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MS65-1
Brown, John, 1800-1859.
Papers, 1814-1932, 87 items.
In Atlanta University, Trevor Arnett library.
Abolitionist. Chiefly correspondence, together with bonds
written and signed by Brown, a sketch of the Haymaker
Plot drawn by him, an order signed by Gen. Robert E. Lee,
who imprisoned Brown, and two diaries and papers in a
wallet of Judge Richard Parker, who sentenced him to
death. Over half of the collection consists of Brown's let-
ters (1826-49) to his business partner, Seth Thompson; a
second large group of letters (1857-58) is from Franklin
Benjamin Sanborn, friend and biographer, to Brown. In-
cludes letters from Brown to his second wife, Mary Anne
(Day) Brown, to his cousin, the Rev. Luther Humphrey,
and to David Hudson land Mrs. George L. Stearns; and
letters from Brown's sons, Jason, John, and Oliver Brown,
his father, Owen Brown, and his uncle, Abiel Brown.
Gift of Dr. John Hope.
MS 65-2
Jones, Arthur Gray, 1868-1929.
Papers, 1890-1952. 10 ft.
In Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library.
Presbyterian minister. Correspondence relating to pas-
toral duties at the First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio,
Tex., and to personal business affairs. Includes information
on the history of Presbyterian educational institutions in
Texas.
Gift of Mrs. Jones.
MS 65-3
Penick, Daniel Allen, 1869-1964.
Papers, 1920-28. 2 ft.
In Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library.
Educator. Correspondence, diary, and printed matter
concerning the Texas Presbyterian educational movement
and the Synod of Texas' Committee on Schools and Colleges.
MS 65-4
General Assembly.
Presbyterian Church in the U. S
Committee on Dupensationalism.
Records, 1942-49. 2 v.
In Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library.
Correspondence and exhibits dealing with dispensation
alism.
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Presbyterian Church in the U. S. Presbyteries. Texas-
Mesncan.
Records, 1909-54. ca. 10 ft
In Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library.
Correspondence, minute books, account books, printed mat-
ter, photos., photographic slides, and movie film relating to
the Texas-Mexican Presbytery, particularly, 1950-54.
MS 65-6
Barflett, Truman Howe, 1835-1923.
Correspondence, 1863-83. 55 items.
In Boston Public Library.
Forms part of the library's Mellen Chamberlain autograph
collection.
Sculptor and teacher of modeling in Boston, Mass. Let-
ters to Bartlett from friends and contemporary American
.artists, largely concerning art
Index available in tie library.
Gift of Mellen Chamberlain, 1893.
MS65-7
Cockerell, Sir Sydney Cariyle, 1867-1962.
Correspondence, 1904-56. 112 items.
In Boston Public library.
Museum director at Cambridge, Eng. Letters to
Cockerell, who was an authority on illuminated mss., re-
lating to historical, artistic, and calligraphic matters. Cor-
respondents include Bernhard Berenson, George Gordon
Coulton, Georg Vitzthum von Eckstadt, Sir Herbert Grier-
son, Richard Jennings, and Dam David Knowles.
Index in the library.
Purchased from Miss W. A. Myers, 1964.
MS 65-8
Curtis, Sir Roger, 1746-1816.
Letters, 1809-15. 114 items.
In Boston Public library.
British naval officer and author. Letters from Curtis to
John Wilson Croker (1780-1857), Secretary of the British
Admiralty, essayist, and political leader, concerning naval
matters.
Index in the library.
Purchased from Maggs Bros., 1948.
MS65-9
Dearborn, Henry Alexander ScammeD, 1783-1851.
Correspondence, 1806-50. ca. 120 items.
In Boston Public Library.
Forms part of the library's Mellen Chamberlain autograph
collection. ^~ ■■
Lawyer, political leader, and collector of the port of Bos-
ton, Mass. Correspondence relating to family matters, poli-
tics, engineering, and literary matters. Includes letters from
Loammi Baldwin, civil engineer; Gen. Henry Dearborn ; and
others.
Index in the library.
Gift of Mellen Chamberlain, 1893.
MS 65-10
RMeing, William Henry, 1853^1918.
Letters, 1894-1918. 259 items.
In Boston Public Library.
Author, and editor of "Youth's companion." Letters from
Rideing to William Morris Colles (1855-1926), English edi-
tor and literary agent, concerning the marketing of literary
properties on each other's behalf in their respective countries.
Formerly part of the papers of William Morris Colles.
Purchased from E. E. HalL 1964.
MS 65-11
Siuiman, Benjamin, 1779-1864.
Correspondence, 1807-58. 78 items.
In Boston Public Library.
Forms part of the library's Mellen Chamberlain autograph
collection.
Naturalist, editor, and teacher, of New Haven, Conn.
Correspondence pertaining to scientific and literary matters
from American and European scientists and authors.
Index in the library.
Gift of Mellen Chamberlain, 1893.
MS 65-12
Townshend, George Townshend, 1st marquis, 1724-1807.
Correspondence, 1767-93. 51 items.
In Boston Public Library.
British Army officer and Lord-lieutenant of Ireland.
Correspondence relating to Townshend's position as Lord-
lieutenant of Ireland and family affairs. Includes letters to
Townshend from his sons while at school-
List in the library and in the National Library of Ireland.
Purchased from B. Quaritch, 1964.
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MS 66-18
Ward, Aaron, 1790-1867.
Correspondence, 1813-52. 736 items.
In Boston Public library.
U. S. Representative from New York. Letters to Ward
from friends, constituents, and contemporary political lead-
ers, relating largely to State and national politics; and occa-
sional drafts of replies.
Type-written list and index in the library and carbon cop-
ies of them in the Manuscript Divisions of the library of
Congress and the New York Public Library.
Gift of J. Gilbert Swift, Jr., 1964.
MS 66-14
De Casseres, Benjamin, 1873-1945.
Papers, 1900-1945. 521 items.
In Brooklyn Public library.
Author, critic, and literary editor. 138 letters (1933-42)
from Henry Louis Mencken, to De Casseres; and 383 let-
ters and miscellaneous papers of late 19th and 20th century
British and American authors.
List of items in the library.
Gift, ca. 1945.
MS 65-15
Bryher, Winifred, 1894-
Letters, 1944-59. 64 items.
In Bryn Mawr College library.
British author. Letters to Mary E. Herr of Lancaster,
Pa., chiefly relating to life in England and Switzerland
during World War n and including many references to
Hilda Doolittle. Several letters contain xb. notes by Hilda
Doolittle.
Gift of Mary E. Herr, 196L
MS 65-16
Nollet, Jean Antoine, 1700-1770.
Correspondence with Etienne Dutour, 1742-70. 148 items.
In Burndy Library (Norwalk, Conn.)
Correspondence between Nollet, French abbe and physicist,
and Etienne Francois Dutour (1711-1784) theologian and
natural philosopher, relating to discoveries and scientific
quarrels of the period.
Pnrchase,ca. 1948.
MS65-17
Harrison, Wffliam Henry, Pret. V. &, 1778-184L
Papers, 1794-1860. 1 box.
In Cincinnati Historical Society collections.
In part, photocopies (negative) of originals in the Henry
E. Huntington library and the Library of Congress.
Correspondence and miscellaneous documents relating til
the Hamilton Co., Ohio, court system; Miami and Erie
Canal; Harrison and Symmes families; and the War of
1812 in the Northwest Territory, with emphasis on supply-
ing the Army. 37 letters (1794-1839) are originals written
by Harrison relating to personal and business affairs, Army
requisitions, Indians, Ohio and national politics, and other
topics of the times. Correspondents include Anna
(Symmes) Harrison, John Cleves Short, and Micajah T.
Williams.
Indexed in card catalog in the repository.
Gift and purchase.
MS 65-18
Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873.
Correspondence, 1827-73. 773 items.
In Cincinnati Historical Society collections.
Transcripts (typewritten) made in 1937 of 51 original
letters from Powers to Longworth owned by Clara Long-
worth, Countess de Chambrun.
Sculptor, of Ohio and Florence, Italy. Correspondence
with residents of 19th century Cincinnati on such topics as
art, artists, and IT. S. politics. Includes 51 letters (1829-
61) from Powers to Nicholas Longworth. Other corre-
spondents include Salmon Portland Chase, Miner Kilbourne
Kellogg, and Thomas Buchanan Bead.
Index and unpublished calendar in the repository.
Purchased from Clara Louise Dentler, 1954. Formerly
owned by Powers' descendants.
MS66-19
Colombia County (Pa.) Historical Society.
Papers relating to Columbia Co., Pa^ 1900-64, ca. 2 ft
(ca. 200 items)
In Columbia County Historical Society collections
(Bloomsburg, Pa.)
Correspondence; diaries; account books of the Meyer
Manufacturing Company (a drug firm) and of the Blooms-
burg Railroad and Iron Company; unpublished papers of
local regional historical writers; genealogical data; family
histories; and records accumulated in 1936 by the local unit
of the Federal Writers' Project, including recorded news-
paper interviews relating to canals and lumbering.
Gifts from various sources.
MS65-20
Huntington, William Reed, 1838-1909.
Papers, 1862-1909. 34 v. and 18 boxes.
In Episcopal Theological School library (Cambridge,
Mass.)
Episcopal clergyman, of New York City. Correspondence,
sermons, addresses, lecture notes, and papers relating to
prayer book revision, to Grace Church, New York City, of
which Huntington was rector, and to the Cathedral of St
John, New York City. Correspondents include Morgan
Dix, E. W. Donald, and Bishops Charles Henry Brent,
Phillips Brooks, William Hobart Hare, William Thomas
Manning, Edward Lambe Parsons, and Henry Codman
Potter.
Gift of Charles G. Thompson, 1964. Previously owned
by the Huntington family.
MS 65-21
Allison, Young Ewing, 1853-1932.
Papers, 1878-1943. 21ft
In Filson Club collections (Louisville, Ky.)
Photocopies of some of Allison's letters.
Author and insurance editor, of Louisville, Ky. Cor-
respondence, legal documents, copies and bibliographies of
Allison's works, pictures, and other papers relating to Alli-
son, together with separate correspondence files of Young E.
Allison, Jr., and of Otto Arthur Rothert (who collected
much of this material). Allison's letters (1887-1932) in-
clude two letter books (1892-95 and 1899-1902) and letters
to Madison Cawein, James Whiteomb Riley, Otto A
Rothert, John Wilson Townsend and others. The us. and
printed copies of his works include song lyrics, opera scores,
editorials and news stories, historical treatises, essays on
insurance topics, speeches, humorous sketches, biographical
sketches, and writings on miscellaneous topics. Material
concerning Allison includes biographical sketches, tributes,
announcements, and records of the Allison Memorial Meet-
ing (June 1933) and the unveiling of a bronze tablet dedi-
cated to Allison in Henderson, Ky. (Nov. 1934). Includes
two unbound copies of the "Select works of Young E. Alli-
son" (1985), with material pertaining to its publication
(correspondence, proofsheets, prints of pictures, subscrip-
tions, mailing lists, bills, and receipts).
Typewritten chronology pf Allison's life and works in the
repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Otto A Rothert, 1938-
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MS 68-22
Clay, Cassias Marcellus, 1810-1903.
Papers, 1844-1907. ea.3ft.
In Filson Club collections (Louisville, Ky.)
U. S. Minister to Russia, lawyer, and abolitionist, of Ken-
tucky. Letters, including those written by Clay to his wife
and children while he served as Minister to Russia (1862-
69) ; newspaper clippings containing his letters (1852-85)
and speeches (1853-95) about anti-slavery and U. S. poli-
tics; a typewritten copy of his speech at Moscow (1866) ; a
ks. of an article, "Labor and capital" (1886) ; and clippings
of his magazine articles (183*2-66). Includes some corre-
spondence of Clay's wife, Mary Jane (Warfield) Clay, and
his daughter, Mary Barr Clay, with some letters to Mary
Barr Clay from Susan B. Anthony, Alice Stone BlackwelL
Lucy Stone, and other suffragists. A scrapbook made by
Mary Barr Clay contains newspaper dippings about the
Civil War, poems, and cooking recipes.
Purchased from John Wilson Townsend, 1939.
™ MS 65-23
Fflson Club, LouuvtUe, K y.
Diaries and journals, 1770-1920. 76 v., 23 items, and 5
microfilm reproductions.
In Filson Club collections (Louisville, Ky.)
In part, transcripts (typewritten) and photocopies (nega-
tive and positive)
Includes many military diaries concerning service in the
Lidian wars, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the
War with Mexico, and the Civil War, and diaries about
pioneer travel, especially from Virginia to Kentucky and on
the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Contains information
about pioneer life in Kentucky, surveying, farming, explor-
ing, Indians, religious and social life, slavery, government
service, botanical and geological excursions, health and epi-
demics, States' rights, the Know-Nothing Party, life in
California during the gold rush, and student life and travel
in Europe and the Orient The diarists are J. D. Allison,
Leonard Amon, Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., David
Barrow, William Kennedy Beall, Melville (Otter) Bririey,
John Mason Brown, William Brown, J. Edward Bryan,
William Calk, Arthur Lee Campbell, Jonathan Clark, Wil-
liam Clark, Thomas Horace Cleland, William B. Collins,
Frederick H. Cook, F. Cravens, William Croghan, Henry
N. Daily, William H Daniel, William Dells, Frank S.
Dravo, Thomas N. Eastin, Thomas Brooks Fairleigh, John
Williams Green, John Halley, Henry Hamilton, Nathaniel
Hart, Richard Henderson, James C. Hogah, Joseph Howe,
Cora Owens Hume, Andrew Hynes, Eliza John, Josiah
Stoddard Johnston, Martha Buford Jones, Increase Allen
Lapham, Robert Breckinridge McAfee, John M'Coy, Wil-
liam Thomas McElroy, Howard Miller, Madison Mills, John
D. Otter, Meliie (Carter) Otter, William Leigh Pierce,
Lemuel C. Porter, William D. Rhea, William Richardson,
Charles Scott, Robert W. Scott, John Sharkey, Charles Wil-
kins Shorty Mary Henry (Churchill) Short, Peyton Short,
William Homer Smith, J. D. Sprake, Henry Lane Stone,
Anne (Rudd) Taylor, Francis Taylor, Marion Cartwright
Tavlor. Maurice Thomas, Lewis Nathan Thompson, Rogers
Clark Ballard Thurston, Walter Alwes Towles, Thomas
Taylor Underwood, Henry Waller, and Maria Toncray
Watkins.
Cataloged separately in the repository.
Gifts and purchases.
MS 65-84
Jefferson, John F 1833-1910.
Papers, 1849-1925. ca. 7 ft
In Filson Club collections (Louisville, Ky.)
Merchant of Louisville, Ky. Chiefly diaries (1857-73,
1875-92, 1894-95, 1898, 1900, 1902-03, 1905-06), together
with correspondence, invitations, notes, newspaper clippings,
and other papers. Includes "Account book for Brook Street
ME Church and Brook Street Sabbath School" (1857-«4) ;
"Memorandum of all the names of persons I am acquainted
with in the U. States" (Jam, 1850) ; "Inventory book" (1884-
88) ; "Chicken book" (July 19, 1849) ; and a journal (1857)
and expense account (1861-71) of Henry T. Jefferson (1840-
1928). The diaries mention family and social news, prices,
politics, and events in Louisville and elsewhere. Parts of
three of the diaries (1878-79) have a detailed account of a
six-months journey through Europe.
Gift of Carlyle Jefferson, 1963.
MS 65-25
Political Club, Danville, Ky.
Records, 1786-90. ca. 1 ft.
In Filson Club collections (Louisville, Ky.)
.Correspondence, constitution, rules, minutes of meetings,
attendance rosters, treasurers' reports, resolutions, and ques-
tions discussed, together with a handwritten copy of the
U. S. Constitution with amendments suggested by the club;
an incomplete history of the club by Thomas Speed, grand-
son of one of the members; an account (1786) of mention
made of the club by Major Beatty; and ballots of election
(1787-88) held by the Kentucky Society for Promoting
Useful Knowledge. Members of the club were Thomas
Allin, Joshua Barbee, John Belli, James Brown, John
Brown, Abraham Buford, Robert Craddock, Robert Dough-
erty, Baker Ewing, Willis Green, Christopher Greenup,
Harry Innes, Gabriel Jones Johnston, William Kennedy,
William MeClung, Samuel McDowell. William McDowell,
George Muter, James Nourse, Stephen Ormsby, James
Overton, John Overton, Jr., Benjamin Sebastian, Peyton
Short, James Speed, Thomas Speed, Peter Tardeveau,
Thomas Todd, David Walker, and Matthew Walton.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of the estate of Mary Whitney Speed, 196L For-
merly owned by Thomas Speed.
MS 65-26
Joyes family.
Papers, 1780-1928. 6 ft.
In Filson Club collections (Louisville, Ky. )
Papers-of a Louisville, Ky., family including Patrick
Joyes (1750-1806), merchant and landowner; his son,
Thomas Joyes (1789-1866), an officer in the War of 1812,
surveyor, and landowner; his grandson, Patrick Joyes (b.
1826) ; Chapman Coleman (d. 1850), commission merchant
and marshal of the U S. Kentucky district; together with
genealogical material and miscellaneous notes about the
Joyes family written and collected by Mary Verhoeff. In-
cludes correspondence (1783-1868) relating in large part to
Thomas Joyes' land transactions, the litigation arising
therefrom, and the management of his landed property;
legal papers (1784-1862) including those regarding the
estate of Henry Reed (<L 1793) of Fort Pitt and Louisville*
Ky.; bills, receipts, promissory notes, and orders to pay
(1783-1870) ; land papers (1780-1871), many of which con-
cern Thomas Joyes' property in Kentucky, Indiana, Kan-
sas, and Missouri; shipping papers; and wills (1806-1928).
The War of 1812 material includes an orderly book, account
of service, description of conduct of Kentucky troops at the
Battle of New Orleans, a plan of the battlefield, and rosters
of Capt Thomas Joyes' company of militia. The papers of
Chapman Coleman include correspondence (1823), fee bills
(1831-43), statements of account (1839-49), bills of sale for
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Joyes family. Papers, 1780-1928. (Continued)
slaves (1823-37), land papers concerning land in Bath and
Mason Counties, Ky., Frankfort and Louisville, Ky., Louisi-
ana, and Mississippi. Papers of Patrick Joyes consist of
correspondence containing family news, financial discus-
sions, political comments, and descriptions of his school life
at Danville, Ky.,and Cambridge, Mass.
Unpublished index to correspondence in the repository.
Gift of Preston Pope Joyes, 1953, 1955, 1964.
«_■/',. MS65-27
Carmody, John M 1881-
Papers, 1900-58. 70 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Engineer, industrial executive, and Government official
Correspondence, memoranda, cablegrams, telegrams, files of
speeches and articles, production surveys, subject files, per-
sonal chronological data, and newspaper and periodical
clippings relating to Cannody's work with the Davis Coal
and Coke Company, as editor of "Coal age" and "Factory
and industrial management,'' and to his trip to Russia to
survey industrial developments, 193L The records also
document Carmody's work as Chairman of the Bituminous
Coal Labor Board, 1933; as Chief Engineer, Civil Works
Administration, 1933-35 ; as a member of the National Labor
Relations Board; as Administrator, Rural Electrification
Administration, 1936-39; as a member of the Maritime Com-
mission, 1941-46, War Assets Administration, 1947-48, and
the President's Water Resources Commission, 1950-51. Cor-
respondents include Francis Biddle, Morris L. Cooke,
Mordecai EzeJriel, Leon Henderson, Herbert Hoover, Harry
L Hopkins, Lyndon B. Johnson, William Leiserson, Charl-
ton Ogburn, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Hilda Smith.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr. Carmody.
MS 65-28
Colvin, Fred Herbert, 1867-
Papers, 1917-18. 60 items.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Journalist. Correspondence and other papers relating to
Colvin's work during World War i as special advisor to U. S.
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. Includes a report on
production methods at the Springfield Arsenal in Massachu-
setts with Colvin's recommendations for more efficient and
increased ordnance production.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Colvin, 1958.
MS 65-29
Cooke, Morris Llewellyn, 1872-1960.
Papers, 1910-54. 102 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Scientist, consulting engineer, Government official, and
author. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, legal briefs,
book drafts, speech files, and newspaper files relating to
Cooke's work as director of the Dept. of Public Works,
Philadelphia, Pa.; trustee of the New York State Power
Authority; Chairman of the Mississippi Valley Committee
of the Public Works Administration; first administrator of
the Rural Electrification Administration; Chairman of the
U. S. Great Plains Committee; Head, U. S. Technical Mis-
sion to Brazil; and Chairman, President's Water Resources
Policy Commission. Includes materials documenting his in-
terest in electrification, power, labor, and scientific manage-
ment and material relating to the 3d World Power Con-
ference, Washington, D. O, 1936. Correspondents include
Bernard M. Baruch, Hugh Bennett Francis Biddle, Louis
D. Brandeis, John M Carmody, James Cougens, Paul H
Douglas, Stephen Early, Glenn Frank, Sidney Hillman,
Harold Ickes, Hiram Johnson, Hugh Johnson, David
Lilienthal, Frank R. McNinch, George W. Norris, Leland
Olds, GifFord Pinchot Donald Richberg, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Henry A Wallace. Frank P. Walsh, and Claude
R. Wickard.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift- of Mr. Cooke.
MS65-30
Coy, Wayne, 1903-1957.
Papers, 1934-57. 10 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Government official, editor, and radio and television execu-
tive. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, telephone tran-
scripts, article file, photos., and newspaper clippings per-
taining to Coy's service as State (Indiana) and regional
Administrator, Works Progress Administration; assistant
to U. S. High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands, As-
sistant Administrator, Federal Security Agency; special
assistant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Assistant Di-
rector, Bureau of the Budget; and Chairman, Federal Com-
munications Commission. Includes information on national
defense, war mobilization, lend lease, and conscientious and
religious objectors. Correspondents include Paul H.
Appleby, Harry L Hopkins, Marvin H. Mclntyre, Gardi-
ner Jackson. Lyndon B. Johnson, Philip Murray, Milo
Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Samuel I. Rosenman, Adlai
E. Stevenson, Harry S. Truman, Grace Tully, Henry A
Wallace, Edwin M Watson and Harlan Wood.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Coy, 1958.
MS65-S1
Delano family.
Papers, 1535-1932. 25 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, diaries, journals, ledgers, account books,
and scrapbooks relating to the Delano family. Includes
papers of Frederic A Delano ( 1863-1953 ) , uncle of Franklin
D. Roosevelt, concerning his service in World War t, his
work as receiver in the Red River boundary case and as
chairman of the League of Nations Commission in quiring
into the production of narcotics in Persia, 1925-26; a journal
(1862) of a sea voyage to China kept by Delano's mother;
diaries and account books of Edward Delano (1818-1881),
uncle of Sara (Delano) Roosevelt, dealing with his export-
ing and importing business to China, the East Indies, and
the Mediterranean area, 1838-82. Other family members
represented include Warren Delano I (1779-1866), Joseph C.
Delano (1796-1883), and Warren Delano n (1809^1898).
Open in part under restrictions accepted by the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Estate, 1947 and Mrs.
Lawrence Houghteling, 1953.
MS65-32
Democratic Party; National Committee.
Records, 1928-48. 275 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, special reports, publicity
releases, campaign materials, card files, statistical data, fore-
casts, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks relating to the
committee's conduct of presidential elections and party
affairs, national and State politics, campaign strategy,
patronage, election forecasts, and campaign issues. In-
cludes material concerning national issues, platforms,
requests for appointments, contributions, and the policy and
strategy of the Republican Party; and correspondence main-
tained by the office of the chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. Persons named to the chairmanship of
the committee include John J. Raskob (1928-29), Jouett
Shouse (1929-32), James A Farley (1932-40), Edward J.
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Sections
Democratic Party. National Committee. Records, 1928-
48. (Continued)
Fiynn (1940-43), Frank C. Walker (1943-44), Bobert E.
Hannegan (1944-47), and J. Howard McGrath (1947-49).
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the committee.
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Democratic Party. National Committee. Women's Divi-
sion.
Becords, 1933-44. 80 ft
In Franklin D. Boosevelt library (Hyde Park, N. T.)
Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, campaign and
other printed materials, and newspaper clippings concerning
the political activities of the Women's Division of the
Democratic National Committee. Includes information on
the role of women in politics, the dissemination of campaign
propaganda, patronage, campaign techniques, issues, and
legisla ti on. Persons named as head of the Women's Division
of the party include Mary Williams Dewson, 1932-34, Mrs.
James H. Wolfe, 1935-36, Mrs. Thomas F. McAllister, 1987-
40, and Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, 1940-46. Correspondents
include Florence Allen, Helen Gahagan Douglas, James
Farley, Cordell Hull, Emil R Hurja, Frances Perkins,
Joseph T. Robinson, Daniel Boper, Eleanor Boosevelt and
Henry A. Wallace.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the Democratic National Committee.
MS65-34
Dewson, Mary Williams, 1874-1962.
Papers, 1925-51. 7 ft
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Political leader and Government official. Correspondence,
memoranda, photos., notebooks, radio transcriptions, and
periodical and newspaper clippings relating to Miss Dew-
son's activities as a regional committeewoman, Democratic
National Committee; director of Women's Division, Demo-
cratic National Committee; Democratic National Commit-
tee vice-chairman; and a member of the Social Security
Board. The papers document the role of women in politics,
political patronage, presidential campaign strategy, patty
financial matters, and public issues. Correspondents include
Arthur Altmeyer, James A Farley, Harry Hopkins. Louis
McHenry Howe, Cordell Hull, Florence Kelley, Herbert
Lehman, Isador Lubin, Frank Murphy, Frances Perkins,
Stanley Beed, Eleanor Boosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Samuel I. Bosenman, Harry S. Truman, Sumner Welles and
Florence Whitney.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
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EKoi, Thomas Hopkinson, 1907-
Papers, 1942. 115 items.
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
U. S. Representative from Massachusetts. Correspondence,
statements, press releases, and newspaper clippings dealing
with Eliot's efforts to dissolve the House Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee in 1942. Correspondents include Francis
Biddle, Henry L Stimson, and Sumner Welles.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Eliot, 1952.
MS65-36
Field, Henry, 1902-
Papers, 1920-60. 57 ft
InFranldin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. T.)
Anthropologist, museum curator, author, and Director of
"M Project," a Government financed group that studied and
published reports on migration and settlement. Correspond-
ence, memoranda, dictionary xs., article and book drafts,
lecture notes, field notes of expeditions, bound typescripts of
anthropological studies, and publicity material relating to
Field's career as an anthropologist, author, and special ad-
visor to President Franklin D. Boosevelt on the question of
settling the millions of Europeans displaced by World War
n. Includes material documenting Field's work as a leader
of the Marshall Field Archaeological Expeditions to Europe,
the North Arabian Desert, and Iraq; and material on ex-
peditions to Bahrain,. Iran, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Sinai Peninsula, and Syria.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Dr. Field, 1963-64.
MS65-87
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, inc.
Becords, 1938-47. 17 ft
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, publicity material, card files,
and newspaper clippings concerning the fundraising activi-
ties of the Franklin D. Boosevelt Library, inc. Includes
material relating to congressional authorization of the
library, contributions, office matters, financial affairs, and the
history and construction of the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the library.
__ MS65-38
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Foundation, New Tori.
Reminiscences, statements, and diaries by contemporaries
of Franklin D. Boosevelt, 1889-1945. 6 ft
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Becords of the foundation on its "Historical Data Proj-
ect" consisting of recollections, statements, and interviews
of nearly 250 former associates of President Franklin D.
Boosevelt regarding their association with him. Includes
contributions from Will W. Alexander speaking of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's views on housing and the CCC; Charles E.
Bohlen arguing that Yalta was a Soviet defeat; John M
Carmody and Oscar Chapman describing New Deal person-
alities; Leon Henderson describing the President's views
on economic matters; Emory S. Land on President
Roosevelt's relation with ranking naval officers ; and John L.
McCrea's reminiscences on the voyage to Teheran. Other
contributing associates include Vincent Astor, Adolf A
Berle, Jr., Nelson Brown, Elmer Davis, Mary Williams Dew-
son, Philip B. Fleming, Dudley W. Knox, Arthur Bliss
Lane, Lowell Mellet, Edward A. O'Neal, Edward L. Bod-
dan, Gerard Swope, and Eexford Guy TugwelL
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the foundation.
MS65-39
Good Neighbor League.
Becords, 1936-39. 10 ft.
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, press releases, ledgers, scrap-
books, and mailing lists relating to the activities of the Good
Neighbor League, which assisted in the re-election of Presi-
dent Franklin D. Boosevelt by emphasizing the social and
economic achievements of his first administration. Corre-
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Good Neighbor League. Records, 1936-39. (Continued)
spondents include Charles Edison, Edward Flynn, George
M. Harrison, James Houghteling, Fanny Hurst, George
Fort Milton, George Foster Peabody, and Sol AJRosenblatt
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the National Committee of Independent Voters.
MS65-40
Hackett, Henry T \
Henry T. and John Hackett's papers, 1921-50. IT ft. N
In Franklin D. Boosevelt library (Hyde Park, N. T.)
Correspondence, financial statements, deeds, leases, wills,
petitions, insurance policies, and other legal papers of Henry
T. and John Hackett, lawyers of Poughkeepsie, If. T., who
handled the legal matters of many members of the Boosevelt
family. The papers concern the legal affairs of Sara Delano
Boosevelt, Franklin Delano Boosevelt, James Boosevelt
Boosevelt (half brother of Franklin Delano Boosevelt), and
Frederic A. Delano (uncle of Franklin Delano Boosevelt)
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Corbally and Gartland, 1962.
MS65-41
Hall family.
Papers, 1848-88. ca. 100 items.
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, If. Y.)
Accounts, deeds, contracts, bills, leases, court judgments,
blueprints, and maps, of Valentine Hall and his wife, Mary
HalL of Tiyoli, N. T., grandparents of Eleanor Boosevelt.
Information on library rights available in the library.
Gift of Eleanor Boosevelt, 1946.
r MS65-42
Henderson, Leon, 1895-
Papers, 1933-49. IT ft.
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. T.)
Economist and Government official. Correspondence,
diary (1938-40), memoranda, statistical data, reports, spe-
cial studies, radio transcriptions, transcripts of hearings and
committee meetings, scrapbooks, and newspaper dippings
relating to Henderson's career as Director of Research and
Planning, National Industrial Becovery Administration;
economist in the Works Progress Administration; Commis-
sioner, Security and Exchange Commission; and Adminis-
trator, Office of Price Administration.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Henderson.
_ MS65-43
Hopkins, Harry Lloyd, 1890-1946.
Papers, 1928-46. 140 ft
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Government official Correspondence, memoranda, field
reports, directives, file of speeches and articles, transcripts
of conferences, statistical data, press releases, and newspaper
clippings relating to Hopkins' service with the New York
Temporary Belief Admini'jtration; as Administrator, Works
Progress Administration, Secretary of Commerce; Lend
Lease Administrator; and advisor and assistant to President
Franklin D. Boosevelt. The papers include information
about Democratic Party affairs, political campaigns, depres-
sion conditions, fiscal policy, and the national defense pro-
gram. Correspondents include Alben Barkley, Bernard M
Baruch, Lord Beaverbrook, Brendan Bracken, Winston S.
Churchill, Joseph E. Davies, William E. Dodd. Stephen
Early, James A Farley, Charles De Gaulle, Averell Harri-
man, Lorena Hickok, Howard O. Hunter, Harold Ickes,
Fiorello L» Guardia, George C. Marshall, Henry Morgen-
thau, Jr., David K. Niles, Drew Pearson, Eleanor Boosevelt,
Franklin D. Boosevelt, Samuel L Rosenman, Bobert Sher-
wood, Herbert B. Swqpe, Pierce Williams, and John Win-
ant.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Open in part to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Louise M. Hopkins Gates, 1949.
MS 65-44
Howe, Louis McHenry, 18T1-1936.
Papers, 1913-36. 48 ft.
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Assistant and personal secretary to Franklin D. Boose-
velt Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, reports, sta-
tistical data, printed legislative bills, an article file, financial
journals, and newspaper clippings concerning Howe's work.
Includes material pertaining to New York governorship
campaigns in 1928 and 1930 and the presidential campaign
in 1932; and material (1933-36) dealing with Howe's ad-
ministrative duties as Presidential Secretary. The papers
are closely related to President Roosevelt's own papers as
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Governor of New York,
and U. S. President, 1933-36. The records for 1915-18 re-
late chiefly to naval administration, procurement of naval
ordnance and personnel, housing, and labor problems.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Franklin D. Boosevelt
MS 65-45
Odder, John, 1876-1958.
Papers, 1897-1958. 37 ft.
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Housing expert and Government official. Correspondence,
diaries, memoranda, minutes, legislative bills, reports, and
press statements relating to Ihlder's work as Director of the
Alley Dwelling Authority of Washington, D. C. and its
successor, the National Capitol Housing Authority. The
materials document Ihlder's long interest in American and
European housing, housing legislation, planning, social
work,_and city traffic. Also includes information on the
organization of housing associations in Boston, Mass., Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh, Pa. (1920-33), and Ihlder's work
with emergency war housing in Washington, D. C.
(1942-46).
Unpublished shelf list and inventory in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Louise Ihlder, 1959.
MS65-46
KOgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956.
Papers, 1941-56. 53 ft.
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
U. S. Senator from West Virginia. Correspondence,
legislative file, political file, reports, printed Senate bills,
special studies, memoranda, and newspaper clippings con-
cerning Kilgore's service as a U. S. Senator, 1940-56. The
records document Kilgore's role as a member of the War
Investigating Committee and Chairman of the Senate Judi-
ciary Committee; and reflect his interest in postwar Ger-
many, political appointments, immigration and naturaliza-
tion problems, and West Virginia matters.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Kilgore, 1957.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collection:
T . MS 66-47
Lehman, Herbert Henry, 1878-1963.
Papers, 1929-32. 22 ft.
In JTranklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y )
Lientenant Governor, Governor, and TJ. S. Senator from
New York. Correspondence, memoranda, directives, and
reports relating to Lehman's position as lieutenant Gover-
nor and Acting Governor under Franklin D. Roosevelt In-
cludes information on Lehman's personal and financial
affairs as well as his philanthropic work. In addition to
official State business, the papers concern Lehman's interest
in prison and hospital work, child welfare, education, old
age assistance, and relief work. Correspondents include
John J. Bennett, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Emanuel CeUer,
Calvin Coolidge, James A. Farley, Bernard Gimbel, Patrick
Cardinal Hayes, Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Alfred A.
Xnopf, Fiorello La Guardia, Lewis E. Lawes, Adolph
Lewisohn, Ernest K. Lindley, Henry Morgenthau, Jr.,
Bobert Moses, Adolph Ochs, John J. Kaskob, Franklin D.
Boosevelt, Julius Rosenwald, Alfred E. Smith, Arthur Hays
Sulzberger, Robert F. Wagner, Stephen S. Wise, and WU-
liam H. Woodin.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
On permanent loan from the State of New York.
T ,. . . MS65-48
Lubin, Isador, 1896-
Papers, 1928-48. 20 ft.
^ Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Economist. Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams,
cablegrams, reports, statistical data, an article and speech
file, printed reports, special studies, and newspaper clip-
Pjags "dating *° Lubin's career as a member of the staff
of Brookings Institution, U. S. CVanmissioner of the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, Deputy Director, Labor Division, Office
of Production Management, special assistant to President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Associate U. S. Representative to
the Allied Reparations Commission, and special asssdstant
to the Secretary of State. Includes information on congres-
sional legislation, war production, war manpower, the Ber-
lin Protocol, and German reparations. Correspondents in-
clude Beulah Amidon, Joseph P. Chamberlain, Paul Doug-
las, Leon Henderson, Jacob Javits, Robert LaFollette, John
J. McCloy, David K Niles, George W. Norris, Robert Pat-
terson, Gifford Pinchot, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D
Boosevelt, Alfred Smith, Rexford G. Tugwell, Robert F.
Wagner, and Leo Wolman.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr: Lubin, 1963.
*r-» "« » -, ■ MS 65-49
Mdntire, Ross T 1889-1959.
Papers, 1939-59. 4 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Physician and naval officer. Correspondence and memo-
randa relating to Mclntire's service as Chief of the U. S.
Bureau of Medicine, Surgeon General of the U. S. Xavy, and
personal physician to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Information on literary rights available in the librarv
Gift of Mrs. Mdntire.
„'_ MS 65-60
McReynolds, William H 1880-1951
Papers, 1939-45. 10ft
In Franklin D. Boosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Lawyer and Government officiaL Correspondence, memo-
randa, telegrams, printed material, and newspaper clippings
relating to McReynold's service as administrative assistant
foPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a member of the
President's Committee on Civil Service Improvement, and
as Secretary, Council of National Defense. Much of the
material deals with matters that concern Federal workers,
such as their recruitment, training, salary, conduct, and
benefits.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
MS65-51
Marks, Herbert S 1907-1960.
Papers, 1933-47. 23 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Lawyer and Government officiaL Correspondence, mem-
oranda, legal briefs, reports, drafts of speeches and articles,
transcripts of legal motions, opinions, petitions, and con-
tracts relating to Marks' work as Assistant General Counsel,
Tennessee Valley Authority; General Counsel, Bonneville
Power Administration; Assistant General Counsel, Office of
Production Management and War Production Board; and
special assistant to the Under Secretary of State. Corre-
spondents include Benjamin Cohen, Thomas Corcoran, Paul
Freund, Philip M. Glick, Harold Ickes, James M Landis,
David Lilienthal, Julian Mack. Richard Neuberger, and
George Norris.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Anne T. Wilson Marks.
MS 65-62
Meflett, Lowell, 1884-1960.
Papers, 1938-44. 10 ft
In Franklin D.Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Journalist and Government officiaL Correspondence and
memoranda relating to Mellett's work as Director, U. S.
Office of Government Reports and as administrative assist-
ant to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Correspondents in-
clude Alben Barkley, Bernard M. Baruch, Hugo Black,
George Bye, Benjamin Cohen, Wayne Coy, Jonathan
Daniels, Joseph E. Da vies, Stephen Early, Morris Ernst,
Mark F. Ethridge, Edward Flvnn, Harry Hopkins, Roy
Howard, Gardiner Jackson, Henry Luce, Richard L Neu-
berger, Donald Richberg, Herbert Swope, Henry A. Wal-
lace, Walter White, and Wendell Willkie.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Anne Mellett Eeezer, 1960.
MS 65-53
Moore, Robert Walton, 1859-1941.
Papers, 1933-40. 12 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Lawyer, Government official, and U. S. Representative
from Virginia. Correspondence, memoranda, reports,
drafts, appointment books, copies of treaties and resolutions
relating to Moore's service as Assistant Secretary of State,
and Counselor of the Dept of State; memoranda and re-
ports on the implications of neutrality, the sale of U. S.
destroyers to Great Britain, the Spanish Civil War, and
arms and muntions control. Includes personal correspond-
ence. Correspondents include Claude Bowers, Josephus
Daniels, Joseph E. Davies, Frederic A Delano, William E.
Dodd. Carter Glass, CordeU Hull, Arthur Krock, George
Peek, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Francis B. Sayre.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Fairfax Shield McCandlish. Sr., 1959.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-54
Morgenthau, Henry, 1891-
Papers, 1866-1948. 340 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt library (Hyde Park, N. T.T
Government official. Correspondence, diaries, memoranda,
telegrams, cablegrams, reports, statistical data, transcripts
of press conferences, file of articles and speeches, sound re-
cordings, photos., press releases, scrapbooks, and newspaper
clippings relating to Morgenthau's career as New York
State Conservation Commissioner; Chairman of the Fed-
eral Farm Board, and Under Secretary and Secretary of the
Treasury. Includes the "Morgenthau diaries" (833 bound
vols, containing transcripts of interviews, conversations, con-
ferences and thoughts, departmental correspondence and
communications) ; and correspondence (1866-1941) of
Henry Morgenthau, Sr., with material on his service as
U. S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1913-16. Correspondents in-
clude Bernard M. Baruch, Frederic A. Delano, Marriner
S. Eccles, James A. Farley, Herbert Feis, John N. Garner,
Carter Glass, William Hassett, Harry Hopkins, Louis Mc-
Henry Howe, Robert H Jackson, Jesse Jones, Fiorello La
Guardia, Herbert Lehman, Douglas MacArthur, Marvin
Mclntyre, William H McReynolds, John Mack, George
Peek, Frances Perkins, Donald Richberg, Josephine Roche,
Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Samuel I. Rosen-
man, Nathan Straus, Arthur Sulzberger, Harry S. Truman,
Frank C. Walker, and Henry A. Wallace.
Open in part to investigators under restrictions accepted
by the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Morgenthau, Jr.
MS 65-55
National Committee of Independent Voters for Roosevelt
and Wallace.
Records, 1940. 10 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, card files, mail-
ing lists, statistical studies, and press releases relating to
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia 's speaking tour and radio broad-
casts, voter behavior, newspaper advertising, comments on
local political conditions, and campaign publicity.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
MS 65-56
New York (State) Governor, 19S9-19SS (Franklin D. Roose-
velt)
Records, 1929-32. 90 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, telegrams, statements, reports, statistical
data, press releases, drafts of speeches and articles, memo-
randa, and newspaper clippings relating to State affairs
during Roosevelt's service as Governor of New York. The
records contain information on the investigation of and hear-
ing on Mayor James J. Walker, of New York City, the St.
Lawrence River power development, the New York State
Crime Commission, patronage, politics, labor problems, and
banking legislation: Correspondents include Bernard M
Baruch, Sol Bloom, Royal S. Gopeland, James M Curley,
George Dern, James A. Farley, Edward Flynn, Herbert
Hoover, Harry L Hopkins, Louis McHenry Howe, Patrick
Hurley, Lewis E. Lawes; Herbert H Lehman, Henry Mor-
genthau, Jr., Robert Moses, Herbert C. Pell, Frances Per-
kins, Gifford Pinchot, Alfred E. Smith, Henry L. Stimson,
Norman Thomas, Robert F. Wagner, James J. Walker,
Stephen S. Wise, and Owen D. Young.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
On permanent loan from the State of New York.
MS65-57
Pell, Herbert Claiborne, 1884-1961.
Papers, 1912-61. 25 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Diplomat and U. S. Representative from New York.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, cablegrams, tele-
grams, article file, and newspaper clippings documenting
Pell's service as Democratic Party leader, U. S. Representa-
tive, TJ. S. Minister to Portugal and Hungary, and Amer-
ican member to the United Nations Commission for Investi-
gation of War Crimes. Includes personal and business
papers. Correspondents include Adolf A. Berle, Emanuel
Celler, Edward S. Corwin, Theodore F. Green, James A.
Farley, Albert B. Hart, Cordell Hull, Robert H Jackson,
Robert Luce, Marvin Mclntyre, James M Mead, Eleanor
Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Myron C. Taylor, Nor-
man Thomas, Grace Tully, Sumner Welles, and John G.
Winanfc-
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. PelL
MS 65-58
Republican Party. National Committee.
Records, 1929-48. 20 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Typewritten copies of public statements and copies of
broadcasts of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and about
him and his policies, newspaper clippings, and mimeo-
graphed and printed materials relating chiefly to the period
1933-45, but also to President Roosevelt while Governor of
New York and as presidential candidate.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the Republican National Committee, 1951 and
1953.
MS 65-59
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Pres. U. S., 1882-1945, collector.
Historical manuscripts collection, 1636-1936. 4 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, legal papers, bills of lading, invoices, re-
ceipts, bonds, land grants, licenses, shipping papers, military
orders, bills of sale, custom declarations, and military com-
missions relating to almost every phase of U. S. history, and
including autographs of many prominent individuals.
Names of Presidents appearing in the papers include John
Adams, Chester A. Arthur, James Buchanan, Grover -Cleve-
land, Millard Fillmore, William Henry Harrison, Ruther-
ford B. Hayes, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Abra-
ham Lincoln, James Madison, James Monroe, Theodore
Roosevelt, Zachary Taylor, and Martin Van Buren. Other
prominent figures represented include George Bancroft,
Aaron Burr, John Calhoun, Winston S. Churchill, Oliver
Cromwell, Jefferson Davis, Marquis de LaFayette, R obert
E. Lee, Lord Nelson, William Pitt, Benjamin Rush, Wil-
liam Seward, and William T. Sherman.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of President Roosevelt, 1944.
MS65-60
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Pres. U. £.,1882-1945, collector.
Hudson River Valley and Dutchess County (N. Y.) man-
uscript collection, ca. 1630-1941. 93 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, diaries, journals, account books, ledgers,
and genealogical records concerning the Hudson River Val-
ley, particularly Dutchess Co., N. Y. The papers of the
colonial period contain information an agriculture, business,
Indian affairs, the manorial system, and the Revolutionary
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collectu
ions
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Pres TJ 8 io» ioak -n _.
Hudson River Valley^d '&&£> ^^"f?"-
ca. 1630-1941. (Continued) * . ' *'"
War. The papers for the period after 1789 describe business
condrtion^ local prominent, politics, property matters, and
T^^/^, 1 ^. Inclndes 800 ° iten » (1630-1901) of
Jiobert and Aiida Livingston, their family, and their de-
scendants; papers (1768-1882) of the Qnackenbnsh family .
P*P**i}7rZ-W) of Peter Van Gaasbeek; 87 vols, of Van
ISStSFZ?-*?!? (1771-1888); and Edward Braman's
notebooks (22 vols.) on the history of Hyde Park, N Y its
families, and its landmarks. "'
Liformation on literary rights available in the library.
Girt of President Roosevelt, 1944,
vrC gg on
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Pres. V. S n 1882-1945, collector.
STaval and marine manuscript collection, 1730-1942 31 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. T.)
^Correspondence, diaries, journals, naval orders, and log-
books containing material on the history of sailing ships and
steamships, naval actions, explorations, privateering, whal-
ing, sea trading, and descriptions of foreign lands. Includes
kgs from the ships U. S. S. Adams, Constitution, Essex,
Philadelphia, and St Louis; papers of Rear Admirals John
Almy and David Conner, and Admiral David Dixon Por-
ter: ks of the memoirs (1846-98) of Admiral Robley D.
Evans; letter book (1837) of Commodore Matthew Cal-
brath Perry; and the ms. of an autobiographical sketch of
Rear Admiral Wmfield Scott Schley.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of President Roosevelt, 1944.
Roosevelt, James, 1907- MS 65 ~ 62
Papers, 1937-44. 17ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
^S^. ir0Bl California; Correspondence,
S£ ll^ e ° h ?' ^° b ^«^ tamscripte^memo^
randa, rdating to Roosevelt's work as secretary to Ids
^.President Franklin D. Roosevelt^SeTcor!
respondent durmg Roosevelt's service as an officer nX
Sr?VS rPS ^"^"V* Correspondenteindu^
F^Jn^Tf D T W S? Jose P h R G^ey, Harry Hopkins,
Cordell Hull, Lyndon B. Johnson, David Lilienthal Isador
Luton, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Nathan Straus.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Liformation on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr. Roosevelt, 1959.
Roosevelt family. MS65-63
Papers, 1706-1925. 21 vr
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N Y )
Correspondence, account books, daybooks, ledgers, jour-
nals, legal papers, logs, printed material, scrapboohs, and
newspaper dippings concerning real estate transactions in
New York City (ca. 1726-1863), trading activities in Ber-
muda and the West Indies (ca. 1753-74), and the sugar
refinery business in New York City (1750-90), conducted
byJacobus Roosevelt (1692-1776), Isaac Rooseveiti (1726-
1794), and James Roosevelt n (1828-1900) ; correspondence,
account books, and notebooks of James Roosevelt n, father
of Franklin D. Roosevelt, relating to his activities as busi-
nessman and landowner; correspondence, diaries legal
papers, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks of John A
Roosevelt (1840-1909), uncle of Franklin D. Roosevelt re-
lating-to Rosedale, his estate near Poughkeepsie, N Y to
his work as commissioner of highways, and as commodore
of the Poughkeepsie Ice Yacht Club; and papers of James
Roosevelt Roosevelt (1854-1927), half brother of Franklin
D. Roosevelt, consisting of correspondence while he was
serving as secretary to the U. S. Legations at Vienna and
London (1888-97), account books (1894-96), and some cor-
respondence (1924-25) with Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1942.
•> r. .. MS65-64
Rosenman, Samuel Irving, 1896-
Papcrs. 1928-48. 36 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park. N. Y.)
Lawyer, editor, judge, and special counsel to the Presi-
dent of the United States. Correspondence, memoranda,
conference notes, research material, press releases, and scrap-
books pertaining to Rosenman's service as special counsel
to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Includes drafts of
speeches, messages, and addresses of President Roosevelt as
well as many corrections made by him; information on
Rosenman's mission to Europe in 1945 in connection with
the Yalta Conference, his preparation of "The public papers
and addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt" (1938-50), his in-
terest in cartels and antitrust legislation, the 1944 presiden-
tial convention, and international communications. Cor-
respondents include Bernard M. Baruch, David Ben-Gurion,
Francis Biddle, Omar Bradley, James Byrnes, Benjamin
Cohen, Thomas Corcoran, Wayne Coy, Jonathan Daniels,
James Forrestal, Milton Handler, William Hassett, Robert
Hannegan, Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes, David Lilienthal,
Isador Lubin, Archibald MacLeish, John McCloy, Livings-
ton Merchant, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Donald Nelson, Don-
ald Richberg, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Robert Sherwood, and John Winant
Open in part to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Rosenman, 1959-63.
%tQ fir fig
Straus, Nathan, 1889-1961.
Papers, 1920-61. 24 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y)
Businessman and Government official. Correspondence,
reports, a speech and research file, and 59 bound scrapbooks
containing newspaper clippings, mementos, and photos, re-
lating to Straus' work as Administrator of the U. S. Hous-
ing Authority and president of Straus Broadcasting Enter-
prises. Correspondents include Hubert H. Humphrey,
Estes Kefauver, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Anna Rosenberg, Adlai E. Stevenson, Harry S. Truman,
and Woodrow Wilson.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Straus, 1942.
_ . „ MS 65-66
Taussig, Charles William, 1896-1948.
Papers, 1928-48. 80 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Businessman and Government advisor and official. Cor-
respondence, minutes of conferences and committee meet-
ings, reports, statistical data, memoranda (induding that of
conversations), file of speeches and articles, outlines, printed
congressional bills and other material, and newspaper dip-
pings relating to Taussig's career as chairman of the Board
and president of the American Molasses Company and the
Sucrest Corporation. The papers also document Taussig's
work as a member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's
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Taussig, Charles William, 1896-1948. Papers, 1928-48
(Continued)
"brain trust"; as technical advisor to the World Economic
Conference; as Chairman, National Advisory Committee of
the National Youth Administration; as U. S. Chairman,
Anglo-American Caribbean Commission; as advisor to TJ. S.
Delegation, U. N. Conference, 1945; and as advisor to the
Secretary of State, Includes information on world trade,
especially the sugar market, economic, social, and political
conditions in the Caribbean area and the U. S. policy of
trusteeship for dependent areas. Correspondents include
Adolf A. Berle, Spruille Braden, Lawrence Cramer, Jerome
Frank, Cordell Hull, Harold Ickes, Charles Judd, Fiorello
La Guardia, Raymond Moley, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin
D. Roosevelt. Sir Frank Stockdale, Rezford Guy Tugwell,
Sumner Welles, and Aubrey Williams.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Ruth Adler Taussig, 1951.
— .' MS 65-67
Thomas, Elbert Duncan, 1883-1953.
Papers, 1907-50. 137 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hvde Park, N. Y.)
Missionary, professor, author, Orientalist, and U. S. Sena-
tor from Utah. Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams,
reports, transcripts of radio talks, speech file, photos., and
periodical and newspaper clippings relating to Thomas'
service as a U. S. Senator, his interest in labor, civil liberties,
Federal participation in education, his service on the Senate
Committee on Military Affairs and the Mexican Claims
Commission, his relations with Democratic Party leaders,
his work as U. S. Delegate to the Interparliamentary Union
Conferences, and to International Labor Conferences. In-
cludes material on the Mormon Church, mining, and Ori-
ental history; and five letter books (1907-12) describing
Thomas' routine as a missionary in Japan as well as obser-
vations on the climate, geography, culture, and economic
lite of the Japanese.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Senator Thomas, 1950.
m_ „ - MS .65-68
Tugwell, Rexford Guy, 1891-
Papers, 1927-58. 28 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Teacher, economist, and Government official. Corre-
spondence, diary, journal notes, drafts of books and speeches,
research notes, memoranda, newspaper clippings and press
releases relating to Tugwell's career as a professor at Co-
lumbia University and the University of Chicago, advisor to
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary and
Under Secretary of Agriculture, Director of the Resettle-
ment Administration, executive of the American Molasses
Company, chairman of the New York City Planning Com-
mission, chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico, and
Governor of Puerto Rico. Includes correspondence and
writings on political, economic, and social conditions in
Puerto Rico; papers pertaining to Tugwell's role in the
Henry A Wallace presidential campaign of 1948 and the
postwar world government movement; and material on
Tugwell's numerous publications.
Unpublished descriptive guide in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Tugwell, 1963.
MS65-69
U. S. Council of National Defense. Advisory Commission.
Records, 1940-41. 9 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, press releases, minutes of
conferences, progress reports, special reports, processed ma-
terials, publications, and newspaper clippings relating to
the work of the Advisory Commission. Persons appointed
on May 28, 1940, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in-
clude Ralph Budd, Chester C. Davis, Harriet Elliott, Leon
Henderson, Sidney Hillman, William S. Knudsen, William
H. McReynolds, and Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., chairman.
Unpublished inventory in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
MS 65-70
U. S. Executive Office of the President.
Records of the Office of the Chief of Social Entertain-
ments, 1933-45. 63 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, invitations, programs, seat-
ing charts and card files relating to social functions held at
the White House during the administration of Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Includes records of requests by individuals to
visit the White House, to interview Mrs. Roosevelt, or to
visit or interview dignitaries staying at the White House;
records of the White House usher who maintained a daily
memoranda of visitors to the President; and correspond-
ence of Edith Helm, Mrs. Roosevelt's social secretary.
Information on literary rights available at the library.
MS 65-71
U. S. Advisory Committee on Education,
Records, 1936-39. 13 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, abstracts and transcripts of
conferences, notes, statements, reports, and special studies
relating to the work' of the committee. The 17 staff studies
produced relate to such topics as vocational guidance, Fed-
eral participation in education, administration, land grant
colleges, vocational rehabilitation, rural education, Negro
education, and school finance.
Unpublished check list in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
MS65-72
U* S. President's Committee on Administrative Manage-
ment.
Records, 1936-37. 13 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, research material, speech
drafts, printed legislative bills, statistical data, press releases,
progress reports, and a final report relating to the origin,
procedures, and activities of the committee.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
. MS65-7S
U. S. President's Committee on an Inquiry on Cooperative
Enterprise in Europe.
Records, 1936-37. 5 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, reports of field activities in
Europe, transcripts of interviews, press releases, and a final
report relating to the work of a committee charged with the
responsibility of making a broad survey that would indicate
the status and extent of cooperative enterprise and its effects
on the economy and welfare of Europe. The committee
spent 10 weeks in Europe observing the operation of con-
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U. S. President's Committee on an Inquiry on Cooperative
Enterprise in Europe. Records, 1936-37. (Continued)
sumer cooperatives and interviewing cooperative employees
and executives in Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England,
France, Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, and Switzer-
land. Members of the inquiry include Jacob Baker, Emily
C. Bates, Clifford V. Gregory, Bobin Hood, Leland Olds,
and Charles Stuart.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
-, _ _ .. MS65-74
U. ». President's Committee on Civil Service Improvement.
Records, 1939-41. 27 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, reports of proceedings,
minutes of executive sessions, statistical studies, reports from
advisory committees, transcripts of hearings and conferences,
press releases, progress reports, and a final report of the
work of the committee.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
tt o , MS 66-75
U. S. President's Committee on Portal to Portal Travel
Time.
Records, 1943-44. 5 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence with mining companies, statistical studies,
progress reports, and a final report which set portal to portal
travel time in bituminous coal mines at 59 minutes.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
tt o r MS65-76
U. S. Interdepartmental Committee to Coordi-
nate Jlealth and Welfare Activities.
Becords, 1935-41. 21ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of committee meet-
ings, special studies, and reports concerning public health
problems, Federal health care, and the location and con-
struction of clinics and hospitals.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
tt o ■ ~ MS 65-77
U. S. Special Committee to Study the Rubber Situation.
Becords, 1942. 8 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Correspondence, stenographic notes and verbatim tran-
scripts of committee hearings and proceedings, reports on
rubber production, technical studies on synthetic processes,
and copies of congressional hearings. The committee, in its
final report; recommended continued and increased use of
tiiB Polish and butylene glycol processes for rubber pro-
duction. Members of the committee are Bernard Baruch,
Karl Comptoh, Samuel Lubell, and James B. Conant, chair-
man.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
MS65-78
Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965.
Papers, 1941-45. 40 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
U. S. Vice President and Secretary of Agriculture. Cor-
respondence, memoranda, reports, resolutions, petitions, and
newspaper clippings concerning Wallace's service as U. S.
Vice President and Chairman of the Board of Economic
Warfare. Includes information on Democratic Party acti-
vities, patronage, Axis activities in Latin America, the
Standard Oil Company controversy, agriculture, trade re-
lations with Canada and Sweden, education, labor, appro-
priation bills, world affairs, and postwar problems. Cor-
respondents include John H. Bankhead, Chester Bowles,
James F. Byrnes, John Carmody, CoL William J. Donovan,
Morris Ernst, William Herridge, Harold Ickes, Jesse Jones,
David Lilienthal, Henry J. Morgenthau, Jr., Francis
Castillo Najera, Donald Nelson, Robert Patterson, James G.
Patton, Frances Perkins, Milo Perkins, Nelson Rockefeller,
Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harold D. Smith,
Henry Stimson, Mark Sullivan, Sumner Welles, Walter
White, and Claude Wickard.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Wallace.
MS«5-7»
Wehle, Louis Brandos. 1880-1959.
Papers, 1877-1958. 42 ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y^)
Lawyer and Government official Correspondence, ap-
pointment diaries, memoranda, reports, legal briefs, re-
search notes, and drafts of articles relating to Wehle's
career, as a private lawyer in Louisville, Ky. and New York
City, special -assistant to the Secretary of War; Counsel,
War Industries Board; Counsel, U. S. Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation; member of the White House
Conference on Power Pooling; Head of the U. S. Foreign
Economic Mission to the Netherlands; and U. S. Ambassa-
dor to the Netherlands, serving in England. Includes per-
sonal correspondence (1877-1958) of the Wehle family.
Correspondents include Louis D. Brandeis, Christian Herter,
James M Landis, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Alexander
Sachs.
Unpublished shelf list in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Wehle, 1960.
MS 65-80
Williams, Aubrey Willis, 1890-1965.
Papers, 1930-59. 21ft
In Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Social worker, editor, publisher, and Government official
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, speech and article
drafts, and newspaper clippings concerning Williams' work
as executive director, Wisconsin Conference of Social Work;
field representative for the Federal Emergency Relief Ad-
ministration; Deputy Administrator, Works Progress Ad-
ministration ; and director of organization, National Farmers
Union. Includes material relating to Williams' role in the
War Relocation Authority, civil rights, and the Alabama
Farmers Union.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Williams, 1960.
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W , MS 65-81
Winant, John Gilbert, 1889-1947.
Papers. 1916-47. 117 ft.
In Franklin D. Roosevelt library (Hyde Park, N. Y.)
Governor of New Hampshire, Government official, and
diplomat. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, appoint-
ment books, book draft, file of speeches and articles, legisla-
tive bills and resolutions, and newspaper clippings relating
to Winant's career as Governor; Assistant Director and Di-
rector of the International Labor Office, Geneva, Switzer-
land; Chairman of the Social Security Board; U. S. Am-
bassador to Great Britain and U. S. Representative on the
European Advisory Commission. The papers also docu-
ment Winant's interest in labor, child welfare, civic organi-
zations, and New Hampshire politics. Correspondents in-
clude Arthur J. Altmeyer, Carter Goodrich, Herschel John-
son, Ester Lape, Harold Laski, Isador Lubin. Archibald
MacLeish, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Edward R Morrow,
Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Samuel L
Rosenman.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the Winant family.
MS 65-82
Botsford, Edmund, 1745-1819.
Letters, 1785-1819. 105 items.
In Furman University Library, South Carolina Baptist
Historical Collection (Greenville, S. C.)
Baptist clergyman, of Georgetown, S. C. Letters from
Botsford, mostly addressed to Richard Furman (1755-
1825), pertaining to affairs in Botsford's churches and other
Baptist churches in the low country of South Carolina, giv-
ing his opinions on current events, Baptist work, and men-
tioning the names of many of the Baptist leaders of the
time.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of the Furman family.
MS65-83
Cook, Harvey Toliver, 1848-1943.
Papers, 1882-1930. ca. 250 items.
In Furman University Library, South Carolina Baptist
Historical Collection (Greenville, S. C.)
Author and educator at Furman University. Corre-
spondence, both personal and pertaining to Cook's interest
in history, education, and religion; and miscellaneous writ-
ings.
Gift of Dr. Cook.
MS 65—84
Davis, Jonathan, 1785-1855.
Papers, 1821-51. 66 items.
In Furman University Library, South Carolina Baptist
Historical Collection (Greenville, S. C.)
Clergyman and planter, of Fairfield Co., S. C. Chiefly
correspondence together with a few bills dealing with per-
sonal affairs. Includes 20 letters mainly from Baptist
clergymen, concerning denominational affairs, especially
Furman Institution (later Furman University).
Gift of the Furman family through Mrs. Furman Norris,
1964.
MS65-85
Furman, James Clement, 1809-1891.
Papers, 1827-90. 1300 items.
In Furman University Library, South Carolina Baptist
Historical Collection (Greenville, S. C.)
Baptist clergyman and educator, of Greenville, S. C. Cor-
respondence chiefly concerning the Baptist denomination in
South Carolina and Furman's work as a teacher and presi-
dent of Furman University; and 800 sermons and addresses.
Gift of the Furman family, ca. 1900 and 1962.
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__ MS65-68
Furman, Richard, 1755-1825.
Ck)rrespondence7l777=1825r~4644tems.
In Furman University Library, South Carolina Baptist
Historical Collection (Greenville, S. C.)
_ Revolutionary patriot, Baptist clergyman, and denomina-
tional leader. Correspondence of Furman,' primarily with
well-known Baptist clergymen, chiefly concerning affairs
relating to the Baptist denomination.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of the Furman family.
MS 65-87
Furman family.
Correspondence, 1782-1960. 4 ft (1800 items)
In Furman University Library, South Carolina Baptist
Historical Collection (Greenville, S. C.)
Correspondence of the family of Richard Furman (1755-
1825), Baptist minister of Charleston, S. C, beginning with
his mother, Rachel (Brodhead) Furman (d. 1794). The
bulk of the letters are from Furman's children but letters
from his grandchildren and great-grandchildren are in-
cluded.
Gifts, at various times, from different branches of the
Furman family.
x * ^ MS 65-88
Jodson, Charles HaBette, 1820-1907.
Papers, 1851-1902. ca. 500 items.
In Furman University Library, South Carolina Baptist
Historical Collection (Greenville, S.C.)
Professor and treasurer at Furman University. Corre-
spondence and business papers, chiefly relating to Judson's
work at Furman University.
Gift of the Judson family, ca. 1907.
MS 65-89
Manly, Basil, 1798-1868.
Papers, 1828-68. ca. 60 items.
In Furman University Library, South Carolina Baptist
Historical Collection (Greenville, S. C.)
Baptist clergyman, of Charleston and Greenville, S. C.
and president of the University of Alabama. Correspond-
ence relating to Manly's works in Charleston Baptist
churches, theological education, Furman University, contro-
versies, discipline, ordinances, the Triennial Baptist Con-
vention, and the Southern Baptist Convention, slavery, and
the editing of the "Southern Baptist and general intelli-
gence," the University of Alabama; themes of Basil Manly,
Jr. while a student at the University of Alabama, and a
diary of his life while a graduate student at Princeton Uni-
versity, 1844-47.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Some of the letters were formerly part of the library's
James C. Furman collection.
Gifts of the Furman family ; and Mrs. T. T. Goldsmith.
MS 65-90
Manly family.
Correspondence, 1829-92. 2 ft
In Furman University Library, South Carolina Baptist
Historical Collection (Greenville, S. C.)
Family correspondence (beginning with Elizabeth
(Maultsby) Manly, the mother of Basil Manly (1798-1868))
chiefly between the Manly children and their parents, par-
ticularly Basil Manly (1825-1892) a theologian. Members
of the Manly family include Charles Manly, educator,
Charles Matthews Manly, aeronautical engineer, and John
Matthews Manly, educator and author.
Gift of Mrs. T.T. Goldsmith, 196L
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MS 65-91
Manning, William Thomas, Bp~, 1866-1949.
Papers, 1890-1950. 30 feet (15,000 items)
In General Theological Seminary library (New York)
Episcopal bishop. Correspondence, diary (1904-49), ser-
mons and addresses, magazine articles, notebooks, photos.,
program bulletins, and newspaper clippings chiefly centered
around Manning's service as head of the Diocese of New
York (1921-46) and as rector of Trinity Parish in New
York (1908-21). Includes material concerning the build-
ing of the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York
City (1924-49), Christian unity including the world Faith
and Order movement and the proposed Presbyterian-
Protestant Episcopal merger of 1940, the Bertrand Russell
cases (1929 and 1940), marriage and divorce, Percy Grant
case (1923), William Norman Guthrie (1933), Trinity tene-
ments (1908-09), and the closing of St. John's Chapel of
the Trinity Parish. Correspondents include Morgan Dix,
William DuBose, Thomas Gailor, Howard Chandler Rob-
bins, Boyd Vincent, and Edward L. Parsons.
Calendar (in progress) available in the library. Also
described in Bulletin of the General Theological Seminary,
v. 50, no. 5 (Nov. 1964) pp. 6-9.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of the Manning family, 1963.
MS 65-92
Seabury, Samuel, 1801-1872.
Papers, 1830-73. 519 items.
In General Theological Seminary Library (New York)
Episcopal clergyman, editor, and professor at the General
Theological Seminary, New York. Principally letters to
Seabury as editor of "The Churchman" and other papers
dealing with the affairs of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Correspondents include Thomas Winthrop Coit, Arthur
Cleveland Coxe, George Washington Doane, Samuel Farmar
Jarvis, William Augustus Muhlenberg, Benjamin Tredwell
Onderdonk, Henry TJstick Onderdonk, William Rollinson
Whitfinghajn, and John Williams.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Andrew Oliver.
MS 65-93
McConaughy, David, 1823-1902.
Papers, 1863-86. ca. 100 items.
In Gettysburg College Library, Civil War Institute.
In part, transcripts (typewritten) and photocopies.
Founder and secretary of the Battlefield Memorial Asso-
ciation, Gettysburg, Pa. Correspondence, battle dispatch
book, maps, documents, a citation by Gen. George Gordon
Meade to McConaughy, newspapers, memorabilia of the
Battle of Gettysburg, and other papers relating to the pre-
servation of the Battlefield at Gettysburg, Pa. Includes
letters from Northern Civil War leaders, material on mili-
tary reunions, and a painting, "The charge up east Cemetery
Hill," by P. F. Rothermel together with his original com-
mission from the Pennsylvania Legislature to paint the
series, "The Battle of Gettysburg."
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of the McConaughy family, 1932.
MS 65-94
Anderson, Clinton Presba, 1895-
Papers, 1945-48. 6 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Businessman, Secretary of Agriculture, and U. S. Senator
from New Mexico. Official and personal correspondence,
memoranda, reports, and other papers relating to Ander-
son's service as Secretary of Agriculture during President
Harry S. Truman's administration.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Anderson, 1962.
MS 65-95
Andrews, Stanley, 1895-
Papers, 1949-53. 1 ft
In Harry S. Truman library (Independence, Mo.)
Editor and Government official. Correspondence, memo-
randa, speeches, reports, press releases and other papers re-
lating principally to Andrews' career as Director, Office of
Foreign Agricultural Relations; special consultant, Dept
of State; and Administrator, Technical Cooperation Ad-
ministration.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Andrews, 196L
MS 65-96
AnsHnger, Harry Jacob, 1892-
Papers, 1934-64. 134 items.
