDirector

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GIFTS OF OUR COLLECTIVE HERITAGE

he Clements Librarycollections arebasedon a

long tradition of generousgiving,beginning with the founder, William

L. Clements. Though primarily abibliophile.he becameinterested inmanuscripts when he purchased thepolitical papers of William Petty, 2""Earl of Shelburne. Shelburne had heldseveral important positions. includingSecretary of State for the Southern

States." Indulging his new fascinationwith manuscripts. Clements then turnedhis attention to buying more. He soonpurchased. in rapid succession. thepape rs of John Wilson Croker, the I 'and 2nd Viscounts Melville, George andHenry Clinton, Nathanael Greene, LordGeorge Germain, and GeneralThomasGage-almost all pertaining to theAmerican Revolution. By 1930 theClements Library had one of the most

important materials we receive aredonations from individuals andfamiliesallover the United States andCanada.This has been true fromthe beginning.Two of ourearliest acquisitions were thepapers of Russell A. Alger, Secretary ofWar in the McKinley administration,given by the Alger family from DetroitandMcLean, Virginia, and Louis D.H.Weld 's donation of the Weld-GrimkePapers. The correspondence and diaries

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Department and Prime Minister, whichhadgiven him responsibilities for NorthAmerican affairs. While on a visitto London in 1921, Clements went toan auction at Sotheby's and accidentallydiscovered the Shelburne papers forsale. He spent two days examiningthem, and, when he realized that abouthalf the volumes pertained to theAmerican Revolution, he decided thathe wanted them for his library. "Withthem," Clements concluded, hiscollection of Revolutionary materialwould be "unsurpassed in the United

distinguished manuscript collections inthe country for the Revolutionary era.

Since that time, the ManuscriptDivision has flourished. not onlyexpanding in size but diversifying insubject matter as well. The Libraryhas continued to buy many of itsmanuscripts, often saving them frombeing separated into lots for sale on theopen market and ending up scatteredamong various institutions andindi­vidual buyers. But purchasing is onlyone way the Clements augments itsmanuscriptholdings. Among the most

of the Grimkes, noted abol itionists,are widely used and draw many readersand inquiries each year.

Building a manuscript collectionis an organic process. When we acquireitems by purchase, we change the sizeand shape of the overall body of materi­als, andwe do so for specific reasons,perhaps to fill a gap in a subjec t area oraddnew information about a particularindividual. We consciously choose thewarp and weft of the fabric, the colors,size, and shape. Donations, on the otherhand, offer unexpected surprises. They

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some of the family papers acquired inrecent years show the protean natureofcollection building, and provide a senseof the diversity. depth , and rich texturesof these materials.

Ourmost recent donation is a groupof letters writte n by William Henry Lee .who served in the 8tll Missouri VolunteerCavalry for three years during the CivilWar. Four of his great-gran ddaughters(Winifred Ethier. Catherine Claes,Marjorie Wilner. and Betty Taylor) werealerted to our Civil War collection byWinifred Ethier's son, Jon, anddecidedthat the Clements would be the bestplace for them. Though the Libraryhas a wonderful Civil Warcollection,established in 1974 with James S.Schoff 's gift of his soldiers ' letters anddiaries, most of it concerns the fightingin the East. The Lee papers help tobroaden our leaner holdings for thearmed conflict in the West. The Bossonpapers, given to us last year by Robertand Estrella Bosson. also add Civil Warsubject matter, but provide documenta­tion for other areas as well, includingReconstruction, Tennessee politics, thedevelopment of railroads in the South,and southern education, including theschooling of African Americans. Thismaterial, with the donation of genealogi­cal and biographical informationcontributed by Robert Bosson's cousin,Henry L. Newnan, is a good example

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A rare treasure: A hasty note scribbled by President Abraham Lincoln on the back ofanenvelope requesting a "f air hearing "f or a so ldier, probably George Stinchfield . who hadrequested afurlo ugh. It survives in the Stinchfield Papers.

might launch a new subjectarea. as did the Grim kepapers. Since their arrivalin the early 1940s. theClements has vastlyincreased its anti-slaveryand abolition hold ings.Or gifts could add newdimensions to establishedcollec tions. From 1986 to1991. S.W. Jackman ofVictoria. British Columbia,donated not only 15 lettersfrom Lewis Cass to DavidBates Douglass. buthundreds of otherDouglass letters as well,thereby supplementing ourexisting holdings relatingto both men. We wouldnot have such a large andvaluable manuscriptcoll ection withoutdonations. Examples from

Cavalry horses march on their stomachs: The Bosson Papers include this receipt forfo rage purchased fo r the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry.

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of the way several generations of onefamily's past mirrors local and nationalhistory.

