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McKinley, William, 1843-1901. WILLIAM MCKINLEY PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1961.
Presidential papers microfilm
98 reel(s)
William McKinley, 25th president of the United States, was elected on a platform supporting high tariffs. He played a large role in coordinating the nation's military force during the Spanish-American War. After the war, he engineered the campaign that brought the Phillippines under the influence of the United States. He was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist, in September of 1901. The papers date from about 1847 to 1902. They include correspondence, speeches, messages, thirty-four scrapbooks, and some records kept at the time of McKinley's assassination. They also include copies of letters signed by John A. Porter and George B. Cortelyou, secretaries to the President. The bulk of the material falls within the period 1897-1901. Correspondents include Alvey A. Adee, Russell A. Alger, John R. Brooke, Joseph H. Choate, Grover Cleveland, Henry C. Corbin, Shelby M. Cullom, Charles G. Dawes, William R. Day, John Fowler, Lyman J. Gage, James A. Gary, Murat Halsted, Marcus A. Hanna, John Hay, Garret A. Hobart, Philander Knox, Henry C. Lodge, John D. Long, John T. Morgan, Henry C. Payne, Thomas C. Platt, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, John Sherman, William Howard Taft, James Wilson, Leonard Wood, and John Russell Young.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the William McKinley papers.
The guide provides an index by writer or recipient.
McKinley, William. LIFE AND SPEECHES OF WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
New York: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Co., 1898.
1 reel(s)
This book contains illustrations, a short biography, eulogies for Abraham Lincoln and General U. S. Grant, as well as selected speeches on bills laws, tariffs, etc., by McKinley before he became the 25th president of the United States (1897-1901).
Title continues “Containing a Sketch of his Eventful Life -- A Collection of his Best and Most Thrilling Speeches -- Proceedings of National Convention, St. Louis -- Platform of the Republican Party -- Sketch of the Candidate for Vice-President -- And Other Valuable Information for Every Citizen.” Edited by J.S. Ogilvie with introduction by Hon. Stewart L. Woodford. No. 98 of the Peerless Series.
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McKinstry, George. THRILLING AND TRAGIC JOURNAL WRITTEN BY GEORGE MCKINSTRY, JR., WHILE ON A JOURNEY OVERLAND TO CALIFORNIA IN 1846-47.
West Hoboken, NJ: Albert A Bieber, 1847.
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A group of settlers left Missouri in May, 1846, for California, but lost their way in the snowy mountains in October of that year before finding a small log cabin at Trucky’s Lake, CA. This broadside gives nearly a day-by-day account of the four month journey by a small band of settlers that continued from Trucky’s Lake and ended with a rescue by Lieut. Woodworth, and brought to Capt. Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, California.
Title continues: “Including an account of the death of many of the party, the last three who died, being beaten by the survivors. Journal from October 31st 1846 to March 1st, 1847.” Originally printed in St. Louis Reveille and The Dollar Newspaper 1847. 1st Separate Edition.
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Memminger, Christopher Gustav, 1803-1888. CHRISTOPHER GUSTAVUS MEMMINGER PAPERS.
Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Library, 1966.
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Christopher G. Memminger was a South Carolina politician who became heavily involved in the secession controversy in 1860. He chaired the committee that drafted the new constitution of the Confederate States of America in 1861 and he served as secretary of the treasury in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis. After the Civil War, he returned to Charleston where he practiced law and helped develop the state's public school system. This collection of his papers dates from 1803 to 1915, but most heavily concentrates on the period from 1858 to 1868. It includes a number of official reports submitted by Memminger as treasury secretary to the Confederate Congress. It also includes papers on the "slave problem" and Reconstruction. The material is arranged chronologically and includes a few papers from Memminger's son, Thomas B. Memminger.
An uncataloged guide, Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Christopher G. Memminger Papers, is available in the Special Collection office. The guide contains background information on Christopher Memminger and the collection.
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MEMOIR ON THE ACTUAL RELATIONS AND FUTURE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE INDIAN TRIBES.