In Harry S. Truman library (Independence, Mo.)
U. S. Commissioner of Narcotics. Reports, articles, news-
paper clippings, publications, and other papers relating to
Anslinger's career as Commissioner of Narcotics.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Anslinger, 1963.
MS 65-97
Boyd, James, 1904-
Papers, 1941-59. 5 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Educator, Army officer, Government official, and "min-
ing corporation executive. Correspondence, memoranda,
speeches, reports, orders, news releases, and other papers re-
lating to Boyd's activities as an Army officer during World
War n, Director of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, Adminis-
trator of the Defense Minerals Administration, and Chair-
man of the National Science Foundation Advisory Commis-
sion on Mineral Research.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information available on literary rights in the library.
Gift of Mr. Boyd, 1961.
MS65-98
Campbell, Wallace J 1910-
Papers, 1948-59. 19 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Cooperative organization executive. Correspondence,-
memoranda, notes, minutes, reports, clippings, and other
papers documenting Campbell's service as director of the
Washington, D. C, office of the Cooperative League of the
U. S. A; editor of the magazine, CO-OP; chairman of the
Executive Committee of CARE ; and member of the TJ. S.
National Commission for UNESCO.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the Cooperative League of the U. S. A I960.
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MS 65-09
Chapman, Oscar Littleton, 1896-
Papers, 1931-52. 52 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and Secretary of the Interior. Correspondence,
memoranda, speeches, reports, statements, and other papers
relating to Chapman's work as Assistant Secretary and
Secretary of the Interior. Includes materials documenting
his activities in Colorado and national politics.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library. .
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Oscar L. Chapman, 1960.
nu>^ t v «. -a MS65-100
Clark, John Davidson, 1884-
Papers, 1946-52. 1 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Economist, educator, and Government official Corre-
spondence, memoranda, reports, and other papers relating
to dark s career as a member of the President's Councilof'
Economic Advisors. Includes an unpublished ms. concern-
ing the history of the Council of Economic Advisors during
the Truman _ administration's first term, 1946-48.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted bv the
library. J
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Clark, I960.
Committee for the Marshall Plan. .«>m»-u»i
Records, 1947-51. 409 items.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Uuefly financial records of the committee, a private or-
ganization, formed in 1947 for the purpose of winning over
American public opinion to acceptance of the European Re-
covery Program; and minutes and agenda of its executive
committee (1947-48).
Open to investigators under library restrictions
Jiiformation on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Hugh Moore and Clark M Eichelberger, 1963.'
^u~ *. , MS 65-102
Cooperative League of the U. S. A.
Records of the Washington Office, 1936-49. 70 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo )
Correspondence to and from officials of the league Gov-
ernment officials, officials and members of cooperatives, and
other persons and organizations,- mimeographed minutes,
releases, and promotional and educational materials prepared
by or for the league, a federation of national and regional
consumer, service, and supply cooperatives.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library. J
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of the league, 1960.
Davis, Michael Marks, 1879- MS 65-103
Papers, 1939-55. ca. 10,000 items on 11 reels of microfilm
(positive)
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
_M^rofilmcopies made from the originals in the library of
Dr. Davis, Chevy Chase, Md.
Medical administrator. Correspondence, speech files,
minutes, legislative files, publications, and other papers re-
lating to the health programs advocated by the Truman ad-
ministration. Includes records of the Committee for the
Nation's Health; files of President Truman's principal
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speeches and messages concerning his health program with
related correspondence and press releases; texts of bills re-
lating to health insurance; and material relating to the
activities of the American Medical Association and the Na-
tional Physicians Committee in regard to the Truman health
program.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Dr. Davis, 1962.
..„„.,„. MS 65-104
Davis, Nathaniel Penistone, 1895-
Papers, 1916-57. 1 box.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Foreign^ Service officer. Correspondence, diaries, speech
files, clippings, and other papers documenting Davis' career
in the Foreign Service, including his service as Minister-
Counselor in the Philippines, Minister to Costa Rica, and
Minister to Hungary. Includes documents pertaining to his
experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese during World
Warn.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr. Davis, 196L
Donaldson, Jesse M 1885- MS 66-105
Papers, 1948-52. 1 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
U. S. Postmaster General. Letters of congratulation re-
ceived upon Donaldson's appointment as Postmaster Gen-
eral, speeches and statements made by him while in that
office, and newspaper clippings concerning his public career
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr. Donaldson, 1960.
_ . „ ,. MS65-106
Foley, Raymond M 1890-
Papers, 1946-53. 2ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Government official. Correspondence, memoranda,
speeches, press releases, pamphlets, and other papers relat-
ing principally to Foley's career as Commissioner of the
Federal Housing Administration and Administrator of the
Housing and Home Finance Agency.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr. Foley, 1962.
« . ~ , „ MS 65-107
Foskett, James H 1898-1961,
Papers, 1919-54. 1ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Naval officer and naval aide to President Harry S. Tru-
man. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, reports, orders, and
other materials relating to Foskett's naval career.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mrs. Foskett, 1962.
MS 65-108
Freer, Robert Elliot, 1896-1962.
Papers, 1933-62. 23 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and Government official. Correspondence,
speeches, reports, legal files, press releases, and other papers.
Includes personal correspondence and materials relating to
Freer's private legal practice in Washington, D. C,and his
service as a member of the Federal Trade Commission.
_Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mrs. Freer, 1963.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-109
Galvin, Michael J 1907-1963.
Papers, 1933-63. 10 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer, Government official, and Army officer. Corre-
spondence, memoranda, reports, maps, newspaper clippings,
publications, and other materials chiefly relating to Galvin's
activities as an Army officer during and after World War
n and his service as a State senator in the Massachusetts
Legislature with some material relating to his service as
Under Secretary of Labor.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Eleanor H. Galvin, 1961
. . MS 66-110
Gardner, Warner Winslow, 1909-
Papers, 1934-47. 2 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and Government official Correspondence,
memoranda, reports, newspaper clippings, and other mate-
rials documenting Gardner's career as U. S. Supreme Court
law clerk, special assistant to the Attorney General, Solicitor
of the Dept of Labor, and Solicitor of the Dept. of the
Interior.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Gardner, 1962.
MS 65-111
Gibson, John W 1910-
Papers, 1935-54. 20 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Labor union and Government official. Correspondence,
memoranda, speech files, reports, charts, and other materials
documenting Gibson's career as an official of the United
Dairy Workers Union, vice president and president of the
Michigan CIO Council, chairman of the Dept of Labor and
Industry of the State of Michigan, Assistant Secretary of
Labor, Chairman of the U. S. Displaced Persons Commis-
sion, consultant to the Association of Launderers, and presi-
dent of the Premium Distributing Company.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Gibson, 1961.
MS65-112
Herzog, Paul M 1906-
Papers, 1931-62. 5 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer, educator, and Government official Correspond-
ence, speeches, publications, clippings, and other papers.
Includes personal correspondence files and materials relat-
ing to Herzog's service as a member and chairman of the
New York State Labor Relations Board, chairman of the
National Labor Relations Board, associate dean of the Har-
vard School of Public Administration, and executive vice
president and president of the American Arbitration Asso-
ciation; and items concerning the activities of the Commit-
tee on Conflict of Interest Statutes of the Association of the
Bar of the City of New York and the New York State Ad-
visory Council, Labor and Management Improper Practices
Act of New York.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Herzog, 1962.
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MS 65-113
Holland, Loo E 1878-1960.
Papers, 1916-60. 119 ft
In Harry S. Truman library (Independence, Mo.)
Businessman and Government official. Correspondence,
memoranda, speeches, reports, scrapbooks, clippings, publi-
cations, and other papers relating to the Holland Engraving
Company and to Holland's activities as president of the Mid
Central War Resources Board; chairman of the Smaller
War Plants Corporation; chairman of the Mayor's Avia-
tion Advisory Board, Kansas City, Mo.; trustee of the Com-
mittee for Economic Development; president of the Associ-
ated Advertising Clubs of the World; president of the
American Automobile Association; president of the Na-
tional Better Business Bureau; and president of the Kansas
City, Mo., Chamber of Commerce. Includes personal cor-
respondence files.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Lorance M Holland and Mr. L Garratt
Holland, 1963.
MS66-114
Houston, John C 1909-
Papers, 1945-54. ca. 115 items.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Government official and businessman. Correspondence,
memoranda, directives, press releases, and other papers relat-
ing to Houston's service with the War Production Board,
with the Civilian Production Administration, as special
assistant in the White House Office, and as Executive Vice
Chairman and Acting Chairman of the Munitions Board.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Houston, 1962.
MS 65-115
Johnson, Herschel Y 1894-
Papers, 1929-53. 6 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Foreign Service officer. Correspondence, speeches, press
releases, newspaper clippings, and other papers documenting
Johnson's career in the U. S. Foreign Service, including
service as Minister to Sweden, 1941-46; Deputy U S. Rep-
resentative on the U. N. Security Council, 1946-48 ; and U. S.
Ambassador to Brazil, 1948-53.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by "the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Johnson, 1962.
MS 65-116
Jones, James WeMon, 1896-
Papers, 1929-54. 10 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Government official Correspondence, memoranda,
speeches, personal files, reports, publications, and other
papers chiefly concerned with Jones' service as Insular Audi-
tor, Acting High Commissioner, and Financial Advisor to
the High Commissioner of the Philippines, 1933-40; and as
Assistant Director of the U. S. Bureau of the Budget The
greater part of the material relates to Philippine affairs.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Jones, 1962.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
— MS 65-117
Jones, Joseph Marion, 1908-
Papers, 1947. ca. 200 items.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Author and Government official Correspondence, memo-
randa, speeches, notes, press releases, and other papers per-
taining to the formulation of the Truman Doctrine and the
Marshall Plan assembled by Jones while serving in the
Dept of State as special assistant to the Assistant Secretary
of State for Public Affairs.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Jones, 1961.
MS 65-118
Kaiser, Philip M 1913-
Papers, 1948-54. 2 ft.
In Harry- S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Government official. Correspondence, memoranda, speech
files, articles, and other papers principally relating to Kai-
ser's work as Assistant Secretary of Labor for International
Labor Affairs and as TJ. S. Government member of the gov-
erning body of the International Labor Office.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Kaiser, 1962.
MS 65-119
Kenney, W John, 1904-
Papers, 1946-49. 1 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and Government official. Correspondence file for
the period of Kenney's service as Under Secretary of the
Navy and file of speeches delivered and testimony given to
congressional committees during his tenure as Assistant Sec-
retary of the Navy and Under Secretary of the Navy.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Kenney, 1964.
MS 65-120
Lawton, Frederick J 1900-
Papers, 1917-63. 5 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Government official. Correspondence, memoranda, speech
files, bulletins, circulars, and other papers documenting
Lawton's Government career, including his service as ad-
ministrative assistant to the President, 1948; Assistant Di-
rector of the Bureau of the Budget, 1949; Director of the
Bureau of the Budget, 1950-53; and member of the Civil
Service Commission, 1953-63.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Lawton, 1962-63.
MS65-121
Lloyd, David Demarest, 1911-1962.
Papers, 1949-63. 29 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and Government official. Correspondence, memo-
randa, speech files, reports, press releases, newspaper clip-
pings, and publications reflecting Lloyd's work as adminis-
trative assistant to President Harry S. Truman and as execu-
tive director of the Harry S. Truman Library, inc., and his
interests in the work of the Americans for Democratic Ac-
tion, the Democratic National Committee, the National Con-
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ference on International Economic and Social Development,
and the Salk Institute. Includes personal correspondence
files.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Lloyd, 1963.
MS 65-122
Locke, Edwin Allen, 1910-
Papers, 1941-53. 2 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Corporation executive and Government official Corre-
spondence, memoranda, reports, notes, clippings, and other
papers relating to Locke's activities as an official of the War
Production Board, executive assistant to the President's
Personal Representative in China, special assistant to the
President of the United States, special representative of the
Secretary of State, and Ambassador to the Near East.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Locke, 196L
MS65-123
McGrath, Earl James, 1902-
Papers, 1947-53. 3 reels of microfilm (negative)
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Microfilm copies from the originals in the possession of
Dr. McGrath.
Educator. Letters, addresses, articles, statements, and
forewords prepared by McGrath during bis service as U. S.
Commissioner of Education.
Research access restricted.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Dr. McGrath, 1958.
MS 65-124
McGrath, James Howard, 1903-
Papers, 1934-52. 93 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Ma)
Lawyer, politician, and Government official Correspond-
ence, memoranda, speeches, legislative files, reports, clip-
pings, and other papers relating to McGratb's career as
Governor of Bhode Island, U. S. Solicitor General U. S.
Senator from Bhode Island, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, and U. S. Attorney General
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. McGrath, 1960.
MS 65-125
Mitchell Stephen A 1903-
Papers, 1947-60. 40 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and chairman of the Democratic National Com-
mittee. Correspondence, memoranda, speech files, reports,
press releases, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings relating
principally to Mitchell's political activities. Includes per-
sonal correspondence files.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. MitcheU, 1963.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
. MS65-126
Murphy, Charles S 1909-
Papers, 1951-61. 6 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and Government official Correspondence, memo-
randa, notes, speech files, and other materials relating to
Murphy's career as special counsel to the President of the
United States, 1951-53, and as personal advisor to former
President Harry S. Truman, 1953-61.
_ Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Murphy, 1961.
MS65-127
National Aircraft War Production Council.
Records, 1942-45. 12 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes of meet-
ings, working schedules, and other papers relating to the
activities of the council in coordinating and expediting the
work of the American aircraft manufacturing industry dur-
ing World War n.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Richard C. Palmer, 196L
MS 65-128
National Committee Against limiting the Presidency.
Records, 1940-51. 149 items.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
In part, photocopies made by the library from originals
in the possession of Daniel F. Clancy, of Gahanna, Ohio.
Correspondence, clipping files, publications, and other
materials of a committee founded in 1949 to oppose the rati-
fication of the 22d Amendment to the U. S. Constitution.
Includes correspondence (prior to 1949) concerning Daniel
F. Clancy's opposition to. the limitation of the Presidency to
two terms.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Daniel F. Clancy, 1963.
„ .. ,_ MS 65-129
National Security Committee.
Records, 1946-48. 1ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Correspondence, administrative records, bulletins, press
releases, and publications of the committee, a private organi-
zation formed to support an adequate program of national
security and particularly to give backing to President Harry
S. 'Truman's proposed universal military training program.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Worthington Thompson, 1963.
«wi_ n , MS 65-130
CrConnell, Joseph James, 1905-
Papers, 1944-47. 1ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and Government official Transcripts of official
telephone calls and lists of visitors during O'Connell's
service as General Counsel of the Treasury Dept.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
GrftofMr.O'Connell,1963.
MSTO-131
Pace, Frank C 1912-
Papers, 1946-53. 10 ft
In Harry S. Truman library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer, Government official, and corporation executive.
Correspondence, speeches, calendars, scrapbooks, and other
papers relating principally to Pace's service as Assistant
Director and Director of the Bureau of the Budget and as
Secretary of the Army.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Pace, 1962.
MS65-132
Pike, Sumner Tucker, 1891-
Papers, 1920-6L 7 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Government official Correspondence, speeches, reports,
clippings, and publications chiefly relating to Pike's service
as Commissioner of the 17. S. Securities and Exchange Com-
mission, 1940-46, and as a member of the TJ. S. Atomic
Energy Commission, 1946-51.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Pike, 1962.
MS65-133
Redding, John M 1908-
Papers, 1938-56. lift
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Author, Government official, and businessman. Cor-
respondence, memoranda, rough drafts, reports, press re-
leases, and other papers relating to Bedding's career as an
author, Army officer during World War n, publicity director
of the Democratic National Committee, Assistant Post-
master General, and consultant to the Advisory Committee
to the Trucking Industry.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Bedding, 196L
MS 65-134
Rigdon, William McKinley, 1904-
Papers, 1945-53. 1 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Naval officer. Correspondence, memoranda, notes, orders,
clippings, and other papers relating to Rigdon's career as
assistant naval aide to President Harry S. Truman.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Rigdon, 1964.
MS 65-135
Rosenman, Samuel Irving, 1896-
Papers, 1945-49. 3 ft
;In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and judge. Correspondence, memoranda, reports,
speeches, and other papers relating principally to Rosenman's
work as special counsel to President Harry S. Truman.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Rosenman, 1961-62.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
„ „ MS 65-136
Ross, Charles Griffith, 1885-1950.
Papers, 1945-50. 5 ft.
In Harry S. Truman library (Independence, Mo.)
Reporter, editor, and press secretary to President Harry
S. Truman. Correspondence, memoranda, transcripts of
press and radio conferences, notes, press releases, and other
papers relating principally to Ross' career as press secretary
to President Truman.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Florence G. Roberts, 1960.
... „ A „ , MS-65-137
Schindler, Alfred, 1894-
Papers, 1934^-55. 14 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Business executive and Government official Correspond-
ence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, magazine articles, news-
paper clippings, and other papers relating principally to
Schindlert work as special assistant to the Secretary of Com-
merce and Chief of the Consultant Division, Defense Plant
Corporation, 1942-43; and Under Secretary of Commerce,
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr. Schindler, 1960.
MS 65-138
Simons, Frieda (Hennock) 1904-1960.
Papers, 1948-55. 8 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and Government official. Correspondence, briefs,
statements, articles, publications, and other papers relating
to Miss Hemlock's service, prior to her marriage, as a mem-
ber of the Federal Communications Commission. Much of
the material pertains to the subject of educational television.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of William H. Simons, 1961.
MS 65-139
Smith, Bryee B 1878-1962.
Papers, 1924-62. 2 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Business executive and public official. Correspondence,
speeches, statements, newspaper clippings, publications, and
other papers chiefly pertaining to Smith's career as a public
official in Kansas City, Mo., including his service as mayor
and member of the Board of Education.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Betty Northcutt and Mrs. Viola S. Hamilton,
1963.
MS 65-140
Spingarn, Stephen Joel, 1908-
Papers, 1944-64. 22 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Government official Correspondence files, memoranda,
reports, press releases, and clipping files relating to
Spingarn's service with the Treasury Dept. as attorney and
As s istan t General Counsel, 1940-42 and 1946-49; activities
in connection with the Counter-intelligence Corps, 1944-53 ;
his service on the White House staff, 1949-50; and his term
as a member of the Federal Trade Commission.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Spingarn, 1961-34.
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MS 65-141
Stowe, David H 1910-
Papers, 1947-52. 3 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Government official. Correspondence, memoranda, re-
ports, and other papers relating to Stowe : s career as special
assistant in the White House Office and as administrative
assistant to President Harry S. Truman.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Stowe, 1963.
MS 65-142
Snyder, John Wesley, 1895-
Papers, 1945-53. 26 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Banker, corporation executive, and Secretary of the
Treasury. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches,
hearings, and other papers relating principally to Snyder's
career as Secretary of the Treasury during the administra-
tion of President Harry S. Truman.
_ Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Snyder, 1961-64.
MS 65-143
Tannenwald, Theodore, 1916-
Papers, 1947-57. 4 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and Government official. Correspondence, speech
files, press releases, newspaper clippings, publications, and
other papers relating mainly to Tannenwald's work as
counsel to the special assistant to the President, Averell
Harriman, 1947-49; Assistant Director for Mutual Security;
and Chief of Staff to the Director for Mutual Security,
1951-53.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Tannenwald, 1962.
_ MS 65-14*
Vaughan, Harry H 1893-
Papers, 1916-62. 2 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Microfilm copies (2 reels positive) made at the National
Archives of the original scrapbooks in the possession of
General Vaughan.
Army officer. Correspondence, reports, publications and
other papers relating principally to Vaughan's service as a
military aide to President Harry S. Truman; together with
scrapbooks documenting Vaughan's military career be-
ginning with World War i.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of General Vaughan, 1964.
MS 65-145
Truman, Harry S„ Pres. U. S., 1884-
Papers, 1935-53. 3245 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Correspondence, memoranda, speech files, notes, press re-
leases, scrapbooks, clippings, and other papers documenting
Truman's career as 17. S. Senator from Missouri, Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, and President of the United
States. The senatorial papers are chiefly from his second
term and consist mainly of correspondence with constitu-
ents and others. The Presidential papers include the
White House Central Files for the Truman administration
Truman, Harry S, Pres. U. &, 1884-
(Continued)
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Papers, 1935-53.
and the files of certain members of the White House staff, of
the White House Official Reporter, of the White House So-
cial Office, of the White House Telephone Office, and of the
White House Office of Social Correspondence.
The senatorial papers (1935-1945) were formerly in the
University of Missouri library, Western Historical Manu-
scripts Collection, and had been cataloged on card number
MS 61-9.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Truman, 1957.
„ MS 65-146
Veatch, Nathan Thomas, 1886-
Papers, 1926-33. 1 box.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Engineer. Correspondence and other papers relating to
the highway construction program approved by the voters
of Jackson Co., Mo., in 1928 and 193L Includes reports
dated 1927 and 1933 prepared by Veatch and E. M. Stayton
as consulting engineers to the Jackson County Court at the
request of Harry S. Truman, then presiding judge of that
court.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literarv rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Veatch, 196*1.
MS 65-147
Wallgren, Monrad Charles, 1891-1961.
Papers, 1945-59. 2 ft
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Ma)
Government official Correspondence, memoranda,
speeches, scrapbooks, clippings, and other papers relating
principally to Wallgren's service as Governor of Washing-
ton and as Chairman of the Federal Power Commission.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Wallgren, 1962.
„ . _ MS65-148
Wanng, Frank A 1901-
Papers, 1946-51. 2 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Government official. Correspondence, memoranda, notes,
opinions, dippings, and other papers documenting Waring's
career as Chairman of the Philippine War Damage Com-
mission. Includes copies of the official minutes of the com-
mission.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Waring, 1962.
MS 65-149
Webb, James Edwin, 1906-
Papers, 1928-60. 41ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Government official and businessman. Correspondence,
memoranda, speech files, personal business records, reports,
press releases, and other papers. Includes personal corre-
spondence ; materials documenting Webb's career as Director
of the Bureau of the Budget, Under Secretary of State, and
Admini strator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration; and items relating to his work with the Na-
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tional Advisory Cancer Council, the National Aeronautics
Association, the Committee for Economic Development, the
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, and the Frontiers of
Science Foundation of Oklahoma, and to his activities as a
member of the Board of Trustees of George Washington Uni-
versity and as a member of the Committee to Study the Mili-
tary Assistance Program.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Webb, 1962-63.
-» „ MS65-150
Wotfsohn, Joel D 1900-196L
Papers, 1937-52. 5 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and Government official Correspondence, memo-
randa, speeches, reports, clippings, and other papers relat-
ing to Wolfsohn's career as an official of the Dept. of the
Interior, including his service as assistant to the Secretary
of the Interior and as Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library. ,
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mrs. Wolfsohn, 1964.
-..-,.' MS65-151
Yates, Sidney R 1909-
Papers, 1949-62. 53 ft.
In Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, Mo.)
Lawyer and U. S. Representative from Illinois. Corre-
spondence, memoranda, reports, newsletters, publications,
and other papers documenting Yates' service as a member
of the House of Representatives from the 9th Illinois Dis-
trict.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by Um
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr. Yates, 1962.
MS 65-152
Friends, Society of. American Friends Service Committee.
Archives, 1917-63. 1155 ft.
In Haverford College Library.
Correspondence, minutes, reports, personnel data, financial
papers, publications, mimeographed serials, press releases,
newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, awards, gifts, recordings,
photos., glass slides, posters, and other material covering
work in relief and rehabilitation (especially after World Wars
i and re), refugee aid, social and technical assistance, inter-
national affairs, peace education, community relations, and
youth services. Includes mss. and correspondence of Henry
J. Cadbury (b. 1883), Rufus M. Jones (1863-1948), and
Clarence E. Pickett (b. 1884) material on the 1947 Nobel
Peace Prize; and records of the following organizations:
American Relief for India, Emergency Peace Campaign,
Friends Service, inc., and National Japanese- American Stu-
dent Relocation Council.
Unpublished guide to the published material in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available at tha library.
Deposited by the committee, 1941-63.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-153
Friends, Society of. London Yearly Meeting.
Records, 1673-1860. 16 reels of microfilm.
In Haverford College Library, Quaker Collection.
Microfilm copy (15 reels positive, 1 reel negative) of
originals in the Friends Library, London.
Correspondence (1757-1815) between Meeting for Suffer-
ings of London Yearly Meeting and Meeting for Sufferings
in Philadelphia; correspondence of the London Yearly
Meeting with governors of different provinces in America;
minutes (1688-1860) and Morning Meeting records (1673-
1726).
Listed in the Union list of microfilms, Supplement, 1949/
59, v. 1.
Purchased from the Friends Library, London, 1950-52.
This number not used
MS 65-154
MS65-155
Haverford College. Library.
Journal and diary collection, ca. 1712-1952. ca. 53 ft.
In Haverford College Library, Quaker Collection.
_ Journals and diaries containing information on Quaker
life, religious attitudes, world travel, economics, and politics.
Includes abstracts from the life of Mary (Proude) Sprin-
gett Penington (1616-1682) ; journal (1759-1813) of George
Churchman (1730-1814) describing Friends' hardships dur-
ing the American Revolution; diaries and memoranda
(1784-96) of John Parrish (1730-1807) concerning slavery;
journal (1794-98) of "William Savery (1750-1804) telling of
his ministry in America and Europe; diaries (1814-70) of
Jacob R. Elfreth (1789-1870) and diaries (1861-1924) of
Jacob R. Elfreth (1837-1924) recording daily life in and
around Philadelphia; journal (1904-37) of William Charles
Allen (1857-1938) concerning travels in the ministrv to
Puerto Rico, the Far East, Gt .Brit, Europe, and Africa,
and his diary of World War i years, discussing the effect of
propaganda on the American people.
Indexed in the library's card catalog. Also described in
Survey of manuscript collections at Haverford College,
1940-41, bv Paul Bleyden.
„ _, , MS 65-156
Haverford College. Library.
Miscellaneous Quaker manuscripts, 1655-1954. ca. 17 ft
and 62 reels of microfilm.
In Haverford College Library, Quaker Collection.
In part, transcripts (typewritten), photocopies (positive)
and microfilm (47 reels positive and 15 reels negative) made
from originals owned by the Boston Public Library; Col-
chester, Eng., Monthly Meeting; Friends Library, London;
and private hands.
_ Correspondence, sermons, dissertations, maps, deeds, mar-
riage certificates, and other papers. Includes material on
the founding and development of the William Penn Charter
School, Philadelphia, and other papers (1824-1911) of Ed-
ward Bettle (1841-1912); correspondence of Morris Evans
Leeds (1869-1952) pertaining to the first window envelope,
invented ca. 1861 by Lewis Walker Leeds (1827-1896) ; let-
ters (1839-44) to Thomas P. Nichols, concerning the Wil-
burite separation in New York and Rhode Island, including
four from John Wilbur (1774-1856) ; correspondence (1756-
73) of Israel Pemberton (1715-1779) concerning the In-
dians; the Stephen Crisp collection of Quaker letters (1655-
91) ; business papers (1772-76) of Owen Biddle, a Philadel-
phia merchant; card catalog and index of Friends' Library,
London and selections from four of its manuscript collec-
tions: the Barclay mss., the correspondence (1655-62) of
William Dewsbury (d. 1688), the Spence mss., and the
Swarthmore mss.; 21 notebooks of T. Chalkley Matlack (fl.
1934) containing histories, photos, and other data about
. Friends' Meetings in the Middle Atlantic States; records
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(1835-42) of the Friends' Reading Room Association, Phil-
adelphia; minutes (1838-46) of the American Free Produce
Association; records (1821-57) of the TnfliMia Society of
Anti-Slavery Friends; and minutes (1821-56) of the Com-
mittee on Indian Concerns, TnHimm Yearly Meeting.
Indexed in card catalog in library.
Gifts and purchases from many sources.
Items added periodically.
MS65-157
Cannon, Joseph Gnrney, 1836-1926.
Correspondence, 1883-1926. 62 items.
In Illinois State Historical Library.
U. S. Representative from Illinois. Chiefly letters (1883-
1900) from Cannon to Asa J. Baber, banker and politician
in Paris, HI., mostly concerning State politics and some
concerning national politics and legislation. Other corre-
spondents include Shelby Moore Cvdlom; Alfred M Jones,
chairman of the Illinois Republican Central Committee;
Helen LeSeure, Cannon's granddaughter; Frank O. Low-
den; and Edith Kermit Roosevelt.
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Barahart, 1963.
MS 65-158
Craig, Mary Ann (Poaey)
Incoming correspondence, 1830-78. 71 items.
In Illinois State Historical Library.
Letters written to Mary Ann (Posey) Craig and her hus-
band Edward Craig, of Jacksonville, EL, from members of
the Posey and Craig families in Bloomington, Bushnell,
Chicago, Jacksonville, Peru, RantouL and Urbana, HL, and
elsewhere including a letter (1862) from John W. Craig
while a hospital steward for the 10th Illinois Infantry at
New Madrid, Mo.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Maurice A. Craig, 1963.
MS 65-159
Hinch, Benjamin P.
Correspondence, 1838-56. 102 items.
In Illinois State Historical Library.
Postmaster at New Haven, HL, and member of the 19th
Illinois General Assembly. Letters concerning State and
local politics in Gallatin Co., HL, received from IT. S. Rep-
resentatives, members of the Illinois General Assembly,
political associates, and constituents; together with letters
(1838-55) from Hindi's brother, H. Hinch in St. Francis-
ville, La., concerning his term as mayor of St. Francisville
during the 1830's, flat boatmen, rioting among the Irish,
fears of Negro insurrections, and economic and social condi-
tions in West Feliciana Parish. Correspondents include
U. S. Representatives from Illinois: Willis Allen, John A.
McClernand, and Samuel S. Marshall; Illinois Assembly-
men: Thomas S. Hick, George Leviston, Dempsey Odum,
William H. Stickney, and Edwin Webb; and political asso-
ciates in Shawneetown, HL ; J. B. Barger, William Edwards.
andJ.E.Hall.
Acquired from Richard J. Hooker, 1963.
MS65-160
Kennedy, William J d. 1863.
Correspondence, 1861-63. 170 items.
In Illinois State Historical Library.
Soldier in 55th Illinois Infantry, Company G. Chiefly
letters from Kennedy to his wife, Jane M. Kennedy, con-
cerning the Battle of Shiloh, the advance on Corinth, the
Tallahatchie Campaign, the Battles of Chickasaw Bayou and
A r ka n sas Post, the Siege of Vicksburg, and other move-
ments of the 55th Illinois Infantry. Includes two letters
from Gayoso Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., informing Mrs.
Kennedy of her husband's death, letters to Kennedy, a few
letters from relatives; and same poetry by Mrs. Kennedy
concerning the deaths of her husband and small son.
Acquired from the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, 1963.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS65-161
Springfield, I1L First Methodist Church.
Records, 1836-1927. 4 reels of microfilm (positive)
In Illinois State Historical Library.
Microfilm copy of originals in the possession of the First
Methodist Church, Springfield, HI
Minutes of meetings of leaders and stewards of the Official
Board (1841-1901); minutes of trustees meetings (1838-
1915) ; minutes of the Quarterly Conference (1861-96) ;
records of membership, classes, births, baptisms, marriages,
and deaths (1851-1927) ; a published history of the church
(1947) by William Guthrie Piersel; and a MB. of an unpub-
lished history of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society
of the First M. £. Church in Springfield (1895) by Mrs.
Joseph Wallace.
Unpublished guide available in the library.
Gift of the First Methodist Church, 1963.
MS 65-162
Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896.
Papers, 1821-1917. ca. 2 ft. (2970 items)
In Illinois State Historical Library.
U. S. Senator from Illinois and justice of the Illinois Su-
preme Court Correspondence, diaries, speeches and ad-
dresses, financial and legal papers, photos., scrapbooks, and
clippings. Includes correspondence of Trumbull's first
wife, Julia (Jayne) Trumbull; correspondence and diary
(1882-85) of his second wife, Mary (Ingraham) Trumbull;
letters to Abraham Lincoln from W. F. M. Arney, W. C.
Flagg, Thomas J. Henderson, Edward O*ho Ord, and
Richard J. Oglesby; and letters (1821-30) from Alfred
Cowles of Illinois to Stephen B. Munn in New York City
concerning Illinois land Correspondents include Lyman
Abbott, John Quincy Adams, James G. Blaine, William
Jennings Bryan, William Butler, Zachariah Chandler,
Grover Cleveland, Schuyler Colfax, Shelby M Cullom,
Clarence S. Darrow, David Davis, Jesse K. Dubois, Richard
T. Ely, Hamilton Fish, Melville W. Fuller, Ozias M Hatch,
William H. Herndon, Virgil Hickox, Gershom Jayne, Wil-
liam Jayne, Norman B. Judd, Gustav Koerner, John Law,
Abraham Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, John A. Logan,
Mrs. John A. Logan, Lawrence E. McCann, William L.
Marcy, Edwin D. Morgan, Stephen B. Munn, Richard B.
Oglesby, John M Palmer, Lewis B. Parsons, Ebenezer Peck,
Charles H. Ray, Whitelaw Reid, Carl Schurz, William R
Seward, Philip Sheridan, James Speed, John T. Stuart,
Walter Trumbull, John Wentworth, Horace White, and
Richard Yates.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Acquired from Mrs. William R. Sprague, Mrs. Elizabeth
Rankin Shepard, 1963, and others, 1920-56.
This number not used
MS 65-163
MS 65-164
Gregory, John Milton, 1822-1898.
Papers, 1838^98. 5 ft.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Baptist clergyman, Michigan Superintendent of Public
Instruction, president of Kalamazoo College, Regent of the
University of Illinois, and U. S. Civil Service Commis-
sioner. Professional and family correspondence; mss. of
writings, publications, and other papers; together with some
papers (1867-68) of General Mason L. Brayman, trustee of
the University of Illinois. Includes diaries; journal of
European travels (1885-89) ; account books; notebooks of
Gregory and his wife, Louisa (Allen) Gregory; lecture notes
for political economy, mental philosophy, and constitutional
history courses; trustee's committee reports ; library inven-
tory (1890) : scrapbooks; clippings; publications of the Uni-
versity of Illinois; includes mss. of lectures, sermons,
articles, addresses, and a dialectical novel, Table talk; page
proofs of the revised edition of Gregory's book, Political
economy (1882) ; research file for the book, John Milton
Gregory, a biography (1923) by his daughter, Allene Greg-
ory; articles from the Sunday school teacher (1866-67) : and
items relating to Union College, Schenectady, Michigan
State Teacher's Institute, Kalamazoo College, establishing
Illinois Industrial University (now University of Illinois),
University of Illinois, censuring of trustee Mathias L Dun-
lap for anonymous attacks on the University of Illinois, and
the U. S. Civil Service Commission. Correspondents in-
clude Dorman B. Eaton, Louisa (Allen) Gregory, Grant
Gregory (his son) , and Jonathan B. Turner.
Unpublished description in the archives.
Information on literary rights available in the archives.
Transferred from the University Library, 1963.
MS 65-165
Peabody, Selim Hobart, 1829-1903.
Speeches and sermons, 1881-94. 1 ft.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Educator. Speeches and sermons delivered by Peabody
at University of Illinois baccalaureate services, University
celebrations, high school commencements, and meetings of
the National Education Association, Illinois State Teachers
Association, and Illinois Farmers Institute. Topics covered
include the origins and development of the University of
Illinois, accreditation, matriculation, scholarships, faculty,
student government, certificates and degrees, buildings and
equipment, financial and administrative problems, develop-
ment of American high schools and universities, high school
curricula, statistics on higher education, State support of
higher education in Illinois and comparisons with neighbor-
ing States, purposes and needs of the university, tool work
education, the education of farm children, higher law, con-
science, application of Christianity, science and faith, su-
premacy of law, academic excellence, intellectual stimuli and
the use of abilities and knowledge.
Unpublished description in the archives.
Information on literary rights available in the archives.
Transferred from the University Library, 1963.
MS 65-166
Randall, James Garfield, 1881-1953.
Papers, 1903-58. 6 ft
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Professor of history at University of Illinois. Corre-
spondence; mss. of writings; notes; drafts, proofs, and
finished copies of monographs (1912-50) ; book reviews;
Epworth League and Sunday school addresses (1905-19) ;
lectures in history and economics by Randall at Illinois
College (1907) ; and lecture notes, syllabi, bibliographies,
assignments, examinations, rosters and other class records
(1913-50). mss. include a doctoral thesis on Confiscation,
Randall's books, Constitutional problems under Lincoln
(1926) and Civil War and Reconstruction (1937); student
essays at Butler College (1903) ; seminar papers and notes
from graduate study at the University of Chicago (1904-
12) ; and lectures by Albion Small, Charles E. Merriam,
Andrew C. McLaughlin, and others. Includes comments
(1935-36) of Earl M. Coulter, Roy F. Nichols, James L Sel-
lers, Fred A. Shannon, Charles S. Sydnor, and others on
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Papers, 1903-63.
Randall, James Garfield, 1881-1953.
(Continued)
Randall's ms. of Civil Wax and Reconstruction; exchanges
(1926-27) with Frank M. Anderson, John F. Jameson, and
Charles R. Ramsdeli on The diary of a public man (1879) ;
material relating to World War i, the League of Nations,
politics, and historical subjects, particularly Abraham Lin-
coln, the Civil War, and Beconstruction; and material relat-
ing to Randall's activities as a member of the American
Historical Association's Dunning Prize Committee (1933-
34) , Nominating Committee (1934-35) , and Beveridge Fund
Committee (1934-38) ; as a member of the Mississippi Val-
ley Historical Association's Nominating Committee (1930-
37) and Executive Committee (1936-39) ; as president of
the Mississippi Valley Historical Association (1936-40) ;
and as historian for the U. S. Shipping Board (1918-19).
Correspondents include William E. Dodd, Evarts B. Greene,
Laurence M. Larson, Allan Nevins, Louis Pelzer, Charles R.
Ramsdeli, Louis M. Sears, and Charles H Van Tyne.
Unpublished description in the archives.
Information on literary rights available in the archives.
Transferred from the University Library, 1963.
„ „ „ „. MS 65-167
Shelford, Victor Ernest, 1877-
Papers, 1901-61. 2 ft.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Zoologist Correspondence, reports, scientific publications
by Shelford and his students (1906-46), and other papers
relating to plant, animal, and aquatic ecology, scientific
meetings, lectures, and papers, field trips and studies, edit-
ing and securing contributions for publications (1924-56) ,
ttu> organization, development, membership, and functions
of the Ecological Society of America and its committeea
(1937-45) , preservation of natural areas as sanctuaries for
the ecological study of biotic and animal communities, the
political involvement of ecologists in preserving natural
areas , grasslands area research (1931-58) , wildlife manage-
ment research (1934-54) , animal populations and solar radi-
ation (1947-53), and the history of ecology (1955-61).
Unpublished description and finding aids in the archives.
Gift of Professor Shelford, 1963-64.
. „ MS 65-168
Dewey, Charles Almon, 1877-1958.
Papers, 1888-1954. 1419 items.
In University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
In part, transcripts (typewritten)
Lawyer and judge, U. S. District Court, Southern District
of Iowa. Correspondence, instructions to juries, case his-
tories, speeches, notes, pamphlets, and newspaper 'clippings.
Correspondents include Tom C. Clark, Jay N. Darling Guy
M. Gillette, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Eugene D. O'Sullivan,
Harry S. Truman, and Fred M Vinson.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions of the library.
Gift of Mrs. Dewey, 1959.
_ ,_ . . MS 65-169
Hoegh, Leo Arthur, 1908-
Papers, 1955-61. 137 items.
In University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
In part, photocopies (positive)
Governor of Iowa and public official. Correspondence,
notes, press releases, magazine article reprints, programs,
invitations, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and photos,
covering the periods when Hoegh served as Governor of
Iowa (1955-57) and Director of the Office of Civil and De-
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fense Mobilization, Washington, D. C. (1958-61). Corre-
spondents include Ezra Taft Benson, Dwight D. Eisen-
hower, and Lewis B. Hershey.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions of the library.
Gift of Mr. Hoegh, 1958-64.
MS 65-170
Thomas, Seth, 1873-1962.
Papers, 1904-62. 292 items.
In University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
Judge, U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Iowa.
Correspondence, family history, speeches, statements, farm
records, cancelled checks, pamphlets, and clippings. Some
material relates to the Iowa Schoolmasters Walt Whitman
Club and to the Jones County calf case history. Includes
an autobiographical letter from William F. Riley. Corre-
spondents include Judges Archibald K. Gardner, Henry N.
Grauen, and John B. Sanborn.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions of the library.
Gift of Reynolds Brown Thomas, 1964.
MS 65-171
Billard family.
Papers, 1872-1959. 3 ft. (ca. 2000 items)
In Kansas State Historical Society collections.
In part, microfilm copy of one volume of the AEF diary
of Louis Phillip Billard made from the original owned by
Jules B. Billard.
Correspondence, diaries, and other papers of Jules B.
Billard (1846-1935) , pioneer businessman and mayor of
Topeka, Kan., of bis wife, Hennance P. Laurent Billard,
and of his sons, Louis Phillip Billard (1891-1918), a pioneer
Kansas aviator and AEF test pilot in France, 1917-18, and
Robert Tut Billard (1884-1961), president of the Mutual
Ice and Cold Storage Company in Topeka. Includes many
papers relating to Jules Billard's unsuccessful campaign in
1912 to win the nomination for governor on the Democratic
ticket; correspondence concerning Louis Billard's career as
an exhibition pilot; flight records (1911-18); diaries and
letters (1917-18) written in France while Billard was test-
ing aircraft for the Allied Expeditionary Forces; and cor-
respondence of Robert Billard concerning personal matters
and the operation of the Mutual Ice and Cold Storage Com-
pany.
Information on literary rights available at the repository
Gift of the Robert T. Billard Estate, 1916.
„ . MS65-172
Bowman, Charles Stuart, d. 1868.
Papers, 1861-64. 5 ft. (5000 items)
In Kansas State Historical Society collections.
U. S. Army officer. Correspondence and military papers
retained by Bowman while he was serving as disbursing and
ordnance officer in the voluntary recruiting service for
Kansas, 1861-64. A large part of the collection consists of
enlistment papers of soldiers joining Kansas Civil War
units; includes muster rolls, and records dealing with vari-
ous aspects of recruitment, equipment, inspections, pay,
transportation, orders, stores, and other military matters.
Table of contents in the repository. The enlistment papers
are correlated with a roster of the Kansas Civil War mili-
tary units.
Gift of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society,
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. r 1958.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
r . .„ „ MS65-173
Underwood, Thomas Rust, 1898-1956
Papers, 1896-1956. 15 ft, (ca. 8000 items)
In University of Kentucky Library.
Editor and U. "S. Representative and Senator from Ken-
tucky. Correspondence, speeches, editorials and editorial
material, scrapbooks, pamphlets, clippings, and pictures
relating to Democratic campaigns in Kentucky at various
levels (1923-1956), horseracing, tobacco, and other subjects.
Correspondents include Alben W. Barkley, A B. Chandler,
Virgil M. Chapman, Earle C. Clements, Irvine S. Cobb,
James M. Cox, Charles Curtis, James A Farley, Lyndon B.
Johnson, Estes Kefauver, Hugh (Biccardo) Martin, Thrus-
ton B. Morton, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman,
Jouett Shouse, A. O. Stanley, Herbert Bayard Swope, and
Fred M Vinson.
Unpublished inventory sheet, manuscript catalog, name
index, and folder title list in the library.
Deposited by Mrs. Underwood: converted to gift by
Thomas R. Underwood, Jr., 1961-62.
„ „ » MS65-174
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806.
Papers, ca, 400 items.
In Knox Memorial Association collections (Thomaston,
Me.)
Army officer and U. S. Secretary of War. Correspond-
ence, documents, and deeds, related mainly to events of the
American Revolution and to family matters. Some papers
concern the founding of the Society of the Cincinnati and the
erection of Knox's home, Montpelier. Includes one letter
from Lafayette and a few letters from George Washington.
Acquired from various sources.
Mallory family. MS6 ^ 176
Papers, 1808-1958. 11 ft. (ca. 6000 items)
^In Marine Historical Association collections (Mystic,
Conn.) ' ^
In part, photocopies (positive), transcripts (typewritten),
and 1 reel of microfilm (negative and positive)
Correspondence, diaries, genealogical and biographical
material, logbooks, cashbooks, ledgers, daybooks and other
business records, newspaper clippings, printed material, and
other papers reflecting the family's shipping and shipbuild-
ing activities in Mystic, Conn, and New York City. Re-
lates chiefly to Charles Mallory (1796-1882), Charles Henry
Mallory (1818-1890), Henry Rogers Mallory (1848-1919),
and Clifford Day Mallory (1881-1941). Includes records
of the New York & Texas Steamship Company, Clyde
Steamship Company, Mallory Steamship Company, and the
Charles H. Mallory and Elflm Spicer trust funds; genealo-
gical notes on the Pynchon family; an unpublished family
history by Carl C. Cutler; and material on yaehts and yacht-
ing, on whaling ships, and on the war situation in Gt. Brit,
(ca. 1939-42). Correspondents include Clara Barton,
Henry Ward Beecher, Robert R. Campbell, William EL
Campbell, Carl C. Cutler, Herbert Hoover, Edward N. Hur-
ley, Frank C. Munson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William P.
Stephens, and William U. Swan.
Described in Inventory of the Mallory family papers,
1808-1958, compiled by Charles R. Schultz (1964) .
Access restricted until ca. 1967.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of the Clifford D. Mallory Estate, Clifford D. Mal-
lory, Jr., and Philip Rogers Mallory, 1945-64.
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MS 65-176
Abbott, Horace, 1806-1887.
Papers, 1830-1923. ca. 500 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Iron manufacturer, of Baltimore, Md. Correspondence
and documents (1841-54) concerning Abbott's purchase
from Peter Cooper of the Canton Iron Works; papers
(1857-85) relating to H. Abbott and Son Iron Manufac-
turers; documents concerning Abbott's railroad and land
holdings; and accounts showing the building and outfitting
( 1869-71 ) of his estate, "Oak Hill," in Baltimore.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Mary Thomas Jenney, 1964.
MS 65-177
Barry, Charles Cashing, 1806-1888.
Papers, 1834-1906. ca. 50 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Bank cashier, of Boston. Treasurer's accounts and a
notebook of minutes of meetings (1834-38) of the Pine
Street Anti Slavery Society of Boston of which Barry was
secretary and treasurer; together with correspondence and
documents (1855-80) relating to the purchase of the free-
dom of the slave Anthony Burns with which Barry was
involved as administrator and personal contributor.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of Elisabeth Bass, I960.
MS65-178
Bliss, George, 1793-1873.
Papers, 1797-1914. 91 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Lawyer and Massachusetts State legislator. Correspond-
ence and other papers relating to the Whig Party in Mas-
sachusetts (1835) and other matters, especially during the
1830's. Correspondents inclnde.Bliss' son, George Bliss, Jr.,
and George Ashmun, George Bancroft, Samuel Bowles,
Anson Burlingame, William B. Calhoun, Schuyler Colfax,
Boscoe Conkhng, Edward Everett, John 2. Goodrich, Levi
Lincoln, Oliver B. Morris, Elihu Root, and Daniel Wells.
Card index in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Ruth Bliss Watidns, 1962.
MS 65-179
Colman, Dudley.
Papers, 1771-1849. 62 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Letters (1776-79) from Lt. Col. Colman of the 12th Regt,
of Foot, Continental Army, to his wife in Newbury, Mass-,
relating to personal matters of clothing and provisions and
Army activities and describing encounters with the British
at Bennington, Vt; Boston, Mass.; Newport and Provi-
dence, R. L ; New York City, Ticonderoga, and Fort Stan-
wix, N. Y.; Monmouth Court House, N. J.; Philadelphia
, and Valley Forge, Pa.; and other places. Material relating
to Colman's son, the Rev. Henry Colman, includes a sketch
of his tomb erected in England by Lady Byron and her tes-
timonial of him (1849).
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gifts of Henry Lee Shattuck, 1963, and Mrs. Frank
Thurber,1964.
MS 65-180
Dabney family.
Papers, 1716-1904. ca. 75 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Correspondence, diaries, and other papers. Copies of cor-
respondence of John Bass Dabney, first U. S. consul for the
Azores (1807-26) relate to the attack of a British squadron
on the American privateer, General Armstrong, in Fayal
Harbor, the Azores (1814). Correspondence (1856) of
Charles William Dabney, consul for the Azores (1826-69),
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Dabney family. Papers, 1716-1904. (Continued)
concerns the wreck and salvage off Fayal of the ship,
Ravenswood, of New York. A letter book (1831-34) con-
tains copies of letters by Osgood Carney, including accounts
of cargoes, mainly sugar, coffee, fish, and candles, between
Cuba, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Boston, Mass.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Weston Howknd, 1953.
MS65-181
Hutchinson family.
Papers, 1673-1769. ca. 200 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Correspondence, documents, personal notes, bonds, and
other papers of Edward Hutchinson (1678-1752) of Bos-
ton, merchant, landowner, and treasurer of Harvard Col-
lege, and his son, Edward Hutchinson, Jr. of Milton, Mass.,
judge, heir and administrator of the Hutchinson land.
Correspondence and documents (1719-67) concerning the
Hutchinsons' Kennebeck River land proprietorship in
Maine outline the division of lands of Georgetown and Ne-
gausit Townships and on Arousick Island, and refer to the
dispute over ownership with the Plymouth Company.
Some papers relate to the elder Hutchinson's business
interests in Boston: Indian trade, mills, lumber, naval stores,
and whaling products.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Purchase, 1958.
MS 65-182
Knapp, Frederick Newman, 1821-1889.
Papers, 1860-89. 3 ft.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Clergyman and teacher, of Plymouth, Mass. and Superin-
tendent of the Special Relief Dept, U S- Sanitary Com-
mission. Correspondence, notes, diaries, reports, and other
papers relating to the Sanitary Commission; together with
part of the ms. for Knapp's "History of the Sanitary Com-
mission." Includes correspondence and diaries of H. B.
Rogers of the commission and letters to Thomas Hill from
Knapp.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Purchase, 1964.
_ MS 65-183
Boston. Church of the New Jerusalem.
Records, 1844-1949. 3 ft
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Transcripts (handwritten) of letters (1874-94) kept as
records by David L Webster.
Includes the record book (1844) of the Lowell Society
of New Jerusalem and a list of baptisms (1856) ; accounts
(1862-67) of the New Church Kindergarten and Training
School of Boston; correspondence, documents, and other
papers of David L Webster, treasurer of the New Church
Theological School (1874-94) concerning the misuse of funds
by Jonathan Young Scammon; record book (1872-97) of the
Boston Highlands New Church Society showing the organi-
zation and bylaws; annual reports (1895-1949) of church
committees, including the consolidation (1909) of the New
Church Society (secular body corporate) and the Society
of the New Jerusalem (a Swedenborgian religious society) ;
and notices, programs, and clippings concerning church ac-
tivities (1912-39).
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of Susan Parsons, 1964.
MS65-184
Pitman family.
Papers, ca. 1772-1890. ca. 100 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Papers (1825-30) relating to Isaac Pitman (b. 1806), a
wool merchant of Boston, including correspondence (1861-
63) concerning Pitman's attempt to advise the U. S. Quarter-
master Corps to revise upward its specifications for woolen
cloth for Army uniforms and his disagreements with Lt.
CoL D. H. Vinton. Includes land deeds and documents
(1772, 1795) relating to Capt. John Updike of the Colony
of Rhode Island and land deeds of the Minot family of Pel-
ham, N. H.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Henry Morse Channing, 1963.
MS65-185
Priest family.
Papers, 1738-1914. ca. 200 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Papers of the Davidson, Davis, and Pope families to-
gether with papers of John Priest for 1738-45, Benjamin
Priest for 1810-33, Silas Priest for 1828-51, and Gilman
Priest for 1861. Includes land deeds (1738-1851) of the
Priest family in Lancaster and Marlborough, Mass.; com-
missary returns received (Jan.-Feb. 1787) by R Pope of the
Massachusetts Corps Artillery for provisions at camps at
Worcester, Pittsfield, and Hadley during Shay's Rebellion;
and papers (1867-1903) of Major Charles Gilman Davis (b.
1842) of the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry concerning regiment
reunions and the activities and celebrations of the Boston
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of Eliot Davis, 1964.
MS 65-186
Shaw, Lemuel, 1781-1861.
Papers, 1808-1920. ca. 50 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Lawyer, legislator, and chief justice of Massachusetts.
Correspondence regarding Shaw's study and practice of law ;
letters from his son, Lemuel Shaw, Jr., constituting a jour-
nalistic account of a trip to Europe (1852-53) and including
references to his association with Abbott Laurence, Jr.,
tours of colleges at Oxford, and social gatherings given by
George Peabody; papers (1839-52) concerning Shaw's pri-
vate interests; a journal (1859-61) of his activities written
by a member of his household; a draft of Shaw's- farewell
address to the Massachusetts Bar, and their testament to
him upon his retirement in 1860.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of Theodore Chase, 1964.
MS65-187
Sherman family.
Papers, 1800-1903. ca. 250 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Correspondence and other papers. Correspondence (1814-
52) of the family of Caleb Sherman relates to the family's
successful peddling of tinware, clocks, and shoes in Ken-
tucky, the Mississippi Territory, New York State, and west
to Wisconsin and describes areas and business opportunities.
Letters (1851-55) by Dr. Stephen J. W. Tabor, medical
author and 4th Auditor of the U. S. Treasury, describe visits
to principal library collections in Boston and New York.
Includes a letter by Lewis Masquerier referring to his dis-
coveries in the science of phonetics.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of heirs, 1964.
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Walcott family.
Papers, 1806-62. 8 vols.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Transcript (handwritten) of the memoirs of Samuel West.
Diaries, accounts ledgers, and other papers. The memoirs
of Dr. Samuel West (1738-1808) include coverage of West's
ministry in Needham, Mass. and his participation in the
Battle of Concord. Travel journals (1821-24) describe
points of interest in New England, New York, Pennsylvania,
and Canada. The diary (1846-47) of William B. Richards,
a member of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, in-
cludes an account of his horticultural interests in Dedham,
Mass. The diaries and expense accounts (1846-62) of Henry
Pickering Walcott, physician of Boston, include accounts
(1862) of medical study in Berlin.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of Goodspeed's Bookshop, 1968.
_„ MS 65-180
Winthrop family.
Papers, 1544-196S. 28 ft
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
5 ft of photocopies and 8 reels of microfilm (negative
and positive) of material in other institutions and in private
Correspondence, letter books, diaries, journals, travel
journals, speeches, account books, deeds, medical records,
publications, scrapbooks, and other papers, mainly of Gov.
John Winthrop, John Winthrop, Jr., Fite-John Winthrop,
Wait Still Winthrop, John Winthrop, p. a. s., Prof. John
Winthrop, Thomas Lindall Winthrop, Robert C. Winthrop,
Robert C. Winthrop, Jr., and their families. The papers
are strongest for the 17th cent, although they bulk largest
for the 19th cent At least 15 percent of them are related
to Bobert C. Winthrop, who gathered the collection. In-
cludes 2 vols, of the Journal (1630-49) of Gov. John Win-
throp ; 13 vols, of Bowdoin and Temple family papers ( 1720-
1812) ; and 7 vols, of the Mrs. Greenville Temple Winthrop
collection of autographs and portraits.
Separate catalogue of the collection, with additions, avail-
able in the library. Partially described in the society's "Pro-
ceedings," 1st ser., vol. 12, p. 233-245. The Bowdoin and
Temple family papers were printed in part in the society's
"Collections," 6th ser., voL 9 and 7th ser., vol. 6. The Mrs.
Greenville Temple Winthrop collection of autographs and
portraits was described in the society's "Proceedings," 1st
ser., vol. 17, p. 101-102. Other parts of the collection were
printed in scattered 19th cent vols, of the society's "Collec-
tions" and "Proceedings." A definitive modern edition is in
progress at the society, of which 5 vols., covering the years
1498-1649, have appeared.
Bequest of Mrs. Greenville Temple Winthrop, 1879, and
Robert C. Winthrop, Jr., 1905.
_ . „ . MS65-M0
(reorgia. Convention.
Records, 1797-1959. 7 ft
In Mercer University Library (Macon, Ga.)
Records (1816-45) of the executive committee and mis-
sions of the Georgia Baptist Association; record book (1845-
64) of the executive committee of the Georgia Baptist
Convention; minutes of the Central Baptist Association
(1834-60), the Behoboth Association Executive Committee
(1908-24), the Tucker Baptist Association (1893-1923), the
Washington Association, 4th district (1871-1910), and the
Washington Baptist Association (1828-66) ; Women's Mis-
sionary Union minutes (1874-1959) of the First Baptist
Church of Macon, Ga. ; church book (1840-70) of the Baptist
Church in Van Wert (Paulding Co.) ; and minutes of the
Ariel and Union Baptist Churches (1832-62) of Macon Co.,
the First Baptist Church (1855-1935) of Bibb Co- the
Hopeful Baptist Church (1815-70) of Burke Co. the
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Jeffersonville Baptist Church (1849-92) of Twiggs Co., the
Little Ogeechee Baptist Church (1797-1905) of Screven Co.,
the Penfield Baptist Church (1839-85) of Greene Co., the
Bamoth Baptist Church (1836-73) of Putnam Co., the Shoal
Creek Baptist Church (1826-61) of Pike Co., and the Union
Baptist Church ( 1809-33) of Warren Co.
MS 65-191
Adams, Randolph Greenfield, 1892-1951.
Papers, 1923-50. 825 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Director of William L. Clements Library. Correspond-
ence chiefly covering the subject of procuring and preserv-
ing archival material relating to Michigan; and xb. copies
of books and articles by Adams.
Gift of Mr. Adams, 1940-50.
MS 65-192
Alphadelphia Association.
Becords, 1844-48. 600 items and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, financial accounts, constitution, census,
membership records, reports of committees, labor records,
minutes of directors, and miscellaneous papers of an agri-
cultural communitarian society located near Galesburg,
Mich.
On loan from James Buckley, 1958.
MS65-193
Arm Arbor Art Association.
Records, 1909-57. 200 items and 7 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Financial records, minutes, membership book, constitu-
tion, president's reports, a scrapbook, and miscellaneous
material.
MS 65-194
Ann Arbor Cooperative Society.
Records, 1936-47. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence relating to membership applications and
other topics, minutes, financial statements, audit reports,
manager's reports, bylaws, and newssheet.
MS65^195
Ann Arbor Garden Club.
Records, 1930-60. 250 items and 14 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes, financial records, membership lists, president's
and various committees' reports, scrapbooks, and other
records of the club's activities.
MS 65-196
Ann Arbor Library Club.
Records, 1903-43. 73 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes (1903-32), treasurer's records
(1903-36), and miscellaneous papers.
MS 65-197
Ann Arbor Medical Club.
Records, 1899-1912. 60 items and 3 r.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, including scrapbook of correspondence
(1901-10) concerning speaking arrangements for the club;
minutes; and programs.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-198
Ann Arbor, Mich. First Baptist Chureh.
Records, 1837-1960. ca. 1 ft and 59 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Historical records including history of the church (1828-
1928) by Helen E. Beman, history of the church (1942-50)
by Florence M Bancroft, historical information (1928-38),
and reports (1838-42) of the historian; a scrapbook (1951-
58) of church activities; treasurer's and other financial
records (1874-1914) ; minutes (1837-1948) of the Congrega-
tion and Board of Trustees; women's societies records
(1863-1938); records (1901-38) of the King's Daughters;
the Rev. N. S. Burton's marriage records book (1865-79) ;
Sunday School records (1871-79, 1905-06, 1915-17); rec-
ords (1895-1940) of the young people's groups; and un-
bound records consisting of reports of committees and gen-
eral reports (1894-1942), correspondence (1881-1939);
financial records, Youth Guild records (1910-18), and mis-
cellaneous papers.
MS 65-199
Ann Arbor, Mich. First Congregational Church.
Becords, 1847-1944. ca. 1 ft and 62 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence; annual reports; clerk's records (1847-
1926) containing membership rolls, minutes, and the consti-
tution; financial records and other reports (1870-1944) ;
Church Society records (1869-1909) ; women's societies rec-
ords (1847-1916) ; King's Daughters records (1899-1927) ;
Men's Association records (1908-1926) ; records (1884-
1904) of the Children's Missionary Band; membership rolls
and marriage records (1873-1906) ; C. O. Davis' ms. history
of the church; and miscellaneous papers. Correspondents
include James B. Angell, Lloyd C. Douglas, and Shirley
W.Smith.
MS 65-200
Breakey, William Fleming, 1835-1915.
Papers, 1876-1909. 3 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Correspondence and scrapbook of letters and other items
relating to the testimonial banquet given Breakey on the
50th anniversary of his graduation from the University of
Michigan Medical School.
Gift of Mrs. Robert Breakey, 1954.
MS 65-201
Bueu, Barber G 1823-1900.
Papers, 1857-99. % ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Farmer, of Little Prairie Ronde, Mich. Business papers
and diaries containing a daily account of the weather, farm
life, inclnding livestock and fruit costs, cost of labor, and
comments on agricultural methods.
Gift of Flora G Buell, 1947.
MS 65-202
Burgwin, Richard.
Correspondence, 1959-60. 150 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
University of Michigan Ph. D. candidate in speech. Cor-
respondence in response to Burgwin's requests for informa-
tion about Valentine Windt (1901-1955) from Windt's
students and colleagues in the theater.
Gift of Mr. Burgwin, 1962.
MS 65-203
Business and Professional Women's Club of Ann Arbor.
Records, 1921-58. 1ft and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes, constitution, histories, scrap-
books of materials relating to activities of the club, and
miscellaneous papers.
MS 65-204
Campbell, James Valentine, 1823-1890.
Papers, 1830-1925. ca. 3 ft. and 10 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Justice of lite Michigan Supreme Court and professor at
the University of Michigan. Correspondence (much of
which concerns family affairs), notebooks, scrapbooks, and
other papers. Includes letters of Henry Munroe Campbell
while a student at the University of Michigan (1872-76) ;
account books (1832-47) containing bank and miscellaneous
accounts of the Detroit Female Seminary; a journal (1844)
of a trip to Sandusky, Ohio; correspondence, business rec-
ords, and other papers of the Soldiers' Aid Society of De-
troit; records (1863-^6) of the U S. Sanitary CJommission,
including papers of the Detroit Soldiers' Home; and a ms.
of an ode for University Hall dedication at the University
of Michigan. Correspondents include Mary Barstow, Cor-
nelia HotchMss Campbell, Douglass Campbell, and Eliza-
beth Campbell Douglass.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Hays, 1937-58.
MS65-205
Carpenter, Daniel.
Papers, 1857-84. 105 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Businessman, of Warfield, Mass. Correspondence and
business papers originating from agents in Michigan, par-
ticularly Livonia, Detroit, and Ann Arbor, dealing with
lumbering, real estate, and business conditions generally.
MS 65-206
Chamber Music Society of Ann Arbor.
Records, 1920-33. 175 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence of the society and its predecessor (Mati-
nee Mnsicale), minutes, financial records, reports, member-
ship lists, and contracts.
Gift of Emil Lorch, 1956.
MS 65-207
Consolidated Coal Company, Saginaw. Mich.
Records, 1912-37. 11 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Business records kept by Oswald Joseph Harrod.
Gift of Winifred Harrod, 1963.
MS65-208
Cooley, Charles Horton, 1864-1929.
Papers, 1872-1939. 5 ft and 19 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of sociology at the University of Michigan.
Correspondence and other papers of Cooley and his family
relating to the Cooley genealogy, scholarly activities, and
other matters. Includes letters (1881-84) written by Cooley
from Europe; letters exchanged between Cooley and bis
parents, Mary E. Cooley and Thomas M. Cooley; and be-
tween Cooley and his wife; addresses; notes; essays; book
reviews; notes and material for Cooky's sociology courses;
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Cooley, Charles Horton, 1864-1929. Papers, 1872-1939.
(Continued)
one University of Michigan student notebook (1893-94) on
courses by John Dewey; a memorial; 17 diaries containing
an account of Cooley's personality development, with many
religious reflections of an introspective nature, tracing the
development of his ideas on sociology and democracy; and
a journal (1914) of a trip to Great Britain by his son, Rut-
ger Horton Cooley.
Gifts of Robert C. Angell and Mary E. Cooley, 1938 and
1942-55.
MS 65-209
Daniels, Francis Potter, 1869-
Papers, 1894-1944. 2 ft. and 22 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of Latin at Georgia State College for Women.
Chiefly notes and writings on the Romance languages; cor-
respondence, primarily of a personal nature; 3 vols, of hs.
poems; 3 vols, of notes on European travels; and 16 student
and miscellaneous notebooks. Includes letters from travelers
in Europe and persons connected with various colleges and
universities; and 13 letters from former Governor Of Michi-
gan, Chase S. Osborn.
MS 65-210
Darling, Robert B
Papers, 1911-53. 54 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chauffeur for Chase S. Osborn, Governor of Mi<-Kigyry
Correspondence, primarily with Governor Osborn; driver's
licenses; letter of recommendation; and other papers.
Gift of Mr. Darling, 1957.
MS 65-211
Daughters of the American Revolution. Michigan.
Records, 1900-58. 40 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes and official proceedings of the Michigan State
Conference of the D. A. R. The minute books, beginning in
1931, also contain reports on local chapters.
MS 65-212
Daughters of the American Revolution. Michigan. Sarah
Casiccll Angell Chapter, Ann Arbor.
Records, 1896-1960. ca. 3 ft. and 17 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence files; minutes and official records (1896-
1940); membership rolls (1905-06) ; library record; mar-
riage records (1827-57) in Washtenaw Co., Mich.; speeches;
regents reports; genealogical records; cemetery records;
scrapbook of clippings; and miscellaneous papers.
MS 65-213
Davenny, Wilson Imbrie, 1859-191".
Papers, 1879-1917. 6 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Spanish American War veteran, journalist, and political
leader. Correspondence, scrapbooks, personal accounts, and
miscellaneous papers of Spanish American War veterans
groups and the National Rivers and Harbours Congress, a
waterways lobby. Correspondents include Charles W. Fair-
banks, Samuel W. Smith, and Booker T. Washington.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Adams, 1953.
MS 65-214
Davis, Calvin OBn, 1871-1954.
Papers, 1913-41. ca. 2 ft and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence chiefly relating to Davis' activities its a
professor in the School of Education at. the University of
Michigan; diary (1931) of a European trip; xss. of
writings, lecture notes and articles, including "The junior
high school," "History of Ann Arbor Rotary Club," and an
autobiography entitled, "A country lad."
Gift of Mr. Davis, 1944.
MS 65-215
Davis, Joseph Baker, 1845-1920, collector.
Papers, 1911-18. 151 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Three letters (1912-13) relating to the resurvey of the
Washington-Idaho boundary ; 145 items on the Albert Kahn
memorials to Charles Simeon Denison (1849-1913) and De
Volson Wood ( 1832-1897) ; a letter about Camp Davis, Neb. ;
a biographical sketch of Stillman Williams Robinson (1838-
1910) and a bibliography of his writings.
Gift of Mortimer E. Cooley, 1936.
MS 65-216
Davis, Lorenzo.
Papers, 1822-99. ca. 500 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Superintendent of the poor, of Washtenaw Co., Mich.
Correspondence (1822-86) pertaining to members of the
Davis family; sermons; miscellaneous business and legal
papers ; histories, recollections, addresses, biographical
sketches, and other papers, mainly relating to Ann Arbor,
Mich., and Washtenaw Co.
MS 65-217
Davis, Raymond -Cazallis, 1836-1919.
Papers, 1850-1917. 9 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Librarian at the University of Michigan. Correspond-
ence, mainly dealing with library affairs and business, legal,
and miscellaneous papers. Includes material on book orders,
the opening of a new library in 1883, and the exhibition of
the University of Michigan professors' books at the 1893
World's Fair; annual reports of the University of Michigan
Library for 1885, 1892, 1903, and 1905; and family corre-
spondence, including letters discussing foreign ports, travel
to California, and Civil War service. Correspondents in-
clude James B. Angell, James R. Boise, Byron Davis,
Ferdinand Davis, Frederick Davis, George Davis, Isaac N.
