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Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971. OFFICIAL CONVERSATIONS AND MEETINGS OF DEAN ACHESON, 1949-1953.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1980.
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Dean Acheson was secretary of state from 1949 to 1953 under the Truman administration and exerted enormous influence on the direction of United States foreign policy during the period of the cold war. This collection is composed of transcripts and minutes of Acheson's conversations and meetings with numerous notable individuals such as President Truman, General George C. Marshall, Winston Churchill, and George F. Kennan. The issues covered reflect the major preoccupations of the postwar era: the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Korean War, foreign aid, the China question, the status of Israel, the formation of a European Defense Community, and the peace treaty with Japan.
The records are in chronological order. The guide provides dates, the names of the participants and very brief details of the conversations and meetings.
Guides:
'Kesaris, Paul (ed.). A Guide to the Official Conversations and Meetings of Dean Acheson (1949-1953)..
Adams Family. MICROFILMS OF THE ADAMS PAPERS OWNED BY THE ADAMS MANUSCRIPT TRUST AND DEPOSITED IN THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1954.
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This family archive, estimated at more than 300,000 pages, covers the lives and contributions of President John Adams (1735-1826), Abigail Adams (1744-1818), President John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), Charles Francis Adams (1807-1866), and their wives and children. Included are diaries, letter books, autobiographical writings, legal papers, political essays and speeches, legislative papers, family letters, and other items. The set is a rich vein of source material for early American history from the time of the Revolution until after the Civil War. The earliest paper is dated 1639, the latest 1889.
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Guides:
Microfilms of the Adams papers.
The guide contains a table of contents for the collection.
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935. COPIES OF LETTERS FROM JANE ADDAMS (OF HULL HOUSE FAME), 1884-1885, TO HER SISTER S. ALICE HALDEMAN AND OTHERS DURING MISS ADDAMS' EUROPEAN TOUR
Lawrence, Kans.: University of Kansas Library, 1958.
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Believed to be long hand transcriptions of the originals, the letters describe Jane Addam's experiences and observations during her European travels. The third volume contains copies of letters written during her second European tour, 1887-1888. While in Europe, she studied the traditions and lives of the people, seeking a way of life in which she could put her ideas about social welfare into action. After visiting Toynbee Hall in East London, she decided to establish such a settlement in Chicago, later known as Hull House.
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Addams, Jane, 1860-1935. CORRESPONDENCE IN THE JANE ADDAMS PAPERS, 1872-1935. SWARTHMORE COLLEGE PEACE COLLECTION
Philadelphia: Microsurance, 1961.
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Correspondence among Jane Addams and her associates concerns their activities in social work, various reform movements, and world peace efforts. Miss Addams founded Hull House in Chicago, a social settlement and the home of prominent social reformers. During this period, she campaigned for revolutionary welfare laws, supported women's suffrage and participated in international peace efforts. Letters are arranged chronologically. The separate microfilm index is arranged alphabetically by author and addressee.
A separate four-reel microfilm index is shelved with the collection.
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Addams, Jane, 1860-1935. JANE ADDAMS CORRESPONDENCE [1911-1922] IN THE ADA JAMES PAPERS
Madison, Wisc: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1966.
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Correspondence between Jane Addams, founder of Hull House, and Ada James centers on the campaign for women's suffrage and the arrangement of speakers for the Wisconsin area. The collection also includes correspondence between Addams and Louis P. Lochner from 1915 to 1917 concerning the activities of an international committee for peace, the Emergency Peace Federation. Also included is correspondence between Jane Addams, Ellen Gates Starr, Julia Lathrop, Florence Kelley, Alice Hamilton, Alzina P. Stevens, Henry D. Lloyd, Raymond Robins, Algie Simons, and Julia G. Wales.
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AMERICAN LETTERS IN THE WEDGWOOD MUSEUM, BARLASTON, STAFFORDSHIRE.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1970.
British records relating to America in microform
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The letters and papers of Josiah Wedgwood I, II, and III from 1765 to 1906 are included in this collection. It also includes Thomas Griffith's journal of his trip to Ayoree, South Carolina, to search for clay. The papers record family activities, sales promotion, export trade, experiments with American clay, pottery design, American trade, and the setting up of the firm's American agency. An index of correspondents and a chronological list of letters is at the beginning of the reel.
A description of the collection and its arrangement is at the beginning of the reel.
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AMERICAN MANUSCRIPTS IN THE GAGE PAPERS, 1731-1874, SUSSEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, LEWES.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1972.
British records relating to America in microform
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The Gage papers relate mainly to the affairs of Admiral Sir Peter Warren (1703-1752) and his heirs. Peter Warren was born in Ireland and had a distinguished British naval career. In July 1731 he married Susannah DeLancey in New York, where he subsequently invested in land and money lending. Through cash books, account books, and letters, the collection records the administration of their properties and other American investments. It also includes candid accounts of the economic and political situation in the nineteenth century. The papers are arranged geographically, according to the location of the family estates in America, Hampshire, Ireland, Essex, and elsewhere.
A description of the collection and its arrangement is on reel one.
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AMERICAN WOMEN'S DIARIES. SOUTHERN WOMEN.
New Cannaan, CT: Readex Film Products, 1988.
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This collection contains the manuscript diaries of 32 American women who lived in the South during the 19th century. The diaries provide eyewitness accounts of women's experiences and perspectives on subjects such as the Civil War; Reconstruction; journeys to other states and countries; and their everyday lives on plantations and in cities and smaller towns. Some of the manuscripts are accompanied by transcripts. Diarists: Ada W. Bacot, Zillah (Haynie) Brandon, Mary Davis Brown, Dolly Sumner (Lunt) Burge, Louisiana D. Burge, Kate S. Carney, Carolyn Elizabeth (Burgwin) Clitherall, Louisa (Maxwell) Holmes Cocke, Martha E. (Foster) Crawford, Sarah Anne (Gayle) Crawford, Kate Cumming, Sarah Ida Fowler (Morgan) Dawson, Harriet Eaton, Sarah (Haynesworth) Gayle, Sarah (Burge) Gray, Cloe Tyler (Whittle) Greene, Mary Hort, Mary Davis (Hook) Howell, Sarah Huff, Eveline Harden Jackson, Emma Florence LeConte, Jane Amelia (Akehurst) Lines, Millie J. McCreary, Priscilla (Beall) McKaig, Harriet (Tatem) McLellan, Cornelia (Jackson) Moore, Emma Mordecai, Elizabeth Waties (Allston) Pringle, Alice Ready, Frances Jane (Bestor) Robertson, Molly Elliot Seawell, Grace Latimer Whittle.
Guides:
Begos, Jane DuPree. Southern women's diaries : a guide.
The guide provides a summary of each diary and a preface gives additional background information.
ANITA MCCORMICK BLAINE PAPERS, MCCORMICK COLLECTION, STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN.
Philadelphia: Microsurance, 1966.
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Anita McCormick Blaine, wife of Emmons Blaine and daughter of Cyrus Hall McCormick, the inventor of the mechanical reaper, was a Chicago philanthropist. Her interests ranged from education, child welfare, and social reform to world peace and the League of Nations. In all, Anita Blaine gave away more than $10 million during her lifetime. Letters and papers from and relating to Jane Addams of Hull House discuss rescue work with young women, outing funds for children, and lectures, events, and ongoing activities of the Hull House reformers. Many of the letters are requests for financing of Jane Addams' projects at Hull House.
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Arthur, Chester Alan, 1830-1886. CHESTER A. ARTHUR PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1959.
Presidential papers microfilms
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Chester Alan Arthur, a member of the Republican party in New York, was appointed collector of customs for the Port of New York by President Grant in 1871. He served as vice president under James A. Garfield, and took the oath of office upon Garfield's death in 1881. This collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division constitutes the bulk of Arthur's surviving papers. Most of his papers are reported to have been burned at his direction the day before he died. The papers include correspondence, receipted bills, and dummies or copies of manuscripts relating to Arthur in other collections of the Library. The correspondence includes twenty-five letters (1881-1883) written to Arthur by Julia I. Sand and about 100 letters (1862-1887) pertain to Arthur's friendship with Robert G. Dun. Other correspondents include Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Transcripts and photocopies of original correspondence in the files of Dun and Bradstreet are also included.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Chester A. Arthur papers.
This guide provides an index by writer or recipient.
Bayard, James Asheton , 1767-1815. PAPERS OF THE BAYARD FAMILY.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1973.
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Papers of the Bayard family in the manuscript division of the Library of Congress include 1000 items, chiefly the papers of James Asheton Bayard and Richard Henry Bayard, United States senators from Delaware. The papers pertain to United States and Delaware politics from 1797 to 1885. They include correspondence, diaries, financial material, diplomatic documents, congressional material, newspapers and newspaper clippings, and printed matter. Topics include Federalist politics, the repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1800, the Bank of the United States, the War of 1812, the Delaware State Militia, and in foreign affairs, chiefly the Treaty of Ghent (1815) and diplomatic relations with Belgium.
The first reel contains notes on scope and reel contents, and also includes an index of correspondents.
Blaine, Ephraim, 1741-1804. PAPERS OF EPHRAIM BLAINE.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1968.
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Ephraim Blaine, a merchant of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, became deputy commissary general and later commissary general of purchases for the Continental Army from 1777 to 1783. His papers cover the years 1763 to 1805 and number approximately 3,500 items. The papers include correspondence, memoranda of accounts, cash books, and abstracts of accounts. Blaine corresponded with the president of Congress, the superintendent of finance, various military officers, members of the Board of War, and men serving in the supply departments.
A description of the contents and arrangement is on the first reel.
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Blathwayt, William 1649?-1717. SIR THOMAS PHILLIPS COLLECTION OF AMERICAN COLONIAL PAPERS, 1645-1741.
San Marino, Calif.: Henry E. Huntington Library, 1968.
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William Blathwayt, as secretary of the Committee of Trade and Plantations, initiated the collection of American colonial papers (later known as the Sir Thomas Phillips collection) which includes papers from 1645 to 1741. This microfilm reel is an index to that collection, which was first contained in ten folio volumes but is now broken up. The index describes the contents of the original volumes, which were divided geographically. The contents of each paper is briefly summarized. The papers for the most part consist of the correspondence sent to the Committee of Trade by colonial officials. The subjects covered include taxation and revenue, relations with Indians and French and Spanish colonies, piracy, military forces and fortifications, trade and shipping, unrest and uprisings among colonists, and administration of justice.
There is an introduction at the beginning of the reel. The papers are arranged geographically into the following categories: America (papers concerning more that one American colony), New York, New England, Virginia, Maryland and Newfoundland, Canada, Darien and Hudson Bay, Jamaica, Antigua, Bermuda, Barbados, and the Caribbean Islands.
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Blathwayt, William, 1649?-1717. INDEX OF CORRESPONDENTS, WILLIAM BLATHWAYT PAPERS 1674 (1680-1770) 1715.
Williamsburg, Va.: Colonial Williamsburg Archives, 1965.
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The collection includes the correspondence of William Blathwayt as well as an index. As an English colonial administrator, William Blathwayt enjoyed the favor of three successive kings during his career of almost forty years. He was known among both high officials and lesser public servants in England and the colonies. Blathwayt's correspondence is a source of material on British imperial policy, commercial regulation, and colonial administration. The British imperial-mercantilist point of view is represented by Blathwayt's correspondents almost to the exclusion of the colonial position.
An index of correspondents is at the beginning of reel one.
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Bragg, John. DIARY OF JOHN BRAGG, IN THE WHITEHAVEN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, CUMBERLAND.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng: Micro Methods, 1968.
