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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: MONTANA, 1867-1889.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1950.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 192; v. National Archives record group 48
2 reel(s)
Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors submitted to the president and referred to the secretary of the interior are filmed followed by official correspondence. The proceedings record official acts, proclamations, pardon letters, military orders, oaths of office, extradition orders, and messages to the legislature. Transcripts for the period from 1873 to May 1877, and from July 1887, to November 1889, are among the records. Fragmentary official correspondence of the governors with federal and territorial officials and with private individuals is also filmed. Letters received relate to the penitentiary in Montana Territory and communications related to the Deer Lodge Telegraph Company.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Montana, 1867-1889, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: NEW MEXICO, 1851-1914.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 364; v. National Archives record group 48.
15 reel(s)
The proceedings of the governors of the territory from 1874 until statehood in 1912, include official acts, proclamations, letters of appointment, oaths of office, pardon letters, and extradition orders. There are no transcripts for portions of 1876, 1885, 1889, and 1903. Letters dated from 1858 to 1907 relate to public buildings and grounds, the Adobe Palace (Palace of the Governors) in Santa Fe, and the inspection of coal mines. The last three reels are subject-classified files of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. They include correspondence, memoranda, reports, legal papers, and other records about territorial schools, statehood, extradition negotiations with Mexico, and land transactions, especially with the American Lumber Company, the Pennsylvania Development Company, and the New Mexico Fuel and Iron Company.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: New Mexico, 1851-1941, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: NEW MEXICO, 1851-1914.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 364; v. National Archives record group 48
15 reel(s)
The proceedings of the governors of the territory from 1874 until statehood in 1912, include official acts, proclamations, letters of appointment, oaths of office, pardon letters, and extradition orders. There are no transcripts for portions of 1876, 1885, 1889, and 1903. Letters dated from 1858 to 1907 relate to public buildings and grounds, the Adobe Palace (Palace of the Governors) in Santa Fe, and the inspection of coal mines. The last three reels are subject-classified files of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. They include correspondence, memoranda, reports, legal papers, and other records about territorial schools, statehood, extradition negotiations with Mexico, and land transactions, especially with the American Lumber Company, the Pennsylvania Development Company, and the New Mexico Fuel and Iron Company.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: New Mexico, 1851-1941, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: UTAH, 1850-1902.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 428; v. National Archives record group 48.
6 reel(s)
The act establishing the Territory of Utah was approved in 1850 and included portions of Colorado and Utah and most of what is now Nevada. Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors date from 1877 through 1893. The proceedings record official acts of the governors, and include copies of proclamations, letters of appointment, pardon letters, extradition orders, messages to the legislature, and other official papers. Letters received from 1850 to 1897 relate to the creation of a territorial library, construction of a penitentiary, polygamy, control of the Mormons, inspection of coal mines, and the disposition of the territorial capitol building in Fillmore. Also included are numerous documents concerning the Irrigation Conference of 1891.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Utah, 1850-1902, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: UTAH, 1850-1902.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 428; v. National Archives record group 48
6 reel(s)
The act establishing the Territory of Utah was approved in 1850 and included portions of Colorado and Utah and most of what is now Nevada. Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors date from 1877 through 1893. The proceedings record official acts of the governors, and include copies of proclamations, letters of appointment, pardon letters, extradition orders, messages to the legislature, and other official papers. Letters received from 1850 to 1897 relate to the creation of a territorial library, construction of a penitentiary, polygamy, control of the Mormons, inspection of coal mines, and the disposition of the territorial capitol building in Fillmore. Also included are numerous documents concerning the Irrigation Conference of 1891.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Utah, 1850-1902, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: WASHINGTON, 1854-1902.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1950.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 189; v. National Archives record group 48.