Th e Clements also has a finecollect ion of naval manu scripts, includ ­ing papers of Commodore CharlesMorris. a notab le American officer,concerning his role as a commander.Last year, Geo rge S. Watson and JosephD. Watson gave the Lib rary a singlemanuscript memoir written by theirancestor, Charles Morris, about thedeath of his 31-year-old son , LieutenantCharles W. Morri s, killed in actio n in1846 during the Mexican-American War.It is a poignant memoir, describing hisson's brief career as a naval officer andthe circum stances of his death . It showsthe human side of the elder Morris andthe close relationship between father andson. As young Lieutena nt Morri s laydying, after having been struck by amusket ball in the throat, he said,"Tell my father how I fell."

Historians are always seekingmaterials that illustrate the lives ofordinary people. Last year , JeanneServi s and Nancy Schermerhorn gavethe Library the papers of three genera-

Photographs: Nor ton StrangeTownshend 's papers include this quarter­

pla te daguerreotype image ofhim byprominent St. Louis photographer

Thoma s M. Easterly.

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Afather's plea: Charles Stinchfield calls on his son, " Whit" (Charles. Jr.), 10 assist him in the j amity business.

tions of the Van Vechten fami ly ofCatskill , New York. Datin g from thelate seventeenth century to the beginningof the nineteenth, the papers show thepersistence of Dutch language andculture in the Hudson River Valley.Th ey illuminate the daily lives ofindepe ndent landholders who we renot part of the well-documentedDutch landlord cla ss to which the VanRensselaers, Livingstons, Beekmans,and Van Cortlandts belo nged . The VanVechtens were fanners. slave-owners,soldiers, store keepers. and mill owners.Their account books record the names.occ upations, and residences of thepeople of their small Catskill communityand can be used to write a mic ro-historyof that place and time. The William Poteaccount and letter book, donated bySusan Rab ick, is also a pote ntially richsource for local history. Pote, a farmer

and commercial fisherm an fromFreeport, Maine, kept an account ofhis business tran sactions with localres iden ts. It includes names of peo pleand businesses, inventories of es tates,reco rds of services performed for thetow n, and detailed acco unts of farmi ngand fishing voyages.

Large collections are treasure -trovesthat ofte n contain mini-collection s. In1997 Alice Dodge Wallace gave theLibrary the file s of her great-grandfather,Norton Strange Townshend, an Ohiophysician, anti -slavery po litician, andprofessor of agricu lture, who had avaried and fascin ating career. Thepapers hold a wealth of informationconcerning the public and privatepersona of Townshend, including manyessays and lectures on agriculture, aswe ll as paper s concerning severalgenerations of other fam ily member s.

Last year, Mrs. Wallace shippedadditional boxes full of fascinatingobjects like a miniscule 3/8-inch-squareportrait daguerreotype and a wrea thmade from the hair of 14 differentmember s of the family of MargaretBaiJey, Townshend's second wife .When a second lot arrived soon after, itcontained the 70-year correspondencebetween Townshend's granddaughter,Margaret Wing Dodge, and her Vassarfrie nd, Elizabeth Schneider, revealingexq uisite details. Elizabeth writes ofa European trip in 1912 to Berlin, "aswaggering sort of city," and shabbyCa mbridge, not "so large or so hand­some as Oxford." She provides a first­hand account of the Italian textileworkers, or "anarchists" as she calledthem , who rioted in 1912 in Lawrence,Massachusett s, in a strike over wages.Of Liverpoo l at the outbreak of World

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War I, she notes that "We saw troopsof soldiers- mere boys they seemedto be- going glumly to the front, andhorses being requisitioned in the streets.but there was no enthusiasm, no excite­ment." Documents concerning MargaretWing Dodge's Vassar years and thecorrespondence with her lifelong friend,Elizabeth, form a small, unique unit oftheir own. This year, Thomas Wing gavethe library addit ional Norton Townshendnotes and printed matter. If all papersrelating to a family or individual werehoused in one institution, scholarswould be better served. and we thereforeappreciate Thomas Wing's considerationin helping to make this possible for theTownshend collection .

The papers of Charles Stinchfieldcompri se another large collection. InOctober 1999 Diane Klingensteindonated six large boxes of materialsthat had belonged to her grandfather,a prominent lumber entrepreneur inMaine , Michigan, Oregon, and otherparts of the count ry from the mid­nineteenth century through the turn ofthe twentieth. Charles Stinchfield and

lumbering are the collection' s centralfocus, but the papers contain a wealth ofinformation about other activities andinterests of three or four generations offamily mem~rs. Many documents andletters concern land development in theWest, especially Wyoming, and in theDetroit area, where the family owneda farm called Stonycroft in BloomfieldHills. Several Stinchfields traveledextensively and wrote about theirimpressions of the western UnitedStates, Europe, and Asia. CharlesStiochfield, Jr., nicknamed Whit,prospected for gold and silver for sixmonths in Nevada. Arizona. and Utah.Other files focus on art collecting,education, and family and householdmatters. Enhancing the collection arefamily pictures, land deeds. a passsigned by Abraham Lincoln, artifactssuch as a bone ring made by GeorgeStinchfield when he was a Civil Warprisoner on Belle Isle, Virginia, andmanuscript and printed maps of Wyo­ming, Oregon , and Michigan. Althoughprimar ily of interest to business histori­ans, the Stinchfield Papers supply a

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research trove for family and women 'shistory, social and intellectual history,and ethnic history.