British records relating to America in microform
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John Bragg was the proprietor of a successful shoe-making business in Whitehaven (Cumbria, N.W. England) during the second half of the eighteenth century. He was a deeply religious member of the Quaker faith. He married Margaret Hadwen in 1749, and it was through his wife's brother, John Hadwen, a resident of Rhode Island, that he had an interest in America and the War of Independence. The diary, which begins in 1771, contains medical recipes, references to historical dates, selected newspaper articles, family notations, and a number of letters from Bragg's relatives in America. It lists significant events in Whitehaven and in the Bragg family, and contains a number of references to the War of Independence. For example, it records news of events leading up to the war, battles during the war, and the arrival of Henry Fleming from Virginia.
A description of the contents is at the beginning of the reel.
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Bragg, Thomas 1810 -1862. THOMAS BRAGG DIARY, 1861-1862, IN THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY.
Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Library, 1968.
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After two terms as governor of North Carolina, Thomas Bragg was elected to the Senate in 1859. The first portion of his diary covers January 3, to March 1, 1861. It deals with political activities and difficulties related to sectional differences and secession. Plans for a provisional government, the problems of federal forts in the South, the Kansas question, and the financial problems of both the northern and southern governments are covered. During the next portion of the diary from November 15, 1861 to April 9, 1862, Bragg was attorney general of the Confederate States. He reports on conversations with Jefferson Davis and cabinet members, discussions at cabinet meetings, war news, relation of the central government with state governments, and financial problems. He also discusses the loyalty of states such as Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri to the Confederacy, military topics such as the re-enlistment of volunteers, manufacture of gunpowder, naval warfare, and prisoner exchanges, and battles including the clash between the Monitor and Merrimac and the Battle of Shiloh. In the remainder of the diary he mentions rumors of war, prices of store goods, and political activities in Virginia and North Carolina.
An uncataloged guide, Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Bragg Diary, is available in the Special Collections Office. It contains a partial list of people mentioned in the diary.
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Bryce, James Bryce , Viscount, 1838-1922. JAMES BRYCE, VISCOUNT BRYCE OF DECHMONT, AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE, 1871-1922.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microform
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James Bryce, jurist, historian, and politician, was a member of Parliament from 1880 to 1906 and a member of three cabinets. He first visited the United States in 1871 and last in 1921. His knowledge of the United States is reflected in his book, The American Commonwealth, published in 1888. As British ambassador to the United States from 1907 to 1913, he singled out as his most important task the furtherance of good relations between Britain and the United States. Topics discussed in his papers include various presidential campaigns and elections, tariffs, the Negro problem, civil service reform, Canadian-American relations, international copyright legislation, American city government, the Armenian question, the Irish question, women's suffrage, the Venezuela crisis, German propaganda, maritime disputes, and the League of Nations.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears on the first reel.
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Buckley-Mathew, George Benvenuto. BUCKLEY-MATHEW COLLECTION.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1967.
British records relating to America in microform
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These ninety-one letters were mainly addressed to Sir George Buckley-Matthew (1807-1879), a British diplomat. Of particular interest is the period during which he served as British consul in Charleston, South Carolina (1850-1853), and Philadelphia (1853-1856). A number of the letters discuss the capture of free West Indian Negro seamen and their sale in the southern United States. Many of the letters were written by British and American statesmen and diplomats. One from William Gladstone concerns Mathew's resignation of his consular post at the request of the United States government after he attempted to recruit Americans for service in the Crimean War.
A description of the collection and its arrangement is on the reel.
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Burke, Thomas ca 1747-1783. THOMAS BURKE PAPERS IN THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY.
Chapel Hill, N.C: University of North Carolina Library, 1967.
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Thomas Burke emigrated to America from Ireland, settling in Accomac County, Virginia. By 1769 he was a practicing attorney in Williamsburg. In 1772, he moved to Hillsborough, North Carolina. Active in politics, he was governor of North Carolina during one of the most critical periods in the state's history, 1781-1782. He actively resisted the British and Tory domination of the state. A raid by the Tory forces under David Fanning led to his capture and parole to James Island. He later escaped to North Carolina and resumed his duties as governor of the state. The papers are primarily concerned with business and personal matters until the mid-1770s. Increasing concern with political affairs from 1776 to 1781 stem from Burke's position as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly and as a delegate to the Continental Congress. Later papers discuss military affairs, his violation of parole, and the settlement of his estate.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears on the first reel.
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Burr, Aaron 1756 -1836. PAPERS OF AARON BURR, 1756-1836.
Glen Rock, N.J.: Microfilming Corporation of America, 1978.
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The correspondence, books, journals, and legal papers vividly portray Burr's early years in the military, his work as a New York lawyer, his major role in the formation of the Jeffersonian party, and his subsequent rise to the position of vice president of the United States. The collection also depicts his fall from power and provides valuable insight into the duel with Alexander Hamilton which destroyed his career. This collection serves as a source for the study of New York state and local history, territorial expansion in the new republic, and women's history. Burr's journals for the years 1808 to 1812 offer a record of the intellectual and social life in Great Britain and Europe during the Napoleonic era.
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Guides:
Kline, Mary-Jo The guide and index to the microfilm edition of The papers of Aaron Burr 1756-1836.
The guide provides an index to persons and legal actions in the papers and provides limited subject access to Aaron Burr's private journal.
Calef and Chuter (Firm) CALEF AND CHUTER LETTER BOOK, 1783-96, MANUSCRIPT VOLUME IN RHODES HOUSE LIBRARY, OXFORD
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microform
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Robert Calef, in partnership with John Chuter, was a registered ship-broker in London. They dealt in various commodities, including tobacco, cordage, firearms, potash, pearls, and timbers. They also dealt in insurance for ships and cargoes, undertook commissions for the collection of debts, and appeared before the Admiralty prize courts when American vessels were concerned. Most of the 1,030 letters in the letter book are addressed to American firms. Although the letters are mostly concerned with cargo-rates, commodity prices, and exchange discounts, they also comment on the political and economic consequences of British foreign policy.
A description of the contents and an index of correspondents precedes the letter book.
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Caner, Henry, 1700-1792. LETTERBOOK OF THE REVEREND HENRY CANER 1728-1778.
East Ardsley, UK: Microform Academic Publishers, 2000.
British records relating to America in microform
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Henry Caner (c.1700-1792), born near Bristol, soon emigrated with his family to the New England colonies. After graduating from Yale University, Caner was ordained in 1727 in the Church of Engand and appointed as a missionary for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG). He returned to the colonies as a missionary to Connecticut and Massachusetts, becoming a leading Church of England clergyman. In 1747 he was named rector of King's Chapel in Boston, the most important Anglican Church in New England. A staunch Tory Loyalist, Caner criticized the British government for its handling of the colonies. As many Loyalists did, Caner left for London in 1776 during the early part of the War for Independence and remained in England, living in Cardiff, South Wales and Bristol until he died in 1792. Although he enjoyed financial success in America, much of his assets were lost when he returned to England.
This microfilm reproduces the letterbook of Caner, one of the very few surviving letterbooks of an American Anglican clergy. Included are both official correspondence and personal letters from Caner dating from 1728 to 1778. Topics include family relations and kinship, personal reaction to events leading to the American Revolution, and life as a refugee Loyalist American in England after 1776. These topics reflect the social, economic, political, and religious life of the period. Also included are Caner's view of George Whitefield, the Great Awakening, the Sons of Liberty, and Governor Thomas Hutchinson.
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Carr, Ralph 1711 -1807. AMERICAN PAPERS OF RALPH CARR.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng: EP Microform Limited, 1978.
British records relating to America in microform
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Ralph Carr was a merchant in Newcastle-on-Tyne who conducted an extensive trade with the American colonies during the middle of the eighteenth century. This collection contains correspondence and papers relating to that trade from 1741 to 1778. Most of the correspondence is to merchants in Boston and New York, with additional items to merchants in North Carolina, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and the West Indies.
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Minchinton, Walter E. The American papers of Ralph Carr : merchant of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1741-1778 : in the Northumberland Record Office, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The guide contains the provenance of the collection, biographical information on Ralph Carr, a description of Carr's American trade, a list of contents of the film, an index of American correspondents, and a bibliography of related works. The guide is filmed at the beginning of the reel.
Carroll, Charles 1737 -1832. CHARLES CARROLL PAPERS
Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 1971.
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The microfilm includes a list of Carroll's correspondence in chronological order.
Charles Carroll's grandfather, Daniel Carroll, came to America from Ireland around 1670 and became the owner of large estates in Maryland. Charles took over the development of the 10,000-acre tract, known as Carrollton Manor, in Carroll County, Maryland. He was legally barred from political life because of his Catholicism. However, he was active in a series of debates about the Maryland government in 1770. He participated in the abortive attempt to form a union between Canada and the colonies. In 1776 he was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. He represented Maryland as a senator in the first Federal Congress. As a Federalist, he was opposed to the War of 1812. These papers are based largely on the collection of the Maryland Historical Society. Material from thirteen other repositories was incorporated into the collection.
An uncataloged guide, Hanley, Thomas O'Brien (ed.). The Charles Carroll Papers, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one.
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CARTER FAMILY PAPERS, 1659-1767, IN THE SABINE HALL COLLECTION.
Charlottesville, Va: University of Virginia Library, 1967.
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This collection includes land documents, correspondence, and diaries of Landon Carter and of his son, Robert Wormley Carter, in the Sabine Hall Collection of the University of Virginia. Landon Carter, son of Robert ("King") Carter, was a successful Virginia planter and politician. For twenty years, he was a member of the House of Burgesses from Richmond County and was among the first to protest the commercial policy of the mother country. His son, Robert, was an important official in the life of the country. He was also elected to the House of Burgesses and served from 1769 to 1776. The papers of both men present a picture of that small, aristocratic class which controlled the life of the colony. The papers are divided into two series and arranged chronologically according to physical type: the first type, correspondence and land documents, is followed by the second, bound diaries, on reels two through four. Correspondence in the Sabine Hall Collection has been supplemented with copies of Landon Carter's correspondence from other institutions.
An uncataloged guide, The Carter Family Papers, 1659-1767, in the Sabine Hall Collection, is available in the Special Collections Office. It contains extensive notes on the content of each reel and a list of correspondents.
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Champion, Richard 1743-1791. LETTERBOOKS OF RICHARD CHAMPION, 1760-1775 IN THE BRISTOL RECORD OFFICE AND NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1986.
British records relating to America in microform
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The five letterbooks of Richard Champion contain drafts or contemporary copies of the correspondence of Richard Champion from 1760-1775. A resident of Bristol most of his life, he married Judith Lloyd of Winterbourne there in 1764. A member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Richard became a Bristol merchant with several ships and varied commercial interests, including holding the patent for "transparent" china. In addition he owned a number of playhouses. In the 1770s he became sympathetic to the American colonists protests of the Stamp Act and supported them throughout the Revolutionary War. In the parliamentary elections he supported Edmund Burke, and had a great deal of correspondence with him.
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The guide contains a description of each letterbook, with a discussion of its most useful and interesting letters and a bibliography of sources on Richard Champion's life.
Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers AMERICAN MATERIAL IN THE CLARENDON PAPERS, 1853-1870: THE PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERICK VILLIERS, 4TH EARL OF CLARENDON AND 4TH BARON HYDE.
