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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. THOMAS JEFFERSON PAPERS
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1974.
Presidential papers microfilm
65 reel(s)
These papers relate primarily to Jefferson's political and legal concerns. They include general correspondence, including drafts of state papers, copies of letters made by Jefferson from General Horatio Gates' Revolutionary-War letter book, and correspondence with officials. Also included are account books, court cases and readings on law, Randolph family manuscripts, Virginia law and historical records, collected letters, and miscellaneous bound volumes and clippings. Principal correspondents include John Adams, William Claiborne, Henry Dearborn, Albert Gallatin, Horatio Gates, Marquis de Lafayette, Benjamin Latrobe, James Madison, James Monroe, Thomas Randolph, William Short, Robert Smith, and George Washington. Ellis Library also has the earlier filming of the Jefferson papers. While not as comprehensive as the 1974 edition, the earlier filming has useful internal finding aids that do not appear in the later edition.
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Guides:
Index to the Thomas Jefferson papers.
The guide provides an index by writer or recipient.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 THOMAS JEFFERSON PAPERS
Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Library, 1977.
10 reel(s)
Documents and manuscripts relating to Thomas Jefferson, founder of the University of Virginia, total 3,400 items. All documents, which are either originals or copies of the originals, are written by or to Jefferson, or bear a direct relationship to him. Details of Jefferson's private life reveal the constancy of his devotion to his family and friends, as well as the great diversity of his intellectual pursuits. The papers document his efforts to found the University of Virginia and establish it on a firm footing. Correspondents include Edmund Bacon, John Barnes, Arthur Spicer Brockenbrough, James Branch Cabell, John Wayles Eppes, Patrick Gibson, James Madison, Craven Peyton, Martha Jefferson Randolph, and Thomas Mann Randolph.
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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875. ANDREW JOHNSON PAPERS
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1960.
Presidential papers microfilm
55 reel(s)
Andrew Johnson, a radical Jacksonian active in Tennessee politics, became the seventeenth president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865. These papers contain letters he received, copies of letters he sent, his messages and speeches, and court-martial and amnesty records. They includes diaries (with typed transcripts of the shorthand volumes) of William G. Moore (Johnson's secretary), business records of Johnson's tailor shop and other businesses (1829-1860), and records of Johnson's activities as military governor of Tennessee. Correspondents include Ulysses S. Grant, Winfield S. Hancock, Andrew Humphreys, Andrew Johnson, Robert Johnson, Abraham Lincoln, Hugh McCulloch, George Meade, William Moore, Robert Morrow, Reuben Mussey, William H. Seward, Edwin Stanton, George Thomas, and Seth Williams.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Andrew Johnson papers.
The guide provides an index by writer or recipient.
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. MINUTES AND DOCUMENTS OF THE CABINET MEETINGS OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON, 1963-1969.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982.
17 reel(s)
The administration of Lyndon Johnson saw profoundly important changes in both foreign and domestic policy. This collection contains agendas, memos, and other documents generated from the Cabinet meetings, as well as Cabinet and Agency Reviews and Departmental Weekly Reports from late 1963 until 1969. The Cabinet meetings tackled such domestic issues as the War on Poverty, civil rights legislation, agricultural problems, and aid to education and cities. Foreign policy discussions came to be dominated by detente with the Soviets, aid to the Third World countries, controls on nuclear testing, and the growing involvement in Vietnam.
Guides:
A Guide to Minutes and documents of the cabinet meetings of President Johnson.
The guide contains a table of contents and reel index.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. APPOINTMENT BOOK OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY (1961-1963)
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1981.
Presidential documents series
3 reel(s)
President Kennedy's appointment book records day-by-day and hour-by-hour all of his official activities as president. It gives his detailed itinerary and lists the names of all persons he met in an official capacity from 1961 to 1963. This includes meetings of the Cabinet, of the National Security Council, with Congressmen, and with foreign leaders like Nikita Khrushchev, Harold Macmillan, Charles de Gaulle, and Konrad Adenauer.
Guides:
The guide gives a reel listing for the entries in the chronologically arranged appointment book.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND THE PRESS
Frederick, MD.: University Publications of America, 1981.