Each year the Clements Libraryreceives superb manuscript donationssuch as those mentioned here. Goodfortune has blessed us with manygenerous and thoughtful donors, andwe are deeply grateful to those whopreserve their family papers at theLibrary. One of the best ways to ensurethe survival of our past is to donatefamily papers to a research institution,where they will find a safe haven and aplace in history. Papers of the wealthyand well known tend to be saved, butthose of most of us are often lost. whichis why historians find it difficult todocument the lives of ordinary people.It is importan t for us to remember thatunrecorded history shares the samecontext with recorded history. All ofus are participants in and witnesses tohistory. Our choices of which familypapers we keep or throw away affect thewritten record of our collective heritage.

- Barbara DeWalfeCurator ofManuscripts

Seal stew: A menu of highA rctic cuisine from thedesperate fi nal days ofLieutenant AdolphusGreely 's ill-fated LadyFranklin Bay Expeditionof 1881·84. LieutenantFrederi ck F. Kislingburype rished at Cape Sabine,Ellesmere Island, in June1884, where this menu,along with his will , wasfound with his body.It was included amongLieutenant Kislingbury 'spapers presented to theClements Library by Mr.c.£. Frazer Clark, Jr.in 1999.

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THOUGHTFUL GENEROSITY

The murders perpetrated by the "Paxton Boys "were a noto rious incident of the eighteenth-centuryPennsylvania frontier: This pamphlet came withJohn Fox 's gift.

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the grateful recipient of anoutstanding collectio n of

printed materia l relating tothe eighteenth-century western

Pennsylvania frontier. The booksdocument the French and Indian War,the American Revolution, the Indianwars of the I790s, and pioneer explora­tions of Ohio and Kentucky-etas andlocales filled with larger-than-life heroesand villains who can enthrall anyonewho peeks between the covers of thesemarvelous books and pamph lets. Thedonor, John L. Fox of New York, grewup in western Pennsylvania as part of aScotch-Irish family (Crawford) that hadplayed a prominent role in the region'sdevelopment. He came under the area' shistorical spell early, and he assembled anotable collection, which included localand family history, the exciting begin­nings of the oil indu stry, and the historyof transportation .

Collecting is a delightful pasti mefor those of a literary Ot historical bent.

Owning and reading a volume in itsoriginal state: which existed when theauthor was alive, and knowing that heor some contemporary actually touchedthis very book. or finding the elusivetitle that fills a crucial gap in one 'sunderstanding- these are thri llingtriumphs. For those with a bit ofroma nce and imaginat ion in theirblood. building a collection is oneof life's greatest pleas ures.

Many have broug ht exceptionaltalent to the process of accumulatingbooks. Perhaps most erudite collectorslove their treasures too much to ever partwith them, and it is a somewhat surpris­ing fact that the majority rarely bring thesame degree of judgment to the disposi­tion of their beloved books that theyemployed in putting the collectiontogether. They wait too long, and,ultimat ely, those who lack the co llector' svision or expertise make the critica ldecisions.

John Fox is a notable exception.Hale and hearty, but teac hing the pointin life where "downsizing" makes moresense than expansionism, he studied hislibrary carefully and matched its variousdistinct portions with the institutions he

W.B.'S BOOK

The first book by 101mRobinson. minister to the

Pilgrim colon)' inLeyden. the Netherlands,was published a decadebefore his congregationsailedfor Plymouth on

Massachusetts Bay.Ownership initia ls at

upper right suggest thatthis copy might havebeen the property of

either William Bradf ordor William Brewster.

Generously donated bythe Society ofMayflower

Descendants inMichigan.

felt would most appreciate and bestmake use of them . The Clements isa grea t research library. It is also anappreciative recipient. It is a sticklerfor following the proper procedu res fordonations, securing fair and equitabl eapprai sals for gift purposes. andfollowing up on the paperwork untila successful transaction has beencom pleted to everyone's satisfaction.

Thanks to the generos ity of JohnFox, the co llectio n of original sourcesat the Clements Library relating to thefascinating historical epoch of thePennsylvania frontier has been enlarged.In this way, the orig inal collector'svision and enthusiasm wil1 1ive on toinspire future generations. Those whowander off the Pennsylvania Turnpikeand find themselves on a mountain roadthat hasn' t changed in two hundred yearsmight yet imagine seeing an Indian or abuckskin-cl ad hunter with a Pennsylva­nia rifle behind a massive oak tree on theridge above . Like John Fox, they willhave been hooked by the lute of oneof America's fascinating regions.