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1994.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
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George William Frederick Villiers (1800-1870) served as Foreign Secretary in four administrations, intermittently from 1853 to 1870. His correspondence during his time in Washington covered a sensitive period in Anglo-American relations. The United States and Great Britain were partners in a profitable transatlantic trade, but Britain began to have concerns about American expansionism, especially American filibusters in Nicaragua and other areas throughout South and Central America. Clarendon did not serve during the Civil War, but believed Southern independence was assured. After the Northern Victory, it became clear the United States was going to dominate the rest of North America. For related material see the Crampton Papers.
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The guide contains a brief introduction to the collection, a biography of Clarendon, a bibliography, and a reel index.
Clark, Grenville 1887 -1967. MICROFICHE INVENTORY OF THE PAPERS OF GRENVILLE CLARK.
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College, 1974.
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This is an inventory of the papers of Grenville Clark (1882-1967) held at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. Clark was a Harvard-trained lawyer of inherited wealth who became influential in public affairs. After the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, Clark and a number of friends approached General Leonard Wood thereby setting into motion a practical campaign to prepare the United States for entry into the war. One of the results of this campaign was the Officer Training Camp at Plattsburgh, New York. Microfiche 1 describes the contents of the eighteen boxes in the collection on this subject. Clark considered himself a conservative and helped to establish the National Economy League to work for a balanced federal budget. As director of this league Clark helped draft the Economy Act of 1933 which was part of Roosevelt's "Hundred Days" legislation. As a member of the Harvard Corporation, the governing body of the university, he became a specialist on academic freedom. Clark was chairman of the American Bar Association Committee on the Bill of Rights from 1938 to 1940. Prior to World War II Clark provided much of the impetus for the passage of the Selective Service Act. Microfiches 4-6 describe the contents of the thirty-five boxes in the collection on this topic. By the end of the war Clark became involved in fostering world government and became the leader of the United World Federalists. After the war he was an outspoken critic of Senator Joseph McCarthy. The inventory delineates the significant holdings and correspondents featured in the collection.
An uncataloged guide, A Microfiche Inventory of the Papers of Grenville Clark, is available in the Special Collections Office. This guide provides a brief biographical sketch of Grenville Clark and a table of contents of the inventory. This guide is reproduced on the first microfiche in the series.
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CLAUDE A. BARNETT PAPERS. PART THREE: SUBJECT FILES ON BLACK AMERICANS, 1918-1967, SERIES B.
Frederick, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1985.
Black Studies Research Sources
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We own Series B: Colleges and Universities, 1918-1966.
Claude Barnett founded the Associated Negro Press (ANP) in March 1919 and remained director during a time of great social change, retiring in 1964. After his retirement the ANP ceased to exist. The ANP provided information of interest to black readers including news, opinion columns, reviews of books, movies, and records as a wire service to black newspapers. In addition to his work with the ANP, Barnett served as special assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, participated in Republican Party Campaigns, the National Negro Business League, and the United Negro College Fund. In addition, he served on the boards of the Tuskegee Institute, American National Red Cross, Provident Hospital, and other organizations. In 1934 he married the well-known concert singer and actress, Etta Moten. The Claude Barnett Papers are arranged by subject in eleven series. The collection includes correspondence, memos, reports, and clippings on agriculture, colleges and universities, economic conditions, entertainers, artists and authors, medicine, military, philanthropic and social organizations, politics and law, race, religions, and personal files.
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The guide contains a brief biography of Claude A. Barnett and a short history of the Associated Negro Press, along with a description of each subject filmed on the reel and a detailed reel list. It includes an index of major subjects covered.
Cleveland, Grover 1837-1908. GROVER CLEVELAND PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1958.
Presidential papers microfilm
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Grover Cleveland was the only United States president to serve nonconsecutive terms (1885-1889 and 1893-1897). A lawyer in western New York, he served as mayor of Buffalo from 1881 to 1882 and governor of New York from 1883 to 1884. During his presidential years, he worked to remove federal jobs from political influence and used his veto power to block pension bills. He opposed protective tariffs, but could not get the necessary support from Congress. After his re-election he forced the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, and in another controversial move, broke up the Pullman railroad strike with federal troops. Few of the documents in the collection date from the period before he became president. The papers are arranged in ten series as follows: diaries, general correspondence (1828-1910), additional correspondence (1828-1945), letter press copy books, speeches, messages, and Cleveland writings (1884-1907), notes made by Richard Gilder (biographer), miscellany, and printed matter.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Grover Cleveland papers.
The guide provides access to the collection by writer or recipient.
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933. CALVIN COOLIDGE PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1959.
Presidential papers microfilm
190 reel(s)
Calvin Coolidge, governor of Massachusetts and vice president of the United States, became president after the death of Warren G. Harding in 1923. Coolidge was best known for his adherence to the conservative Republican policy of government. The Coolidge era was distinguished by an absence of crises, the lack of spectacular political leadership, and the expansion of apparent prosperity. Coolidge opposed farm relief proposals and bonuses for World War I veterans. The Coolidge papers in the Library of Congress are largely files of correspondence in the White House when Coolidge left office on March 4, 1929. The evidence is quite strong that Coolidge destroyed a large part of his personal papers. The papers are organized in three series: Executive Office correspondence (1923-1929), additional correspondence (1921-1929), and reception lists (1925-1927).
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Calvin Coolidge papers.
The guide provides access by subject or case, and, to some extent, by writer or recipient.
Coxe, Tench 1755-1824. PAPERS OF TENCH COXE IN THE COXE FAMILY PAPERS AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA, 1776-1824
Philadelphia, Pa: Atlas Microfilming Service, 1978.
122 reel(s)
The son of a Philadelphia merchant, Tench Coxe was influential in the early development of United States economic policies. He became assistant secretary of the treasury in 1789, commissioner of revenue from 1792 to 1797, and purveyor of public supplies from 1803 to 1812. Coxe was one of the economic nationalists who, with Alexander Hamilton, believed in the need for a strong central government and the development of manufacturing. His papers reflect his interests in land development, expository writing, commercial enterprise, and public service. They are divided into four series: volumes and printed materials, correspondence, essays and addresses, and bills and receipts.
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Guides:
West, Lucy Fisher. Guide to the microfilm of the papers of Tench Coxe in the Coxe family papers at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
The guide provides extensive background information and notations on the contents of each reel.
Crampton, John Fiennes Twistleton. AMERICAN MATERIAL IN THE CRAMPTON PAPERS, 1844-1856: THE PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR JOHN FIENNES TWISTLEON CRAMPTON, BART, KCB.
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1994.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
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Sir John Fiennes Twistleton Crampton was born in Ireland on August 12, 1805. He began his role in Washington when he was appointed Foreign Secretary on July 3, 1845. Eventually he served under two Ministers before he became Charge d'Affaires in 1851. In January 1852 he was appointed Minister to the United States, and served until May 28, 1856, when President Franklin Pierce broke off diplomatic relations with him because of his attempts to recruit American volunteers for service in the British Army during the Crimean War. His correspondence as a member of the British Legation in Washington covered many of the important issues in Anglo-American relations including disputes over fisheries in Canadian waters, the need for Canadian-American trade, and attempts by Americans to acquire naval bases in Cuba. In addition, major problems, such as American filibustering in Nicaragua, and clashes over possible canal routes across the American Isthmus caused disagreements. For related material see the Clarendon Papers.
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Guides:
The guide contains an introduction to the collection, a brief biography of Crampton, a bibliography, and an index to the microfilm.
Currie, James. JOURNAL OF JAMES CURRIE, 1776. JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE FROM NIXONTON, NORTH CAROLINA TO THE ISLAND OF ST. MARTIN'S 19 SEPTEMBER TO 29 OCTOBER 1776.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microform
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James Currie of Scotland came to America in 1771 to work in the tobacco trade. When the War for Independence began, the actions of the Continental Convention and privateers continually disrupted Currie's business and personal affairs. In September 1776, he left for the West Indies, keeping a journal of his voyage. During the voyage, he almost drowned, the vessel was fired upon and chased by an unknown vessel, and they heard of the defeat of the American troops on Long Island. Included with this journal is the autographed draft of a letter he sent to Pinckney's Gazette of Philadelphia, in 1775. The letter defends the actions of Scottish tobacco merchants who refused to advance credit to planters following the failure of the Ayr Bank in 1772.
A description of the collection and its arrangement is at the beginning of the reel.
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Danford, J. DIARY OF THE SIEGE OF QUEBEC, 1775.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1971.
British records relating to America in microform
1 reel(s)
Although little is known of J. Danford, his diary is a useful account of the siege of Quebec. Possibly compiled from a mixture of personal information and official bulletins, it provides a Canadian perspective on the American War for Independence. It is probably a fair copy rather than the original draft.
A description of the collection and its arrangement is at the beginning of the reel.
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Dartmouth, William Legge. AMERICAN PAPERS OF THE SECOND EARL OF DARTMOUTH IN THE STAFFORDSHIRE RECORD OFFICE.
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1993.
British Records Relating to America in Microfilm
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The papers of the Earl of Dartmouth are an important private source for the American Revolution from a man at the center of the British government who helped in the developing of British policy before and during the Revolutionary War. William Legge, the second Earl of Dartmouth (1731-1801), served in the House of Lords from 1765, was the Secretary of State for the American Colonies from 1772-1775, and Lord Privy Seal from 1775 to 1782. The papers, dated 1765 to 1782, focus on Dartmouth's term as American Secretary. Correspondents include Lord North (the Earl's step-brother), King George III, the Duke of Newcastle, William Knox, Generals Howe and Gage, Thomas Hutchinson, and Benjamin Franklin, among others. In addition to correspondence the papers include colonial reports, Cabinet Minutes, and protest addresses from merchants.
Guides:
The American papers of the Second Earl of Dartmouth in the Staffordshire Record Office.
The guide contains an introduction to the collection, a brief biography of the Earl of Dartmouth, a description of the manuscripts, and a bibliography.
Davis, John fl 1755-1783. JOHN DAVIS PAPERS IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, CORRESPONDENCE.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1966.
5 reel(s)
John Davis was an officer in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. The correspondence from May 28, 1755, through July 14, 1783, concern his efforts to gather and provide transportation and provisions for the Continental Army. Principal correspondents include Major General Nathanael Greene, the quartermaster general, as well as James Abeel, Clement Biddle, Mark Bird, John Cox, David Grier, Isaac Melcher, Charles Pettit, William Rippey, and Thomas Smith. Several letters dealing with personal business matters are from James Wilson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The fifth reel includes financial accounts from 1777 to 1780.
The correspondence is arranged chronologically.
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Dickinson family. JAMAICA PLANTATION RECORDS FROM THE DICKINSON PAPERS, 1675-1849: IN THE SOMERSET RECORD OFFICE AND THE WILTSHIRE RECORD OFFICE.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: EP Microform Limited, 1978.
British records relating to America in microform
4 reel(s)
The Crown granted Caleb Dickinson 6,000 acres in Jamaica as a reward for his services to Admiral Penn in the capture of Jamaica in 1655. The property passed to his sons Ezekial, Caleb, and Vickris. This collection primarily represents the activities of Caleb II and his son, William, as they managed their distant plantations from their homes in England. The material includes plantation accounts, ledgers, journals, letter books, slave lists, deeds and settlements, agent's papers, and miscellaneous papers on various subjects. The filmed material dates from 1692 to 1849.
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The guide contains the provenance of the Dickinson family papers, a short history of the family, a table of contents for each reel, a short bibliography of related information and a Dickinson family tree.
Dillard University, New Orleans Amistad Research Center. COUNTEE CULLEN PAPERS 1921-69.
New Orleans: Amistad Research Center, 1975.
7 reel(s)
Guides:
Borders, Florence E. Guide to the microfilm edition of the Countee Cullen papers, 1921-1969.