4 reel(s)
The executive proceedings of the governors of the territory from 1877 until Washington was admitted to the Union in 1899 are filmed. These were transmitted to the president who referred them to the secretary of the interior. They record official acts such as proclamations, pardon letters, extradition orders, and letters of appointment. Letters dating from 1854 to 1902 relate to anti-Chinese disturbances, the lynching of an Indian in British Columbia by residents of Washington, and the penitentiary at Walla Walla.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Washington, 1854-1902, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: WASHINGTON, 1854-1902.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1950.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 189; v. National Archives record group 48
4 reel(s)
The executive proceedings of the governors of the territory from 1877 until Washington was admitted to the Union in 1899 are filmed. These were transmitted to the president who referred them to the secretary of the interior. They record official acts such as proclamations, pardon letters, extradition orders, and letters of appointment. Letters dating from 1854 to 1902 relate to anti-Chinese disturbances, the lynching of an Indian in British Columbia by residents of Washington, and the penitentiary at Walla Walla.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Washington, 1854-1902, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: WYOMING, 1870-1890.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1951.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 204; v. National Archives record group 48.
6 reel(s)
Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors from 1878 until Wyoming's admission to the Union in 1890, record official acts, proclamations, extradition orders, and lists of appointments. Official correspondence follows the proceedings. Letters dating from 1870 to 1890 relate to territorial matters, including a lengthy correspondence concerning the penitentiary at Laramie and events leading to the first constitutional convention.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Wyoming, 1879-1890, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Interior. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TERRITORIAL PAPERS: WYOMING, 1870-1890.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1951.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 204; v. National Archives record group 48
6 reel(s)
Transcripts of executive proceedings of the territorial governors from 1878 until Wyoming's admission to the Union in 1890, record official acts, proclamations, extradition orders, and lists of appointments. Official correspondence follows the proceedings. Letters dating from 1870 to 1890 relate to territorial matters, including a lengthy correspondence concerning the penitentiary at Laramie and events leading to the first constitutional convention.
An uncataloged guide, Interior Department Territorial Papers: Wyoming, 1879-1890, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Treasury. Bureau of Accounts. FOREIGN LEDGERS OF PUBLIC AGENTS IN EUROPE, 1776-1787.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1958.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 244; v. National Archives record group 39
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A note on the fly-leaf of the first ledger describes the records included as an "Account Current Book of Particular Records of the Accounts between the Public and the Persons who have done Public business in Europe." The ledgers record ship expenses, military supplies, and expenses of ministers and other government officials. Recorded are reimbursements for the transportation and lodging of American prisoners. The most notable records are those that detail expenses incurred by members of the Continental Congress's 1776 Commission to France, Silas Deane and Benjamin Franklin.
A contemporary manuscript index appears at the beginning of the first ledger on the first reel.
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United States. Department of the Treasury. CIRCULAR LETTERS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, 1789-1878.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1968.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 735; v. National Archives record group 56
5 reel(s)
Circular letters were sent to collectors of customs, officers of the Revenue Service, commissioners of loans, receivers of public money, United States consuls and commercial agents, judges and attorneys, and Army and Navy officers. The letters date from the establishment of the Department of the Treasury in 1789 and were intended to communicate policy to bureaus and other government offices. The department's broad responsibilities ranged from the authorization and issuance of passports to the arming of merchant vessels. The by-laws, ranks, dress, and duties of the Revenue Marine Service are documented. The letters are arranged chronologically.
An uncataloged guide, Circular Letters of the Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-1878, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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United States. Embassy. France. UNITED STATES AND FRANCE: CORRESPONDENCE DEALING WITH ECONOMIC RELATIONS, 1811-1930.
Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1975.
7 reel(s)
In an effort to ascertain why economic relations between the United States and France have been so difficult, an attempt was made to examine and analyze all the records from 1811 to 1930 in the American Embassy in Paris dealing with economic questions. All relevant documents were copied. The documents (1816-1823) are principally the communications which passed between the United States Department of State and the United States Ambassador to France, Albert Gallatin. They relate to commercial agreements, French and American administrative restrictions, and complaints about tariffs, especially on cotton and wine. Discriminatory practices in the automobile, aviation, and motion-picture industries are documented.