Demmon, Melvil Dewey, Byron A. Finney, George A. Flan-
ders, Henry S. Frieze, John Hay, James McMillan, Henry
W. Rogers, and Andrew Ten Brook.
Gift of Mrs. John T. Norton, 1955-57.
MS 65-218
Day, Harvey S
Papers, 1831-1935. 737 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Dairy farmer, of Willis, Mich, and officer of the Holstein-
Frieslan Association. Correspondence, account books, bills,
receipts, cattle transfer certificate, records of milk poundage,
poems, a recipe bock, and miscellaneous papers. Includes
92 letters (1842-92), primarily family and personal cor-
respondence; and 256 letters (1892-1935) relating to Hol-
stein-Friesian cattle, Holstein-Friesian Association matters,
and Day's dairy farm.
Gift of the Day estate, 1938.
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MS 65-219
Dean, Elias.
Papers, 1818-ca. 1860. 53 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Resident of Northfield Township, Wayne Co., Mich. Re-
ceipts and three account books, showing prices of articles of
the period. One of the account books covers Dean's accounts
at a store in Plymouth, Mich., in 1841.
Acquired, 1956.
MS 65-220
Deardoff, Neva Ruth, 1887-1958.
Papers, 1932-58. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Social worker, of New York City. Correspondence (1952-
58 ) , speeches, reprints of articles, and tape recordings cover-
ing Miss Deardoffs professional activities in social work.
Gift of Harriett G.Russell, 1962.
_ ' ' MS 65-221
De Jong, Russell Nelson, 1907-
Papers, 1920-60. 4 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of neurology at the University of Michigan.
Correspondence (1940-56) regarding resident physicians,
and minutes (1947-60) of the executive faculty of the Uni-
versity of Michigan Medical School ; financial records of the
Dept of Neurology; and correspondence (1950-59) regard-
ing the Journal of neurology.
Gift of Dr. De Jong, 1962.
MS 65-222
De Kleine, William, 1877-1957.
Papers, 1900-55. 6 ft and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician and public health official, of Michigan. Cor-
respondence, speeches, articles, memoirs, and miscellaneous
papers relating principally to public health and concerning
De Kleine's career as a health officer in Flint and Saginaw,
Mich, and as medical director of the American Red Cross
and Michigan Health Commission. Correspondents include
Paul De Kruif, Charles S. Mott, and Arnold Mulder.
Gift of Dr. De Kleine, 1956-57.
MS 65-223
De Land family.
Papers of the De Land and Crary families, 1842-1913.
200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Personal correspondence of the De Land and Crary fami-
lies ; two mss. pertaining to the early history of Jackson,
Mich. ; indentures; school records; temperance material ; and
miscellaneous items. Includes nine Civil War letters, chiefly
by Charles V. De Land, and correspondence relating to the
genealogy of the two families.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 15.
Gift of De Land Crary, 1954.
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MS 65-224
Demmon, Isaac Newton, 1842-1920.
Papers, 1858-1920. c&. 500 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Civil War soldier and professor of English at the Univer-
sity of Michigan. Correspondence of Demmon and members
of his family relating to family affairs, Hiram College
(Ohio) and the University of Michigan; diary (1869) kept
while Demmon was a professor at Alliance College (Ohio),
in which he mentions the names of Mark Twain and John A.
Bingham; lecture notes and other papers pertaining to his
teaching duties; and personal accounts (1899-1920). In-
cludes many letters from professors of English concerning
the desire of students to study at the University of Michigan :
Demmon's student letters from Butler University (Indianap-
olis) and the University of Michigan; and two Civil War
letters (1864) written while he was serving with the 132d
Indiana Infantry. Correspondents include James B. Angell,
William L. Clements, Martin L. D'Ooge, Karl E. Guthe,
Henry B. Joy, James McMillan, and Moses C. Tyler.
Acquired, 1937-60.
MS 65-225
Den Bleyker family.
Papers, 1828-1936. 7 ft. and 14 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, account books, notebooks, and other
papers. Includes the papers, mainly in Dutch, of Paulus
Den Bleyker (1804-1872) who came to America in 1850 from
the Island of Texel, the Netherlands, and carried on an ex-
tensive business, chiefly real estate, in Kalamazoo and
Ottawa Counties, Mich.; papers, many in Dutch, of Den
Bleyker's son, John Den Bleyker (b. 1839), a farmer, cattle
breeder, and director of the Kalamazoo National Bank;
papers of Anna Den Bleyker, wife of John; 4 account books
(ca. 1851-1873) of John Den Bleyker; 10 notebooks and one
account book of a trip to Europe in 1872 of Martha Den
Bleyker. The papers (1828-51), consisting of ca. 500 items
relate mainly to affairs in Holland and the Den Bleyker
settlement near Kalamazoo. The papers (1851-56) consist
of ca. 375 letters and over 1000 other items; the correspond-
ence deals with personal affairs, the building of a flour mill,
a sawmill, and land transactions. For the years 1856-57,
there are over 1000 letters, including correspondence per-
taining to real estate. The papers (1872-1936), consisting of
ca. 600 letters, include chiefly business correspondence of
John Den Bleyker and the correspondence of his wife and
children.
Acquired, 1938.
MS 65-226
Denby, Edwin, 1870-1929.
Papers, 1845-46, 1880-1929. ca.2ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, photocopies of correspondence (1845-46) between
Nathaniel Denby and George Bancroft
Secretary of the Navy and U. S. Representative from
Michigan. Correspondence (1880-1927) and other papers.
Includes letters primarily to Denby concerning personal
matters, business affairs, and his activities in the Govern-
ment; letters to Mrs. Denby regarding her husband's death;
articles; speeches; and notes and memoranda on various
topics, specifically the Panama Canal, the Boxer Indemnity,
the U. S. Navy, and oil leases. Correspondents include
Joseph G. Cannon, Calvin Coolidge, James J. Couzens, Fred
W. Green, William H. Hobbs, Herbert C. Hoover, Truman
H. Newberry, Chase S. Osborn, Elihu Root, Arthur J.
Turtle, Arthur H. Vandenberg, and Henry C. Wallace.
Gift of Mrs. Denby, 1941.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-22?
Denison, Charles Simeon, 1849-1913.
Papers, 1875-95. 125 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Prof essor of engineering at the University of Michigan.
Beport (1875-77) of Denison's faculty activities; ca. 100
items on the Washington-Idaho boundary survey; an article
(1884) entitled Engraving and etching; materials used by
Denison in teaching; and 4 vols, of a diary and log of a sum-
mer trip to Canada, taken by several University of Michigan
faculty members, led by James B. Angell.
Gift of Grace Denison, 1942; and Dr. Walcott Denison,
1960.
MS 65-228
De Pay, E Cora, collector.
literary manuscripts ca. 500 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Speeches, articles, and poems. Includes Rose Hartwick
Thorpe's "Curfew must not ring tonight"; Marie Frink's
"Poem" and "Answered prayer"; George Ade's "Passing of
Ladies Hall"; Fred Carlisle's "The first congress"; and some
mss. by Robert Gibbons and George Goodale.
MS 65-229
De Pay family.
Papers, 1848-1909. 74 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, account book, notebook, scrapbook, and
other papers of the related De Pay, 'Knight, and Reynolds
families, of Jackson Co., Mich. Includes letters about the
affairs of Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich. ; a letter about
the Civil War; diary (1895) of Almena R. De Puy, and
Grindal Reynolds' estate papers.
Gift of Almena R. De Puy, 1937.
MS 65-230
Detroit Board of Commerce.
Records, 1916-43. ca. 85 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence (chiefly mimeographed) and miscella-
neous papers concerning the activities of the board. Corre-
spondents include Harvey J. Campbell and Edwin Denby.
MS65-231
Detroit First Presbyterian Church.
Records, 1817-1933. 300 items and 7 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Financial records (1821-47) of the First Protestant So-
ciety; minutes and financial records (1872-88) of the Board
of Deacons; Sunday School accounts (1922-33) ; pew rec-
ords; deeds; constitution; correspondence and minutes of
various church groups and of the session; receipts and other
financial records. Correspondents include Marcus A.
Brownson, James V. Campbell, John P. Cleaveland, Divie
Bethune Duffield, George Duffield, and William A. Howard.
MS65-232
Detroit. Memorial Presbyterian Cfcorch.
Becords, 1854-1958. ca. 175 items and 42 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes (1881-1938); membership records; church li-
brary records (1862-69) ; Women's Society records; Sunday
School attendance records; financial records; minutes (1913-
18) of special trustees ; records of the Clinton Avenue Mis-
sion of Memorial Church, including minutes (1866-80),
Sunday School records, Russell Street Sunday School rec-
ords (1858-62), correspondence, and reports.
MS65-233
Disciples of Christ. Michigan. Michigan Association of
Christian Churches.
Records, 1876-1949. 3 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
State convention books of record, Board of Managers
minutes, Northwestern Corporation minutes, Second District
minutes, Sixth District minutes, Central District convention
minutes, and a volume of statistics.
MS 65-234
Dorscfa, Edward, 1822-1887.
Papers, 1852-1914. 137 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician. Personal correspondence (1886-1914), mainly
in German, from Dorsch and his family to relatives in Ger-
many; record (1852-55), in German, of calls and charges; a
memorandum of expenses of trips from Monroe, Mich, to
Ypsilanti and Detroit; other accounts; prescriptions; poetry
and miscellaneous notes (1861-76) ; and a comedy written
by Dorsch in 1875.
MS 65-235
Doty, Wirt P
Business records, 1916-35. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Pharmacist, of Detroit. Pharmacy notebook containing
recipes for remedies of common ailments; three vols, of
records of the Doty Land Company of Detroit; and two
vols, of pharmacy accounts.
Gift of Mr. Doty, 1948.
MS 65-236
Douglas, Lloyd Cassd, 1877-1951.
Papers, 1900-54. 4 ft. and 18 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Novelist and former minister of the First Congregational
Church of Ann Arbor, Mich. Correspondence of Douglas
with his family, publishers, and others relating to family
matters and public affairs, with comments on national poli-
ties, Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Tru-
man, and World War n; mss. of addresses, articles, sermons,
and novels; and scrapboeks. Correspondents include Vir-
ginia Douglas Dawson, Alan E. Gray, and J. Weldon
Wilson.
Gift of Mrs. Carlos E. Herman, Mrs. Thomas A. Peabody,
and Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959-60.
MS65-237
Douglass family.
Papers, 1812-1911. ca. 3 ft and 70 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, business and legal papers, account books,
notebooks, field notes, scrapbooks, autograph albums, gene-
alogical records and other papers. Includes the papers of
Benjamin Douglass and his two sons, Samuel Townsend
Douglass (1814-1898), a lawyer and Detroit judge, and
Silas H. Douglass (1816-1890), a member of Douglass
Houghton's Northern Michigan survey party and professor
at the University of Michigan ; correspondence of Helen
(Welles) Douglass and her parents, John Welles and Sarah
Welles, Alice Helen Douglass, Catherine Hulbert Douglass,
Kate Douglass, Idly C. Douglass, Marie Louise Douglass,
and Sarah Douglass; Silas Douglass' copy of Douglass
Houghton's field notes; and papers relating to the estate of
Henry W. Welles and John A. Welles. Much of the Benja-
min Douglass correspondence is of a personal nature with
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Douglass family. Papers, 1812-1911. (Continued)
Lucy Townson Douglass. Silas Douglass' correspondence
deals with family affairs, business matters, and (in a large
part) with the University of Michigan. Samuel T. Doug-
lass' correspondence relates chiefly to his legal business in
Detroit and to politics, his farm, and family affairs. Other
correspondents include James V. Campbell, Henry EL Crapo,
Douglass Houghton, Jonathan Kearsley, Lois AngeU Mc-
Laughlin, Zina Pitcher, Joseph Sibley, and Henry P.
Tappan.
„ „ MS65-238
Downs, Tom, 1916-
Papers, 1949-62. 10 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence and other materials pertaining to Downs'
campaign for election and his service as a delegate to the
Michigan Constitutional Convention of 1961-62, and as a
member of the Michigan Employment Security Commission,
Gift of Mr. Downs, 1962.
__ . „ MS 65-239
Dnbuar, James, 1813-1886.
Papers, 1834-92. ca. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Teacher and Presbyterian clergyman in Indiana, Michi-
gan, and New York. Correspondence ; sermons ; addresses ;
and parish papers, for the most part, written in Northville,
Mich^or pertaining to the Presbyterian Church there; mis-
cellaneous notes and memos; and a history of the Presby-
terian Church in Webster (Washtenaw Co.) Mich.
«„.. ._... „ MS 65-240
Dunham, Arthur Louis.
Papers. 9 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of history at the University of Michigan.
Notes and mss. of Dunham's books, The Anglo-French
treaty of commerce of 1860 (1930) and The industrial revo-
lution in France, 1815-48 (1955).
Gift of Mr. Dunham, 1956-57.'
T» xr .. n MS 65-241
Dunn, Newell Ransom, 1818-1900.
Papers, 1835-1900. 18 ft and 39 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Free Will Baptist clergyman in New Hampshire, Ohio,
Kansas, and Michigan, and professor and president of Hills-
dale College, Hillsdale, Mich. Correspondence and other
papers of Dunn and his wife, Cyrene Emery Dunn, dealing
chiefly with his Free Will Baptist evangelical activities and
his connections with Hillsdale College, with brief mention
of his antislavery and Republican Party activities. Includes
Civil War letters from his sons, Francis Wayland Dunn
(1843-1874) and Newell Ransom Dunn (1841-1863) ; diary
(1859-60) of Newell Ransom Dunn, kept while he was a
student at Oberlin and Hillsdale Colleges and a teacher at
Wheatland, Mich.; and 19 diaries (1860-70) of Francis
Wayland Dunn kept while he was a student and teacher at
Hillsdale College, a soldier in the 64th Illinois Infantry
during the Civil War, and during his travels in Europe, the
Near East and in Western America.
The Civil War material is described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 15.
Gift of members of the Dunn and Slayton families, 1957.
^ MS 65-242
Durand, George Harmon, 1838-1903.
Papers, 1862-1912. 1 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court Correspondence
(1876) dealing with Democratic politics; papers Concerning
the presentation of Durand's portrait to the Michigan Su-
preme Court; business and legal papers; an address; and
scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on Durand's legal busi-
ness, politics, and his death
Gift of Roscoe O. Bonisteel, 1950.
MS-65-24S
Easlick, Kenneth Alexander, 1893-
Papers, 1917-61. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of dentistry and public health at the University
of Michigan. Correspondence, lecture notes, clippings, and
other materials dealing with Easlick's professional activities
in dentistry; and a scrapbook of photos, and clippings, re-
union publications, and miscellaneous papers dealing with
Ambulance Unit No. 591, U. S. Army Medical Corps, com-
posed of University of Michigan students and residents of
Ann Arbor, who served in France during World War l
Gift of Dr. Easlick, 1961-62.
MS 65-244
Edmonson, James Bartlett, 1882-1954.
Papers, 1919-54. 3 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Dean of the University of Michigan School of Education.
Correspondence and other papers dealing with Edmonson's
professional activities, the School of Education, the First
Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor, the NRA in Ann Arbor,
and mss. of various books and articles by him.
Gift of Mrs. Edmonson, 1961.
MS 65-245
Edmunds, Charles Wallis, 1873-1941.
Papers, 1926-39. 85 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor at the University of Michigan School of Medi-
cine. Correspondence and lists of members of the Class at
1901. ■"cvaasui
„„ . , MS65-246
Edmunds, James Madison, 1810-1879.
Correspondence, 1861-66. 173 items.
Li University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan legislator and Commissioner of the U. S. Land
Office. Largely letters of acknowledgement for U. S. Land
Office and U. S. Census reports from Congressmen and other
Government officials, and letters concerning U. S. Land
Office business. Includes a letter (1864) from John Hay,
pertaining to Lincoln's meeting with the Baltimore Conven-
tion committee; letters from Austin Blair and Henry H.
Crapo to Lincoln concerning an Army appointment for
George S. Clark, Jr.; and letters of autograph value only.
Other correspondents include J. C. Abbot, William B. Alli-
son, Oakes Ames, Schuyler Colfax, Rutherford B. Hayes,
Jacob M Howard, William A Howard, John W. Longyear,
John Sherman, Andrew Ten Brook, Lyman Trumbull and
Gideon Welles.
Gift of Mrs. John N. Bagley, 1940.
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MS65-247
Elwood, Isaac Newton, 1843-1887.
Papers, 1867 ?-87. ca. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Flint,
Mich. 190 sermons delivered mainly at Ami Arbor, Flint,
Marquette, Port Huron, Ypsilanti, and other places in
Michigan; two essays; and a letter (1887) to Mrs. Isaac N.
Elwood from E. L. Miller, concerning a biography of the
Rev. Elwood.
Gift of Alice M Elwood, 1939.
MS 66-348
English, Albert D
Papers, 1890-1910. ca. 75 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
An account of the beginning of the Southern Washtenaw
Farmers' Club, given in a speech probably delivered by
English ca. 1900 ; and miscellaneous papers on schools, roads,
and agriculture in Manchester Township, Washtenaw Co.,
Mich.
Gift of Edward Wisner, 1955.
MS 65-249
Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad.
Records, 1834-1952. 10 ft. and 51 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence relating to dividends and other business
matters; legal papers; account books; receipts; bank state-
ments and other financial papers ; minutes (1834-1919) of the
board of directors; and reports to the Interstate Commerce
Commission and Michigan and Ohio regulatory agencies.
MS 65-250
Farmer-Labor Party.
Records, 1934-37. 90 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, brochures, and reports of Party activi-
ties, particularly in Wayne and Washtenaw Counties, Mich.
Gift of Mentor L. Williams, 1945.
MS 65-251
Farrar family.
Papers, 1817-86. 110 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence primarily pertaining to personal and re-
ligious affairs, business papers, and account books of Charles
S. Farrar, Of Armade, Mich., Cyrus S. Farrar, of Romeo,
Mich,, and other members of the Farrar family. Includes 28
letters from Cynthia Farrar, missionary to India, containing
news of the mission and reflections on religion.
Gift of Gilbert W. Farrar, 1940.
MS 65-252
Faxon, John Harvey, o. 1827.
Papers, 1848-66. ca. 200 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Civil War soldier and farmer, of Duplain, Mich. Cor-
respondence during the Civil War between Faxon, a cor-
poral in the Quartermaster DeptL, Company D, 1st Cavalry
of Michigan, with his wife and other members of his family,
relating to his Civil War service, family affairs, the
Rochester Colony (1851-52) J a trip from Adrian to Duplain,
Mich, in 1851 and to Mount Clemens, Mich., in 1849; and
three Civil War diaries and a supply record book kept by
Faxon while he was serving with the 1st Michigan Cavalry.
Described in Michigan men in the Civil War by Ida C.
Brown (Michigan Historical Collections, Bulletin no. 9,
Jan. 1959) p. 18.
Gift of Mrs. Gertrude Faxon Hillyer, 1958.
MS 65-253
Fetch, Alpheus, 1806-1896.
Papers, 1794-1894. ca. 2 ft. and 11 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, professor of law
at the University of Michigan, Governor and U. S. Senator
from Michigan. Correspondence, legal documents, speeches,
a biographical sketch of Felch by Theodore A Felch, and
other papers dealing with family affairs, business, State and
national politics, particularly the election of 1848, and the
Felch estate. Much of this collection relates to Felch's work
as president of the commission to adjust Spanish and Mex-
ican land claims in California (1853-56), Correspondents
include John J. Adam, William Anderson, James B. Angell,
John Ball, John Barry, George C. Bates, Alexander W.
Buel, Lewis Cass, Isaac E. Crary, Caleb Cushing, Samuel
Denton, Henry M. Dodge, Silas H. Douglas, Samuel T.
Douglass, Robert P. Eldridge, Elon Farnsworth, Theodore
A. Felch, George R. Griswold, Thomas A Hendricks, Jacob
M Howard, Calvin C. Jackson, Lucius Lyon, Robert Mc-
Clelland, William W. Murphy, David A Noble, Horace A.
Noyes, Andrew Ten Brook, Charles W. Whipple, Robert S.
Wilson, and Warner Wing.
MS 65-254
Ferris, Woodbridge Nathan, 1853-1928.
Papers, 1912-40. 100 items and 8 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Governor and U. S. Senator from Michigan. Corre-
spondence, autobiography, and other papers. Includes ca.
75 extracts of letters (1912-28) from Ferris to his family,
containing information on State and national politics; copies
of 10 letters from Ferris to Roy C. Vandercook, concerning
the copper strike in 1913; 2 letters (1940) to Carleton G.
Ferris ; a memorial by Ferris to Helen G. Ferris ; and 7 scrap-
books of newspaper clippings on Ferris' political activities.
Gift of Carleton G Ferris, 1946.
MS 65-255
Ferry family.
Papers, 1822-1911. 169 items and 3 y.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence and other papers, chiefly of William
Montague Ferry (1796-1867), Presbyterian missionary on
Mackinac Island, lumberman, and founder of Grand Haven,
Mich. Includes correspondence of William Ferry and his
wife, Amanda White Ferry, describing their trip from Ash-
field, Mass., to Mackinac Island and their work among the
Indians there; personal correspondence (1823-37) ; 4 letters
to Hannah White; letter (1865) to the Ferry children; and
sermons and addresses by Ferry; 30 letters (1862-65) of
Col. William M Ferry (1824-1905), regent of the Univer-
sity of Michigan, mainly to his wife and other relatives
while serving with the 14th Michigan Infantry during the
Civil War, relating details of camp life; and addresses by
Col. Ferry; letters from eminent contemporary statesmen
and others to Thomas White Ferry (1827-4896) , lumberman
and U. S. Representative and Senator from Michigan; and
two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on the Ferry family.
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Ferry family. Papers, 1822-1911. (Continued) .
Correspondents include Susan B. Anthony, Henry P! Bald-
win, Zachariah Chandler, Schuyler Colfax, William M.
Evarts, Hamilton Fish, Rutherford B. Hayes, Whitelaw
Reid, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Some of the Civil War letters of Col. William M. Ferry
have been described in Michigan men in the Civil War, by
Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Collections, Bulletin
no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 18.
Gifts of Mrs. E. C. Anderson and Mrs. Hollister Hancock,
1939 ; and Mr. M. A Anderson, 1961.
TO , * ,, - MS 65-256
field family.
Field and Buck family papers, 1835-1923. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Family correspondence and business papers of various
members of the Field and Buck families who were related by
marriage. Includes the business and family correspondence
and papers of Abbey Field (1844-1901), church worker of
the Church of Christ in Englishville and Grand Rapids,
Mich. ; papers of Myron Buck, chiefly concerning lumbering;
96 Civil War letters (1862-65) of Andrew Buck, Company
F, 7th Michigan Cavalry and Curtis Buck, Battery B, 1st
Michigan Light Artillery; and one letter from John Bettis,
Company D, Michigan Engineers and Mechanics.
The Civil War letters have been described in Michigan
men in the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical
Collections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 13-14.
On permanent loan from Mrs. Myrtle Field Holmes, 1940.
m j * -, MS 65-257
Flanders family.
Papers, 1859-1925. ca. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Family correspondence between Edwin P. Flanders and
his wife, Mary Smith Flanders, relating to family matters,
farm affairs, and local news; phonotype correspondence
(1859-64), with key, between Flanders and William C.
Swaddle, a sergeant in the Michigan Engineers and Me-
chanics, during the Civil War; biographical sketch of Mrs.
Flanders; letter (1875) containing the Flanders family
genealogy; and miscellaneous material
Gift of James Buckley, 1958.
„ MS 65-258
Fletcher, Frank Ward, 1853-1922.
Papers, 1871-1922. ca. 1 ft. and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lumberman of Alpena, Mich., and regent of the University
of Michigan. Correspondence of Fletcher, mainly with his
father, George N. Fletcher, relating to the lumbering and
paper manufacturing business in Alpena and Detroit, Mich. ;
personal and financial papers; and miscellaneous business
papers. Includes letter press book (1885-98) of Fletcher
and his father; letter press book (1871) of Fletcher's father ;
letters on State politics and University of Michigan affairs ;
and two account books of Frank Fletcher.
Gift of Philip K Fletcher, 1936.
_ „ MS 65-259
Florer, Warren Washburn, 1869-1958.
Papers, 1877-1941. ca. 4 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of German at the University of Michigan and
an insurance agent Correspondence, lecture notes, mss. of
writings, documents relating to Florer's activities and
scholarly interests at the University of Michigan and else-
where, particularly in the field of Germanic languages and
literature, and papers pertaining to the Lutheran and Evan-
gelical churches in Michigan. Includes papers of Dr. Her-
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mann Kiefer (1825-1911), chairman of the revolutionary
mass meeting at Freiburg, Ger,in 1848, and later, physician
and civic leader, of Detroit, and regent of the University of
Michigan. Correspondents include James B. Angell, Wilber
M. Brucker, Fred W. Green, Harry B. Hutchins, Harry F.
Kelly, and Ernest P. Schilling.
Gift of Mr. Florer, 1937-52.
MS65-260
Folio, Charles L 1905-
Papers, 1961-62. 2 ft and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Assistant director of the University of Michigan Exten-
sion Service and delegate to the Michigan Constitutional
Convention, 1961-62. Correspondence with constituents
and other interested groups regarding the work of the con-
vention; materials on Folio's campaign, his work with the
'University of Michigan, and the Michigan Library Associa-
tion ; and diary of Folio's convention experiences. Corres-
pondents include Alvin M. Bentley, Prentiss M Brown, and
Neil Staebler.
Gift of Mr. Folio, 1961-62.
MS 65-261
Forbes, Darwin C 1871-
Papers, 1866-1938. 335 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Engineer and pioneer surveyor of northern Michigan.
Business, and legal papers, biographical and genealogical
notes, school papers, notes on Mexico and Brazil, souvenir
post cards, an autograph book, and other family papers of
Forbes and his wife, Nina Morris Forbes.
Gift of Mrs. Forbes, 1940.
MS 65-262
Forsythe, Warren Ellsworth, 1885-1960.
Papers, 1933-48. 100 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Director of the University of Michigan Health Service.
Correspondence and other papers dealing with Forsythe 's
work in obtaining recognition of Henry Sewall's contribu-
tions in immunology.
Acquired, 1962.
MS 65-263
Foster, James C of Luce Co., Mich.
Papers, 1918-19. 400 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Personal correspondence relating to World War i and di-
rectives and reports of the War Preparedness Board of Luce
Co., Mich. Includes letters to Foster from Albert E. Sleeper.
Gift of Sidney D. Foster, 1962.
MS 65-264
Foster, Theodore, 1812-1865.
Papers, 1835-62. 40 items and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Co-editor of the "Signal of liberty," editor of the "Lan-
sing State republican," and superintendent of the State In-
dustrial School for Boys in Lansing, Mich. Four vols, of
account books containing subscription lists for the "Signal
of liberty;" 20 antislavery papers consisting of mbs. on the
Liberty Party, the Colonization Society, the slave trade and
other aspects of slavery; a scrapbook; and other papers re-
lating to philosophical, sociological, and religious topics.
Gift of Charles W. Foster, 1935.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
tp ™ ■ A ■ , MS 65-265
Fox, Emma Augusta, 1847-1945.
Papers, 1894-1945. 1 ft. and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Author and teacher of parliamentary law. Chiefly cor-
respondence between Mrs. Fox and various women and
women's organizations, particularly State federations of
women s clubs, concerning club activities; and three vols of
names of guests attending functions honoring Mrs. Fox
Gift of Maurice W. Fox, 1942.
„_ MS 65-266
Frank, Coleman D 1876-1954.
Papers, 1919. ca. 75 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Army officer, professor at the University of Michigan
and member of the Permanent International Armistice
Commission. Commissions, traveling orders, and billeting
orders.
Gift of Dr. Herbert M-Cobe, 1954.
^■_ ^,. m „ MS 65-267
Free Will Baptists (Founded in N. ff.) Michigan Associa-
tion.
Records, 1838-1953. 49 items and 16 t.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Constitutions, minutes, and financial records of the Mich-
igan Yearly Meeting (1838-91), of the Michigan Associa-
tion (1889-1953), and of the Ministers' Conference of the
Yearly Meeting (1869-1916) ; financial record (1891-93) of
the State Young People's Organization; records (1890-91)
of the Women's Missionary Society; sketch of Hillsdale
College, Hillsdale, Mick; indentures; and miscellaneous
business and legal papers.
«-!-».-.-- MS65-268
Fries, Charles Carpenter, 1887-
Papers, 1940-55. 1 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Director of the English Language Institute of the Uni-
versity of Michigan. Papers relating mainly to Fries' pro-
fessional activities as the first director of the English
Language Institute, to University of Michigan affairi. to
linguistic organizations, to the Eed Cross, and to some
personal matters. Correspondents include Esson Gale, Louis
A. Hopkins, Edward H. Kraus, Hans Kurath, Albert H
Marckwardt, Kenneth L Pike, Alexander G. Euthven, and
Clarence S. Yoakum.
Acquired, 1957.
m_! ~ ^ MS 65-269
Frieze, Henry Simmons, 1817-1889.
Papers, 1854-1920. ca. 550 items and 18 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of Latin and acting president of the University
of Michigan. Correspondence, chiefly relating to the affairs
of the University of Michigan; two reports on Frieze's
faculty activities; biographical and genealogical material;
addresses ; sketchbook ; records of Frieze's European travels ;
notes; and miscellaneous items. Includes letters (1855-56),
mainly from Frieze to his wife, describing his European
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travels and experiences; and 34 letters from Andrew D.
White, of Cornell University. Correspondents include
James B. Angell, Levi Barbour, James R. Boise, Phillips
Brooks, Francis Brunnow, Thomas M. Cooley, Byron M
Cutcheon, Silas H Douglas, James A Garfield, Samuel S.
Harris, Erastus 0. Haven, Whitelaw Raid, Randolph
Rogers, Carl Schurz, Henry P. Tappan, Julia Tappan,
Moses C.Tyler, and George P. Williams.
MS 65-270
Froebel Study Crab, Grand Rapids.
Records, 1895-1953. 19 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes, scrapbooks, and other records.
Gift of Mrs. C. J. Olsen, 1962.
MS 65-271
Gale, Esson McDowell, 1884-1964.
Papers, 1930-55. 2 ft. and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Orientalist, government official, and director of the Inter-
national Center at the University of Michigan. Corre-
spondence, biographical material, ars. for a book entitled
Salt for the dragon (1953), and a ms. entitled The Univer-
sity of Michigan in world affairs. Much of the material
relates to China and the Far East
Gift of Mr. Gale, 1956-62.
MS 65-272
Gale family.
Business records, 1836-77. 91 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Business papers and records of the Gale family of Albion,
Jonesville, and Moscow, Mich., concerning chiefly the Gale
Manufacturing Company of Albion, founded in 1844 by
George Gale and his son, Orlando Charles Gale (1823-1912).
'Includes nine items of business correspondence (1852-
76) ; three cashbooks (1848-51, 1848-57, and 1853-77) ; legal
papers (1844-60) ; resolutions and list of subscribers (1871)
for the raising of funds for the Northern Central Michigan
Railroad; invoice book (1836) of George Gale's hardware
store in Albion, listing goods purchased from A P. Gard-
ner; and miscellaneous papers (1844-73) consisting of ac-
counts, receipts, and notes. The eashbook (1848-57) con-
tains two pages of accounts with Union City Iron Company,
Union City, Mich.
Gift of O. H Gale, 1941.
r> j m t . MS65-273
Gardner, Washington, 1845-1928.
Papers, 1897-1912. 17 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan secretary of state and U. S. Representative.
Two letter press books (1897-99) ; monthly statements and
miscellaneous papers (1911-12) of the Albion Malleable
Iron Company of Albion, Mich.; nine letters to Gardner;
and an abstract of title. Many of the letters in the letter
press books concern Michigan politics for the period.
Gift of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 1940.
Garfield, Charles William, 1848-1934.
Papers, 1899-1929. 50 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
President of the Michigan Forestry Commission and mem-
ber of the State Board of Agriculture. Correspondence
dealing with the Michigan Forestry Association, conserva-
tion, and forestation in Michigan; letter book (1900-03)
containing ca. 630 letters of the Michigan Forestry Com-
mission, of which Garfield was president; 8 drafts of
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Papers, 1899-1929.
Garfield, Charles William, 1848-1934.
(Continued)
speeches or articles on forestry and conservation, probably
written by Garfield; and a biographical sketch of Garfield.
Correspondents include Julius C. Burrows, Burke A. Hins-
dale, Alfred C. Lane, William B. Mershon, Gifford Pinchot,
Hazen S. Pingree, Filibert Roth, and Volney M. SpaldiniT
Acquired, 1964. *
MS 65-275
Geer, Harrison.
Papers, 1865-95. ca. 235 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer. Correspondence and papers, chiefly relating to
Republican Party politics (1889-92) in Lapeer, Mich.; and
an account book (1875) of a social club. Correspondents
include William R. Bates, James McMillan, and John T.
Rich.
Gift of Louis C. Crampton.
MS 65-276
Gesell, Robert, 1886-1954.
Papers, 1923-53. ca. 500 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chairman of the Physiology Dept of the University of
Michigan. Correspondence, articles, speeches, and lectures
primarily dealing with Gesell's professional activities in the
field of physiology. Correspondents include Albert C.
Furstenberg, Louis A Hopkins, Edward H Kraus, and
Shirley W. Smith.
Acquired, 1956.
„ ' MS65-277
Gibson, Kenneth R 1895-
Papers, 1930-56. 12 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Dentist and director of the Child Health Division of the
Children's Fund of Michigan. Correspondence and records
primarily concerned with public health programs in Michi-
gan, such as the summer dental relief program and the
Michigan Children's Fund programs.
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth R. Gibson, 1963.
MS 65-278
Goddard, Edwin Charles, 1865-1942.
Papers, 1886-1940. 400 items and 12 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of law at the University of Michigan. Corre-
spondence, including letters and notes on Goddard's Euro-
pean trip (1908-09) : family genealogy; addresses and
essays on various subjects by Goddard and his wife, Lillian
R. Goddard; outline of an algebra course; University of
Michigan law thesis; ms. of and material for Goddard's his-
tory of the University of Michigan Law School; and Ann
Arbor High School and University of Michigan student
notebooks on courses given by Henry C. Adams, James B.
Angell, Isaac X. Demmon, John Dewey, Henry S. Frieze,
Charles M. Gayley, Richard Hudson, Elisha Jones, Andrew
C. McLaughlin, George S. Morris, Albert B. Prescott, Jacob
E. Reighard, Volney M. Spalding, and Victor C. Vaughan.
Gift of the Goddard estate, 1943.
MS 65-279
Goodrich, Calvin, 1874-
Papers, 1938-46. ca. 150 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Journalist and curator of mollusks at the University of
Michigan Museums. Chiefly letters to Goodrich from W. N.
Weech, describing conditions in England during World War
34
n ; ms. of an unpublished book entitled "Immigrant Michi-
gan," with sections on transportation, newspapers, pioneer
life, and immigration; and articles and notes on various
topics.
Acquired, 1946 and 1961.
MS 65-280
Goodrich, Osman Dewey, 1808-1887.
Papers, 1835-83. 75 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician, of Allegan, Mich. Chiefly deeds and tax re-
ceipts, together with a history of Allegan.
Gift of Francis L. D Goodrich, 1958.
MS 65-281
Gordon, James Wright, 1809-1853.
Papers, 1794-1862. 106 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Governor of Michigan. Chiefly family correspondence of
Gordon and his wife while they lived in Plainfield, Command
other eastern towns. Includes letters from their son, James
Wright Gordon, Jr.; one letter (1837) relating to Michigan
politics; and a record (1799-1800) of military supplies; and
military regulations of the 13th Regt. of the New Jersey
Militia.
Gift of Lawrence E. Gordon, 1939.
MS 65-282
Gorham, Charles T 1812-1901.
Papers, 1861-99. 60 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Bank president, U. S. Minister to the Netherlands, and
Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Chiefly correspondence ;
scrapbook of invitations, and calling cards relating to the
ministry to the Netherlands. Includes 43 letters from friends
and political associates, together with some letters relating
to affairs in Marshall, Mich. Correspondents include Gov.
Henry P. Baldwin, andZachariah Chandler.
Described in Guide to Manuscripts in the Michigan His-
torical Collections of the University of Michigan, by R. M
Warner and I. C. Brown (1963).
Gift of Mrs. Amelia Frink Redfield, 1937.
MS 65-283
Grand Rapids. Kindergarten Training School.
Records, 1891-1919. 108 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Articles of incorporation and minutes; student registers
and alumni rosters ; performance records of students ; student
and teacher's notebooks, mostly those of Clara Wheeler; pat-
terns and other teaching devices; and financial records.
Gift of Mrs. B. W. Olsen, 1946.
MS 65-284
Green, Fred Warren, 1872-1936.
Papers, 1899-1932. 122 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Governor of Michigan. Correspondence while Green was
in Santa Clara, Cuba. (1899) and for the period 1926-32;
proceedings of a general court-martial at Santa Clara; a
report (1904) by Green on Michigan National Guard en-
campment ; 61 notes and addresses ; scrapbooks of clippings
of election returns, tickets, and political campaigns from
1881 to 1927.
Gift of Mrs. Fred Green, 1940.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 66-285
Greene, Mary Theresa.
Papers, 1910-48. 125 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician. Correspondence and scrapbooks pertain-
ing mainly to the University of Michigan Medical School,
Class of 1890; and a biographical sketch of Dr. Adelle P.
Pierce.
Gift of Miss Greene, 1948.
MS65-286
Gregg, Phineas.
Papers, 1849-1925. 1 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician. Three deeds, docket book, and marriage rec-
ords of members of the Saunders Colony of freed slaves in
Calvin Township, Cass Co., Mich., among whom Gregg
worked; incomplete reminiscences of this Negro settlement
by Gregg's son, William C. Gregg; an incomplete biography
of Abdulah, a Moslem neighbor of William Gregg; and a
hs. ( 1925) by Frank C. Gregg.
Gift of Mrs. Janet Gregg Polacheck, 1960-61.
MS65-287
Gridley, Eleanor (Gridley) 6.1846.
Papers, 1837-1939. ca. 400 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Political and private correspondence and papers of Mrs.
Gridley, her father, Judge G. Thompson Gridley, and other
members of the family relating to the centennial celebration
in Philadelphia in 1876, the Republican Party, Abraham
Lincoln, and the elections of 1932 and 1936. Correspond-
ents include James J. Couzens, Hamilton Fish, Fred W.
Green, and Arthur H. Vandenberg.
Gift of Mrs. Gridley, 1938-40.
MS65-288
Griffin, Eli Augustas, 1833-1864.
Papers, 1836-82. ca. 250 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Union Army officer and businessman, of Miles, Mich.
Correspondence, diaries, commissions, resolutions, and mis-
cellaneous items. Includes a diary (1853) of a trip to the
California gold fields; diary (1856) of a trip from Council
Bluffs, Iowa, to Salt Lake City, Utah; a brief diary (1859)
of a trip from St. Joseph, Mo., to Pikes Peak gold fields;
two diaries describing Griffin's military service in the 6th
and 19th Michigan Infantry Kegt. during the Civil War;
133 letters (1861-64) from Griffin written to relatives and
friends, from various military installations; correspondence
of Griffin's wife and his father, Samuel Hicks Griffin, relat-
ing to his travels and his military activities; letters relating
to Griffin's fatal wounding; a letter by his son, Edwin Clar-
ence Griffin, describing the Grand Army of the Republic
convention held in Detroit in 1882; and Griffin's diary
(1862) including a brief diary (1869) written by his son,
Edwin. Correspondents include John Bennett, Isaac Grif-
fin, Paschal A. Pullman, Lucius M Wing, and John Wood-
ruff.
Most of the letters and diaries relating to military acti-
vities have been described in Michigan men in the Civil
War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Collections,
Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959 ) p. 20.
Gift of Mrs. Jeanne Griffin, 1958.
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MS 65-289
Griffiths, Martha Wright, 1912-
Papers, 1956-63. 12 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
U. S. Representative from Michigan. Correspondence
and other papers dealing with all phases of Mrs. Griffiths'
congressional career in tike 84th, 86th and 87th Congresses.
Closed to investigators.
Gift of Mrs. Griffiths, 1962.
MS 65-290
Grimes, Lucia Voorhees.
Papers, 1912-32. 3 ft. and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, scrapbook, minutes, notes, a bill proposed
to the Michigan Legislature, and miscellaneous material on
woman suffrage and women's political activities in Michigan.
Gift of Mrs. George L. Grimes, 1948.
MS 65-291
Guest, Edgar Albert, 1881-1959.
Papers, ca. 1900-51. 1 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Poet Testimonial letters (1926) from prominent De-
troiters; typewritten drafts and copies of radio talks (1926) ;
congratulatory telegrams (1926) from radio listeners; xs.
scores (1900-31) of various composers with words by Guest;
some inscribed presentation copies of Guest's poems set to
music ; and galley proofs of poems.
Gift of Mr. Guest, 1938.
MS 65-292
Guthe, Carl Eugen, 1898-
Papers, 1922-42. ca. 2 ft and 11 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Anthropologist director of the University of Michigan
Museums, and director of the New York State Museums.
Correspondence, archeological notes, financial records, and
other materials on the University of Michigan expedition to
die Philippine Islands, together with material relating to
other aspects of the University of Michigan, including the
centennial celebration and various committees.
Gift of Mr. Guthe, 1944.
MS65-293
Hager family.
Correspondence, 1857-87. 202 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chiefly letters to Mrs. Sabra Hager, of Otsego, Mich.,
relating to personal and family affairs, tjie Civil War, and
neighbors leaving for the Pike's Peak gold rusk Includes
90 letters from her husband, Phineas A Hager (1820-1864)
of Company B, 19th Michigan Infantry; 25 letters from her
son, William H. White (1840-1862), of Company G, 6th
Michigan Infantry; and three letters from Henry Stark, of
Company G, 6th Michigan Infantry.
Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in the
Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Collec-
tions, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 20, 29, 31.
Gift of Robert Klinger, 1943.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-294
Haight family.
Papers, 1919-45. ea. 250 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chiefly farm accounts, trade cards, valentines, poems,
genealogy, and other miscellaneous papers of the Haight
family, of Dearborn, Mich.
Gift of Floyd L. Haight, 1958.
_ „ „ . MS 65-295
HaD, Daniel, d. 1887.
Papers, 1852-1904. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician, of Saline, Mich. Correspondence, 10 prescrip-
tion books, daybooks, and ledgers recording charges for
medical services ; University of Michigan student notebook
(1852) on courses given by Samuel Denton, Silas H. Doug-
las, Moses Gunn, and Abram Sager; and two copies of a
genealogical record of the Jacob and Peter Cook families.
Includes 17 letters (1878-1903) from various University of
Michigan officials and professors, recommending Hall's son.
Abram S. HaD.
Gift of Abram S. Hall, 1938; and Louis S. White, 1958.
n n «_ . . MS 65-296
HaD, Emma Amelia, 1837-1884.
Papers, 1866-1935. ca. 150 items, 7 v., and 1 reel of
microfilm.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Superintendent of Michigan State Training School for
Girls. Correspondence, four vols, of diaries (1879-84) not-
ing daily events, one reel of microfilm of diaries and the
superintendent's reports, reports (1871-84), minutes (1880)
expense accounts for the school, ms. history of die Detroit
Presbyterian Home Mission Society, obituary notes, note-
books, sermons, and miscellaneous papers.
Gift of Francis L. D. Goodrich. 1938.
n n « • cj. ^ MS65-297
HaD, Morns Stuart, 1839-1913.
Papers, 1860-1912. 51 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions
Businessman, of Ypsilanti, Mich. Correspondence and
papers relating to Hall's Civil War service and his sub-
sequent efforts to receive a government pension; an auto-
biographical sketch and reminiscences (1908) of Hall's ex-
periences as a soldier in the 18th Michigan Infantry and as
an officer in the 44th U S. Infantry during the War: and a
deed to property.
Described in Michigan men in the Civil War, by Ida C
Brown (Michigan Historical Collections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan.
1959) p. 21 and Supplement (Oct 1960) p. 11.
Gift of Francis L. D. Goodrich, 1949-59.
„ J . MS 65-298
Hammond, Jason E 1. 1862.
Papers, 1896-1945. ca. 275 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Correspondence of Hammond and his wife, primarily of a
personal nature, containing congratulatory letters on birth-
days; mb. of an address (1942) given by Hammond upon
the 50th anniversary of Central Michigan University; and
one volume of poems written by him or dedicated to him
Correspondents include John T. Rich and Edwin Arlington
Robinson.
Gift of Mr. Hammond, 1946-47.
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MS 65—299
Hampton, Will E 1864-1959.
Papers, 1859-1959. ca. 500 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Journalist, of Charlevoix, Mich. Correspondence relat-
ing to Indians, various Michigan communities, and the
Knights of Pythias; reminiscences of Charlevoix and Har-
bor Springs, Mich.; poetry; three scrapbooks of clippings
and poems; miscellaneous papers; Civil War papers of
Hampton's father, Carlos D. Hampton, a surgeon in the 4tii
Michigan Infantry; and Civil War reminiscences of sis
mother in Texas. Correspondents include Alben W. Bark-
ley, Bruce Catton, Edgar A. Guest, Carlos D. Hampton, and
Chase S. Osborn.
Gift of Victor Hampton, 1960.
MS65-800
Hampton family.
Papers, 1827-9L 156 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Letters to Oliver Hampton (1807-1860) and his wife,
Rachel Good Hampton, from relatives and friends in New
York and Pennsylvania; five letters (1840-58) to Benjamin
Stevens from his parents in New York; diary and account
book of Oliver Hampton; and genealogy of the Hampton
and Good families. The letters chiefly concern family and
church (Society of Friends) matters. A few contain re-
marks about the Civil War.
Gift of Mrs. Nellie D. Finley, 1937-38.
n l ^ »•'.«' ' MS 65-301
Hanchett, Benjamin SawteD, 1869-1933.
Papers, 188S-1958. 13 ft. and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Businessman, of Grand Rapids, and member of the Board
of Regents of the University of Michigan. Personal and
business correspondence and other papers dealing mainly
with politics and university affairs. Includes material re-
lating to the impact of the depression and the New Deal on
agriculture in Michigan. Correspondents include Fred
Warren Green, Alexander Groesbeck, Carl Mapes, and
Chase S. Osborn.
Gift of Jacob Shoemaker and John Huizinga, 1963 and
„ MS65-302
Hannah and Lay Company, Trovers* City, Mieh.
Records, 1852-1919. 28 ft. and 250 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, vouchers, daybooks, invoices, cashbooks,
journals, ledgers, and other records of a lumber company.
„ . „ MS65-308
Hams, Samuel Smith, 5p., 1841-1888.
Papers, 1878-89. ca. 3 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Episcopal clergyman. Correspondence, miscellaneous
business papers, and sermons. Includes a letter from
Phillips Brooks.
Gift of William P. Harris, 1946.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
„_,,.." MS 65-304:
Hart family.
Papers, 1858-92. ca. 500 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence concerning personal and business affairs
in Lapeer and North Lansing, Mich; accounts; indentures;
bills ; receipts ; and other business papers. Includes 244 let-
ters of Alvin N. Hart, Arthur H Hart, Rodney G. Hart,
and others.
Gift of Louis C. Cramton, 1945 and 1957.
MS65-805
Hartsnff family.
Papers, 1839-1930. 60 items and 7 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence; news clippings; obituaries; genealogical
notes on the Hartsuff, Banning, and Elliott families; diary
(1908-15) of Alice Hartsuff, covering her travels in Europe;
diary (1882) of Albert Hartsuff, written while he was sta-
tioned with the Army in New Mexico; and diaries (1884-
90) of Florence Hartsuff Bethell, kept while she was a
Detroit schoolgirl and on a trip to Europe. Correspondents
include Albert Hartsuff, George Hartsuff, and William
Hartsuff.
Gift of Mrs. Luther S. Trowbridge, 1962.
„ MS 65-306
HascaD, Charles C
Papers, 1833-60. 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Receiver of public moneys, of Genesee, Mich Copies of
letters (1836-40) sent by Hascall relating to the administra-
tion of his office; and a daybook (1833-60) of a general store
in Flint, Mich.
Gift of Mrs. Angeline Burrington, 1940.
„ „ MS65-307
Hastings, Walter E 1888-
Papers, 1921-50. 100 items and 3 v.
_ In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan Dept. of Conservation officer. Correspondence,
scrapbooks, and other papers relating to Hastings' work as
photographer, naturalist, and conservation officer. Corre-
spondents include Fred W. Green, John A Hannah, Clar-
ence C. Little, Frank Murphy, and Alexander G. Ruthven.
Gift of Roscoe O. Bonisteel, 1961.
MS 65-308
Haughey family.
Correspondence, 1917-55. 3ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence of the family of Wilfred H Haughey, a
physician. Includes personal family letters; letters from
Haughey to his wife and children written while he was serv-
ing in the U.S. Army as a surgeon in France during World
War x; correspondence of members of the family attending
the University of Michigan; and correspondence of the
Haughey children written during World War rx from many
places throughout the world.
Gift of Dr. Wilfrid Haughey, 1955.
MS 65-309
Haven, Erastus Otis, Bp., 1820-1881.
Papers, 1838-73. 8 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten).
Methodist clergyman, chancellor of Syracuse University,
president of Northwestern University and of the University
of Michigan. Letter press book (1864-65) chiefly containing
official correspondence while Haven was president of the
University of Michigan; » few letters; typewritten copies of
articles appearing in the Michigan argus for 1869, con-
demning and defending Haven for speaking in a Unitarian
Church in Detroit ; and scrapbooks.
MS 65-310
Hawley family.
Papers, 1834-75. 81 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, two personal account books, receipts, and
deeds of Asa Hawley's family, of Union City, Mich.
Gift of Mrs. A W. Diack, 1957.
MS 65-311
Hayden, Joseph Ralston, 1887-1945.
Papers, 1854-1945. 67 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chairman of the Dept. of Political Science at the Univer-
sity of Michigan and U. S. Vice Governor General of the
Philippines, 1933-35. Chiefly correspondence, lecture notes,
hss. of books and articles, speeches, reports, 'files of news-
paper clippings, and miscellaneous papers chiefly relating to
the Philippine Islands. Includes family correspondence
and papers relating to Hayden's World War I service, and
to his activities at the University of Michigan. Nearly all
phases of the Philippine government and politics, foreign
relations, education, agriculture, industry, and important
personalities are discussed. Correspondents include James
R. Fugate, Edgar A Guest, J. Weldon Jones, Jose Laurel,
Frank Murphy, Sergio Osmena, Frank Parker, Jesse Reeves,
Carlos Romulo, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Manuel Roxas,
Francis B. Sayre, Mathew Tomlinson, Arthur H Vanden-
berg, and Leonard Wood.
Gift of Mrs. Joseph R. Hayden, 1955.
MS 65-312
Hayden family.
Papers, 1826-1901. 77 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Personal correspondence (1833-1901), contracts, receipts,
indentures, and other business papers (1826-60) of Elisha
Hayden's family. Includes three Civil War letters (1865)
of Jasper Hayden.
Gift of Augustus Hendehnan, 1953.
MS 65-313
Haydon, Arthur W
Papers, 1865-1915. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Sheep raiser, of Decatur, Mich Account books and farm
records.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Ruff, 1922.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-314
Haydon, Charies B 1834-1864.
Papers, 1852-64. 1ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and Union Army officer. 17 diaries (1861-64)
describing Haydon's service with the 2d Eegt., Michigan In-
fantry; a personal account book; University of Michigan
notebooks, including one on a history coarse given by James
B Boise ; and a sketchbook.
The diaries are described in Michigan men in the Civil
War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Collections,
Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 2L
Gift of lone Haydon, 1950; and Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Buff,
1962.
MS 65-315
Haze, Charles W 1. 1820.
Papers, 1849-1938. ca. 300 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician. Correspondence of Haze, his wife, his daugh-
ter, and others, chiefly about family affairs; swamp land
certificates; land tax receipts, five small account books; in-
dentures ; and other legal papers. Includes one letter (1850)
concerning a trek to California to join the gold rush.
Gift of Mrs. K.D.Potter, 1952.
MS 65-316
Helme, James W 1860-1938.
Papers, 1844-1938. ca. 550 items and 8 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, Michigan State official, and editor of the Michi-
gan patron. Correspondence and business papers concern-
ing farm affairs, legal business, and Michigan politics, in-
cluding material on the 1918 U. S. senatorial campaign in
which Helme was a Democratic nominee in the primary
election; diary (1882) of everyday events; copies of articles
and speeches; scrapbooks of clippings on campaign activi-
ties, with notes by Helme; and papers of his father, James
W. Helme (1817-1883) including correspondence with his
brothers and with Laura S.Haviland.
Gift of Mrs. James W. Hehne, Jr., 1988.
„_* _ „ MS 65-317
Herbert, J Joseph, 1894-1956.
Papers, 1917-56. 2 ft and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and regent of the University of Michig an Cor-
respondence (1943-56), mainly dealing with University of
Michigan affairs, three student notebooks on courses given
by Edgar N. Durfee and Willis G. Stoner, and a scrapbook
of pictures, together with two other scrapbooks (1954-56)
kept by Mrs. Herbert
Gift of Mrs. J. Joseph Herbert, 1959-60.
_ . , ^ MS 65-318
Hinsdale, Burke Aaron, 1837-1900.
Papers, 1857-1960. ca. 2 ft. and 7 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of education at the University of Michigan and
president of Hiram College, Hiram Ohio. Papers of Hins-
dale and members of his family, including his correspond-
ence dealing with family affairs, business and professional
activities, Hiram College, European travels, and the' Uni-
versity of Michigan; letter (1858) and copies of correspond-
38
ence with James A. Garfield; letter (1896) from Benjamin
Harrison; papers of Hinsdale's three daughters, Ellen
Clarinda Hinsdale (1864-1958), Mary Louisa Hinsdale
(1866-1946), and Mildred Hinsdale, concerning their pro-
fessional activities, publications, travels, especially a trip to
Bussia in 1928; mss. of books and articles; and citations and
honors of the family. Correspondents include Randolph G.
Adams, John B Alden, James B. AngelL Dennis W. Brogan,
Nicholas M Butler, Donald J. Cowling, William E. Dodd,
Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, Albert B. Hart, Anne CHare
McCormick, Alice Freeman Palmer, Theodore Roosevelt,
Henry L. Stimson, and Charles Sumner.
Gift of the Hinsdale family, 1949-60.
MS 65-519
Hinsdale, Wilbert Bartlett, 1851-1944.
Papers, 1895-1934. 70 items and 10 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of homeopathy at the University of Michigan.
Correspondence; diary (1905) of a trip through the British
Isles; notes on archeology and homeopathy; notebook of
callers at Hinsdale's home ; eight scrapbooks, mostly printed
items but with some ms. items on the University of Mich-
igan Homeopathic Hospital. Correspondents include James
B. Angell, Woodbridge N. Ferris, Fred W. Green, Warren
G. Harding, Ethel F. Hussey, Harry B. Hutchins, and Wil-
liam O. Thompson.
Gift of Ellen and Mildred Hinsdale, 1944-53.
MS 65-320
Historical Records Survey. Michigan.
Records, 1936-41. 195 ft. and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts.
Correspondence; rough drafts of guides; field reports of
workers; transcripts of land patents and board of super-
visors' proceedings from many Michigan counties and town-
ships, used in compiling the "Inventory of county archives";
and other materials, including a "History of the Negro in
Michigan." Many of the proceedings date back to the 1850's.
On deposit
MS 65-321
Hobbs, William Herbert, 1864-1952.
Papers, 1915-47. 1 ft. and 11 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of geology at the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence concerning geological problems, including com-
munications from Vilhjalmur Stefansson and the National
Security League and its Ann Arbor, Mich, branch; mss. of
articles by Hobbs; lecture notes; 11 diaries containing notes
on University of Michigan expeditions to Greenland and to
the Pacific Ocean; and notes on other trips made by Hobbs.
Correspondents include Charles E. Townsend and Leonard
Wood.
Acquired, 1953.
MS 65-322
Hollister, Richard Dennis Teall, 1878-
Papers, 1897-1960. 2 ft. and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of speech at the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence, lectures, mss. of writings, and clippings relat-
ing to the activities of the University of Michigan Speech
Dept, public lectures, recitals, dramatic activities, and the
University of Michigan debating team. Correspondents in-
clude Thomas E. Black, Marion L. Burton, John R. Effinger,
Edward H Kraus, J. Raleigh Nelson, James M O'Neill,
Theodore Roosevelt, Alexander G. Buthven, and Thomas C.
Trueblood.
Gift of Mrs. Hollister, 1957-61.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-323
Hooper, Lewis Edwin, 1895-
Papers, 1031-48. ca. 250 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Dentist and president of I the Michigan State Dental Asso-
ciation. Correspondence and other papers relating to
Hooper's dental career in Michigan and to his fight for leg-
islation to control dentistry, 1931-32; Ms. of Hooper's presi-
dential address to the dental association; biographical
sketch; minutes and other papers of the Southern Wayne
County Dental Club; and scrapbook compiled by Hooper,
containing examples of unethical dental advertising and
dental practices.
Gift of Dr. Hooper, 1959.
MS 65-324
Hopkins, George Hiram, 1842-1906.
Letter press books, 1902-13. 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, of Detroit. Letter press books containing corre-
spondence largely relating to legal matters, together with a
few family letters from Hopkins and his brother Charles,
who was administrator of his estate. Some of the letters
relate to subscriptions to the Michigan Vicksburg Monument
Commission.
MS 65-325
Hopkins, Louis Allen, 1881-
Correspondence, 1906-32. ca. 375.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions. _
Professor at the University of Michigan. Correspondence
concerning Hopkins' church work, his scholarly activities,
and his publications in the fields of mathematics and astron-
omy. Correspondents include S. B. Barrett, Miner Lee
Bates, Mortimer E. Copley, Cloyd Goodnight, Thomas C.
Howe, Edward Kraus, Joseph W. Mauck, and Shirlev W.
Smith.
„ MS 65-326
Hotchkiss, George W 1831-1926.
Papers, 1857-192". ca. 50 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lumberman, of Bay City and Saginaw, Mich., and editor
of the Lumberman's gazette. Autobiography (1862-78)
dealing with Hotchkiss' experiences in the Bay City-Sagi-
naw area ; and miscellaneous clippings and other papers re-
lating to Hotchkiss' career, especially bis experiences in the
California gold rush.
Gift of Lawrence E. Hotchkiss, 1962.
MS 65-327
Houghton, Douglass, 1809-1845.
Papers, 1829-45. 100 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, photocopies.
Physician, scientist, and first State geologist of Michigan.
Letter press book (1841-45) of Houghton's letters to promi-
nent Michigan citizens; other correspondence; field notes,
including maps drawn by Houghton; and notes and papers
on Houghton collected by Mrs. John Ehlers.
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MS 65-328
Hovey family.
Papers, 1833-89. 503 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence (1870-81) pertaining to Hiram W.
Hovey; 86 records of land transactions, primarily in Shia-
wassee Co., Mich., relating to the Hovey brothers, Andrew,
Hiram, and Horace; and miscellaneous business and legal
papers.
Gift of Frederick G. Hamil, 1936.
MS 65-329
Howard, Gene Frank.
Letters, 1945-51. ca. 150 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Letters from Howard, of Flint, MMl, to his parents while
he was serving in the U. S. Navy daring World War n and
others from postwar years.
Collection is closed to investigators.
Gift of Mrs. F. Clever Bald, 1961.
MS 65-330
Howard, Sumner.
Letters, 1942-53. ca. 500 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Letters from Howard, of Flint, Mich, to his parents while
he was attending Culver Military Academy and the Univer-
sity of Michigan, serving in the U. S. Navy during World
War n, and working in Jakarta (Batavia), Indonesia,
1951-53.
Collection is closed to investigators.
Gift of Mrs. F. Clever Bald, 1962.
MS 65-331
Hubbard, Beta, 1814-1896.
Papers, 1835-93. 11 items and 69 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lumberman, real estate operator, and geologist Note-
books containing field notes, sketches, and maps; private
_ journals covering Michigan geological expeditions and other
trips, including the peninsula coast survey, the Lake Superior
and Upper Peninsula surveys, and surveys of Wayne, Mon-
roe, and other counties in Michigan; weather memoranda
(1835-64) ; miscellaneous accounts; and miscellaneous
papers mainly relating to geology.
Acquired, 1947 and 1958.
MS65-832
Hubbard, Lucius Lee, 1849-1933.
Papers, 1871-1935. 4 ft. and 38 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan State Geologist and regent of the University
of Michigan. Correspondence, including ca, 3000 letters
and 3, letter press books, relating to personal matters, Hub-
bard's literary and book collecting interests, geology and
mining, publication of his writings, and the University of
Michigan, particularly its Board of Regents; addresses; geo-
logical and University of Michigan reports; 27 vols, of
notes and diaries on the Moosehead Lake region of Maine;
diary (1893) of activities around Houghton Lake; account
book (1871) kept while Hubbard was a student at Harvard;
$nd notebooks of class work and of research abroad. Cor-
respondents include Holland C. Allen, Henry M Bates,
Junius E. BeaL William W. Bishop, Aaron T. Bliss, Julius
C. Burrows, Marion L. Burton, William L. Clements, Morti-
mer E. Cooley, Charles A. Davis, Woodbridge N. Ferris,
Fred W. Green, William H Hobbs, Jacob Houghton, Harry
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Papers, 1871-1935.
Hubbard, Lucius Lee, 1849-1933
(Continued)
B. Hutchins, Francis W. Kelsey, Frank Knox, Theodore W.
Koch, Edward H. Kraus, Alfred C. Lane, Clarence C. Little,
James 0. Murfin, Chase S. Osborn, Gifford Pinchot, John
T. Rich, Filibert Roth, Israel C. Russell, Alexander G.
Ruthven, Walter H Sawyer, Albert E. Sleeper, Shirley W.
Smith, William A Smith, Ralph Stone, Marshman E.
Wadsworth, Fred M. Warner, Peter Q. White, and H. Olin
Young.
Gift of Mrs. Charlotte Hubbard Goodell, 1941.
„ t MS66-333
Haber, Gotthelf Carl, 1865-1934.
Papers, 1874-1943. 10 ft and 11 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of anatomy and dean of the Graduate School at
the University of Michigan. Correspondence; addresses;
and University of Michigan notebooks on courses given by
Edward S. Dunster, Alonzo B. Palmer, Volney M. Spalding,
Joseph B. Steere, and Victor C. Vaughan. Correspondence
before 1900 is mostly between Huber and his wife, Lucy
Parker Huber, and with members of her family; corre-
spondence after 1900, is with professors and doctors in the
United States and abroad, reflecting Huber's professional
interest in medicine and scholarly writing. Many of Huber's
letters (1891-92) were written from Berlin.
Gift of Mrs. Carl G. Huber, 1936; and the Alumni Asso-
ciation, 1945.
v i 4. n ,. „ MS 65-334
Hulst, Cornelia (Steketee) 1865-1957.
Papers, 1898-1949. 178 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Teacher, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Correspondence relat-
ing to Mrs. Hulst's classical studies and publications; four
mss. on classical subjects and on Rasmus B. Anderson; ex-
cerpts from reviews and comments on her writings; and one
volume of jrs. poems. Correspondents include Rasmus B.
Anderson, Harry B. Hutchins, and John A. Scott.
Gift of Mrs. Hulst, 1950.
™ m „. MS 65-335
Hussey, William Joseph, 1862-1926.
Papers, 1879-1926. 5 ft. and 20 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Astronomer and professor at Stanford University, Univer-
sidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina, and tie University
of Michigan. Correspondence of Hussey, his wife, Ethel
Fountain Hussey, members of their family, and friends per-
taining to personal matters, astronomical work, travel
abroad, and affairs at the universities where Hussey held
appointments, particularly the University of Michigan;
diaries of Argentina and South Africa travels and activities
in the University of Michigan Observatory; two student
notebooks containing notes on John Williams Langley's
course in physics; notes on mathematics; and account books,
reports, and scrapbooks. Correspondents include James B.
Angell, Levi L. Barbour, Luther Burbank, Marion L. Bur-
ton, William W. Campbell, William L. Clements, Ralph H.
Curtiss, David Starr Jordan, and Robert P. Lamont
Gift of Allis F. Hussey, 1941; and the University of
Michigan Dept. of Astronomy, 1949-50.
„ , ,_. „ MS 65-336
Hutchins, Harry Burns, 1847-1930.
Papers, 1897-1930. 22 ft and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Dean of the Law School and president of the University
of Michigan. Correspondence, addresses, reports, student
notebooks, and miscellaneous items relating primarily to the
University of Michigan, dating from Hutchins' student days
at the University to his retirement Includes correspondence
with educators and public figures on the national scene-
Most of the papers cover the years, 1910-20, when Hutchins
was president of the University and include information on
dealings with the alumni, the Board of Regents, the faculty,
and administrative officers.
Some of the correspondents have been listed in Guide to
manuscripts in the Michigan Historical Collections of the
University of Michigan, by R. M Waijier and L C. Brown
(1963) p. 82-83.
MS65-887
International Molders' and Foundry Workers' Union of
North America. Local SI S, Grand Rapids.
Records, 1878-1940. 23 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes (to 1909) and financial records.
Gift of Mrs. Edward A. Kosten, 1963.
MS 65-388
Isle Royale papers, 1921-55. ca. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, ms. and notes (1955) of an article by
Martha M. Bigelow, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous
papers relating to the "Detroit news" campaign to make Isle
Royale, Mich., a national park" and to secure land for it
Correspondents include Arno B. Cameron, William P. F.
Ferguson, Harold L. Ickes, Chase S. Osborn, Alexander G.
Ruthven, Albert Stoll, Arthur H. Vandenberg, and Lee A.
White.
Gift of the Detroit news, 1952; and Martha M. Bigelow,
1965.
MS 65-839
Jackson, Walter Hinckley, 1840-1930.
Papers, 1852-1936. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten)
Civil War veteran and dentist, of Ann Arbor, Mich. Cor-
respondence on family matters, business affairs, and profes-
sional activities; typewritten copy of diary covering
Jackson's Civil War service in the 130th New York Infantry
and the 19th New York Cavalry as chief trumpeter, 1862-65 ;
genealogies of the Jackson and Samuel Williams families;
legal and business papers ; poems ; and clippings.
Gift of Donald Limpert, 1963.
MS 65-340
Jenkins, Guy Hugh, d. 1957.
Papers, 1932-57. 1ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Journalist for Booth newspapers. Correspondence and
miscellaneous papers concerning Michigan politics, Jenkins'
newspaper column, business affairs, and the awarding of an
honorary m. a. degree by the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondents include William A. Comstock, Grover C. Dill-
man, John A. Hannah, George M Humphrey, William B.
Mershon, George A. Osborn, Frank E. Bobbins, and Alex-
ander G- Ruthven.
Gift of Mrs. Jenkins, 1957.
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r . ™™. MS65-S41
Jenks, William Lee, 1856-1936.
Papers, 1779-1936. ca. 360 items and 7 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and author, of Port Huron, Mich. Correspond-
ence, notes, notebooks, documents, drafts, sketches, and
monographs on Michigan history, eminent men and institu-
tions of Michigan. Topics discussed include Michigan news-
papers, banks (including banks in St. Clair Co., Mich.),
street railways, and the University of Michigan.
Gift of Mrs. Carl Lassen, 1937.
MS65-342
Johnson, Axel Petrus, 1878-1952.
Papers, 1908-39. ca. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Journalist and author. Correspondence and papers deal-
ing with Johnson's position as advertising manager of the
"Chicago record-herald" and publisher-owner of the "Grand
Rapids times." Includes five letters from Arthur H. Van-
denberg; ms. of a drama for Masonic use, written by John-
son, entitled Sons of Aryus; and a syllabus for a creative
writing class.
Gift of Mrs. A. P. Johnson and Dorothea Johnson,
1958-60.
MS65-343
Joy, Henry Bourne, 1864-1936.
Papers, 1887-1937. 12 ft and 28 v.