Dromgoole, Edward 1751-1815. EDWARD DROMGOOLE PAPERS IN THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY.
Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina, 1966.
4 reel(s)
Edward Dromgoole (1751-1815) was a merchant, planter, and Methodist preacher in Brunswick County, Virginia. One son, Edward Dromgoole Jr. (1788-1840), was a physician, planter, merchant, and Methodist preacher. The other son, George Coke Dromgoole (1797-1847), was a lawyer, planter, and political figure of Brunswick County. The first group of papers, those of Edward Dromgoole, Sr., and his son, Edward, from 1770 to 1830, are valuable for the study of the early Methodist movement in America. Religious problems are discussed, including the controversy among Methodists regarding slavery. The papers also discuss the western movement of settlers, the attitude of those settlers toward slavery, and free Negroes in Ohio. The George Coke Dromgoole papers (1830-1848) were written by a wide circle of political and business friends and reflect their opinions on railroads in the 1830s, Texas annexation, the Mexican War, the political campaigns from 1840 to 1847, and other political activity. Well-known correspondents in these papers include John Wesley, Francis Asbury, Silas Wright, and Thomas Hart Benton.
An uncataloged guide, The Edward Dromgoole Papers in the Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina Library, available in the Special Collections Office, provides background, a list of correspondents, and reel notes.
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DuBois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) 1868-1963. PAPERS OF W.E.B. DUBOIS, 1803 (1877-1963) 1965.
Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1980.
89 reel(s)
This collection preserves the writings of W.E.B. DuBois, an historian by profession, and a civil rights pioneer by conviction. He wrote twenty-one books and countless journal articles. DuBois corresponded with Sherwood Anderson, Andrew Carnegie, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King, Jr., Margaret Mead, Albert Schweitzer, Booker T. Washington, Roy Wilkins, and other significant figures. Those interested in African-American studies, American history, and political science have the opportunity to witness the nearly century old development of DuBois' political and social philosophy as they peruse this collection.
The collection is arranged into twenty series, with each listed and described. Copyright regulations pertaining to the use of this collection are explained. The microfilm reels are listed, as are selective items for which there is an index. Four years are mentioned in the title. The years 1877-1963 denote the time period in which there are items written by and to W.E.B. DuBois. The oldest item in the collection is a copy of a land grant made to James DuBois in 1803. Finally, 1979 is the year in which DuBois' stepson, David Graham DuBois, donated additional items.
Guides:
McDonnell, Robert W. The papers of W.E.B. Du Bois, 1803 (1877-1963) 1979 : a guide.
The guide contains a biographical sketch of W.E.B. DuBois, and a description of the scope and content of this collection and of DuBois materials in other repositories.
Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959. MINUTES OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS OF JOHN FOSTER DULLES AND OF CHRISTIAN HERTER (1953-1961)
Washington, DC: University Publications of America, 1980.
Presidential Documents Series
11 reel(s)
John Foster Dulles and Christian Herter were successive secretaries of state under the Eisenhower Administration. This collection contains the minutes of nearly all their telephone conversations as secretaries of state including extensive minutes of communications with the president. The telephone calls of Dulles and Herter were routinely monitored by their personal assistants who prepared minutes or memoranda of the conversations. Minutes of telephone conversations with the president were prepared by Dulles and Herter themselves. The telephone conversations of Herter and Dulles form a useful source for the study of foreign policy and international relations during the Cold War. They cover a history of foreign relations in the Eisenhower era from the Korean armistice to Kennedy's inauguration. The McCarthy crisis and congressional relations are discussed at length. Minutes for the following conversations are included in the collection: J. Edgar Hoover on the Bohlen case (1953), Richard Nixon on the 'Eisenhower-Dulles Policy in Asia' (1954), Allen Dulles on the communist threat and Monroe Doctrine (1954), Defense Secretary Wilson on military aid to Vietnam (1954), Henry Cabot Lodge on admission of communist China to the United Nations (1954), Eisenhower on the Quemoy-Matsu crisis (1955), Sherman Adams on stability of the NATO alliance (1955), Eisenhower on the Suez situation (1956), Allen Dulles on Soviet atomic testing (1957), Eisenhower on civil unrest in Jordan (1957), Eisenhower on military intervention in Lebanon (1958), Eisenhower on United States support for Cuba (1959), Lyndon Johnson on defense appropriations (1960) and Allen Dulles on United States relations with Cuba (1960).
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.
Dunayevskaya, Raya RAYA DUNAYEVSKAYA COLLECTION
Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Archives, 1981.
8 reel(s)
Raya Dunayevskaya, founder of Marxist-Humanism in the United States, was born in Russia and came to the United States as a child. She was the Russian secretary to Leon Trotsky during his Mexican exile from 1937 to 1938. She published books applying her Marxist ideals to the theory of state-capitalism, the philosophy of Marxist-Humanism applied to U.S. labor, Black equality, and women's liberation movements.
Guides:
Wayne State University. Archives of Labor History and Urban Affairs. A guide to the Raya Dunayevskaya collection : Marxist-Humanism--1941 to 1975, its origin and development in America ; available on microfilm from the Archives of Labor History and Urban Affairs, Walter Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., 48202..
This guide introduces the collection, and describes the contents of reels 1-3.
Eichmann, Adolf 1906-1962. ADOLF EICHMANN: PAPERS RELATING TO ADOLF EICHMANN COMPILED BY THE WEINER [I.E. WIENER] LIBRARY, LONDON, 1961.
London: Micro Methods, 1961.
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Papers spanning the period from 1934 to 1960 relate to Adolf Eichmann's role as a member of the Gestapo. Wartime papers discuss the evacuation of Jews and Poles from the eastern territories and France, Belgium, and Holland, the deportations to Auschwitz, and attempts to prevent the emigration of Jews to Palestine. Postwar documents reveal Eichmann's role in the extermination of the Jews at Auschwitz and other concentration camps, and the use of forced labor. Arranged chronologically, most of the documents are in German, with a few of the later reports in English. The index provides short English summaries.
An index at the beginning of the reel indicates the contents of each document.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. RALPH WALDO EMERSON COLLECTION: 1822-1903.
Wakefield, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1999.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
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Filmed from the Alexander Ireland Collection in the Central Library, Manchester, England. This collection contains extracts from Emerson’s work in newspapers and periodicals, reviews of works by Emerson, reviews of and extracts from the correspondence between Emerson and Thomas Carlyle, a Scottish writer also admired by Alexander Ireland, reviews of Ireland’s book on Emerson, articles about Emerson, correspondence, and obituaries on Emerson’s death in the American and British press.
Guides:
Harding, Brian. The Ralph Waldo Emerson collection, 1822-1903 : a brief introduction to the microfilm edition of the Ralph Waldo Emerson collection.
The guide contains a brief account of the introduction and friendship between Emerson and Alexander Ireland upon Emerson’s visits to England, contents of the two reels, and bibliological notes.
ESTLIN PAPERS, FROM DR. WILLIAM'S LIBRARY, GORDON SQUARE, LONDON.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1961.
British records relating to America in microform
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Letters of John B. and Mary Estlin, as well as pamphlets from 1840 to 1884, are largely concerned with the anti-slavery movement. The papers illustrate the close connection between British and American abolitionists in the mid-nineteenth century. The Estlins themselves were among the chief supporters of the British anti-slavery movement. Mary Estlin, to whom most of the letters were written, corresponded extensively with abolitionists in the United States. The pamphlets, many from William Lloyd Garrison's strongholds in New England and Philadelphia, illustrate the deep rifts in the American movement, divisions which spread to Great Britain as well.
A table of contents is on the first reel.
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Ettwein, John Bp 1721-1802. PAPERS OF JOHN ETTWEIN FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCH, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA.
New Haven, Conn.: Research Publications, 1969.
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John Ettwein was born in 1721 in Wurttemberg (now incorporated into Baden - Wurttemberg, Germany). He joined the Moravian Church in 1740 and in 1754 he and his family embarked for America. They settled in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Moravians were isolated from Anglo-Saxon America. Their position in American life was complicated by their conscientious objection to bearing arms and their refusal to join in the American Revolution. It was largely through the efforts of John Ettwein that the Moravians were able to maintain a rapport with the American authorities and not suffer the same fate as many Loyalists after the Revolution. His papers consist of some 1,800 items and reflect a practical man, both literate and fluent in English who handled a great deal of the daily business for his religious community.
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Guides:
Hamilton, Kenneth G. (Kenneth Gardiner), 1893- John Ettwein and the Moravian church during the Revolutionary period..
Appendix B in the guide provides a catalog of the Ettwein papers preserved in the Moravian Archives in Bethlehem.
Ewing, Thomas 1789-1871. MICROFILM EDITION OF THE THOMAS EWING PAPERS IN THE EWING FAMILY COLLECTION.
Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Archives, 1967.
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Thomas Ewing, a highly successful lawyer from Lancaster, Ohio, served as United States senator from 1830 to 1836. From March to September 1841, he was secretary of the treasury under Presidents William Henry Harrison and John Tyler. From 1849 to 1850 he was secretary of the interior under Presidents Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore. After retiring from these cabinet positions, he continued to be very active in both state and national politics. He spent each winter for his last twenty years in Washington, D.C. arguing cases before the Supreme Court. As an advisor to President Lincoln, he urged moderation and compromise prior to the Civil War. He later was a trusted advisor to President Andrew Johnson and gave advice on appointments and drafted veto messages for him. The papers include correspondence, legal papers, and financial records, with a major emphasis on Ewing's law practice and his land holdings.
An uncataloged guide, Microfilm Edition of the Thomas Ewing Papers in the Ewing Family Collection, available in the Special Collections Office, provides background, a detailed list of contents for each reel, and a list of correspondents.
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FAWCETT AND LISTER PAPERS FROM THE SHIBDEN HALL FOLK MUSEUM, HALIFAX.
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1967.
British records relating to America in microfilm
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Letters and papers accumulated by the Lister family, who occupied Shibden Hall from 1614 to 1923, record the business and personal activities of the family. James Lister (1673?-1729) was an apothecary of Halifax and the owner of Shibden Hall. The papers include references to his wife, Mary, and their children and grandchildren. Their eldest child, Martha, married William, the son of Robert Fawcett (or Faucitt), a merchant and minor landowner of Bull Close, Halifax. The papers of their son William, later General Sir William Fawcett, cover various military matters, with references to the War for Independence including an account of the Battle of Lexington. Also included are manuscripts that relate to the trading careers in Virginia in the 1730s of several Lister brothers.
A description of the collection and its arrangement, including a list of correspondents, appears on the first reel.
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Ferrar, Nicholas. FERRAR PAPERS, 1590 TO 1790: IN MAGDALENE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Academic Microform Publishers, 1992.
British Records Relating to America
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Over 3,000 letters and business papers of the family of Nicholas Ferrar (died 1620) make up this collection, The business archive of the Virginia Company of London and its subordinate, the Somer Islands Company, formed the beginning of the collection. In 1625 the family moved from London to their Huntingdonshire manor, Little Gidding, and family correspondence from Mrs. Ferrar and her two sons, Nicholas and John make up the bulk of the collection. The letters continue with correspondence of various Ferrar descendents, including Susanna Collett and her five eldest daughters. In addition to correspondence, the collection includes prints purchased in Nicholas Ferrar's travels from 1613 to 1617. Correspondence includes the Woodnoth, Brooke, Fielding, Barridge, and Cave families.
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Guides:
The Ferrar papers, 1590-1790, in Magdalene College, Cambridge.
The guide consists of an introduction and finding list by David Ransome, in addition to genealogical charts of the Ferrar family.