Presidential Documents Series
20 reel(s)
This collection includes material concerning the public relations of President Kennedy's administration. Reels one to seven contain the verbatim transcripts of the press conferences held by Presidential Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, reels seven to eighteen contain messages and press releases from the White House, reels nineteen and twenty contain transcripts of the Press conferences held by President Kennedy. The subjects covered concern every possible political and private aspect of the presidency from the details of dress at cocktail parties to the relations with the Soviet Union and war in South-East Asia.
Guides:
The guide gives a reel listing for the entries in the chronologically arranged appointment book.
Knox, Henry 1750-1806. MICROFILMS OF THE HENRY KNOX PAPERS OWNED BY THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY AND DEPOSITED IN THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1950.
55 reel(s)
When trouble erupted with the British in Boston in 1774, Henry Knox (1750-1806) left his occupation as bookseller and became a colonel of artillery in the newly-formed Continental Army. He played an instrumental role in forcing the British out of Boston when he and his men brought artillery pieces from the captured British post at Ticonderoga over the mountains to Boston in the winter of 1775-76. Later, Washington promoted him to brigadier general and Knox fought at Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and Yorktown. He became secretary of war in 1785 under the Articles of Confederation. Washington reappointed him secretary of war in 1789 under the new Constitution. This collection of papers extends from 1719 to 1794. The materials include correspondence, legal documents and a variety of other materials accumulated by Knox.
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Guides:
The index is arranged alphabetically by the name of the individual in communication with Knox. Also included is a brief description of the contents of each document.
LADIES OF LLANGOLLEN. LETTERS AND JOURNALS OF LADY ELEANOR BUTLER (1739-1829) AND SARAH PONSONBY (1755-1831) FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES.
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England: Adam Matthew Publications, 1997.
5 reel(s)
Against the wishes of their families, Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby fled their homes in Ireland in 1778 to establish a new life together in Llangollen Vale. There the "Ladies of Llangollen," as they came to be known, set up a lively correspondence network that included many of the leading writers and intellectuals of their day. William Wordsworth, Madame de Genlis, Edmund Burke, and Anna Seward were all part of the Ladies' circle of friends and visited their home.
The collection includes correspondence, accounts of visits, diaries and journals, poems, notes, and personal papers. They provide valuable accounts for research in Romantic friendship and lesbianism, eighteenth century literary circles, the Gothic pastoral ideal, and the Romantic movement.
Reel 1. Account of a journey in Wales / Sarah Ponsonby (1778) ; Diary / Eleanor Butler (1784) ; Commonplace book / Sarah Ponsonby (1785-1789) ; Geometry / Sarah Ponsonby (1785) -- reel 2. Journal / Eleanor Butler (1788-1791) -- reel 3. Journal / Eleanor Butler (1791, 1799, 1802, 1807, 1821) ; Letters (1778-1831) ; Letters to Sarah Ponsonby (1798) ; Poetry ; Plasnewydd Library catalogue (1792) -- reel 4. Letters from a traveller (1804-1806) ; Album Camilla (1800-1835) ; Caroline Hamilton album (1803-1859) ; Psyche / Mary Tighe (1804) -- Disparition de Buonaparte (1814) -- Medical recipes (1790s) -- reel 5. Heraldry (1801) ; Histoire tragique d'un Père de la Trappe (1823) ; Executor's accounts (1832-1870s) ; Eva Mary Bell correspondence (1929-1947) ; Hamwood papers / Eva Mary Bell (1920s) ; Journal / Elinor Goddard (1774-1778, 1782-1788). An online guide is available at http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/digital_guides/ladies_of_llangollen_letters/.
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LEE FAMILY PAPERS, 1742-1795.
Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Library, 1966.
8 reel(s)
In 1640, Richard Lee came to Virginia from England and became the progenitor of one of this nation's most distinguished families. Many of the papers in this collection relate to his descendants, Arthur and Richard Henry Lee, both sons of Thomas Lee. Arthur was a delegate to the Continental Congress and diplomatic agent with Benjamin Franklin in England and France. With Franklin and Silas Deane, he negotiated the treaty with France in 1776. Richard was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He served as senator from Virginia from 1789 to 1792. This collection is an excellent source for the study of the American Revolution, particularly the climate of opinion which preceded it. The papers also shed light on the history of Great Britain and other European countries, for the Lees were truly cosmopolitan, well-connected abroad, and perceptive in their observations. Within this collection, major correspondents include John Adams, Silas Deane, Ralph Izard, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Laurens, Robert Morris, Edmund Pendleton, John Ross, and George Washington.