- John C. DannDirecto r

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MAPS FROM MANY Q!)ARTERS

~artographic resourcescomprise a significant

portion of the ClementsLibrary 's holdin gs of Ameri­

cana. Maps and plans, both manuscriptand primed, illustrate the Americas asthey emerged from terra incognita intoa well-defined physical and politicallandscape. Maps depict topography,boundaries. settlement, property­ownership , demographics. navigational

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examples in other collections. Theroughly 1,400 manuscript maps areunique documents, and they too aresupplemented with many copies ofexamples from other archives. As aresult, Clements Library researcherscan study the cartographic record ofthe Americas in concert with books,manuscripts. and other types of primarysource material.

The core of the Library 's map

Gage , Germain, Shelburne, and othermanuscript collections. Since that time,the Clements Library has continued topurchase important individ ual maps orcollections containing them.

In more recent years. the acquisitionof cartographic material s through giftshas become an increasingly importantpart of collection development. Avariety of incentives encourage thedonation of family pieces or co llected

The rare fir st state (1653) ofPierre Duval 's edition of Samuel de Champlain 's Le Canada depicted the explorer 's discoveries through 1615.

landmarks and hazards, and militaryevents. Towns. buildings, and fortifi ca­tions are recorded in detail, either asconstructed or as proposed. Few majorevents or activities of the first fourhundred years of Ameri ca's recordedhistory go undepicted in some fashionon the maps held by the ClementsLibrary.

The map and atlas collections aretruly impressive in their scope. Most ofthe publi shed maps of the Americas to1820 are represented. and many exceed­ingly rare items not held by the Libraryare depicted by reprodu ctions of

collection has been assembled bypurchase, initially through the activitiesof William L. Clements himself. Manyof his rare books contained importantmaps. The n, in 1923-24, the purchaseof the Henry Vignaud collection broughtmany separate maps as well as examplesof the great atlases of the fiftee nththrough eighteenth centuri es. At thesame time, most of the printed cartogra­phy of the American Revolution wasobtained from the London firm of HenryStevens. Manuscript maps were soonarriving at the Library in quantitythrough the acquisition of the Clinton,

treasures to the Library, and thus to theUniversity of Michigan. Although taxbenefits play a part in such deci sions,many important gifts have been attrac tedby the very richness and qua lity of theClements collections and the knowledgethat scholars of the highest caliber willmake use of donated cartographicmaterials. Just how do important mapsmake their way to the Clements Library?Some examples from the last few yearsmight prove en lightening. They fall intothree categorie s: maps received withdonated manuscript collect ions, gifts ofmap collection s made by the collectors

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The papers of James Thomas include a lithographed map ofabout 1836 showing landsallocated 10 Native-American nations re/ocatedfrom east ofthe Mississippi River.

them selves. and gifts of individual itemseither from a collector or a descendantof the original owner.

Large manuscrip t collec tionscontinue to be one of the best sourcesof map s. particularly if the owner was amilit ary man or had property or businessinterests. James Thomas (1780-1842)qualified under all three categories . Anarm y officer during the War of 1812 . hewas later a military contractor and aninvestor in Maine timber and Mis sourilead. Th e fourteen map s that came withFrank Parkins' s 1998 gift of Th omas'spapers reflec t those interests. Amongthem is a New York edition of AmosLay's Map ofthe Northem Part of theState ofNew York (18 12), likely pur­chased before Thomas set off for service

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Emigrant-Indians West ofArkansas &Missouri that date s to about 1836 anddocu ments the force d relocat ion ofNative-America n groups to what wouldbeco me Oklahoma. A similar map waspub lished in the American State Papers,but with many differences from thelithograph in the Thomas Papers.

During 200 I the Clements Librarywas the fortunate recipient of two"collector's collections" that signifi­cantly improve the quality of the atlasand map resources. In September, KeithHook of Glastonbury, Connecticut,arrived in Ann Arbor with the trunk ofhis car literally filled with atlases. Keithhad offered us the pick of his collection,so all twenty-one atlases were new tothe Clements. They range in date fromthe early 1700s to 1873 , with most fromthe first hal f of the nineteenth century.The earliest is a fine atlas of about 1720by London mapmaker Herman Mol l ,

Another major gift comprisedseparate maps. Las t summer, ClementsLibrary Associates board memberWilliam Ear le donated fifty maps hehad collected over the years. These datefrom the I 540s to the ear ly nineteenthcentury, and only four pertain to areasother than the Ame ricas. Whileexamples of many of these cartographictrea sures were already in the Clements,several repre sent states other than thoseheld by the Library. The rarest addi tionis a copy of the first state of PierreDuval' s version of Samuel deChamplain's Le Canada, publi shed inParis in 1653. Pieter van den Keere'sEylanden van lVest-Indlen of ca .1630was not represented in the Clementscollection , nor was Thomas Kitchi n' sA New Map ofthe British Empi re ofca.1782. A special bonus with Mr.Earle 's gift was a set of meti culouslymaintained files documenting each map .

