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1. Lyman Potter Spencer papers, 1856-1914

   250 items. 11 containers. 4.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Artist, soldier, and calligrapher. Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, account books, genealogical file, penmanship file, and other papers documenting Spencer's Civil War service and his efforts to continue the publication of the copybooks by his father, Platt R. Spencer, who developed the Spencerian style of handwriting.

   Please note:

   Some or all content stored offsite.

2. Israel Perlstein collection relating to Imperial Russia, 1613-1914

   75 items. 6 containers. 4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Rare book dealer. Russian land grant charters; Russian and Swedish imperial patents of nobility; Pal'menbach family papers; invitations, menus, programs, press passes, and other memorabilia of journalist Mikhail Andreevich Zaguliaev from the 1896 coronation of Emperor Nicholas II; and other certificates, documents, and printed material.

3. Ellerton-Clements cyphering book collection, 1666-2021

   1,400 items. 56 containers plus 28 oversize. 25.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Handwritten student manuscripts pertaining to mathematics education collected by professors Nerida F. Ellerton and M. A. Clements. Includes Ellerton and Clements's detailed descriptions of each manuscript.