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Guides:
Guide to the microfilm edition of The Lee family papers, 1742-1795..
The guide provides background, reel notes, and a list of major correspondents.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1957.
97 reel(s)
These papers, some 40,000 items, contain correspondence and other papers, mainly letters, addressed to Lincoln during his presidency. The collection includes some 1200 items preserved by John G. Nicoloy in his capacity as Lincoln's secretary and editor. Two drafts of the Gettysburg Address and the letter of condolence from Queen Victoria to Mary Todd Lincoln are included. Correspondents include Nathaniel Banks, Edward Bates, Montgomery Blair, Benjamin Brewster, Salmon P. Chase, Schuyler Colfax, David Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, John Hay, Andrew Johnson, Reverdy Johnson, George B. McClellan, George G. Meade, Edwin D. Morgan, William Rosecrans, William H. Seward, Horatio Seymour, Caleb B. Smith, James Speed, Edwin M. Stanton, Charles Sumner, Lyman Trumbull, Lew Wallace, Elihu B. Washburn, and Gideon Welles.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Abraham Lincoln papers.
The guide provides an index to writers or recipients.
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810. BENJAMIN LINCOLN PAPERS
Boston, MA: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1967.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Microfilm publication no. 3
13 reel(s)
Benjamin Lincoln was appointed major general in the Continental Army in 1776. He, in conjunction with Artemas Ward, commander of the forces in Massachusetts, provided the leadership that broke the blockade of Boston. He also won distinction in operations in New York and during the Saratoga campaign of 1777. Lincoln was later given command of the American army in the South, and was forced to surrender to the British in 1780. Following a prisoner exchange, he became Secretary of War. In 1787 he commanded the Massachusetts forces that suppressed Shay's rebellion. Washington described him as "having prov'd himself on all occasions an active, spirited, sensible Man." Lincoln began saving his papers systematically early in his life, particularly after his appointment as major general in the spring of 1776. His papers provide insight into the military history of the Revolution and the problems encountered in the establishment of the government during the 1780s and 1790s, like delineating the border between Maine and Canada, settling relations with Indians, getting the Constitution ratified in individual states, and dealing with Shay's rebellion.
"Massachusetts Historical Society. Microfilm publication no. 3
An uncataloged guide, Allis, Frederick S. Jr. (ed.). Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Benjamin Lincoln Papers, is available in the Special Collections Office. The guide provides background, a description of the contents of each reel, and a list of correspondents."
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Lindsay, William Schaw. AMERICAN PAPERS OF W.S. LINDSAY, 1861-1866
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1987.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
1 reel(s)
William Schaw Lindsay, a member of the British Parliament during the Civil War, supported the Confederacy's bid for recognition and spoke on their behalf before Parliament. This manuscript, entitled The United States of America, 1860-1867: Various Letters Respecting the War Between the Northern and Southern States for the Independence of the South, with Notes by W.S. Lindsay, compiled June, 1867, includes his correspondence with Disraeli, later British Prime Minister, and two Confederate diplomats, John Slidell and James M. Mason. In addition to correspondence, the manuscript contains a dialogue of Lindsay's trip to America, his impressions of America, and newspaper clippings.
LISTON PAPERS.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1990.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
4 reel(s)
This collection consists of the papers of Sir Robert Liston (1742-1836), diplomat, and owner of Millburn Tower, Gogar, Edinburgh, and his wife Henrietta (1752-1826). A self-made man, Richard became a diplomat because of his linguistic skills. In 1796 he became the British Minister to the United States and that same year married Henrietta Marchant. In the United States Richard dealt with Presidents George Washington and John Adams to implement the Jay Treaty, promote trade, secure repayment of debt, and discourage impressment of British soldiers. The papers include dispatches to Lord Grenville, discussions of the Indian chief Joseph Brant, and the journals of Henrietta which cover their travels throughout the United States.
Guides:
The Liston papers, 1796-1800, in the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh : [guide].
The guide includes an introduction to the collection, a bibliography, and a reel-by-reel description.