Such large gifts arrive far lessfreque ntly than individual item s, each ofwhic h enhances the Clements collection.During the past yea r the Library hasreceived two of Douglas Houghton'smaps of Michigan counties, publishedin 1844 and depicting the results of twodecade s of surveying and settlement.The map of Lenawee County was givenby Rosemary Niblack, in whose familyit had been preserved, while Associatesboard President Phil Mason donatedHoughton 's map of Jackson County.Another famil y piece came with specialassociations. John Farmer 's An lm-

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on the Niagara Frontier. Not only wasthis state of Lay 's map not representedin the Cleme nts collect ion (we had theNew ark, New Jersey, edition publishedin the same year), but its presenceamong Thomas's papers providesan idea of the sort of commerciallyprod uced map that appealed to amilitary officer. A manu script sketchmap of the lead mine district of Wash­ington County, Missouri Territory, in1816 repre sents Thomas' s post-warbusiness intere sts. Five manu scriptmaps of part s of Maine and a publishedmap of the disputed boun dary withBriti sh North America relate to histimber investme nts in that state. TheWest is again highlighted by a fascinat­ing Map Showing the Lands ass igned to

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proved Edition ofa Map of the SurveyedPart ofthe Territory ofMichigan (1835)was used by surveyorElijah Green(b.181!), the great -grandfather ofthedonor, Leland Quackenbush. The mapbears Green's signature.

Individual atlases also occasionallycome as gifts. In 1998 the Libraryreceived from Charles Moss a copy ofJohnGrigg's American Atlas. Producedduring the 1820s, this small, pocket­sized work includes fourteen coloredmaps engraved by James H. Young ofPhiladelphia (active 1817-66). Uniqueand important maps are sometimesfound without context. The Friends ofthe Ann Arbor Public Library presentedthe Clements with a pair of small mapsdrawn on a single sheet of paper, butlittle is known about theircomposition

other thanthe information they contain.Ann Maine Wells is assumed to havebeen the author because her nameappears in a small cartouche, but shehas not yet been further identified. Themaps show the Texas coast and the campof Geueral zachary Taylor's Army ofOccnpation at Corpus Christi in 1845-46.

Every so often , gifts have theunexpected and happy result of fillinga glaring gap in the collection. Suchwas the case when Clements LibraryAssociates board memberDavid Uptonanived for the fall meeting bearingacopy of Thomas Craskell's map ofMiddlesex County on the islandofJamaica. In 1763 London engraverDaniel Fournier published Craskell'smap of Jamaicaand a more detailedrepresentation of each of its three

counties. The Library already hadJamaica and its western (Cornwall) andeastern (Surry [sic]) counties, but theisland's midsection was missing. Mr.Upton had no idea thathis map wasneeded to complete this rare series andoffered it only in the hope that it mightbe of interest. Middlesex was mostgratefully incorporated into the mapcollection, and the Clements is nowone of very few libraries in the worldto possess the entire set.

Maps come to the ClementsLibrary from many quarters. Gifts ofcartography that improve the qualityand breadth of the collection are alwayswelcome.

~ Brian Leigh DunniganCurato r ofMap s

Ann Maine Wells app ears to have executed these military -style maps showing the po sition ofZachary Taylor 's army in newly annexedTexas on the eve of the Mexica n-American War.

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THE GEORGE H. TWENEY COLLECTIONOF NEWTONIANA

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the position of director of Mr.Clements 's new library in An n Arbor.Adams was the son of one of Newton' sbest frie nds. Newton and Adams hadalso become close , and Newton playedno small part in developing Adams'sinterest in books and book collecting(even to the extent of seconding Adams' snomination for nonresident membershipin the Grolier Club). When Newtonlearned of Adams's interest in theClements Library position, he wrote apersonal letter of reference to GeorgeParker Winship, head of the WidenerLibrary at Harvard, from whom Mr.Clemen ts had solicited assistance infinding someone to head his library.Randolph Adams was appo inted the

Newton's estate , "Oak Knoll," nearPhiladelphia.

A. Edward Newton first becameassociated with the Clements Library ina roundabout way in August 1923, whenWilliam L. Clements sent him a copy ofhis recently published book The WilliamL. Clements Libra ry ofAmericana at theUni versity of Mich igan (Ann Arbor,1923). Only a few days later Newtonlearned that Randolph Greenfield Adams(1892-1951) was under consideration for

hiladelphia busi­nessman and noted

bibliophile A. EdwardNewton (1863- 1940) was

the greatest promoter of bookcollecting of the first half of the

twentieth cen tury. His influence onAmerican book collectors and theantiqua rian book trade was enormous.It began with the publication of his firstwork on the subject, a collection ofessays entitled The Amenities afBookCollecting andKindred Affections(Boston, 1918),which became abest seller and wentthrough numerouseditions. Followingthe success of hisfirst book, the authorwrote a series ofmonographs, whichalso were verypopular and broughtmany more neo­phyte s into the fold.