Fleming, Henry. PAPERS OF HENRY FLEMING, 1772-1795: IN THE CUMBRIA RECORD OFFICE.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: EP Microform Limited;, 1978.
British Records Relating to America
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This collection consists of a letterbook of Fleming's outgoing letters from Norfolk, Virginia, April 1772 to October 1775, and from Whitehaven, Cumberland, April 1783 to October 1788; and an account book from 1776 to 1795 of debts owed to Fleming in America. In Virginia, Fleming traded tobacco, tar, and other colonial commodities for European goods. The letterbook discusses the impending revolution, and touches on indentured servitude and slavery.
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Guides:
The papers of Henry Fleming, 1772-1795 : in the Cumbria Record Office, Carlisle.
The guide includes a description and bibliography of the collection. The guide is also reproduced at the beginning of the reel.
Fox, George Townsend, 1810-1886. GEORGE TOWNSEND FOX. AMERICAN JOURNALS. 4 VOLS, 1831-1868.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1961.
British records relating to America
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The journals of George Townsend Fox, a merchant of Liverpool, cover four separate visits to the United States, 1831-32, 1834, 1841, and 1868. Fox, a perceptive British liberal, is quite conservative in tone as he discusses American social customs and politics. On his journeys he visited the Northeast, the southern seaboard (including Charlestown and New Orleans), New York, and Columbus, Ohio. He describes rifts between merchants and the aristocracy, a slave sale, the extreme poverty of rural Georgia, the oil well at Oil City, and the wonders of the Great Lakes and Niagara Falls.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears on the reel.
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Gallatin, Albert 1761-1849. PAPERS OF ALBERT GALLATIN.
Philadelphia, Pa.: Historic publications, 1969.
46 reel(s)
Albert Gallatin, an emigrant from Switzerland, served as secretary of the treasury in the administrations of Jefferson and Madison. In later years, Gallatin served as an American envoy to Russia and as Minister to France and England. He served as president of the National Bank of New York City, the New York Historical Society, and the American Ethnological Society. His reports and correspondence contain observations and policy proposals on public land, public finance, the government's debts, roads and canals, and manufactures. This collection also contains detailed information on the Anglo-American economy, the London money market, and the declining stability of the banking structure of New York City before the disaster of 1837. Correspondents include Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams. He also corresponded with Henry Clay, Henry Dearborn, Peter Muhlenburg, Thomas Worthington, Tench Coxe, John Jacob Astor, Baring & Co., and Azariah Flagg.
An uncataloged guide, Prince, Carl E. Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Papers of Albert Gallatin, available in the Special Collections Office, provides a brief sketch of his life with a chronology, a description of the collection, and reel notes. Reel 46 provides a name index to correspondents.
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Gaston, William 1778-1844. WILLIAM GASTON PAPERS IN THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY.
Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Library, 1966.
8 reel(s)
William Gaston (1778-1844) was a North Carolina lawyer, legislator, congressman, and justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. William Gaston's personal letters reveal the social history of the period and comment on political affairs. Topics include the national elections between 1800 and 1844, preparations for war with France in 1800, financial affairs, De Witt Clinton's presidential candidacy, education, and legal matters. Significant items concerning the history of the Catholic Church in America are scattered throughout as are items related to banks and banking. Included in the collection are Gaston-related papers of Judge Henry Groves Connor (1852-1924), North Carolina jurist and author.
An uncataloged guide, The William Gaston Papers in the Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina Library, available in the Special Collections Office, provides a list of correspondents.
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Gates, Horatio 1728-1806. HORATIO GATES PAPERS, 1726-1828.
Sanford, N.C.: Microfilming Corporation of America, 1978.
20 reel(s)
General Horatio Gates remains a paradox in American Revolutionary history. He was a loyal soldier, an excellent army administrator, and a good defensive tactician. In 1777 he superseded General Philip Schuyler in command in northern New York. In the two battles at Saratoga his army forced General John Burgoyne to surrender. Soon after, a letter written by General Thomas Conway caused General George Washington to believe that he had uncovered a conspiracy to make Gates commander-in-chief, a conspiracy known as the Conway Cabal. Forced to resign his position as president of the board of war and disastrously defeated at Camden, South Carolina, General Gates never regained the heroic reputation he enjoyed immediately after Saratoga. His papers provide a unique opportunity for the researcher to make his own judgements about a leading figure of the American Revolution. This collection is arranged in three series: Series I is correspondence from 1726 to 1828, Series II is orderly books and returns from 1756 to 1783, and Series III is financial papers from 1747 to 1799.
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Guides:
The Horatio Gates papers, 1726-1828 : a guide to the microfilm edition.
The guide includes an index to documents by writer or recipient, providing reel and frame numbers.
Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885. ULYSSES S. GRANT PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1964.
Presidential papers microfilm
32 reel(s)
Ulysses S. Grant, General-in-Chief of all the federal armies in the Civil War, won the Republican presidential nomination in 1868. He defeated Horatio Seymour to become the eighteenth president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. These papers contain general correspondence, including Grant's letters to Julia B. Dent (later Mrs. Grant). Also included are copies of Grant documents from other collections, such as letterbooks, speeches, reports, messages, and personal memoirs, like "Memoirs of Shiloh". Headquarters records (1861-69) and other military records comprise a substantial part of the collection. Photographs, clippings, drawings, and scrapbooks are also included. Correspondents include W.W. Belknap, A.E. Burnside, B.F. Butler, G.M. Dodge, H. Fish, J.C. Fremont, J.D. Grant, H.W. Halleck, C.S. Hamilton, W.S. Hancock, R.B. Hatch, S.A. Hurlbut, J.C. Kelton, J.A. McClernand, J.B. McPherson, G.G. Meade, E.O.C. Ord, J. Pope, J.M. Schofield, P.H. Sheridan, W.T. Sherman, E.M. Stanton, G.H. Thomas, and L. Thomas.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Ulysses S. Grant papers.
The guide includes an index of writers and recipients.
Green, Duff 1791 -1875. DUFF GREEN PAPERS IN THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY.
Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina, 1967.
25 reel(s)
Duff Green was a journalist, politician, and industrial promoter. His papers include letters, business papers, clippings, maps, and thirty-four manuscript volumes. The letters (1810-1902) largely concern his business activities. Many were written to Benjamin Edwards Green, Duff Green's eldest son and business partner. The undated papers have been classified by business categories. Topics include the solicitation of subscriptions to Green's publications, the purchase and sale of land, especially Allegheny coal lands, the financing of companies, the construction of railroads, law cases, and claims against the government. The manuscript volumes contain letters, notebooks, correspondence records, account books, survey data, and records of the various companies owned by Green.
An uncataloged guide, Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Duff Green Papers, is available in the Special Collections Office. It provides a list of reel contents and a list of correspondents.
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Greene, Nathanael. NATHANAEL GREENE PAPERS
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1966.
2 reel(s)
After the military disaster at Camden in August 1780, General George Washington sent his trusted lieutenant, General Nathanael Greene, to take command of patriot forces in the South. Greene's immediate problem was to contest the British advance under Lord Cornwallis through the Carolinas and into Virginia. The papers center on correspondence between Greene and various other patriot leaders from 1780 to 1782. They include casualty reports from the battles at Guilford Court House and Cowpens, and from skirmishes around Charleston. They also include lists of militia, reports on negotiations with Indian tribes, and a copy of Cornwallis's plan for creating a Loyalist militia in South Carolina. The letter books cover the periods October-December 1780, January-February 1781, and January-April 1782. The general correspondence runs from 1775 to 1785. One additional volume contains the report of the commission appointed by Greene to negotiate with the Cherokees.
This collection contains three letter books, three volumes of general correspondence arranged chronologically, and one volume of commission reports.
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Hamilton, Alexander 1757-1804. PAPERS
Washington, D.C.: 1955.
46 reel(s)
Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the treasury, placed the new nation on a firm financial footing. His advocacy of a strong national government brought him into bitter conflict with Thomas Jefferson. However his political philosophy was ultimately adopted in the development of the governmental structures. He was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. The papers are arranged in two series in chronological order (1760-1830 and 1749-1804) and also include reports to Congress (1790-1792), papers of the New York Artillery Company, and cash books.
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Harper, Robert Goodloe, 1765-1825. ROBERT GOODLOE HARPER FAMILY PAPERS, MS. 431 IN THE MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Baltimore, Md.: Maryland Historical Society, 1970.
5 reel(s)
Robert Goodloe Harper was a congressman and Baltimore lawyer. He served briefly in the North Carolina state legislature and soon was elected to the United States Congress. He served as chair of the Ways and Means Committee from 1747 to 1801. In 1799 he moved to Baltimore and was chosen to represent Maryland in the Senate in 1816. While in the Senate he ran for vice-president as a Federalist. Much of the correspondence concerns political topics. However, a significant amount deals with Harper's role in efforts to establish colonies for blacks in Ohio and Africa. He was an influential member of the Maryland State Colonization Society and proposed the name "Liberia" for the settlement in Africa.
An uncataloged guide, Marks, Bayly Ellen. Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Robert Goodloe Harper Papers, is in the Special Collections Office provide a description of the contents for each reel, a biographical sketch, a bibliography of Harper's published works, and information in the provenance of the collection.
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Harrison, Benjamin 1833-1901. BENJAMIN HARRISON PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1960.
Presidential papers microfilm
151 reel(s)
This collection contains correspondence, legal papers, financial records, notebooks, memorials, printed materials, and memorabilia of the life of President Benjamin Harrison. The material covers Harrison's experiences in the Civil War as a brigadier general of Indiana volunteers, his career as an Indiana lawyer and politician, his term as president from 1889 to 1893, and important documents relating to the Venezuelan boundary dispute with British Guiana.
http://laurel.lso.missouri.edu/record=b4000535~S1
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Benjamin Harrison papers.
This index describes the contents of each of the twenty series in the set.
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1958.
Presidential papers microfilm
3 reel(s)
William Henry Harrison made his military and political reputation as conqueror of Tecumseh's Shawnee at the Battle of Tippecanoe Creek in 1811 and subsequently, as the governor of Indiana Territory. He was elected president in the "log cabin" campaign of 1840 with the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too!" He died shortly after his inauguration in 1841. Correspondence and military papers (largely for the period 1796-1841) emphasize Indian campaigns and affairs. A letter book describes events of the War of 1812 in the West during 1812 to 1813. Other correspondence concerns Harrison's unsuccessful campaign for president in 1836. There are few papers covering the 1840 campaign or his short period in office. Some posthumous papers and a chronology of Harrison's life are included.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the William H. Harrison papers.
This index describes the contents of each of the twenty series in the set.
Hartley, David, 1732-1813. PAPERS OF AMERICAN INTEREST AMONG THE HARTLEY RUSSELL ARCHIVES IN THE BERKSHIRE RECORD OFFICE, SHIRE HALL, READING.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1966.
British records relating to America in microform
1 reel(s)
David Hartley entered Parliament in 1774. His career in the House of Commons lasted until 1784. Hartley advocated conciliation with the American colonists before and during the Revolution. He accepted American independence and believed the political separation need not involve complete commercial and spiritual separation. The papers contain much material on Hartley's activities before and during the war and at the peace conferences. Topics include notes on the conflict between Britain and France in North America (1749-1756) and subsequent peace negotiations. The papers also focus on American prisoners-of-war since Hartley acted as Great Britain's agent in negotiations with Benjamin Franklin for the exchange of prisoners.
A description of the collection is at the beginning of the reel.
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Harvey, Jacob, 1797-1848. HARVEY PAPERS, 1816-1846: THE LETTERS OF JACOB HARVEY, AN IRISH MERCHANT IN NEW YORK, 1816-1846, IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1970.