^ In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
President of the Packard Motor Car Company. Corre-
spondence, chiefly 1927-36, concerning Joy's business activi-
ties in Detroit, particularly with the Packard Motor Car
Company, his campaign against the 18th amendment and
the Federal Council of Churches, and for the American
Liberty League, the Lincoln Highway Association, and for
reducing the Allied war debts; and 26 scrapbooks on a
variety of subjects. Correspondents include James J. Cou-
aens, Elizabeth Dilling, Warren G. Harding, Charles E.
Hughes, Edward Hunter, Harry A. Jung, Alfred M. Lan-
don, Andrew W. Mellon, Truman H. Newberry, Franklin D.
Boosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Boot, William H.
Slayton, and William H. Taft
Gift of Mrs. Henry B. Joy, 1946.
MS 65-344
Joy, James Frederick, 1810-1896.
Papers, 1834-1937. 9 ft and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, railroad magnate, and regent of the University
of Michigan. Materials compiled by research associates of
Joy on midwestern railroads before the Civil War, chiefly
the Illinois Central and tie Chicago, Burlington, and
Quincy; papers for a biography of Abraham Lincoln; and
a biography of Joy, written by M C. McConkey.
Gift of Mrs. Henry B. Joy, 1946.
MS65-345
Karpinski, Louis Charles, 1878-1956.
Papers, 1901-56. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan.
Letters (1901-03) from Karpinski to his parents, written
from Europe while he was a student there; correspondence
about University of Michigan affairs; correspondence with
various universities; letters connected with his scholarly in-
terests in mathematics and cartography; notes; and lists of
KarpinsM's publications. Correspondents include Ban-
dolph G. Adams, William W. Bishop, William L. Clements,
William G. Frost, and Thomas Spaulding.
Gift of Mr. Karpinski, 1949.
MS65-346
Keeler, Alonzo Merrill, b. 1826.
Papers, 1853-89. 60itemsand4v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Teacher. Personal correspondence, chiefly Civil War
letters of Keeler and his brother Ezra Keeler of Macomb
Co^ Mich, covering their service in the 22d Michigan In-
fantry; and four diaries kept by Alonzo relating primarily
to his life in Confederate prisons.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil S. Morrow, 1962.
MS 65-347
Kellogg, John Harvey, 1852-1943.
Papers, 1873-1942. 15 ft. and 78 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Superintendent and surgeon of Battle Creek Sanitarium.
Correspondence; household accounts (1897-1900) ; lecture
notes; transcripts of informal question and answer sessions;
mss. of speeches, books and articles; notebooks containing
brief comments on trips in the United States and abroad;
and student notebooks of the University of Michigan and
Bellevue Hospital, New York.
Gift of Gertrude W. Goodwin, 1960-62.
MS 65-348
Kelsey, Francis Willey, 1858-1927.
Papers, 1894-1927. 1 ft. and 28 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of Latin at the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence, diaries (1901-27), and other papers, mainly
relating to the University of Michigan, particularly memo-
rials to Henry S. Frieze, the University Musical Society,
papyri acquisitions of the University Library, and Univer-
sity archeological expeditions in the Near East Some
papers relate to personal matters. Correspondents include
Charles K. Adams, D. L. Askren, Earl D. Babst, William
W. Bishop, Arthur E. R. Boak, Ernest A. W. Budge,
Marion L. Burton, H Dunscombe Colt Edgar Fletcher-
Allen, Sir Frederick G. Kenyon, Enoch E. Peterson, and
Oliver L. Spaulding, Jr.
MS 65-349
Kemp, Edward Gearing, 1887-1962.
Papers, 1920-62. 1 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, of Detroit, U. S. Assistant Attorney General, and
aide of Governor Frank Murphy. Correspondence and other
papers dealing with personal and professional affairs, par-
ticularly Kemp's work with Governor Murphy in the Philip-
pines and his service as an Assistant Attorney General
Correspondents include Henry M. Bates, Thomas E. Dewey,
Arthur S. Flemming, J. Edgar Hoover, Charles E. Hughes,
Cordell Hull, Robert H. Jackson, J. Weldon Jones, George
A. Malcolm, Frank Murphy, Chase S. Osbora, Franklin D.
Boosevelt, Harold D. Smith, Robert A. Taft, and G. Mennen
Williams.
Gift of Mrs. Walter Shaw, 1962.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS65-350
Kennedy, Charles S 1887-
Papers, 1934-61. 20 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician and University of Michigan regent. Corre-
spondence and other material largely pertaining to Ken-
nedy's service on the Board of Regents.
Gift of Dr. Kennedy, 1962.
MS 65-351
King, Julia Anne, 1838-1919,
Papers, 1893-1908. ca. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Educator and school administrator at Eastern Michigan
University. Lecture notes, articles, student papers, course
outlines, and a notebook (1872) containing lectures and
personal accounts, kept by Miag King while she was a
teacher at Flint High School, Flint, Mich.
Gift of Charlotte King, 1958.
- ^ „ MS65-352
Kosten, Edward A d. 1954.
Papers, 1913-54. ca. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Labor official, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Correspondence,
dues book, radio scripts, and other materials relating to
Michigan labor unions, the aged, job discrimination, the
Community Chest, and school integration in Grand Rapids;
and a typescript of a recorded interview with Mrs. Laurel L.
Kosten describing her work as a State factory inspector in
the Grand Rapids area in 1937-51.
Gift of Mrs. Kosten, 1963.
ir- « , ^ MS 65-3531
Knapp, Mark Stevens, 1872-1948.
Papers, 1887-1948. ca. 250 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician. Papers of Knapp and members of his family
mostly concerning the Rackham Fund of the University of
Michigan, including correspondence and reports (1935-36)
when Knapp was director; letters to his father, Leonard E.
Knapp, containing some news of Fenton, Mich.; a few
papers (1932) of the Genessee County (Mich.) Medical So-
ciety; and a student account book (1891-96) recording
Knapp's expenses at the University of Michigan.
Gifts of Mrs. Arthur H Schlanderer, 1958.
„ ,„ MS65-354
Kraus, Edward Henry, 1875-
Papers, 1914-45. ca."2ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of mineralogy and dean of the Graduate School
at the University of Michigan. Correspondence (1914-33)
between Kraus and various professors and officials in col-
leges and universities of the United States and abroad con-
cefning mineralogy and related subjects; correspondence on
University of Michigan affairs ; addresses ; and other papers.
Correspondents include Charles Baird, Marion L. Burton,
Lucius L Hubbard, Alfred C. Lane, Alexander G. Ruthven,
and Charles E. Townsend.
MS 65-355
Lamont, Robert Patterson, 1867-1948.
Correspondence, 1906-21. ca. 400 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Industrialist and Secretary of Commerce. Correspond-
ence between Lamont and William J. Hussey, of the Uni-
versity of Michigan concerning personal matters, astronomy,
and University of Michigan affairs.
Acquired, 1949.
MS 65-356
Lane, Alfred Church, 1863-1948.
Papers, 1890-1936. 338 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions
Michigan State geologist and professor at Tufts College.
Correspondence with Charles A. Davis, Lucius L. Hubbard,
and Bryant Walker, relating to geology, University of
Michigan affairs, and personal matters; and a biographical
sketch of Hubbard.
Gift of Alfred C. Lane, 1937.
MS 65-357
Lane, Victor Hugo, 1852-1930.
Papers, 1897-1929. ca. 5 ft. and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, judge, and professor of law at the University of
Michigan. Chiefly correspondence, together with bank
statements, tax notes and receipts, reports, insurance papers,
wills, and other miscellaneous items. Most of the cor-
respondence deals with legal and business matters, including
discussions of law books, points of law, property in Ann
Arbor. Mich., and elsewhere, estates handled by Lane, and
investments. Many letters relate to University of MVftjgan
affairs, including die Law Library, "Michigan law review,"
the Alumni Association and Fund, the Tappan Fund and
Association, the Student Christian Association, and the In-
tercollegiate Association. Other topics dealt with are Lane's
interests in the Presbyterian Church, particularly in Am<
Arbor, Michigan T. M C. A., and Michigan politics. Some
of the letters are from members of the Lane family and some
are personal letters from friends. Includes a volume of notes
and pictures (1897) of the First Presbyterian Sabbath
School of Adrian, Mich. Correspondents include Charles
Baird, Henry M Bates, Aaron T. Bliss, Roy D. Chapin,
Frank W. Fletcher, Claudius B. Grant, Harry B. Hutchins,
Loyal E. Knappen, Joseph B. Moore, Gustavus Ohlinger,
Walter H. Sawyer, Albion W. Small, Henry C. Smith, Ralph
Stone, and Frederick J. Turner.
MS 65-358
Langley, John Williams, 1841-1918.
Papers, 1859-1917. ca. 250 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan and
Case Institute in Cleveland. Correspondence, mss. of Christ-
mas stories, legal and patent papers, notes dealing largely
with metallurgy, particularly the mercury pump and armor
plate; the papers of Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906),
astronomer and physicist; and includes letters chiefly valu-
able for autographs from Alexander Agassiz, Edward E.
Hale, Oliver W. Holmes, Rudyard Kipling, Robert T. Lin-
coln, Samuel S. McClure, Herbert Spencer, Gideon Welles,
and Kaiser Wilhelm n.
Gift of Samuel P. Langley, 1937.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
, „ MS65-359
La Rue, George Roger, 1882-
Papers, 1908-51. ca.5ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of zoology at the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence, chiefly of a professional nature, with students
and scholars in the field of zoology; addresses; lecture
notes ; and other papers.
Gift of Mr. La Rue.
MS65-360
Leech, Carl Addison.
Papers, 1928-40. ca. 475 items and 26 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Largely notes on various Michigan topics, including
Deward, Muskegon, and other cities, lumbering in Michigan,
and "Silver Jack" Driscoll; ca. 100 letters, many containing
reminiscences of early days in Michigan; personal account
book; address books; and a kb. on lumbering, by Bert
Harcourt.
Gift of Mr. Leech.
MS 65-361
Lewis, Howard Bishop, 1887-1954.
Papers, 1930-54. 12 ft.
In Univ»r«ity of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chairman of the Dept of Biological Chemistry at the
University of Michigan. Chiefly correspondence, reports,
notes, and other papers dealing with departmental affairs,
Lewis' professional activities, Michigan Memorial-Phoenix
project, and the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and
Letters.
MS 65-362
Lichty, David Martin, 1862-1942.
Papers, 1891-1920. 100 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of chemistry at the University of Mirhigm
Lectures, personal account books, and notes.
Gift of Mrs. Warren C. Lichty, 1962.
MS65-363
Lindemer, Lawrence B
Papers, 1957-61. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and Michigan State chairman of the Republican
Party. Correspondence and speeches dealing with Linde-
mer's activities as State chairman, particularly in 1957.
Correspondents include Wilber M. Brucker.
Gift of Mr. Lindemer, 1962.
MS 65-364
List, John Adam.
Papers, 1848-72. 79 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, business papers, records, and miscellane-
ous items pertaining to the German community of Franken-
muth, Mich, including the community charter drawn up in
1848.
Gift of LorenzC. List, 1952.
MS 65-365
Little, Clarence Cook, 1888-
Papers, 1925-29. 59 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
President of the University of Maine and the University
of Michigan. Correspondence with and about Avard Fair-
banks, an address, and papers concerning the appointment
and inaugural of Little as president of the University of
Michigan, relations with the alumni, and the Alnmni Uni-
versity (a series of lectures and brief, planned adult educa-
tion program conducted for returning alumni at commence-
ment time each year). Includes a letter (1927) about
America First Foundation.
MS 65-366
Litttejohn, Flavins Josephus, 1804-1880.
Papers, ca. 1862-75. 9 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, circuit court judge, and U. S. Representative and
Senator from Michigan. Eight volumes of lectures and
addresses; literary, political, and historical essays; and a
scrapbook of newspaper clippings with comments by Iittle-
john.
Gift of Mrs. A. S. Butler, 1939.
MS 65-367
Lloyd, Alfred Henry, 1864-1927.
Papers, 1879-1926. 1ft and 14 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Philosopher and Dean of the Graduate School at the Uni-
versity of Michigan. Correspondence concerning Lloyd's
scholarly activities; addresses; articles; notebooks, includ-
ing three volumes of history notes compiled while Lloyd
was a student at Andover, Mass. ; and ten volumes of lecture
notes for classes in philosophy.
Gift of Mrs. Lloyd, 1947.
MS 65-368
Lloyd, Alice Crocker, 1893-1950.
Papers, 1931-50. ca. 150 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Dean of Women at the University of Michigan. Ad-
dresses delivered by Miss Lloyd, together with five bio-
graphical mss., a letter (1947) concerning University of
Michigan housing, two memorial statements about Miss
Lloyd, and five press releases. ~
Acquired, 1950 and 1953.
MS 65-369
Lombard, Warren Plimpton, 1855-1939.
Papers, ca. 1865-1939. ca. 2 ft and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of physiology at Clark University and the Uni-
versity of Michigan. Correspondence, addresses, and other
papers dealing mainly with the Ann Arbor Red Cross, Lom-
bard's etching, and art exhibitions, University of Michigan
affairs, and physiology. Includes 35 letters from Albert A.
Stanley and 3 vols, of notes for classes in physiology.
Gift of Albert H. White, 1939-40.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Longyear, John Wesley, 1820-1875.
Papers, 1846-75. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
U. S. District Judge and U. S. Representative from Mich-
igan. Correspondence, chiefly concerning Michigan politics
and Civil War activities of Longyear while he was a mem-
ber of Congress; a journal (1871) containing a few brief
entries on business matters; business and legal papers;
addresses ; and miscellaneous items. Correspondents include
Levi L. Barbour, Austin Blair, Thomas M Cooley, and
Rowland E. Trowbridge.
Gift of Mrs. Carroll Paul, 1941.
MS 65-371
Loud, Henry Nelson, 1850-1938.
Letter press book, 1901-04. 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lumberman, of Au Sable, Mich. Letters -relating to con-
servation, current problems, Michigan State Library mat-
ters, politics, and appointments to State posts.
, . . MS65-372
Lous, Joe, 1914-
Papers and scrapbooks, 1935-41. 100 items and 93 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Athlete and prize fighter. Papers relating to Louis' ac-
tivities as a prize fighter, and scrapbooks arranged by fight
in chronological order, containing newspaper clippings and
other materials about Louis or his bouts.
Gift of John W. Roxborough, 1963.
r „ ■ ■ ■ MS 65-373
Lucas, Henry Stephen, 1889-1961, collector.
Papers, 1846-1930. 14 reels of microfilm made from
originals in many repositories and collections.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of history at the University of Washington.
Papers, pamphlets, maps, pictures, newspapers, and other
materials dealing with the Dutch migration to America,
collected by Lucas for his book, Netherlanders in America
(1955).
Gift of Mr. Lucas, 1959.
r «. „ „ MS 65-374
Lather, George E
Papers, 1922-24. ca. 300 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, riddles, conundrums, puzzles, and notes
on Michigan history.
Gift of Mr. E. W. Luther, 1946.
t «. «. , . MS 65-375
Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod. Districts. Michigan.
Records, 1921-26. 70 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes, and other papers of the Lu-
theran Schools Committee's campaign to combat a Ku Klux
Klan inspired move to prohibit parochial schools in Michi-
gan by constitutional amendment
MS 65-376
Lyon, Lucius, 1800-1851.
Papers, 1826-51. 72 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Territorial delegate, U. S. Representative and Senator
from Michigan. Two letters (1844) between Lyon and
O. Hungerf ord ; a letter from Lyon to Jonathan White con-
cerning the purchase of timber land; 17 letters from Lyon
to his sister, Lucretia Lyon; papers of Esther Lyon Tabor
and Julia Holmes, genealogical notes, and miscellaneous
papers.
MS 65-377
Lyster, William Narcissus, 6. 1805.
Papers, 1839-6L 1 reel of microfilm (ca. 600 items)
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Microfilm copy of originals owned by the Rev. Frank
Hawthorne of Tecumseh, Mich.
Episcopal clergyman. Sermons, poems, reports, and
drafts of letters to Lyster's family in Ireland, to Bp. Samuel
Allen McCoskry, and to other colleagues. The letters dis-
cuss Lyster's work and communities to be visited.
Acquired, 1961.
MS 65-378
McCaHum, George Porterfield, 1871-1952.
Papers, 1899-1952. 14 items and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, of Ann Arbor, Mich,, and State legislator. Two
letters (1939) from McCallum to Warren W. Florer, con-
cerning the Washtenaw Co., Mich., Young Republican Club;
three vols, of diaries (1951-52) containing notes on every-
day events; two scrapbooks containing kss. of McCallum's
speeches and political activities; and citations.
MS 65-379
McGraw, Alexander Cooey, 1809-1893.
Letters, 1842-71. 54 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Transcripts (typewritten) made from originals owned by
Joel W. Hedgpeth.
Shoe merchant, of Detroit. Letters from McGraw to his
son, Edward Walker McGraw, dealing mainly with family
affairs, and containing some references to the University of
Michigan in 1855-59 when Edward was a student there, and
to President Henry P. Tappan, a family friend. Includes
a letter covering a European trip in 1860-6L
Gift of Joel W. Hedgpeth, 1959.
MS 65-380
McLaughlin, Andrew Cunningham, 1861-1947.
Papers, 1872-1919. 123 items and 8 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of history at the University of Michigan and at
the University of Chicago. Correspondence concerning
McLaughlin's scholarly interests, six essays and a law thesis
written while he was a student at the University of Michi-
gan, eight vols, of lecture notes on lectures delivered by
McLaughlin at the University of Michigan, and correspond-
ence of Mrs. Lois Angell McLaughlin with her father, James
B. AngelL and other members of her family. About half of
the latter correspondence (1880-82) was written from
China. Correspondents include Charles K Adams, James
B. Angell, J. Franklin Jameson, Pierre Maxgry, John T.
Morse, Ira Remsen, and Claude BL Van Tyne.
Gift of Mrs. Elmer Donahue, 1947; and Robert C. AngelL
1938 and 1947.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS65-381
McLean, John, d. 1911.
Papers, 1835-1912. 454 items and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician and lecturer at Michigan Union College, T>ot",
Mich., and Rush Medical College, Chicago. 71 letters con-
cerning personal matters, land sales and other business
affairs, and the professional activities of McLean ; 4 account
books and notebooks; 51 lectures; orders for medicine and
other legal and business papers; a scrapbook (1889) ; and
an expense book of McLean's father, Charles M. McLean.
Gift of Harriet McLean, 1940.
MS 65-382
McLouth, William B
Papers, 1810-6L 50 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Farmer of York Township, Washtenaw Co., Mich. Cor-
respondence, bills, receipts, and astronomical calculations.
Includes a letter (1835) describing McLouth's land holdings
in York Township.
Gift of Beth L. McLouth, 1960.
MS65-383
McMath, Robert Raynolds, 1891-1962.
Papers, 1931-48. 6 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Astronomer and professor at the University of Michigan.
Correspondence concerning McMath's scholarly activities at
the University of Michigan, particularly in the field of
astronomy, and a copy of "The history of the McMath-Hul-
bert Observatory of the University of Michigan from its
inception to April 1949." Correspondents include Ran-
dolph G. Adams, Carl Eckart, Henry S. Hulbert, Donald
H Menzel, Paul W. Merrill, Alexander G. Ruthven, Shir-
ley W. Smith, E. Blythe Stason, and Julius F. Stone.
Gift of the Astronomy Dept and Mr. McMath, 1949-62.
MS 65-384
Manny, Frank Addison, 1868-1954.
Papers, 1890-1946. 9 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
Educator at the University of Chicago and at Western
Michigan University. Chiefly personal correspondence con-
cerning Manny's professional interests, including letters
from many distinguished authors and educators; a journal
containing reminiscences, extracts from correspondence,
notes on current literature, and other subjects; scrapbooks
of Manny's publications; reticles; and miscellaneous papers.
Correspondents include Louis Adamic, Henry C. Adams,
James B. Angell, James R. Angell, Ray S. Baker, William
W. Bishop, Van Wyck Brooks, Pearl S. Buck, Nicholas M.
Butler, James B. Conant, Jonathan Daniels, Isaac N. Dem-
mon, John Dewey, Martin L. D'Ooge, Dorothy Canfield
Fisher, Felix Frankfurter, Frank P. Graham, William R.
Harper, Granville Hicks, Stewart H. Holbrook, Ernest M.
Hopkins, Harold J. Laski, Max Lerner, David E. Lilien-
thal, Robert M. Lovett, Archibald MacLeish, Karl Mennin-
ger, James Morgan, Francis B. Sayre, Fred N. Scott, Henry
K. SherriU, Upton Sinclair, Shirley W. Smith, Ida M. Tar-
bell, Oswald G. Villard, Booker T. Washington, Delos
Franklin Wilcox, and C. Vann Woodward.
Gift of the Manny estate, 1956.
MS 65-385
Manwaring, Joshua, 1824-1903.
Papers, 1867-1905. 50 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (handwritten).
Michigan State legislator, farmer, and lumberman. Cor-
respondence concerning genealogy; diary of a trip to the
Pikes Peak region of Colorado in 1859, copied from the ori-
ginal by Manwaring's son, George Manwaring in 1869;
genealogical accounts of the Manwaring family; 45 legal
documents; business papers; school and other certificates;
and two scrapbooks (1880-1905) of newspaper dippings
and programs dealing mainly with Michigan politics.
Gift of J. T. Manwaring, 1951-53.
MS65-386
Marsh, Theodore.
Papers, 1831-1909. 80 items and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Presbyterian clergyman. Correspondence of Marsh and
his family concerning family affairs, religion, student life at
the University of Michigan and at Auburn Theological
Seminary, Auburn, N. Y., pastoral work in Colorado towns
in the 1860's; an autobiography and eight essays by Marsh;
a photo, album (ca. 1860) of Augustas Marsh; an auto-
graph book (1861) of Mattie S. Hewitt; a ms. of the history
of the Presbyterian Church in Michigan by Theodore and
Augustus Marsh ; and miscellaneous papers.
Gift of Mrs. Leroy Cram, 1946.
MS 65-387
Martin, Margaret Nickerson, d. 1960.
Papers, ca. 1937-44. 150 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Poetess, of Jackson, Mich. Essays, articles, poems, bio-
graphical material containing reflections on Mrs. Martin's
activities, personal philosophy, and on topics of general in-
terest; and material about her career, collected by Mrs.
Stanley T. Lowe.
Gift of Mrs. Martin, 1939-41; and Mrs. Stanley T. Lowe,
1962.
MS65-388
Mason, Stevens Thomson, 1811-1843.
Papers, 1827-42. 74 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
First Governor of Michigan. Correspondence; draft of
Mason's inaugural address (1838) ; drafts of 9 other mes-
sages to the Michigan Legislature; membership certificates;
material on Indian problems, the purchase of books for
the University of Michigan, and the appointment of Mason
as secretary of the Michigan Territory; and business and
miscellaneous papers. Includes 9 letters from Lewis Cass
to Mason ; 20 drafts of Mason's letters, including 2 to An-
drew Jackson and 10 to John Forsyth, U S. Secretary of
State. A principal subject covered is the Toledo War.
Correspondents include John Norvell, George W. Owen, and
Aaron VaiL
MS 65-389
Mattern, David Earl, 1890-1959.
Papers, 1930-49. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Prof essor of music at the University of Michigan. Papers
relating to the University of Michigan School of Music and
Mattern's prof essional interest in music.
Gift of Mrs. Mattern, 1959.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
u a x * MS65-390
Mead, James A
Letter press books, 1890-94 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Businessman, of Grand Bapids, Mich. Business corre-
spondence relating to the Michigan Marble Company.
Gift of Geneva Kebler, 1957.
MS 65-391
Meally, John E
Papers, 1893-1949. ca. 1 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Methodist clergyman. Correspondence, reports, records,
legal papers and certificates relating to MeaUy's church
activities; and a scrapbook of congratulatory messages to
Meally received at the time of his retirement.
Gift of the Bev. Meally, 1946 and 1949.
MS 65-392
Mears, Charles, 1814-1895.
Papers, 1822-76, 1945. 40 items and 20 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Sawmill operator and Michigan legislator. Correspond-
ence; diary; a report; legal papers; 20 vols, of business
records consisting of daybooks, inventories, time books, ledg-
ers from various camps and mills owned by Mears, includ-
ing an account book (1837-43) showing his expenditures in
his first lumbering venture in the White Lake area in Michi-
gan; and a biographical sketch (1945) of Mears.
Gift of Carrie E. Mears.
MS 65-593
Merrill Lumber Company.
Records, 1854-1922. 5 ft. and 198 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, daybooks, ledgers, journals, cashbooks,
invoices, and miscellaneous records.
m v m -, L . „ MS 65-394
Mershon, William Briggs.
Papers, 1917-10. ca. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence and business papers relating to Mershon's
congressional campaign (1931), his property in Georgia,
and the Atlas Oil Company, Detroit; and World War i
letters from Mershon and his brother, Edward L. Mershon,
written while in France.
Gift of the Mershon estate, 1944
MS 65-395
Mershon, William Butts, 1856-1943.
Papers, 1887-1925. 78 ft. and 195 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lumberman, businessman, and Michigan State tax com-
missioner. Correspondence, including 63 letter press books,
dealing with Michigan wildlife conservation, Michigan
Sportsmen Association, Minhigun Manufacturers Associ-
ation, Michigan State Tax Commission, Michigan politics
and the Democratic Party, personal business investments,
lumbering and mining interests, and personal affairs; 4 vols,
of diaries and a book of notes concerning hunting and fish-
ing trips; and a voL of business records, including cash-
books, time books, ledgers, journals, and other business
papers concerning Mershon's personal accounts, investments,
and the lumbering business. Correspondents include Waldo
46
A. Avery, William F. Baker, Aaron T. Bliss, Woodbridge
X. Ferris, Joseph W. Fordney, Charles W. Garfield, Alex-
ander J. Groesbeck, Emerson Hough, George M Humphrey,
Watts S. Humphrey, Walter J. Hunsaker, George B. Mor-
ley, William B. Oates, Chase S. Osborn, Filibert Both,
Robert H Shields, and Albert E. Sleeper.
Gift of the Mershon estate, 1944.
. MS 65-396
Michigan. AudUor-GeneraVs Office.
Becords, 1830-1901. 275 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, primarily with the treasurers of the Uni-
versity of Michigan relating to the finances of the Univer-
sity; vouchers sent to the University; and two licenses
(1830, 1834) to trade in Ann Arbor and Tpsilanti, Mich.
MS 65-397
Michigan. Civil Service Study Commission.
Becords 1935-42. 4 ft and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, financial records, reports, minutes, drafts
of bills, clippings, and other papers of the commission
whose members were Haskell il Nichols, Edmund C.
Shields, and James K. Pollock, chairman. Includes a re-
port (1936) of the Public Administration Service on exist-
ing conditions in Michigan. Correspondents include Arthur
W. Bromage, William A. Comstock, Charles C. Diggs,
Frank D. Fitzgerald, Fred W. Green, William Haber,
J. Ealston Hayden, George Meader, Frank Murphy, Chase
S. Osbom, Frank A. Picard, Arthur H Vandenberg, Mur-
ray D. Van Wagoner, and Leonard D. White.
MS 65-398
Michigan. State Home and Training School, Coldwater.
Parents' Council.
Becords, 1949-62. 300 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, constitution, history, reports, and minutes
relating to an institution created for the treatment of
mentally deficient children.
Gift of the council.
MS 65-399
Michigan. State Home and Training School, Lapeer.
Becords, 1893-1904. 300 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence relating to the location and construction
of the Lapeer State Home and Training School (formerly
the Michigan Home for the Feeble-minded and Epileptic) ;
and correspondence of Dr. William A. Polglase, first super-
intendent of the school, relating to the erection of the build-
ings, supplies, staff, purchasing, and admissions. Corre-
spondents include John Havener, Julian Hess, Cyrus G.
Luce, John T. Bich, James Schermerhorn, John C. Sharp,
and Loren A. Sherman.
Gift of Beryl Bishop, 1959.
„.,..". MS 65-400
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of Michigan banks and other lending
agencies, 1836-85. 50 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Journals, accounts, correspondence, and miscellaneous
papers of the following organizations : Albion Exchange and
Deposit Bank; Broughton, Haze & Wilcox, Pinckney, Mich.;
Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad Bank, Adrian, Mich.;
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Detroit
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Michigan. Uiiiversity. Michigan Historical Collection*
&^. ?c£^ ^ "* »<^£
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
angle items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the Uiuversity of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963) entries
no. 2377, 2393, 2422, and 2426. l ' '
_ Gifts ol : W K Kellogg Foundation, 1940; Mrs. N. D.
±*otter, 1952; and Louis F. Kaiser, 1937.
MS 65-401
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of Michigan carriage and wagon com-
panies, 1836-97. 2 items and 20 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Ledgers, daybooks, receipts, and accounts of the Belknap
Wagon Company, Grand Rapids; the Thomas Haskins
Wagon Repair Shop, Scio; the Millen and Harlow Wagon
Shop, Ann Arbor; Benjamin Thompson, carriagemaker of
Tpsilanti; and the O. E. Thompson Carriage and Paint
Shop, Ypsilanti, Mich. Includes accounts (1860) of the
Home Insurance Company, Ann Arbor, Mich., of which
C. H. Millen was agent.
_ A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2384, 2447, 2474, 2606, and 2507.
Acquired from various sources.
MS 65-402
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of Michigan flour and woolen mills, 1833-
1920. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Daybook and ledgers (1833-41) of the James H. and
W. G. Fargo General Store and Flour Mill, Manchester;
daybook and ledger (1850-66) of the Joseph Bohr Lumber
and Grain Mill, Westphalia; daybook (1850-66) showing
wool purchases, customer accounts, and shipping records of
the Northville Woolen Mills; payroll accounts (1874) of the
Flint Woolen Mills; minutes (1889-1920) of the McMorran
Milling Company, Port Huron; and ledger (1902-07) of the
John C. and George H Wilcox Flour Mill, Plymouth.
^ A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2386, 2425, 2434, 2456, 2485, and 2521.
Acquired from various sources.
„. . . _ . r „ MS 65-403
Michigan. Vmyersifyr~Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of Michigan general stores, 1830-1926.
2 ft. and 913 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Daybooks, ledgers, journals, cashbooks, order books, cor-
respondence, and miscellaneous papers for general stores in
29 Michigan communities.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963), p. 196-
aOx.
Acquired from various sources.
47
«. ,_• ~ MS 65-404
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of Michigan hardware stores, 1860-1910.
9v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Daybooks, ledgers, and other accounts of the Fred P.
Dustin Hardware Company, Saginaw; the Johnson and
Thompson Hardware Store, Ionia; the J. F. Tibbets Lum-
ber and Hardware Store, Ravenna; and a paint and hard-
ware store in Manchester, Mich.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2418, 2451, 2460, and 251L
Gifts of Geneva Eebler, 1958; Mrs. Jane Palmer, 1955;
and Marie L. Estabrook, 1946.
MS 65-405
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of Michigan lumber firms, 1858-1927.
34 ft and 121 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Ledgers, journals, cashbooks, work reports, timber reports,
correspondence, and invoices of the following companies: A.
Chesbrough Lumber Company, Thompson; Addison
Fletcher Lumber Company, Alpena; Fletcher, Pack and
Company, Alpena; James Mead Lumber Company, Sagi-
naw; Mitchell and McClure Lumber Company, Saginaw;
Sturgeon River Lumber Company, Hancock; George O. and
James O. Whittemore General Store and Lumber Company,
Tawas City.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2401, 2430, 2431, 2462, 2477, 2505, and 2520.
Acquired from various sources.
. . MS 65-406
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of Michigan newspapers, 1861-1902. 12
v. and 18 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Record book containing articles of incorporation and
board minutes, and miscellaneous papers (1861-86) of the
Detroit Post and Tribune Company; records (1868-ca. 1880)
of the Manchester enterprise, consisting of four specimen
books of job printing work, account book, and records of the
Manchester Literary and Lecture Association and the Wash-
tenaw Baseball Club; and printing orders, subscription and
general account books (1886-1902) of the Milford times.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. VL Warner and L C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2415, 2459, and 2473.
Gifts of Mrs. Henry B. Joy, 1946; Mrs. Franklin M Reck,
1959; and Mrs. G. S. Rowe, 1950.
MS65-407
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of pharmacies and drug companies, 1882-
1936. 6 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Journal and account book (1882-84) of the Rollo S. Arm-
strong Grocery and Drug Store, Chelsea, Mich. ; prescription
file book, miscellaneous memoranda, and scrapbook (1891-
1908) of Weed's Drug Store, Pontiac, Mich.; 22 vols, of
business records (1895-1936) of the Milbourne Drug Com-
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Michigan. University-. Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of Michigan pharmacies and drug com-
panies, 1882-1936. (Continued)
pany, Eaton Rapids, Mich. ; and records (1887-1934) of tie
Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Mich.
_ A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2382, 2471, 2516, and 2518.
Acquired from various sources.
„ MS 65-408
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of public utilities in Michigan, 1850-1925.
5 items and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Articles of association and proceedings of meetings (1904)
of the Flint Gas Company; minutes book (1908-25) of the
Hadley Telephone Company, Lapeer, Mich.; minutes (1883-
92) of the Lansing Electric Light and Power Company ; time
book (1882) of the Saginaw Electric Light Company;
records (1850-55) of the Southern Michigan Telegraph
Company, Adrian, Mich. ; and report (1896) of the renova-
tion of the Thomson and Houston Electric Light Station in
Ann Arbor, Mich.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by K. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2433, 2442, 2453, 2493, 2501, and 2508.
Acquired from various sources.
MS 65-409
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Business records of railroad companies, 1843-1904. 122
items and 13 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, photocopies (negative).
Correspondence, indentures, stock certificates, payroll
books, and insurance schedules of the following railroads:
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway, Chicago and Western
Michigan Railroad, Eastern Railroad Company, Flint and
Per© Marquette Railroad, Marquette, Houghton and Onton-
agon Railroad, Michigan Central Railroad Company, Michi-
gan Lake Shore Railroad, Michigan Southern and Northern
Indiana Railroad, Muskegon Lake Railroad Company, Per©
Marquette Railroad Company^ Saginaw Valley and St
Louis Railroad, and Toledo, Thornton and St Louis Rail-
road.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R M Warner and L C. Brown (1963), p. 197-
200, 202-203.
Acquired from various sources.
MS 65-410
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Church records of Baptist congregations in Michigan,
1832-1947. 330 items and 20 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, miscellaneous minutes, financial records,
historical accounts, and membership rolls of Baptist churches
in twelve A>fi<»>ijjrfiTn communities.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M. Warner and L C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2160, 2162-2172.
„ MS 65-411
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Church records of Congregational churches in Michigan,
1830-1952. 56 items and 81 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Miscellaneous minutes, financial records, membership
rolls, and women's society records of 18 Congregational
churches in Michigan.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2183-2200.
MS 65-412
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Church records of Methodist Episcopal congregations in
Michigan, 1822-1938. 224 items and 12 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Miscellaneous minutes, financial records, historical
sketches, and baptismal records of 17 Methodist Episcopal
churches in Michigan.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2209-2225.
MS65-413
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Church records of Presbyterian congregations in Michi-
gan, 1831-1961. 287 items and 125 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, miscellaneous minutes, membership ros-
ters, financial records, reports, historical sketches, sermons,
and deeds of 89 congregations of the Michigan Synod of
the Presbyterian Church of the U. S. A
_ A composite collection consisting of groups of records
listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in the Michigan
Historical Collections of the University of Minhig a^ by
R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963), p. 188-193, and 239.
MS65-414
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Church records of Protestant Episcopal congregations in
Michigan, 1848-1958. 20 items and 78 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes, correspondence, membership rolls, financial rec-
ords, records of baptisms, marriages, and burials, historical
sketches, scrapbooks, records of women's societies and other
church affiliated groups, and other records of 27 Episcopal
churches. Includes 5 vols, of incomplete records (1885-
1933) sf the monthly meetings of the Detroit clergy of the
Protestant Episcopal Church.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2341-2368.
48
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
__ . . MS65-415
Michigan. University. Michigan. Historical Collections.
City and town records, 1775-1954. 1116 items, 141 v., and
2 reels of microfilm.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Tax assessment rolls, reports, council minutes, school
records, precinct registration records, historical sketches,
court records, plats, and other records of 41 Michigan cities
and villages.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by B. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2585-2609, and 2611-2626.
MS 65-416
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
County records, 1796-1962. 94 items and 21 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Board of Supervisors proceedings, election canvasses, tax
records, county convention proceedings, planning commis-
sion minutes, reminiscences, histories, and other records of
the following Michigan counties: Charlevoix, Delta, Goge-
bic, Tngh a mj Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Mason, Oakland,
Schoolcraft, and Wayne.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts
in tiie Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963), en-
tries no. 2530, 2531, 2535, 2538, 2540, 2544, 2547, 2555, 2559,
2570, and 2584.
MS 65-417
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Township and rural school district records, 1827-1947.
355 items, 72 v., and 1 reel of microfilm.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes, reports, historical sketches, treasurer's records,
tax rolls, contracts, and other miscellaneous records of 47
Michigan townships and rural school districts.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M. Warner and L C. Brown (1963) , entries
no. 2524-27, 2529, 2532-34, 2536-37, 2539, 2541-43, 2545-46,
2548-2554,2556,2558,2560-69,2571,2573-2583.
MS 65-418
Michigan Air Line Railroad Company.
Records, 1868-90. ca. 350 items.
Iii University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence concerning elections to approve aid to the
railroad, management, financing, and construction of the
line, and relations with other railroads; legal papers, receipts,
notices, articles of association, and subscription lists. Cor-
respondents include Charles W. Haze.
Gift of Mrs. N. D. Potter, 1952.
MS65-419
Michigan Council for UNESCO.
Records, 1950-54. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions,
Correspondence, minutes, reports, and programs.
Gift of Sarita L Davis, 1956.
MS65-420
Michigan Federation of Business and Professional Women.
Records, 1923-41. 3 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence and program and convention materials.
MS65-421
Michigan Forestry Association.
Records, 1905-42. 250 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, financial records, constitution, member-
ship lists, and reports. Correspondents include Robert
Craig, Jr.
Gift of Robert Craig, Jr., 1958.
MS65-422
Michigan Library Association.
Records, 1891-1948. 8 ft and 9 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, committee reports, minutes, programs,
scrapbooks, and other materials.
MS 65-423
Michigan Merit System Association.
Records, 1937-38. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, programs, and publicity activities to pro-
mote civil service reform in Michigan. Correspondents in-
clude Edward H Litchfield.
MS 65-424
Michigan Sugar Company, Bay City, Mich.
Records, 1898-1914. 100 items and 14 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Bylaws, prospectus, records of shipments, records of sugar
beet purchases, payroll accounts, general accounts, miscel-
laneous papers; and a few records of the Iowa Sugar Com-
pany, of Waverly, Iowa, successor of the Michigan Sugar
Company.
Gift of Dan Gutleben, 1957.
MS65-425
Michigan United Railroads Company.
Papers, 1907-1L ca. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Business correspondence relating to the operations of this
interurban and city railroad, timetables, payrolls, inven-
tories, annual reports, contracts, and financial statements.
Gift of Mrs. Stanley T. Lowe, 1955.
MS 65-426
Mickles family.
Papers, 1839-1923. 98 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Business and legal documents of the Mickles family, of
Saginaw Co., Mich., relating to land transactions in Livings-
ton, Shiawassee, and Saginaw Counties; a copy of a certifi-
cate (1861) of enlistment for Philip Mickles; and other
papers.
Gift of AHis F. Hussey, 1947.
49
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-427
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
Michigan. Commandery.
Records, 1885-1951. 26 items and 16 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Membership applications containing biographical data
and summary of military record ; an index to membership
applications; membership register; minutes (1901-27) ;
financial records (1885-1931) ; library records; and 26 remi-
niscences and papers of Union veterans who were members
of the Michigan Commandery.
MS 65-428
MoeMman, Arthur Bernard, 1889-1952.
Papers, 1933-52. ca. 100 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of education at the University of Michig an,
Correspondence, primarily concerning educator William
McAndrew; ms. of an address on McAndrew; and Moehl-
man's professional record.
Gift of Mr. Moehhnan and Herbert D. WatMns, 1950-53.
MS 65-429
Moffitt, John T I. 1862.
Papers, 1884-1947. ca. 350 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions. "
Lawyer. Correspondence and miscellaneous papers
mainly relating to the University of Michigan Law Class
of 1886.-
Gift of Mr. Moffitt,1942-43.
„ MS65-430
Monitor Mutual Insurance Company, Pontiae, Mich.
Records, 1870-1959. 1 ft. and 14 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, 10 vols, of the board of directors minutes
(1870-1950), record of policies, annual statements, and mis-
cellaneous papers.
Gift of Harry Garling, 1959.
MS 65-431
Monroe Co, Mich.
Records, 1819-1903. 375 items and 11 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Registrations, poll lists and election returns (1820-88) ;
assessment and tax records (1819-43), six of which pertain
to highway taxes; assessment roll of Milan Township
(1902-03) ; lists and abstracts of sales of State lands (1860-
99) ; tavern permits (1836-38) ; abstracts of permits, occu-
pations and new establishments (1830-40); bonds (1822,
1841-92) ; drain survey (1861) ; certificates of sales of swamp
lands (1867); census report of Port Lawrence Township
(1827) and Ida Township (1837)^ military lists (1869-86) ;
contracts of Monroe County Detecting Society (vigilance
committee) for 1848 and 1853; school reports (1835-83);
school census (1914, 1920) ; and miscellaneous papers.
MS65-432
Monteith, John, 1788-1868.
Papers, 1797-1871. ca. 350 items and 25 v.
Li University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Presbyterian clergyman, of Elyria, Ohio, and Detroit and
Blissfield, Mich., professor at Hamilton College, Clinton,
N. T., and president of the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence, diaries (1815-38), personal account books, notes
on Monteith"s library, sermons and sermon outlines, speeches,
notes on class lectures and other subjects, a notebook (1820)
containing Chippewa-English vocabulary, student notes
50
(1797-98) taken by Alexander Monteith at Dickinson Col-
lege, Carlisle, Pa., and a play entitled The raging firelands,
written by John Monteith, Jr. (b. 1833). Includes letters
(1820-h50) from Monteith to members of his family and
others discussing current events, his work, travels, places
visited, temperance reform, slavery, and bank failures ; let-
ters of Monteith's wife, Abigail Harris Monteith (1801-
1880), of his daughter, Sarah Sophia Monteith (1823-1893),
of his sons, George Monteith (b. 1839), John Monteith, Jr.,
Charles Monteith (1827-1848), and of Edwin Harris Mon-
teith (1843-1904), and scattered letters from other relatives
and friends. Letters from George cover his service as an
officer in the 4th Michigan Infantry during the Civil War.
Letters from Edwin cover his service in the 2d Brigade, 1st
Division, 5th Army Corps (Army of the Potomac).
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 25.
Gift of Caroline Monteith and Mrs. George Stevens, 1938.
MS 65-433
Moody, Arthur Edson Blair, 1902-1954.
Papers, 1930-54. 30 ft. and 38 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Journalist and U. S. Senator from Michigan. Chiefly
personal correspondence of Moody with his wife, his mother,
and other members of his family; correspondence covering
Moody's 1952 senatorial campaign and his newspaper work
in the U. S. and abroad during World War n; 3 vols, con-
taining Moody's voting record in the Senate; appointment
books while Moody was U. S. Senator; 34 vols, of scrap-
books of newspaper articles by Moody, for the most part
published in the "Detroit news" and in "Barron's weekly";
tape recordings and films; addresses; notes; newspaper
articles; and miscellaneous papers. Correspondents include
Bernard M. Baruch, William Benton, Chester Bowles,
Harry L. Hopkins, Estes Kef auver, William F. Knowland,
John J. Sparkman, Harry S. Truman, G. Mermen Williams,
and Charles E.' Wilson.
Gift of Mrs. Blair Moody, 1956.
MS 65 131
Moore, Charles, 1855-1942.
Papers, 1901-40. 1 ft and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts,
Washington, D. C. Correspondence from artists, editors,
and learned societies; diaries (1889-1903) containing com-
ments by Moore on his activities as clerk of the U. S. Senate
Committee on the District of Columbia, regarding U. S.
Senators, architects, artists, and Washington, D. C. Corre-
spondents include James T. Adams, William W. Bishop,
Daniel H. Burnham, James B. Bryce, Alexander Calder,
James B. Conant, Frederic A. Delano, Avard T. Fairbanks,
Belle da Costa Greene, Frederick P. Keppel, f-mil Lorch,
Theodore W. Noyes, Frederick L. Ohnstead, Herbert Put-
nam, Mary Roberts Rinehart, and Fred A. Willis.
Gift of Mr. Moore, 1939-41.
MS 65-435
Moore, James Martin, 1834-1913.
Papers, 1856-1913. 139 items.
Li University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Farmer and businessman, of Ypsilanti, Mich. Chiefly
personal correspondence with friends and family, including
records and three Civil War letters of Samuel R, Moore, of
the 20th Michigan Infantry.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Supplement, Oct. 1960) p. 17.
Gift of Mrs. Jams P. LoCoco, 1952.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
« _> x^ , MS65-436
Moriey, Fred, 1856-1942.
Papers, 1850-1940. ca. 350 items and 64 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Civil engineer, of Ann Arbor, Mich. Correspondence of
the Moriey and Clark families, chiefly between Mrs. Moriey
and her husband ; legal and business papers ; 54 diaries con-
taining daily accounts of engineering projects, travel, and
everyday events; notes; 9 Eastern Michigan University stu-
dent notebooks of Moriey and his wife; and a University of
Michigan student notebook kept by Moriey.
Gift of Mr. Moriey, 1941-42.
„ - „ MS65-437
Moms, George Sylvester, 1840-1889.
Papers, 1852-1935. 1 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and
the University of Michigan. Correspondence; a diary kept
by Morris during his student days and three diaries of
European trips; memorials after Morris' death; papers re-
lating to his son, Soger S. Morris; notebooks of class lec-
tures and other notes; and one vol. of notes on Professor
P. A. Trendelenburg's lectures on psychology in Berlin,
1867-68. Correspondents include Charles K. Adams, James
B. Angell, John Dewey, Daniel C. Gilman, Moses C. Tyler,
Frederick Uberweg, and Robert M. Wenley.
Gift of the estate of Mrs. G. S. Morris, 1936.
MS65-438
Morrison, Minnie Leona (Brown) 1899-
Papers, 1920-57. ca. 150 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, reminiscences of Bedford, Mich., and
Detroit, histories of various Detroit organizations, especially
women's clubs and St Paul's and St Christopher's Episco-
pal Churches, three scrapbooks, and an autograph book.
Gift of Mrs. Morrison, 1956-58.
„ . „ MS 65-439
Morse, Allen Benton, 1839-1921.
Papers, 1895-98. ca. 200 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan Supreme Court justice and U. S. consul. Cor-
respondence, business and legal papers, and an address.
Mainly letters of congratulation upon Morse's defeat of
Judge Thomas M. Cooley for the Michigan Supreme Court
in 1885.
Gift of Mrs. G. Lee Gates, 1942.
MS 65-440
Mosher, Eliza Maria, 1846-1928.
Papers, 1846-1934. ca. 4 ft. and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician and first dean of women of the University of
Michigan. Correspondence, primarily of a personal nature,
between Dr. Mosher and her niece, Sarah Searing, together
with earlier family correspondence; legal documents; bio-
graphical information: outlines of lectures; mss. of articles;
notes on trips abroad; us. of a biography of Dr. Mosher by
Florence Hazzard, including the correspondence and other
papers relating to it; four vols, of scrapbooks containing
notes and letters about places visited in the United States
and abroad and about Dr. Mosher's work. Correspondents
include James B. Angell and Oliver W. Holmes.
Gift of Mrs. Sarah Searing, 1942.
MS 65-441
Moulton, Charles Henry, 1838-1916.
Papers, 1861-1914. 83 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers. Includes 76
letters (1861-65) from Moulton, captain in Company B, 6th
Michigan Infantry, to his sister describing the attitude of
the people of Baltimore and New Orleans toward the occu-
pying troops, his own attitude toward the Negro, the bom-
bardment of Forts Jackson and St Philip, the .Siege of
Port Hudson, La, guerrilla warfare on the Mississippi, in
the Mississippi Campaign, and a march through a c ypr ess
swamp tearing up railroads and bridges.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Supplement Oct 1960) p. 17-18.
On loan from Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Davis, 1959.
MS65-442
MuHer (E. B.) and Company, Port Huron, Mich.
Business records, 1910-37. 9 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Manufacturing record, farmers' accounts, three journals,
three ledgers, drying record, and warehouse inventories of
a chicory processor.
Gift of Gordon McMorran, 1959.
MS65-443
Mnlvany, Peter.
Papers, 1856-1900. 159 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Assessor, of Marengo Township, Calhoun Co., Mich. Ac-
counts and receipts for building a schoolhouse in Marengo
Township in 1867-68; account book (1862) ; an account of
Mnlvany with the Depot Association; and private business
papers (1856-1900).
Gift of Mrs. Peter Mulvany, 1967.
MS65-444
Mummery, Arthur E
Papers, ca. 1884-1910. 150 items and 19 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Pharmacist of Ann Arbor, Mich. Correspondence and
legal and business papers, including personal accounts and
accounts of organizations.
Gift of Mr. Mummery, 1948.
MS65-445
Munger, Edith Garnett Cushaway Gotts, 1862-1945.
Papers, 1907-45. ca. 300 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
President of the Michigan Audubon Society. Corre-
spondence and addresses, largely relating to the Michigan
Audubon Society. Includes lists (1907-27) of birds ob-
served by Mrs. Monger. Correspondents include Wood-
bridge N. Ferris, William B. Mershon, and Chase S. Osborn.
Gift of Geneva Smithe, 1946.
51
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
„ , , MS65-446
Munson, John, 1870-1950.
Papers, 1904-51. 3 ft. and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
President of Northern Michigan University and Eastern
Michigan University. Correspondence and miscellaneous
papers dealing with Munson's campaign for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, his activities as editor
of "Moderator topics," college presidencies, and personal
business affairs. Correspondents include Jesse H. Ames,
D. A. Anderson, Harry D. Lee, Ray B. MacLean, and
George A. Selke.
Acquired, 1950-61.
MS 65-447
Murfin, James Orin, 1875-1940.
Papers, 1903-40. ca. 8 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan Circuit Court judge, State legislator, and regent
of the University of Michigan. Papers relating to the Uni-
versity of Michigan, including correspondence of Murfin
■with University regents, successive University presidents,
deans of departments, members of the faculty, alumni, State
Governors, senators, and others.
Gift of Mrs. James O. Murfin, 1940.
MS65-448
Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949.
Papers, 1905-60. 96 ft and 20 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Mayor of Detroit, Governor of Michigan, U. S. High
Commissioner and Governor of the Philippines, U. S. At-
torney General, and Associate Justice of the U. S. Supreme
Court. Correspondence, reports, speeches, notes, pictures,
scrapbooks, and miscellaneous papers covering personal
matters, the administration of the various public offices
held by Murphy, Detroit, the Philippine Islands, State and
national politics, the sit-down strike of 1937, international
affairs, and all phases of the New Deal. Includes much
material (1939-49) on the operation of the U. S. Supreme
Court and typescripts of interviews (1957) of Murphy's
brother George Murphy (1897-1961), judge of the Record-
er's Court of Detroit, concerning Frank Murphy's role in
the sit-down strike of 1937.
Complete index to correspondents in the repository. Par-
tial list of correspondents in the Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan (1963) p. 110-111.
Gift of the Murphy family, 1954-62.
MS 65-449
National Congress of Parents and Teachers. Michigan
Branch.
Records, 1918-54. 16 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Convention books, district books, bulletins, minutes, and
treasurer's reports.
MS65-450
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Mich-
igan.
Records, 1898-1959. 4 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Historian's reports, certificates, minutes, and miscellaneous
papers.
On loan from the Michigan Chapter.
MS65-451
Navarre family.
Papers, 1791-1858. 300 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence dealing with personal affairs and business
. matters, other business papers, legal documents of the
Navarre family of Monroe, Mick, and a petition relating to
Gabriel Richard. Correspondents include Gabriel God-
frey, Jacques Navarre, Joseph Navarre, George McDougall,
and Thomas Smith.
Gift of Clem J. Navarre, 1948 ; and others, 1951.
MS 65-452
Nell Gwyn's Company, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Records, 1930-56. 300 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, programs, clippings, fi-na.n«m records,
scripts, and a draft of James Umphrey's thesis on the com-
pany.
MS 65-453
Nelson, Joseph Raleigh, 1873-1961.
Papers, 1893-1954. 6 ft and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of English and director of the International
Center at the University of MinhigaTi, Correspondence,
mss. of publications, and other papers relating to Nelson's
professional activities in Engineering TWi glish , the Inter-
national Center, the Comedy Club, and Masques; and two
account books {1913-28) of Sweet Briar Farm, Ironton,
Mich,
Gift of Mrs. Nelson, 1961.
MS 65-454
Nelson, Rebecca Jewel (Francis) 6. 1846.
Letters, 1901-04. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Letters from Mrs. Nelson to her son, J. Raleigh Nelson,
relating to family affairs and everyday life in Ann Arbor,
Mich.
Gift of J. Raleigh Nelson, 1961.
MS 65-455
Newkirk, Henry Wirt, 1854-1946.
Papers, 1844-1936. 50 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and U. S. Representative from Michigan. Corre-
spondence and miscellaneous material, largely concerning
Michigan politics, including items relating to Newkirk
family genealogy ; poems and short stories; and two scrap-
books containing addresses on historical and patriotic sub-
jects, including woman suffrage in Michigan in 1912. Cor-
respondents include James B. Angell, William J. Bryan,
Joseph G. Cannon, Byron M. Cutcheon, Frank Knox, Wil-
liam A. Smith, Benjamin R. Tillman, Charles E. Townsend,
Fred M Warner, Booker T. Washington, and John S. Wil-
liams.
Gift of Birkett Newkirk, 1946.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
kt„m„ u n , MS 66-456
Noble, Henry G b. 1842.
Papers, 1862-65. 94 items and 5 v.
Li University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Letters and diaries written while Noble was serving in
Company B, 19th Michigan Infantry, during the Civil War
Gift of James E. Thomas, 1961.
MS 65-457
Norris, Mark, 1796-1862.
Papers, 1815-91. ca_ 2 ft and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Businessman, of Ypsilanti, Mich. Correspondence of
Norris, his wife, Roccina B. Norris, his son, Lyman D. Nor-
ris, a lawyer of Grand Rapids, Mick, and other members of
the Norris and Whittelsey families concerning family affairs,
education for women, religion, student life at Marshall
Academy, the University of Michigan, Tale University in
the late 1830's and lSWs, St Louis, Mo., Dred Scott, the
Civil War, the post office, banking, railroads, and other busi-
ness affairs of Ypsilanti; together with business and legal
papers. Correspondents include James B. Angell, Elmina
Brainerd, John Burgoyne, Lewis Cass, Isaac E. Crary,
Byron M Cutcheon, Donald M Dickinson, Woodbridge N.
Ferris, Douglass Houghton, Caroline M TCii-Hyi^ Andrew
B. Knapp, Lucius Lyon, John NorvelL Thomas W, Palmer,
Laura Plumb, Electa M Sheldon, and Jonathan Taft.
The Civil War letters of John Burgoyne are described in
Michigan men in the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michi-
gan Historical Collections, Bulletin no. 9. Supplement. Oct
1960) p. 7.
Gift of the Norris family, 1936-62.
MS 65-458
Norris, Mark, 1857-1943.
Papers, 1875-1960. 250 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Correspondence,
account book, speeches, citations, record book, and other
papers dealing with the legal and Masonic career of Norris,
Grand Master of Knights Templars in the U. S. Includes
political correspondence of Abbott L. Norris with Prentiss
M Brown, Homer Ferguson, Carl E. Mapes, Arthur H
Vandenberg, and Burton K. Wheeler; a University of
Michigan scrapbook (1875-76) of student life; and a stu-
dent notebook on Charles K Adams' lectures of 1877.
Gift of Abbott L. Norris, 1960; and Margaret Norris,
1962.
«.« . ™. MS65-459
O'Brien, Thomas James, 1842-1933.
Papers, 1877-1922. 33 items and 22 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and U. S. Ambassador to Japan, Italy, and Den-
mark. Correspondence, notes, and addresses chiefly con-
cerning Italy and Japan, and U. S. embassy business there;
10 vols, of personal accounts (1877-1912) ; and scrapbooks
of dinner menus, programs, invitations, photos., and clip-
pings relating mainly to O'Brien's service in Japan.
Gift of Howard O'Brien, 1946.
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MS 65-460
Okkelberg, Peter Olaus, 1880-
Papers, 1910-50. 3 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Biologist and dean of the University of Michigan Gradu-
ate School. Correspondence dealing with Okkelberg's pro-
fessional activities at Adrian College, Adrian, Midland
the University of Michigan; a biographical sketch; and a
copy of the history of the Hesselberg family.
Gift of Mr. Okkelberg, 1959.
MS 65-461
Oliver Tractor Company, Battle Creek, Mich.
Records, 1873-1930. 175 items and 30 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes of the stockholders and directors meetings,
ledgers, journals, price lists, correspondence and miscellane-
ous records reflecting the operations of the company and its
predecessor, the Nichols-Shepard Company.
Gift of Louis Ryason, 1963.
MS 65 162
Osborn, Chase Salmon, 1860-1949.
Papers, 1889-1949. 179 ft. and 267 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Author, journalist, regent of the University of Michigan,
explorer, and Governor of Michigan. Correspondence,
diaries, business papers, addresses, mss. of books, scrapbooks,
and miscellaneous papers. Includes letters from every
President from William McKinley to Harry S. Truman,
particularly from Theodore Roosevelt; correspondence with
most of the major and many of the minor leaders in the
Michigan Republican Party, and with prominent Demo-
cratic political leaders, newspapermen, and members of
Osborn's own family, primarily concerning business and
politics.
Some of the correspondents have been listed in the Guide
to manuscripts in the Michigan historical collections of the
University of Michigan (1963) p. 116.
Gift of Mrs. Osborn, 1950.
MS 65-463
Osborn, Stella Brunt, 1894-
Papers, 1918-57. 6 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Author. Correspondence relating to Chase Salmon Os-
"born (1860-1949), to Sugar Island, Mich., as a possible
United Nations headquarters site, to personal affairs, and
to the Atlantic Union movement ; mss. of writings, including
a partial biography of Governor Osborn; poems; and mis-
cellaneous papers. Correspondents include Alben W.
Barkley, Marion L. Burton, William Clayton, Fred L.
Crawford, Thomas E. Dewey, John F. Dulles, Homer Fergu-
son, Gerald R Ford, Walter F. George, Alfred M Gruen-
ther, Clare E. Hoffman, Hubert H. Humphrey, Lord Ismay,
Edward J. Jeffries, Estes Kefauver, Harry F. Kelly, Victor
A. Knox, Clare Boothe Luce, Blair Moody, Frank Murphy,
Richard M. Nixon, Chase S. Osborn, Charles E. Potter,
Owen J. Roberts, Alexander G. Ruthven, Wiley B. Rutledge,
E. Blythe Stason, Robert A. Taft, Herman E. Talmadge,
Elbert D. Thomas, Arthur H Vandenberg, G. Mennen Wil-
liams, and Jesse P. Wolcott.
Gift of Mrs. Osborn, 1958.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
^- „ MS65-464
Owen, Henry E
Correspondence, 1874-78. 70 items,
la University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Letters to Owen from his parents and friends in Adrian,
Mich,, during the period when he was a student at Michigan
Agricultural College (Michigan State University).
Gift of Richard Goff, 1958.
«_ „ MS65-465
Page, Herman, Bp^ 1866-1942.
Papers, 1900-40. 49 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Episcopal clergyman of Michigan. Correspondence and
scrapbook of letters largely relating to Page's retirement,
but including some of his personal papers. Correspondents
include Frank Murphy, George C. Stewart, and Henry P.
Williams.
Gift of the Michigan Diocese, 1963.
MS 65-466
Palmer, Charles Henry, 1814-1887.
Letters, 1875-79. 66 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Regent of the University of Michigan. Chiefly letters
from Palmer to his son, written while he was in Detroit
and Pontiac, Mich., relating to personal matters. Includes
references to the stock of the Eastern Railroad Company.
Gift of Elizabeth Palmer Bradfield, 1939.
„. _ ... , ., MS65-467
Parker, Franklin Leonidas, 1820-1894.
Letter press books, 1850-97. 33 v.
_ In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
^ Lawyer and real estate investor. Letter press copies of
business correspondence dealing with real estate invest-
ments, and other matters in Ann Arbor, Mich. Includes
occasional family letters.
Acquired, 1961.
MS 65-468
Parkhurst, John Gibson, 1824-1906.
Papers, 1834-1914. 15 ft and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, of Coldwater, Mich., Union Army officer, U. S.
marshal of the Eastern District of Michigan, and V. S.
Minister to Belgium. Personal letters from friends and
relatives, including letters describing President Buchanan,
French-Italian relations (1867), President Grant, the Chi-
cago fire, the Paris exposition (described by Robert Barn-
well Roosevelt, uncle of Theodore Roosevelt) ; 105 Civil
War letters describing Parkhurst's service as Colonel of the
9th Michigan Infantry and other units; correspondence re-
lating to Parkhurst's appointments, speaking engagements,
newspaper writing, business affairs, military matters, and
Democratic politics; 3 vols, of business records; 100 legal
and business papers of Parkhurst's father, Stephen Park-
hurst, of Oneida Castle, N. Y. ; and a diary (1868) of Park-
hurst's wife, Josey B. (Reeves) Parkhurst (d. 1870), noting
daily household events. Correspondents include Donald M.
Dickinson, Andrew Johnson, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt,
General George H. Thomas, and William H. Wilkinson.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War. by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 26.
Gift of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 1940; and Mrs.
Andrew Ness. 1941.
MS 65-469
Parmelee, Abner Cornelias, 1806-1889.
Papers, 1835-1934. 103 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan State legislator, of Hastings, and Marshall,
Mich. Correspondence, legal documents, genealogical notes
and sketches of members of the family, miscellaneous
papers, and private papers of Parmelee, of his daughter,
Delia Parmelee Phelps, and of other members of the family.
Topics include the Michigan Legislature of 1844 and busi-
ness affairs. Correspondents include Charles T. Gorham,
Henry E. Phelps, and Charlotte Parmelee Weld.
Gift of Charlotte Parmelee Weld, 1941.
„ MS 65-470
Parsons, Henry Betts, d. 1885.
Papers, 1876-82. ca. 200 items and 14 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Pharmacist Report of the faculty activities of Parsons
at the University of Michigan ; us. of a book on chlorophyll ;
pharmaceutical notes; and 14 vols, containing personal ac-
counts, notes, and data on g^ntinV experiments.
MS65-471
Patrons of Husbandry. Michigan State Orange.
Records, 1873-1961. 5 items, 8 v., and 1 reel of microfilm.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes (1874-1907) of the executive committee, minutes
and proceedings (1873-80) of the State conference; financial
and other records, and roster of all lodges.
Gift of the Grange, 1962.
_ MS 65H172
Patrons of Husbandry. Michigan State Grange. Ypttianti
Grange No. 56.
Records, 1873-1959. 450 items and 16 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, constitution, bylaws, roster of members,
minutes (1873-89, 1903-06, and 1940-59), financial records,
membership applications, quarterly reports, and receipts
Gift of Mrs. Walter C. Gale, 1962.
MS 65-473
Patterson, John C 1838-1910.
Papers, 1838-1924. 47 ft. and 164 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, of Marshall, Mich., and State legislator. Corre-
spondence, diaries, account books, legal records, memo books,
speeches, and other papers of Patterson, members of his
family, and of his law partner, William H. Brown, dealing
with family matters, politics, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale,
Miclu, the University of Michigan, and other topics. In-
cludes nine Civil War letters (1865) from Pliilo D, Patter-
son (b. 1844) written while he was serving in Company H,
9th Michigan Infantry. Correspondents include William H.
Brown, Frank D. Patterson, and George L Patterson.
The Civil War letters of Philo D. Patterson are described
in Michigan men in the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michi-
gan Historical Collections, Bulletin no. 9, Supplement, Oct
1960) p. 18.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-474
Patterson family.
Papers, 1825-1931. ca. 3 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, account books, business, legal, and other
papers of George Washington Patterson, Sr., Lieutenant
Governor of New York (1848-50); George Washington
Patterson, Jr.; their immediate families; and George Wash-
ington Patterson m, professor at the University of Michi-
gan. Includes 1500 letters on family affairs, genealogy of
the Patterson and related families, New York and national
politics including Whig Party affairs, life in Washington,
D. C. (ca. 1878); letters (1884-98) from Europe; corre-
spondence relating to the scholarly interests of George
Washington Patterson m, and a biographical sketch of him;
and 2 scrapbooks of George Washington Patterson rv cover-
ing Yale University days and World War I service. Corre-
spondents include James B. Angell, Boscoe Conkling, John
A. Dix, William Patterson, William H. Seward, Richard W.
Thompson, and Thurlow Weed.
Gift of Mrs. George W. Patterson m, 1937.
t> „ t .. MS65-475
Patton, John, 1850-1907.
Papers, 1888-1905. ca. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and U. S. Senator from Michigan. Correspond-
ence; speeches, mainly on patriotic or political subjects; and
newspaper clippings concerning Patton's political activities
in the Republican Party. Correspondents include Junius
E. Beal, Henry Billings Brown, Joseph M Carey, Cushman
K. Davis, James McMillan, Orville H Pratt, John T. Rich,
William B. Shatter, and Francis B. Stockbridge.
Gift of James Shearer n, 1958.
MS 65-476
Payne, William Harold, 1836-1907.
Papers, 1853-1933. ca. 2 ft. and IS v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor at the University of Mwrhi gap chancellor of the
University of Nashville, and president of George Peabody
College. Correspondence, personal account books, auto-
biographical and biographical vols., lecture notes, addresses,
and miscellaneous papers of Payne and his family. Most of
the letters are from Payne to Elizabeth Clark Payne and
concern his activities in education, particularly at the Uni-
versity of Nashville and Peabody Normal College. Corre-
spondents include James B. Angell, Lloyd C. Douglas, and
Elizabeth Clark Payne.
Gift of Mrs. Frank R Payne, 1937.
„ „,, MS6^477
Pennfield Township, Mich.
School records, 1849-1944. 1 ft. and 54 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Teachers' contracts, attendance records, board meeting
minutes, reports to inspectors, school census records, corre-
spondence, bills, receipts, checkbooks and stubs, and miscel-
laneous records.
On loan by the Pennfield School Board, 1949.
MS 65-478
Perry, Walter Scott, 1831-1897.
Papers, 1879-1926. 82 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Superintendent of schools, Ann Arbor, Mich. Correspon-
dence and notes of Perry, his wife, Emma B. Perry, and
his children relating mainly to family affairs. Includes 15
letters (1905) written by Mrs. Perry from Europe.
Acquired, 1952.
MS 65-479
Peterson, Reuben, 1862-1942.
Papers, 1905-40. ca. 3 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of obstetrics at the University of Michigan.
Correspondence, articles, notes, and papers relating to the
professional interests of Peterson at the University of Michi-
gan, particularly to the University Hospital and Medical
School. Correspondents include Carleton W. Angell, Junius
E. Beal, George Dock, Warren E. Forsythe, Albert C.
Furstenberg, William J. Mayo, Norman F. Miller, Frank E.
Robbins, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Alexander G. Ruthven.
MS 65-480
Phelps, Jessie, 1870-1957.
Papers, 1832-1951. ca. 200 items and 20 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of physiology at Eastern Michigan University.
Correspondence and other papers of Miss Phelps and her
family concerning family affairs, agriculture, trips to the
California gold fields and to Kansas in 1857-58 ; and diaries
and notebooks (1885-1951) describing her life as a student
at Pontiac High School, travel in the United States and
Europe, and her life as a retired teacher.
Gift of Geneva Smithe, 1957.
MS 65-481
Phelps, Mary Merwin, 1865-1944.
