ms036 Machen (Thomas Gresham) 1886-1975Papers 1859-1945MS 36 Carroll Beecheno Special CollectionsThe Milton S. Eisenhower LibraryThe Johns Hopkins University
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August 30, 2007 Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Margaret Burri Finding aid written in English Machen (Thomas Gresham) 1886-1975Papers 1859-1945MS 36 Special CollectionsThe Milton S. Eisenhower LibraryThe Johns Hopkins University Contact Information Special Collections The Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 (410) 516-8323 Carroll Beecheno 1985 Margaret Burri

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 Descriptive Summary ms036 Machen (Thomas Gresham) 1886-1975 Papers 1859-1945 Machen, Thomas Gresham, 1886-1975 Johns Hopkins University. Special Collections. 0.4 linear feet English. The collection consists of clippings of Baltimore newspapers from 1859, and correspondence relating to rare books. Letters concern the purchase of the Historia Romana (Appianus, 1477) by Machen's father, Arthur Webster Machen in 1909, and Thomas Machen's interest in finding a binder in 1945.A biographicl sketch (six page typescript) of Maryland colonial settler, Margaret Brent, is the final item in the collection. Administrative Information Provenance

The papers were given to the university by Mary Gresham Machen in 1977.

 Use Restrictions

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

 Preferred Citation

Thomas Gresham Machen Papers, MS 36, Special Collections, Sheridan Libraries, The Johns Hopkins University.

Special Collections,

Milton S. Eisenhower Library,

The Johns Hopkins University

Biographical Note

Thomas Gresham Machen was an architect and book collector. He was born in Baltimore in 1886, the son of Minnie Gresham and Arthur Webster Machen. He received his B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University in 1906, and later attended M.I.T. and Cornell.