Creator:
Mayfield, John S., 1904-1983.
Inclusive Dates:
1658- 1953
Abstract:
Collection of material about Owen Mayfield, Mayor of Cambridge; built around a farthing token struck by him in 1658, probably for use in his tavern.
Type of Material:
Tokens.
Correspondence.
Photographs.
Books.
Subject:
Cambridge (England) -- History.
Diary of Samuel Newton alderman of Cambridge 1662-1717.
Coins, English.
Tokens -- England -- Cambridge.
Creator:
Mayfield, John S., 1904-1983.
Inclusive Dates:
1854- 1969
Abstract:
Correspondence, photographs,
genealogical and biographical material relating to Thomas Crawford Alexander and to the
Alexander and Lumpkin families, presumably amassed by
John S. Mayfield, a relative. Other surnames in the collection include Hale, Bain, Trulove, Pickett, Chamberlain and Robertson.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Photographs.
Genealogies (histories)
Manuscripts for publication.
Research notes.
Subject:
Bosque County (Tex.) -- History.
Meridian (Tex.) -- History.
Creator:
Mayfield, John S., 1904-1983.
Inclusive Dates:
1924- 1961
Abstract:
Most of the collection relates to John S. Mayfield's, "Eugene O'Neill
and the Senator from Texas." Collection contains correspondence between Mayfield and others such as Carlotta O'Neill and
O'Neill biographer Louis Sheaffer. Also in the collection are manuscripts, drafts and proofs of Mayfield's work, and
printed material about O'Neill.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Drafts (documents)
Galley proofs.
Page proofs.
Programs (documents)
Subject:
Biographers.
Authors.
Biography
Literature -- American Fiction
Dramatists, American -- 20th century.
Creator:
Mayfield, John S., 1904-1983.
Inclusive Dates:
1933- 1959
Abstract:
Typewritten manuscript, "Oh, Once in my
Saddle. . . " by David Lamson, a man accused of the murder of his wife, and
correspondence relating to John Mayfield's acquisition thereof. Also includes two
related pieces of printed material.
Type of Material:
Typescripts.
Correspondence.
Manuscripts for publication.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Subject:
Authors.
Short stories.
Murder -- California.
Trials (Murder) -- California.
Authors, American.