Papers, 1926-56. 1ft and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Author, of Ypsilanti, Mich Correspondence of Mary
Phelps with publishers and others about her book entitled
Kate Chase, dominant daughter (1935) ; mss. of several un-
published books and articles, including an article entitled
Sphinx of the forest, which is about Douglass Houghton;
personal record book of mss. sent to publishers ; and a scrap-
book of materials on Kate Chase. Correspondents include
Bertha G. Buell, Albert B. Hart, Allan Nevins, Chase S.
Osborn, Jessie Phelps, and Oswald G. Tillard.
Gift of Geneva Smithe, 1959.
MS 65-482
Phelps, William Henry, 1872-1939.
Papers, 1875-1939. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Methodist clergyman and editor of the Michigan Christian
advocate. Chiefly sermons and notes, articles, a Master's
thesis, two student notebooks for Albion College, Albion,
Mich, one voL of records of marriages, and correspondence
dealing with family affairs, Methodist Church activities, the
Michigan Christian advocate, and economic and labor prob-
lems, particularly the sit-down strike in Flint, Mich., in 1937.
Gift of Mrs. Phelps, 1938-39.
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MS 65-483
Phillips, Albert James, 1899-
Papers, 1930-60. 4 ft.
_ In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Executive secretary of the Michigan Education Associa-
tion. Correspondence, clippings, articles, speeches, and other
materials, primarily relating to Phillips' work with the asso-
ciation.
Gift of Mr. Phillips, 1962.
MS 65 181
Pieard, Frank A 1889-1963.
Papers, 1907-63. 3 ft. and 11 v.
In UJjiversity of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
U. S. District Court judge and first chairman of the Mich-
igan Liquor Control Commission. Papers, including scrap-
books, dealing with Picard's political activities, the Michigan
Liquor Control Commission, the Michigan Bar Association,
and the Michigan unemployment compensation bill, of which
Pieard was coauthor.
Gift of Ruth Pieard, 1963.
MS65-485
Pierce, Darius, 6. 1801.
Papers, 1810-1901. lft. and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Farmer, county official, and State legislator, of Washtenaw
Co., Mich Correspondence relating to Washtenaw Co. poli-
tics ; business and legal papers; thus, on agriculture and vari-
ous other topics; and four personal account books. Corre-
spondents include Alpheus Felch.
Gift of Mrs. L. A. Seamons, 194L
MS 65-486
Pillsbury, Walter Bowers, 1872-1960.
Papers, 1898-1960. 3 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of psychology and chairman of the Psychology
Dept. at the University of Michigan. Correspondence, lec-
ture notes, mss. of writings and examination questions. In-
cludes the working papers of the Psychological Laboratory
and the Psychology Dept. after its organization in 1929.
Correspondents include Henry C. Adams, Fayette W. All-
port, James R. Angell, George F. Arps, Henry M. Bates,
Edwin G. Boring, Norman A. Cameron, Moses Gomberg,
Clark L. Hull, Clarence T. Johnston, Charles H Judd, Kurt
Lewin, Norman R. F. Maier, Carl Murchison, Carl E. Sea-
shore, Edward B. Titchener, Edward C. Tolman, Robert M
Wenley, Lloyd S. Woodburne, Robert M Yerkes, and
Clarence S. Yoakum.
Gift of Walter M Pillsbury, 1960.
MS 65-487
Pollock, James Kerr, 1898-
Papers, 1947-49. 8 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of political science at the University of Michi-
gan. Correspondence and other papers dealing with Pol-
lock's service with the Hoover Commission on reorganiza-
tion of government. Correspondents include Dean G.
Acheson, George D. Aiken, Joseph W. Alsop, Arthur S.
Flemming, James Forrestal, Herbert Hoover, Joseph P.
Kennedy, Henry C. Lodge, George Meader, Sidney A.
Mitchell, Raymond L Moley, Gerald P. Nye, James H.
Sowe, John R. Steeknan, and Arthur H. Vandenberg.
Gift of Mr. Pollock, 1961.
MS65-488
PoLscher, Andrew A
Papers, 1941-42. ca. 50 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Author. Correspondence, mainly with Howard Peck-
ham, relating to the publication of Poisoner's Domesday
book (1942) ; drafts and notes concerning this publication:
and his booklet on Father Richard.
Gift of Mr. Polscher, 1951.
MS 65-489
Pond, EHhn BartBt, 1826-1898.
Papers, 1841-1939. 5 ft. and 15 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, microfilm ( % reel, negative) .
Journalist and State legislator of Michigan. Corre-
spondence and papers of Pond; his wife, Mary Barlow
Allen Pond ; his daughter, Mary Louise Pond ; and his sons,
Irving Kane Pond (1857-1939) and Allen Bartlit Pond
(1858-1929), architects in Ann Arbor, Miftn ., and Chicago.
Includes diaries of Pond, poems, albums, addresses, articles,
sketches, scrapbooks, an autobiography of I. K. Pond on
microfilm, and other papers.
Gift of Irving K Pond, 1940.
MS65-490
Pontiac, Mich. First Presbyterian Church.
Records, 1823-1937. 300 items and 49 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Records (1824r-1931) consisting of minutes, membership
rolls, financial accounts, and an historical sketch; a register
of members; financial records (1913-37); minutes (1904-
18) of the trustees; minutes (1870-1903) of the Church So-
ciety; women's societies' records (1908-28) ; minutes (1927-
28) of Sunday school teachers; papers (1914-25) of the
Building Committee consisting of minutes, correspondence,
and other items; Men's Society records (1928-29) ; scrap-
books (ca. 1882-93) ; files of unbound financial records; ser-
mons; reports; correspondence; historical sketches; material
on the International Council of Religious Education; and a
deed (1823) to the church.
MS65-491
Porter, George Bryan, 1791-1834.
Papers, 1765-1950. 79 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Territorial governor of Michigan. Correspondence
(chiefly concerning family affairs), commissions, receipts,
official and other papers of Porter and the Porter family.
Includes five letters from James Buchanan ; one letter from
George Dallas dealing with national politics; correspond-
ence of Porter with Andrew Jackson and Edward Living-
ston concerning the territorial governorship ; and miscellane-
ous correspondence and other papers (1940-50) dealing with
the Porter collection. Other correspondents include Samuel
D. Ingham, and David K. Porter.
Acquired, 1959.
MS65-492
Postum Cereal Company, inc., Battle Creek, Mich.
Records, 1896-1943. 230 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Payroll records, production records, and general accounts.
Gift of Charles Lent, 1958.
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MS 65-493
Potter, Henry Albert, 1840-1933.
Papers, 1862-1908. ca, 100 items and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Transcripts (typewritten) of originals owned by Mrs.
S.G. Palmer.
Correspondence, 4 diaries, a personal account book, service
record, and miscellaneous papers relating to Potter's Civil
War service as an officer in the 4th Michigan Cavalry. In-
cludes 60 letters (1862-65) from Potter to his family describ-
ing raids, skirmishes, and battles.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 27.
Gift of Mrs. S. G. Palmer, 1958.
MS65-494
Potter, William W 1869-1940.
Papers, 1895-1924. ca. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan State legislator. Correspondence and other
papers dealing with Republican politics in Hastings, Mich.
Correspondents include Julius C. Burrows, John Patton,
and William A. Smith.
Gift of Richard M Cook, 1961.
MS 65-495
Potts, James Henry, 6. 1848.
Papers, 1864-98. ca. 225 items and 8 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Methodist clergyman. Correspondence, sermons, poems,
articles, and eight notebooks of addresses and sermons.
Gift of J. Riston Potts, 1942.
„ ' . MS 65-496
Pound, Arthur, 1884-
Papers, 1935-57. ca. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Author and historian. Correspondence dealing with
Pound's publications, personal affairs, and business matters;
ms. of the book Lake Ontario (1945) ; a ks. entitled "Vol-
ume and victory," outlining the General Electric Company's
contribution to the war effort; and a partial ms. on postwar
industrial planning.
Gift of Mr. Pound, 1947 and 1957.
MS 65-497
Pray family.
Papers, 1826-1910. ca. 100 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, indentures, insurance policies, and re-
ceipts of members of the Pray and Geer families of Superior
Township, Washtenaw Co., Mich.
Gift of Willard Geer. 1956.
MS 65-498
Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. Presbyteries.
Records of Michigan Presbyteries, 1828-1961. 11 items
and 82 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes, ministerial rosters, registers,
treasurer's records, reports, and historical sketches of the
Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Grand River Valley, Kala-
mazoo, Lake Superior, Lansing, Marshall, Petoskey, Sagi-
naw, St Joseph, and Washtenaw Presbyteries of the Synod
of Michigan of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A.
A composite collection consisting of groups of records or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R M Warner and L C. Brown (1963), entries
no. 2229-2240.
MS 65-499
Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. Synods. Michigan.
Records, 1834-1960. 3 ft. and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes (1834-84) of the synod; treasurer's record and
minutes (1912-13) of the Evangelistic Committee; and
minutes, bulletins, and other papers of Presbyterian Youth.
MS 65-500
Protestant Episcopal Church in the U. S. A. Michigan
(Diocexe)
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes of the Executive Council; committee reports;
records of ordination, dismissals, confirmations; treasurer's
reports; historical sketches; scattered correspondence;
deeds; biographical notes of ministers of the Diocese;
records (1926-31) of Batchelder Hall; and records of many
individual churches in Michigan.
Described in Guide to manuscripts in the Michigan His-
torical Collections of the University of Michigan, by R M
Wamer and I. C. Brown (1963) p. 193.
MS 65-501
Randan, Caleb Dwinell, 1831-1903.
Papers, 1855-1902. ca. 325 items and 13 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
State legislator, banker, and founder of the Michigan
State School for Dependent Children at Coldwater. Chiefly
correspondence relating to family affairs, the State School
for Dependent Children, prison congresses, travels in Europe,
particularly Great Britain, France, and Russia; msb. on
various topics, including child welfare, the Coldwater
school, prison systems, and Russia; two scrapbooks contain-
ing mainly clippings of poems and ks. epitaphs from graves
in the Coldwater cemetery; and eleven personal account
books.
Gift of Mary A, Kenney, 1940.
MS65-502
Rankin, Thomas Ernest, 1872-1953.
Correspondence, 1915-28. ca. 650 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of rhetoric at the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence of Rankin, chiefly with book publishers, con-
cerning his scholarly activities and interests at the Univer-
sity of Michigan. Correspondents include Wilf ord M.
Aikin, William W. Bishop, Marion L Burton, Lloyd C.
Douglas, John R. Effinger, George N. Fuller, Walter H.
Sawyer, and Fred N. Scott
MS 65-503
Rathbun, Earle Henry.
Papers, 1902-57. ca. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Horse breeder. Correspondence relating to University of
Michigan affairs, particularly its football teams, the 1902
Rose Bowl game, and alumni activities; reminiscences con-
cerning Battle Creek, Mich., including one on "Posts, Kel-
loggs and the Sanitarium"; and copies of newspaper articles
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Rathbun, Earle Henry. Papers, 1902-57. (Continued)
about Frank Rathbun, father of Earle and mayor of Battle
Creek. Correspondents include Ralph W. Aigler, Charles
Baird, William M. Hollenback, Everett M. Sweeley, T.
Hawley Tapping, and Fielding H. Yost
Gift of Mr. Rathbun, 1954.
MS 65-504
Raymond, UrL
Papers, 1848-1910. 31 items and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Manager of a general store and teacher at Port Sanilac,
Mich. Three letter press books (1859-68 and 1894-99) con-
taining information about the general store business and a
few letters about the Methodist Church ; account book (1864-
72) ; account statements; two daybooks (1860-61 and 1864-
65) of the store; and a ms. of the newspaper "The bark
shanty times," later called "The Port Sanilac times."
Gift of Oliver Raymond, 1948.
MS65-505
Read, Gilbert E 1822-1898.
Papers, 1855-1903. 254 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan State legislator and businessman, of Richland,
Mich. Correspondence, 239 bills for hardware, 12 inden-
tures, land grants, deeds, and other legal papers. Includes
a letter (1866) from Zachariah Chandler.
MS65-506
Reed, Seth, 1823-1924.
Papers, 1848-1923. 61 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Methodist clergyman. Correspondence, including con-
gratulatory letters and communications on Methodist church
activities and anniversaries; a diary of Reed's service as a
member of the U. S. Christian Commission in Tennessee and
Alabama, in which he discusses wartime destruction, slavery
and education of slaves, hospitals, and aid to soldiers; a
sermon delivered the Sunday after Lincoln's assassination;
an address about Reed; autobiographical material by Reed
and his wife; records (1856-95) of marriages performed by
Reed; and miscellaneous papers.
Gift of Mrs. Waldo G. Keenley, 1938.
MS 65-507
Reeves, Jesse Siddall, 1872-1942.
Papers, 1853-1942. 17 ft and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chairman of the Dept. of Political Science at the Univer-
sity of Michigan. Chiefly correspondence, together with re-
ports, articles, book reviews, lecture notes, and miscellaneous
papers primarily concerning Reeves' academic interests in
political science and international law. Family affairs are
also covered. Includes letters from colleagues and friends
traveling abroad describing in some detail, points of interest
in the countries visited, and making comments on Italy under
Mussolini, the Stavisky affair in France, the early months
of the Hitler regime, and the Philippines in the 1930's.
Other subjects include a trip to Panama and Nicaragua in
1897, World War z, publication activities, lecture engage-
ments, job placement of students, national and international
scholarly committees and conferences, including the 1927
International Commission of Jurists in Buenos Aires, Uni-
versity of Michigan affairs, and the Dept. of Political Sci-
ence in particular, State and national politics, political
issues, and international affairs.
Partial list of correspondents in the Guide to manuscripts
in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan (1963) p. 127-128.
Gift of Frank E. Bobbins and the Reeves family.
MS 65-508
Regal family.
Papers, 1834-1905. ca. 250 items and 8 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, diaries, sermons, land patents, receipts,
and miscellaneous papers of the Regal family, particularly
Eli Regal, Baptist clergyman, his wife, Sarah Jane Regal,
their children, Abel Regal, Ellen Regal, and Eli Regal, Jr.
Includes a diary (1854) of Abel Regal; four noncontinnous
-diaries (1849-72) of Eli Regal, a diary (1857) and an
appointment book of Ellen Regal, and an account book
(1834-40). Correspondents include Raymond C. Davis and
Isaac N. Demmon.
Gift of Mrs. John R. Norton, 1957.
MS 65-509
Reichle, Lewis.
Papers, 1885-1945. 53 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan. Historical Collec-
tions.
Instructor in Latin at the University of 1Wi«Mg n», Cor-
respondence and other papers of Reichle and his wife, Flora
Slayton Reichle. Includes letters to Reichle about his wife's
book Rimes from the Great Lakes (1943) and other topics;
a manual on teaching Latin; grade reports (1881 and 1886-
£9) from East Saginaw, Mich, public schools; three vols, of
personal account books (1887-1908) ; biographical sketches,
poems, and notes of Mrs. Reichle.
Gift of Mr. Reichle, 1950 and 1956.
MS 65-510
Reighard, Jacob Ellsworth, 1361-1942.
Papers, 1889-1938. 20 ft. and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of zoology at the University of Michigan
Chiefly correspondence, primarily of a professional nature,
with colleagues and students at the University of Michigan,
and with other scholars interested in zoology throughout the
world; lecture and other notes; addresses and articles; two
vols, of field notes (1901) ; a notebook, a diary (1901) ; and
a diary (1905) of Reighard's son, Paul Roby Reighard.
Correspondents include James B. Angell, John Dewey, Lu-
cius L. Hubbard, Harry B. HutchLns, David S. Jordan,
John H. Kellogg, Alfred C. Lane, Alexander G. Ruthven,
Henry B. Ward, and Dean C. Worcester.
Acquired, 1945.
MS 65-511
Reimann, Lewis Charles, 1890-1961.
Papers, 1931-58. ca. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Author, of Ann Arbor, Mich. Correspondence concerning
the Thomas M Iden portrait and gift fund, and correspond-
ence and other papers pertaining to Hermann's books, The
game warden and the poachers (1959) and Incredible Seney
( 1953), together with the ms. of the latter book.
Gift of Mr. Reimann, 1958.
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MS 65-«l?
Rennells, Charles Stephen, 1873-1962.
Papers, 1852-1958. 60 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, photocopies.
We^eyan Methodist clergyman. Personal papers; miscel-
laneous papers collected by Bennells on Wesleyan Methodist
churches in Michigan; MS. of his book History of the Michi-
gan Conference, Wesleyan Methodist Church of America
(1940) ; a history of the Bennells family; sermon records;
and a photo, album.
Gift of Mr. Rennells, 1940-58.
MS 65-618
Rich, John Treadway, 1841-1926.
Papers, 1884-95. 10 items and 57 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Governor of Michigan. Two letter press books (1905-14) ;
two letters from Rich and one letter from A. P. Avery, en-
closing a letter from J. H Palmer which concerns Mi«higa"
political activities; 36 vols, of diaries containing comments
on the weather, Rich's daily schedule while Governor, social
events and routine matters of everyday life; 6 speeches by
Rich on various topics; receipt books; anil scrapbooks on
Rich's political activities. Correspondents include Julius C.
Burrows, Chase S. Osborn, Hazen S. Pingree, William A.
Smith, and Fred M. Warner.
Gift of Mrs. Rich, 1937.
MS 65-514
Richardson, Jonas D 1839-1864.
Papers, 1843-65. ca. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Union Army soldier. Civil War letters of Richardson
written while he was serving in Company D, 4th Mi«tiiga.n
Infantry; genealogical information on the Root and Col-
grove families; and miscellaneous papers.
Gift of Mrs. D. S. Bickford, 1961.
MS 65-515
Riggs, Henry Earle, 1865-1945.
Papers, 1914-42. ca.lft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Civil engineer. Correspondence dealing with the Univer-
sity of Michigan civil engineering alumni killed in World
War i; addresses on various topics, particularly those relat-
ing to University of Michigan affairs; two mss. entitled
"The Ann Arbor railroad 50 years ago," and "Thirty years
development in public utility valuation" ; and three vols, of
lectures, articles, notes, and testimony. Most of the papers
pertain to the investigation of the Detroit United Railroad.
Correspondents include Mortimer E. Cooley, Lawton He-
mans, and William M. Smith.
Gift of Finley B. Rigps, 1955.
MS65-616
Rigley, Charles E
Papers, 1882-1905. 187 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Vice president, secretary, and treasurer of the Estey
Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of furniture in
Owosso, Mich Letters to Rigley relating to business and
personal affairs, notes, receipts, and statements.
MS 65-617
Bobbins, Frank Egleston, 1884-1963.
Papers, 1907-52. ca. 200 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Assistant to the president at the University of Michigan.
Letters to Bobbins and President and Mrs. Harry B.
Hutchins, mainly brief notes of thanks from scholars,
authors, and political figures; seven letters from Brazil,
Chile, and Peru; correspondence relating to novels with an
Ann Arbor, Mich.,setting; a genealogy of the Egleston fam-
ily; and other papers, including poems, articles, addresses,
notes, sketches, and charts (1932-50) of University of Mich-
igan football games. Correspondents include Wilber M.
Brucker, Willa Gather, Robert Frost, Charles E. Hughes,
Sinclair Lewis, Frank Murphy, and William L. Phelps.
Gift of Mr. Bobbins.
MS 65-618
Bobbins, Jerome John, 1841-1921.
Papers, 1861-1913. 40 items and 9 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician in Michigan and Missouri. Correspondence and
diaries covering Bobbins' Civil War service as a medical
steward and assistant surgeon with the 2d Michigan Infan-
try; clippings and other papers relating to his wartime ex-
periences of a later date. Includes two letters (1863) from
Sarah E. Edmonds Sealye alias Frank Thompson.
Gift of A. P. Vierheller, 1962.
MS 65-519
Rogers, Henry Wade, 1853-1926.
Papers, 1873-98. 60 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of law at the University of Michigan and presi-
dent of Northwestern University. Letters to Rogers while
he was a professor at the University of Michigan, chiefly
relating to speaking engagements; scrapbook containing
programs and invitations primarily connected with North-
western University, including some from the University of
Michigan, the University of Chicago, and other institutions;
and an article written by Thomas M. Cooley on the U. S.
Supreme Court. Correspondents include Thomas F. Bay-
ard, George Biddle, Henry B. Brown, Grover Cleveland,
Thomas M. Cooley, Henry S. Frieze, Melville W. Fuller,
Joseph E. Gary, John M Harlan, James McMillan, Samuel
Maxwell, Samuel F. Miller, John P. Newman, George P.
Putnam, John H Vincent, and Alexander Winchell.
Gift of Dorothy Winner, 1945.
MS 65-520
Bominger, Carl Ludwig, 3820-1907.
Papers, 1838-1945. 1 ft. and 7 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician and Michigan State geologist. Chiefly corre-
spondence, primarily written from Germany; genealogical
information; an account book covering Rominger's medical
practice; scrapbooks; and historical sketches of Ann Arbor,
Mich., by Marie Bominger.
Gift of Marie Bominger, 1937; and Dr. and Mrs. Bobert
H Haskill, 1961.
MS 65-521
Roth, Filibert, 1858-1925.
Papers, 1911-14. ca. 100 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of forestry at the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence, including 10 letters from Both to President
Harry B. Hutchins concerning the University of Michigan
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Roth, Filibert, 1858-1925. Papers, 1911-14. (Continued)
School of Forestry and a bound voL of letters -written by
Roth's friends and former students on his retirement; drafts
of speeches on forestry and conservation; notes and arss. by
Roth and Robert Craig on various research projects and
courses in forestry; and a memorial upon Roth's death.
MS 65-522
Rowe family.
Papers, 1852-1946. ca. 350 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, business papers, reports, articles, sermons,
notes, and Civil War papers. Some of the papers concern
Highland Township in Oakland Co. and Milford, Mich,
Gift of Mrs. G. S. Rowe, 1950.
MS 65-523
Ruggles, Rademaker Lumber Company, Manistee, Mich.
Records, 1881-1907. 49 ft. and 239 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Letter books, invoices, ledgers, daybooks, account books,
land records, maps, and miscellaneous records.
Gift of the Charles F. Ruggles estate, 1955.
MS 65-524
Ruthven, Alexander Grant, 1882-
Papers, 1904-51. Ill ft. and 52 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
President of the University of Michigan. Correspondence
primarily covering every phase of the University of Michi-
gan's activities, including the faculty and staff, regents,
students and their parents, Michigan educators, officials, and
others; and addresses, articles, and testimonials.
Some of the correspondents are listed in Guide to manu-
scripts in the Michigan Historical Collections of the Uni-
versity of Michigan (1963) p. 133-134.
Gift of Mr. Ruthven, 1939-61.
MS 65-525
Saline, Mich. First Presbyterian Church.
Records, 1831-1936. 18 items and 17 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes and membership rolls; Church Society minutes
(1837-97) ; Young People's Society minutes (1885-95) ; Sun-
day Scloool records (1933-37); women's societies' records
(1865-1950) ; financial records (1880-1912) ; correspondence,
guest register, historical sketches, and other papers relating
to the 125th anniversary celebration.
MS 65-526
Salling-Hansen Lumber Company, Grayling, Mich.
Records, ca. 1887-1927. 250 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Business records, consisting chiefly of a variety of account
books covering the operations of the firm.
Gift of John Brunn, 1955.
MS 65-527
Sample, George Washington, 1868-1945.
Papers, 1896-1910. 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Circuit judge of Washtenaw Co., Mich. Two letter press
books (1896-97 and 1896-1905) containing official corre-
spondence written while Sample was county treasurer of
Van Buren Co., Iowa and business correspondence from Ann
Arbor, Mich. ; and three account books.
Gift of Paul V. Sample, 1945.
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MS65-528
Sands, Louis, 1825-1905.
Business records, 1863-1933. 262 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lumberman and banker of Manistee, Mich. 109 vols.
(1886-1929) of Sands and Burr, bankers of Ttf*ni<rt«» and
the Manistee National Bank; 116 vols. (186S-1933) of Louis
Sands Salt and Lumber Company, and other firms with
which Sands was connected containing journals and stock-
books; and 37 vols, of letter books (1901-29), chiefly of
George M Burr, trustee.
Gift of Mrs. Lottie M Smith, 1947.
MS 65-529
Satterthwaite, Joseph C
Papers, 1835-85. ca. 100 items and 44 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Proprietor of a flour and lumber mill, of Tecumseh, Mich.
Business papers, including receipts, deeds, 34 vols, of grain
mill records, and 3 vols, of records kept by Satterthwaite as
railroad freight agent; 2 personal letters to Satterthwaite
from his brother; obituary of William Satterthwaite; recipe
book; 2 notebooks; 2 scrapbooks; constitution and minute
book (1959) of the Tecumseh Reading Room Society; teach-
er's record book (1873) of Libbie Satterthwaite; and miscel-
laneous papers.
Gift of J. N. Satterthwaite and Elizabeth Satterthwaite,
1940 and 1947.
MS 65-530
Sawyer, Alfred Isaac, 1828-1891.
Papers, 1836-1919. ca. 2 ft. and 83 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Homeopathic physician, Masonic official, and mayor of
Monroe, Mich. Correspondence and papers of the Sawyer
and Toll families. Includes 21 letter press books and other
correspondence relating, in part, to Sawyer's Masonic busi-
ness, Monroe civic affairs, and the Homeopathic Medical
College of the University of Michigan; correspondence of
Sawyer's wife, Sarah G. Toll Sawyer, of his daughter,
Jennie Sawyer, and of other members of Sawyer's family;
34 vols, of Sawyer's diaries; 24 vols, of Jennie Toll Sawyer's
diaries; miscellaneous business and legal papers; notes,
speeches, and reports of Masonic affairs and homeopathy;
a ms. history of homeopathy in Michigan ; recipe books ; and
other material.
Gift of Jennie Toll Sawyer, 1937.
MS 65-531
Sawyer, Walter Hutane, 1861-1931.
Papers, 1904-31. ca. 6 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician, of Hillsdale, Mich., member of the Michigan
State Board of Registration in Medicine, member of the
Republican State Central Committee, and regent of the Uni-
versity of Michigan. Correspondence, notes, reports, ad-
dresses, and miscellaneous papers relating to the offices
Sawyer held, State medical affairs, Michigan politics, Hills-
dale, and family matters. Most of the papers relate to Uni-
versity of Michigan affairs, particularly the choosing of
successors to James B. Angell, Harry B. Hutchins, Le Roy
M. Burton, and Clarence C. Little, and affairs of the Medical
School, Homeopathic Medical School, University adminis-
tration, and the William W. Cook gifts. Correspondents in-
clude James B. Angell, James R. Angell, Levi L. Barbour,
Junius E. Beal, Stratton D. Brooks, Elmer E. Brown, Julius
C. Burrows, Marion L. Burton, William L. Clements, Wil-
liam W. Cook, Mortimer E. Cooley, J. B. Draper, Livingston
Farrand, John H. Finley, Frank W. Fletcher, James A.
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Sawyer, Walter Holme, 1861-1931. Papers, 1904-31.
(Continued)
Garfield, E. F. Gay, Charles Gayley, Claudius B. Grant,
James P. Hall, Benjamin S. Hanchett, Beverly D. Harrison,
Albert R. Hill, Arthur Hill, David J. Hill, Charles E.
Hughes, Walter J. Hunsaker, Harry B. Hutchins, Jeremiah
W. Jenks, Frederick P. Keppel, Loyal E. Knappen, Frank
Knox, Victor H. Lane, Clarence C. Little. Joseph W. Mauck,
Thomas May, James O. Murfin, Chase S. Osborn, Bliss
Perry, Alexander G. Ruthven, Wilfred B. Shaw, Charles E.
Townsend, Claude H. Van Tyne, and Victor C. Vaughan.
MS 65-532
Scott, Fred Newton, 1860-1931.
Papers, 1904-39. ca. 2 ft and 36 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of English and rhetoric at the University of
Michigan. Ca. 2000 letters mostly written to Scott from
friends, colleagues, students, publishers, editors, authors,
and learned societies dealing mainly with literary and lan-
guage questions and with Scott's lecture engagements, book
reviewing, and other writings; 5 diaries (1903-16 and 1920-
22) noting University of Michigan activities and travels;
lecture notes; Scott's University of Michigan Ph. D. thesis;
29 miscellaneous memorandum books; poems, articles, ad-
dresses, reviews, and miscellaneous papers, including bio-
graphical sketches of Erastus O. Haven, Harriet M Scott,
Henry P. Tappan, and James C. Watson. Correspondents
include Ray S. Baker, Robert S. Bridges, James W. Burns,
Albert M Cooley, John W. Ctmliffe, Joseph V. Denriey,
James M Dent, Lloyd C. Douglas, Kelson C. Field, Henry
W. Fowler, Willard C. Gore, Claudius B. Grant, Karl E.
Harriman, Avery Hopwood, James F. Hosic, William G.
Howard, Lucius L. Hubbard, Albert Kahn, James Keeley,
Clarence B. Kelland, John H Kellogg, William K Kellogg,
Milton A. McRae, Edwin L. Miller, Edgar A. Mowrer,
Allan Nevins, Chase S. Osborn, Emory Park, William L.
Phelps, Arthur Pound, Alexander G. Ruthven, James
Schermerhom, Georgia Jackson Scott, James E. Scripps,
Joel E. Spingarn, Raymond G. Swing, Claude H. Van Tyne,
Samuel Van Valkenburg, Lee A White, and Charles E.
Whitmore.
Gift of Mrs. Scott, 1940-41.
MS65-533
Sears, William Barnard, 1831-1922.
Papers, 1852-1915. 82 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chief engineer, of Flint, Mich, and the Pere Marquette
Railroad. 52 diaries noting personal matters, surveying and
construction of railroads, topography and flora of central
Michigan, with a few comments on political affairs; 30 vols,
of personal account books; and notebooks.
Gift of Mrs. John Kagay, 1957.
MS 65-534
Sebnon, Bertha Eugenia (Loveland) 1877-
Papers, 1932-49. 2 ft. and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician, of Battle Creek, Mich. Correspondence mainly
with women colleagues in the medical profession in Michi-
gan oh various topics, including the Medical Women's Na-
tional Association, early women physicians in Michigan,
and birth control; a notebook of clippings and notes; and a
portfolio of biographical sketches of Michigan women phy-
sicians. Over half of the papers are notes and mss. on pioneer
women in medicine, particularly in Michigan.
Gift of Dr. Selmon ani*Mrs. William A. Cos, 1949.
MS 65-535
Sharfman, Isaiah Leo, 1886-
Papers, 1920-56. 16 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of economics and labor mediator and arbitrator.
Correspondence, reports, and other . papers, chiefly re-
lating to Sharfman's professorship at the University of
Michigan, and includes materials on his activities as labor
mediator and arbitrator in the 1930's and the 1940's.
Gift of Mr. Sharfman, 1963.
MS 65-536
Shartel, Burke, 1889-
Papers, 1901-59. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of law at the University of Michigan. Corre-
spondence and other papers dealing with personal matters,
University of Michigan affairs, particularly the University's
decision to re-enter the Western Athletic Conference in 1913,
the Law School, and Shartel's professional activities. In-
cludes letters from former students serving in World War
n. Correspondents include Wilber M Brucker, Homer Fer-
guson, Felix Frankfurter, Martha Wright Griffiths, J.
Joseph Herbert, Donald S. Leonard, George Meader, James
O. Murfin, Marcus Plant, Roscoe Pound, Allen F. Smith,
Edwin B. Stason, and Hessel N. Yntema.
Gift of Mr. Shartel, 1959.
MS 65-537
Shaw, Wilfred Byron, 1881-1959.
Papers, 1900-54. ca. 1 ft. and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions. .
Director of the University of Michigan Alumni Associa-
tion and editor of the Michigan alumnus quarterly review.
Personal correspondence; articles and speeches; original
drawings and plates for etchings; notes and miscellaneous
material dealing with a variety of topics, primarily con-
nected with Shaw's work at Hhe University of Michigan;
autograph book of prominent American and world figures;
scrapbooks (ca. 1949) of University of Michigan buildings
and personalities; two vols, of University of Michigan stu-
dent notebooks (1900-01) on courses by Henry C. Adams,
James B. Angell, Richard Hudson, and Fred N. Scott. Cor-
respondents include James R. Angell, Earl D. Babst, Marion
L. Burton, James L. Morrill, Chase S. Osborn, Alexander G.
Ruthven, Harold J. Smith, Ralph Stone, Mark Sullivan, and
Arthur H. Vandenberg.
Gift of Mr. Shaw, 1953-59.
MS65-538
Shaw family.
Papers, 1840-1938. 1ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence of Brackley Shaw (b. 1818), his son Ho-
Tatio Watson Shaw (1847-1918), and his brother, Horatio
Watson Shaw (1822-1910), regarding missionary activities,
family affairs, and the political interests of Brackley Shaw
as a member of the Michigan Legislature (1869-70 and 1881-
84). Includes six letters (1845-48) from Horatio Watson
Shaw (1822-1910) to his brother written from Ann Arbor
while he was a student at the University of Michigan; and
three articles (1938) by Brackley Shaw (b. 1913) discussing
University of Michigan student publications.
Gifts of Wilfred B. Shaw, 1948, and Mrs. Roger Palpant,
1963.
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Shay, Ephraim, 1839-1916.
Papers, 1875-1914. ca. 185 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Postmaster at Waring, Mich., and inventor of the Shay
locomotive. Correspondence, deeds, contracts, mortgages,
tax papers, notes on Shay's locomotive, and miscellaneous
items, relating to business affairs and construction activities
at little Traverse Bay, Waring, and Harbor Springs, Mich,
Correspondents include Austin Cary, Kay Melton, and
EhhuBoot. ^^
Gift of Mrs. Lette Shay, 1939.
m. - ., MS 65-640
Shearer family. ««™m/
Papers, 186T-1946. ca. 100 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Papers of the Shearer family, of Bay City, Mich. In-
cludes 4 personal letters (1874-86) from James Shearer to
w ??'' SfJT'S - papers of C6L Alfred M- Shearer and
ist la. Alfred M Shearer, Jr.; an abstract (1867) of Bay
City property ; and miscellaneous papers.
Gift of James Shearer.
m. ^ MS 65-541
Shearman, Francis WiOett, 1817-1874.
Papers, 1839-78. 108 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Editor of the Marshall (Democratic) expounder, judge,
and superintendent of public instruction. Correspondence;
business papers; a ms. on the Cawood patent swage block,
(an instrument for repairing railroad rails) ; 35 speeches and
addresses on patriotic and political topics, the Civil War
Indians, and Isaac Crary; and miscellaneous papers. In-
cludes letters from Robert M T. Hunter, from William
Woodbndge on the University of Michigan, and from
Thomas C. Fitzgibbon of the 14th Michigan Infantry
Gift of William Page, 1938.
HfS 65—545
Sherzer, William HitteU, 1860-1932
Papers, 1874-1929. ca. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of natural science at Eastern Michigan Uni-
versity. Correspondence, articles, notes, and other papers
L -j™?' T™] 7 Latins <» his interest and scholarly
ifSJV 1 ^*? ° f ? 60l0gy - Includes correspondence
of Bela Hubbard, five vols, of geological field notes (1896)
on Monroe and Wayne Co, Mick, and an K . a. thesis I from
the University of Michigan. Correspondents include James
Hall, Bela Hubbard, Lucius L. Hubbard, Alfred C. Lane
and Filibert Both.
Gifts of Mrs. Charles Lamb, Josephine Sherzer, and
Geneva Smithe, 1948 and 1954.
Shetterly.SethK 5.1820. MS 65-543
Papers, 1829-1934. ca.2ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and Michigan State legislator. Correspondence,
miscellaneous business and legal papers, school papers,
poems and essays, and notebooks. Includes ca. 1400 letters
of Shetterly and his wife, children, relatives, and friends,
including letters from Shetterly's father, Henry B. Shet-
terly, and Samuel Smith and family. The correspondence
deals with family matters, Grand Traverse and Macomb |
Co, Mich, affairs, legal cases, Democratic Party activities,
legislative affairs, the Alphadelphia Association, and other
topics. Correspondents include Charlotte Adams, Edward
F. Adams, Thomas Adams, K. J. Aldrich, Zachariah Chan-
dler, George B. Clark, Donald M Dickinson, Silas H Doug-
las, Divie B. Duffield, Ephraim Smith, Samuel R. Smith,
Sidney J. Smith, James Stephens, and John Stephens.
Gift of Arthur Van Duren, Jr., 1939.
..... „„ , m , MS05-S44
Shields, Edmund Claude, 1871-1947.
Papers, 1854-1958. 37 items and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, regent of the University of MwMg ™ and chair-
man of the Democratic State Central Committee. Corre-
spondence, including one scrapbook of correspondence
largely relating to Shields' campaigns for regent and bis
service on that board, and his sendee to the Democratic
Party; biographical sketches; citations; and correspond-
ence and papers of Shields' father, Dennis Shields.
Gift of Mrs. Francis Shields and Edmund C Shields.
195L ^
■ -... „__ . , ■ MS65-545
Shields, Francis J
Papers, 1941-56. ca. 2 ft. and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, of Howell, Mich. Correspondence and other
papers dealing with personal and business affairs, including
letters from servicemen in World War n and two vols, of
reminiscences concerning Howell and Whitmore Lake,
Mich., student life at the University of Michigan, and the
1896 Democratic National Convention. Correspondents in-
clude Edmund C. Shields.
Gift of Mr. Shields, 1960.
s.ii t i. u i. i^ » MS65-546
Sulp John Mahehrl Berry, 1831-1901.
Papers, 1894-1901. 240 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Educator in Michigan and U. S. Minister to Korea.
Chiefly letters written from Korea by Sill, his wife and his
son, Joseph Sill, describing that nation and the functioning
of the American Legation there (1894-97) with added
descriptions of Japan; poems, notes; and a partial biograph-
ical sketch of Sill by Shirley W. Smith.
Sink, Charles Albert, 1879- MS 65_M7
Papers, 1907-57. 23 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan State legislator and president of the University
of Michigan Musical Society. Correspondence and other
papers concerning personal affairs, Michigan politics, the
University of Michigan and musical activities in particular.
Correspondents include Henry M Bates, Junius E BeaL
Roscoe O. Bonisteel, Emerson K. Boyles, Wilber M. Brucker,
Manon L. Burton, Nina Burton, Hugh Cabot, William L.
Clements, William A Comstock, Mortimer E. Cooley
James J. Couzens, Luren D. Dickinson, Frank D. Fitz-
gerald, Fred W. Green, Alexander J. Groesbeck, Harry B
Hutchins, James Inglis, Clarence C. Little, Albert Lock-
wood, Frank D. McKay, George A. Malcolm, Earl C.
Michener, Earl V. Moore, John Munn, James 0. Murfin,
Frank Murphy, Chase S. Osborn, Walter H. Sawyer, Shir-
ley W. Smith, Albert A Stanley, William F. Turner
Arthur H Vandenberg, and Merlin Wiley '
Gift of Charles Sink, 196L
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
a™ i. « ,- „ MS 65-548
Skarshaug, Pauline Grant (Waite), 1901-1950
Papers, 1896-1949. ca. 1 ft. and 27 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Librarian at the University of Michigan. Largely per-
sonal letters (1909-19) received by Mrs. Skarshaug together
with correspondence and miscellaneous papers of the Waite
family; and diaries with comments on the weather, daily
routine in high school, housework, and work at the Univer-
sity of Michigan. Some of the correspondence relates to the
University of Michigan.
Gift of Emory C. Skarshaug, 1951.
ci _* a m ., , MS65-549
Slayton, Asa Walker, 1. 1830.
Papers, ca. 1853-1907. 3 ft. and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Farmer and teacher, of Grattan, Mich Correspondence
concerning the Civil War and Slayton family genealogy;
business and legal papers; and Slayton's Civil War journal
describing details of the war while he was serving as 2d
lieutenant in Company B, 25th Michigan Infantry. In-
cludes personal letters from relatives; business letters from
various firms, particularly book companies; letters (1860)
written from Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich.; student
letters (1864, 1895-96) from Ann Arbor, Mich.; and Civil
War letters from Augustus Whitman Slayton, Charles
Wood Slayton, and Chester Metcalf Slayton.
The Civil War journal and letters are described in Michi-
gan men in the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan
Historical Collections, Bulletin no. 9, Supplement. Oct
1960) p. 21-22.
Gift of Lewis Reichle, 1942 and 1950.
MS 65-550
Slayton, William Clark, 1823-1897.
Papers, 1870-1940. 12 ft. and 40 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Farmer, of Michigan. Personal family correspondence,
with some mention of matters relating to Hillsdale College,
Hillsdale, Mich.; 29 diaries of Slayton; 2 diaries of Slay-
ton's second wife, Julia A. Slayton; a diary of his son, Wil-
liam Lambert Slayton, written while he was serving in
Company B, 25th Michigan Infantry; 7 diaries of Sarah
Augusta Slayton; and an autobiography (64 p.) of George
A. Slayton. Members of the family include George A. Slay-
ton (son of William C. Slayton), his wife, Sarah Abbie
(Dunn) Slayton, her sisters, Helen (Dunn) Gates and
Nettie Dunn, and the children of George and Sarah Slay-
ton: Lewis Dunn Slayton, Helen Elizabeth Slayton, Abbie
Cyrena Slayton, George Francis Slayton, and Sarah Au-
gusta Slayton.
The Civil War diary is described in Michigan men in the
Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Collec-
tions, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 28.
Gift of the Slayton-Dunn estate, 1957.
■ ■ ■ ■ MS65-551
Sleeper, Albert E 1862-1934.
Correspondence, 1919. 614 items.
.In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Governor of Michigan. Letters of gratitude (in French)
written by Belgian children to Gov. Sleeper who was presi-
dent of the Dollar a Month Club for the Relief of Belgian
Children.
Gift of Mrs. Sleeper, 1938.
MS 65-552
Sligh family.
Papers, 1825-1960. 21 ft and 125 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, 3 diaries relating to the Civil War, 14
vols, of business records (1825-455), and notebooks on
Masonic affairs of James Wilson Sligh (1821-1863), busi-
nessman of Grand Rapids, Mich, and captain in the Michigan
Engineers and Mechanics during the Civil War; Civil War
correspondence of James May Sligh (1844-1921), a physi-
cian and an officer in the Michigan Engineers and Mechanics;
papers (1871-1927) of Charles Robert Sligh, St. (1850-
1927), Grand Rapids furniture manufacturer, Michigan
political leader, State senator and gubernatorial nominee,
consisting of correspondence dealing with Sligh's Civil War
service, 49 diaries and notebooks, 7 vols, of account books and
ledgers, speeches, legal documents, 3 scrapbooks, clippings,
pamphlets, and biographical notes dealing with the furniture
industry, family affairs, Grand Rapids, business enterprises
in California, Arizona, and elsewhere, World War i activi-
ties (preparedness movement, Plattsburg, N. Y. Training
Camp, the National Security League, and airplane produc-
tion), and politics on the local, State, and national level,
especially bimetallism (1893-97), the election of 1896, the
Michigan Senate (1922-24) and the Michigan primary elec-
tions of 1924; and papers (1940-60) of Charles Robert Sligh,
Jr.(hJ.906") Grand Rapids businessman, past president and
executive vice president of the National Association of Man-
ufacturers, consisting of correspondence, speeches, 47 vols, of
scrapbooks, tape recordings, pamphlets, and clippings
dealing with family affairs, the National Association of
Manufacturers, the furniture industry, and politics. Cor-
respondents include Civil War soldiers Sidney Abbott,
Charles H Cudney, Edson P. Gifford, Enos Hopkins, Wil-
liam P. Innes, David A. Jewell, Dow L Lighthall, John W.
McGrath, Clement F. Miller, William S. Nevins, George D.
Walker, Walter Warner, Albert Wells, and George W.
White. Other correspondents include Russell A. Alger,
Frederick A. Baker, William P. Belden, Aaron T. Bliss,
Wilber M. Brucier, William J. Bryan, Julius C. Burrows,
Marion L Burton, Martin J. Cavanaugh, William E. Curtis,
Byron M. Cutcheon, Richard L Drake, John G. Emery,
Woodbridge N. Ferris, Thomas W. Ferry, Mark Foote,
Clyde H. Geerlings, John A. Hannah, Ebenezer G. D.
Holden, Samuel W. Hopkins, Frank Knox, Cyrus G. Luce,
James McMillan, Lee Mantle, George Meany, Henry Morgen-
thau, Allen B. Morse, Chase S. Osborn, Hazen S. Pingree, D.
A. Reynolds, John T. Rich, George F. Richardson, Alexander
C. Sly, William A. Smith, Francis B. Stockbridge, Arthur
E. Summerneld, Charles A. Towne, James M. Turner,
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Fred M. Warner, Charles W. Wat-
kins, Erwin C. Wattdns, Frederick M Wheeler, and Justin
R. Whiting.
The Civil War papers are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Supplement, Oct 1960).
Gift of Charles R. Sligh, 1958-60.
MS 65-553
Slosson, Preston William, 1892-
Papers, 1938-49. 60 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of history at the University of AfiffTiig an Let-
ters written by Slosson and members of his family from
Europe, Western United States, particularly Wyoming, and
Ann Arbor, Mich. ; and articles by Slosson.
Gift of Mr. Slosson, 1939-1959.
63
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
o -«. a ™_ „ . MS 65-554
Smith, Ansellary Brooks, d. 1962.
Papers, 1932-^2. 54 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Chiefly correspond-
ence between Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (1884-1951)
and his wife, Hazel H. (Whittaker) Vandenberg, and
Smith, their personal physician, relating to personal matters
and their health, with some mention of politics and the 1948
Republican presidential nomination.
Gift of A. Brooks Smith, Jr., 1963.
. . lt ^ , MS65-555
Smith, Charles, of Pontiae, Mich.
Correspondence, 1889-97. ca. 100 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence of Smith and Myrta Horton giving ac-
counts of social activities in Pontiac, Mich.
B . , MS 65-556
Smith, Clement McDonald, 1844-1923.
Papers, 1860-1922. 1 item and 15 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, of Hastings, Nashville, and Charlotte, Mich.
Three diaries of everyday happenings; letter describing a
trip from Detroit to Philadelphia to attend the centennial
exposition; nine account books; one scrapbook; and two vols,
of University of Michigan student notebooks on courses
taught by James V. Campbell, Thomas M Cooley, Ashley
Pond, and Charles L Walker.
Gift of Shirley W. Smith, 1938.
o •«. tt „ , MS65-557
Smith, Henry Parker, 1826-1898.
Papers, 1823-93. 22 items and 23 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Storekeeper and farmer of Schoolcraft, Mich. 23 diaries
(1846-93) and other papers of Smith, his father, Thaddeus
Smithy his daughter, Isa Smith, and his wife, Harriet Smith,
describing the early settlement and activities of Schoolcraft
and Prairie Ronde, Miclu, schoolteaching in Maumee, Ohio
in 1853, Lincoln's Kalamazoo speech (1856), secession in
Missouri, and other Civil War topics.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley B. Smith, 1953 and 1963.
e *v t - MS65-558
Smith, Joae.
Papers, 1887-98. 103 items and 13 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Personal and business correspondence and 13 personal
account books of Miss Smith, of Adrian, Mich.
Gift of Richard Goff, 1953.
MS 65-559
Smith, Ralph Lawes, 1900-1961, collector.
Papers, 1928-61. 4 ft. and 22 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Journalist, of Grand Rapids, Mich, Materials collected
by Smith on the career of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg.
Includes a complete file on Vandenberg's remarks as they
appeared in the Congressional record, press releases, copies
of speeches and campaign literature; 20 letters from Van-
denberg, other letters about him, and 22 vols, of scrapbooka
containing nationwide newspaper coverage for Vanden-
berg's senatorial years.
Gift of Mrs. Smith, 1962.
64
MS 65-560
Smith, Shirley Wheeler, 1875-1959.
Papers, 1881-1959. 4 ft. and 18 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Vice president and secretary of the University of Michi-
gan. Correspondence, articles, addresses, notes, and scrap-
book relating principally to the University of Michigan;
account book (1881-90) of poultry sales; diary of a bicycle
trip through Europe in 1896; diary (1926-29) of the opera-
tions of Smith's office at the University of Michigan; us.
on James B. Angell entitled An American influence; 11
University of Michigan student notebooks (1895-97) on
courses by Henry C. Adams, James B. Angell, Charles H.
Cooley, Isaac N. Demmon, Burke A Hinsdale, Richard Hud-
son, Andrew C. McLaughlin, Lawrence A McLouth, and
notes on sermons and lectures.
Gift of Mr. Smith.
. . 1L „ „ MS65-661
Smithe, George Cornelius, d. 1910.
Papers, 1863-1954. ca. 125 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Personal correspondence and other papers of Smithe and
his daughter, Geneva Smithe. Includes Civil War papers,
miscellaneous business and legal papers, including Smithe's
will; and genealogical notes. The correspondence of Geneva
Smithe includes letters on the indexing of the book, History
of Washtenaw County, Minhign^ (1881).
Gift of Geneva Smithe, 1948.
Smitter, Wessel, 1894-1951. MS 65-562
Papers, 1938. 3 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Author. Mss. of Sautter's books F. O. B Detroit (1938)
and Another morning (1941), and short stories and articles
Gift of Faith Smitter, 1961.
„-■, MS 65-563
Soule, Harrison, 1832-1922.
Papers, 1856-1925. ca. 250 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Union Army officer, and treasurer of the University of
Michigan. Correspondence; diary (1863-65) describing de-
tails of tb.e Civil War while Soule was serving in the 6th
Michigan Infantry and Heavy Artillery, and other papers.
Includes 170 letters (1861-65) from Soule to his wife; a
letter (1862) from Byron Stoddard (1841-1863), sergeant
in Company I, 6th Michigan Infantry; correspondence
(1890-1904) between Soule and J. C. Leonard, collector of
materials for the University of Michigan Museums through-
out the western part of the United States; and a literary
Ms. ..of Annah May Soule.
The Civil War letters and diary are described in Michigan
men in the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Histori-
cal Collections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 28 and SuDDle-
ment, Oct 1960, p. 23-24.
Gift of Mrs. L. L Clarke, 1944.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-564
Spalding, Wilbur F 1834-1861
Papers, 1862-64. 58 items.
Id University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Photocopies made from originals owned by Lyle Walsh.
57 letters from Spalding written to his wife while serving
with Company I, 6th Michigan Infantry, during the Civil
War, mainly from New Orleans and Port Hudson, La., de-
scribing the Siege of Port Hudson, and expressing his un-
happiness with Army life and the conduct of the war; to-
gether with a diary (Sept-Dec 1862) containing brief
entries describing a trip from Detroit to Washington, D. C.
and on to New Orleans.
Described in Michigan men in the Civil War, by Ida C.
Brown (Michigan Historical Collections, Bulletin no 9,
Supplement, Oct 1960) p. 23.
Gift of Lyle Walsh, 1959.
c .„. ~.. MS 65-565
Spaulding, Oliver Lyman, 1833-1922.
Papers, 1861-1921. 3 ft. and 11 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
U. S. Army officer, teacher, lawyer, regent of the Univer-
sity of Michigan, U. S. Representative from Michigan, and
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Correspondence deal-
ing with Spaulding's Civil War service, election to the U. S.
Congress, f the Republican Party and general politics,
Hawaiian mission, U. S. Treasury Dept, and Masonic
affairs; three diaries (1862-65) describing the everyday
routine of Army life and military operations; memoirs giv-
ing a complete account of Army activities while Spaulding
was serving in Company A, 23d Michigan Infantry; four
scrapbooks, a genealogy, speeches, and miscellaneous items;
and family papers of Spaulding's wife, Mary Cecilia
(Swegles) Spaulding including a brief diary (1870) of
Edward Cyrus Swegles as a cadet at West Point, reminiscences
(ca. 1903) of Mrs. Spaulding on the early history of St
Johns, Mich., and her illustrations for books, calendars, and
Mas. of poems. Correspondents include Russell A. Alger,
William B. Allison, John J. Bagley, Henry P. Baldwin,
Henry B. Brown, Julius C. Burrows, Zachariah Chandler,
Grover Cleveland, Thomas M Cooley, Byron M Cutcheon,
Charles G. Dawes, William R. Day, Donald M. Dickinson,
John F. Driggs, George Duffield, Stephen B. Elkins, Charles
W. Fairbanks, Thomas W. Ferry, John W. Foster, William
P. Frye, Curtis Guild, Eugene Hale, Mark A. Hanna,
Samuel S. Harris, Benjamin Harrison, Joseph R. Hawley,
John Hay, David B. Henderson, Anthony Higgins, Ethan
A. Hitchcock, Harry B. Hutching, David H. Jerome, Julius
Kahn, William E. Lewis, Henry C. Lodge, John D. Long,
Cyrus G. Luce, Donald Mclntyre, William McKinley, James
McMillan, William H. Moody, James ODonnell, John
Patton, George C. Perkins, Orville H. Piatt, Matthew S.
Quay, Henry W. Raymond, John T. Rich, Theodore Roose-
velt Joseph D. Sayers, Leslie M Shaw, Carlos D. Sheldon,
John Sherman, William A. Smith, Francis B. Stockbridge,
R. S. Sutherland, Edward C. Swegles, John Swegles, Wil-
liam H. Taft, John Wanamaker, and Edwin B. Winans.
The Civil War papers are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 28-29.
Gift of Edna C. Spaulding, 1936; and CoL Thomas M.
Spaulding, 1959.
MS 65-566
Spaulding, Thomas Marshall, 1882-
Papers, 1901-59. ca. 2 ft. and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
U. S. Army officer. Correspondence, notes, and articles;
65
two vols, of diaries (1941-44) of comments on the conduct
of World War n, with emphasis upon the United States par-
ticipation as viewed from Washington, D. C; and miscel-
laneous papers. Includes mention of current affairs, na-
tional politics, and the Cosmos Club of Washington The
correspondence relates to Spaulding's scholarly interest in
rare books, particularly to gifts presented to the University
of Michigan Library. Correspondents include Randolph
G. Adams,- William W. Bishop, "William R. Castle, Avard T.
Fairbanks, Louis C. Karpinski, Irving A. Leonard, Samuel
W. McAllister, Douglas C. McMurtrie, Allan Nevins, How-
ard H. Peckham, Julius W. Pratt, Warner G. Rice, Frank
E. Robbins, Alexander G. Ruthven, Wilfred B. Shaw, Rob-
ert A. Taft, George M. Trevelyan, Lewis G. Vander Velde,
Charles Warren, and Clarence S. Yoakum.
Gift of CoL Spaulding, 1942-59.
MS 65-567
Squier, George Owen, 1865-1934.
Papers, 1884-1945. 4 ft. and 43 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
U. S. Army officer and physicist Correspondence (some
dealing with family affairs) ; diaries kept while Squier was
a West Point cadet one of which contains a family history
and an autobiography; personal account books; reports;
military orders; U. S. Military Academy and Johns Hop-
kins University student notebooks ; notes and other material
mainly related to Squier's scientific interests, particularly
telegraphy and transoceanic cables; a Johns Hopkins PhD.
thesis in physics; and five items (1944-45) about Squier.
Correspondents include James R. Angell, Newton D. Baker,
Daniel C. Beard, Roy D. Chapin, Howard E. Coffin, James
J. Couzens, Louis C. Cramton, James Forrestal, Edward M.
House, Arthur E. Kennelly, Robert Lansing, Henry Nor-
man, Jonathan M. Wainwright, Orville Wright, and Robert
M. Yerkes.
Gift of Mrs. Lorena Babcock, 1945.
MS 65-568
Staebler, Edward W 1872-
Papers, 1926-39. 5 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Businessman and mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich. Business
and personal correspondence and reports dealing mainly
with the affairs of Ann Arbor, including the mayor's office,
the Board of Education, and the Police Dept
Gift of Neil Staebler, 1948.
MS65-669
Staebler, Michael, 1843-1928.
Business records, 1872-1928. 9 ft and 112 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, journals, ledgers, invoice books, and other
business papers of Staebler and his family of Aim Arbor,
Mich., dealing chiefly with coal, seed, farm machinery, bi-
cycles, and automobiles.
Gift of Walter P. and Herman A. Staebler, 1953.
MS 65-570
Staebler, NeiL 1905-
Papers, 1929-61. 170 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chairman of the Democratic Party, Democratic national
committeeman, and U. S. Representative from Michigan.
Correspondence, reports, campaign materials and other
papers dealing with the Democratic Party in Mifthiga-n and
the administrations of Gov. G. Mennen Williams, and mis-
cellaneous personal papers. Correspondents include Patrick
V. McNamara, Blair Moody, and G. M Williams.
Giftof Mr. Staebler, 1948-62.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 66-671
Stanard family.
Stanard and Parrish family correspondence, 1850-69.
97 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Personal letters of members of the Stanard and Parrish
families, including Civil War letters of William B. Stanard
of Company E, Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, of Her-
cules Stanard of Company E, 2d Michigan Infantry, and of
their cousin, William N. Stanard, a musician in Company
B, 1st Michigan Infantry.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 29.
MS 65-572
Stanley, Albert Augustus, 1851-1932.
Papers, 1904-25. ca.2ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of music at the University of Michigan Auto-
biography, lectures, notes, addresses, and miscellaneous mss.
on topics dealing with music and the history of musical
instruments in particular.
_ MS 65-573
Stearns, Frederick, 1831-1907.
Papers, 1897-1905. ca.20O items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Manufacturing chemist, of Detroit. Correspondence,
notes, and miscellaneous papers relating to the Steams col-
lection of musical instruments given to the University of
Michigan and to the Stearns music fellowship. Correspond-
ents include Francis W. Kelsey and Albert A Stanley.
eu. „ , „ MS 65-574
Stearns Salt & Lumber Company, Ludington, Mich.
Records, 1885-1925. 250 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Ledger, account books, and general business records reflect-
ing the operations of the firm.
Gift of Harold King, 1949.
MS 65-575
Steere, Wflham Campbell, 1907-
Papers, 1942-45. ca. 100 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of botany at the University of Michigan and
director of the New York Botanical Garden. Correspond-
ence, reports, and other papers relating to the activities of
Steere with the U. S. Office -of Economic Warfare in search
of Cinchona in Guatemala, Colombia, and Ecuador durine
WorldWarn. ^
Gift of Mr. Steere, 1945-50.
MS 65-576
Stevens family.
Papers, 1861-1921. 1ft and 18 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence primarily between William C. Stevens
(1837-1921), lawyer and auditor-general of Michigan, and
his family at Whitmore Lake, Mich., dealing witii his mili-
tary service in the 3d and 9th Michigan Cavalry during the
Civil War as well as local Michigan politics; diaries;
speeches; and official papers. Includes a letter from Dr. Wil-
66
Ham Fleming Breakey, assistant surgeon with the 16th
Michigan Infantry.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 29.
Gift of Mrs. W. C. Stevens and Nelson Stevens, 1938.
MS 65-577
Stevenson, Thomas, of Michigan.
Papers, 1856-1909. 66 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chiefly letters by Stevenson from Portsmouth and Bay
City, Mich, to Henry Hayden of Hartford, Conn, discussing
business conditions, local and national politics, railroads,
crops, and the weather.
Gift of Bussell E. Bidlack, 1959.
MS 65-578
Stone, Oren.
Business records, 1851-1910. 195 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Becords of a general store at Stony Run (later South
Grand Blanc), Genesee. Co., and Flint, Mich.; records of
Stone's woolen mill company at Flint (known successively
as the Flint Woolen Mills, Stone Woolen Mill, and Stone,
Atwood and Company) ; and miscellaneous records of other
Stone business enterprises consisting of daybooks, journals,
time books, letter press books, and similar materials.
Gift of Dwight F. Stone, 1940.
MS 65-579
Stone, Ralph, 1868-1956.
Papers, 1895-1955. ca. 1 ft. and 16 r.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Officer Of the Detroit Trust Company and regent of the
University of Michigan. Correspondence dealing with vari-
ous activities connected with the University of Michigan,
including athletics, alumni activities, the Board of Regents,
the University Development Council, student publications,
and other publications, particularly the one entitled "Michi-
gan and the Cleveland era" ; correspondence and papers con-
cerning the Alien Property Custodian in World War i and
the Detroit city government; recollections of Hazen Pin-
gree and Chase S.Osborn; genealogical material; 16 vols,
of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on Stone and his
father, 6 of which deal with Gov. Pingree's administration;
and speeches, mss. of writings and other papers. Cor-
respondents include Earl D. Babst, Alan McCarthy, John C.
Rolfe, Alexander G. Ruthven, Shirley W. Smith, T Hawley
Tapping, and Arthur H Vandenberg.
Gift of Mr. Stone, 1944-56.
MS 65-580
SundwaU, John, 1880-1950.
Papers, ca. 1920-39. 6 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Correspondence and other papers on SundwalTs profes-
sional career.
MS 65-581
Sutton family.
Papers, 1836-88. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Papers of various members of the TTjitmwi Sutton family,
including letters written in the 1850's and 1860's by Susan
Rutland of Allegan Co., Mirk ,
Gift of Frederic K. Wykes, 196L
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-582
Swain, George Robert, 1866-1947.
Papers, 1896-1925. 50 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Photographer and educator. Correspondence and notes
mainly relating to the University of Michigan Near East-
ern Expedition (1923-25); diary (1904-08) of camping
trips on the Au Sable River and in Ogemaw Co., Mich. ;
poems; and a University of Michigan student notebook of
English composition. Includes vol of letters from Swain
to his family.
Gift of Mrs. D. W. Hayne, 1950 and 1952.
MS 65-583
Swainson, John Barley, 1925-
Papers, 1954-62. 169 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Governor of Michigan. Correspondence, speeches, re-
ports, memoranda, and notes dealing with the Democratic
Party, State and national politics, and the elections of 1954
through 1962. Most of tile papers cover Swainson's gover-
norship (1961-42) , but they also relate to his service as State
senator (1954-58) and Lieutenant Governor (1959-60).
Closed to investigators.
Gift of Mr. Swainson, 1962.
MS 65-584
Taggart, Ganson.
Papers, 1850-1956. 4 ft and 19 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Personal and business
papers of Taggart and his father, Moses Taggart, attorney
general of Michigan (1885-89) ; and papers of the law firm
of Taggart and Taggart; correspondence dealing largely
with G. Taggartfs activities as city attorney of Grand
Rapids; account books; speeches; 15 scrapbooks on Grand
Rapids taxation and the Michigan Pipe Line Company;
Moses Taggart's University of Michigan student notebook
(1865-66) on courses given by James v. Campbell, Thomas
M. Cooley, Ashley Pond, and Charles I. Walker; Ganson
Taggart's University of Michigan student notebook (1895-
96) on a course given by Levi T. Griffin: and miscellaneous
papers. Correspondents include Gerald R. Ford, John D.
Hamilton, Carl T. Hayden, Bartel J. Jonkman, Harry F.
Kelly, Robert R. McCormick, Carl E. Mapes, William W.
Potter, Edward V. Rickenbacker, Arthur E. Summerfield,
Moses Taggart, and Arthur H. Vandenberg.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Taggart, 1958-60.
MS 65-585
Tappan, Henry Philip, 1805-1881.
Papers, 1840-1936. 1ft. and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
President of the University of Michigan. Correspond-
ence, addresses, lectures, sermons, poems, biographical mate-
rial, a list of books in the Tappan library, and other papers.
The correspondence deals with Tappan's scholarly interests,
particularly in philosophy and education, travels in Europe,
the University of Michigan, and personal matters. Includes
correspondence about Tappan between Charles M. Perry and
graduates and officials of the University of Michigan, and a
testimonial in praise of Tappan from the University of
Michigan Class Of 1858 sent to Mrs. Julia L. Tappan in 1883.
Correspondents include James B. Angell, James Clements,
William L. Clements, Victor Cousin, Edward P. Evans,
Alpheus Felch, Baron Alexander von Humboldt Samuel F.
B. Morse, Charles H. Palmer, J. B. Ruggles, Julia Living-
ston Tappan, and Andrew D. White.
MS 65-586
Tapping, Theodore Hawley, 1889-
Papers, 1908-61. 1ft and 8 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Secretary of the Alumni Association of the University of
Michigan. Correspondence concerning a gift of land by the
Von Platen-Fox Company to the University of Michigan;
correspondence and papers relating to Tapping's activities
on the staff of Silliman University in the Philippine Is-
lands; letters from servicemen during World War rt; scrap-
books of Iowa University and University of Michigan pro-
grams; pictures, calling cards, and miscellaneous materials
(ca. 1908-15). Correspondents include George Meader,
Irene Ellis Murphy, and Alexander G. Ruthven.
Gift of Mr. Tapping.
MS 65-587
Taylor, Fred ManvOIe, 1855-1932.
Papers, 1885-1949. ca. 1 ft and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor at Albion College, Albion, Mich, and at the
University of Michigan. Correspondence on economics and
political science, letters of recommendation, articles, lecture
notes, and biographical material, including reminiscences
(1949) of Taylor by his daughter, Margaret C. (Taylor)
Farrell. The papers largely relate to Taylor's professional
interests at Albion College and the Universrly of Michigan
in the field of economics. Correspondents include Henry C
Adams, James B. Angell, Albert B. Hart, Burke A Hins-
dale, Edmund J. James, A Lawrence Lowell, and Shirley
W.Smith.
MS 65-588
Taylor, Howell, 1888-1957.
Papers, 1907-56. ca. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Architect and engineer, of Adrian and Ann Arbor, Mich.
Correspondence and other papers dealing with Taylor's
possible service in World War I, his career as an architect
as a participant in the survey of historic American build-
ings, and as a teacher in Beirut Lebanon; papers relating to
Taylor's personal affairs ; and miscellaneous papers.
Gift of Mrs. Taylor.
MS65-589
Taylor, John W general storekeeper of Kalamazoo,
Mich.
Papers, 1853-66. ca. 250 items and 8 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence dealing with personal and family affairs,
personal accounts, account books of general store sales, re-
ceipts, and invoices of Taylor's men's furnishing business.
Includes a letter (1859) describing Leavenworth, Kan, gold
seekers and immigration.
Gift of Mrs. C. S. Campbell, 1948.
MS 65-590
Taylor, Orla Benedict, 1865-
Papers, 1831-43. ca. 150 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer. Correspondence and other papers on the gene-
alogy of the Richard Church and Benedict families, ances-
tors of Taylor. Includes four letters (1831-82) from mem-
bers of the Benedict family.
Gift of Mr. Taylor, 1942-43.
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Taylor famfly. MS6W!91
Papers, 1827-1908. ca. 3 ft. and 18 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.:
Correspondence of the Taylor family, particularly of Bar-
ton Taylor, Methodist clergyman, of his wife, Elizabeth
Gurney Taylor, and of Ralph Wendell Taylor, dealing with
family affairs and religious matters, especially the Methodist
Church; letters (1901-08) of R W. Taylor on the Philip-
pine Islands; 12 vols, of Elizabeth Gurney Taylor's diaries
of everyday activities; an autograph album; personal ac-
count book; legal record book (1828-42) containing record
of proceedings before Philo Taylor, justice of the peace in
Wayne Co., Mich.; Wallace Taylor's notebook; biographi-
cal material; sermons, articles, and addresses on various
topics, including slavery, temperance, the Prohibition Party,
woman suffrage, and the Methodist Church; and school
papers.
Gift of Clarence Wochholtz, 1938.
MS 65-692
Teed, Florence S 1901-1954.
Papers, 1924-54. 6 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minister and civic leader of Ann Arbor, Mich. Sermons,
notes for sermons, addresses, student papers, and miscella-
neous papers. Most of the material relates to the rights
and status of women and to religion.
Gift of Dr. Wallace Teed, 1956.
nn „ . . , MS 65-593
Ten Brook, Andrew, 1814-1899.
Papers, 1854-1935. 65 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten)
Professor and librarian at the University of Michigan.
Correspondence relating to Ten Brook's publications, per-
sonal matters, and University of Michigan affairs, particu-
larly book purchases for the library; typewritten copies of
letters originally published in the New York Baptist regis-
ter describing a trip Ten Brook made in 1854 through the
eastern section of the U. S. and through Michigan, noting
the cities and towns of Adrian, Albion, Ann Arbor, Battle
Creek, Centerville, Clinton, Detroit, Dexter, Fairfield,
Galesburg, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Marshall, and Saline, as
well as noting Baptist Church work and railroad travel^
and a ms. of Ten Brook's entitled "The story of ourVity
and its schools" (Ann Arbor), together with a revised type-
written copy of it by Byron A. Finney.
