Scope and Contents Typed letter from N.D. Pendleton's secretary, Freda Pendleton, to Rev. Reginald W. Brown in Maseru, Basutoland, SA. The Bishop received Brown’s letter of August 24th, but he did not have time to answer it before leaving for his western trip to Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Glenview. Pendleton asked Will Caldwell about the Liturgy copyright; Caldwell thinks there should be no problem with copyrighting the Sesuto edition, although it may be unnecessary. Pendleton is impressed with the...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Robert M. Glenn at the Golden Hotel, London, to his parents Benjamin F. Glenn and Mary Aitken Glenn. R Glenn recounts his visit to St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. The outside was dingy and almost black from smoke. The inside was better but not very grand. Glenn notes the stained glass, 300 ft high dome, the statuary, and the very good boys’ choir. After the service, they went down into the crypt and saw the tomb of the Duke of Wellington, complete with his coronet,...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Robert M. Glenn in London to his mother, Mary Aitken Glenn (1819-1896). R Glenn writes that he arrived in London after a five-hour carriage ride from Liverpool. He, Ernest, and another New Churchman from New York named William A. Tenney (?) paid extra for a private carriage ride, and they amused themselves with talking, singing, and playing cards. They arrived at Shriley’s Temperance Hotel where they only spent one night because there was “a death-like stillness about...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Robert M. Glenn at Hotel Mirabeau, Paris to his mother, Mary Aitken Glenn (1819-1896). R Glenn has been greatly enjoying Paris. He describes buildings decorated with busts and carved flower garlands, and streets so smooth and level that riding over them feels like being on velvet carpet. The cabs are very cheap, so he and Ernest have been sightseeing around the city every day. He tells his mother not to worry too much about the war; They wouldn’t even know it existed...

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Audio-Visual recordings of various subjects (family home movies, politics, musical performances, speeches) and formats (reel-reel audiotape, 35mm & 16mm film, DVD and videotape in 3/4", VHS and Betamax).