1813.
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This short pamphlet cites the “benevolence displayed by the United States” government towards the American Indians and the latter’s “treacherous and cruel conduct.” It argues that the U.S.’s charitable behavior towards the Indians has not worked in the past to secure peaceful relations and that a different course of action must be taken with them in the future.
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MEMORIAL COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM CHRONICLING EVENTS OF THE ASSASSINATION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, NOVEMBER 22-26, 1963.
Wooster, OH: Bell & Howell, 1964.
10 reel(s)
The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, brought to journalism the most demanding challenge in its history. A sudden event of world-wide impact, the tragedy touched Americans in an exceptionally personal way. This collection gathers the journalistic coverage from all over the United States into a memorial to the late President. The first reel reviews the events and describes the significant achievements in coverage by the media. Included are comments in the press on Kennedy's relationship to the media. Following this introduction are the newspaper articles, arranged by state and then chronologically.
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Filed under "Bell and Howell"
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MENSHEVIK COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, PAMPHLETS, AND BOOKS RELATED TO THE MENSHEVIK MOVEMENT.
Stanford, CA: Hoover Institution, 1966.
76 reel(s)
A rival faction to the Bolsheviks, the Mensheviks represented the moderates of the Russian Social Democratic Labor party. Led by Julius Martov, they preferred a more loosely organized party system. They functioned as a separate party in Russia from 1912 to 1921, at which time all opposition parties were abolished. The pamphlets, newspapers, books, and journals of the movement, 266 titles in all, date from 1898 to 1940 and originated from many locations in Europe and Russia, such as St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Vladivostok, Berlin, Zurich, Helsinki, Geneva, and Moscow. The collection also contains material related to other organizations and parties, for example, Bund, Bolsheviks, Red Army, Ukranian Republic, Soviets, and trade union parties.
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Guides:
Menshevik collection : newspapers, periodicals, books, etc..
The guide lists the Russian titles contained on each reel.
MICROFILMED INDIA OFFICE LIBRARY RECORDS; SELECTED BY ROBERT I. CRANE AND RICHARD PARK.
Ann Arbor, Mich: University of Michigan Library, 1959.
45 reel(s)
India Office Library records selected by Crane and Park include a wide variety of printed and manuscript sources pertaining chiefly to the period from 1859 to 1920. These include political secret files, reports from the India Council and India National Congress, letters and telegrams from India, selections from English and native language newspapers published in India, proceedings from various meetings, pamphlets, and tracts. Topics selected include aspects of the British administration of India, Indian nationalism, Indian foreign relations, military affairs, the native army, the National Congress movement, Europeans in India, educational matters, proposed legislation, and public works
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Guides:
Calendar of items microfilmed at the India Office, London..
The guide provides a detailed list of the contents of each reel. Ellis Library lacks reels 12 and 13.
MIDDLE EAST, SPECIAL STUDIES, 1970-1980.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1981.
Special Studies Series
18 reel(s)
This is a collection of one hundred forty-four studies concerning the problems of the Middle East in the years 1945 to 1980. The papers deal both with problems of the whole region and with the separate countries of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen. The topics include the Arab-Israeli conflict, the military situation and the internal problems of individual countries, superpower involvement and their policies, an analysis of the oil problem, tension in the Persian Gulf region, United States arms sales and their implications, the Palestinian problem and terrorism. These studies were commissioned by various United States government agencies from a number of private and governmental "think tanks" such as the Army War College, Rand Corporation, and the Center for Naval Analyses and Operations Research, Inc.
Guides:
The Middle East, special studies, 1970-1980 [guide].
The guide gives a precis of each paper and includes a subject index. The authors and their institutional affiliations are also listed.
MIDDLE EAST: SPECIAL STUDIES, 1980-1982, SUPPLEMENT.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983.
