Abstract George Simmons, Sr. was a British citizen who moved to China in the 1890s and helped to build the Peking-Mukden Railroad (PMR) in Northern China. He left China briefly during the Boxer Rebellion at the turn of the century, but returned to help complete the railroad. After the railway was completed, he stayed on and trained and supervised the locomotive engineers and railway staff. The collection contains three sterling silver pieces given to Simmons in appreciation for his work on the...

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The materials are the personal and professional family papers of Norman Jonathan Sipe, his wife Isabel Sipe (née Deines), and their son Gregory F. Sipe. The materials include identification papers, correspondence, photographs, and journals. Topics include personal family history, the United States Army, the Vietnam War, and architecture teachings.

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The Frank St. Denis Collection is a small collection of San Fernando Valley State College (SFVSC) memorabilia, including St. Denis' signed yearbook and class ring. St. Denis was a Korean War veteran attending SFVSC on the GI Bill and was the first elected president of the SFVSC Associated Student Body (ASB), 1957-1958. He graduated with a B.S. in Business in 1958.

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The John T. Stamelos Collection contains photographs, ephemera, and clothing acquired by Stamelos while serving as a U.S. Marine in China circa 1945-1946, including a jacket and clutch purchased for his then girlfriend and future wife. The bulk of the collection is comprised of souvenir clothing and accessories.

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The Harvey J. Stefanowicz Collection documents the 7th Marines and the context of their work in northern China immediately following World War II through ephemera, maps, and newspapers. Harvey J. Stefanowicz was stationed in North China from December 1945 to April 1947 with the United States Marines.

Abstract The Elbert Emerson Stickels Korean War Diary contains a single diary recording Stickels' experiences in 1951, while he served as a Captain in the United States Army during the Korean War. The diary entries were kept in a calendar published by the Army Mutual Aid Association. It has military personnel resources in the front pages. Entries cover daily activities during two service tours and leave time including military assignments and duties, letters written and received, and locations...

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The Harry Stone Dickens Collection contains the scholarly work of Dr. Harry Stone and his collection of Charles Dickens related ephemera and memorabilia.

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Assembled by CSUN Professor Ann Stutts, the collection consists of brochures, posters, printed materials, and ephemera on various Olympic Games from 1936-1990. The bulk of the material dates from the 1970s and 1980s. There is considerable material on the summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California in 1984.

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Active from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s, Libby Tanner was a clinical social worker and sex therapist who lived and worked in south Florida. The Libby Tanner Collection is a small group of records consisting of subject files used in her work.

Abstract The Temperance Broadsides Collection consists of broadsides printed by the National Temperance Society and Publication House, some on behalf of the Women's National Christian Temperance Union, all of which argue in favor of alcohol-free living. Broadsides in the collection were all part of numbered series, including "The Pint of Ale" (no. 24 of the Beer Series), "Close the Bars" (no. 22), and "What are You Doing?" (no. 6). They are undated, and consist primarily of text, with some...