Madison, James, 1781-1830. JAMES MADISON PAPERS
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1964.
Presidential papers microfilm
28 reel(s)
James Madison strongly influenced the structure of the United States Constitution and the development of a republican form of government. As Secretary of State under Jefferson, he guided the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase. Madison, as fourth president of the United States, brought the country into the War of 1812 and faced an apparent threat of secession in the Hartford Convention of 1814. The papers include general correspondence (1723-1837), additional correspondence used by Senator William C. Rives in his biography of Madison, correspondence between Madison and John Armstrong (1813-1836), Madison's autobiography and legal documents relating to his estate, Thomas Jefferson's notes on debates in the Continental Congress, and Madison's notes on debates in the Congress of the Confederation and the Federal Convention. Principal correspondents include J. Armstrong, T. Coxe, J. Dawson, A. Gallatin, T. Jefferson, J. Jones, J. Monroe, and E. Randolph.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the James Madison papers.
The guide provides an index to writers and recipients.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FBI FILE.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1984.
Black studies research sources
16 reel(s)
FBI documents released under the Freedom of Information Act record King's role in the civil rights movement and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The activities of the Communist Party, USA are documented. The file dates from 1958 through the campaign for a King national holiday in the 1970s. Documents that might be viewed as a violation of King's personal privacy and information gained by telephone wiretaps and hotel room "bugs" remain classified and thus are not included in the collection.
Guides:
The Martin Luther King, Jr., FBI file.
Martin, George, solicitor. DIARY OF GEORGE MARTIN, 1779-1800.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microfilm
1 reel(s)
John Martin immigrated to America from Dublin in the middle of the eighteenth century. He acquired property in Virginia and passed it on to two of his sons. One of these sons, Samuel, returned to live in England while retaining ownership of property in Goochland and Albemarle counties. This document, rather than being a true diary, is a record of a series of claims advanced by Samuel and his son, George, in order to secure compensation for the loss of their Virginia properties during the American War for Independence. The material contains detailed information about the estates and about losses in shipping sustained by the family. The claims were presented to both the British Commissioner of Claims and the Virginia General Assembly.
An introduction at the beginning of the reel contains background information on the Martin family, a general description of the diary contents, and a brief bibliography.
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Martin, Samuel. THE PAPERS OF SAMUEL MARTIN, 1694/5-1776, RELATING TO ANTIGUA
3 reel(s)
Samuel Martin was an eighteenth-century civic leader and plantation owner on the island of Antigua. His views on plantation management, including the treatment of slaves and land use, were progressive compared those held by his contemporaries. Martin advocated for better treatment of slaves, arguing that a healthy and well trained slave would make plantations more successful. Martin also supported better use of farmland, including crop rotation. Active in the public life of Antigua, Martin served as speaker of the assembly and colonel of the militia. “The papers include the commercial, political and personal lives of the Martin family of Antigua and county Berkshire from the mid-eighteenth through the last nineteenth centuries. Volumes included in this microfilm edition are the letter books of Samuel Martin (1694/5-1776), and related documents. The core of this collection are the six volumes of Martin’s outgoing correspondence, beginning with his return to Antigua in 1750, after many years residence in England, and ending with his death in 1776.” The collection is an “important source for the study of eighteenth-century West Indian planters, and of the island societies which they shaped and were shaped by at the height of the era of sugar and slavery” -- p 4, Guide
Guides:
Zacek, Natalie. Guide to the microfilm edition of The papers of Samuel Martin, 1694/5-1776, relating to Antigua..
The guide provides biographical data on Samuel Martin and his family, background information on the historical view of plantation owners of the West Indies, and notes about the scope and significance of the collection. A list of contents for each reel is also included. Guide also available online: http://www.microform.co.uk/guides/R71446.pdf
MATERIAL RELATING TO ELLEN SHARPLES AND HER FAMILY (1794-1854): FROM BRISTOL CENTRAL LIBRARY AND BRISTOL RECORD OFFICE.
Wakefield, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 2001.
British records relating to America on microform
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The Anglo-American career of the Sharples family of artists exemplifies the artistic exchange between Britain and America in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. English-born James Sharples built his career on drawing profile portraits in pastel and, upon spending several years in America, became known for portraits of George and Martha Washington and other eminent Americans. Ellen Wallace Sharples, his third wife and former pupil, copied her husband's portraits on commission and taught herself how to paint miniatures. The couple trained James's son by his second wife, Felix, and their own two children, James Jr. and Rolinda, all of whom followed in the footsteps of their parents and became successful portrait painters in their own right.