British records relating to America
1 reel(s)
Letters from Jacob Harvey to Mary Leadbeater from 1816 to 1826 describe America and discuss literary matters. Harvey refers to his friendship with John Randolph of Roanoke and to conversations with the United Irish exiles, Thomas Emmet and William MacNeven. On one occasion, he provides an introduction for the Quaker educator, John Griscom. Letters to Thomas Spring-Rice, first Baron Monteagle, brief Monteagle on American affairs. The letters deal with nullification, the Bank of the United States, the 1837 financial crisis, Canada, Texas, and the Maine boundary question. Harvey comments as a Whig, yet with a pragmatic and liberal viewpoint. Letters to Gulian C. Verplanck deal with politics, patronage, and reforms such as educational opportunities for immigrant children.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears at the beginning of the reel.
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Hewitt, William. WILLIAM HEWITT PAPERS, 1756-1790, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON LIBRARY.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1985.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
6 reel(s)
In 1767, William Hewitt was appointed commissioner for the sale and disposal of lands in the West Indian islands ceded by France to Britain in the Peace of Paris in 1763. He remained in the West Indies from 1767 to 1772. After returning to England, he was again appointed commissioner to deal with land disputes and returned to the islands in 1777 and remained until he died of injuries received in the hurricane of 1781. He traveled throughout the islands and was twice captured by the French. This collection consists of financial records, personal and official correspondence sent and received during the period, and a variety of legal documents, again both personal and official, many of which deal with land transactions in the islands.
Guides:
William Hewitt papers (Ms. 522) 1756-1790 in the University of London Library [guide].
This guide gives information on the provenance of the papers, a table of contents for the collection, an annotated list of reel contents, a bibliography of related works, and an index of persons mentioned in the papers.
Hobhouse (Isaac) and Co., Bristol Eng. HOBHOUSE LETTERS, 1722-1755, LETTERS AND OTHER PAPERS OF ISAAC HOBHOUSE & CO., BRISTOL MERCHANTS.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, Eng.: Micro Methods, 1963.
British records relating to America in microform
1 reel(s)
The collection consists of about 150 letters written to Isaac Hobhouse, a leading merchant of Bristol, and his partners by ship captains and agents in the American colonies and the West Indies. The letters describe trade between West Africa and the southern colonies and relations between New England and the West Indies from 1722 to 1736. They give details of the commodities carried, methods of payment, and the difficulties of the trade. A few letters relate to the colonial shipbuilding industry in Boston and Philadelphia, including the costs involved during the 1730s.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears at the beginning of the reel.
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Hughes, Charles Evans. CHARLES EVANS HUGHES PAPERS.
Washington, DC: Library of Congress Microfilming Service, 1959.
7 reel(s)
This material covers Hughes’ role as Secretary of State from 1921 to 1925 under President Warren G. Harding. Reels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 contain correspondence, manuscripts, documents, reports, and printed material from the Department of State during his tenure. Reel 5 contains newspaper clippings from New York, Washington, DC, and Springfield, IL, from February 19, 1921 (the formal announcement of Hughes’ designation as Secretary of State) to March 5, 1921 (his assumption of the office of Secretary of State). Reel 7 contains naval correspondence.
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Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845. ANDREW JACKSON PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1961.
Presidential papers microfilm
78 reel(s)
This collection offers a wealth of information on both the military and political careers of Jackson. The documents include his military papers with accounts of the campaigns against the Creeks during the War of 1812 and the Battle of New Orleans. His campaign against the Seminoles in Florida and the transfer of Florida to the United States are also covered. The papers document Jackson's campaigns for the presidency beginning in 1824 and his two terms as president from 1829 to 1837. Specifically included are his Bank of the United States veto and the Maysville Road veto with other documents pertaining to the nullification controversy with South Carolina.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Andrew Jackson papers.
The guide contains the provenance of the Jackson papers, a description of each of the eleven series in the collection, a reel list indicating the time period covered in each reel, and an index by writer or recipient.
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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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
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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.
1 reel(s)
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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Filed under "Bell and Howell"
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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
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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
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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.
Plunkett, Horace Horace Curzon), Sir, 1854-1932. AMERICAN LETTERS OF SIR HORACE PLUNKETT, 1883-1932.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1963.
British records relating to America in microfilm
2 reel(s)
Sir Horace Plunkett was a rancher in Wyoming during the 1880s prior to devoting himself to agricultural cooperatives. In the pursuit of this interest, first in Ireland and later in Great Britain and the United States, Plunkett formed intimate friendships with such prominent Americans as Colonel House, Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and Charles McCarthy. The letters discuss the affairs of the Powder River Cattle Company and the Western Live-Stock and Land Company, agricultural reform, conservation, rural affairs, British and Irish politics, American attitudes during World War I, and Plunkett's work with the Reciprocal News Service in London that aimed to influence American opinion during the war.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears on the first reel.
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Plunkett, Horace Horace Curzon), Sir, 1854-1932. DIARIES OF SIR HORACE PLUNKETT, 1881-1932.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1963.
British records relating to America in microfilm
8 reel(s)
Sir Horace Plunkett ranched in Wyoming in the 1880s before devoting his life to the cause of agricultural cooperatives. In pursuing this cause, Plunkett forged intimate friendships with such prominent Americans as Colonel House, Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and Charles McCarthy. The diaries describe his ranching ventures from 1881 to 1888, the beginnings of his cooperative work in Ireland, Irish politics, his work with the Department of Agriculture and Instruction in Dublin, as well as his impressions of Roosevelt and the Country Life Commission. Later volumes cover his work for an Irish settlement, his return to England, and the subsequent formation of the Plunkett Foundation.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears on the first reel.
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Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849. JAMES K. POLK PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1964.
Presidential papers microfilm
67 reel(s)
James K. Polk, elected 11th President in 1844, had previously served a long career in Tennessee politics as state legislator, Congressman, and governor. During his presidency, the United States acquired Oregon and the Mexican Cession took place. He also led the country into the Mexican War in 1846. This collection contains diaries, correspondence, messages and speeches, notes, account and memoranda books, as well as papers left by his wife Sarah Childress Polk. Principal correspondents include Robert Armstrong, A. V. Brown, S. H. Laughlin, William L. Marcy, Sarah Childress Polk, and J. Knox Walker.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the James K. Polk papers.
The guide contains the provenance, a description of the papers, a reel list and an index.
PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS.
Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1984.
Black Studies Research Series
10 reel(s)
The President's Committee on Civil Rights (PCCR) was established by Harry S. Truman in 1946 in order to reinforce the commitment of civil rights groups and the the government to civil rights progress by preparing a report with recommendations for the President. The collection brings together the various manuscript materials in the Harry S. Truman Library at Independence, Missouri, relevant to the PCCR, 1946-1948. The Committee's report, "To Secure These Rights", is the first item in the collection. The bulk of the collection is composed of the records of the PCCR. These include some documents illuminating the origin of the PCCR, and the operation and organization of the Committee. In addition, relevant documents from the papers of Attorney General Tom Clark and the George Philleo Nash Papers are included. The material contains both private and official correspondence as well as transcripts of PCCR meetings and testimonies before the Committee. The collection also contains staff background studies, digests of information, agenda minutes, news clippings, interim reports, discussion and decision papers, and drafts of speeches.
Guides:
President Truman's Committee on Civil Rights [guide].
The guide contains an introduction to the documents and a listing of the order in which they appear on the microfilm.
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945. PRESS CONFERENCES OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
Hyde Park, N.Y.: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, 1957.
12 reel(s)
The first press conference was held on March 8, 1933, three days prior to the first of Roosevelt's "fireside chats". The subjects discussed over the next twelve years include banking, currency, credit, the budget, the national debt, income tax, inflation, actions of Congress, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Federal Reserve Board, foreign affairs, the Hatch Act, munitions, national defense, the Selective Service System, war production, post war plans, and the United Nations.
The conferences are arranged chronologically, each year preceded by a subject index with scope notes.
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Roscoe, William, 1753-1831. ROSCOE PAPERS, 1793-1831.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microfilm
2 reel(s)
William Roscoe was a well-known British reformer who advocated prison reform and the abolition of the slave-trade. This collection contains papers and correspondence that fall into five categories: 1) letters of travelers to the United States, 2) letters on the exploration and natural history of the United States, 3) letters concerning the Orders-in-Council that contributed to the causes of the War of 1812, 4) letters on prison reform, and 5) letters on cultural and personal matters with noted literati in the United States.
An introduction at the beginning of each reel contains the information on the provenance of the papers, a biographical sketch of William Roscoe, a description of the Roscoe papers in the collection, suggestions for further reading, and an annotated list of items on each reel.
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Ruffin, Edmund, 1794-1865. DIARY OF EDMUND RUFFIN, 1856-1865.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1966.
7 reel(s)
Edmund Ruffin made his reputation from the 1830s to the 1850s as an innovator in southern agriculture. He wrote the important agricultural work An Essay on Calcareous Manures and edited the Farmer's Register beginning in June 1833. As the struggle over states rights evolved, Ruffin became an ardent secessionist. He reportedly fired the first shot against Fort Sumter. With the defeat of the Confederacy, Ruffin committed suicide on June 18, 1865. This collection contains the manuscript diary to the day of his death. It provides considerable information about southern politics before and during the war and repeated observations about conditions on the Confederate domestic front.
The manuscript diary through June of 1863 has been edited and published in two volumes by William Kauffman Scarborough (F230 .R9314). Volume one is titled Toward Independence, October 1856-April, 1861 and volume two is titled The Years of Hope, April 1861-June 1863. Only routine personal affairs were omitted in this edition and it is thoroughly indexed.
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RUSSELL DIARIES, 1731-1801.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microfilm
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William Russell (1740-1817) was a prosperous iron-founder, merchant, and manufacturers' agent in Birmingham, England, in partnership with his brother George. He married Martha Twamley (1741-1790). Their three children, Martha (1766-1807), Mary (1768-1839), and Thomas Pougher Russell (1775-1851) are the authors of the diaries. Some writings by James Skey, a kinsman by marriage, are also included. The Russell family emigrated to America, sailing from Falmouth in 1794. Captured by a French frigate, it was not until June 1795 that they were released to continue their voyage to America. The diaries, covering the period July 1794 to September 1801, describe the journey from Matson to Falmouth, the abortive voyage and the captivity by the French, the voyage to America in 1795, some travels in America and observations on the American scene (1795-1801), and the return voyage to England of Mary and Thomas in 1801.
A description of the collection and its arrangement is on the reel.
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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820. WINTHROP SARGENT PAPERS.
Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1965.
7 reel(s)
Winthrop Sargent of Massachusetts served in the Revolutionary Army, helped found the Ohio Company, and participated in General St. Clair's disastrous expedition against the Indians in 1791. He later served as Governor of the Mississippi Territory. His personal interests ranged from meteorology and geology, to botany, horticulture, and archaeology. His papers include a biography of his life by Benjamin Harrison Pershing, diaries and orderly books of the St. Clair expedition, correspondence of Sargent's survey trips to Ohio and the formation of the Ohio Company, correspondence (1789-1801) covering his activities as secretary of the Northwest Territory and administrator of the Mississippi Territory, his return to Philadelphia and Boston, and his later retirement in Natchez. Principal correspondents include Gilbert and John Aspinwall, Manassah Cutler, Samuel Hodgdon, Richard Platt, and James Wilkinson.
An uncataloged guide, Allis, Frederick S. Jr. (ed.). Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Winthrop Sargent Papers is available in the Special Collections Office.