Newton oweshis popularity tothe fact that , unlikeThoma s Frognal lDibdin's classicBibliomania, or,Book-madness(London, 1811)-published for andread by an audienceof the noble few­Newton 's book appealed to the readingpublic at large. Moreover, his writingswere not dry handbooks or manuals butengaging and witty volumes appealingeven to non-collectors. They combinedintere sting anecdotes reflecting theauthor's own experiences in the "book­collecting game," as he termed it, withexpert knowledge on every aspect ofthe book. His own special interest wasEnglish literature. Dealers oftenpresented copies of his books to clientswith an eye toward stimu lating sales.Newton inspired Robert D. Fleck tomake a career change from chemicalengineer to book dealer and to namehis distinguished shop and publishingcompany Oak Knoll Books after

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Original caricature ink sketch by Jean Hersholt. used as an illustration for Newto n's book End Papers (1931). The caption reads "A.E.N.is asked to autograph a book."

Philadelphia essayist Agnes Repp lier pours tea f orNewtonfrom Samuel Johnson's teapot in the libraryat Oak Knoll. Princeton Engli sh Prof essor CharlesG. Osgood and Newton's wife, Babette, are in thebackground.

by that book is to put it mildly. Even inmy then-penurious state, I had alreadystarted to accumulate books, and thatone book eventually opened the flood­gates." Over the years Mr. Tweneydeveloped numerous collecting interests,including Pacific Northwes t history,the Lewis and Clark Expedition, JackLondon , and George Sterling. Oneof his favorites, almost from thebeginning , remained A. EdwardNewton. Mr. Tweney explainedwhy in an article for the Winter 1970issue of PNLA Quarterly, where hewrote, "[Newton} was a witty,human writer of books about booksand about book collecting, subjectswhich are closest to the heart of anybibliophile, regardle ss of his specificinterests. The thrill of the chasein finding all his books in mintpresentation condition, the exasper­ating searching for his early effortsas a publisher and his Christmasephemera, and the intimate joy ofcollecting his letters and manuscriptmaterial, all are here in abundanc e.Collecting A. Edward Newton hasresulted in many lasting friend ships,the late Randolph G. Adams (blesshis soul !), Chauncey Brewster Tinkerof Yale (dear old Tink'), Charles G.Osgood of Princeton (my Gaffer), E.Swift Newton, his son (Swifty to his

friends). . .and many, many others. Trulythe ameni ties of book collecting haveflowed in my direction in super abun­dance because of my interest in him !"The result of Mr. Tweney's efforts isone of the truly outstanding assemblagesof materials by and about A. EdwardNewton, much of which is entirely

unique, and which he donated to theClements Library over a three yearperiod , 1998-2000 .

This remarkabl e collection ofNewtoniana includes early "coffee tablebooks" published by A. Edw. Newton &Co. (1887-1893); early advertisingwritten by Newton for the-Cutter

Electrical Company (1905-1923);all editions of the author's workspublished under his own name from1918 on; books that have an intro­duction by Newton; books by otherauthors that are from Newton'spersonal library and that contain aNewton bookplate; books by otherauthors with presentation inscriptionsto Newton; miscellaneous pamphlets,including Newton's highly covetedChristmas pamphlets (published insmall runs for family and friends);auction and dealer catalogs contain ­ing material s by or about Newton;a large archive of manuscriptcorrespondence; original paintings,photographs, and prints; and miscel­laneous ephemera. Thanks to Mr.Tweney, this material has now founda congenial home in the ClementsLibrary, a fact that would have pleasedA. Edward Newton immensely.

- Donald L. WilcoxCurator of Books

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THE FOOD BUS INESS

6¥nder the guidance of JanLangone, Curator of Ameri­

can Culinary History, theClements Library has devel­

oped a more refined and adventure-some palate for the documentarysources of food and diet. This is aresult, in many ways, of looking atold sources from new perspectives.Letters, diaries , directories, and oldnewspapers are full of fascinatingculinary documentation if one searchesin the right way.

One of the important stori es ofnineteenth- and twentieth-centuryculinary history is the rise of commer­cially packaged food. Technology andmechanization made poss ible the massproduction of such commod ities asflour, baking powder, gelatin, andcereal prod ucts. A national rai lroadsyste m and the ability to produ ceboxes, bottles, and cans cheaplyallowed national distribution . Butdeve loping such a market requiredbrand recognition and loya lty.Advertising was the key to success.