MS 65-594
Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919.
Papers, 1838-1940. 3 ft. and 13 v.
_ In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of German at the University of Michigan and
Columbia University. Correspondence, diaries, speeches,
lecture notes, scrapbooks, and other papers of Thomas and
his family covering his European travels and his activities
as a student at the University of Michigan and the Univer-
sity of Leipzig and as a faculty member at the University
of Michigan and Columbia University. Many of the
papers deal with Thomas' professional interests, including
the German language and literature, and with the attitude
of the academia towards Germans in World War x. In-
cludes correspondence of Thomas with his publishers and a
Civil War letter from Stephen V. Thomas written while he
was serving in the 10th Michigan Cavalry. Correspond-
ents include James B. Angell, William W. Bishop, Nicholas
M. Butler, Mortimer E. Cooley, John R. Effinger, John
Erskdne, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Virginia C. Gildersleeve,
Edmund W. Gosse, William D. Howells, Harry B. Hutchins,
William L. Phelps, and Harlan F. Stone.
Gift of Prof. Harold A. Thomas and Dr. Harold A.
Thomas, 196L
MS 65-395
Thomas, Nathan Macy, 1803-1887.
Papers, 1818-89. ca. 2 ft. and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Quaker abolitionist and physician, of Mt Pleasant, Ohio
and Schoolcraft, Mich. Correspondence of Thomas with
his wife, Pamela S. Brown Thomas, his children, Ella
Thomas, Malcolm Thomas, and Stanton Thomas, and with
relatives, friends, public leaders, abolitionists, and pub-
lishers dealing largely with family affairs, land transac-
tions, medical discoveries, woman suffrage, the Liberty
Party, and particularly with anti-slavery activities; an
autobiography of Thomas; addresses; essays; a petition;
three account books (1832-79) and medical, school, legal,
business, and miscellaneous papers. Correspondents include
James G. Birney, Erastus Hussey, Lucius Lyon, S. B.
Thayer, Jesse Thomas (father of Nathan), Jesse Thomas
(brother of Nathan), Jonathan Thomas, and Seymour B.
Treadwell.
Gift of Malcolm Thomas, 1936.
__ MS 65-596
Thompson, Benjamin, physician,.
Papers, 1865-86. 8 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician, of Plainwell, Mich. Personal account books
relating to Thompson's medical practice in Plainwell, Alle-
gan Co., Mich.; and University of Michigan student note-
books (1865-66) on courses given by Samuel G. Armor
Silas H Douglas, Corydon La Ford, Moses Gunn, Alonzo
B. Palmer, and Abram Sager.
Gift of Alexis Praus, 1956.
-pi. j t, t, „ MS 65-597
Thunder Bay Boom Company, Alpena, Mich
Business records, 1868-1912. 8 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Cashbook, daybooks, logbooks, time books, journals,
ledgers, constitution and bylaws, and a miscellaneous book.
Gift of Philip K. Fletcher, 1950.
Travis, De Hull Norman, 1882-1960.
Papers, 1912-58. 1 ft
_ In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
_ Secretary to Chase S. Osborn and assistant to the U S
Secretary General of the Nuremberg War Crime Trials.
Correspondence dealing chiefly with social and political
matters; Nuremberg War Crimes Trial materials, including
pictures, copies of proceedings against Karl Brandt and
Wilhelm Stuckart, public indictments and biographical
sketches of other defendants; and mimeographed mss. on
German concentration camps and the German Government
under Hitler.
Gift of Katherine Travis, 1963.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
\ MS 65-599
Treadwell, Seymonr Bonghton, 1795-1867.
Papers, 1818-69. ca. 400 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Editor of the Michigan freeman. Chiefly correspondence
of Treadwell, his son, Jefferson Treadwell, and other mem-
bers of the family; addresses; clippings; broadsides; and
land records. The correspondence covers personal and busi-
ness affairs, firsthand views of the South and slavery in
1859-60, the anti-slavery movement in Michigan and else-
where, Hamilton Institute of New York, temperance, and
politics. Correspondents include John P. Cleaveland, George
Dawson, George W. Eaton, Arthur L. Porter, Gerrit Smith,
Alvan Stewart, Charles EL Stewart, Electa Maria Sheldon
Stewart, Samuel N. Sweet, and Jerome Treadwell.
Gift of Mrs. John Tdwne, 1937; and James P. LoveMn,
196L
MS 65-600
Trowbridge, Charles Christopher, 1800-1883.
Papers, ca. 1823-40. 6 items and 11 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, photocopies.
Indian agent, banker, mayor of Detroit, and regent of the
University of Michigan. Seven vols, of mss. on the history
and traditions of Indian tribes; four vols, of mss. on TnriiaTi
languages; record (1830?) of minutes of the office of the
Indian agency at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.; Trowbridge's
transcripts of two speeches (1830) delivered by Indian
chiefs at the agency; two photocopies of letters (1840)
from Francis J. Higginson and Trowbridge's reply on Uni-
versity of Michigan business; an address on the early his-
tory of the University of Michigan; and autobiographical
material (photocopy).
Gift of Mrs. William Mitchell, 1938.
MS65-601
Trowbridge, Lather Stephen, 1836-1912.
Papers, 1842-90. ca. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Civil War officer. Chiefly correspondence and other papers
of Trowbridge, major general in the 10th Cavalry during
the Civil War, and of members of his family dealing with
Detroit and Birmingham, Mich, college life at Yale, and
the Civil Wax. Correspondents include Russell A. Alger,
George Duffield, Hoyt Post, Charles C. Trowbridge, Sow-
land E. Trowbridge, Stephen V. R Trowbridge, and Moses
C.Tykr.
Gift of Mrs. Brace Krag, 1961.
MS65-602
Trueblood, Thomas Clarkson, 1856-1951.
Papers, 1886-1946. ca. 1 ft. and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of speech at the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence, travel diaries, an autobiography, speeches, lec-
ture notes, articles, essays, reviews, mainly relating to ora-
tory and debate; a voL of congratulatory letters (1942) to
Trueblood on the 50th anniversary of the Dept. of Speech
at the University of Michigan; and other papers relating to
Trueblood's activities at the University of Michigan and
other schools and to his travels around the world. Corre-
spondents include Jane Addams, Clinton P. Anderson, Al-
bert J. Beveridge, Wilber M Brucker, Princess Cantacu-
zene, Edgar A. Guest, Chase S. Osborn, Sir Robert Stout
(New Zealand) and William Howard Taft.
Gift of Thomas Trueblood.
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MS 65-603
Tucker, Stephen Davis, 1818-1902.
Papers, ca. 1845-98. 59 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Manufacturer of printing presses, of New York City.
Correspondence concerning business affairs and the Civil
War, biographical and genealogical information, deeds, wills,
and other legal papers. Includes a letter from Tucker's
brother, Charles, an inmate of the Elmira prison in Michigan
for Confederate prisoners.
Gift of Col. Thomas MSpaulding.
MS 65-604
Taller family.
Papers, 1793-1883 and 1937. 50 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence and other papers of the Tuller family,
particularly Artimedorus Tuller, of Tecumseh and Jones-
viHe, Mich. Includes deeds, receipts, and other business and
legal papers.
Gift of Mrs. J. B. Ladd, 1941.
MS 65-605
Turner, James Monroe, 1850-1896.
Papers, 1850-98. 108 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Farmer, businessman, mayor of Lansing, Mich., and Re-
publican nominee for Governor. Correspondence, deeds, in-
dentures, land grants of real estate holdings, and scrapbooks
on Turner's gubernatorial and mayoralty campaigns and
Michigan politics.
Gift of the Marquette County Historical Society, 1958.
MS 65-606
Tattle, Arthur J 1868-1944.
Papers, 1889-1943. 155 ft. and 226 r.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
U. S. District Judge for Eastern Michigan and State
legislator. Chiefly correspondence, particularly concerning
Tuttle's judgeship, his personal, legal, and business affairs,
his duties as Ingham Co., Mich, prosecutor (1899-1902),
and Michigan politics; published briefs; personal accounts;
a University of Michigan Law School thesis; 52 vols, of
scrapbooks; and student notebooks on courses by James B.
Angell, Levi T. Griffin, George Henipl, Burke A. Hinsdale,
Richard Hudson, Jerome C. Knowlton, Alexis F. Lange,
Floyd R. Mechem, Albert A. Stanley, Bradley M. Thomp-
son, Thomas C. Trueblood, and Lucius L. Van Slyke. Cor-
respondents include Burt Annis, Julia M. Baldwin, Julius
C. Burrows, William A. Comstock, James J. Couzens, Ed-
win Denby, John D. Dingell, Frank D. Fitzgerald, Alex-
ander J. Groesbeck, Clare E. Hoffman, Paul H Kong, Frank
Knox, Arthur F. Lederle, George A. Marsten, Earl C.
Michener, John Miner, James 0. Murfin, Harry S. New,
Truman H Newberry, Chase S. Osborn, Hazen S. Pingree,
Jack Eobinson, Samuel W. Smith, William A. Smith, Max
Stephan, Eli R. Sutton, William H Taft, Ruth Tuttle,
Wellington Van Camp, Murray D. Van Wagoner, Paul W.
Voorhies. Fred M. Warner, Clyde I. Webster, and Roy 0.
Woodruff.
Gift of Mrs. Thomas J. Bailey, 1945-55.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-607
Ubl Edwin Fuller, 1841-1901.
Papers, 1878-1917. 115 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and businessman of Grand Rapids, Mich., U. S.
Ambassador to Germany, and U. S. "Undersecretary of State.
Correspondence of Uhl, Ids wife, Alice (Follett) Uhl, and
his son, Marshall Uhl; guest book; notebook; an address; a
biographical sketch; resolutions; and legal papers. Includes
11 letters from Grover Cleveland and 63 telegrams of con-
dolence upon the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. UhL
Gift of Marshall M Uhl, 1943.
Detroit. Urban League.
Records, 1916-49. 15 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes, reports, financial statements,
and other records covering the activities of the league and
its director, John C. Dancy, detailing many facets of the life
or the Negro in the depression, World War n, including the
1943 race riots, and the postwar period. Includes material
on employment housing, racial conflict, elections, strikes,
crime, welfare, Negro churches, and other organizations con-
cerned with the Negro such as the National Association f or
the Advancement of Colored People.
Gift of the league 1963.
„ „ , MS65-609
U.S. Army. 339th Infantry.
North Russian (Polar Bear) Expedition papers, 1918-i9.
54 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Diaries, reminiscences, pictures, maps, and scrapbooks
dealing with the North Russian (Polar Bear) Expedition to
Archangel written or collected by the men who participated
in this venture as members of the 339th Infantry of the
American Expeditionary Force.
Acquired 1963-64.
n « /».— •« „ . MS 65-610
,,. , y ommttt ^e on Conservation of Cultural Resources.
Michigan.
Records, 1941-44. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence during World War rx relating to an effort
to protect historical and cultural objects and papers from
possible destruction; reports; and minutes. Principal cor-
respondent was Lewis G. Vander Velde, rhairmgn
«■ t^_ ~ ^ MS 65-611
Van Buren, De Puy, J. 1822.
Papers, 1843-84. ca.2it.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Teacher and businessman in Galesburg, Mich. Personal
correspondence, journal, articles, addresses, notes, school
records, minute book of the Galesburg Temperance Society,
and miscellaneous papers dealing with personal affairs,
events in Kalamazoo Co., Miclu, particularly Galesburg, and
other subjects. The journal contains discussions on the
weather, schoolteaching, local politics, and Van Buren's
scholarly interests.
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MS65-S12
Van den Broek, John Abraham, 1885-1959.
Papers, 1905-55. ca. 250 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of
Michigan. Correspondence dealing with University and
departmental business, World War n research projects, the
American Society of Civil Engineering, and research proj-
ects of the Hamilton Watch Company and the Hayes Wheel
Company.
Gift of Mrs. Van den Broek, 1959.
„ MS 65-613
Vandercook, Roy C 1873-1960.
Papers, 1900-57. 200 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan State police commissioner, National Guard
commander, and businessman. Diary (1920) kept while
Vandercook was police commissioner, in which he recorded
notes on the "red" raids of the 1920's and Alexander J. Groes-
beck; order book (1905-12) for the 1st Battery of Artillery,
Michigan National Guard; and newspaper clippings and
correspondence dealing with the National Guard, the copper
strike of 1913-14, the Jackson prison riot of 1912, and Wood-
bridge N. Ferris' inauguration
Gift of Mrs. Vandercook, 1961.
xr a . t, MS«5-*M
Vanderpool, George.
Papers, 1868-70. 50 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Businessman. Correspondence and legal papers relating
to the murder of Herbert Field, of Manistee, Mich., and the
trial of VanderpooL
Van Tyne, Helen Belfield Bates.
Papers, 1944-54. ca. 300 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, reports, minutes, and miscellaneous ma-
terial, primarily dealing with the Michigan League for
Planned Parenthood and the Michigan Council on Women
in Business and Industry.
Gift of Mrs. Van Tyne, 1955.
to * rr, tt ^. MS65-616
Wait, Clara Hadley.
Papers, 1893-1919. 15 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence and clippings relating to University of
Michigan affairs; family photo, albums; notes (1893-94) on
European travel by Mrs. Wait and her husband, William
Henry Wait ; notes on art lectures ; scrapbooks of Mrs. Wait's
articles and her civic activities, particularly with the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution; and a scrapbook contain-
ing letters, papers, and other materials relating to World
War i activities of the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion under Mrs. Wait's direction.
Gift of Rolland C. Stewart, 1949.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
urn. t> MB 65-617
Walker, Bryant, 1856-1936.
Papers, 1830-193L ca. 8 ft and 21 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten)
Lawyer, of Detroit Chiefly correspondence beginning in
1873, primarily from conchologists throughout the world,
including copies of drafts of Walker's letters; correspond-
ence of members of the Walker family; a letter press book
(1877-86) ; one vol of typescript copies (1830-41) ofWalker
family letters written from Buffalo, N. T., Grand Rapids,
Detroit, and other places; several vols, of notes on conchol-
ogy ; a University of Michigan student notebook (1874) on
a physics course ; and miscellaneous papers.
Gift of Calvin Goodrich, 1937.
-, „ „, MS65-«18
Walker, Edward Carey, 1820-1894.
Correspondence, 1863-81. ca. 750 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Regent of the University of Michigan. Correspondence,
mainly with James B. Angell, concerning the University of
Michigan, particularly its Board of Regents. Correspond-
ents include James H. Burleson, Thomas M Cooky, Silas
H. Douglas, Corydon La Ford, Henry S. Frieze, Thomas D.
Gilbert, Erastus 0. Haven, Alonzo B. Palmer, C. M Stock-
well, Andrew Ten Brook, James C. Watson, and De Vblson
Wood.
„ MS 65-619
Walton, Ivan.
Papers, ca. 1940-60. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of engineering English at the University of
Michigan. Note cards on Michigan folklore and traditions;
and recordings of folksongs and teles.
Gift of Mr. Walton, 1962.
«r *_ a- ■■ ^_ MS65-620
Wanty, George Proctor, 1856-1906.
Papers, 1900-06. 100 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
U. S. District Court judge for Western Michigan. Cor-
respondence concerning the Michigan railroad tax case;
correspondence with John Patton concerning memorial
services for Wanty; serve memorial addresses and a bio-
graphical sketch on Wanty; a scrapbook containing tele-
grams and letters concerning Wanty's appointment as U. S.
judge; and two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on
Wanty, Michigan politics, and Grand Rapids, Mich. Cor-
respondents include Julius C. Burrows, Byron M Cutcheon,
Henry S. Dean, Benjamin F. Graves, Harry D. Jewell,
Loyal E. Knappen, Robert M. Montgomery, Amos S. Mus-
selman, William A. Smith, William H. Taft, Edwin F. Uhl,
and James R. Wylie.
Gift of George Wanty, 1956.
«r :. .. MS 65-621
Ward, Marcos Llewellyn, 1875-1963.
Papers, 1908-62. 3 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Dean of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
Correspondence, reports, addresses, and miscellaneous papers
relating to the Michigan State Dental Association, to the
University of Michigan School of Dentistry, to American
dental education, and to other topics related to Ward's pro-
fessional career.
Gift of Dr. Ward, 1958-63.
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MS 65-622
Warner, Fred Maltby, 1865-1923.
Papers, 1832-1918. 420 items and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Secretary of state and Governor of Michigan. Corre-
spondence, legal documents, and business papers of P. Dean
Warner and bis adopted son, Fred M Warner. Includes a
cash account book (1881-95) of P. Dean Warner; a voL
recording customers of Warner's cheese business; and four
vols, of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings on Fred
Warner's political activities.
MS 65-623
Warthin, Aldred Scott, 1866-1931.
Papers, 1914-30. 6 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Pathologist at the University of Michigan. Correspond-
ence, chiefly with physicians; articles; and other material
relating to the University of Michigan Medical School and
medical practice in general
MS 65-624
Washtenaw Gfc, Mich.
Records, 1827-1942. 12 ft. and 79 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Census records, Civil War records, and items relating to
World War n; records of the county infirmary (1848-
1942) ; poll lists (1837-44) ; various property and tax rec-
ords (1839-68) ; county fair records (1871-89) ; and miscel-
laneous papers.
MS 65-625
Watkins, Lydia Harbaugh Lewis, 1819-1909.
Papers, 1863-65. 69 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence between Mrs. Watkins, a housewife, of
Blent Co., Mich, and her son, Benton W. Lewis (b. 1844),
member of Company C, 8th Michigan Cavalry during the
Civil War; and a biographical sketch of Mis. Watkins.
Mrs. Watkins discusses the War and everyday happenings
around Grass Lake, Mich. Lewis describes bis Army ex-
periences and mentions viewing the remains of President
Lincoln.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War,' by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 23.
Gift of Mrs. Evelyn Stickley, 1950.
MS 65-626
Watson, Edward Michael, 1840-1906.
Papers, 1858-1902. ca. 200 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions,
U. S. Army officer and merchant, of Marquette, Mich.
Chiefly Civil War letters from Watson to his family de-
scribing in detail Army life and training, and the various
engagements in which he participated as a member of the
1st and 9th Michigan Cavalry; correspondence concerning
the Watson family genealogy; and mss. of writings relating
to Watson's experiences in the Lake Superior region.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. SO.
Gift of Mrs. Frank V. Burrows, 1951.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
. MS65-627
Watson, James Craig, 1838-1880.
Papers, 1857-81. ca. 1 ft. and 9 v.
_ In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of astronomy and director of the Observatory,
the University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin.
Correspondence of Watson and his wife, primarily with
scholars, concerning astronomy and observatories, world
travel (1874r-75), particularly in China and Egypt, the
piano exhibit at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, and the
invention of the telephone; three diaries (1871-75); three
vols, of notes; and notes, articles, and miscellaneous stss. of
writings on Watson's scientific interests.
Gift of Agnes Alta Waite, 1949.
„ MS 66-628
Wattles, John M
Papers, 1863-93. 68 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence of Wattles and his family of Lapeer,
Mich., mainly concerning family affairs and business mat-
ters ; and miscellaneous business papers.
Gift of Louis C. Cramton, 1957.
„ MS 65-629
Wead, Charles Kasson, 1848-1925.
Papers, 1840-1924. 101 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of physics at the University of Michigan and
assistant examiner, U. S. Patent Office. Correspondence
dealing with University of Michigan affairs and scientific
topics, particularly in physics; and a collection of 37 auto-
graphs. Correspondents include James B. Angell, Alex-
ander Graham Bell, Raymond C. Davis, Samuel P. Langley,
Walter H. Page, and Edward C. Pickering.
Gift of Eunice Wead, 1951-56.
_ MS 65-630
Wedemeyer, William Walter, 1873-1913.
Papers, 1890-1913. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and U. S. Representative from Michigan. Corre-
spondence (475 items) relating to Wedemeyer's speeches, his
appointment as American consul to British Guiana, the
Chelsea State Savings Bank, and other business matters.
The bulk of the collection consists of addresses and notes on
political and patriotic topics, railroad legislation, Abraham
Lincoln, Central and South American affairs, and nominat-
ing speeches for Frank P. Glazier, Edward D. Kinne, and
Fred M Warner for various offices.
Gift of the Wedemeyer family, 1941.
m MS65-331
Weissert, Charles Adams, 1878-1947.
Papers, 1845-1947, ca. 2 ft. and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Journalist, of Kalamazoo, Mich. Correspondence (1893-
1947) ; legal and business papers; speeches, notes, and writ-
mgs mostly on Michigan history; two scrapbooks of news-
paper clippings on local history in southwestern Michigan;
a vol. of obituary items on Barry Co., Mich, residents; and
a vol. of general accounts and justice-of-the-peace records
(1845-58). Correspondents include Joseph Bailly, Clarence
M Burton, Gurdon S. Hubbard, Chase S. Osborn, Albert
E. Sleeper, and George Van Pelt.
Gift of Mrs. Weissert and Mrs. Margaret Plainer, 1948.
72
__ MS65-682
Weissert, John, 1828-1883.
Correspondence, 1861-65. 291 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
260 letters from Weissert to his wife and son, while he was
serving as artificer in Company C, Michigan Engineers and
Mechanics, in Kentucky and Tennessee, and with Sherman's
Army on the march to Atlanta, Ga^ and back to North Caro-
lina; and 31 letters (1861-62) to Weissert and his family
■from John M Bessmer, while he was serving in Company
F, 8th Michigan Infantry. The letters are in German and
have been translated.
Described in Michigan men in the Civil War, by Ida C.
Brown (Michigan Historical Collections, Bulletin no. 9,
Jan. 1959) p. 12 and 30.
Gift of Mrs. Charles A. Weissert, 1958.
MS 65-633
Welch family.
Correspondence, 1864-1944. 1ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chiefly family correspondence concerning everyday hap-
penings and family affairs. Primarily letters to Mrs. Eldred
ST. (Lulu) Welch from Mrs. Fred (Florence) Meno, of Port
Huron, Mich, and Detroit, and from relatives in other parts
of Michigan.
„ MS 65-634
Wells, Benjamin Franklin, 1835-1925.
Correspondence, 1861-69. ca. 125- items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Transcripts (typewritten) of originals owned by Carlton
B. Wells.
Correspondence mainly between Wells and his wife, Me-
lissa Wells of Fabius, Mich. Includes 32 letters (1861-
64) from Wells to his wife while he was serving in Com-
pany A, 11th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War. The let-
ters deal with everyday happenings in Fabius, personal
reflections, and Wells' military activities.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 30-31.
Gift of Carlton B. Wells, 1955.
MS65-635
Wells, Carlton Frank, 1898-
Papers, 1940-41. 150 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of English at the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence and other material relating to a petition circu-
lated among the University of Michigan and Wayne State
University faculties urging total war against Germany
Gift of Mr. Wells, 1962.
MS 65-686
Wenley, Robert Mark, 1861-1929.
Papers, 1879-1929. 7 ft and 39 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of philosophy at Glasgow University and the
University of Michigan. Correspondence, principally deal-
ing with Wenley 's scholarly interests in philosophy and the
University of Michigan; 3 diaries (189&-1927) of Wenley's
travels in Europe and activities at the University of Michi-
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Wenley, Robert Marie, 1861-1929. Papers, 1879-1929.
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gan; 21 vols, of notebooks on philosophical subjects; and
5 notebooks of Kate Gibson Wenley. Correspondents in-
clude George P. Adams, James B. Angell, James R. Angell,
James M. Baldwin, Frederic H. Britton, Marion L Burton,
Nicholas M. Butler, Edward Caird, W. S. Chang, John
Dewey, James Donaldson, Robert A Duff, Robert Flint,
Alexander C. Fraser, Robert L Frost, Michael J. Gallagher,
Emma Goldman, Harry B. Hutchins, George T. Ladd, Oscar
Levi, Alfred H. Lloyd, David Masson, Henry L. Mepck«n,
J. Clark Murray, Chase S. Osborn, George J. Romanes,
Bertram! Russell, Marten Ten Hoor, and Charles B.
Vibbert.
MS65-637
Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America.
Conferences. Michigan.
Records, 1852-1942. 9 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes, financial records, membership statistics, biog-
raphies of ministers of the yearly conferences; minutes and
constitution of the Association for Ministerial Improvement
of the Michigan Conference (1871-1917) ; minutes of the
Leoni 'Wesleyan Church (1867-60) ; and minutes and mem-
bership rolls (1891-1906) of the Wesleyan Methodist Church
at Alton, Mich.
MS 65-638
Wheeler, Clara Marian, 1861-1946.
Papers, 1874-1945. ca. 6 ft. and 7 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Educator j of Grand Rapids, Mich. Correspondence; re-
ports; notes: lectures; four miscellaneous notebooks; two
combination notebooks and scrapbooks on general topics
and Grand Rapids; and an autograph book. The papers
relate to personal affairs, kindergarten education, parent-
teacher associations, and public school education in general.
Gift of Mrs. C J. Olsen, 1946.
MS65-639
Wheeler, Frank WiDis, 1853-1921.
Papers, 1888-1917. ca. 100 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Shipbuilder and U. S. Representative from Michigan.
Letters (1890) from James G. Blaine; newspaper clippings
and papers largely relating to shipbuilding on the Great
Lakes; to Wheeler's firm at Bay City, Mich, in particular,
and to his political career; and a photo, album of Great
Lakes shipping and the Wheeler home.
Gift of Mary Wheeler Clark, 1938.
MS 65-640
Wheeler, Frederick M 5.1862.
Papers, 1859-1941. 1 ft. and 21 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
President of the Michigan Forestry Association. Cor-
respondence, business papers, articles, and 21 vols, of mis-
cellaneous notebooks. The early papers pertain to the
Wheeler family and much of the later papers deals with
family affairs, conservation, the Michigan Forestry Associa-
tion, and Wheeler genealogy.
Gift of Mrs. C. J. Olsen, 1946.
MS65-641
Wheeler, Lorenzo D
Papers, 1836-1904. 51 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Legal and business papers of Wheeler and his family of
Blackmail Township, Jackson Co., Mich.
Gift of Mabel Wheeler, 1952.
MS 65-642
White, Albert Easton, 1884-1956.
Papers, 1939-61. 75 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Director of the University of Michigan Engineering Re-
search Institute. Congratulatory letters on White's retire-
ment, a radio speech, and other miscellaneous items.
Gift of Mrs. White, 1960-62.
MS 65-643
White, Enoch J 1814-1878.
Papers, 1836-77. ca. 450 items and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Merchant, civil engineer, and banker, of Lapeer, Mich.
Correspondence and business papers. Many of the papers
deal with real estate transactions in Michigan. Includes
two vols, of personal and general store accounts.
Gift of Louis C. Cramton.
MS 65-644
White, Peter, 1830-1908.
Papers, 1849-1915. 23 ft. and 74 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Businessman, of Marquette, Mich., State legislator, and
regent of the University of Michigan. Correspondence, legal
documents, 45 vols, of bound records, and miscellaneous busi-
ness papers. Includes 29 letter press books, personal family
letters; political correspondence (1876-96) relating to the
Democratic Party in Michigan, especially in the Northern
Peninsula, the State Legislature, and State and national
elections ; and correspondence after 1900 relating to the Uni-
versity of Michigan. The chief subject of the papers is
White's business interests, including Northern Michigan
iron, insurance, banking, and general investments. Corre-
spondents include Henry C. Adams, James B. Angell, Henry
P. Baldwin, Levi L Barbour, Orlando M Barnes, Henry B.
Brown, Donald M. Dickinson, Jacob M. Dickinson, Claudius
B. Grant, Robert Graveraet, Hugh H. Hanna, Marcus A
Hanna, Charles T. Harvey, Charles D. Lawton, Horace H.
Lurton, Andrew C. McLaughlin, James McMillan, William
G. Mather, Chase S. Osborn, Hazen S. Pingree, Henry F.
Severens, Samuel W. Smith, Henry T. Thurber, Fred M
Warner, Ralph D. Williams, and Edwin B. Winans.
MS65-645-
Whitney, Allen Sisson, 1857-1944
Papers, 1885-1939. 156 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Dean of the University of Michigan. Correspondence,
MSB. of writings and addresses, and school records. Includes
148 letters dealing largely with Whitney's work in the Uni-
versity of Michigan School of Education. Correspondents
include James B. Angell, James R. Angell, Marion L Bur-
ton, Harry B. Hutchins, Clarence C. Little, and Eugene C.
Warriner.
Gift of Mrs. Whitney, 1944.
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™. MS65-646
Wnittemore, Gideon Ofin, 1800-1863.
Papery 1817-1938. 3 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Business and personal correspondence of Whittemore, his
wife, their son, James Olin Whittemore, and other members
of the Wnittemore, Mack, and Abram Mathews families;
business and legal records; sermons; and miscellaneous
papers. The papers relate to family matters, Tawas City,
Mich, (founded by the Whittemore family), lumbering, the
journey of the Mormons across the United States and settle-
ment in Salt Lake City, Utah, the University of Michigan
and its branches, and Whittemore genealogy. Correspond-
ents include James Coonent, Henry Hatch, Rufus Hatch, De
Witt C Leach, John M Mack, Stephen Mack, Temperance
Mack, Stevens T. Mason, Abram B. Mathews, Harriet F.
Mathews, Ira Mayhew, Gilbert Morgan, Zina Pitcher, Hy-
™ m _, Slni gi' Eowland E. Trowbridge, Charles W. Whipple,
Charles H Whittemore, George Whittemore, W. Frank
Whittemore, William B. Whittemore, and Moses Wisner.
Gift of Harlow O: Whittemore, 1958.
„. ^ „ MS65-647
Wiest, Howard M 1864-1945.
Papers, ca. 1912-19. 13 items and 26 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan Supreme Court justice. Addresses, articles,
and notes on legal, fraternal (Elks), and religious topics.
Gift of Mrs. Wiest, 1946.
nr. n , * MS 65-648
Wilgus, Horace Lafayette, 1859-I93. r >.
Papers. 1879-1935. ca. 5 ft and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of law at the University of Michigan. Corre-
spondence dealing with Ann Arbor, Mich., local organiza-
tions j£. d groups, University of Michigan affairs (particu-
larly Wilgus' scholarly interests in law, especially trusts and
corporation law), the Law School, publications, Ohio State
University, social reform and political movements, including
the Michigan Anti-Saloon League, the antitrust movement,
and the 1912 Progressive Party ; speeches, clippings, mss. of
books and articles, lecture notes, and other papers. Corre-
spondents include Charles F. Adams, James B. Ames, James
B. Angell, Newton D. Baker, Thomas A Bogle, William E.
Borah, John W. Bradshaw, William Jennings Bryan,
Lyman E. Cooley, Raymond C. Davis, Amasa M Eaton,
Abraham Flexner, James R, Garfield, J. Mills Gelston,
Henry George, Joseph L Hudson, Harry B. Hutchins,
Charles F. Kent, Walter S. Logan, Floyd R. Mechem, Earl
C. Michener, Eliza M. Mosher, Chase S. Osborn, Carl S.
Patton, William W. Potter, Wilfred B. Shaw, Henry Tat-
lock, and William W. Wedemeyer.
Gift of Mrs. Stanley D. Dodge, 1940-60.
«™. MS 65-649
Williams, Edward, of Detroit.
Papers, 1838-78. ca. 50 items.
_ In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Deeds, miscellaneous receipts, and other business papers
relating to the purchase and sale of land by Williams.
Gift of Clare E. Millim^ 1952.
74
MS 65-650
Williams, Gerhard Mennen, 1911-
Papers, 1911-63. 850 ft and 27 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Governor of Michigan (1949-60) and U S. Under Sec-
retary of State for African Affairs. Correspondence,
speeches, reports, memoranda, and notes dealing with the
Democratic Party, State and national politics, the elections
of 1948 through 1960, all of the operations of the State
government of Michigan, trips through the U. S. and abroad,
and personal and family matters of Williams and his wife,
Nancy Lace (Quirk) Williams; and 27 vols, of scrapbooks
of newspaper clippings and other material
_ Complete index to correspondents in the repository. Par-
tial list of correspondents in the Guide to manuscripts in the
Michigan Historical Collections of the University of Michi-
gan (1963) p. 170-173.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, 1960-61.
«r.„. , MS 65-651
Williams, Jeremiah D 6. 1815.
Papers, 1808-1904. 70 items and 16 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan State legislator. Correspondence, primarily be-
tween Williams and his wife while he was a member of the
State Legislature in 1855; diaries (1841-42 and 1878-96) of
Williams citine family activities, events at the University
of Michigan, and a trip from Michigan to Washington,
D. C. in 1842; legal and business papers; school papers;
reminiscences; obituaries; and a ms. of the history of Web-
ster Township, Mich.
Gift of T. Hawley Tapping and Mrs. Viola Blair.
„. MS 65-652
Williams, John R 1782-1854.
Papers, 1799-1816. 99 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Contractor's agent to U. S. troops. Correspondence deal-
ing with supplying U. S. troops from Wilkinsonville on the
Ohio River, including a letter (1816) to Governor Lewis
Cass, concerning a bill for printing the territorial laws of
Michigan; and reports, inventories, receipts, and other
papers relating to Williams' supply work. Correspondents
include Col. John F. Hamtramck, Oliver Ormsby, Col. Da-
■*vid Strong, and William Wusthoff.
MS 65-653
Willson, James Caldwell, 1833-1912.
Papers, 1863-1912 and 1939. 6 items and 43 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Physician, of Flint, Mich. Diaries commenting briefly
on Willson's daily schedule, his medical practice, Civil War
service, trips in tha United States and in Europe; records
of Willson's medical practice; one letter (1939) about Will-
son ; and five addresses by Willson.
Gift of Mrs. Jay C. Thompson, 1950.
MS 65-654
WinehelL, Alexander, 1824-1891.
Papers, 1837-91. ca. 9 ft. and 188 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of geology, zoology, and botany at Syracuse
University, Vanderbilt University, and the University of
Michigan and chancellor of Syracuse University. Corre-
spondence of Winchell, members of his family, friends, col-
leagues, and universities concerning Winchell's scholarly in-
terests in the natural sciences, family affairs, personal busi-
ness ventures, the University of Michigan, and other institu-
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Papers, 1837-91.
WincheD, Alexander, 1824-1891.
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tions where he taught; 41 diaries (1846-91) ; notebooks of
Winchell's trips with expense accounts; personal and busi-
ness account books; addresses, editorials, scientific reports,
lecture and other notes; and articles and essays on philoso-
phical, religious, educational, and scientific subjects, includ-
ing astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics,
and paleontology. Correspondents include Louis A^gri?,
Spencer F. Baird, Amos Binney, William G. Binney, Austin
Blair, James R Boise, Datus C. Brooks, Lewis Cass, George
B. Catlin, Isaac P. Christiancy, Davis W. Clark, Thomas M.
Copley, Joseph <3ummings, James D. Dana, "William Darl-
ington, Silas H. Douglas, George Engelman, John Farmer,
Louis Fasquelle, Corydon La Ford, Henry S. Frieze, James
A. Garfield, Augustus A. Gould, Asa Gray, James Hall,
Erastus O. Haven, Gilbert Haven, Ferdinand V. Hayden,
Eugene W. Hilgard, Nathaniel Holmes, John L. Le Conte,
Joseph Le Conte, Joseph Leidy, Sir William E. Logan, Sir
Charles Lyell, George G. Meade, Fielding B. Meek, Thomas
Nuttall, Alonzo B. Palmer, John G. Park, William B.
Rogers, Abram Sager, Thomas Say, Benjamin Silliman,
Sr., Benjamin Silliman, Jr., George C. Swallow, Henry P.
Tappan, John Torrey, Charles C. Trowbridge, Luther S.
Trowbridge, Stephen M VaiL Andrew D. White, Charles
A. White, Joseph D. Whitney, Moses Wisner, and DeVolson
Wood.
Gift of Alexander N. Winchell and the Minnesota His-
torical Society.
MS 65-655
Wing, Austin Eli, 1792-1849.
Papers, 1817-1905. 130 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, regent of the University of Michigan, and U S.
Representative from Michigan. Business and family cor-
respondence of Wing, his wife, his daughter, and other
relatives; and 4 compositions. Includes 77 letters from
Wing's granddaughter, Kate E. Mitchell, written from Vas-
sar College. Some of Wing's letters discuss national poli-
tics (1826-33) , Congress, and Washington, D. C.
Gift of Thomas M. Sawyer and Mrs. W. C. Jones, 1938.
MS 65-656
Wing, Warner, 1805-1876.
Papers, 1837-78. 89 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer, State legislator, and Michigan Supreme Court
justice. Family correspondence of Wing, his wife, Eliza
Anderson Wing, their daughter, May Wing, and other rela-
tives; and two biographical sketches of Wing. Many of the
letters were written from Detroit and Monroe, Mich., and
contain references to Wine's activities as a judge.
Gift of Thomas M Sawyer and Mrs. W. C. Jones, 1940.
MS65-657
Wisconsin Land and Lumber Company.
Records, 1871-1914. 16 ft. and 492 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, ledgers, daybooks, journals, and other
business records of the H. A. Jewell Company, the William
Mueller Company, the Fond du Lac division, the Hermans-
viUe, Mich., division, and the C. J. L. Meyer division of the
Wisconsin Land and Lumber Company.
Gift of G Harold Earle. 1947-48.
MS 65-658
Wisner, Moses, 1815-1863.
Papers, 1836-67. 18 items and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
U S. Army officer, lawyer, and Governor of Michigan.
17 letters (1862) from Wisner to his wife, Angelina Wisner,
and to his children, while he was serving in Kentucky as a
colonel in the 22d Michigan Infantry; 3 account books and
records (1843-62) of law cases of George W. Wisner and
Moses Wisner; a voL of records (1859-60) of Wisner's office
expenditures and other accounts while serving as Governor
of Michigan (1859-60) ; and a voL of Genesee Co., Mich.,
tax records kept by Wisner and accounts of his estate (1836-
67).
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Supplement, Oct 1960) p. 26.
Gift of Mrs. Florence Wallace, 1935.
MS 65-659
Withington, William Herbert, 1835-1903.
Papers, 1861-1909. 191 items and 39 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten).
Civil War officer, State legislator, and banker, of Jack-
son, Mich. Correspondence (1861-63) ; diary (1897) of a
European trip; 28 personal account books; business papers;
special orders; notes, including materials (1895-1903) on
the management of the Withington & Cooley Manufacturing
Company, makers of rakes, forks, scythe snaths, and other
items; and miscellaneous material. Includes 10 letters from
Withington to members of his family during the Civil War;
64 letters to Withington from Governor Austin Blair (1818-
1894) and his wife, Sarah L. (Ford) Blair, from friends,
and from the men of his regiment; and a typed copy of
Withington's experiences as a war prisoner. Most of the
papers relate to Withington's Civil War service as colonel
of the 17th Michigan Infantry, to the Grand Army of the
Republic, and to a possible appointment to the U. S. Senate
in 1894. Correspondents include Russell A. Alger, John J.
Bagley, Benjamin B. Baker, Jonathan Bevier, Julius C. Bur-
rows, John Jones, Constant Luce, G. Collins Lyon, George
S. Newman, Delos Phillips, Hazen S. Pingree, Christian
Rath, John T. Rich, Rowland E. Trowbridge, and John
Tyler.
The Civil War letters are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 31.
Gift of Winthrop Withington, 1951.
MS65-660
Wood, Norman Asa, 1857-1943.
Papers, 1848-1957. ca. 150 items and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Curator of birds at the University of Michigan Museum.
Correspondence and other papers of Wood and his family,
of Lodi Township and Ami Arbor, Mich. Includes six let-
ters from Alexander G. Ruthven; genealogical material of
the Wood and Phelps families; material concerning the Uni-
versity Museum ; scrapbooks containing obituaries, news of
the Wood family, items on sheep breeding in Washtenaw
Co., Mich., and ornithological affairs; and a voL of flock
records of Wood's merino sheep.
Gift of Mrs. Peter Kivi, 1958.
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„ MS 65-661
Woodruff, David Oliphant
Papers, 1837-83. 1 ft. and 2 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence of Woodruff and of the Woodruff and
Hurd families of Niles, Mich, concerning family affairs,
events in Niles, the California gold rush, politics, and the
Civil War service of Woodruff's son, Charles Woodruff in
the 25th Michigan Infantry ; and two diaries (Aug. 14, 1862-
Oct 28, 1863 and Sept 26, 1864-April 18, 1865) kept by
Charles. Includes 64 letters from Charles to his parents giv-
ing detailed accounts of camp life and duties. Correspond-
ents include Charles Duncombe, Aaron P. Hammond, Wil-
liam Hurd, Thomas O'Callaghan, Clarissa Hurd Woodruff,
Edgar Woodruff, John Woodruff, and Mary Ann Woodruff.
The Civil War papers are described in Michigan men in
the Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Col-
lections, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 32.
Gift of Jeanne Griffin, 1958.
MS65-662
Worcester, Dean Conant, 1866-1924.
Papers, 1900-24. 3 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of zoology at the University of Michigan, and
Government official and business executive in the Philippine
Islands. Correspondence, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks,
and pictures dealing with Worcester's activities in the
Philippines as a member of the U. S. Philippine Commis-
sion, Philippine secretary of the interior, assistant to the
president of the Philippine Refining Company, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Agusan Cocoanut Company
and president of the Philippine Desiccated Cocoanut Com-
pany, and publications concerning the Islands. Correspond-
ents include William H. Taft and Leonard Wood.
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth B. Day, 1957.
„, . . MS65-663
Wnght, Allen G teacher and farmer.
Papers, 1845-91. 425 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence of Wright, a farmer and teacher in Vir-
ginia, Illinois, and Marshall, Mich., with his wife, his various
brothers and sisters and other relatives, and with his pupils,
friends, and business acquaintances; and miscellaneous
papers, including tax receipts and school papers. Most of
the letters are about prices of farm commodities and farm
land, the weather, crop conditions, and family affairs. A
few relate to politics and the Civil War. Correspondents
include Edwin B. Wright, Enoch Wright, Grove Wright,
Harriette E. Wright, Julia Ann Wright, Mary Wright,
Myron W. Wright, and Simeon Wright
Gift of Herbert Wright, 1938.
„ MS65-664
Wnght family.
Papers, 1829-1939. 3 ft. and 7 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chiefly personal correspondence of Fannie E. (Pettibone)
Wright with her husband, Philo Elizar Wright (1828-1879) ,
captain of the lake vessel Neptune, with her daughters,
Evelyn Wright, Maude Wright Virginia Wright her son,
Philo Sherman Wright her brother, Sherman Pettibone, and
other members of the family, primarily concerning family
affairs and genealogy of the Wright and Pettibone families;
57 vols, of diaries (1863-1925) of Fannie E. Wright record-
ing family news, social events, and home activities in De-
troit; family business papers, including a book of bills
(1864-65) of Philo E. Wright; account books of the Sher-
man Pettibone farm of Tallmadge, Ohio; .and Philo S.
Wright's account books (1893-1913). Correspondents
include William W. Collier and Samuel B. Pettibone.
Acquired, -1958.
MS 65-665
Wykes, Roger Irving, 1874-
Papers, 1905-42. 3 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Attorney general of Michigan. Correspondence (1907-08)
on Wykes' campaign and activities in the Michigan Con-
stitutional Convention ; briefs and other legal papers relat-
ing to the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railroad case
and the Grand Rapids Gas Company ease; and scrapbooks
(1907-20) on the Constitutional Convention and Michigan
politics. Correspondents include Charles A. Blair, Chase S.
Osborn, and Arthur H Vandenberg.
Gift of Frederic K. Wykes, 1958.
MS 65-666
Young, Leigh Jarvis, 1883-1960.
Papers, 1908-60. 250 items and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of forestry at the University of Michigan, direc-
tor of the Michigan Dept of Conservation, and mayor of
Ann Arbor, Mich. Correspondence and other papers dealing
with Young's work at the University of Michigan, in the
Dept of Conservation, and as mayor of Ann Arbor. In-
cludes six vols, of student notebooks on University courses
in botany, economics, geology, psychology, forest engineer-
ing, entomology, and dendrology. Correspondents include
William B. Mershon, Chase S. Osborn, and Gifford Pinchot
Gift of Mrs. Young, 1961.
_ MS 65-667
Young Men's Christian Associations. Ann Arbor, Mich.
Records of the Young Men's and Young Women's Chris-
tian Associations, 1895-1955. 200 items and 25 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Scrapbooks, financial records, minutes of the Y. M C. A.,
its Auxiliary, and the Y. W. C. A., miscellaneous records,
correspondence, clippings, and reports.
MS 65-668
Ypsflanti, Mich. First Methodist Episcopal Church.
Records, 1831-1960. ca. 250 items and 73 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes (1847-1909) of the Quarterly Conference; mem-
bership rolls (1858-1922) ; financial records (1864-67, 1939) ;
minutes (1865-1911) of the Board of Trustees; bound and
unbound minutes (1831-34, 1903-20, 1945-54) of the Official
Board; women's societies records and miscellaneous papers
(1864-1960) ; church programs (1935-38) ; King's Guards
records (1922-24) ; a scrapbook of clippings on the history
of the church; historical pageants; historical sketches; sub-
scription list (1836); pew assignments; and bulletins.
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MS 65-469
Ypsflanti, Midi. First Presbyterian Church.
Records, 1830-1950. 100 items and 22 t.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes (1856-1944); membership registers; minutes,
financial records, annual reports, a constitution, and other
papers of the women's societies; minutes (1906-43) of the
trustees; minutes (1830-46) of the First Congregational
Society, the forerunner of this church; miscellaneous busi-
ness papers; historical notes; and a record of church trials.
MS 65-670
Ziegler, Charles M 1888-1959.
Papers, 1929-59. ca. 250 items and 7 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michigan State highway commissioner. Correspondence,
personal accounts, speeches, seven vols, of scrapbooks, clip-
pings, miscellaneous papers, and memorabilia dealing with
Ziegler's engineering and highway career, and his political
activities. Correspondents include Frederick Y. Bradley,
Wilber M Brucker, and Earl C. Michener.
Gift of Mrs. Ziegler, 1959-62.
MS65-671
Kraze, William Frederick, 1873-1962.
Papers, 1865-1962. ca.6ft
In Minnesota Historical Society collections.
Teacher, Minnesota State legislator, and mayor of Min-
neapolis. 26 scrapbooks together with correspondence (1943-
44) relating to Kunze's work on the War Finance Commit-
tee, teacher's contracts, newspaper clippings, and other
papers. The scrapbooks document Kunze's career as teacher
and administrator (1890-1910), member (1910-12) of the
Minnesota State Legislature, chairman (1911-29) of the
Minneapolis Welfare Board, organizer (1916) of the Ex-
change State Bank of Minneapolis, and mayor of Minneap-
olis (1929-31). Includes information on the Minneapolis
City Charter and the Minneapolis Library Board of which
he was a member.
Unpublished inventory available in the repository.
Gift of Mrs. Carl H: Mattson.
MS 65-672
Lindbergh family.
Papers, 1808-1960. ca. 10 ft. ( ca. 6500 items)
In Minnesota Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, reminiscences, biographical information,
printed invitations, programs, certificates, and membership
cards (1883-1925) relating to the Lindbergh family; tran-
scripts of speeches and articles and political literature and
campaign brochures of Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1858-
1924), lawyer and U. S. Representative from Minnesota;
and other papers. The correspondence (1893-1924) relates
mainly to the political activities of Charles A. Lindbergh,
Sr.j and includes references to reciprocal trade, the liquor
problem among the Indians in northern Minnesota, Lind-
bergh's probe {1912) of the "money trust." the struggle in
the Republican Party between the Roosevelt and La Follette
forces (with correspondence from Gifford Pinchot and
Theodore Roosevelt on this problem), Lindbergh's views on
the American entry into World War i, his campaign for
Governor (1916) against J. A. A. Burnquist, and his at-
tempts (1917-24) to publish his writings and a progressive
political newspaper. Papers of Charles Augustus Lind-
bergh7~JT7-(-b„l902) include newspaper clippings (1925-41)
relating mainly to his aviation career and his flight to Taxis,
with a few items (1939-41) relating to his opposition to
America's entry into World War n.
Unpublished inventory available in the repository.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Charles A Iindbergh, Jr., and Mrs. Eva (Lind-
bergh) Christie West, 1932-63.
MS 65-673
Rose Brothers Far Company.
Records, 1855-1955. 77 ft. (ca. 75,000 items)
In Minnesota Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, daybooks, ledgers, journals, trial bal-
ances, annual statements, minutes, cost books, codebooks,
auction catalogs, fur assortment books, fur shipment books,
articles of incorporation, bylaws, agreements, contracts, and
other papers relating to the Rose Brothers Fur Company
and the firms which preceded it: J. Ullmann & Co., Joseph
Ullmann, inc., Albert N. Rose & Bros., inc., and the Albert
N. Rose & Bros. Trading Corporation. The papers describe
the early years of the firm in St. Paul, Minn., buying and
selling raw fur, and the expansion of its activities after 1866
to Chicago, New York, Edmonton, Can., London, Paris,
Leipzig, Shanghai, and Sydney, Australia. Names repre-
sented include Isador Rose and Joseph Ullmann, who
founded the business, Isador Rose's sons, Albert Napoleon,
Isaac Edgar, and Nathan Simon Rose, and Nathan Simon
Rose's son, Harold Herman Rose, and the B. W. Harris
Manufacturing Company of St. Paul with which the Roses
transacted business (1929-33).
Unpublished inventory available in the repository.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Harold H. Rose and Karl Rose, 1956.
MS 65-674
Wefald, Knnd, 1869-1936.
Papers, 1817-1936. ca. 19 ft. (ca. 30,000 items)
In Minnesota Historical Society collections.
State legislator and U. S. Representative from Minnesota.
Correspondence, an incomplete diary (1913-32), legislative
files, speeches, articles, reports, minutes of meetings, note-
books containing poems and other .mss. in Norwegian, scrap-
books (1907-28) containing clippings on political matters,
memorandum books, clippings, and other papers. Includes
material on Wefald's campaigns and work in the Minnesota
Legislature and the U. S. House of Representatives, the
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission of which
he was a member, the Republican, Democratic, and Farmer-
Labor Parties, the Nonpartisan League, immigration poli-
cies, Norwegian history, the improvement of Minnesota
rivers, the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, farm legislation,
and the following individuals: Lynn J. Frazier, Magnus
Johnson, Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (1855-1925), William
Lemke, Kiiute Nelson, Floyd B. Olson, Thomas D. Schall,
Henrik Shipstead, Arthur C. Townley, and Burton K.
Wheeler.
Unpublished inventory available in the repository.
Gifts of Magnus Wefald, 1961, and Olav Wefald, 1964.
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Callaway, James, 1783-1815. MS 65-675
Malier collection, 1792-1859. ca. 125 items,
lii Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
Fur trader, Indian fighter, Army officer, and deputy
sheriff and tax collector in St Charles District of Missouri.
Correspondence; journal (1814) of Callaway's trip with 430
militia and rangers under Maj. Zachary Taylor from Cap
an Gns, Mo., to the Bock River; biographical material;
mihtary rosters; tax lists and items concerning Callaway's
wife, Nancy (Howell) Callaway, and her efforts to collect a
pension as a war widow; papers (1816-18) relating to the
efforts of John B. Callaway and Newton Howell, adminis-
trators of James Callaway's estate to settle a note of $400
between Callaway -and Gen. Benjamin Howard. Includes
letters (1813-15) from Callaway to his wife while in action
against the Indians.
(^iJ" 11 Historical Society collections, v. 5
Gm^fjin^^' 7 riBte avaikble m **• "Pottery.
« ,_ _._ » . MS 65-676
Dougherty, John, 1791-1860.
Papers, 1823-1917. ca. 600 items.
la Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Army officer, Indian agent, political leader, and a mem-
ber of Ma]. Stephen H Long's expedition, 1819-20 Cor-
respondence, mainly concerning sutling at Fort Kearny,
tfeb., and Government transportation of freight between
5. ,^J? y and Fort L "™ni»> Wyo^in the 1840's and the
early 1850>s; two diaries (1869-79) of Dougherty's nephew,
Dr William Wallace Dougherty, of Liberty, Mo.; and a
medical account book (1851-67). Correspondents include
Robert Campbell; Lewis Bissell Dougherty, son of John
Dougherty; William W. Dougherty; A. F. Heed; Mai.
Charles F. Ruff; CoL Thomas Swords; and Henry S
Turner. '
Gift
Dulany, William Henry, 1818-™ 1913 MS 65 ^ 77
Papers, 1844-1914. ca. 50 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Pioneer tobacco manufacturer, businessman, and philan-
thropist^ of Missouri Chiefly personal correspondence be-
tween Dulany and his wife, Susan Isabelle (Van Zandt)
Dulany Includes letters (1850-51) relating to his overland
journey to and his experiences in California; and news clip-
pings of the dedication of the Dulany Memorial Library
in Pans, Mo., given by Dulany's children.
Gift
w,j= t x. 1. MS 65-678
Bads, James Buchanan, 1820-1887.
Papers, 1776-193L ca. 200 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
In part, contemporary transcripts (handwritten).
Civil engineer, inventor, boat and bridge builder, and
glass manufacturer, of St Louis, Mo. Correspondence and
papers concerning Eads' interest in the Mississippi River,
and tiie Eads Bridge at St. Louis; genealogical data; a
scrapbook (1881) ; and newspaper clippings of Eads' visit
to Mexico. Correspondents include Barton Bates, Edward
Bates, Onward Bates, Frank Preston Blair, Montgomery
Blair, Henry Taylor Blow, Braxton Bragg, David Glasgow
Farragut, Thomas W. Ferry, Henry Flad, Andrew Hull
Foote GustavusVasa Fox, John Charles Fremont, Baron
Gerolt, Henry W. Halleck, James F. Howe. Nathaniel Lyon,
WiUiam M McPherson, Montgomery C. Meigs, Whitelaw
Reid Carl Schurz, William T. Sherman, William H Shock,
David S. Stanley, Roger N. Stembel. and Gideon Welles
Gifts.
Easton, Rufus, 1774-1834. MS ^^
Pap?rs, 1796-1SS4. ca. 160 items and 3 r.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
Lawyer; judge; postmaster of St. Louis, Mo.; delegate
to the IT. S. Congress from the Missouri Territory; and
Missouri State attorney general. Business, political, and
personal correspondence containing much information about
Missouri; biographical material; and three law books con-
cerning the Federal system, contracts, settlements, and his-
tory of law m Connecticut courts (1793) ; municipal law
(1794) ; and real property, tenants, wills, fraud, and new
trials (1795). Correspondents include Moses Austin, David
Barton, Aaron Burr, Daniel G. Bissell, John C. Calhoun,
Henry Clay, Alton R. Easton. Henry S. Geyer, Gideon
Granger, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles
Lucas, James Madison, James Monroe, William Russell,
William T. Sherman, and John Smith T ("T" for Ten-
Gift.
Eaton, Luden, 1831-1890. MS 65-680
Papers, 1855-87. 49 v. and 3 boxes.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Lawyer and register in bankruptcy f or the Eastern Dis-
tort of Missouri. Personal correspondence containing in-
formation about family, friends, theatrical performances,
sermons, and court cases; 44 letter books (1858-87) relating
to Eaton's law practice; diaries (1858-62) while he was liv-
ing in Iowa, Massachusetts, and St. Louis, Mo. ; legal papers-
and 5 journals of Eaton's son, George Partridge Eaton,
while a student in West Newton, Mass., 1878-81.
Gift
Eliot, Wffliam Greenleaf, 1811-1887. MS60-68I
Papers, 1841-1961. ca. 125 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
In part, photocopies.
Unitarian clergyman, of St. Louis, Mo. Correspondence
% X° o *? ° f J? 49 ' the for mation and activities of
the Western Sanitary Commission, the Civil War, slaverv
and Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.; sermons; news
clippings; and miscellaneous items. Correspondents in-
clude Barton Bates, Edward Bates, Hudson E. Bridge Sal-
mon P. Chase, Edward Everett, John C. Fremont, John
Murray Forbes, Hamilton R. Gamble, Ulysses S. Grant,
Henry W. Halleck, Winfield Scott Hancock, John B Hen-
derson Ethan A. Hitchcock, Abraham Lincoln, Joseph
Jones Reynolds, John McAllister Schofield, William T
bherman, James E. Yeatman, and Charles Zagonyi.
Gift.
Elliott, Newton G 1812-1877? MS 65-682
Papers, 1834-1909. ca. 600 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
Justice of the peace, sheriff of Howard Co., Mo., and State
legislator Correspondence relating to the mule, horse, and
cattie trade, Santa Fe, N. M., Pike's Peak, and California;
muster rolls from the Mormon War of 1838, in which Elliott
was commander; slave papers, land deals, and medical and
merehandise bills; transactions concerning the outfitting of
banta Fe trade; promissory notes; papers relating to
Howard County ; 8 small account books containing notes for
mules purchased, expenditures, deposits, andSScS
notesrfigures on cattle shipment; and a recipe oto^
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MS66-688
Emmons family.
Papers, 1796-1938. ca. 200 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Deeds; certificates; petitions; and land and slavery papers
of Benjamin L. Emmons j, Missouri State legislator, Ben-
jamin L. Emmons n, and also Benjamin L. Emmons m,
who engaged in the abstracting business in St Charles, Mo
and was the local historian. Persons involved in the early
transactions include Edward Bates, Frederick Bates,
Charles Dehault Delassus, John C. Edwards, Archibald
Gamble, Hamilton Gamble, J. Macfcay, William G. Pettua,
Amos Stoddard, and Zenon Trudeau.
Gift
_ . MS65-684
Evans, August H »«-««
Papers, 1830-70. ca. 130 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Businessman and realtor, of St Ixrnis, Mo. Chiefly plats,
deeds, surveys of St Louis; and business correspondence
between Evans and James Y. Sanger, L. P. Sanger, and
G. E. Walker, of Ottawa, HL, containing produce market
prices of the lStCs. Includes a letter (1840) from L. P
Sanger while in Springfield, m.commenting on an exciting
meeting of the Illinois Legislature after which "Lincoln
and several other members, after voting, hoisted the win-
dows and jumped out and ran."
Gift
«. ■• »_ ^ ^ , MS65-685
Fenian Brotherhood.
Records, 1866-1921. ca. 70 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
Chiefly printed circular letters from leaders of the Fenian
movement in America to the various circles throughout the
United States and 12 mss. of speeches of John OEeefe on
the cause of Irish liberty. Writers of the letters include
James Gibbons, James Keenan, Michael Kerwin, Richard
McCloud, John O'Neill, and Frank Renehan.
Gift
— ,, „ MS 65-686
Field, Eugene, 1850-1895.
Papers, 1855-1940. ca. 250 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
_ Author and journalist. Chiefly proof sheets with nota-
tions and titles written in by Field, including a few cor-
rected proof sheets signed by him; correspondence, theater
programs, newspaper clippings; and a portfolio and notes of
Field, corresponding secretary of the Missouri Press Asso-
ciation, 1878, giving a history of Missouri newspapers.
Correspondents include Wilson Barrett, Samuel L. Clemens,
Zee James (Mrs. Jesse James), Sol Smith Russell, and
Francis Wilson.
Gift.
rvn „ n MS65-687
Filley family.
Papers, 1740-1953. ca. 150 items.
la Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
Chiefly family correspondence of Oliver D. Filley and
Giles F. Filley with their parents and brothers in Connecti-
cut relating to early ventures in St. Louis, Mo., in the tin
and stove manufacturing business of Giles F. Filley's firm,
the Excelsior Manufacturing Company, makers of the
"charter Oak" cooking stove ; records pertaining to the affairs
and public services of Chauncey I. Filley; and genealogical
data.
Gift
„ -MS 65-688
Flad, Henry, 1827-1898.
Papers of Henry and Edward Flad, 1846-1940. ca. 300
items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
Correspondence, genealogy, and other papers of Henry
Flad, Army officer, engineer, and inventor, of St Louis, Mo.,
and of his son Edward Flad (1860-1935), engineer, water
commissioner, and member of the Missouri Public Service
Commission. Includes material concerning the St Louis
water works, repeal of prohibition, decisions of the Public
Service Commission, reorganization of St Louis Public
Service Company, and work on smoke abatement in St Louis.
Gift.
MS65-689
Franz, Chester, collector.
Business papers of Kaskaskia, EL, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.,
St Louis, Mo., and Missouri, 1800-1920. ca. 250 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Accounts from Kaskaskia, BL; papers and miscellaneous
accounts of Ste. Genevieve, Mo. ; Indiana and Illinois land
papers and genealogical data; Civil War papers, muster
rolls, and correspondence; Missouri and St Louis items,
business letterheads and cards, receipts, brochures, souvenir
items, advertisements, and financial statements.
Information on literaiy rights available in the repository.
Gift
__ , MS 66-690
Par trade papers, 1686-1940. ca. 125 ft
la Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
Fur trade papers (1686-1850), and correspondence, news-
paper clippings, and other material (1906-40) concerning
the early fur trade and descendants of the men involved.
Includes agreements, and correspondence between fur
traders, explorers, frontier guides, and businessmen relating
to the Rocky Mountain area, revealing the nature of the fur
trade activities of the day.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift
Library of Congress
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MS 65-691
Gale, Daniel B 1816-1874.
Papers, 1830-1900. ca. 200 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Businessman and organizer of Greeley & Gale, a whole-
sale grocery firm in St Louis, Mo. Correspondence, busi-
ness papers, receipts, and other papers of Gale and his fam-
ily-
Gift
MS 65-692
Graham family.
Fordyce collection, 1798-1943. ca. 370 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Business and personal correspondence, and legal, military,
and land papers of the Graham and Frost families. Names
represented include Richard Graham (1780-1857), Army
officer in the War of 1812 and Indian agent in St Louis,
Mo., his daughter Lily (Graham) Frost, and his son-in-law
Daniel M Frost (1823-1900), U. S. and Confederate Army
officer and Missouri State senator.
Gift
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MS 65-693
Kochtitzky, Otto, 1855-1935.
Papers, 1850-1936. 7 ft. and 45 v.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
Engineer, of southeast Missouri. Correspondence (includ-
ing 15 letter books), 30 account books, ledgers and journals,
deeds, contracts, plats, insurance and tax papers, blueprints,
engineering notes, maps, and newspaper clippings relating
to Kochtitzky's project of reclaiming 3,000,000 acres of
swampland in southeast Missouri.
Gift.
MS 65-694
Lucas family.
Papers, 1754-1954. 9 ft.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
Personal and business correspondence and other papers of
John Baptiste Charles Lucas (1758-1842), U. S. Repre-
sentative from Pennsylvania and U. S. Judge for the North-
ern District of Louisiana; of his son, James H. Lucas (1800-
1873), lawyer, banker, and philanthropist, of St Louis, Mo. ;
and of the other members of the family. Includes accounts,
deeds, legal papers, land papers, bills, correspondence about
the papers, and genealogical material of the Lucas and allied
families.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift.
MS 65-695
MacEenzie, Kenneth, 1797-1861.
Papers, 1796-1918. ca. 1500 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
Fur trader, organizer of the Columbia Fur Company,
member of the firm of Chouteau & MacKenzie, an associate
of Pierre Chouteau, Jr. & Company, commission merchant,
and an investor in lands in Missouri, Illinois, and Minnesota.
Business, personal, and family correspondence; accounts
(1842-57) with business firms in St. Louis; legal documents;
real estate papers (1840-84) of St Louis properties; bills
of sale (1828-41) for slaves; papers (1849) of a sawmill op-
eration in St. Louis; contract (1847) for building a wharf
boat, St. Louis ; steamboat shipping orders ; and bills. Cor-
respondents include John Jacob Astor, Benjamin F. Baker,
Pierre Chouteau, Jr., Ramsay Crooks, Alexander Farbault,
William Laidlaw, D. A. MacKenzie, and H. H Sibley.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift
MS 66-696
Methodist Church (United States) Conferences. New Eng-
land. Historical Society.
Church records, 1790-1963. 45 ft (200 items)
In New England Methodist Historical Society Library
(Boston University)
Records of extinct or amalgamated churches chiefly in
Massachusetts including Ashburnham, Ayre, Blandford,
Boston, Brighton, Brookfield, Cambridge, Charlestown,
Chelsea, Dorchester, East Boston, East Brookfield, Enfield,
Forest Hills, Heath, HoUiston, Hyde Park, Ipswich, Ja-
maica Plain, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Mansfield,
Marblehead, Mendon, Mundale, Monroe, Needham, New-
buryporfjNorth Brookfield, North Dana, North New Salem,
North Reading, Norwood, Princeton, Boxbury, Somerville,
Southampton, South Brookfield, South Royalston, South
Wellfleet, South Worthington, Topsfield, Ware, West Aga-
wam, West Pelham, Williamsburg, and Worcester. In-
cludes records of churches in Eliot, Me. , Bristol and Cran-
ston, R. I., Salem and Somers, Conn., and Corinth and
Weston, Vt Also includes the circuit records of Asburn,
Granville, Mansfield, Marlboro, Needham, Northfield, and
Weston, Mass., Cooper, Me., Great Barrington, N. Y., and
Manchester, Conn.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Deposited by local and New England churches, 1880-1964.
MS 65-697
Methodist Church (United States) Conferences. Neva Eng-
land. Historical Society.
Methodist correspondence, 1787-1940. 737 items.
In New England Methodist Historical Society Library
(Boston University)
Letters to and from Methodist bishops, clergymen, and
laymen about the Methodist Episcopal Church, classes, mis-
sions, education, hymnody, societies, publications, and the
New England Methodist Historical- Society. Includes let-
ters written from prominent clergymen and laymen of other
denominations about 19th century social reform. Corre-
spondents include Bp. Francis Asbury, Osman Oleander
Baker, Borden Parker Bowne, Bp. Thomas Coke, John
Dempster, Wilbur Fisk, Bp. Elijah Hedding, Julia (Ward)
Howe, Epaphras Kibby, Jesse Lee, Enoch Mudge, James
Mudge, Charles Sumner Nutter, George Pickering, Charles
Wesley, and John Wesley.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Purchases and deposits. 1880-1964.
MS 65-698
Perkins family.
Papers, 1794-1915. ca. 200 items.
In University of New Hampshire Library.
Correspondence and other papers, chiefly 1830-75, of the
Perkins family, of Unity, N. -H., primarily relating to the
duties of Amos Perkins, a justice of the peace.
Gift of Fisk Free Library, Claremont, N. H., 1963. For-
merly owned by Abbie Perkins.
MS 65-699
Claiborne, William Charles Cole, 1775-1817.
Papers, 1804-14. 122 items.
In New Orleans Public Library, Louisiana Dept
Governor of the Territory of Orleans and the State of
Louisiana. Chiefly Claiborne letters and messages to and
from the mayor and city council of New Orleans, together
with city financial reports, itemized bills, petitions to the
city_ council, and other papers. Letters sent by Claiborne
are in English ; those received by him are in French. Names
represented include Beverly Chew, Daniel Clark, Bar-
thelemy Lafon, Louis Moreau Lislet, James Madison, Ber-
nard Marigny, James Pitot, Julian Poydras, and James
Wilkinson.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Deposit.
MS 65-700
Laussat, Pierre Clement de, 1756-1835.
Papers, 1803-04. 68 items.
In New Orleans Public Library, Louisiana Dept
28 transcripts (handwritten) of directives in the National
Archives and the Bibliotheque nationale.
French colonial prefect in Louisiana. Letters, directives,
and broadsides of Laussat, the Spanish commissioners, and
William C. C. Claiborne, relating to the transfer of
Louisiana from Spain to France on Nov. 30, 1803, and the
transfer from France to the United States on Dec. 20, 1803-
All of the papers except a letter by Claiborne are in French.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Deposit
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
c . „ . „„ _, . MS 65-701
St Maxent, Gilberto Antonio de, d. 1794.
^Documents concerning the estate and succession of Don
Gilberto Antonio de St Maxent ca.4ft
In New Orleans Public Library, Louisiana Dept
Inventories, a copy of the will and testimony of St Max-
ent, marriage records, acts of sale, and other papers in
French and Spanish concerning his estate and heirs
Information on literary rights available in the library
Deposit.
O'Conor, Charles, 1804-1884. MS65-702
Papers, 1800-75. ca.l2ft
In New York Law Institute Library.