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SAUMAREZ PAPERS: MATERIAL RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA DERIVING FROM THE MIDDLETON FAMILY IN THE IPSWICH AND EAST SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: E. P. Microfilm, 1974.
British records relating to America in microfilm
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These are the papers of the Middleton family of British descent. Edward Middleton bought property in Barbados and South Carolina. His son, Arthur, inherited large estates in England, South Carolina, and Barbados. Like his father, he became active in public affairs. He served in the provincial government and was acting governor of South Carolina from 1725 to 1730. Despite the political and social prominence of the Middletons, the papers are almost completely concerned with the Middleton business and estate affairs. They have relatively little to say about the events and questions of the period. Occasionally they allude to political and social concerns.
An uncataloged guide, The Saumarez Papers: Material Relating to South Carolina Deriving from the Middleton Family in the Ipswich and East Suffolk Record Office, is located in the Special Collections Office.
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Sloane, Hans, Sir 1660-1753. PAPERS OF SIR HANS SLOANE, 1660-1753 FROM THE BRITISH LIBRARY, LONDON.
London: Adam Matthew Publications, 1991.
Series One of the History of Science and Technology series from the British Library, London
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Sir Hans Sloane was an Irish physician educated in England and Paris and appointed personal physician to Christopher Monck, 2 nd Duke of Albermarle, newly appointed governor of Jamaica. Sloane took detailed notes of their voyages through Madeira, the Canaries, Barbados, Nevis, Santa Cruz, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola on their way to Jamaica. He immersed himself in the natural history of the region as well as attending to his duties as a physician, which brought him into contact with a number of travelers and reformed pirates who had settled on the island. After the Duke’s death, Sloane sailed for London in 1689 where he later published Voyage to the Islands of Madeira, Barbados, Neves, St. Christopher’s and Jamaica (London, 1707 and 1725). As a collector, Sloane continued to amass a vast library of original manuscripts by other adventurers relating to travel, voyages of discovery, and the sea. The manuscripts in this collection document voyages and travel to Africa, the Americas, China, India, Japan, the East Indies, the West Indies, Russia, and the South Seas, and attempts to circumnavigate the world and find the quickest trade routes to India and China. There is material about North America concerning Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, the Northwest Territories, New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Florida. There is an account of the travels of Marco Polo and two accounts of Columbus’ early voyages.
Ellis Library has parts 2 (reels 18-37) and 3 (reels 38-57) of this collection – 191 manuscripts. This is a reproduction of selected papers from the Hans Sloane collection at the British Library. Part 2 is Voyages of Discovery, 1450-1750. Part 3 is Manuscript Records of Voyages of Discovery, 1450-1750. The guide is available online at http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/digital_guides/h.aspx under "History of Science and Technology: Series One."
Smith, Hezekiah, 1737-1835. [JOURNALS, 1762-1805, PAPERS, ADDRESSES TO THE ARMY, ETC.].
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress for the Southern Baptist Conventions, Historical Commission, 1955.
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Hezekiah Smith, a Baptist clergyman of Haverhill, Massachusetts, is associated with the founding and development of Rhode Island College, later known as Brown University. He acted as a chaplain from 1775 to 1780 in the Continental Army. His journals, arranged chronologically, record the dates and locations of his sermons and details of troop movements during the Revolutionary War. Also included are General Gate's army orders, a list of army chaplains in 1778, and other manuscript addresses and sermons delivered to the army.
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Smith, Hezekiah. PAPERS OF HEZEKIAH SMITH, 1762-1805
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Smith (1737-1805) was a Baptist minister who served as Chaplain of the American army from 1776 to 1780. He became friends with George Washington and gave encouragement and support to the troops. He later established and supported Brown University. There are 12 sets of papers with a number of letters and an additional address to the Army at the end. No. 1: Oct. 29, 1762-April 19, 1764. No. 2: April 19, 1764-Oct. 4, 1764. No. 3: Oct. 6, 1764-Feb. 10, 1767. No. 4: March 16, 1767-Sept. 30, 1769. No. 5: Oct. 1, 1769-Sept. 25, 1773. No. 6: March 18, 1776-Jan. 1, 1777. No. 7: June 17, 1777-April 6, 1779. No. 8: April 16, 1779-Dec. 12, 1779. No. 9: Dec. 1780-Aug. 1788. No. 10: June 17, 1789-Dec., 1798. No. 10: June 17, 1789-Dec. 1798. No. 11: Jan. 1779-Jan. 15, 1805. Also includes Chaplain Smith's list of Major Generals, Brigadiers, Chaplains, etc. in the American Army, Aug. 17, 1778; a sermon composed to deliver in Gallows Hill previous to the execution of eleven criminals Aug. 17, 1778; Chaplain Smith's sermon to the American Army, Oct. 18, 1778; a sermon composed to deliver at the execution of Josiah Edwards on Gallows Hill; Nov. 12, 1779, not delivered for want of time; Chaplain Smith's address to the American Army on swearing, July 31, 1779; address to the American Army, Oct. 17, 1779; a number of letters and another address to the Army, June 1779.
Manuscript; 1762-1805
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Stevens, Wallace. WALLACE STEVENS-CUMMINGTON PRESS CORRESPONDENCE, 1941-1951.
Wakefield: Microform Academic Publishers, 1992.
British records relating to America in microfilm
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Reproduced in this collection is the correspondence between American poet Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) and Katharine Frazier and Harry Duncan of the Cummington Press. This correspondence documents Stevens's compositional methods and the reception of his poems as well as provides a picture of business relations during that time period. Also included in the collection is the original typescript of the first edition of Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction with emendations by Stevens. Stevens, considered one of the major modern American poets, was also a vice-president of the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Corporation of Hartford, CT, two lives that he consciously kept separate. His first book of poems, Harmonium, was published in 1923, but he was not widely recognized until his Collected Poems was published in 1954. Much of his poetry, including his long poem "Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction," involves his working out the interrelatedness of reality and the imagination and the role of poetry. Located in Cummington, Massachusetts, the Cummington Press was founded in 1939 by Harry Duncan as part of the Cummington School of the Arts. Using a hand printing press, the press became known as one of the finest small presses in the country. Stevens's Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction was published in 1942 and Esthetique du Mal in 1945.
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Guides:
Guide includes detailed inventory of letters and introduction by Carolyn Masel.
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. ZACHARY TAYLOR PAPERS.
Washington, D.C: Library of Congress, 1958.
Presidential papers microfilm
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Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States, distinguished himself in the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk, Seminole, and Mexican Wars. During his term as president, he presided over the ratification of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and encouraged the admission of New Mexico and California as free states. His papers are organized in five series: 1) an autobiographical account, 2) general correspondence, 3) family papers related to the settlement of Taylor's estate, the life of Richard Taylor, his son, and the plantation in Louisiana, 4) miscellany, and 5) a memorial volume. Letters to Thomas S. Jesup from 1818 to 1840 relate largely to the Seminole Indian campaign in 1837 and 1838. Other correspondents include John M. Clayton, George W. Crawford, Jefferson Davis, James K. Polk, Thomas W. Ringgold, and Winfield Scott.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the Zachary Taylor papers.
The guide provides an index of writers and recipients.
Townshend, Charles, 1725-1767. CHARLES TOWNSHEND PAPERS AT DALKEITH: MATERIAL RELATING TO AMERICA FROM THE CHARLES TOWNSHEND PAPERS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH AT DALKEITH HOUSE, MIDLOTHIAN.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1964.
British records relating to America in microfilm
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Charles Townshend, as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain from 1766 to 1767, angered the American colonists with his firm advocacy of the Stamp Act and his proposals to suspend the New York Colonial Assembly, to remove the Commissioners of Customs from provincial control, and to impose port dues on various commodities. The papers contain materials relating to most of the colonies from Canada to Jamaica. Representative subjects include the establishment of a free port at Dominica in the West Indies, Newfoundland fisheries, the disposition of troops, the settlement of Florida, the economy of Granada, the Cathcart expedition to the West Indies in 1740, and a history of New Hampshire.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears at the beginning of each reel. Also useful is SPEC-R Z1226 .C74 1979 Raimo, John W. (ed.). A Guide to Manuscripts Relating to America in Great Britain and Ireland, page 300.
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Guides:
The guide briefly describes various collections in this series. Each collection in Ellis Library is listed in the card catalog and/or MERLIN, the online catalog.
TUDWAY OF WELLS ANTIGUAN ESTATE PAPERS, 1689-1907.
East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1999.
British records relating to America in microfilm
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The records included in this collection cover over three centuries of the operation of an Antiguan sugar plantation, providing the most complete surviving private records pertaining to these plantations. The plantation, called Parham and located on the eastern part of the island of Antigua in what was the British Caribbean, was owned by the Tudway family of Wells Somerset and was in operation by 1689, contributing to the sugar boom experienced by the island in the 1680s. The Tudway family, a prosperous middle-class family, acted as absentee owners who rarely visited the plantation; thus, they did not witness the slave-labor source of their wealth. Records in these papers cover the years 1689 to 1920 and consist of a virtually complete set of annual accounts during those years, correspondence dating from 1717 to 1898 written from both Britain and Antigua, paylists, slave registers, and records of sugar cane experiments from 1905 to 1907. The records provide full details on all operating aspects of a sugar plantation as well as attitudes on absentee landlords and legislation affecting the sugar business and are valuable for reconstructing the social and economic history of the British Caribbean.
Guides:
Morgan, Kenneth. The Tudway of Wells Antiguan estate papers, 1689-1907 : a brief introduction to the microfilm edition of the Tudway of Wells estate papers.
Tyler, John, 1790-1862. JOHN TYLER PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1953.
Presidential papers microfilm
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John Tyler was a congressman, governor of Virginia, United States senator, and vice president. He became the 10th president of the United States after William Henry Harrison died in office. During his administration, he ended the Seminole War, extended the Monroe Doctrine to Hawaii, and opened the first American trade mission to China. The papers are in three series: 1) general correspondence from 1710 to 1861 arranged chronologically, 2) an alphabetically-arranged autograph collection of documents from 1691 to 1916 assembled by his son, Lyon G. Tyler, and 3) additional correspondence of Julia Gardiner Tyler (the second Mrs. Tyler) and other ladies of the Tyler family. Correspondents include George Bancroft, James Barbour, Margaret G. Beeckman, Richard T. Brown, James Buchanan, John S. Cunningham, Henry Curtis, John B. Floyd, Alexander Gardiner, Juliana Gardiner, Thomas W. Gilmer, James Monroe, John Page, Littleton W. Tazewell, St. George Tucker, and Henry A. Wise.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the John Tyler papers.
The guide provides an index to writers and recipients of the correspondence.
United States. President (1953-1961 : Eisenhower). [PRESS RELEASES] 1953-1961
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress,
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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.
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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.
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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.
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862. MARTIN VAN BUREN PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1960.
Presidential papers microfilm
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Martin Van Buren was a United States senator, governor of New York, secretary of state, vice president, and 8th president of the United States. This collection includes the manuscript of Van Buren's autobiography, a fragment of a manuscript history of the United States Bank, correspondence, messages, legal records, and estate record books. The correspondence relates to such issues as annexation of Texas, the slavery question, tariffs, banking, the Free-Soil Movement, and political campaigns. There are numerous letters pertaining to John Calhoun, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Calendar of the papers of Martin Van Buren : prepared from the original manuscripts in the Library of Congress.
Vassall, William. VASSALL LETTER-BOOKS, 1769-1800.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods for the British Association for American Studies, 1963.