Our collec tions have bee n greatlyenric hed during the current year by agift , from Jan and Dan Langone, ofnearly one thousand ephemeral

promot ional pamp hlets and give-awaypublicat ions by firms trying to establisha profi table market for their stoves,utensils, and food products. Theseincl ude familiar companies andproducts such as Nabisco, Heinz,Campbe ll' s, Jell-O, and Welch'sGrape Juice, as well as many morebrands and businesses that didn' tsurvive the competition. Attractivenessof packaging and advertising cou ldmake the difference.

Studying this collection providesfascinating glimpses into how effectivemarketing changed our nationalappetites. For example, did you

realize that it was not the Chinatownsof San Francisco or New York but thefood producers of the Midwest that firstpro moted popular interest in Chinesefood? Why? Beca use farmers werebeginning to plant lots of soybeans. Ifthey could develop a popular demandfor soy sauce, they could sell theirbeans at higher prices!

They say you are what you eat.The corollary is that you eat thoseprod ucts that pass not only the tastetest but win the marketing war as well.

- John C. DannDirector

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PEACH BASKETS AND A SOCCER BALL

~uane Diedrich is a

long-time member ofthe board of the Clements

LibraryAssociates. He is aknowledgeabl e collector, who

has establ ished at the Library acollection of autograph and manuscriptmaterials of exceptional importanceandresearch value. Autographs of impor­tant or famous people can be associatedwith objects of all sorts, from leners tobaseballs to concrete sidewalks. Fora place such as the Clements Library,however, autographs are secondary tothe historical information containedincorrespondence or documents. One ofDuane's recent gifts is a happy combi­nation of content and name recognitionthat provides important, first-handinformation on the origins of one ofAmerica's favorite sports.

In 189 1 James Naismith (186 1­1939) was in Springfield, Massachu­setts, training to be an administrator ofYMCA programs. Given responsibilityfor a gym class, he was asked to invent

CURATOR OFGRAPH IC MATERIALSIt is with particularpleasurethat weannounce the appointment of ClaytonLewis as Curator of Graphic Materialsat the Clements Library. This is a newposition. The curator will assume dutiesprev iously handled by a number of staffmembers, give those responsibilities theconcentrated attention they have longdeserved, and help the Library embarkupon a variety of new initiatives as well.

Clayton grew up in Ann Arbor andis a graduate of the Swain School ofDesign in New Bedford, Massachusetts,and the Parsons School of Design inNew York. He is an accomplished artistwith long-time experience in the printingbusiness. He has been deeply interestedin American history, prints, and photog­raphy from childhood, and he bringsexceptional organizational and technicalskills to the position. As Curator ofGraphic Materials, Clayton will takeprimary responsibility for prints,photographs, objects, and picture s of allsorts-making it possible for the Library

a physically.dernanding indoo r sportthat could be enjoyed durin g the drearyMassachusetts winters. Borrowingfrom several other games and using asoccer ball and two peach basketsscrou nged by the janitor, Naismi th'sfirst game of "basketball" was playedon December 21, 1891. Naismith wen ton to a career in physical education,retiring from the University of Kansasin 1937. Shortly before his death hetyped a one-page letter to BruceEtchison of Washington , D.C., respond­ing to a query about the beginnings ofhis game. Duane Diedrich presented thisrare documentto the Clements in 2000.

In his letter, afterdescribing thesize of the gymnasium and the game'sfirst rudimentary equipment, Naismithrecollected that the players "wore theregulation gymnasium uniform Longtrousers and quarter sleeve jerseys withelk sole shoes ." Of his original rules,twelve were still in use in 1939, buthe wished the thirteenth had also beenretained. It prohibited players from

ANNOUNCEMENTSto improvecollections care, catalogaccess, and service.

COME TO THE CABARETMusical programming returns to theMain Room of the Clements Library onDecember 7 with a special cabaret recitaldirected by Professor Joan Morris,Adjunct Curator of American Music.The one-hour event will feature sopranoMelissa Clairmont and pianist PatJohnson perform ing songs by Gershwin,Bolcom, Porter, and others. The musicbegins at 8:00 p.m., and admission is free.

STAFF RECOGN ITIONClements Library Assistant Curator ofMaps Mary Sponberg Pedley had thehonor of presenting the FourteenthKenneth Nebenzahl, Jr. Lectures in theHistory of Cartography this fall at theNewberry Library in Chicag o. Maryentitled her series of three lectures "ATaste for Maps: Commerce and Cartog­raph y in Early Modem Europe." Theyprovided a re-examinationof the historyof the eighteenth-century map trade from

handling the ball with any part of thebod y other than the hands and so would"eliminate diving for the ball when it isfree on the floor." The modem rules hadbecome ingrained, however. Whenasked about the possibility of staging agame reenacting the original, Naismithnoted that it would be necessary to "find18 young men 23 to 30 years of age,with moustaches and who had neverseen read or heard of a game of basket­ball." By 1939 this was an unlike lyprospect, and Naismith's earlier attemptsto that end had fai led when the players"injected the new rules or have gone tothe other extreme and have made itrougher than football."