Special Studies Series
3 reel(s)
This is a collection of forty-two studies dealing with various aspects of the Middle East's political, economic, and military situation. The studies deal with problems concerning particular countries (Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey), and those problems concerning the region as a whole. The topics include the Iran-Iraq war, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Kurdish national problem, the influence and the policies of the superpowers, the economic ties between the United States and the Arab countries, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Iranian Islamic revolution, and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. These reports were commissioned by various United States government agencies from a number of private and governmental "think tanks" such as the Naval Postgraduate School, the Center for Naval Analyses, the National Defense University, and the Economic Research Service.
Guides:
McClure, Ruth. The Middle East, special studies, 1980-1982 supplement : [guide].
The guide contains a precis of each paper and includes a subject index. The authors and their institutional affiliation are also listed.
MIDDLE EAST: SPECIAL STUDIES, 1985-1988, SUPPLEMENT.
Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America, 1989.
Special Studies Series
8 reel(s)
The reels in this collection cover the politics and governments of the Middle East including Afghanistan, Cyprus, Ehypt, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Morocco, Pakistan, the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and Yemen. Subjects include ethnic conflicts, foreign policies, food aid programs, arms sales, and much more.
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Guides:
A Guide to the microfilm edition of Middle East special studies, 1985-1988 supplement.
The guide contains a table of contents, a reel index, and a subject index.
MIDDLE EAST: SPECIAL STUDIES, 1989-1991, SUPPLEMENT.
Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America, 1992.
Special Studies Series
10 reel(s)
Ninety-six papers dealing with the various political, military, and economic aspects of the Middle East from 1986-1991. Included are the countries of Afghanistan, Egypt, India, the Indian Ocean Region, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the Persian Gulf region, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and Yemen.
Guides:
A Guide to the microfilm edition of Middle East special studies, 1989-1991 supplement.
The guide contains a table of contents, a reel index, and a subject index.
Miller, David Hunter. MY DIARY AT THE CONFERENCE AT PARIS
New York: Columbia University, 1940.
10 reel(s)
David Hunter Miller was appointed as legal adviser to the United States delegation to the Paris Peace Conference in 1918 by Secretary of State, Robert Lansing. He worked closely with Colonel House and helped write the final draft of the Treaty of Versailles. This collection contains a diary, dictated daily at the Peace Conference, and a large number of minutes, reports, and other documents Miller felt were significant to the proceedings. They are arranged under descriptive titles located in the table of contents preceding each volume.
Each volume has a table of contents. Following volume 21 (reel 10), there is a series of maps and an index to all of the volumes.
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Miller, David Hunter. MY DIARY AT THE CONFERENCE OF PARIS.
New York: Appeal Printing Co., 1924.
10 reel(s)
Contains 21 volumes plus maps of the various councils and committees at the Paris Peace Conference in 1918 after WWI.. Miller was the legal advisor to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace. Vol. I: Diary, memoranda, personnel. Vol. II: Documents 1-104. Vol. III: Documents 105-215. Vol. IV: Documents 216-304. Vol. V: Documents 305-424. Vol. VI: Documents 425-547. Vol. VII: Documents 548-710. Vol. VIII: Documents 711-835. Vol. IX: Documents 836-1008. Vol. X: Belgium and Denmark. Greece. Morocco. Poland and Ukraine. Vols. XI-XII: Ports, waterways and railways. Vol. XIII: New states (Minorities).Vols. XIV-XVI: Minutes of the Supreme Council. Vols. XVII-XVIII: Bulletins. Vol. XIX: Annotations. Vol. XX: Conference minutes, miscellaneous papers. Vol. XXI: Indexes, errata, and corrections, separate maps, A-Q.
(Microfilmed by Columbia University Library, New York, NY, 1940.) Printed for the author, this is a microfilm edition of copy #12.
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Mills, Robert. PAPERS OF ROBERT MILLS, 1781-1855.
Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1990.
15 reel(s)
Robert Mills (1781-1855), an early American architect, designed buildings throughout the United States, but focused his attention on the District of Columbia and Maryland. Some of his more famous designs include the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian Institution Design, and the Treasury Building. This collection includes correspondence with prominent people, including Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Millard Fillmore, and Robert Dale Owen. Documents by and about Mills include published and unpublished books, pamphlets, articles, drawings and photographs, diaries, and government documents.