Lawyer, of New York City. Legal memoranda, opinions,
and briefs of O'Conor, together with printed transcripts of
cases and opponents' briefs relating to O'Conor's wide law
practice which covered both personal and corporate rela-
tions. Includes material concerning the Forrest divorce
case (Catherine N. Forrest vs. Edwin Forrest) ; papers (col-
lected by O'Conor) of other practicing lawyers, connected
with cases m which he was involved; eulogies and other
material relating to O'Conor's death; and an index of the
opinions and cases.
Open to investigators under restrictions of the repository.
Gift of Mr. O'Conor.
MS 65-703
SobeL Bernard, 1887-1964.
Papers, 1920 5 s-64. ca. 250 items.
In New York Public Library, Theatre Collection.
Author and theatrical press agent Letters to Sobel from
his associates in the theater, including actors, producers,
publicists, and others; and letters relating to Sobel's career
as a writer on theater subjects, a compiler of "Theatre hand-
book," and author of "Burleycue," and other plays
Gift of Mrs. Philip Lee.
in j o ,. MS 65-704
Binder, Carroll, 1896-1956.
Papers, ca. 1910-56. 11,750 items.
In Newberry Library (Chicago)
Journalist. Chiefly correspondence, together with condo-
lences, clippings, photos., and other papers, relating largely
to Binder's work as the first full-time labor reporter and a
war correspondent, foreign correspondent, publisher's as-
sistant, editorial writer, and foreign service editor on the
Chicago daily news and as editorial editor of the Minneap-
olis star and the Minneapolis morning and Sunday tribune.
Correspondents include Binder's wife, Dorothy (Walton)
Binder, and John Cowles, Clarence Darrow, Hubert EL
Humphrey, Graham Hutton, John S. Knight, Frank Knox,
Owen Lattimore, Robert Morss Lovett, Archibald MacLeish,
Edgar Ansel Mowrer, Paul Scott Mowrer, Hal O'Flaheitv,
Lessing J. Rosenwald, Adlai E. Stevenson, William Stone-
man, Clifton Utley, and George Weller.
Unpublished catalog in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mrs. Binder.
^ » ,.•■_* t MS65-705
Casey, Robert Joseph, 1890-1962.
Papers, ca^ 1910-62. 20ft
In Newberry Library (Chicago)
Author and journalist Chiefly mss. of Casey's work, to-
gether with correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, dust covers,
and Casey clippings and souvenirs. Some material relates
to his work for the Chicago daily news as a reporter and a
war correspondent daring World Wars i and n.
Unpublished descriptive analysis in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Casey.
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MS 65-706
Mowrer, Paul Scott, 1887-
Papers, 1913-64. 269 items.
In Newberry Library (Chicago)
_ Journalist Chiefly Mowrer's works, together with letters,
six diaries, scrapbooks, notes, souvenirs, and clippings by
and about Mowrer and his works. Some material relates to
his work as a journalist with the Chicago daily news daring
the two World Wars.
Card catalog in the library.
Gift of Mr. Mowrer.
™ ~ MS65-707
Pargellis, Stanley McCrory, 1898-
Papers, 1942-62. ca. 14,000 items.
In Newberry Library (Chicago)
Professor of history and librarian. Official history of the
Newberry Library while Pargellis was librarian, together
with papers relating to his professional historical activities.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
MS 65-708
Wyatt, Edith Franklin, 1873-1958.
Papers, 1894-1955. 409 items.
In Newberry Library (Chicago)
Author. Correspondence, drafts of works, contracts,
scrapbooks, clippings, and mementos. Includes some letters
from William Dean Howells, Vaehel Lindsay, Edgar Lee
Masters, and other authors.
Catalog in the library's Manuscript division.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Faith Wyatt
MS65-709
Pate family.
Papers. 1815-98. 1588 items.
In North Carolina State Dept of Archives and History
collections.
Correspondence and other papers of the Pate family of
Northampton Co.. N. C.,and the Jackson family; together
with some items relating to John Ivey, Hubard Ivey, Nancy
Iyey, and the children of Boling and Penny Boon. Includes
bills, receipts, advertisements, poems, promissory notes,
family and business accounts, legal papers, records of cotton
liens and shipments and lumber and railroad ties delivered,
almanacs, newspapers, and other printed matter. The ma-
terials mainly relate to Burwell Pate (1820-1871) and his
spn, John Wesley Pate (1847-1896). The younger Pate
corresponded with commission merchants in Norfolk. Va.,
Petersburg, Va., and Baltimore, Md., and with an agent in
Portsmouth, Va., and commission merchants in New York
regarding the cutting and sale of railroad ties. His par-
ticipation in public school matters in Northampton Co. is
reflected in his appointment as school committeeman to Dis-
trict 5, Northampton Co., notices of meetings, disbursement
of funds, and a list of white and Negro children in School
District 23, Oconechee Township.
Gift of Walter Lee Pate, 1959.
MS 65-710
Potter, Henry, 1765-1857.
Papers, 1795-1861. 115 items.
In North Carolina State Dept of Archives and History
collections.
Lawyer and U. S. Judge of the District of North Carolina.
Correspondence (1795-1821), depositions, deeds, accounts,
receipts, blueprints, and other papers relating to the chums
of Potter's father-in-law, James Easton, to lands in Tennes-
see and Potter's efforts to settle those claims on behalf of his ^
wife, Sylvia (Easton) Potter, and their children.
Gift of John P. Stedman, 1955.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
d t „- . MS 66-711
Pou, James Hinton, 1861-1935.
Papers, 1914-20. 206 items.
In North Carolina State Dept. of Archives and History
collections.
Lawyer, of Smithfield and Raleigh, N. C. Correspond-
ence, speeches, photos^ newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and
other papers relating to Pou's activities in civic and State
affairs, particularly war work. Correspondence includes
many requests for speeches from the National Defense Coun-
cil, county defense chairmen, and War Loan committees;
communications with military personnel illustrating Pou's
concern for all soldiers and their families and his stress on
government insurance; and letters of appreciation from
Negro leaders— C. N. Hunter, editor of The Raleigh Inde-
pendent, and James E. Shephard, president of the National
Training School at Durham. N. C. Other correspondents
include Governors Thomas Walter Biekett, Robert B Glenn
and Oliver Max Gardner; U. S. Senator Lee Slater Over-
man of North Carolina; U. S. Representatives Joseph Sher-
man Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, and Leonidas Dunlap
Robinson of North Carolina; Kemp D. Battle: Francis
Henry Fries; Edward Kidder Graham: Henry A. Page;
and Lycurgis Rayner Varser.
MS 65-712
Quintan-Monroe Lumber Company.
Records, 1900-14. 16 boxes.
In North Carolina State Dept. of Archives and History
collections.
Letterbooks, statements, accounts, contracts, invoices, re-
ports, promissory notes, insurance policies, and other papers
of the lumber company and an affiliated company, the
Tuckaseigee Lumber Company operating in western North
Carolina; together with a letterbook of McNabb and Ben-
nett (Oct.-Dec 1900) and some personal and business
papers of Edwin E. Quinlan. The correspondence reflects
various phases of timber cutting and lumber manufacturing
and such lumber industry problems as transportation and
employment of personnel After the death in 1909 of E. E.
Quinlan, his son Charles wrote many letters relating to his
father's estate and to business matters.
Gift of Mrs. Christopher Crittenden, Mi* Betsey Lane
Quinlan, and Mrs. George Seaborn, 1955.
o •«. t • „ MS 65-713
Smith, Jessica Randolph.
Papers, 1871-1934. 122 items.
In North Carolina State Dept. of Archives and History
collections.
In part, photocopies.
Resident of North Carolina. Correspondence, speeches,
reports, minutes, invitations, programs, printed matter,
newspaper clippings, and other papers chiefly relating to
the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Civil War,
and the claim of Miss Smith's father, Orren Randolph
Smith, to be the designer of the Confederate flag. Includes
material on the Daughters of the American Revolution, the
National Society of Colonial Dames of America, and the
George Washington Bicentennial Celebration, 1732-1932.
Correspondents include May Borglum, wife of Gutzon
Borglum, discussing his work on the Stone Mountain Mem-
orial at Atlanta, Ga., and the North Carolina Monument at
Gettysburg, and Sol Bloom, associate director of the U. S.
Commission for the Celebration of the Two Hundredth An-
niversary of the Birth of George Washington.
MS 65-714
Whitfield, Nathan Bryan, 1835-1914.
Papers, 1874-1905. 65 items.
In North Carolina State Dept of Archives and History
collections.
Resident of Lenoir Co., N. C. Correspondence, memo-
randum books (1881-1904), reports, resolutions, certificates,
newspapers, printed matter and other papers dealing with
the grange and farmer's alliance movement in North Caro-
lina, particularly on a local or county level. Includes ma-
terial relating to tariff and protection of agriculture; the
Patrons of Husbandry; Farmers State Alliance of North
Carolina; the Knights of Honor of the Supreme, Grand and
Subordinate Lodges; and Civil Sub-Division of County,
State, or Territory of the Southern Cotton Association.
Correspondents include Alexander Q. Holladay, first presi-
dent of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts, and U. S. Senator Zebulon Vance, of North
Carolina.
Gift of Miss Nattie Lou Whitfield, 1955.
MS 65-715
Ackland, William Hayes, 1856-1940.
Papers, 1847-1937. ca. 4000 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (3547)
Author and lawyer, of Washington, D. C. and donor of
the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Caro-
lina. Correspondence, short stories, novels, plays, journals,
notebooks, scrapbooks, and an autograph collection. In-
cludes social letters to Ackland, from people in England
and the United States; and letters from relatives in Ten-
82
Unpublished description in the library.
Bequest of Mr. Ackland.
_ , „ ., MS65-716
Barnsley family.
Papers, 1838-1916. 315 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1521)
In part, microfilm (negative) of one vol.
Correspondence, diaries, plantation journal (1859-61),
reminiscences about life in Brazil, and other papers. In-
cludes the Civil War diary and reminiscences of George
Scarborough Barnsley (b. 1837), of Woodlands (Cass Ca),
Ga.,and Brazil, while serving as a private in the 8th Georgia
Regiment, a hospital steward, a medical student, and as an
assistant surgeon in the Confederacy; correspondence of
George's father, Godfrey Barnsley (1805-1873), cotton ex-
porter of Savannah, Ga., and New Orleans, and of his
brother, Lucien Barnsley (b. 1840), Civil War soldier and
emigrant to Brazil; and papers relating to emigration from
the U. S. to Brazil under the leadership of Frank McMullen.
Unpublished description in the library.
Acquired, 1948 and 1962.
MS 65-717
Bjorkman, Edwin August, 1866-1951.
Papers, 1885-1954. 12,000 items.
In University of North Carolina library, Southern His-
torical Collection (3070)
Swedish-American critic, translator, journalist, and au-
thor. Literary, personal, family, and business corre-
spondence ; writings ; clippings; and photos. Correspondents
include Zee AMns, Van Wyck Brooks, James Branch Cabell,
Olive Tilford Dargan (Fielding Burke) , John Galsworthy,
Francis Grierson, Archibald Henderson, Henry Goddard
Leach, William Lyon Phelps, Upton Beall Sinclair, Free-
man Tilden, and Allan Eugene UpdegTaff.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of Lucy M Bjorkman, 1954-64.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
*■> *m.. MS 65-718
Cooper, William Aodley, 1817-1888.
Papers, 1795-1930. 1376 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (3687)
Correspondence and papers of Couper, of St Simons
Island and Marietta, Ga>, of his wife, Hannah Page (King)
Couper, and of their families. Includes papers of Cooper's
father, John Couper; papers of Mrs. Couper's grandfather,
William Page; letters from Mrs. Coaper's mother, Anna
Matilda (Page) King, and her father, Thomas Butler King,
U. S. Representative from Georgia; and letters and papers
of the Couper children, especially their daughter, Anna Re-
becca (Couper) Marshall, wife of Charles MacLean Mar-
shall, of Rome, Ga., and of her children.
Unpublished description in the library.
Acquired, 1964.
MS 66-719
Dawson, Nathaniel Henry Rhodes, 1829-1895.
Papers, 1851-1915. ca. 350 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (210)
In part, microfilm (negative, 1 reel).
Confederate Army officer and lawyer, of Alabama, Cor-
respondence (chiefly 1861) of Dawson with his fiancee, Elo-
die Todd, of Selma, Ahu, while in Confederate Army camps
in Virginia relating to camp life, battles (particularly the
first Manassas), President Lincoln, and the Todd family;
microfilmed correspondence (1851-1917) relating to family
history and Alabama politics; diary (1887) ; and four scrap-
books.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of N. H. R. Dawson, before 1940; additional items
lent for filming, 1950.
. MS65-720
Gardner, Oliver Max, 1882-1947.
Papers, 1901-64. ca. 19 ft
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (3613)
Lawyer, legislator, Lieutenant Governor and Governor of
North Carolina, president of the Cleveland Cloth Milla at
Shelby, N. C, director of the Sperry Corporation, Chair-
man_of the Advisory Board of the U. S. Office of War
Mobilization and Reconversion, and Under Secretary of the
Treasury. Correspondence (1905-47) ; notebooks and scrap-
books (1901-29) consisting mainly of clippings relating to
Gardner's activities; and papers after 1947 of Gardner's
wife, Fay Lamar (Webb) Gardner, including clippings
pertaining to Gardner's biography and memorials.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Gardner, 1962-64.
MS 65-721
Graham, William Alexander, 1804-1875.
Papers, 1750-1927. 7 ft.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (285)
In part, transcripts (typewritten) and microfilm (nega-
tive, part of a reel).
Governor of North Carolina, State legislator, U. S. Sena-
tor, Secretary of the Navy, and Confederate senator. Cor-
respondence with prominent State and national political
figures; a microfilm copy of a diary (1776-86) and account
83
book of John Graham; Graham family papers, including
papers concerning the operation of Vesuvius Furnace (the
Graham family iron foundry) ; a Civil War roll book for
Company A, 44th Regt North Carolina Infantry: journal
(1874-76) of the proceedings of the Board of Arbitrators,
Maryland and Virginia boundary line; household accounts;
law notes; and slave lists. Includes typewritten copies of
letters (1823-77) to and from Graham, accumulated by Dr.
J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton while editing the Graham
papers, now in process of publication by the State Dept of
Archives and History, Raleigh, N. C.
Unpublished description in the library.
Purchase, 1938; gift of Mrs. J. Ernest Erwin, 1943; and
one volume lent for microfilming by the North Carolina
State Dept of Archives and History. ,
„ MS 65-722
HaskeD, Alexander Cheves, 1839-1910.
Papers, 1849-1905. 185 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (320 and M-2549)
In part, microfilm (negative, part of a reel).
Confederate Army officer, lawyer, and jurist, of South
Carolina. Letters, chiefly 1861-65, from Haskell, colonel
and assistant adjutant general of General Maxcy Gregg's
brigade, while he was stationed in camps in South Carolina
and Virginia, to his parents in Abbeville, S. C, describing
army life, battles, comments on officers, and family news;
together with a few post-Civil War items, primarily pertain-
ing to the war; pre- and post-Civil War letters of Haskell's
brother, John Cheves Haskell (b. 1841) and a typescript of
Civil War reminiscences ; and biographical material on Lang-
don Cheves (d. 1863). Mention is made of Haskell's other
brothers, Captains Charles T. Haskell, Jr. (1835-1863) and
William T. Haskell (1887-1863), and of Haskell's first wife,
Rebecca (Singleton) Haskell (1839-1862).
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of Mrs. R. C. Daly, before 1940; Mrs. Preston Has-
kell, 1943 ; and Dr. Charles C. Haskell, 1946.
MS 65-723
Hobbs, Mary (MendenhaU) 1852-1930, collector.
Papers relating to the manumission of slaves by the So-
ciety of Friends in North Carolina, 1778-1845. 124 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection ( 1294 and 2055 )
Papers of Richard MendenhaU, of Guilford Co., N. C,
and of others relating to the manumission activities of the
Society of Friends in North Carolina. Includes Menden-
hall's papers concerning arrangements for sending a group
of liberated slaves from North Carolina to Haiti in 1826,
under the auspices of the Society of Friends; and letter
press books, minutes, accounts, and other papers of North
Carolina organizations dedicated to manumission and coloni-
zation.
Gift of Mrs. Hobbs, 1930.
MS 65-724
Holmes family.
Papers, 1781-1932. 100 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1525, 1725, and M-1398)
In part, microfilm (negative, part of a reel).
Family correspondence, chiefly 1840-54, and other papers
of Henry McCauley Holmes (d. 1854) , a physician of Green-
ville District, S. C, his wife, Eliza Ford (Gibbes) Holmes,
their daughter, Emma Edwards Holmes (1838-1910),
and their sons. Includes Mrs. Holmes' business papers
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Holmes family. Papers, 1781-1932. (Continued)
(1854-76) as executrix of her husband's estate, and corre-
spondence with her father, W. S. Gibbes, with her King and
Debaussure family relatives and with Daniel Heyward- cor-
respondence, chiefly 1864-75, between her sons, Wilmot
Holmes, commission merchant in Charleston, S C and
Henry M. Holmes, physician of Silver Springs, Fla.' and
Xamestone Springs, S. C. ; Henry Holmes' estate book (1854-
57); pocket account book (1861-74); journal (1850) of a
trip from Charleston to Wilmington, N. C, Washington,
DC, and the Valley of Virginia; and a schoolbook (1876)
and diary (1861-66) of Emma Holmes while she was in
Charleston. The earliest papers consist of deeds, indentures,
Mis, and receipts. Later material consists of scattered
Holmes and Pasteur family items.
Unpublished description in the library.
Acquired, 1948-50. Diary of Emma Holmes lent for film-
ing by Calvin Holmes, 1947.
Jones, Cadwallader, I. 1843. ^ ^^
Papers, 1859-1925. 200 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (2487)
Confederate Army officer. Chiefly letters to Cadwallader
from friends and members of his family at Hillsboro, N C
written during the Civil War. The earliest items (1859^
60) are letters to Jones while he was in Bock Hill, S C
The later items, chiefly 1922-25, are Civil War reminiscences
written by Jones to his brother, General Willie Jones.
Acquired, 1942.
T „ MS 65-726
Jones, George Washington, 1806-1884.
Papers, 1835-84. 114 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1837)
Clerk of the court of Lincoln Co., Tenn., U. S. Representa-
tive, and member of the Tennessee Constitutional Conven-
tion of 1870. Political correspondence and papers, chiefly
1840-79, pertaining to Tennessee politics and national issues.
Among.the correspondents is Aaron Venable Brown (1795-
1859).
Unpublished description in the library.
Acquired, 1951.
tt- ™. MS 65-727
King, Thomas Butler, 1800-1864.
Papers, 1763-1870. 5 ft.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1252)
Planter, railroad promoter, State legislator, U. S. Repre-
sentative from Georgia, and U. S. Collector of the Port of
San Francisco, Calif. Correspondence and papers, chiefly
1835-68, concerning King's business and public activities,
the management of Retreat Plantation, St Simons Island,
Ga., family life, the education of his children, and the war
experiences of his sons as Confederate Army officers; and
correspondence of King's wife, Anna Matilda (Page) King
and of their children.
Unpublished description in the library.
Acquired, 1947-56.
84
MS 65-728
Lacy, Drury, 1802-1884.
Papers, 1823-1903. 1662 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (3641)
Presbyterian clergyman, Confederate Army hospital
chaplain, and president of Davidson College, Davidson,
N. C. Personal correspondence, sermons, and other papers.
Includes correspondence among the Lacy and Dewey fam-
ilies and their friends covering a period of 80 years; and
records relating to musical and literary societies and to
classes in Charlotte, N. C, of Lacy's daughter, Bessie L.
(Mrs. Thomas Webber Dewey) who was active in cultural
and Presbyterian Church affairs.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of three great-grandchildren of the Lacv familv
1963-64. J '
„ „ MS 65-729
McBee family.
Correspondence, 1860-1935. (MS 64-559)
Addition, 1754-1900. 1740 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (2263)
Family and business papers of Vardry McBee (177&-
1864), planter, railroad official and promoter, and mill owner
of Lincolnton, N. C, and Greenville, S. C. ; of his son, Vardry
Alexander McBee (1818-1904), lawyer, railroad official and
promoter, and planter, of Lincolnton, N. C; and of his
grandson, Vardry McBee (ca. 1860-1938), an Episcopal
clergyman and musician of Ronda, N. C. Includes ledgers
and diaries (1857-60 and 1878) of Vardry A McBee.
Unpublished description in the library.
Purchase. 1964.
„ , . M ^_ MS65-730
Mackay family.
Papers, 1743-1915. 4 ft. and 3 reels of microfilm (nega-
tive) v ^
In University of North Carolina library, Southern His-
torical Collection (470)
Correspondence; plantation, mercantile, and shipping rec-
ords; miscellaneous accounts; and other papers (chiefly
1800-65) of Robert Mackay (1772-1865), merchant of Savan-
nah, Ga., his wife Eliza (McQueen) Mackay (1778-1862)
and their children and relatives. The papers relate to busi-
ness, political, and social life in England (1806-11) and in
Georgia, chiefly Savannah Among the Mackay children
were William Mein Mackay (1804-1859), merchant of
Savannah; John Mackay (1805-1849), officer in the U. S.
Army Engineer Corps; Mary Anne, who married Benjamin
Edward Stiles, merchant of Savannah; and Elizabeth, who
married William Henry Stiles (1810-1865), U. S. Repre-
sentative from Georgia, charge d'affaires in Austria, and
planter in upper Georgia. Includes Couper family material
(on microfilm) pertaining chiefly to John Hamilton Couper,
whose daughter married Robert Mackay Stiles (1836-1865)
son of William Henry Stiles; and short personal diaries of
Robert Mackay, William Mackay, Charles Roberts, Benja-
min E. Stiles, and others.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gifts of Phoebe Elliott, through Mrs. F. B. Screven, 1937-
39; Mrs. W. D. Screven, 1944; John Stiles, 1947; and Robert
Stiles, 1945.
MS65-731
Merrill, Aaron Stanton, 1890-
Papers, 1912-48. 4 ft.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1592)
Naval officer. Personal and official papers, chiefly during
the 1940's. Includes a diary (1917, 1921-22, 1930, and
1936-38) ; the Commandant's Log, 8th Naval District, 1946-
47; reports on the Near East and China; and scrapbooks.
Acquired, 1949.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-732
Mnrpliey, Archibald De Bow, 1777-1832.
Papers, 1768-1830. 55 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (533)
Lawyer, of North Carolina. Correspondence, deeds, land
grants, and surveys relating to tracts.of land in Orange Co.,
N. C.
Some of the letters have been published in The papers of
Archibald D. Murphey (1914), edited by William Henry
Hoyt J
Acquired from the North Carolina Historical Society,
prior to 1940; and from Archibald M Aiken, Jr., 1948.
^ -,-,.. MS 65-733
Page, William, planter.
Papers, 1783-1825. 2 ft.
In University of North Carolina, Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1254)
Cotton planter of St Lukes Parish, S. C.,and St Simons
Island, Ga. Chiefly correspondence and business papers, in-
cluding bills and receipts, relating to the ownership of land,
the shipment and marketing of cotton, the purchase of arti-
cles for plantation and personal use, and the settlement of
the estates of Joseph Dopson and John Timmons of South
Carolina and Thomas Cater of Georgia; and legal docu-
ments.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of Mrs. J. Randolph Anderson, 1947.
MS 65-734
Parsley, Eliza HaH
Papers, 1864-1922. 600 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (576)
In part, microfilm (negative, part of a reel).
Letters and papers received or collected by Mrs. Parsley,
of Wilmington, N. C, in her capacity as an active member
and president of the North Carolina Division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. Includes letters (some on
microfilm) relating to the Civil War career and death of Lt
CoL William Murdock Parsley (1840-1865). of Wilmington;
memoranda (May 1864) concerning his capture at Spotsyl-
vania, Va„ and his imprisonment at Fort Delaware, DeL;
scrapbook of clippings on Confederate and other Southern
topics; and a pocket notebook (1865) of an unknown writer,
probably in Wilmington.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Oscar A. Hamilton, before 1940.
'■. MS65-735
Polk family.
Papers, 1773-1915. 4 ft
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (606 and M-2341)
In part, microfilm (negative, 1 reel) of 39 items lent for
filming by Lucius E. Burch, Jr.
Family and business correspondence, chiefly of the 1820's
and 1830's of Colonel William Polk (1758-1834), a Revolu-
tionary soldier of Raleigh, N. C. ; his son, Lucius J. Polk, who
married Mary Ann (Eastin) Polk; and other members of
the Polk family of North Carolina and Tennessee. Includes
ledgers and letter copybooks (1797-1834) of William Polk;
notebooks and accounts (1821-72) of Lucius J. Polk; letter
press copies (1866-75) of Henry Clay Teatman (d. 1910),
of Nashville, Tenn. ; letters (1860-68) from Yeatman to his
* wife; political and business correspondence (1840-61) of
, John Bell (1797-1869) ; and microfilm of family corre-
spondence (1818-^76). Other correspondents include George
Edmund Badger, John D. Hawkins, William J. Polk, and
members of the Devereux, Hawkins, and Raynor families.
Gift of T. P. Teatman and Jennie Yeatman, before 1940.
85
MS 65-736
Quitman family.
Papers, 1784-1940. 8 ft. (4000 items)
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (436 and 616)
Correspondence and social, economic, and political papers
of four generations of the Quitman family and the related
Duncan, Lovell, and Turner families of Natchez, Miss., and
Sewanee, Tenn. Includes a journal and other papers of
John Anthony Quitman (1799-1858), soldier, planter, Gov-
ernor, and U S. Representative from Mississippi ; social and
family correspondence of John Quitman's wife, Eliza Quit-
man, and of their children, in-laws, and grandchildren; ser-
mons and mbs. of writings of Frederick Henry Quitman;
Mississippi plantation records (1866-84) of William Stor-
row Lovell; and diaries and account books of other members
of the family.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of Rose Lovell, before 1940; and William S. Lovell,
1942.
MS 65-737
Ramsey, James Gettys McGready, 1797-1884.
Papers, 1789-1883. ca. 100 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (2328)
In part, transcripts (typewritten) and microfilm (nega-
tive, part of a reel) .
Author and physician, of Knoxville, Tenn. Correspond-
ence, autobiography, and other papers. Includes a type-
script of the Civil War diary of Ramsey's wife, Margaret
B. Crozier Ramsey; a ms. of "Our women in the war," by
Sue R. Alexander; and a microfilm of a ms. of a geography
book.
Gift of Dr. James R. Alexander, 1941.
MS 65-738
Simrall, Charles Harrington, 1843-1901.
Papers, 1853-1936. ca. 1200 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1665)
Lawyer, of Covington, Ky., and counsel for the Cincin-
nati, New Orleans, and Texas Pacific Railway Company
and for other railroads. Correspondence (1863-1901) of
Simrall with his wife, Isabella Downing Price Simrall; pre-
Civil War letters relating to a mercantile business in Coving-
ton; Civil War letters reflecting the viewpoint of Southern
sympathizers in Kentucky; and postwar papers chiefly relat-
ing to Simrall's legal practice primarily as a lawyer for rail-
roads.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of Mrs. V. G. Collis, 1949.
MS 65-739
Spencer, Cornelia (Phillips) 1825-1908.
Papers, 1833-1924. 3 ft. (1000 items)
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (683)
In part, transcripts (typewritten) in 20 v, of Mrs. Spen-
cer's correspondence and writings (1838-1919) from orig-
inals in various sources, including other departments of
the University of North Carolina Library, the State Dept
of Archives and History, the State Library at Raleigh,
N. C, the Historical Foundation of the Presbyterian and
Reformed Churches, Montreat, N. C., and newspapers.
Author, of Chapel Hill, N. C. Correspondence, diaries,
articles, scrapbooks, and other material, dealing with daily
life at Chapel Hill, N. C, affairs of its residents, and the
University of North Carolina, particularly its struggle dur-
ing Reconstruction days. Includes personal, family, and
other letters from Mrs. Spencer, chiefly to her daughter,
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Spencer, Cornelia (Phillips) 1825-1908. Papers 1833-
1924. (Continued) '
^ 6 , ( *£ S -.,/ ames Love ) »* d to *« sister-in-law, Mrs.
Charles Phillips; articles by Mrs. Spencer, primarily writ-
ten for magazines and newspapers; and 48 vols, of class
lectures of Mrs. Spencer's father, the Rev. James Phillips
mathematics professor at the University of North Carolina
on astronomy, mathematics, and natural philosophy '
Acquired, before 1940; and to 1954.
Steele, John, 1764-1815. MS65 - 7 *°
Papers, 1716-1861. 2 ft, (2680 items)
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (689. 690. 691. and 2722)
State kgishtfor U. S. Representative from North Caro-
lina, U. b- Indian Commissioner, militia officer, U. S. Comp-
troller oi ! the Currency, member of the commission to settle
^boundary between North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Georgia, and farmer, of Salisbury, N. C. Chiefly business
correspondence and papers relating to Steele's career to-
gether with social and family correspondence of his wife,
Mary Steele and his three daughters. Includes an account
book and obligations (1789-98) due Steele; nine vols, of
miscellaneous accounts (1760-1802) ; and a fee book (1789-
90) of ^John Steele, Clerk and Master in Equity, Rowan
Unpublished description in the library.
A number of these letters have been published in James
bprunt historical monographs, no. 3 and in The papers of
John Steele, edited by H. M. Wagstaff (1924) .
Acquired from the North Carolina Historical Society be-
fore 1940 ; and from the Henderson family.
Thomason, Robert Ewing, 1879- MS "~ W1
Papers, 1931-47. 117 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1377)
Lawyer, State legislator, mayor of El Paso, Tex., and
U.&. Representative from Texas. Letters, chiefly 1940-45
written to Thomason while he was a member of the House of
Kepresentabyes and while serving on the House Military
Affairs Committee. J
Gift of Mr. Thomason, 1947.
Thompson, George Sidney, 1839-1876. MS 65-742
Confederate quartermaster records, 1861-65. ca 1000
items.
In University of North Carolina Library. Southern His-
torical Collection (551)
Confederate Army officer. Requisitions for supplies,
muster rolk, gay records, vouchers, receipts, and military
tvflW'' ^ ** Norti CaM ** KegimenS
kept chiefly by Thompson while serving as quartermaster
under General James H Lane of the 28th Regiment, and as
chief quartermaster of Sub-District 1 of theJElitery Dis-
trict of Florida. J
Unpublished description in the library
Gift of Mrs. H. C. Thompson, before 1941.
Thompson family. MS 65-743
Papers, 1809-1924. 150 items.
Jh University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1460) "**
Papers of the Thompson and Malone families, of Ala-
bama. Includes an account book (1858-61) ; family corre-
spondence and business papers of Lawrence Thompson and
his wife, Rebecca Thompson (d. 1856) ; letters, chiefly 1849-
86
59, from Thompson relatives in Louisiana, Tennessee, and
Mississippi; Confederate Army and prisoner-of-war remi-
niscences of Joseph N. Thompson; papers of Goodloe W.
Malone; and childhood reminiscences by Lucie Malone
Thompson, who married Joseph N. Thompson in 1869.
Gift of Lucien M Thompson, 1946.
tut tt ., MS 65-744
Tomb, James Hamilton.
Papers, 1855-1936. ca. 350 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collections (723)
Chief engineer in the Confederate and Brazilian Navies
and an officer of the Norfolk and Western Railroad. Papers
mainly relating to Confederate naval history Includes
memoirs (1861-65) ; letters from W. S. Wells who was on
the U. S. S. New Ironsides in Charleston harbor in October
1863; pictures; writings concerning Confederate naval ves-
sels; miscellaneous clippings; and war diary (July 1917-
Aug. 1918) of William Victor Tomb (d. 1941 ) .
Unpublished description in the library.
Memoirs have been published in part in the Official records
of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Re-
bellion.
Gifts of William Victor Tomb and James Harvey Tomb
1935 and 1941. f »
„ ._ „ MS 65-745
Wetmore, Thomas CogdeD, 1869-1906.
Papers, 1872-1908. 950 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (3701)
Episcopal clergyman at Fletcher and Arden in Buncombe
Co., N. C, and founder, with his wife, Susanna Bqone Allan
Wetmore, of Christ School for Boys at Arden. Correspond-
ence between Wetmore and Susanna before their marriage in
1893 and afterwards when he was away raising funds or
when she was away ; and family letters to Mrs. Wetmore.
Unpublished description in the library
Purchase, 1964.
Whitaker, Jonathan Lewis. MS65-746
Civil War letters, 1862-65. 70 items.
In University of North Carolina library, Southern His-
torical Collection (3674) ^^
Physician, of Orange Co., N. Y. Letters from Whitaker,
chiefly to his wife, Julia A Wells Whitaker of Gibson, Pa.
while he was serving at a U. S. military hospital at Chester!
*£., and as an assistant surgeon with the U. S. Colored
Troops, mainly near Beaufort, S. C. The letters describe
Wnitaker's living conditions and activities as an Army
physician. J
Unpublished description in the library.
Purchased from Richard E. Langford, 1964.
im.-* u j T.T-,,- MS 65-747
Whitehead, Williamson.
Papers, 1861-75. 63 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1464)
Businessman, public official, and justice of the peace in
Cumberland Co., N. C. Business papers (1861-71) consist-
ing chiefly of bills and accounts for building, shipping pur-
chasing, and miscellaneous aflairs, and items relating to
rental property for which Whitehead was an agent; diary
(1861-64) kept while he was serving as a clerk in the 1st
£°*V Carolina Infantry Ee £iment: and communications
^ 4 l r *T om U -. S - Attorney, R. C. Badger, U. S. Marshal,
J. B. Hill, and the U. S. Comptroller's Office, Washington,
D. C. Includes a typewritten transcript of the diary
Gift of Margaret R. Whitehead. 1948; and Claude W
Rankin, 1956.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-748
Williams family.
Papers, 1799-1919. 1058 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (787)
Correspondence, diary, list of merchandise, accounts,
deeds, indentures, apprentice bonds, and other legal and busi-
ness documents of the Williams family of Wilmington, N. C,
Scotland, and elsewhere. Includes family, business, and
legal papers (1800-29) of John W. Williams of Glasgow,
Scot., who emigrated to Wilmington, N. C, around 1800;
letters to John from his mother in Scotland ; letters from his
brothers, Robert Williams in Jamaica, B. W. L, and William
A. Williamson, a surgeon in the British Navy ; papers (1830-
35) relating to the settlement of the estate of Joseph Gome
in Wilmington and Scotland; correspondence (1844) of the
related Iredell family of Wilmington, particularly between
William Augustus Williams, Jr. and Jane Iredell Meares;
letters (1916-19) ) from Frank and Robert Williams, serving
in the Army during World War i; and diary (1833) of Wil-
liam A. Williams of Wilmington on a trip to England and
Scotland.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Allen Jones and Mrs. Henry McMillan, 1937.
MS 65^749
Zoeller, Edward V 1857-1944.
Papers, 1885-1934. ca. 500 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1780)
Pharmacist, of Tarboro, N. C. Letters, chiefly 1891-1912,
relating to pharmacy, written to Zoeller from other pharma-
cists and officers in pharmacy organizations in North Caro-
lina; letters after 1890 relating to the Farmers' Oil Mills
(manufacturers of cottonseed products in Tarboro) of which
Zoeller was secretary-treasurer; and records (1890-1917) of
the Farmers' Oil Mills. Correspondents include Franklin
Wills Hancock, of Oxford, N. C, William Simpson, and
Francis Preston Venable, of Chapel HilL N. C.
Bequest of Mr. Zoeller, 1948.
MS 65-750
Aandahl, Fred George, 1897-
Speeches, 1944-50. 92 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Governor of North Dakota. Includes 10 issues of Am-
dahl's "Report from Washington."
Gift of Mr. Aandahl.
MS 65-751
Bismarck Women's Community Council.
Records, 1924-59. 1 ft.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, treasurers' reports,
membership rolls, and list of women's organizations.
MS 65-752
Boiler, Henry A 1836-1902.
Papers, 1853-1904. 2 boxes.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Clerk at Fort Atkinson, N. D., trading post Letters from
Boiler to his relatives in Philadelphia, Pa., describing in
detail his trip to Fort Atkinson, his life there, and the In-
dians; correspondence with Elliott Coues, Washington
Matthews, George Catlin, and others concerning a revised
edition of his book Among the Indians (1868) ; notes for the
revised edition; copyright papers; notebook of Hidatsa
linguistic material; and newspaper clippings.
Gift of Mrs. Mary Boiler, 1911.
MS 65-753
Brown (William H.) Company.
Records, 1903-46. 2 ft.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Bylaws and articles of incorporation, minute book of
stockholders and directors meetings, stock certificate book,
and other records of a land company operating in south-
western North Dakota and the Judith Basin of Montana.
Gift of Mrs. E. H, Yonaka, 1954.
MS 65-754
Bnmsdale, Clarence Norman, 1891-
Speeches, 1952-57. 57 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Governor of North Dakota. Typewritten copies of
speeches.
MS 65-755
Burnham, John Winthrop, i. 1912.
Papers. 1 box.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Soldier. Biography of Burnham ; papers relating to his
military service with Colored troops in the Civil War and as
sergeant in the 10th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Com-
pany C; reminiscences of war experiences; recollections of
John Burnham (1749?-1843), Revolutionary War soldier;
family genealogy; diary (1863) of the Sibley expedition;
articles of agreement to build a store in Greenville, Minn.;
and scrapbook of miscellaneous newspaper clippings.
MS 65-756
Cannonball Ranch Store, Morton Co., N. D.
Records, 1877-1906. 8 v.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Journal and ledgers of a store at Cannonball Ranch.
Gift of John F. Sullivan, 1960.
MS 65-757
Cavileer, Lulah.
Papers, 1886-1930. 1 box.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Personal letters to Miss Cavileer, of Pembina, N. D.;
diaries (1887-88 and 1914-15) ; notebook containing an ad-
dress and copies of some of Charles Turner Cavileer's let-
ters ; and miscellaneous newspaper clippings, including clip-
pings of Charles Cavileer's death. Correspondents include
Tracy R. Bangs, Louis Benjamin Hanna, Mary T. Hill
(Mrs. James J. Hill), A L. Larpenteur, W. C. Wardwell
and George B. Winship.
MS 65-758
Christianson, Adolph Marcus, 1877-1954.
Papers, 1930-50. 5 ft.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court Correspond-
ence, reports, speeches, and ms. and printed material on the
Federal Emergency Relief Administration, United Service
Organizations, Boy Scouts, North Dakota Council on Human
Relations, and legal and welfare matters.
Gift of Mrs. Christianson, 1954.
MS 65-758
Crawford, Lewis Ferandus, 1870-1936.
Notes on North Dakota history. 83 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Notebooks pertaining mainly to western North Dakota,
ranching and ranches, Indians and early settlers, and inter-
views with pioneers.
Gift of Usher L. Burdick.
87
The IVational Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-760
Diets (A. F.) & Sons, New Salem, N. D.
Records, 1896-1948. 13 v.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes of meetings,
ledgers, journals, mortgages, loans, and bankbook of dealers
in grain, implements, hard-ware, and other items.
Gift of Mrs. Fred Dietz, 1961.
-.., „ MS 65-761
Diss, George K
Papers, 1882-1904. 3 ft.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Surveyor. Correspondence mainly about surveying in
Worth Dakota., financial records, contracts, agreements,
bends, and notebooks.
Gift of Donald Dike.
MS65-762
Divet, Arthur Guy, 1871-1950.
Papers. 1 box.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Lawyer, of Fargo, N. D. Letters from Divot to Judge
William L. Nuessle concerning the disposition of mss. and
other matters- an autobiography; memorial addresses,
addresses on law, the U. S. Constitution, the flag, and the
North Dakota Nonpartisan League; and newspaper clip-
pings of speeches.
Gift of Mr. Divet, 1948.
MS 65-763
Eielson, Carl Benjamin, 1897-1929.
Papers, 1919-29. 1 ft.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Aviator. _ Correspondence, reports, articles, maps, clip-
pings, and printed matter, and other papers relating to
Alaska and Eielson's flight with Sir Hubert Wilkins over the
North Pole.
Gift of Mrs. Elmer Osking, 1944.
MS 65-764
Farnsworth, Charles S
Letter book, 1891-94. 14 items and 1 v.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Soldier. Official and personal letters sent by Farnsworth
while stationed at Fort Buford, N. D., and later at the Uni-
versity of North Dakota as professor of military science and
tactics.
Gift of Mrs. Robert J. Farnsworth, 1958.
MS 65-765
Easrei, A C I
Indian papers. 80 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Material on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa and Northern
Plains Indians of North Dakota, collected by Farrel, a
former lawyer for the Blackfeet Indians. Includes an orig-
inal play, articles, pamphlets, photos., and newspaper and
magazine clippings.
Gift of Mr. Farrel, 1949.
MS 65-766
EfstTissffi Bam Closure Committee.
Records, 1953. 6 bozes.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Correspondence and papers relating to arrangements for
aad invitations to the closure ceremony at which President
Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke.
MS 65-767
Gopien, Arnold O
Papers. 4 boxes and 1 folder.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Bibliographies and notes on cards compiled for use in pre-
paring reports for the WPA on Fort Abraham Lincoln,
N. D., the Marquis de Mores, and the Chateau at Medora,
N. D. ; together with correspondence on the de Mores coat-
of-arms, miscellaneous notes, and pictures of the Chateau
and typical ranch buildings in South Roosevelt Park.
MS 65-768
Grand Army of the Republic Dept. of North Dakota.
Records, 1891-1937. 1 box
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Minute book (1899-1909) of James B. McPherson Post
No. 2, Bismarck, N. D. ; roster of Worden Post No. 12, Pem-
bina, N. D. ; biographies of 30 members of 9 posts collected
by the Woman's Relief Corps in 1937; roster (1891) of the
Dept. of North Dakota ; proceedings of the 26th annual en-
campment; and a few copies of general orders.
MS 66-766
Hagan, John N 1873-1952.
Papers, 1919-35. 339 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Commissioner of agriculture of North Dakota. Corre-
spondence and speeches pertaining to the Nonpartisan
League of North Dakota.
Gift of Mrs. Hagan, 1957 and 1961.
MS65-770
Heath, Fannie Mahood, 1864-1931.
Papers, 1922-30. 1 v.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Horticulturist. Correspondence relating to horticulture;
biography; newspaper clippings; magazine articles; and
photos.
Gift of Mrs. Pearl Frazer, 1957.
MS 65-771
Hector, Ole M 1870-1953.
Papers, 1920-38. 56 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Correspondence and papers concerning the organization
of the North Dakota Farm Bureau, foreclosures by the St
Paul Federal Land Bank, and political activities of the
Republican Party; an autobiography; and copies of the
"Divide County Farm Bureau news" and the "North Dakota
Farm Bureau news."
Gift of Clarence Hector, 1954.
MS 65-778
Holt, Henry, 1888-1944.
Correspondence, 1943. 84 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota. Correspondence,
most of which pertains to official business, to the North Da-
kota Resources Board, and to the Tri State Waters Com-
mission.
Gift of Arthur Holt, 1957.
MS 65-778
Hutchinson, Frank J
Papers, 1924-42. ca. 150 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Correspondence of Hutchinson with David F. Barry about
his Indian photos, and his life in the West, newspaper clip-
pings and articles on the Battle of Little Big Horn, and
an index to Barry's photos, purchased by Hutchinson. In-
cludes 9 items of official military correspondence (1871-77)
relating to Indians on the Upper Missouri River.
Gift of the Hutchinson estate, 1958.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-774
Izaak Walton League of America. Mandan, N. D. Chapter
No. SO.
Records, 1929-34. ca. 100 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Records of an organization created for the protection of
game and fish.
Gift, 1959.
MS 65-775
Jamestown, N. D. Fire Dept.
Records, 1889-1915. 7 v.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Minutes of meetings of various companies, treasurer's
accounts, constitution, lists of members, and reports of fires.
MS 65-776
Jungers, John Peter, 1870-1954.
Papers, 1910-53. 88 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Implement dealer, of Regent, N. D., and Democratic candi-
date for insurance commissioner. Biography, a few business
papers of the Regent Grain Company, two political speeches
( one in German ), and other political material
Gift of Kathryn Jungers Nagy, 1954.
MS 65-777
Lounsberry, Clement Augustus, 1843-1926.
Papers, 1863-1922. 1 box.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Publisher and historian. Chiefly correspondence and
documents relating to Lounsberry's military career; together
with other correspondence and papers, copies of a speech
and an article, and newspaper dippings. Includes letters
from William R. Mumby concerning the "Buford tribune"
and affairs at Buford, N. D.; letters from William Folwell
about Lounsberry's book Early history of North Dakota
(1919); letters from Alexander McKenzie; and papers of
Nellie Brightman, Lounsberry's secretary, giving genealog-
ical information about her family.
Gift of CoL Lounsberry, 1926.
MS 65-778
McKenzie, Alexander, 1851-1922.
Papers, 1875-90. litem and 2 v.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Political leader, and businessman of Bismarck, N. D.
Letter press book of business correspondence dealing with
the Bismarck Water Works, the sale of Northern Pacific
Railroad land and other real estate, with some mention of
State and local politics; a register of visitors to the real
estate office of McKenzie and Holmes; and a naturalization
certificate.
MS 65-779
Mores, Antoine Ameuee Marie Vincent Manca de Vallom-
brosa, marquis de, 1858-1896.
Papers, 1882-87. 1 box.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Rancher and businessman. Letters from Daniel Collins,
Henry H Gorringe, and Frank O'Donald; reports of a
Pinkerton agent concerning an investigation of cattle rust-
ling; petition for change of venue of the trial of the Mar-
quis for the murder of Reilly Luffsey; statements, bills, re-
ceipts, and account books for personal and household ex-
Gift of Due de Yallombrosa and James W. Foley.
MS 65-780
Mostad, ThorwaW.
Papers, 1916-43. ca. 140 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
State legislator. Correspondence and publicity items on
Nonpartisan League of North Dakota and other political
matters, mainly for the period 1916-28; papers (1917) con-
cerning the organization of the Savings Loan and Trust
Company in Minot, N. D.; correspondence (1930) concern-
ing a census supervisor ; and miscellaneous items.
Gift of Mr. Mostad, 1959.
MS 65-781
National League of American Pen Women.
Records, 1927-54. 2 ft.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Correspondence and scrapbooks on the activities and ac-
complishments of the Fargo and Medora, N. D., branches
of the league.
MS 65-782
North Dakota State Dairymen's Association.
Records, 1911-12. ca. 400 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Records pertaining mainly to the convention held in
Jamestown, N. D., in 1911.
MS65-783
North Dakota State Federation of Labor.
Records, 1911-14. 1 v.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Scrapbook containing correspondence, minutes of board
of directors' meetings and State conventions, and credentials
of delegates to State conventions.
MS 65-784
North Dakota. State Flag Commission.
Records, 1951-53. ca. 380 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Correspondence, minutes, and sketches of the design for a
new State flag.
Gift of the commission.
MS "85-785
North Dakota. State Historical Society.
Collections of biographies and portraits of pioneers
before 1889 and of prominent citizens of the State, 1917-27.
453 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Questionnaires containing biographical data together with
photos, of some 220 persons.
Contents listed in folders in the repository.
MS65-786
North Dakota. State Historical Society.
Manuscript collections, ca. 1860-4953. ca. 825 items, 65
v., and 2 folders.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Correspondence, diaries, reminiscences, biographical in-
formation, articles, speeches, reports, business papers,
minutes, court records, and other papers reflecting pioneer
life, military affairs, Indian life and problems, and other
aspects of North Dakota history. Includes papers of
soldiers (many in the Civil War), Indian agents, ranchers,
farmers, teachers, clergymen, and traders; and records of
societies, business firms, hotels, and steamboats.
A composite collection consisting of small groups of
papers or single items described in North Dakota history,
v. 30, no. 1 (Jan. 1963) p. 17-61, and not cataloged separately
in the National union catalog of manuscript collections.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
North Dakota Stock Growers' Association.
Records, 1886-94. lbox.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, bills, resolutions,
articles of incorporation and financial statements of tie
Riverside Ranch Company, of Morton Co., N. D. ; and a few
personal papers of John S. Green, of Dickinson, N. D., who
served as secretary of the association.
MS 65-788
North Dakota War Chest
Records, 1943-47. 3 v.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes, order for dis-
solution, reports of activities, reports of first and second
annual meetings, and the official bulletin "North Dakota War
Chest"
,«„ , MS' 65-789
trConnor, James Francis Thaddens, 1884-1949.
Letters to Honorable J. F. T. O'Connor, comptroller of
the currency of the United States, an appreciation by his
friends, Grand Forks, June 13, 1934. 344 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Letters to O'Connor from Franklin D. Roosevelt, cabinet
members, business associates, and friends.
m . • t, «., MS 65-790
Parkin, Henry Sid.
Letter press books, 1876-79. 2 v.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Post trader. Correspondence of Parkin, postmaster at
Standing Rock Indian Agency, N. D., and ah employee of
J. R Casselberry, post trader.
„ . „ MS65-791
Qoara, Fannie Dunn, 1876-1950.
Papers, 1877-1947. 3 boxes.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Pioneer, of Bismarck, N. D. Autobiography, biographical
sketch, and papers of John Piatt Dunn ; account book (1907-
34) of Dimn's wife, Ohristiana.S. Dunn; biographical sketch
of James W. Foley; papers on the history of Bismarck, and
Burleigh Co., N. D v by Mrs. Quain; record (1875-S6) of
officers of Bismarck, by Edward H. Barrett ; secretary's book
of the Original Club; expense account of a trip to the
World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, HI., in 1893;
newspaper clippings on North Dakota history; two auto-
graph albums; programs of the North Dakota Federation
of Women's Clubs and the Fortnightly Club; two scrap-
books of photos, and cards; and other miscellaneous cards,
programs, and clippings.
Gift of Mrs. Marion Raiser, 1950.
„. „ . . MS 65-792
Rice, Ezekiel C
Papers, 1866-92. lbox.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Lawyer, of Mandan, N. D. Correspondence pertaining to
the invention of Rice's "prairie burner," diary and account
book (1866), and documents relating- to his legal career.
Gift of the Draper family, 1946.
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MS 65-793
Slaughter, Linda (Warf el) 1850-1920.
Papers, 1870-1929. 1 box.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Pioneer and author. Letters to Mrs. Slaughter concern-
ing personal matters, woman suffrage, Woman's Relief
Corps, Knights of Labor, organization of Bismarck and
Burleigh County Pioneer Association and the Ladies' His-
torical Society of Bismarck and North Dakota, and the
building of schools; and minutes of the first Board of Com-
missioners in Pembina Co., N. D.
MS 65-794
Sons of the American Revolution. North Dakota Society.
Correspondence, 1911-21. 585 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
MS 65-795
Spalding, Burleigh Folsom, 1853-1934.
Papers, 1839-1932. lbox.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Original typed copies in the possession of Mason Spalding,
Minot, N. D.
Lawyer. Account books (1873, 1879-80, and 1884-85),
diary, autobiography, papers on the North Dakota Consti-
tutional Convention, autograph album, and documents of
Noah Spalding.
MS 65-796
Taylor, David R
Papers, 1865-1929. 92 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
An employee of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Corret
spondence concerning railroad matters, copy of Taylor's
mother's will, notices of appointment as postmaster at Man-
dan, N. D., document of the Yellowstone Land and Coloniza-
tion Company, and railroad passes.
Gift of Dave Taylor, 1951.
MS 65-797
Taylor, Edwin James, 1869-1956.
Papers, 1901-55. 3 ft
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Educator and librarian, of Bismarck, N. D. Correspond-
ence, pertaining, in part, to educational affairs and politics;
business papers; and notes for speeches. Includes much
personal correspondence with friends and relatives. Cor-
respondents include Jerry D. Bacon, W. E. Hoover, Bea-
trice Johnstone, Minnie J. Nielson, and Walter L. Stock-
well.
Gift of Mrs. Taylor.
MS 65-798
Trobriand, Philippe Regis Denis de Eeredern, comte de,
1816-1897.
Papers, 1866-69. 69 items.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
U. S. Army officer. Correspondence in French and Eng-
lish about life at Fort Stevenson, N. D., while Trobriand was
commanding officer, and about personal affairs; 9 letters
(1866-67) from France; a typewritten Ms. of the translation
of Trobriand 's journal Vie militaire dans le Dakota (1926),
by George F. Will; a Sioux-French vocabulary; and a roster
of the 31st U. S. Infantry.
Selections from the journal have been published by R. R.
Donnelley & Sons, Co v as Army life in Dakota (1941).
Letters given by Charles Post, 1959.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 66-799
U. S. Army. Indian Scouts.
Post letters, 1876-80. lv.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Letters sent by various officers commanding the detach-
ment of Indian Scouts at Fort Yates, N. D., most of which
are routine requests and acknowledgments with a few
reports on efforts to disarm the Indians and to recover
ponies.
MS 65-800
U. S. War Deft.
Records, 1868-95. 1 box.
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Photocopies.
Letters and reports relating to the establishment and aban-
donment of Forts Bridger, Buford, Pembina, Ransom, and
Stevenson in North Dakota, and to ferry service and land
settlement at Fort Buford,
MS 65-801
Williams, Erastus Appleman, 1850-1930.
Papers, 1892-1923. 2 ft
In State Historical Society of North Dakota collections.
Surveyor general of North Dakota and political leader.
Correspondence concerning political appointments and af-
fairs ; correspondence, blueprints, and documents pertaining
to the acquisition of land at Bismarck, N. D., for the Soo
Railroad; rough drafts of Williams' political platform ; cor-
respondence of the North Dakota Irrigation Association;
specifications for the Bismarck Auditorium; copies of bills
introduced into the legislature; resolutions of various orga-
nizations; campaign literature; pamphlets; photos.; and
newspaper clippings. Correspondents include Asle Jorgen-
son Gronna, Louis Benjamin Hanna, Henry Clay Hans-
brough, Porter J. McCumber, Alexander McKenzie, Thomas
F. Marshall, and Burleigh Folsom Spalding.
Gift of Mrs. R. S. Towne, 1952.
MS65-802
Bullington, Orvffle, 1882-
Papers, 1941-44. 3 ft.
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Lawyer and politician. Correspondence, newspaper clip-
pings, and other papers pertaining to Bullington's tenure as
a member of the Board of Regents of the University of
Texas. Includes meetings of the board, reports on Univer-
sity permanent fund investments, and hearings before the
Board of Regents.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of Grover Bullington and Ralph E. Bullington.
MS 65-803
Cator family.
Papers, 1871-1927. 4 ft
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Correspondence, diary, account books, clippings from
English newspapers, publications, and other papers chiefly
relating to the activities of James Hamilton Cator (1851-
1927) and Robert Cator (also known as Arthur J. L. Cator)
as buffalo hunters in the. northern Panhandle (1870-84),
operators of the first trading post in the region north of the
Canadian River, and the first men to go as far south as the
Texas Panhandle and to settle permanently in Hansford Co.,
Tex. Includes material on the raid on Adobe Walls near the
present site of Amarillo, Tex., the Cattle Association, land
and cattle sales, and Kansas lands.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of Jim Cator.
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The University of Texas Library has photocopies made in
1932 of 750 items (1845-81) owned by the Panhandle Plains
Historical Society. These include correspondence between
John Bertie Cator (d. 1887) and his sons James H. and
Robert Cator; and John B. Cator's diary (1845-46) while he
was serving in the British Royal Navy in the eastern Medi-
terranean.
MS 65-804
Franklyn Land and Cattle Company.
Records, 1882-1957. 50 ft.
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Correspondence of company officials, documents, ledger
books, ranch reports, maps, photos., and newspaper files of
& company organized in the early lSSCs by Charles G.
Franklyn who later entered a partnership with Colonel
B. B. Groom involving a ranch located in Carson, Gray,
Hutchinson, and Roberts Counties in the Texas Panhandle.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of the White Deer Land Company.
MS 65-805
Hamner, Laura Vernon.
Papers, 1933- 20 ft.
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Author and journalist Correspondence and other papers
relating to the history of the Texas Panhandle. Includes
letters of pioneers, awards, and newspaper clippings relat-
ing to her newspaper work in Amarillo, Tex.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of the Killsore Foundation.
MS 65-806
JA Ranch, Texas.
Records, 1876-1907. 20 ft
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Ranch reports and other papers of a ranch established in
1876 by Colonel Charles Goodnight on the Palo Duro Can-
yon in the Texas Panhandle and later owned by him and
John Adair.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of the JA Ranch.
MS 65-807
Keiser, Charles O
Papers, 1903-28. 5 ft
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Businessman and stock breeder. Correspondence (1903-
13), ledgers and journals pertaining to land sales (1906-11),
and other papers. Includes material relating to Kaiser's
activities workine on a ranch in Wyoming, buying and ship-
ping horses from the West to the Mississippi Valley, engag-
ing in the immigration business in the Dakotas, buying large
ranches in the Panhandle which were divided into farms and
sold to immigrants, and developing a stockraising and Here-
ford breeding business.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of Bob Rogers.
MS65-80S
Landergin, John.
Ranch records of John and Patrick H. Landergin, 1916-
28. 8 ft
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Correspondence and other papers relating to cattle sales
and ranch operations of the Landergin Brothers Ranch
located in Oldham and Deaf Smith Counties, Texas.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of Mr. Grady C. Nobles.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-809
Nobles Bros. Grocer Company.
Records, 1898-1928. 50 ft
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Correspondence, journals, ledgers, orders, checks, and
other papers of a wholesale grocery company organized in
1898 by M. C. Nobles and H. A. Nobles.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of the company.
o •«. « . MS 65-810
Smith, Hank.
Papers, 1864-1912. 12 ft.
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, lex.) v
Government employee and hotel owner. Correspondence,
ledgers, scrapbooks, newspapers, and clippings dealing with
Smith's activities as an expressman for the Government and
as a hotel owner in Fort Griffin, Tex.
Access restricted.
Gift of Mrs. Hank Smith.
., MS 65-811
Smith-Walker and Company.
Records, 1887-1919. 50 ft.
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Correspondence, ledgers, and other papers concerning the
operations of a wholesale grocery firm.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of Smith Walker, of Amarillo.
„ , MS 65-812
Vandale, EarL
Papers, 1930-46. 2 ft.
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Land agent for the Magnolia Petroleum Company. Re-
ports on the location of oil and gas wells, and dry holes;
drilling reports; geological maps; and other papers pertain-
ing to the oil and gas industry in the Panhandle of Texas.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of Mr. Vandale.
Warwick, Clyde W i 885 - MS 65-813
Papers, 1910-58. 8 ft.
In Panhandle Plains History Society collections
(Canyon, Tex.)
Newspaper owner and editor. General accounts, legal and
personal papers, and materials relating to property and real
estate, loans and investments, and political and civic activi-
ties. Includes materials relating to Warwick's journalism
and his newspaper, The Randall County news; his service as
a member of the Texas Legislature, county chairman of the
Democratic Executive Committee, secretary and president of
the Panhandle Press Association, member of the Texas Press
Association and the National Editorial Association; and his
appointment to the Texas State Parks Board,
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of Mrs. Warwick.
™,~ . MS65-814
XTT Ranch, Texas.
Records, 1885-1915. 100 ft.
In Panhandle Plains Historical Society collections (Can-
yon, Tex.)
Correspondence, journals, ledgers, special books, business
records, and books largely concerned with the operation of
the ranch located along the western edge of the Texas Pan-
handle which was acquired by the Capital Syndicate Com-
pany in exchange for building the State Capitol Braiding in
Austin, Texas. Includes correspondence about the construc-
tion of the Texas Capitol Building.
Guide by Seymour Connor published in 1953.
Open to investigators under repository restrictions.
Gift of the Capital Lands Reservations of Chicago.
„ , MS 65-815
Pasadena; Calif. Public library.
California papers, 1840-54. 1 v.
In Pasadena Public Library.
Correspondence, land grants, bills, biographical notes,
and other papers about or of Mexican governors and officials
and American pioneers in and near San Francisco. Includes
some items dealing with the estate of Capt. Joseph L. Fol-
som. Includes 5 land grants signed by Mexican governors
and an alcalde of San Francisco, and minor business cor-
respondence of Juan Bandini, Samuel Brannan, William
Heath Davis, Joseph L Folsom, Charles Flugge, Thomas 0.
Laririn, A. C. McDonald, Henry M. Naglee, Antonio Peralta,
Hugo Reid, and Abel Stearns.
Open to investigators with permission.
Purchased from W. J. Handy, 1905.
MS 65-816
Autocar Company.
Records, 1899-1954. 55 items and 11 v.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Minute books and minutes, ledger books (1909-19) con-
taining balance sheets and income statements, annual reports
(1929-52), list of officers and directors (1899-1924), a
chronicle of the motor industry (1893-1946), and other
papers relating to a pioneer Philadelphia automobile manu-
facturing company and Louis Clarke, its founder.
Gift of C. R. C. Custer, 1964.
t^i*,j D „ MS 65-817
Belfield, Percy C
Bills and receipts, 1917-47. 1800 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Teacher, of Philadelphia. Bills and receipts for Bel-
field's small farm in the suburbs of Philadelphia covering
running expenses of the household, house repairs, alterations,
and care for the grounds.
Gift, 1964.
MS 65-818
Betts, Charles Malone, 1838-1905.
Military papers, 1862-84. 225 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Civil War Army officer of the 160th Regiment Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers. Correspondence, reminiscences, orders,
and other papers apparently gathered for a proposed history
of the 160th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers (15th Penn-
sylvania Cavalry), first known as the Anderson Cavalry.
Purchase.
MS 65-819
Bullock, Edith WMts.
Correspondence, 1820-45. 145 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Resident of Hanover, N. J. Personal family letters from
cousins of the Willits and Bullock families in New York,
New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Some letters give a graphic
description of life in New York City in 1845.
Gift.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-820
Chester, Pa. West End Free library.
Eecords, 1912-37. 1200 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Correspondence, book orders, bills, receipts, and other pa-
pers of a small public library founded in 1907, which later
became the West End Branch of the J. Lewis Crozer Li-
brary.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift, 1964.
„ MS65-821
Clayton, John, 1819-1881.
Papers, 1832-1940. 700 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Lawyer and Episcopal layman, of Philadelphia. Corre-
spondence and business records (chiefly 1878-79). Includes
letters from Clayton's wife, Anna (Colton) Clayton (b.
1820), discussing social life and conditions in "West Chester,
Pa-, and Cape May, N. J., during the vacation season (1847-
51) and frequently mentioning her father, Matthias W.
Baldwin (1796-1866), founder of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works ; and letters from Clayton's mother, Sarah (Medf ord)
Clayton (1786-1849) dealing with family affaire.
Gift of Mrs. Stanley Bright, 1963.
MS65-B22
Coates, Elmer Roan, 1831-1889.
Papers, 1858-89. 8 boxes.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Associate editor of a West Philadelphia newspaper, the
Telephone. Personal correspondence, mbs. of Coates' plays
and poems, some playbills, and notices of lectures. Mss.
include the plays Music mad, Blunders, and The memorable
month, and the poem Laurel Hill (1878).
Gift of Mrs. T. C. Knndy, 1964.
MS 65-823
Crake, Robert Blake, d. 1899.
Legal papers, 1884-98. 300 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Physician, of Philadelphia. Materials relating to various
estates of which Cruice was the executor and some items con-
cerning property held by him in Ireland. The estates he
administered belonged to persons who died in St. Joseph's
Hospital where Cruice had served (1884-98) and was sec-
retary of its board.
Gift of Dr. W. B. MeDaniel, 1964.
MS 65-824
F&nght, Albert Smith, 1883-
Papers, 1907-61. 275 itans.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Beform leader, of Philadelphia. Correspondence con-
cerning the activities of the members of the 1912 Electoral
College of Pennsylvania in the 1916 presidential election
and other papers mainly relating to the campaign of Wil-
liam Howard Taft to secure the Republican nomination for
President in 1908, the Pennsylvania State election of 1910,
the Pennsylvania Electoral College of 1912 and the attempt
to found a permanent organization of its members, Philadel-
phia Committee on Public Affairs (1934-44), and the Phila-
delphia City elections of 1907 and 1943.
Gift of Mr. Faught, 1963.
MS 65-825
Frankford Mutual Fire Insurance Company, PMaddpkia.
Records, 1843-1906. 3000 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Mainly property surveys made for the company, contain-
ing detailed descriptions of each building for which insur-
ance was desired. Most of the buildings are located in
northeast Philadelphia in the sections known locally as
Frankford, Bridesburg, and Kensington. Includes treasury
orders (1888-90), promissory notes (1844-53), legal papers
(1893-1906), materials relating to the erection of the com-
pany's office building (1898-99), and a cashbook (1863-77).
Purchase, 1962.
MS 65-826
Irvine family.
Newbold-Irvine papers, 1760-1924. 15,000 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Correspondence and other papers of the Irvine family;
together with some correspondence of the Newbold family.
Includes military correspondence, record of military ex-
penses (1776-61), notebook for the disbursement of military
supplies at Fort Pitt, Pa. (1781-82), orderly books (1776-
79) of a British unit, the 1st Battalion of Guards, and other
papers dealing with family matters and real estate specula-
tion of General William Irvine (1741-1804) of the Con-
tinental Line; materials relating to the military position,
racehorses, Dickinson College lecture notes, and agricultural
interest and land speculation of General Callender Irvine
(1775-1841), Commissary General of the U. S. (1812-41);
and correspondence and account books of Dr. William A.
Irvine (1803-1886), businessman of Irvine in Warren Co.,
Pa., relating to river transportation, oil, and his operating
a general store, the post office and telegraph office, a grist-
mill, a sawmill, and a woolen mill.
Gift of Mrs. Caryl Roberts and John L. Welsh, Jr.
MS 65-827
Jessup, William, 1797-1868.
Account books of William Jessup and William Huntting
Jessup, 1814-96. 166 v.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Daybooks, ledgers, journals, and other account books and
legal papers from the law offices of Jessup and his son, Wil-
liam Huntting Jessup (b. 1838), both lawyers of Montrose,
Pa. ; personal accounts ; and accounts of various clients in
Montrose and Susquehanna Co., Pa., involving farm, timber,
personal, legal and merchants' accounts. The miscellaneous
books include a land book (1853-55), funeral order books
(1882-92), and account books of A. K. Harrow (1887).
Jabez Hyde (1821-22), E. H. Manson (1366-78), John L.
Massie (1860-86), Edward W. Rose (1847). and the R. H.
Rose ledgers (1831-42).
Purchase, 1961.
MS 65-828
Lee, George F 1812-1894.
Business records of George F. Lee and Franklin Lee,
1820-92. 2400 items and 24 v.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Correspondence and other papers of Lee and Franklin Lee
(1786-1861), both bricklayers, builders, and contractors of
Philadelphia. Franklin Lee's business records cover 1835—
46, while George F. Lee's cover 1820-73 and include receipt
books, account books, notebooks, and cashbooks. Tb.6 ma-
terial reflects Lee's activities in organizing and building gas-
works in all sections of the country (e. g. the Foundry pay
book (1850) of the Chicago, HI. Gas Works and the ledger
(1842-47) of the St. Louis (Mo.) Gas Works. Lee's cor-
respondence deals with the Chicago fire of 1871; the prob-
lems of building gasworks in Albany, Troy, and Utica,
N. Y., as well as Chicago and St. Louis; and other business
activities.
Gift of Mr. Harry E. Sprogell, 1964.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
... MS 65-829
Lippincott family.
Papers of the Lippincott, Horstmann and Coles families,
1775-1950. ca. 5000 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Chiefly business papers relating to Sigmund Horstmann
(1821-1870), manufacturer of Army uniforms and other
items, and his son-in-law, Walter Lippincott (1849-1927),
partner in the J. B. Lippincott Publishing Company of
Philadelphia; together with family papers including ma-
terials concerning the Craig, Horstmann, and Lippincott
estates. Contains mss. of the books Publishers and authors
by Lippincott and Wound-stripes (1921) by his daughter,
Bertha Horstmann (Lippincott) Coles; an interview of Ad-
miral George Dewey by Lippincott; materials relating to
his promotion of American armed might (1916) and Mrs.