Basketball had become enshrinedas an American sport. Even as he wrotehis letter, Naismith was planning to bein New York City in three weeks' timefor the season's "final Tournament" atMad ison Square Garden.

- Brian Leigh DunniganCurator ofMaps

the point of view of both producer andconsumer.

The Historical Society of Michiganhas conferred an Awardof Merit in thepublications category on ClementsLibrary Map Curator Brian LeighDunnigan for Frontier Metropolis:Picturing Early Detroit, 1701-1838. Thebook, designed by Mike Savitski of AnnArbor, has also earn ed a 200 I awardfrom Communication Arts, an importantnational publication in the field of design .

NEW CLA BOARD MEMB ERSSeven new members were named to theBoardof Governors of the ClementsLibrary Associates at the October 2meeting. Most are knowledgeablecollectors, and all have demonstrateda special commitment to the Library'smission. We welcome the participationof John R. Axe and John Booth, both ofGrosse Pointe, Michigan, Will iam C.Dennis of Mcl.ean, Virginia, Mrs. JohnH. Erwin of Bloomfie ld Hills, Michigan,John L. Fox of New York City, KeithHook of Glastonbu ry, Connecticut, and

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Janet Mueller of St. Peter, Minnesota.Another new member of the board,

Mr. William Earle of Torch Lake,Michig an, and Key Biscayne, Florida ,was appointed at the May meeting of theClements Library Associates.

WOMEN 'S WORKSHOPTwo of the University of Michigan'shistorical research centers will joinforces in April to present a two-sessionworkshop entitled "Discovering andExploring Women' s Soorces at theBentley and Clements Libraries."The workshops will be conducted onconsecutive Wedne sdays in conjunctionwith an exhibit at the Bentley. BarbaraDeWolfe, Clements Library Curator ofManuscripts, and Kathy Marquis, Headof Reference at the Bentley, will be thepresenter s. Session I will be held at theBentley Library on April 10 withSession II at the Clements on April 17.Both are scheduled from 2:00-4:00 p.m.

FOLLOW ING INPERRY'S WAKE?In the past two years the Library hasorganized spring and fall, day-long fieldtrips, which.have been very successfuland popul ar with members of theClements Library Associates. Mo strecentl y, the Associates toured Monroe ,Michigan. and historic sites associatedwith French settleme nt and the RiverRaisin battle and massacre of theWar of 1812.

We are now in the preliminaryplannin g stages of a boat excursionfrom the Detroit River to Put-in-Bay,Ohio, to be conducted in the spring orfall of 2002 . With the usual guidanceof historical experts, we would trackthe movements of the oppo sing UnitedStates and British squadrons thatculminated in the Battle of Lake Erie ofSeptember 18 13. We would also learnmore about the history of the lake, visitthe Perry's Victory and International

Peace Memorial, have lunch on theisland . and enjoy dinner on the wayhome . There is no better way to under­stand this momentous event-a battlethat literall y changed the course ofhistory-than from a shipboard vantage.

Chartering a vessel is expensive.To make the trip work <at somethingin the range of $ 100 per person, meal sincluded) we would need 200 to 250passengers. If the idea sounds excitingto you, give Shneen Coldiron or BrianDunnigan a call (734-764-2347) or dropus a note. If there appears to be realinterest, we will make more formal plans.

CALEN DAR OF EVENTSOctober t - January 15: Applicationsaccepted for 2002 Price Visiting ResearchFellowships. Awards to be announced byMarch 15,2002.

October 1 - February 15: Exhibit,Detroit 's 300 Years: Four Landmarks inthe Collections ofthe Clements Library.Exhibit extended in recog nition of theDetroit 300 theme semester at theUniversity of Michigan. Weekdays,1:00 - 4:45 p.m.

October 25: 'T he Raisin Remembered."Clements Library Associates fall bus tripto Monroe, Michigan. one of Michigan 'soldest towns and site of the 1813 Battleof the River Raisin. "

December 7: Cabaret Recital , directedby Professor Joan Morris and featuringMelissa Clairmont, soprano. and PatJohnson. pianist. 8:00 p.m. Freeadmiss ion.

December 11: "Mr. Charles DickeosReads A Christmas Carol." An AnnArbor tradition revived by BertHornback. 8:00 p.m. Free admiss ion.

January 14: Premiere or "AmericanSpy," a History Channel program thatdraws heavily on Clements Librarycollection s relating to the AmericanRevolution , with commentary byDirector John C. Dann. 8:00 p.m.

February 18 - May 31: Exhibit, NewLight on George Washington: A PrivateCollection . Weekdays, 1:00 - 4:45 p.m

April 10 & 17: "D iscovering andExploring Women 's Sources at theBentley and Clements Libraries ." Part I,Bentley Historical Library, 2:00-4:00 p.m.;Part II, Clements Library, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

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