Guides:
Waggoner, Dianne. The Sharples collection : family & legal papers (1794-1854).
The guide provides background, contents of reels, select bibliography, and Appendix.
MATERIAL RELATING TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FROM THE AUCKLAND PAPERS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (ADD MSS 34412-17).
Yorkshire, Eng: EP Microform Ltd, 1974.
British records relating to America in microform
5 reel(s)
William Eden (1744-1814), first Baron of Auckland, took an interest in American affairs perhaps because his elder brother, Robert, was governor of Maryland. After the Declaration of Independence, Eden was in charge of British espionage. Dr. Bancroft, secretary to the American commissioners at Versailles, informed him about the diplomatic activities of Franklin and Deane. The loyalists Paul Wentworth and the Rev. John Vardill, also provided information. His brother-in-law, Hugh Elliot, British ambassador at Berlin, raided the correspondence of the American mission to the Prussian court. Eden later helped draft conciliation proposals that offered the Americans their demands on taxation and autonomy in exchange for their continued union under the Crown. Eden accepted appointment as a member of the Carlisle Commission that went to America in 1778 to offer the proposal. The proposal, however, was consistently rejected by the American Congress. Papers which relate to these events are arranged chronologically.
An uncataloged guide, Material Relating to the American Revolution From the Auckland Papers in the British Museum, available in the Special Collections Office, provides a detailed list of the contents of each reel.
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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.
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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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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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
Napton, William Barclay WILLIAM BARCLAY NAPTON PAPERS
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Libraries,
2 reel(s)
William Barclay Napton moved to Fayette, Missouri, in 1832 to practice law. He was appointed attorney general of the state by Governor Boggs in 1836. He remained in that position until 1851. As a leader of the pro-slavery forces in western Missouri, he helped organize the pro-slavery convention at Lexington in 1855. He was appointed to the State Supreme Court in 1857 but was forced to retire in 1861. Reappointed to the high court in 1873, he served until 1880. This collection contains letters from his wife (1858-1861), writings from his student days at Princeton (1825-1829), and diaries that he kept from 1863 to 1883.
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Owen, Robert. ROBERT OWEN PAPERS, 1821-58, IN THE LIBRARY, CO-OPERATIVE UNION LTD., HOLYOAKE HOUSE, HANOVER STREET, MANCHESTER.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1966.
British records relating to America in microfilm
1 reel(s)
A successful British cotton manufacturer, Robert Owen supported trade unions, co-operatives, and socialism. He visited the United States four times between 1824 and 1828. On the first trip, he founded New Harmony, Indiana. In 1828, he petitioned the Mexican government for a massive grant of land (the whole of Texas). From 1844 to 1847 he lived in the United States. The papers document the purchase of New Harmony, Owen's plans for settlement in Texas, his involvement in the Oregon question, and his belief in spiritualism. Letters of Robert Dale Owen, his son, relate to national education in the United States, the Panic of 1837, Cuba, the Wilmot Proviso, and the Texas and Oregon issues in which both he and his father were involved.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears at the beginning of the reel.
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PAPERS OF GRAFFIN PRANKARD (DICKINSON PAPERS), 1712-1757, IN THE SOMERSET RECORD OFFICE, TAUNTON.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: EP Microform Ltd., 1976.
British records relating to America in microfilm
9 reel(s)
Correspondence of Graffin Prankard, an iron merchant of Bristol involved in foreign trade, contains details of his complicated ventures in shipping. Items such as bills of lading, instructions to ship commanders, and promissory notes relate to trade with Newfoundland, New York, Philadelphia, Maryland, and the Carolinas. Rice and logwood imported from South Carolina played important roles as commodities in Prankard's trading connections. Details of the trading ventures of three ships include sailing orders and expenditures for repairs, wages, and duties. Iron and salt trading accounts, marine insurance ledgers, and miscellaneous loose accounts provide additional information.
An uncataloged guide, Papers of Graffin Prankard (Dickinson Papers), 1712-1757, in the Somerset Record Office, Taunton, is available in the Special Collections Office. The guide provides background and a list of reel contents.