A subject index is on reel one and a table of contents is on reel two.
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United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. DAILY REPORT.
Washington, D.C.: Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1941.
322 reel(s)
These analyses and translations from foreign broadcasts, news accounts, commentaries, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements were collected daily from 1941 to 1974. This monitoring service tracked reports of the Eastern European countries, the People's Republic of China, the Soviet Union, Western Europe, Latin America, and Asia and the Pacific. These reports were compiled into the Foreign Broadcast Information Service White Book. The early reports include accounts of World War II events from a foreign perspective.
A table of contents in each issue lists the countries for which a translation has been included. The publications are arranged chronologically.
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United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. DAILY REPORT.
Washington, D.C.: Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1978.
The reports are collections of foreign broadcasts, news agency transmissions, and excerpts from newspapers and periodicals from around the world. The material is translated to English and published in eight sections: Asia and Pacific, China, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, South Asia, Soviet Union, and Western Europe.
Indexes for each of the eight sections are published commercially and titled REF DJK50 .I52 Index. Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Report: [Section]. Ellis Library only has the index for Eastern Europe.
Guides:
Daily report, Eastern Europe. Index..
United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff. RECORDS OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. PART I, 1942-1945: THE SOVIET UNION.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1981.
2 reel(s)
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the principal group of military advisers to the president of the United States. This is a collection of papers from the JCS focusing on the Soviet Union from the period 1942-1945. The collection also includes records of the combined United States-British Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS). The material contains operational reports, intelligence estimates, policy studies of the Soviet Union, and a number of illustrative maps. The records focus on World War II, but also include estimates of Soviet post-war capabilities and intentions. Examples of subjects covered are Lend Lease, Russian combat estimate (1942), disclosure of technical information to the Soviet Union (1943), collaboration with the Soviet Union (1943), convoys to Northern Russia (1943), Anglo-American-Soviet cooperation (1944), and the Red Army offensive action to facilitate the invasion of Normandy in 1944 (Operation Overlord).
Guides:
A Guide to Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff : Part 1: 1942-1945, the Soviet Union.
'Kesaris, Paul (ed.). Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Part I, 1942-1945: the Soviet Union. The guide provides a brief description of the contents of each reel. It also provides a detailed subject index.
United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff. RECORDS OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. PART II, 1946-1953: THE SOVIET UNION.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1979.
7 reel(s)
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the principal group of military advisers to the president of the United States. This collection contains papers of the JCS that focus on the Soviet Union for the period 1946-1953. The material includes operational reports, research and development studies, intelligence estimates, policy studies of the Soviet Union, and adds a number of illustrative diagrams, maps and tables. Of particular interest are the details of contingency plans for war with the Soviet Union. These include operation "PINCER", a plan for the defeat of the Soviet Union in 1946-1949 and operation "DROPSHOT", a long-range plan drawn up in 1949 for war with the Soviet Union in the post-war period (1946). Also included are strategic studies of the area between the Alps and the Himalayas (1946), capabilities of the Soviet Union in the Persian Gulf Area (1947), the Soviet threat in the Far East and the means required to oppose it (1947), intelligence estimates of Soviet capabilities to engage in espionage, subversion, and sabotage in the Western Hemisphere (1948), Soviet capabilities for biological and chemical weapons (1948), an estimate of the scale and nature of a Soviet attack on the United Kingdom (1949), a review of foreign policy and strategy of the Soviet Union (1951), estimates of the scale and nature of the immediate communist threat to the security of the United States (1951), and detailed information pertaining to the Soviet political system (1952).
Guides:
A Guide to Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Part 2, 1946- 1953 : the Soviet Union.