Guides:
Guide and index to the papers of Robert Mills, 1781-1855.
The guide contains a chronology of Mill's life, a list of his works and projects, works attributed to him, a bibliography of sources on Robert Mills, and an index to the collection.
MINERAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1853-1881, IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY, LONDON.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1985.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
6 items
The Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom contains a specific accounting of each type of mineral mined and location, including market prices, railway and canal distribution, and manufacturing and mills.
Guides:
Mineral statistics of the United Kingdom 1853-1881 : in the British Library, London..
The guide includes an introduction and history of the collection, a detailed reel list, and a bibliography.
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TRADING COMPANY PAPERS.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1964.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
2 reel(s)
The Mississippi Valley Trading Company was an attempt to organize direct trade between British and American cooperatives. The company intended to stimulate markets in England for the foodstuff produced in the Mississippi Valley and, in turn, open markets for English manufactures in middle America. Eventually, the company hoped to lower the costs of transportation and distribution with bulk shipments and sales through cooperative stores. This collection contains documents relating to operations of the company from 1875 to 1878. They are arranged chronologically in six groups: 1) business documents, 2) out-letters (1875-78), 3) in-letters (1875-1876), 4) business documents and correspondence relating to the United States (1874-77), 5) press notices in England, and 6) press notices in the United States and Canada.
An introduction on the first reel provides background on the material, information on the Mississippi Valley Trading Company from 1875 to 1878, a guide to further reading, and a list of contents of each reel.
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Missouri. General Assembly. House of Representatives. HOUSE BILLS AND HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Microfilm Operations, 1982.
This collection contains all House bills and House joint resolutions introduced in the Missouri General Assembly beginning with the 81st session. All amendments as well as the passed bills and resolutions are filmed at the end of each legislative session.
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Special legislative report service..
Missouri. General Assembly. Senate. SENATE BILLS AND SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Microfilm Operations, 1982.
This collection contains all Senate bills and Senate joint resolutions introduced in the Missouri General Assembly beginning with the 81st session. All amendments as well as passed bills and resolutions are filmed at the end of each legislative session.
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Special legislative report service..
Monroe, James, 1758-1831. JAMES MONROE PAPERS IN VIRGINIA REPOSITORIES.
Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Library, 1969.
13 reel(s)
Prior to becoming president in 1817, James Monroe served a long and distinguished career in Virginia politics. The material in this collection is particularly rich in information about his terms as councilman and as governor. The collection has some additional documents from his personal and business life, but these are incomplete and spotty.
An uncataloged guide, Guide to the Microfilm Edition of James Monroe Papers in Virginia Repositories edited by Curtis W. Garrison, is available in the Special Collections Office. The guide contains a description of the collection, a list of closely related materials elsewhere, bibliographical aids, a chronology of Monroe's life, a genealogy of his family, notes on each reel, and an index for the entire collection.
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Monroe, James, 1758-1831. JAMES MONROE PAPERS.
Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1960.
Presidential papers microfilm
11 reel(s)
Documents collected by James Monroe and covering the period from 1758 to 1839 are included in this collection. The first and second series contain correspondence concerning the Louisiana Purchase, the Monroe-Pinkney Treaty, the War of 1812, the Florida Purchase, South American independence, and Virginia politics. The third series contains two letter books and an account book that relate to Monroe's years as Minister to England and his mission to France from 1794 to 1796. Where possible, the material is arranged chronologically on each reel.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the James Monroe papers.
The guide contains the provenance of the collection, a selected bibliography, a reel list, an index, and a description of the papers in each of the four series.
Morgan, Gertrude. GERTRUDE MORGAN, OR, LIFE AND ADVENTURES AMONG THE INDIANS OF THE FAR WEST.
Philadelphia: Barclay & Co., 1866.
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This book details the events of Mrs. Morgan’s 11 years with American Indians who captured her in 1855 on her way to California. Contains illustrations.
