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Letter, 1858 February 17, Robert Tyler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Boswell Seawell
No full textIs happy to congratulate Boswell on the burth of a son; would like to be presented "affectionately" to Boswell's wife; wants information in Boswell's brother John and his daughter Julia; claims that he is "as poor as ever"; informs Boswell that his family is well. Autograph Letter Signe
Letter from J. M. Boswell, Luxapalila Mills, Luxapalila, Mississippi, to Robert Jemison, Jr., April 2, 1870
No full textThis item is from the Robert Jemison, Jr. Papers. The collection spans the period from 1797 to 1960 and includes both the personal and business papers of Robert Jemison, Jr., along with papers of Robert Jemison (grandfather), William Jemison (father), Priscilla Jemison (wife), Cherokee Jemison Hargrove (daughter), and Andrew Coleman Hargrove (son-in-law), and Robert Jemison, Jr. (IV) of Birmingham (1878-1973). Included are the records of his grist and lumber mills, plantations, stage line, the Tuskaloosa Plank Road, toll bridges, ferries, postal contracts, and the North East and South West Railroad
Letter from J. M. Boswell, Luxapalila Mills, Luxapalila, Mississippi, to Robert Jemison, Jr., March 25, 1870
No full textThis item is from the Robert Jemison, Jr. Papers. The collection spans the period from 1797 to 1960 and includes both the personal and business papers of Robert Jemison, Jr., along with papers of Robert Jemison (grandfather), William Jemison (father), Priscilla Jemison (wife), Cherokee Jemison Hargrove (daughter), and Andrew Coleman Hargrove (son-in-law), and Robert Jemison, Jr. (IV) of Birmingham (1878-1973). Included are the records of his grist and lumber mills, plantations, stage line, the Tuskaloosa Plank Road, toll bridges, ferries, postal contracts, and the North East and South West Railroad
Letter from J. M. Boswell, Columbus, to Robert Jemison, Jr., April 24, 1857
No full textThis item is from the Robert Jemison, Jr. Papers. The collection spans the period from 1797 to 1960 and includes both the personal and business papers of Robert Jemison, Jr., along with papers of Robert Jemison (grandfather), William Jemison (father), Priscilla Jemison (wife), Cherokee Jemison Hargrove (daughter), and Andrew Coleman Hargrove (son-in-law), and Robert Jemison, Jr. (IV) of Birmingham (1878-1973). Included are the records of his grist and lumber mills, plantations, stage line, the Tuskaloosa Plank Road, toll bridges, ferries, postal contracts, and the North East and South West Railroad
Boswell and Brydon
No full textBy the second half of the eighteenth century, the grand tour had been so frequently recounted that Boswell and Brydone both sought more remote corners of Italy. Boswell's usual irrepressible enthusiasm and undaunted effrontery secured him the acquaintance of Pascal Paoli, a freedom fighter of his day, while Boswell's published account (1768) earned for its author the life-long soubriquet of Corsican Boswell. Brydone dedicated his account to William Beckford, responsible for the fashion of picturesque tours, who had initially suggested Brydone visit Sicily:
I remember to have heard you regret, that in all your peregrinations through Europe, you had ever neglected the island of Sicily; and had spent much of your time in running over the old beaten track, and in examining the thread-bare subjects of Italy and France; when probably there were a variety of objects, not less interesting, that still lay buried in oblivion in that celebrated island. (1-2)
Brydone clearly identified the interesting objects, for his work went through more than 20 editions in his lifetime
Pauline Trigre, with Boswell Stevens and Robert F. Wagner
Get PDFPauline Trigere, winner of the National Cotton Council of America and American Textile Institute award with Boswell Stevens and New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-stevens-papers/1031/thumbnail.jp
Mrs. Robert Woofter, Mrs. Robert W. Martin, and Mrs. Bruce Boswell
No full textMembers of the hostess committee for the meeting and luncheon for Dollars for Scholars, Mrs. Robert Woofter, Mrs. Robert W. Martin, and Mrs. Bruce Boswell (left to right). Fort Worth Star-Telegram Morning February 15, 1961.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_startelegram1960s/1357/thumbnail.jp
Dancing in the Movies
Get PDFEncompassing a vast gamut of personalities, situations, and emotions, these stories penetrate our motives for doing what is right. Often there is no right or wrong and the characters\u27 motives for the choices they make are as diverse as the childhood memories they cherish and abhor. In the end, this book probes individual impulse and responsibility, creating stories so unerringly authentic that they become-irrepressibly- part of everyone who reads them.
The Darkness of Love narrates three days in the life of a black policeman, distressed by his inner fears of racism and irresistibly attracted by his wife\u27s sister. In Dancing in the Movies a college student returns to his hometown, where he finds his girlfriend—a heroin addict—and tries to convince her to overcome her habit. There are stories of men at war, of lovers trying to begin a relationship, of others trying to sustain their love. Each story revolves around characters with a choice to make, and Robert Boswell renders these characters in all of their fine, vulnerable, and relentless attributes.
With this prize-winning collection, Boswell proves himself a mature craftsperson, weaving stories both poignant and profound. Each story is a vision of life, alternately dark and joyous, gritty and hopeful.https://ir.uiowa.edu/uipress_isfa/1042/thumbnail.jp
The Boswell News
No full textWeekly newspaper from Boswell, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising
Arrangement of Self Love - Boswell and Rousseau
No full textPromotional poster for Arrangement of Self Love - Boswell and Rousseau in 1996 delivered by Patricia Meyer Spacks
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