'Kesaris, Paul (ed.). Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Part II, 1946-1953: the Soviet Union. The guide provides a brief indication of the contents of each reel in a reel index. It also provides a detailed subject index.
United States. National Archives. PUBLICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, 1936-59.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1957.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 248
11 reel(s)
The National Archives was established as an independent executive agency in 1934. In 1949 it was transferred to the General Service Administration where it became a part of the National Archives and Records Service. Reproduced in the collection are the publications of both the independent National Archives and NARS, the publications of the Federal Register Division, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, the Office of Records Management, and the National Historical Publications Commission for 1936 to 1956. Annual updates for 1957 to 1959 are reproduced on reels 9-11. Staff information papers, bulletins, annual reports, reference information papers, preliminary inventories and checklists, finding aids, exhibit catalogs, circulars, and miscellaneous other publications are filmed. Lengthy descriptions of World War II records are on reel Seven. A guide to National Archives microfilm publication T 120, Index of Microfilmed Records of the German Foreign Ministry, is on reel ten and the guides to fourteen collections of German Records Microfilmed at Alexandria, VA (Microcopy nos. T 71, T 74, T 81, T 76, T 84, T 82, T 253, T 73, T 178, T 78, T 177, T 312, and T 77) are on reels 10 and 11.
An uncataloged guide, Publications of the National Archives, 1936-1956, is available in the Special Collections Office. It lists each publication that is included.
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United States. Office of Censorship. HISTORY OF THE OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP.
Washington, D.C.: Office of Censorship, 1945.
Administrative Histories of World War II Civilian Agencies of the Federal Government Series.
3 reel(s)
The following is contained in these seven volumes: 1) Censorship as viewed fro the office of the director; 2)Press and Broadcasting Divisions; 3) Liaison and Digest Office, Administrative Division, Technical Operations Division, Legal Office; 4) Office of the Chief Postal Censor; 5) District Postal Censorship Stations; 6) Office of the Chief Cable Censor; 7) Cable Censorship Stations.
Filmed from the collection of the Bureau of the Budget War History Program.
Guides:
'Administrative Histories of World War II Civilian Agencies of the Federal Government provides access by agency, author, title of report, and subject, with a full bibliographic citation for each report.
United States. Office of Naval Records and Library. AREA FILE OF THE NAVAL RECORDS COLLECTION, 1775-1910.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1965.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 625; v. National Archives record group 45
414 reel(s)
This collection contains the records collected by the Office of Naval Records and Library. These records concern virtually every naval operation and engagement of the United States Navy between 1775 and 1910. This first reel also contains a few documents concerning British Navy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The records include official documents, reports and private correspondence. The records are arranged according to the geographical area. Thus for example area five includes documents from the Civil War period which concern the activities of the Union fleet on the Mississippi river and its tributaries, especially during the blockade and conquest of New Orleans
An uncataloged guide, Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1975-1910, is available in the Special Collections Office.
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United States. President (1801-1809 : Jefferson). APPENDIX TO AN ACCOUNT OF LOUISIANA: BEING AN ABSTRACT OF DOCUMENTS IN THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, AND OF THE TREASURY.
Philadelphia: T. & G. Palmer, for J. Conrad, 1803.
Early American Imprints. Second series ; no. 3622. American Antiquarian Society
2 card(s)
Transmitted to Congress November 29, 1803. Also found in American State papers; Miscellaneous. Washington, 1834, v. 1, p. 362-384, under title : Digest of the laws of Louisiana. Collection of documents pertaining to the Louisiana Purchase and the description, travel, politics, and government of Louisiana to 1803.