British records relating to America in microform
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William Vassall's letter books are primarily concerned with the operation of his family's sugar plantation in Jamaica. He administered the plantation from his home in the United States and later from England, where he lived after his Jamaican income was cut off by the American Revolution. The chief correspondents were Long, Drake, and Long of London (one of the oldest firms in the Jamaican trade) and James and John Wedderburn, managers of his Jamaican plantations. Also included are letters concerning Vassall's numerous legal disputes, notably his suit against the state of Maine over the confiscation and sale of his property during the war. The first letter book covers the period from November 1769 to July 1786, and January 1798 to March 1800. The second book covers the period from June 1786 to January 1791.
A description of the collection is on the first reel.
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Vernon, James, 1646-1727. LETTERS FROM JAMES VERNON TO THE DUKE OF SHREWSBURY, 1696-1708: FROM THE SHREWSBURY PAPERS IN BOUGHTON HOUSE, NORTH HAMPTONSHIRE.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: E.P. Microform Limited, 1980.
British records relating to America in microform
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James Vernon served as private secretary and then as under-secretary to Charles Talbot, 12th Earl and Duke of Shrewsbury (1660-1718). Though he had served under both Charles II and James II, Shrewsbury had contributed money to William of Orang and was a major catalyst in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Shrewbury was twice secretary of state, in 1689 and 1694. In 1700 he withdrew from public affairs and went to Rome. Vernon's letters kept his patron well-informed of state affairs, such as parliamentary proceedings and the activities of the increasingly important Secretariate. His incisive discussion of events preceding the Treaty of Ryswick and extending into the War of Spanish Succession makes his letters indispensable to both domestic and early modern European historians. Topics discussed include treason cases, Admiralty affairs, finance, Irish affairs, disbandment, the visits of the French ambassadors, trade, taxes, the East India Company, and military affairs. In 1710 Shrewsbury helped bring about the fall of the Whigs and was made Lord Chamberlain. In 1712 he was ambassador to France and then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. At the crisis of the death of Queen Anne, Shrewsbury was treasurer and Lord Justice.
An index of letters is on the first reel.
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Guides:
Rubini, Dennis. Letters from James Vernon to the Duke of Shrewsbury 1696-1708 : from the Shrewsbury papers in Boughton House, Northamptonshire.
The guide provides a calendar of correspondence with an indication of contents.
WALT WHITMAN COLLECTION.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 2001.
British records relating to America in microform
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The Walt Whitman Collection (1880-1948) consists primarily of correspondence between members of the Bolton Whitman Fellowship and with other English and North American Whitmanites, correspondence with Whitman himself, addresses and lectures composed by various members of the group, journal and newspapers articles, and photographs. Whitman (1819-1892), noted American journalist, essayist, and poet, garnered a loyal following in Britain, especially in Bolton, Lancashire where James William Wallace (1853-1926) and a group of educated working class and lower middle class admirers met as the "Eagle Street College" (later known as Bolton Whitman Fellowship) to discuss literary works, especially Whitman's poetry, and social and political issues. The group was drawn to Whitman by the revolutionary, democratic ideas in his essays and poetry. Other figures prominent in the collection include John Johnston, Charles Frederick Sixsmith, and Edward Carpenter. This collection will be of interest to scholars studying Whitman, the reception of Whitman's poetry, early British socialism, and utopian visionaries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The original material is held at the John Rylands University Library Manchester, England.
Guides:
Masel, Carolyn. The Walt Whitman collection : introduction to the microfilm edition.
Washington, George, 1732-1799. GEORGE WASHINGTON PAPERS.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1961.
Presidential papers microfilm
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The Washington papers, numbering 64,786 pages, were arranged in eight series: 1) Exercise books and diaries (1741-99), 2) Letterbooks (1754-99), 3) Varick transcripts (1775-83), 4) General correspondence (1697-1799), 5) Financial papers (1750-96), 6) Military papers (1755-98), 7) Applications (1789-96), and 8) Miscellaneous papers (1775-99). The material deals with Washington's relations with the Continental Congress, his command of the Continental Army, his presidency, and other aspects of his career. Principal correspondents include Benedict Arnold, Clement Biddle, George and James Clinton, Bartholomew Dandridge, Horatio Gates, Nathanael Greene, Alexander Hamilton, Robert Harrison, William Heath, Robert Howe, David Humphreys, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, Lafayette, Tobias Lear, Henry Lee Jr., Benjamin Lincoln, William Livingston, Alexander McDougall, James McHenry, William Maxwell, Robert Morris, Stephen Moylan, Samuel Parsons, Timothy Pickering, Israel Putman, Edmund Randolph, Joseph Reed, Rochambeau, Philip Schuyler, Charles Scott, John Sullivan, Benjamin Tallmadge, and Jonathan Trumbull.
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Guides:
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. Index to the George Washington papers.
This name index lists names of writers and recipients of letters. Diaries, general orders, and survey records are indexed under President Washington's name.
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. MICROFILM EDITION OF THE PAPERS OF DANIEL WEBSTER.
Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, 1971.
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Documents relating to Daniel Webster in the Dartmouth College Library include correspondence about Webster's triumphs before the Supreme Court and his lengthy correspondence with Edward Everett, Millard Fillmore, and John Tyler. Also included are family and business papers, speeches, drafts of editorials anonymously published in the National Intelligencer, legal papers (notably those of the Dartmouth College and Charles River Bridge cases), congressional documents, and diplomatic papers not included in the official State Department files. Reel one also contains an index to letters available in other repositories.
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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Microfilm edition of the papers of Daniel Webster : Guide and index to the microfilm.
The guide provides a general chronology, a description of the contents of each reel, and an index of correspondents. This guide is also reproduced on reel one.
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. PAPERS OF DANIEL WEBSTER, 1800-1895.
Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967.
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The collection includes 2500 letters, speeches, and press clippings of Daniel Webster in the Library of Congress as well as transcripts of letters from 1800 to 1860 in the New Hampshire Historical Society. Topics covered include legal matters, the Bank of the United States, diplomacy, boundaries of the United States, Latin American relations, the tariff question, Webster's early life, the administrations of John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, the anti-Masonic movement, and Webster's role in the Tyler cabinet. The letters dated after Webster's death are responses to George Ticknor's requests to Webster contemporaries for letters and other Webster-related items. Ticknor was one of Webster's literary executors. Reel eight reproduces the alphabetical card file of the New Hampshire Historical Society.
A description of the collection is in the Handbook of Manuscripts in the Library of Congress (1918), p. 518-520, which is not in the Ellis Library collection.
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WELD PAPERS, 1839-1889, LETTERS AND OTHER PAPERS OF THE WELD FAMILY OF LULWORTH CASTLE, EAST LULWORTH, WAREHAM, DORSET.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods and British Association for American Studies, 1963.
British records relating to America
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Owned by the Weld family, the Maryland and New York Iron Company, Mount Savage, Maryland, and its successor, Mount Savage Ironworks, are early examples of direct English investment in a United States company. The company initiated the exploitation of the rich coal reserves of the Cumberland region for the manufacturing of rails. About 160 letters and business documents are filmed.
A description of the collection appears at the beginning of the reel.
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Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815. WHITBREAD PAPERS, 1807-1815.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods in conjunction with the British Association for American Studies,
British Records Relating to America in Microform
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Whitbread was a member of the English Parliament from 1790-1815 and was a spokesman for causes connected to civil and religious liberties. He denounced slavery and urged negotiations with France. He was a friend to the U.S. and opposed the War of 1812. Most of this collection is political papers in the form of letters, some with reports.
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William Davenport and Company. PAPERS OF WILLIAM DAVENPORT & CO. (1745-1797).
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1998.
British Records Relating to America in Microform
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These papers provide a remarkably full account of the eighteenth-century British slave trade. Born in London in 1725, William Davenport was apprenticed to a Liverpool merchant and later set up his own overseas trading company there. His business involved commerce in the Mediterranean area, especially trade in beads in Venice, and to Virginia, Grenada, and Dominica, as well as Cameroon, the Bight of Biafra in the Niger Delta, and Calaba in Africa. An important figure in the British slave trade, Davenport died in 1797.
Included in the collection are trading invoices and accounts of ships owned by Davenport and his associate William Whaley from 1761 to 1784. Also contained in the collection are letter and bill books, waste books, ledgers, and other account books. The more detailed of the accounts include data on voyage costs, supplies of trade goods, demographics, markets, and proceeds. From these records, the financial history of well over half of Davenport's slaving voyages may be reconstructed. The collection offers insights into the impact of geographical change in the pattern of slaving in Africa on profits in the British slave trade.
Guides:
Richardson, David The papers of William Davenport & Co., (1745-1797) : a brief introduction to the microfilm edition of the William Davenport papers.
The guide contains a brief biography of Davenport, contents of the three reels, and bibliological references. (Filmed from the collection owned by Keele University Library, Special Collections and Archives, Staffordshire, England)
Wirt, William. WILLIAM WIRT PAPERS.
Baltimore, MD: 1971.
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The William Wirt Papers provide insight into the cultural, political, and legal history of three decades of American history. William Wirt was most famous as an orator and lawyer, but was also successful as an author, essayist, and historian. He served as Attorney General of the United States from 1817 to 1829, and as a lawyer in litigation in cases from the Callender Trial in 1800 to the Cherokee cases of 1831-32. In 1832 he was the presidential candidate on the anti-masonic ticket. His voluminous correspondence with his wife Elizabeth makes up the bulk of the correspondence, but he had many famous correspondents as well. These included John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster, St. George Tucker, Dabney Carr, James Madison, James Monroe, and Albert Gallatin.
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Boles, John B. A guide to the microfilm edition of the William Wirt papers [by] John B. Boles..
The guide contains a biography and bibliography of William Wirt, and a brief description of the subjects covered on the reels.
Wodrow, James, 1730-1810. WODROW-KENRICK CORRESPONDENCE, 1750-1810.
Wakefield, England: Microform Limited, 1982.
British records relating to America in microform
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This collection consists of correspondence between James Wodrow (1730-1810), a Scottish Presbyterian Minister, and Samuel Kenrick (1728-1811), a Dissenting English banker. Up to 1774, the correspondence concentrates on personal matters. From 1774 to 1782, it focuses on the American War of Independence. From 1789, the two men discuss the phenomenon of the French Revolution and its impact on the domestic British scene. The letters also touch upon such topics as Presbyterianism in Scotland, dissent in England, banking in the industrializing West Midlands, and the affairs of the University of Glasgow.
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Bonwick, Colin, 1935- Wodrow-Kenrick correspondence c 1750-1810 : in Dr. Williams's Library, London (DWL MSS 24:157).
The guide provides a calendar of the correspondence listing all letters and summarizing their content.
WYKEHAM MARTIN PAPERS: MATERIAL RELATING TO THE PROBLEMS OF SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.
East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England: Micro Methods, 1969.
British records relating to America in microform
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In 1649, along with other cavaliers, John Culpeper was granted the Northern Neck in Virginia by Charles II. At the Restoration in 1660 he returned to England. When he died the same year, the estates passed to the related Fairfax, Martin, and Wykeham families. Papers of these families illustrate the difficulties inherent in owning American property after the American Revolution. The focus of this series is the large property in Virginia, which finally escheated (reverted to the government) after the war. The papers include family correspondence dealing mostly with the finances of the estate (rents, debts, revenues) and with the attempts to regain the property after the War of Independence. Some of the letters describe current events like the wars with the French in the 1740's and 1750's, the unrest in America after the Stamp Act, Indian incursions, the Jacobite rebellion in Scotland in 1745/46.
A description of the collection and its arrangement appears at the beginning of the reel.
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