Newberry Collection Stories
Learn more about digitized manuscripts, maps, books, photographs, video, artwork, and other rare and unique materials from Newberry Digital Collections.
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The Queens of Handwriting
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Summer, summer, summertime
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Lesbian literature & Chicago activism: Valerie Taylor letters, 1964-1975
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Ultimate tranquility
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Babies in blimps
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Summer rays
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Woman’s best friend
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A peaceful day
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Bee-sized horse?
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Race, empire, and cartography
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Le scorpion
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Medieval snapshots
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Mermaid memories
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Fashion-forward animals
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Turn of the century correspondence
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Another postcard with chimpanzees
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Baseball’s sad lexicon
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Earnestly romantic
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Absurd, airplane-themed hats
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