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Parker family. PARKER FAMILY PAPERS, 1760-1795.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microfilm
4 reel(s)
James Parker, a merchant of Norfolk, Virginia, fought as a captain in the British Army during the War for Independence. He was captured twice and held as a prisoner of war in France. The papers relate to his career in Virginia and his experiences during the war, and to the careers of his sons, Patrick and Charles. The letters discuss personal, political, and business matters. One group of papers deals with Parker's claims for his lost American property. In addition, the papers contain such items as the Virginia Almanack for 1771, accounts and correspondence related to prize money, an account of Benedict Arnold's attempted betrayal of the West Point Fort, and letters exchanged while James was a prisoner of war.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears on the first reel.
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Pattison, James, 1724-1805. JAMES PATTISON PAPERS, 1777-1781, FROM THE LIBRARY, ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION, WOOLWICH, LONDON, S.E. 18.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1963.
British records relating to America in microfilm
1 reel(s)
James Pattison, a British army officer in the American War of Independence, was commander in New York from 1779 to 1780. In April of 1777, Pattison became colonel commandant of the 4th battalion of the Royal Artillery. In September he arrived in New York to assume command of the Royal Artillery, serving under Sir Henry Clinton, Sir Thomas Wilson, and Sir William Howe during their American campaigns. The papers include brigade and general orders giving details of military operations such as the strength and movements of British forces. Other registers record appointments, bills of lading, commissions, and passes. Pattison's official correspondence contains accounts of military operations from October 1777, to January 1781. Papers related to his administration in New York provide insights into local history.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears at the beginning of the reel.
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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. TIMOTHY PICKERING PAPERS
Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1966.
Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. Microfilm publication. no. 2
69 reel(s)
Timothy Pickering served as postmaster general, secretary of war, and secretary of state under President George Washington. Later, as a Senator and Representative, he opposed the policies of President Thomas Jefferson and of James Madison. A leader of the extreme Federalists, Pickering urged New England's secession from the Union. The papers are a major part of Timothy Pickering's personal collection, dating from the Revolutionary period up to his retirement from public life in the 1820s. Principal correspondents include John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Fisher Ames, George Cabot, Alexander Hamilton, Stephen Higginson, Major Samuel Hodgdon, Colonel David Humphreys, John Jay, Rufus King, Henry Knox, James McHenry, John Marshall, William Vans Murray, Richard Peters, John Pickering, Charles Pinckney, William Smith, Jacob Wagner, George Washington, Timothy Williams, and Oliver Wolcott.
An uncataloged guide, Allis, Frederick S. Jr. (ed.), A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Timothy Pickering Papers, is in the Special Collections Office. It provides a short biography, a summary of the reel contents for reels 1 through 4 and 63 through 69, and a supplemental list of correspondents. Also, SPEC-R F61.M41 58 Historical Index to the Pickering Papers provides a limited subject and more extensive personal name index to reels 5 through 62. Notations in the index indicate the subject content of each document. Reel 69 includes an additional index to personal names appearing in lists and registers not indexed in this second guide. Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston. Microfilm publication. no. 2
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Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869. FRANKLIN PIERCE PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1959.
Presidential papers microfilm
7 reel(s)
Franklin Pierce, 14th president of the United States, led the country during the period of increasing bitterness between the North and South before the Civil War. Prior to his presidency, Pierce took part in the 1847 expedition to Mexico City during the Mexican War. During his administration, Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act and negotiations were completed for the Gadsden Purchase. This remnant of his papers includes a diary kept by Pierce during the Mexican War, drafts of his messages to Congress (1853-1856), and letters from political advisers, journalists, and members of his cabinet. Correspondents include Charles G. Atherton, Samuel D. Bell, James Campbell, Lewis Cass, James L. Curtis, Caleb Cushing, Jefferson Davis, Asa Fowler, John H. George, Albert R. Hatch, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Elizabeth A. McNeil, John McNeil, William L. Marcy, Charles H. Peaslee, Benjamin Pierce, Jane A. Pierce, James K. Polk, Thomas H. Seymour, and Sidney Webster.
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Guides:
Index to the Franklin Pierce papers.
The guide provides an index to writers and recipients of the letters.