United States. President (1953-1961 : Eisenhower). [PRESS RELEASES] 1953-1961
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress,
9 reel(s)
Press releases, executive orders, and the text of some cablegrams of Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, are included. Also filmed are the full text of inaugural addresses, State of the Union messages, and other addresses to Congress. Subjects include the war in Korea and its armistice, relations with Cuba and the subsequent termination of consular and diplomatic relations, and disarmament and the Soviet Union. Domestic issues such as conservation, selective service, farm surpluses, and Social Security are treated. The collection concludes with reports of cabinet officers and directors of agencies such as the Atomic Energy Commission, the Federal Aviation Agency, and the Small Business Administration. These reports summarize the units' accomplishments during Eisenhower's terms of office.
The releases are arranged chronologically.
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United States. President (1953-1961: Eisenhower). MINUTES AND DOCUMENTS OF THE CABINET MEETINGS OF PRESIDENT EISENHOWER, 1953-1961.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1980.
Presidential Documents Series.
10 reel(s)
Eisenhower relied on his Cabinet as a vital component of his policy making machinery. To insure the smooth operation of this policy council, Eisenhower instituted a Cabinet secretariat with a wide range of responsibilities: arranging agenda items, working with the executive departments to prepare background papers, and keeping the record of Cabinet business. The cabinet addressed such issues as education, agriculture, social security, health and welfare matters, Congressional relations, civil rights, government organization and administrative procedures, foreign relations and foreign economic policy, emergency defense planning, the budget and the economy, civil rights, immigration, and labor relations. This collection includes minutes of Cabinet meetings, official correspondence and memoranda, copies of discussion papers, department reports, summaries of decisions Eisenhower approved at each meeting, analyses of the implementation of Cabinet decisions, and related papers of the president's staff. Some specific issues reflected in the records are the Rosenberg decision, Korean truce negotiations, Congressional investigations of executive departments, communism in American labor unions, the McCarthy hunt for communists in government, the Geneva Conference on Indochina, steps to strengthen the national economy, federal budget reduction policies, school desegregation, the prospects for disarmament, the Cold War, federal programs in housing, education, public works, the national debt, the Chinese 'Great Leap Forward Program', the Castro Revolution in Cuba, ways to cooperate with the commission on civil rights, and air pollution.
Guides:
In the same volume as Minutes and Documents of the Cabinet Meetings of President Eisenhower (1953-1961) (described elsewhere). The John Foster Dulles telephone memoranda cover the period December 30, 1952 to May 8, 1959. They are contained on reels 1 through 8 of the collection. The John Foster Dulles telephone conversations with the White House are on the the remainder of reel 10 and cover the period of January 3, 1959 to January 19, 1961. Reel 11 contains the Christian Herter telephone memoranda for the period of January 1, 1959 to January 16, 1961. The records are divided into fifty-five files, each of which has been filmed in reverse chronological order. The guide contains a reel index which indicates the date of each conversation and the identity of the other party. A name index is also provided.
United States. President's Science Advisory Committee. PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 1957-1961: MICROFILMED FROM THE HOLDINGS OF THE DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1991.
Science and Technology: Research Collections in U.S. Public Policy
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC) on November 29, 1957 by elevating and enlarging the Science Advisory Committee to the White House level. Detailed reports were created by the Committee for distribution to the appropriate government agency. Drs. James B. Killian and George B. Kistiakowsky served as chairmen. About half the studies produced dealt with scientific support of U.S. national security. Some major subjects were the creation of NASA, the development of missiles, satellites, and nuclear weapons, and arms control. Another major area was the strengthening of science and engineering studies in the United States and allied nations. These projects included studying the exchange of scientific information in NATO, oceanography, radio astronomy, and high energy physics. The series is arranged in three parts; notes from meetings of the committee; subject files, composed of correspondence, memoranda, and reports; and alphabetical files consisting of correspondence.
Guides:
United States. President's Science Advisory Committee. The Papers of the President's Science Advisory Committee, 1957-1961 : microfilmed from the holdings of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library : a guide to the collection.
The guide contains a history of the President's Science Advisory Committee, an introduction to the collection, a key to names and acronyms, a reel index and a subject index.