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Morgenthau, Henry. PRESIDENTIAL DIARIES OF HENRY MORGENTHAU, JR. (1938-1945).
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1981.
Presidential Documents Series
2 reel(s)
Henry Morgenthau served as Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Secretary of the Treasury from 1934 to 1945. The diaries consist primarily of memos of conversations with FDR, in addition to some letters and newspaper clippings.
Guides:
Gibson, Joan. A guide to Map Room messages of President Roosevelt (1939-1945) : The presidential diaries of Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (1938-1945).
The guide contains an item by item list of each reel, which are arranged chronologically, and a subject index.
Morphy, E.M. YORK PIONEER’S RECOLLECTIONS OF YOUTHFUL DAYS IN THE EMERALD ISLE.
Toronto: 1893.
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Morphy was a diamond merchant and jeweler in Toronto, Canada, for about 50 years when this account was written. He grew up in Monaghan, Ireland, and immigrated to Canada in 1835 when he was 15 years old. This work also contains poems by the author as well as advertisements for Toronto businesses.
Title continues “ . . . also of his emigration and first impressions of Canada, especially Toronto (late York): and its inhabitants when the city was only one year old and its population 9,000.” With the author's: “A York pioneer looking back, 1834-1884 . . .” [Toronto: n.p., 1890].
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Morris, Gouverneur. DIARY AND LETTERS OF GOUVERNEUR MORRIS, MINISTER OF THE UNITED STATES TO FRANCE: MEMBER OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, ETC.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888.
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Morris (1752-1816), a Philadelphia lawyer fluent in French, was influential in the relations between the United States and France during the American and French revolutions. This two volume collection of his writings was edited by his granddaughter, Anne Cary Morris. Volume I covers his early life to 1792. Volume II covers 1792 to his death in 1816.
Contains a subject index at the end of the second volume.
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Munro, Innes. NARRATIVE OF THE MILITARY OPERATIONS, ON THE COROMANDEL COAST, AGAINST THE COMBINED FORCES OF THE FRENCH, DUTCH, AND HYDER ALLY CAWN, FROM THE YEAR 1780 TO THE PEACE IN 1784; IN A SERIES OF LETTERS.
London: T. Bensley, 1789.
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The author was a Captain in the late 73rd or Lord Macleod’s Regiment of Highlanders. These 18 letters from 1779 to 1784 cover the British Army’s operations in India. Also included are maps of the Battle of Porto Nova, the Battle of Arne, camps, the Battle of Cuddalore, several illustrations of the Isle of France, and charts.
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Murdin, Cornelius. THREE SERMONS.
Southampton: T. Baker (Microfilmed by the Newberry Library, Chicago; 1966.), 1779.
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The author was a vicar and preached these anti-American independence sermons in the parish churches of Twyford and Ouzlebury, Hampshire.
Title continues “I. Liberty When Used as a Cloke [sic] of Maliciousness, the Worst of Evils. II. The Evil of Rebellion, as Applicable to American Conduct, Considered. III. Great Britain Oppressing America, A Groundless Charge.” ON THE REEL ENTITLED “A LETTER TO THE WHIGS.”
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Murrow, Edward R., 1908-1965. EDWARD R. MURROW PAPERS, 1927-1973.
Sandford, NC: Microfilming Corporation of America, 1982.
50 reel(s)
Edward R. Murrow's career in journalism spanned the period from the 1930s to the 1960s. He became famous for his broadcasts from London during World War II. After the war, as a reporter and executive with CBS News, he introduced many innovations into television broadcasting. He had a significant impact in challenging and stopping Senator Joseph McCarthy's communist witch hunt. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed him as Director of the United States Information Agency. He resigned from that position in 1964 and died the following year. The items dated after Murrow's death relate to honors awarded posthumously and to a compilation of his radio and television broadcasts.
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Guides:
Edward R. Murrow papers, 1927-1965 : a guide to the microfilm edition..
The guide contains a chronology of Murrow's life, a biographical sketch, a description of the arrangement of the collection, and a brief reel list.