United States. Research and Development Board. Committee on Geophysics and Geography. SELECTED PAPERS ON PHOTOGEOLOGY AND PHOTO INTERPRETATION: PRESENTED AT MEETINGS SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE ON GEOPHYSICS AND GEOGRAPHY, RESEAERCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, 1952.
Washington, D.C.: The Committee, 1953.
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This is a collection of papers published in response to continuing demand for suggestions that might lead to improvements in methods and techniques of military photo interpretation. They were presented at meetings sponsored by the committee during 1952. The authors are leading reps of military and other government organizations and nongovernment institutions specializing in extracting from photo coverage information of vital importance to their respective missions.
Includes bibliographies.
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United States. Superintendent of Finance. STATEMENT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE, 1781-1784.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1959.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. T 293
1 reel(s)
Filmed in this collection are the accounts of Robert Morris, who as superintendent of finance, managed the financial affairs of the Continental Congress from February 1781, until January 1783. The accounts contain the listing of government revenues (taxes, sales of bills of exchange, and loans from the French government), and of government expenditures, mainly for the conduct of the Revolutionary War.
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United States. Supreme Court. REVOLUTIONARY WAR PRIZE CASES: RECORDS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS IN CASES OF CAPTURE 1776-1787.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1954.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 162; v. National Archives record group 267
15 reel(s)
Reproduced are records of prize cases heard on appeal from colonial and state courts by committees of the Continental Congress and by the Court of Appeals in cases of capture. The cases constitute a valuable source of documentary material for the maritime and commercial history of the Revolutionary War and for the development of admiralty law. The printed guide indexes by claimant, appellant and name of ship, and lists appeal-committee members.
An uncataloged guide, Revolutionary War Prize Cases, is available in the Special Collections Office, and is also reproduced on the first reel.
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United States. Treaties. RATIFIED INDIAN TREATIES, 1722-1869.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1966.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 668; v. National Archives record group 11
16 reel(s)
Indian treaties were made by the Continental Congress, by the Congress of the Confederation, and under the authority of the Constitution adopted in 1789. The treaties were ratified by the Senate and had the same status as agreements with foreign nations. The most important purpose of the majority of the treaties was to extinguish Indian title to land. Other common subjects of treaty provisions were the ending of hostilities and the maintenance of peace, the status of tribes as dependent nations, criminal and civil matters, control of tribal affairs, and regulation of trade and rights-of-way across Indian lands. Some unratified treaties are also included.
An uncataloged guide, Ratified Indian Treaties 1722-1869, is available in the Special Collections Office.
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United States. War Department. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: LETTERS SENT TO THE PRESIDENT, 1800-1863.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1948.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 127; v. National Archives record group 107
6 reel(s)
The letters deal with such topics as the operation of the army, administration of the War Department, appropriations, military commissions, military posts, general court-martials, and annual reports of the secretary of war.
There is an index to the collection on the first reel.
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United States. War Department. RECORDS RELATING TO CONFEDERATE NAVAL AND MARINE PERSONNEL.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1959.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 260; v. National Archives record group 109
7 reel(s)
This collection of Confederate naval and marine records divides itself into three parts. Part one is concerned with Union and Confederate hospital records as well as Union and parole prison records of naval and marine personnel. The second part reproduces reference cards and papers relating to naval personnel and the third part reproduces those of marine personnel. Reference cards indicate rank of sailor or marine, payroll, and include references to vessel papers. Entries were obtained from hospital registers, prescription books, and prison and payroll records. The records are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the sailor or marine.
Military Service Records: a Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications (p. 310-311) provides a reel guide.
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Guides:
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Military service records : a select catalog of National Archives microfilm publications..
The guide provides background on the various collections and indicates the alphabetical range for each reel.
United States. War Department. REVOLUTIONARY WAR ROLLS, 1775-1783.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1957.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 246; v. National Archives record group 93
138 reel(s)
The service records for regiments, companies, battalions, and militias in Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Continental troops are filmed. The records are arranged by state and then by unit. The company commander and his dates of command are given. Muster rolls, payrolls, and miscellaneous other company records are filmed.
Military Service Records: a Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Also, the first reel is an index arranged by state, regiment (or other grouping), and jacket (envelope) number.
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Guides:
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Military service records : a select catalog of National Archives microfilm publications..
The guide provides background on the various collections and indicates the alphabetical range for each reel.
United States. War Department. UNFILED PAPERS AND SLIPS BELONGING IN CONFEDERATE COMPILED SERVICE RECORDS.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 347; v. National Archives record group 109
442 reel(s)
The War Department placed papers in this series when, for one reason or another, the records could not be positively connected with any soldier for whom there was a compiled service record. In some cases, the soldiers served in a home-guard unit or Another state organization never called into the service of the central government. The card abstracts contain entries taken from original muster rolls, returns, rosters, payrolls, hospital registers, and parole rolls. Also included are references to original records, letters, vouchers, requisitions, and oaths of allegiance. The records are arranged alphabetically by surname.
An uncataloged guide, Unfiled Papers and Slips Belonging in Confederate Compiled Service Records, available in the Special Collections Office, indicates the surnames included on each reel.
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United States. War Department. UNION PROVOST MARSHAL'S FILE OF PAPERS RELATING TO CIVILIANS.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1966.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 345; v. National Archives record group 109
300 reel(s)
The Provost Marshal's file relates to civilians who came in contact with the army from 1861 to 1866. Provost marshals served as military police. They sought out and arrested deserters, Confederate spies, and civilians suspected of crimes or disloyalty. Provost courts tried cases involving civilians and military personnel accused of civil crimes. The documents include correspondence, provost court papers, orders, passes, and paroles. The documents are arranged alphabetically by the name of the civilian concerned.
An uncataloged guide, Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Civilians, is available in the Special Collections Office.
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United States. War Department. UNION PROVOST MARSHAL'S FILE OF PAPERS RELATING TO TWO OR MORE CIVILIANS.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1969.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 416; v. National Archives record group 109
94 reel(s)
The Provost Marshal's file from 1861 to 1867 relates to civilians who came in contact with the army. Provost marshals served as military police. They sought out and arrested deserters, Confederate spies, and civilians suspected of crimes or disloyalty. Provost courts tried cases involving civilians and military personnel accused of civil crimes. The papers include correspondence, provost court papers, passes, and paroles. Generally the arrangement is chronological. Separate groups of reels relate to civilians in military prisons and to civilian prisoners confined by the Middle Department, 8th Army Corps, at Baltimore.
An uncataloged guide, Union Provost Marshal's File of Papers Relating to Two or More Civilians, is available in the Special Collections Office. An incomplete place and subject index is on the first reel.
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University of Missouri – Columbia. Library. CATALOGUE OF THE BOOKS BELONGING TO THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI.
Columbia, MO: Union Democrat Book and Job Office;, 1857.
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Prepared by Bolivar Stark Head, University Librarian from 1853-1860, the books are listed alphabetically under specific subjects. It also contains the catalogue of the Library of the Union Literary Society, prepared by William J. Thompson, Librarian.
Title continues “To which are appended catalogues of the books belonging to the Libraries of the Literary Societies.” List of library regulations at the beginning; list of broad book subjects at the end
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University of Missouri. INAUGURATION OF ALBETT ROSS HILL AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, DECEMBER 10 AND 11, 1908.
Columbia, MO: The University, 1908.
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Hill (1869-1943) was president of the university from 1908 to 1921; he began his duties July 1 but was not formally installed until Dec. 11. This program covers the exercises, principal addresses delivered, and installation ceremonies over the two-day celebration.
Accompanying material entitled “Guests of the University,” “Circular of information to the guests of the University,” “Second circular of information to the guests of the University.”
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