Coles' activities for the Service Club during both World
Wars; items relating to Lippincott's active interest in art
including prints of all the oil paintings which received the
Walter Lippincott prize for the best American work of the
year; and photo, albums and prints on linen of Sigmund
Horstmann and Garibaldi in Italy (1860).
Gift of Mrs. E. Coles Langhorne, 1964.
»» „ _^ » MS65-830
MeCarty & Davis, Philadelphia.
Records, 1816-44. 39 v.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Receipt books, account books including Thomas Davis'
household accounts (1818-44), eashbooks (1816-23), bank-
books (1822-44), daybooks, and ledgers covering the entire
transactions of the business of William MeCarty and Thomas
Davis, booksellers and publishers.
Purchase, 1964.
D „ MS 65-831
Rogers, Horace.
Papers of Horace Rogers and Kate Rogers, 1849-82. 250
items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Correspondence, newspaper dippings, and other papers of
Kogers and his wife, Kate Rogers; together with letters of
Horace Jayne (1859-1913), dean and professor of biology at
the University ot Pennsylvania. Includes material pertain-
ing to spiritualism, the Henry Seybert Commission on
Spiritualism, and family matters, and letters from Kate
Rogers to Carolyn Rogers and other members and friends of
the family.
„ , . „ MS 65-882
Vauclain, Samuel Matthews, 1856-1940.
Delaware River Bridge papers, 1920-27. ca. 1500 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Chairman of the board of the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
member of the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission of
the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and civic leader,
of Philadelphia. Detailed blueprints of properties pur-
chased for the bridge site; photos of the bridge (now known
as the Benjamin Franklin Bridge) demolition work, and
the Remington Arms Company ; clippings dealing with argu-
ments over the location of the bridge and the question of
tolls; and other papers written to political and business
leaders revealing planning and progress of the construction
which was completed in 1926.
Gift of Samuel M. Vauclain m, 1964.
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MS 65-833
Vetterlein, Theodore H
Papers, 1869-86. ca. 300 items.
In Historical Society of Pennsylvania collections.
Tobacco merchant, of Philadelphia. Correspondence and
other papers dealing with the buying and selling of tobacco
for Julius Vetterlein & Company, several lawsuits involving
Vetterlein and the firm, and family affairs.
Purchased from Mr. Robert Heath, Jr.
aj, tv ^ MS65-534
Adlow, Dorothy, 1902-1964.
Papers, 1923-64. 1 box and 36 v.
In Radcliffe College, Women's Archives (A-138)
Art critic for the Christian Science monitor. Correspond-
ence including letters from H K Mencken, Marianne Moore
(23 items) and prominent artists; clippings of Dorothy Ad-
loVs articles in the Christian Science monitor; and other
papers. Includes some material on collectors and collecting.
*■«. o ^ MS 65-835
Anthony, Susan BrowneU, 1820-1906.
Papers, 1815-1944. 2 boxes.
In Radcliffe College, Women's Archives (A-143)
Reformer and suffragist Diaries, letters, speeches, family
papers, and photos. Names and subjects represented include
Carrie Chapman Catt, Anna Howard- Shaw, antislavery, the
Canajoharie Academy, social life and customs of New Eng-
land and New York State, temperance, and women's suffrage.
MS 65-836
Blackwell family.
Papers, 1835-1933. 10 boxes and 1 package.
In Radcliffe College, Women's Archives (A-143)
Correspondence, diaries, reminiscences, biographical and
autobiographical material, photos., and memorabilia relat-
ing to three generations of the Blackwell family: Samuel
Blackwell; his children, Drs. Elizabeth and Emily Black-
well, Henry Blackwell and his wife, Lucy (Stone) Black-
well, and Samuel Charles Blackwell and his wife Antoinette
(Brown) Blackwell; and the third generation including
Alice Stone Blackwell, daughter of Henry Blackwell!
Names represented include Helena Blavatsky, Elizabeth
Garrett, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Sophia Jex-Blake, Sarah
Stone Lawrence, and Frances Willard. Subjects repre-
sented include the American Colonization Society, Amer-
ican Woman's Education Association, antislavery, the New
York Infirmary, prostitution, the social life and customs
of New York City, spiritualism, the "Woman's journal."
women in medicine, and women's suffrage.
MS 65-837
Cabot, Ella (Lyman) 1866-1934.
Papers, 1855-^1934. 12 boxes.
In Radcliffe College, Women's Archives (A-139)
Author and educator. Correspondence; drafts and notes
for Mrs. Cabot's lectures; articles; and books on philosophy,
ethics, education, psychology, and religion. The corre-
spondence includes letters of Mrs. Cabot; her father, Arthur
Theodore Lyman, written while traveling in Europe and
during the Civil War; and her husband, Richard Clarke
Cabot, written to her during their courtship. Includes
material on her family life and public activities, civil serv-
ice reform, World War i, idealism, King's Chapel, prohibi-
tion, religious education, and Unitarianism. Persons repre-
sented include Elizabeth (Dwight) Cabot, James Elliot
Cabot, John Amory Lowell and other members of the Lo-
well family, members of the Lyman family, Josiah Royce,
Mary Pratt Sears, and Anne Douglas Sedgwick.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 66-838
Denison House, Boston.
Records, 1892-1960. 3 boxes and 16 v.
In Radcliffe College, "Women's Archives (B-27)
Reports, minutes, daybooks, and clippings of Denison
House, a college settlement house in Dorchester, Mass. (now
part of Boston), founded in 1892 by a group of college edu-
cated women including Emily Balch (1867-1961) and "Vida
Scudder (1861-1954).
r-u t ~ , MS65-S89
Gilder, Jeanette Leonard, 1849-1916.
Papers, 1865-1917. 1 box.
In Radcliffe College, Women's Archives (A-141)
Journalist, critic, and author. Correspondence and other
personal and professional papers. Includes correspondence
with newspapers, editors, literary figures including Con-
stance Cary Harrison (1843-1920), and publishers (1885-
91) and materials relating to Miss Gilder's editorship of the
Critic (later Putnam's monthly) which she and her brother,
Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909) , founded in 1881. Also
includes letters to Miss Gilder, while attending Bridgeton
Female Seminary in New Jersey, from her mother, Jane
(Nutt) Gilder, and her brother, Richard.
« *_. ™. . MS 65-840
Henrotin, Ellen M (Martin) 1847-1922.
Papers, 1865-1921. 4 boxes.
In Radcliffe College, Women's Archives (A-142)
Correspondence, speeches, and other papers relating to the
interests and activities of Mrs. Henrotin, wife of Charles
Henrotin (a Chicago banker). Includes materials relating
to reform movements, social welfare, labor, suffrage, Chicago
charities, prostitution, Chicago Woman's Club, General
Federation of Women's Clubs, and the World's Columbian
Exposition (1893). Persons represented in the papers in-
clude Mrs. Bertha Honore Palmer (1849-1918).
MS 65-841
May family.
May-Goddard family papers, 1766-1904. 2 boxes and 2 v.
In Radcliffe College, Women's Archives (A-134)
Correspondence, diaries, documents, account books,
photos , and memorabilia of the May and Goddard families
of New England. Includes the papers of Abigail Williams
May (1829-1888), Boston reformer and one of the first
woman members of the Boston School Committee, contain-
ing letters from prominent suffragists, abolitionists, and
authors; women's diaries and account books of the 18th and
19th centuries; and material about the social life and cus-
toms in Boston and New England, education, the Dawes
family, and the New England Hospital for Women and
Children. Persons represented include Louisa May Alcott,
Ednah Dow Cheney, Julia Ward Howe, Frederick Warren
Goddard May (1821-1904), Samuel May (1810-1899), Sam-
uel J. May (1797-1871), Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and Lucy
Stone.
list of correspondents in the repository.
MS65-842
West, Helen (Hunt) 1892-1963.
Papers, 1917-64. 2 boxes and 5 v.
In Radcliffe College, Women's Archives (A-140)
Lawyer and journalist, of Florida. Correspondence,
speeches, photos , and clippings relating to Mrs. West's ac-
tivities in the suffrage movement, the National Woman's
Party, the campaign for the passage of the Equal rights
amendment to the Constitution, and the "50-50" bill in the
1935 Florida Legislature which called for equal represen-
tation of men and women on party committees in the State.
Persons represented include Mary W.Dewson, Alice Paul,
and Jane Norman Smith.
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MS 65-843
Holt, Hamilton, 1872-1951.
Papers, 1872-1951. 93 boxes and 35 v.
In Rollins College Library.
Journalist, internationalist, and president of Rollins Col-
lege, Winter Park, Fla. Correspondence, diaries, biograph-
ical and genealogical data, legal documents, galley proofs,
35 scrapbooks, copies of the magazine "The Independent,"
mss. of books and proposed books, speeches, pamphlets,
leaflets, writings, 'book reviews, autographed pictures, and
newspaper clippings. Includes data pertaining to journal-
ism, education, politics, labor, social reform, peace move-
ments, and international organization.
Indexes to the correspondence and the scrapbooks are in
the Register of Hamilton Holt papers (1964), processed by
Peter E. Robinson.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Holt's children, 1953.
MS 65-844
Greene, Clay Meredith, 1850-1933.
Papers, 1875-1930. 5 ft.
In the University of Santa Clara Library (Santa Clara,
Calif.)
Playwright Chiefly mss. of Victorian dramas, melo-
dramas, and comedies produced in San Francisco, New
York, and on the road; correspondence; unpublished mem-
oirs of Greene; photos ; poems; playbills; banquet pro-
grams; and two scrapbooks of published articles from the
"Golden era" and other sources. Includes many short plays
produced by the Lambs Club in New York, the Olympic
Club in San Francisco, and various New York yacht clubs.
Correspondents include the Belasco Theatre, William H.
Crane, Erlanger Productions, the Lambs Club, and Jacob
Lit*.
Research access restricted until July 30, 1966.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Greene's step-son.
MS 65-845
Broughton family.
Papers, 1703-1854. 100 items and 5 v.
In South Carolina Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, wills, land conveyances, plats, and inven-
tories of the Broughton family of Mulberry Plantation on
the Cooper River and of St. George, Dorchester, S. C.
Described in South Carolina historical magazine, v. 45
(1944) p. 114 and v. 47 (1946) p. 176.
Gifts of Clarence Blair Mitchell and Joseph Ferguson
Heyward.
MS65-846
Conner family.
Papers, 1844-1938. 60 feet.
In South Carolina Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, accounts, business papers, books of briefs,
mortgage foreclosures, notes of title, Masonic papers, and
other papers of Henry Workman Conner (1797-1861), James
Conner (1829-1883), and Henry Workman Conner n (1868-
1938), lawyers, entrepreneurs, political, and business leaders
in Charleston, S. C. Includes papers covering Henry W.
Conner's presidency of the Bank of Charleston (1841-50)
and of the South Carolina Railroad Company (1850-61) ;
letters relating to the role of Henry W. Conner n as chair-
man of the Charleston Democratic Executive Committee and
his efforts to secure the Federal district attorneyship in
1913 ; material on rifle clubs, James Conner's land in Clayton,
Ga., and Atchison, Kan., and his term as attorney general of
South Carolina; and letter books for the law firm of Porter
and Conner (1865-74), Greenville and Columbia Railroad
(1878-83), and the South Carolina Railroad (1856-78).
Unpublished guide in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Pinckney family.
Papers, 1708-1878. 2 ft.
In South Carolina Historical Society collections.
In part, transcripts (handwritten) of letters (1739-83)
of Eliza Lucas Pinckney and photocopies of originals in the
Pinckney papers (1709-1866) in the possession of the Li-
brary of Congress.
Correspondence, accounts, receipts, land, legal, estate, and
other papers of Charles Pinckney (1699-1758), Elizabeth
(Lucas) Pinckney (1721-1793), Charles Cotesworth Pinck-
ney (1746-1825), Harriott (Pinckney) Horry (1748-1830),
Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828) and other members of the
Pinckney and related families. Most of the papers belong
to the second generation of Pinckneys and reflect family
affairs and plantation life in South Carolina in the late 18th
and early 19th centuries. Includes six letter books (1791-
1814) of Thomas Pinckney containing copies of his diplo-
matic correspondence as minister to Great Britain, relating
to his negotiations with Spain, and covering his command
of the 6th and 7th Districts in the War of 1812; and letters
and passports (1828-29) relating to Benjamin Hirer's
"Grand Tour."
Letters of Eliza (Lucas) Pinckney have been excerpted or
published in Eliza Pinckney by Harriott Horry (Rutledge^
Kavenal (1896) and Journal and letters of Eliza Lucas,
edited by Harriott Pinckney Holbrook (1850) ; letter of
Edward Rutledge to his son (1796) published in South
Carolina historical magazine, voL 64 (1963) p. 67-72; letters
of Eleanor Parke Lewis published in South Carolina his-
torical magazine, vol. 63 (1962) p. 12-17; and letter of Capt.
C. C. Pinckney to R. S. Ripley published in The War of the
Rebellion, v. 28, pt. 1, p. 520-21.
Research access partially restricted.
o, . . „ MS 65-848
bcnirmer, Jacob Frederick, 1803-1880.
Diary and other papers, 1806-86. 1 ft.
In South Carolina Historical Society collections.
Merchant, of Charleston, S. C. Daily journal (1826-86)
containing records of marriages, deaths, and events in
Charleston; a few newspaper clippings; and a transcription
made by bchirmer of a register of deaths (1806-80) con-
taining coffin plate inscriptions giving names, death dates,
and age of the deceased. From 1806-51 the inscriptions
were recorded by SehirmerV uncle, Edward George Sass
and his son. The entries from 1851-80 were copied by
Schirmer from his own diary records. For six years after
Schirmer's death the diary entries were made by a member
of his family.
Index in the repository.
MS 65-849
Smith, WiDiam Loughton, 1758-1812.
Papers, 1774-1832. 2 ft
In South Carolina Historical Society collections.
Politician, diplomat, and lawyer of Charleston, S. C.
Correspondence, travel journals with expense accounts
(1781-98), ms. of a tragedy, some dramatic criticism, notes
on "Phocian," accounts, Smith's estate papers (1812-32),
list of objets d'art purchased abroad (1805), and other
papers. Includes information concerning Smith's litigation
(1792-1812) of the Luxembourg claims (many in French) ;
abstracts of cases (1795-1805) determined in the constitu-
tional courts at Charleston and Columbia, S. C. ; the estates
and accounts he administered including those of Joseph
Allen Smith, William Crafts, Barnard Elliott, and William
Wragg (d. 1803) ; and his interests in the Catawba Com-
pany (1787-1814), the Norfolk Canal (1787-1815), the San-
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tee Canal (1792-1815) and the Wraggborough Canal (ca.
1805), including accounts of John F. Grimke, C. C. Pinck-
ney, David Ramsay, and Thomas Sumter. Also includes
letters by Smith to Edward Rutledge reflecting views on
foreign and internal affairs and correspondence and ac-
counts (1787-1812) with David Campbell, Smith's agent.
Information on literary rights in the repository.
Gift and purchase, 1959-62.
MS 65-850
South Carolina Historical Society.
Episcopal Church records in South Carolina, 1694-1962.
ca. 12 ft
In South Carolina Historical Society collections.
In part, transcripts (handwritten and typewritten).
Church registers, vestry minutes, financial accounts, cor-
respondence, women's auxiliary records, pew plans and rec-
ords, plats of church lands, scrapbeoks, and other church
records. Includes records (1762-1891) of the Society for
the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, and treasurer's book (1857-
63) of the Charleston Protestant Episcopal Female Domes-
tic Missionary Society. Churches represented include Christ
Church and St Michael's Church in Charleston; St James
Church. Goose Creek; Sheldon Church, Prince William's
Parish; All Saints Church, Hampton; and St Helena's
Church, Beaufort.
Access partially restricted.
Some of the registers have been published separately and
some have been published in various volumes of the South
Carolina historical magazine.
MS65-861
Sooth Carolina Historical Society.
Records relating to St. John's Parish, Berkeley Ca, S C,
1760-1853. 7 v.
In South Carolina Historical Society collections.
Records of the Commissioners of the High Roads of St
John's Parish include treasurers' records (1825-53), lists of
property owners, and minutes (1760-1836), giving names of
c ommissi oners and information about taverns and roads.
Records (1823-40) of the Police Association of St John's
and St. Stephen's Parishes are composed of the constitution
of the association, treasurer's record, and other records kept
intermittently, whenever danger from runaway or armed
slaves seemed to call for special vigilance. Records (1823-
39) of the Pineville Association comprise a secretary's book
and a treasurer's record.
Index to the records of the Commissioners of the High
Roads in repository. Also described in South Carolina his-
torical and genealogical magazine, v. 48 (1947) p. 48, 49-50.
Gifts of the heirs of William Cain and of Florence
Ravenel Lucas.
MS 65-852
Sooth Carolina Historical Society.
Travel journals, diaries, and memoirs, 1760-1907. ca. 2
feet
In South Carolina Historical Society collections.
In part, transcripts (typewritten) .
Diaries, journals, memoirs, and recollections of travels in
the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, and
Virginia; from Philadelphia, Pa. to Charleston, S. C.
(1765) ; from Charleston, S. C. to New Haven, Conn. (1832) ;
and in England, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lorraine,
and Switzerland; together with a transcript of letters (1810)
of an American traveler describing places in the United
States and Canada. Includes a diary (1856) of J. E. Me-
Pherson Washington written at the University of Virginia
and Charleston, S. C; diary (1864-65) of John Gadsden
describing life in and around Charleston, S. C; memoirs of
Frederick Adolphus Porcher; atss. of variants of the pub-
lished version of "Rice planter and sportsman ; the recollec-
tions of J. Motte Alston, 1821-1909" (1953) ; and an auto-
biography of the Rev. Paul Trapier describing his work as
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
South Carolina Historical Sodety. Travel journals,
diaries, and memoirs, 1760-1907. (Continued)
an Episcopal minister among the South Carolina Negroes
and his role in guiding the Episcopal Church in the Confed-
erate and post-bellum period. Names of writers include Isa-
bella Bowen Farber, John George Keysler, Bandall Hunt,
Stephen Ravenel, Pelatiah Webster, and John Blake White.
Diary of Pelatiah Webster published in the Publications
of the Southern History Association, v. 2 (1898) ; journal of
John Blake White published in South Carolina historical
magazine, v. 42. 43 (1941-42) ; memoirs of Frederick Adol-
phus Porcher published in part in South Carolina historical
magazine, v. 44-48 (1943-47) ; and autobiography of the
Bev. Paul Trapier published in Publications of the Dalcho
Historical Society of the Diocese of South Carolina no 7
(1954).
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gifts of various persons including Henry C. Bobertson.
MB 65-853
Barnes, Mary (Sheldon) 1850-1888, collector.
Pacific Slope manuscripts, 1769-1895. 1 ft.
In Stanford University Libraries.
History teacher. Letters, reminiscences, interviews, and
term papers written for and collected by Mrs. Barnes and
her students in Pacific Slope history. Includes ires, of Wil-
liam B. Ide and others on the Bear Flag Revolt; letter by
Jessie B. Fremont; and letters of Moses Shallenberger and
transcript of an interview giving his account of a journey to
California in 1844.
Unpublished register in the library.
Gift
MS 65— 854
Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933.
Papers, 1912-32. 135 items.
In Stanford University Libraries.
English novelist and dramatist Letters chiefly to Leon
Lion and Sheila Kaye-Smith and one literary ms.
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gifts of Felton EDdns, Dr. Lorie Tarshis, and Nathan
van Patten; and purchased from W. Wreden.
MS 65-855
Guerard, Albert Leon, 1880-1959.
Correspondence, 1909-58. ca. 2 ft. (719 items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
College professor and author. Letters mainly to Guerard
from authors, educators, and statesmen. Includes corre-
spondence relating to world government; pamphlets and
correspondence on "auxiliary languages"; and letters to his
publishers, Scribner, and T. Fisher Unwin (England). Cor-
respondents include Gertrude Atherton, Bernard Berenson,
Van Wyck Brooks, D. W. Brogan, James Branch Cabell,
Ernest Dimnet Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Herbert Hoover,
Julian S. Huxley, David Starr Jordan, Thomas Mann,
Andre Maurois, H. L Mencken, Lewis Mumford, and Andre
Siegfried.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the Guerard family, 1960.
MS65-856
Hopkins, Timothy, 1859-1937, collector.
Transportation collection, 1830-92. 12 ft (2782 items)
In Stanford University libraries.
Mainly papers of officials of the Central Pacific Railroad
{pertaining to its construction and development and some
papers relating to English, Indian, and U. S. railroads
(1830-68). Includes letters and telegrams (1862-70) of
Butler Ives; letters, ledgers, and other papers (1859-92) of
Edward H. Miller, Jr.; letters from Coltis P. Huntington
to Mark Hopkins, L&land Stanford, Alfred A. Cohen and
others; and correspondence between Alfred A. Cohen, Ed-
ward B. Crocker, E. E. Hewitt, Mark Hopkins, and Wil-
liam B. Ralston.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Hopkins, Mrs. E. H. Miller, Jr., M. A. Ives,
and others.
MS 65-857
Jacks, David, 1822-1909.
Papers, 1845-1905. ca. 3 ft. (ca. 3750 items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
Businessman, of Monterey, Calif. Correspondence, legal
and official documents, financial papers, maps, photos, and
prints, and clippings. Mainly items relating to loans made
to others, lands acquired, management of properties and
legal claims, and suits involving lands in Monterey, Carmel,
and the Salinas Valley in California. Includes business,
legal, and financial correspondence with persons in other
areas of California and Washington, D. C, and some cor-
respondence with family and friends in Scotland. Persons
represented include Delos Rodeyn Ashley (1828-1873), Cor-
nelius Cole (1822-1924), and Luther Halsey Gulick, Sr.
(1828-1891).
■ Unpublished register in the library.
Described and some items published in David Jacks of
Monterey, and Lee L Jacks, his daughter (1945) by Arthur
Eugene Bestor, Jr.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the Jacks family, 1945.
MS 65-858
Lander family.
Papers, 1848-63. 200 items.
In Stanford University Libraries.
Correspondence; legal, financial, and military documents;
photos.; political and military broadsides; clippings; and
printed material chiefly of Edward Lander (1816-1907),
lawyer, soldier during the Mexican War, judge of Indiana.
Court of Appeals (1850) , chief justice of the Supreme Court
of Washington Territory (1853), and counsel for Hudson's
Bay Company (1857) and Frederick William Lander (1822-
1862), chief civil engineer for Gov. Isaac L Stevens of
Washington Territory.
Unpublished register in the repository.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Deposited by Mrs. Lander-West McDonnell.
MS 65-859
lind-Goldschmidt Jenny Maria, 1820-1887.
Papers of Jenny Lind and Otto Goldschmidt. 1835-1917.
2 ft. (ca. 500 items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
Correspondence (1835-97), financial papers, musical com-
positions, and other papers. Includes published and unpub-
lished biographical material about Miss Lind, a sre. copy of
her contract with P. T. Barnum {1849), scores used by her
in concerts and dedication pieces of contemporary composers,
an autobiographical sketch of Goldschmidt papers pertain-
ing to his composition "Ruth" and his work with the Bach
Choir of London, mss. of his musical compositions, and com-
positions by Julius Benedict (1804-1885), Niels W. Gade
(1817-1890), Adolf F. Lindblad (1801-1878), and Karl
Reinecke (1824-1910).
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Samuel Stark, 1963. Formerly owned by Mrs.
Frank Waters, a great granddaughter of Miss Lind.
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¥• » - MS 65-860
Lissner, Meyer, 1871-1930.
Papers, 1903-23. ca. 30 ft. (40,000 items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
In part, transcripts and photocopies (negative) made in
1934 of original Theodore Roosevelt letters in the possession
of the Lissner family.
Lawyer and politician, of Los Angeles, Calif. Corre-
spondence, legal and financial papers, photos., clippings and
miscellaneous printed matter including circulars, news re-
leases, speeches and political handbills. The papers are
almost entirely political with particular emphasis on the
non-partisan reform movement in Los Angeles beginning
about 1906, the organization of the Lincoln-Roosevelt Re-
publican League (1907), and the Progressive movement
especially in California through Hiram W. Johnson's presi-
dential campaign (1920). Correspondents include Albert
J. Beveridge, California outlook, a progressive magazine
(1811-14), Joseph M. Dixon, Edwin T. Earl, Francis J
Heney, Harold L. Ickes, Hiram Warren Johnson, William
Kent, Robert M. LaFollette, Joseph Medill McCormick,
John Francis Neylan, George W. Perkins, Gifford Pinchot,
Theodore Roosevelt, Chester H Rowell, Samuel M. Short-
ndge,, William D. Stephens, William Allen White, Clinton
Rogers Woodruff. John Downey Works, and Clement Cal-
houn Young.
Unpublished guide in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Ortft of the Lissner family, 1934 and 1963.
, j MS 66-861
London, Jack, 1876-1916.
Papers, 1897-1916. 182 items.
In Stanford University Libraries.
One letter is a facsimile.
Author. Chiefly letters by London to Mabel and Edward
Applegarth and to his agent in London, James B. Pinker;
two notes by London ; mss. of two novels; six poems by Lon-
don ; and five poems by Edward Applegarth.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Christian de Guigne, 1964, and other acquisitions.
Loomis, Francis Butler, 1861-1948 MS 65-862
Papers, 1897-1939. 5 ft. (ca. 2000 items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
Diplomat and journalist Correspondence, photos., dip-
pings, pamphlete and other papers. CorrespondencTrel^
m^Tnl^ ^ U.S. Minister to^enezuela (im-
1901) .misconduct charges against Loomis by his successor
at the Venezuelan post, Herbert Bowen; his service « Se^
tary of State ad interim (1905) during the Panama issue;
and his interests after his retirement from government serv-
ice. Includes material on Loomis' mission as Special Am-
bassador to France (1905) to receive the remains of John
Paul Jones and material from Philippe Jean Bunau-Varilla
on the Panama CanaL Correspondents include John Bar-
rett, Herbert Bowen, Philippe Jean Bunau-Varilla, Andrew
Carnegie, Calvin Coolidge, William H. Crocker, Henry P
Albert C. Dillingham, Rudolf Dolge, Joseph B Foraker
Lloyd C Griscom, Joseph C. Grew, Mark A. Hanna, War-
ren G. Harding, Benjamin Harrison, John Hay David
Jayne HU1, AHral Holman, Herbert Hoover, <Sar£ E
5^ % C °w U t5 uU ' F ^ ak B - KeU °gS> PMander Knox
Henry Cabot Lodge, William McKmley, John Bassett
Moore, S. F. B. Morse, Whitelaw Reid, Theodore Roos^"
Elihu Root, Robert Peet Skinner, Frank Steinhart, Henry
L. Stimson, Oscar S. Straus, Robert A. Taft, Sumner
Welles, and Leonard Wood.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Florence Loomis, 1964.
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« 4. * v., MS65-863
Murat Achille, prince, 1801-1847.
Papers, 1809-45. ca. 3 ft. (2100 items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
In part, transcripts (handwritten).
Author. Mainly letters from various members of the
Murat and Bonaparte families to Murat, the son of Joa-
chim Murat (King of Naples) and Caroline Maria Annun-
ciate Carolina (Bonaparte) Murat (sister of Napoleon i).
Includes correspondence regarding Murat's attempt to orga-
nize a Belgium Foreign Legion in the 1830's; mss. of his
writings on politics, economics, slavery, and literature; and
family legal papers. The letters are in French, Italian and
English.
Unpublished register and card index to the collection in
the library.
Gift of Homer R. Spence, 1947-5L Formerly owned by
M Bonzell, Lomme-Lez-Lille, France.
W ^ „ MS66-864
Needham, James Carson, 1864-1942.
Papers, 1893-1936. 5 ft (ca. 9000 items.)
In Stanford University Libraries.
U. S. Representative from California (1899-1913) and
judge of Superior Court of California (1919-1935). Corre-
spondence, legal and financial papers, speeches, notes, clip-
pings, and photos, relating to Needham^ congressional
career, bis connection with the Newman Oil Company in the
1920's, and the Covered Wagon Babies Club (1925-36) . The
congressional correspondence reflects Needham's interest in
conservation, forestry and irrigation, Indian affairs, patron-
age, and his service on the Public Lands Committee and the
Committee for Insular Possessions.
Unpublished register in the library.
», , MS 65-865
Parker, Paul Percy, 1880- ooUector.
Californiana collection, 1782-1936. ca. 100 items.
In Stanford University Libraries.
In part, photocopies of the Hartwell census of California
ranchos (1836) in the University of California Bancroft
Library (Berkeley)
Some correspondence, mss. of narratives and memoirs, of-
ficial documents, legal and financial papers, clippings, and
printed material dealing predominantly with the Monterey
and Salinas Valley areas mostly prior to 1900. Includes
documents signed by a number of officials and pioneers in
California such as Jose Figueroa, Mexican governor of Cali-
fornia (1833-35) ; David Spence, an early pioneer; and Wal-
ter Colton, alcalde at Monterey (1846-49) and author of
Three years in California (1850).
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library-
Gift of Mr. Parker, 1963.
MS 65-866
Quicksilver Milling Company.
Records, 1851-1920. 1 ft. (175 items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
Primarily legal material with some correspondence, finan-
cial papers, and other papers relating to the mining of quick-
silver in New Almaden, Calif. Includes material about
land claims and mineral disputes between the New Almaden
Company and the Quicksilver Mining Company ^ima-ring
in the transfer of the New Almaden Company's properties
to the Quicksilver Mining Company in 1863 and material
on the Larios-Fossat case.
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-867
Rose, Alice M collector.
Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican League collection, 1900-43.
ca. 2 feet (ca. 1000 items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
In part, typescripts of letters and other material in various
collections of the Stanford University Library gathered by
Miss Rose for her doctoral dissertation in 1942.
Correspondence and reports of personal interviews relat-
ing to the origins of the Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican
League founded in 1907, principally in California. Ma-
terials prior to the late 1930's are copied from other collec-
tions in Stanford University Libraries, and the remainder
are correspondence and interviews resulting from Miss
Rose's research. Principal names mentioned include Thomas
R. Bard, John R. Haynes, Meyer Lissner, George C. Pardee,
Arthur J. Pillsbury, Chester H. Rowell, and Lincoln Stef-
fens.
Unpublished guide in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Miss Rose.
MS 65-868
Shatter, William Ruf us, 1835-1906.
Papers, 1862-1904. 3 ft. (ca. 5000 items)
In Stanford University Libraries
In part, transcripts.
Army officer. Correspondence, sketches, maps, photos.,
cartoons, clippings, broadsides and other printed material,
and other papers chiefly military in nature and predomi-
nantly relating to the Spanish American War. Includes
some papers relating to Shafter's career in the Civil Wax
and on the Texas frontier, the Congressional Medal of Honor
which he was awarded, and the scandal arising from his con-
troversial actions during the Spanish American War. Also
includes letters and memoranda by Shafter concerning rela-
tions between the American expeditionary force and the
Cuban rebels under Garcia, several Spanish Army docu-
ments expressing the Spanish view of American war aims,
and Spanish opinion of the Cuban populace. Correspond-
ents include Russell A. Alger, Henry Clark Corbin, George
Dewey, Calixto Garcia Ifiiguez, William McK3nley, Kelson
A. Miles, Edward O. C. Ord, Elihu Root, William T. Samp-
son, and Joseph Wheeler.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Purchase, 1938. Formerly owned by W. H. McKittrick
(Shafter's son-in-law).
MS 65-869
Stanford University. Libraries.
Civil War and military papers, 1851-69. 1 ft. (ca. 850
items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
In part, transcripts (typewritten) , facsimiles, and photo-
copy of a letter.
Chiefly correspondence and diaries of Civil War soldiers
including George Arthur Bailey, 1st Massachusetts Infantry
and Capt. of Company H, 37th U. S. Colored Troops; CoL
Edward Martindale, served with 83d Regt., U. S. Infantry
(Colored), 118th Regt. (Colored) and commanded the Pro-
visional Brigade, U. S. Colored Troops, - 18th Army Corps
and other Colored units; John Wesley Melhorn, Company C,
10th Virginia Infantry, C. S. A.; Lemuel E. Newcomb
(1838-1921), 11th Regt., Maine Volunteer Infantry; and
Israel Spenser, Company A, 136th New York Volunteer In-
fantry. Includes papers relating to the Army service of
James Henry Carleton (1814-1823) in California and the
Southwest (1851-65) ; records of Company M, 4th Illinois
Volunteer Cavalry (1861-64) ; and muster rolls of Fort
Duncan, Tex. (1857) and Fort Wayne, Mich. (1869). Sub-
jects covered include Indian wars, Mountain Meadows Mas-
sacre in Utah, Civil War action in Arizona and New Mexico,
Libby Prison, Delaware Indians and railroad right-of-way,
petition to free the slaves, Hampton Roads Peace Con-
ference, sectionalism, and Civil War battles and experiences.
Unpublished registers in the repository.
Information on literary rights in the repository.
Acquired from various sources.
MS 65-870
Stanford University. Libraries.
Colonial and early American papers, 1739-1891. 1 ft. (195
items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
In part, facsimiles and transcripts (typewritten).
Correspondence, diaries, account book, financial, legal and
land papers, clippings, and other papers from New York,
Massachusetts, Connecticut, the proposed State of Franklin,
and elsewhere. Includes papers relating to the Revolution-
ary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and to the pur-
chase and/or transfer of property by members of the Rose-
boom family and Benoni Rose in Cherry Valley, N. Y.
Names mentioned include George Sewall Boutwell, Roger
Bull, Aaron Burr, Henry Clay, Louis Duchambon, Benjamin
Franklin, Samuel Kirkland, William Wing Loring, John
Guerin Marquand, Noah Newton, William Pepperell, Thomas
Robbing, Benjamin Rush, Philip Schuyler, William Shippen,
Israel Shreve, Thomas Thornton, Amasa Walker, Daniel
Webster, and Roger Wolcott.
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Acquired from various sources.
MS 65-871
Steele, Wilbur Daniel, 1886-
Papers, 1907-61. 5 ft. (ca. 600 items)
In Stanford University Libraries-
Author. Correspondence, chiefly letters by Steele to vari-
ous members of his family; xss. of 190 short stories by him
and of 17 plays and novels; publishers agreements; photos. ;
press releases ; clippings ; and other papers. Correspondents
include Alfred Edgar Coppard, Katharine Fullerton Ger-
ould, Kenneth MacGowan, Samuel Eliot Morison, Edward
J. O'Brien, Vilhjabiiur Stefansson, John W. Vandercook,
and Blanche Colton Williams.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Mrs. J. F. Jenness and Wilbur D. Steele, 196L
MS 65-872
Sterling, George, 1869-1926.
Papers, 1909-1946. 1 ft. (ca. 150 items)
In Stanford University Libraries.
In part, photocopies of original Theodore Dreiser letters
in the University of Pennsylvania Library.
Poet Correspondence, original drafts of poems, galley
Droof . soncs. photos., and clippings. Correspondents include
Albert Bender, Witter Bynner, Mrs. Margaret Cobb, Theo-
dore Dreiser, Edwin Markham, and Robinson and Una Jef-
fers.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Rudolf Blaetter, 1955; Witter Bynner, 1960; and
Mrs. A. M Bender, 1940-41.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-873
White, William Allen, 1868-1944.
Letters, 1889-1945. 142 items.
In Stanford University Libraries.
Journalist Mainly letters covering a wide range of sub-
jects both topical and personal, from White to Helen Suthff,
both of whom were in the Class of 1890 at the University of
Kansas. Includes letters from Sallie Lindsay White and
William Lindsay White.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Helen Sutliff, 1946.
MS 65-874
Anthony, Martha (Farmer) collector.
Fanner family papers, 1838-89. 300 items.
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Correspondence, legal documents, accounts, and other
papers. Chiefly Civil War letters from Fort Donelson,
Tenn., and Camp Butler, I1L, a northern prison, revealing
the conditions of Confederate Army life written by William
H Farmer, John Wesley Murphey, J. M Soyers, and G. T.
Williams, all of Company A, 30th Tennessee Regt Other
Civil War correspondents include K. B. Crockett, and Mrs.
E. B. Keen of Ringgold, Va. The remaining portion of the
correspondence is largely concerned with family affairs, re-
ligious activities, and farm life ; and includes a description
(1871) of the country, climate, and Indians near Cow Skins
(later Wichita), Sedgewick Co., Kan. Other correspondents
include R B. Crockett, Fannie Martin, G. P. Martin, Green
Martin, of Cow Skins, Kan., Mary Martin, and Tom Martin
of Pleasant Plains, 111.
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Deposited by Mrs. Robert Dodd.
„„, MS65-875
BeD family.
Papers, 1796-1927. ca, 1 ft. (ca. 500 items)
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Correspondence, accounts, contracts, deeds, inventories of
estates, records of the Cloverdale Seminary in Dickson Co.,
Term., biographical and genealogical data, autograph album,
memorabilia, and other papers of members of the Bell fam-
ily who emigrated to the U. S. from England and Ireland
between 1810-34, and settled near Charlotte, Tenn., in Rich-
mond, Va., in Pittsburgh, Pa., and vicinity, and near Cin-
cinnati, Ohio. The papers primarily relate to Walter Bell,
who settled in Tennessee and engaged in the iron business
and farming, and his children. Most of the correspondence
is between his son, Dr. John BelL a physician in Philadel-
phia, and his daughter, Anne Jane (Bell) Bell, who taught
school in Nashville, Tenn., and at the Cloverdale Seminary.
Dr. Bell's letters contain medical advice and information
about diseases, his lectures, his medical pupils, and his trans-
lation of a French medical work. Other correspondence is
chiefly between Walter Bell's son, William Blackburn Bell,
founder of the Cloverdale Seminary, and William's wife,
Emma Caldwell Bell during the time he was a prisoner of
war (1863-65) at Camp Morton, Ind.
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of W. A. Bell, 1956.
MS 66-876
Buckner, Mary Elizabeth (Stay)
Papers, 1818-1923. ca.4ft (3000 items)
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Correspondence, diaries, accounts, legal documents, reli-
gious writings, genealogical data, slave lists, newspaper
clippings, and other papers. Chiefly correspondence (1912-
22) of Mrs. Buckner's husband, Henry K. Buckner, of Nash-
ville, Tenn., primarily about his service in World War I
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and papers relating to Mrs. Buckner's family in Mont-
gomery, Ala. Includes information about the early settle-
ment of Alabama Territory, the Civil War, Texas, New
York, New England, Virginia, the Creek War (1836),
Southern Female College, La Grange, Ga. (1855-56),
and genealogical data about the Falconer, Hazard, Henry,
James, Singleton, and Wardwell families. Correspondents
include Mrs. Upshaw Buckner, Callie Clay, Dr. Hugh W.
Henry, Mr. and Mrs. John Hazard Henry, Louisa Henry,
Martha Henry, Mattie Henry. A. D. McCurdy, Mary Jane
McCurdy, and T. C. McCurdy. "
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Deposited by Mrs. Buckner.
MS 65-877
Figuers family.
Papers, 1764-1964. 500 items.
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
In part, photocopies.
Primarily genealogical data compiled by Sherrell and
Alice Figuers of Columbia, Term., for inclusion in Dr. John
Bennett Boddie's Historical southern families, v. 5 (1960).
Includes correspondence, a diary, wills, marriage licensee,
and deeds, military records, newspaper clippings, and photos,
of the Figuers and related families: Bledsoe, Cheairs, Clen-
dening, McCoy, Norfleet, Overton, Patterson, Perkins,
O'Neal, Sherrell, Taylor, and Worsham. Civil War items
include material relating to Major Nathaniel Francis
Cheairs, 3d Tennessee Regiment
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Sherrell Figuers and Alice Figuers.
„ . „ MS65-878
Hams, George Carroll, 1836-1911.
Papers, 1836-86. ca. 250 items.
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Episcopal clergyman in Nashville and Memphis, Tenn.,
and Mt Helena, Miss. Primarily family correspondence,
genealogical data, scrapbook, and other papers of Harris
and other members of the Harris family, chiefly in Louisi-
ana. Includes information on Southern life before, during,
and after the Civil War, Louisiana and national politics,
slave labor, the raising of cotton, steamboats, railroads, the
weather, farm conditions, the postal service, the Civil War,
fever epidemics, the 1860 election, Andrew Johnson's im-
peachment trial, and Reconstruction in Louisiana. Corre-
spondents include Arthur H. Harris, Cornelia Harris,
Elisha Myrick Harris, Elisha W. Harris, Margaret Harris,
and William Harris. Names mentioned include John Bell,
John Breckenridge, Braxton Bragg, Benjamin Franklin
Cheatham, Stephen A. Douglas, Nathan Bedford Forrest,
Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Joseph E.
Johnston, Abraham Lincoln, Bishop James Hervey Otey,
Bishop Charles Todd Quintard, Daniel Ruggles, Carter Lit-
tlepage Stevenson, and J. C. Vaughn.
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Purchased from Montgomery Cooper.
„ MS 65-879
Morton, Zilphia, 1910-1956, collector.
Folk music collection, 1935-56. ca. 3 ft. (800 items)
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Director of music at Highlander Folk School in Grundy
Co., Tenn. Correspondence, folksongs, labor union song-
books, picket line songsheets, musical tapes, notes, printed
items dealing with folk music, clippings, and other papers.
Chiefly songs of social protest with historical information
about most of the songs, the events about which the songs
were written, or the composers. Includes material on folk
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Horton, ZOphia, 1910-1956, collector. Folk music collec-
tion, 1935-56. (Continued)
and labor songs, history of folksongs, labor organizations,
folk dancing, and projects of the Highlander Folk School,
the leading training center for Southern labor and civil
rights leaders (1932-61) . Correspondents include Guy Cara-
van, George T. Guernsey, Waldemar Hille, Myles Horton,
Allen Lewis, Lynn Rohrbough, Pete Seeger, and W. H.
Westman.
Register published by the Tennessee State Library and
Archives in 1964: Zilphia Horton folk music collection, Reg-
ister no. 6.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Mr. Myles Horton.
MS65-880
Jackson, Howell Edmunds, 1832-1895.
Papers, 1864-1942. ca. 400 items.
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Lawyer, U. S. Senator from Tennessee, and Associate Jus-
tice of the U. S. Supreme Court Correspondence, business
and real estate papers, wills, deeds, indentures, photos^ news-
paper clippings, and other papers of Jackson, his wife, Mary
(Harding) Jackson, his brother, William H Jackson, and
his brother's wife, Selene (Harding) Jackson. The family
correspondence contains a number of letters written from
Belle Meade Plantation, the home of William Giles Harding
(father-in-law of the Jackson brothers), which was later
owned and managed by William H. Jackson. 40 letters
(1875-81) from Howell Jackson to his wife were written
either when he was in Memphis, Term., on legal cases or in
Washington, D. C, as a U. S. Senator, or when she was at
Belle Meade Plantation (near Nashville, Tenn.) visiting her
family.
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Mrs. Ellen McClung (Buckner) Wills, Mrs. Eliza-
beth (Buckner) Maddin, and Mrs. Mary Harding (Buck-
ner) Ragland.
MS 65-881
McCutchen family.
Papers, 1818-1958. ca. 1 ft. (ca. 2000 items).
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Correspondence primarily about family affairs; accounts;
bills; inventories of estates; obituaries and funeral notices;
land, marriage, school, and slave records ; and other papers
collected by Hildegard Smith for her book, The McCutchen
Trace (1963?). Papers mainly relate to James McCutchen
(1796-1864), son of Samuel and Catherine (Bell) Mc-
Cutchen, and his business dealings particularly his admin-
istration of various estates and his records as treasurer of the
Nashville-Hillsborough Turnpike Company. Includes a
diary (1814-15) giving troop movements during the War of
1812 and an entry about the Battle of New Orleans, and rec-
ords of the Harpeth Presbyterian Church in Williamson Co.,
Tenn., and the Presbyterian Synod. Correspondents include
Mary Jane Caldwell, Mary "Polly" Caldwell, Patrick Henry
McCutchen, and Samuel Bell McCutchen.
Unpublished register available in the repository.
Information on literary rights in the repository.
Gift of Miss Hildegard Smith.
MS 65-882
McFarland, Lutie Moore.
Genealogical papers, 1934-51. ea. 150 items and 15 v.
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Correspondence (1934-48), genealogical charts and forms,
family lines and historical sketches, genealogical notes,
photos., clippings and other printed matter. Includes
genealogical data on the Bernard, Claiborne, Cumming,
Dade, Dorsey, Douglas, Dulaney, Dunbar, Durrett, Green-
berry, Hammond, Hanson, Harris, Hobbs, Kavanaugh,
Lawrence, Luckett, McFarland, Miller, Moore, Overton,
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Percy, Peyton, Randall, Bidgely, Boos, Sandy, Serope,
Stafford, Sutherland, Talbott, Todd, Wallace, Wilsford,
Warfield, and Woods families.
Unpublished register available in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Mrs. Hilliard O. Wood.
MS 65-883
MeRaven, William Henry, 1894-
Papers, 1851-1964. ca. 8 ft
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
In part, photocopies.
Author and collector, of Nashville, Tenn. Correspond-
ence, diaries and writings of MeRaven, accounts, biograph-
ical sketches, genealogical data, notes, clippings and other
papers; together with some papers of Mrs. Margaret J.
Morton (1828-1911) of Franklin, Tenn. McRaven's writ-
ings include "A humorous commentary on the Rubaiyat of
Omar Kahyam," "Shakespeare for those who don't like
Shakespeare,'' and "Tennessee biographies." Includes gen-
ealogical data relating to the Duncan, Elliott, Henderson,
McFarlane, MeRaven, Morton, Stubblefield, Swanson, Tark-
ington, and Terrell families; letters of William H. Me-
Raven, Jr., while in the U. S. Army during World War n;
a diary of Henry MeRaven during his travels through Mis-
sissippi (1930) and his "Mississippi profiles"; scrapbooks
containing menus, political cartoons by Joe Parrish, comic
cartoons such as "Hambone's meditations" and "Sunflower
street" ; historical articles from the "Semi- weekly farm;
news," Dallas, Tex.; and pictorial album of the 1750-mile
pipeline built (1953) by Anderson Brothers Corporation of
Houston, Tex. Also contains information about John H.
Eaton, McRaven's book "life and times of Edward Swan-
son" (1937), and trail drivers and Indians of Texas. Cor-
respondents include members of the Charles, Crutcher, Cur-
rier, MeRaven, and Saxton families, and Evie (Stubble-
field) Posey.
Unpublished register in the repository.
Open to investigators with restrictions accepted by the
repository.
Deposited by Mr. MeRaven.
MS 65-884
Moore, John Trotwood, 1858-1929.
Papers, 1781-1957. ca. 40 ft (ca. 20,000 items)
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Author, journalist, and librarian. Correspondence, dia-
ries (1924-28), literary mss., speeches, notes, accounts, legal
documents, indentures (1781-84), photos^ scrapbooks, bio-
graphical and genealogical data, memorabilia, newspaper
clippings, and other papers of Moore, State librarian and
archivist of Tennessee (1919-29) ; his second wife, Mary
Brown (Daniel) Moore (1875-1957), State librarian and
archivist emeritus of Tennessee (1929-55) ; his father,
Judge John Moore (b. 1829) ; and his son, Dr. Merrill
Moore (1903-1957), a physician. Mas. of Moore's writings
include his books, The bishop of Cottontown (1906),
Hearts of hickory (1926), Jack Ballington, forester (1911),
and A summer hymnal (1901). and his series "Dropped
stitches in Southern history" in Taylor-Trotwood magazine
(1925-32). Includes material about Howard College, Mar-
ion, Ala.; Texas lands; Lucy Moore estate; the Civil War
and Reconstruction including the removal of Judge Moore
by the Military Government in Dallas Co., Ala.; Confed-
erate imprints and sheet music; Chicago race riots (1919) ;
political campaigns including the presidential campaign of
1928; Tennessee State Library; Tennessee Library Associ-
ation; Tennessee Historical Society; and library work;
items mentioning Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Sam
Houston, and various historical subjects; and genealogical
data relating to the Brown, Daniel, Moore, and other fam-
ilies. Correspondents include Pat Beaird, G. W. Beerworth,
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Papers, 1781-1957.
Moore, John Trotwood, 1858-1929.
(Continued)
Peter Brannon, TOtefooni Cole in, Lawrence F. London,
J. A. Osgoode, Andrew Johnson Patterson, E. E. Patten:
Isaac Sherwood, and J. P. Widney rnxum,
.Register published by the Tennessee State Library and
Archives in 1964: John Trotwood Moore papers, Agister
Lifonnation on literary rights available in the repository.
« _. ,. M S 65-885
Porter, Mary Rhoda (Montague), collector.
Miscellaneons papers, 1822-1963. ca. 50 items and 1 v.
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
In part, photocopies of originals owned by various per-
sons.
Correspondence, articles, map of Meigs Co., Tenn., roads,
photos., scrapbook containing invitations of U. S. Represen-
tative John A. Moon of Tennessee, and genealogical data.
Articles include "Pioneers of old frontiers,'' by J. P. Brown-
Cravens House, landmark of Lookout Mountain" • "Whv
invest m forest land?"; "Description of the Tennessee gov-
y*%£ * fennel ^ ^ * biographical sketch
wTSri'SL^™? "P"™ " of ^ior Morton Tower
from 1861-1864" which relates his escape from Libby
iTison. Contains information about foresters in the Chat-
tanooga area and about family affairs, weather, living con-
ditions, and social functions in New York, Petersburg, Va.,
and Sitka, Alaska (1869-73). Includes genealogical date
about the Ball, Bukey, Kerr, Montague, and Stivers fam-
ines. Correspondents include Joseph T. Bukey, N Thaver
Mary Thompson, Joseph Wales, and Lucy Ann Wales '
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository
_, » MS 65-886
Tennessee Library Association.
Records, 1902-62. ca. 14 ft (ca. 9000 items)
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Correspondence, particularly of the association's presi-
dent; proceedings of annual meetings; programs; accounts,
bills, and receipts; clippings; a file of the "Tennessee librar-
ian and four other official journals; and other records. In-
cludes material reflecting the growth and diversity in types
of library interests in the State including the development
of the Trustees and Friends of Libraries Section from citi-
zen library activity, and the establishment of a Special Li-
braries Section.
List of subject headings in the Tennessee Library Associa-
tion Historian's manual serves as a guide to the records.
Open to investigators with permission from the Tennessee
Library Association.
Deposited by the Tennessee Library Association.
Additions to this collection are anticipated.
„ MS 65-887
Tennessee. State Library and Archives, NashmOe. Manu-
script Division.
Diaries and memoirs, 1775-1962. 33 items and 34 v.
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
In part, transcripts (typewritten) and photocopies.
Diaries and memoirs kept by pioneers, ministers, doctors,
merchants, farmers, soldiers, politicians, travelers, a social
W t T ^ w ' an ax ^ st '. a*" 1 a diplomat, containing descriptions
of Tennessee and its people and information on politics, re-
ligion, weather, farming, rural life, economic conditions,
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hardships on the frontier, pre-Civil War family life, Indian
wars, the Civil War, travel in the U. S. and Europe Old
Hickory Powder Plant (World War i), genealogical' data
and various other subjects. Writers include Lee J. Blum,
Esther G. (Wright) Boyd, Thomas Jefferson Bryan. Isaac
Conger, Juliana Margaret (Courtney) Conner, the Rev
Jesse Cox, D. Craft, Jeremiah Walker Cullom. John E. Dul-
ing, William Eakin, Ellen Foster-Coronado, Edwin M.
Gardner, Lenamay Green, William Hall, Herndon Harald-
son, John Hutchins, Dr. Abraham Jobe, L. H Jones, Ella
Berry Kirkman, J. Overton Lee, Hiram Robert Andrew
McCorkle, Randal W. McGavock, Lou Cretia Owen, Eugene
H. Plumacher, Dr. Robert Massengill Porter, Mary E.
Scruggs, Mary Strickler, Jane Thomas, Kate White Thomp-
son, Samuel Escue Tillman, Arch Trawick, Michael Woods
Trimble, and Stella Vaughn.
A composite collection separately cataloged in the reposi-
tory.
Acquired from various sources.
™ MS 65-888
Tennessee. State Library and Archives, Nashville. Manu-
script Division.
Tennessee authors and writings on Tennessee, ca. 34 ft
In Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Biographies, histories, novels, textbooks, short stories,
articles, and poems by Tennesseans or dealing with Ten-
nessee; together with some correspondence, photos., notes,
and newspaper clippings. Includes mss. of Octavia Zolli-
coffer Bond, Roark Bradford, Amasa Buck, Alfred Leland
Crabb, George Creel, Jay Guy Cisco, Doiiald Davidson,
Maria Thompson Daviess, Mrs. L. Virginia French Col
Presley T. Glass, Corra Harris, Robert Selph Henry ^ Sid-
ney M Hirsch, Marquis James, Helen B. and Joseph M
Krechniak, Mel B. McCall, Abby Crawford Milton,
Martha McBride Morrel, Mary Noaffles Murfree (pseud
Charles Egbert Craddock), Frank and Harriet C. Owsley,
Holden Bovie Schermerhorn, Joseph D. Shields, Harold
Shumate, Thomas S. Stribling, and the Tennessee Historical
Commission.
Unpublished register in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gifts of various persons, 1930-64.
„ . „_. MS 65-889
Marine Paint and Varnish Company, inc., tfev> Orleans.
Records, 1917-59. 48,527 items.
In Tulane University Library.
Correspondence (1924-45), three books of minutes of the
meetings (1920-59) of the board of directors and the stock-
holders, tax papers (1917-44), papers (1936-44) dealing with
renegotiation of war contracts, inventories (1946-52), trial
balances (1935-46), balance sheets (1935-39 and 1945-46),
weekly inventories (Dec. 1940-Dec. 1947) for liquids, rosins,
and fish oils, stock certificates (1919-59), weekly payroll time
books (July 1919-Dee.l927), factory timecards (1952-53),
office timecards (Jan 1952-Jan. 1954), dept payrolls (Dec.
28, 195Wan. 3, 1957), office payroll checks (1952-54), fac-
tory payroll checks (1953-57), voucher records (1952-53)
daily delivery- reports (1941-45), daily truck operation re-
ports (1941-45), cashbooks (1952-56), salesbooks (1952-58),
and cancelled checks (Dec. 1951-Dec. 1957)
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of H. Stanley Butterworth and Paul B. Lemann,
1959 and 1964. the liquidators of the company
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
„_^ „ MS 65-890
Ogden, Henry D
Papers, 1862-65. 86 items.
In Tulane University Library.
Confederate officer and judge. Official correspondence,
orders, and military dispatches relating, to Ogden's Civil
"War experiences while serving as Provost Marshal for Head-
quarters Dept No. 1; commander of a battalion of the
Louisiana State Cavalry; and aide-de-camp to Governor
Thomas C. Moore. Includes a chart of the descendants of
John Ogden and a note and signature of George Washing-
ton. Correspondents include Simon Bolivar Buckner, Harry
T. Hays, and Thomas O. Moore.
Permanent loan from Dr. Henry D. Ogden, 1954.
. , x „ t MS65-891
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-
Papers, 1935-63. 3 ft. (100 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Author and political scientist Correspondence, kss. of
some of Miss Axendt's published and unpublished books and
articles, drafts of lectures and lecture notes, memoranda and
outlines, a notebook, and some of her newspaper articles
clipped from the American Jewish weekly, "Aufbau." The
correspondence is with Judah Leon Magnes and the Judah L.
Magnes Foundation concerning the Palestine question before
the United Nations in 1948.
Unpublished finding aid in the Library.
Correspondence open to investigators under restrictions
accepted by the Library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Miss Arendt, 1964.
This is a continuing collection, which will be added to
from lame to time.
MS 65-892
Capron, Horace, 1804-1885.
Papers, 1834-1961. 2 ft (ca. 1800 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Army officer and U. S. Commissioner of Agriculture. The
bulk of the papers, including correspondence, journals, fi-
nancial records, and orders for agricultural equipment, live-
stock, and plants for the island of Hokkaido, relates to
Capron's experiences as an agricultural adviser to the Japa-
nese Government (1872-75). A few papers, including a
small number of letters from Horace Greeley, Ulysses S.
Grant, and William T. Sherman, relate to his service as an
officer in the Union Army (1863-65) and as U. S. Commis-
sioner of Agriculture (1867-71). Includes some corres-
pondence of other members of the Capron family, Capron's
autobiography, and other papers containing biographical
information.
Finding aid available in the Library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Banfield Capron, 1964.
MS 65-893
Carson, Christopher, 1809-1868.
Letter book, 1863-64. 70 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Trapper, guide, Indian agent, and Army officer. Head-
quarters letter book for the Navajo Expedition, commanded
by Carson, begun at camp near Fort Wingate, N. M (July
11, 1863) and ended at Taos, N. M (May 17, 1864). In-
cludes five photocopies (positive) of his baptismal, mar-
riage, and burial certificates.
MS 65-894
Chapman, John, 1801-1854.
Plans and letters for the u ariel steam air caxriage, n 1841-44.
35 items.
In library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
British political writer and editor. Papers relating to
aerial steam navigation, including correspondence, patent
specifications, notes and writings on the aerodynamic and
propeller theories of William Samuel Hanson (1805-1888)
British inventor and aerodynamics engineer, and drafts of
articles, diagrams, and drawings made by Henson and Chap-
man, Correspondents include D. E. Columbine, L Duncan,
B. Houchin, and Mr. Stratford (Chapman's lawyer).
Described in the library's Information bulletin, v. 23, no.
27 (July 6,1964) p. 319-321.
Gift of John Jay Ide.
MS 65-895
Chesnnt, James, 1815-1885.
Correspondence, 1862. 250 items.
In library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Lawyer, planter, and U. S. Senator from South Carolina.
Letters and a letter copybook ( Jan.-Nov., 1862) containing
correspondence written in Chesnut's capacity as Chief of
the Military Dept at Columbia, S. C, and concerning re-
cruitment, military finances, conditions in the area, and South
Carolina in general. Correspondents include Jefferson
Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other local military men and gov-
ernment officials.
Purchase, 1935.
MS 65-896
Church, William Conant, 1836-1917.
Papers, 1862-1924. ca.2ft.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Journalist Chiefly correspondence (1862-1917) of
Church while he was editor of the Army and navy journal,
the Atlantic monthly, Galaxy, and the New York Sun, per-
taining to business and professional matters, and his bio-
graphical article on John Ericsson. Includes the ms. of
Church's article on Ericsson for Scribner's monthly (1879)
and a biographical ms. in Swedish on Ericsson. Corre-
spondents include William W. Belknap, William C. Brow-
ness, W. E. Chandler, B. S. Dodge, B. A. Fiske, W B.
Hazen, Stephen B. Lace, Nelson A. Miles, Philip H. Sheri-
dan, William T. Sherman, Emory Upton, C. H. Wells, W. C.
Wise, and Leonard Wood.
Gift of Mrs. Agnes M Church, 1945-57.
MS65-897
dowry, Robert Charles, 1838-1925.
Papers, 1862-71. ca. 75 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Military correspondence, a letter book (Dept. of Missouri,
v. 39), circulars, and cipher records of Clowry, assistant
superintendent of the U. S. Military Telegraph during the
Civil War. The bulk of the correspondence dates from Mar.
1864 to Aug. 1865 and relates to the military telegraph in the
Dept. of Arkansas and the Dept of the Missouri-Kansas-
Arkansas. Includes a^Catalogue of books and papers be-
longing to Col. dowry's military files" (1862-65).
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Arthur O'Brien, 1935.
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„ , ,. MS 65-898
Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888.
Papers, 1769-1895. 150 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Handwritten transcript of the family history made by
Mrs. Conkling ( 29 p. ) .
U. S. Senator from New York. Personal and political
correspondence, telegrams, printed matter, and family
papers of Conkling's Frey/Fry ancestors. The family
papers include an unpublished family history by S. S. Frey
concerning Philip R. Frey and relating in part to economic
questions of the Revolutionary period. Correspondents in-
clude George Bancroft, Hamilton Fish, James A. Garfield,
Ulysses S. Grant, Horatio Seymour, and William T. Sher-
man.
Gift of Mrs. J. H. MacVeagh, 1942.
o j , .. MS 65-899
Covode, John, 1808-1871.
Papers, 1854-70. ca. 100 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
U. S. Representative from Pennsylvania. Incoming cor-
respondence together with a draft of a report by Covode on
conditions in the Mississippi Valley after the Civil War.
Correspondents include Thomas E. Cochrane, A. G. Curtin,
A K. McClure, E. M Stanton, Gideon Welles, and Henry
White. J
Covode's report is printed in the Report of the Joint Com-
mittee on Reconstruction (1866) , pt. 4, p. 114.
Purchased from Alfred C. Werner, 1943.
r^_„ MS 65-900
Culbertson, William Smith, 1884-
Papers, 1897-1962. 70 ft. (ca. 51,000 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Lawyer, educator, and diplomat Correspondence, diaries,
public documents, lecture notes; mbs. of Culbertson's books,
articles, speeches, and his unpublished memoirs, "Ventures in
time and space"; acrapbooks, and memoranda. The papers
relate to all phases of Culbertson's career: his work as vice
chairman of the U. S. Tariff Commission (1917-25) U S.
Minister in Rumania (1925-28), and U. S. Ambassador to
Chile (1928-33), and his service in World War n as chief of
the Geopolitical Section of the General Staff, member of the
Planning Group of the Office of Strategic Services, chair-
man of the Special Mission to French North Africa, the
Middle East, Italy, and France (1944), and member of the
Technological Mission to Germany (1945). Includes rec-
ords of his law career, lecture notes covering his rears
(1919-56) as professor at Georgetown University, and"»iss.
relating to his church activities and his work in helping to
establish a national Presbyterian church and center in Wash-
ington, D. C. Correspondents include Calvin Coolidge,
Henry C. Emery, John H Finley, Warren G. Harding, Her-
bert Hoover, Charles Evans Hughes, Cordell Hull, Edward
N. Hurley, Charles F. Kent, Robert M. LaFollette, Theodore
Roosevelt, H G. Wells, and William Allen White.
Finding aid published by the Library in 1963 : William S.
Culbertson, a register of his papers.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
Library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Col. Culbertson, 1958.
MS 65-901
Dana, Charles Anderson, 1819-1897.
Papers, 1859-82. 300 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Chiefly transcripts of Dana's war dispatches made from
originals in the National Archives.
Journalist Civil War dispatches of Dana as Assistant
Secretary of War (1863-64) ; and correspondence (1859-82)
to and from Edwin M Stanton and other Government offi-
cials.
Gift of Paul Dana, 1922.
MS 65-902
Doolittle, James Rood, 1815-1897.
Papers, 1858-1929. 136 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
In part, transcripts (10 percent) made by Duane Mowry
from originals in his possession.
Judge and U. S. Senator from Wisconsin. Correspond-
ence, speeches, and newspaper clippings related to matters
concerning Doolittle during the Civil War and Reconstruc-
tion period.
Gift of Duane Mowry, 1913-32.
MS 65-903
Ellis- Allan papers, 1795-1889. (MS 63-345)
■ Addition, 1810-35. 85 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Business and personal correspondence, bills of lading, and
other papers relating to the firm of Ellis & Allan of Rich-
mond, Va. (general merchant and dealers in tobacco) and
in particular to John Allan, foster father of Edgar Allan
Poe. A few letters and statements pertain to accounts of
Poe.
Purchased from the estate of Charles Ellis, 1901.
MS65-S04
Ewing, Charles, 1835-1883.
Family papers, 1769-1950. 12 ft (ca. 9000 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Lawyer and Army officer. Correspondence, diaries, bio-
graphical material, genealogies, legal and business papers,
scrapbooks, photos., memorabilia, and other papers. Some
papers concern the Civil War and its aftermath, especially
the military circle formed by the brothers, Thomas, Hugh,
and Charles Ewing, and their brothers-in-law, Gen. William
T. Sherman and CoL Clement F. Steele. The legal papers
concern courts-martial and other cases in which the Govern-
ment was involved: Mexican claims, land grants, Indian
affairs, and patent rights. Includes looseleaf vols, of family
history and genealogy, illustrated with letters, family trees,
clippings, and portraits. Names represented include Charles
Ewing's father, Thomas Ewing; his brother, Philemon
Beecher Ewing; his sisters, Eleanor Boyle (Ewing) Sher-
man and Maria Theresa (Ewing) Steele; and his wife, Vir-
ginia Larwill (Miller) Ewing; and the Larwill, Miller, and
Stibbs families.
Unpublished finding aid in the library.
Gift of Eleanor Sherman Ewing and John KM Ewing,
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MS65-905
Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871.
Family papers, 1757-1941. 123 ft. (ca. 94,000 items)
In library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
In part, transcripts (ca. two percent).
Lawyer, U. S. Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of
the Treasury, and U. S. Senator from Ohio. Correspond-
ence, diaries, journals, biographical material, genealogical
records, legal and military papers, financial papers, drafts
and printed copies of speeches, lectures, books, articles,
essays, public letters, poems, reports, briefs, notes, auto-
graphs, telegrams, scrapbooks, maps, photos., drawings,
printed matter, and memorabilia. The bulk of the collec-
tion dates from 1830-1900 and pertains to westward expan-
sion and frontier life, the disposal of public lands and land
speculation, Jaw and legal practice in Ohio, local Ohio and
national Whig- politics, anti-Jacksonianism and the U. S-
Bank question, the organization of the Interior Dept., the
California gold rush, the struggle for freedom in Kansas,
the Peace Convention (1861), the role of Sherman in the
Civil War and the conduct of the war in Kansas, Missouri,
and Arkansas, the assassination of Lincoln, the Johnson
administration and Reconstruction, the Greenback move-
ment, and the development and administration of patent law
in the U. S. Names represented include five generations of
the family: E wing's father, George Ewing; his sons,
Thomas Ewing and Hugh Boyle Ewing; his daughter and
son-in-law, Eleanor Boyle (Ewing) Sherman and Gen. Wil-
liam T. Sherman ; and his grandson, Thomas Ewing. Cor-
respondents include Philemon Beecher, Nicholas Biddle,
James G. Blaine, Orville H. Browning, Henry Clay, Thomas
Corwin, John Crittenden, Charles B. Goddard, Britton A
Hill, Hocking H. Hunter, Beverdy Johnson, Abbott Law-
rence, Abraham Lincoln, John McLean, Richard Olney,
Thomas C Piatt, Samuel C. Pomeroy, William S. Rose-
crans, William H Seward, John Sherman, William T. Sher-
man, Henry Stanbery, Noah H. Swayne, Allen G. Thur-
man, John Tyler, Samuel F. Vinton, and Daniel Webster.
Unpublished finding aid in the Library. Also partially
described in the Handbook of manuscripts in the Library of
Congress (1918), p. 115-117.
Acquired from members of the family, 1903-47.
MS 65-906
Fiske, John, 1842-1901.
Letters, 1867-96. 54 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Historian, philosopher, and librarian. Letters concern-
ing lectures, finances, travel, Fiske's literary and political
ambitions, and other matters, written mainly to his mother,
Mary Fisk (Bound) Green Stoughton, and his wife, Abby
Morgan (Brooks) Fiske during lecture tours and periods of
study and travel in the U. S. and Europe.
Formerly part of the John Fiske papers now in the Henry
E. Huntington Library (MS 61-698).
Partial card index and inventory in the Library.
Purchase, 1944-46.
MS 65-907
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
Papers, 1826-1928. 4 ft. (ca. 1500 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Iii part, transcripts.
Journalist. Correspondence, autobiography, articles,
notes, lectures, and speeches by and about Greeley, news-
paper clippings, scrapbooks, a notebook, printed matter, and
other papers, chiefly 1860-72. Includes an epic poem, "Hor-
ace Greeley," by Nathaniel Greeley; a bibliography of
Greeley compiled by Nathan Greeley; an outline of a lec-
ture on Greeley and the New York tribune by John G.
Shortall; and material relating to Greeley's boyhood, his
early life in New York City as printer and publisher of
literary and political newspapers, the growth and success of
the New York tribune which he founded, Whig politics, the
slavery issue, Liberal Republicanism, the bail bond for Jef-
ferson Davis, and the presidential campaign of 1872. Cor-
respondents include Benjamin Brodkway, Simon Cameron,
William E. Chandler, Schuyler Colfax, Charles A Dana,
Jessie Benton Fremont, Rufus Griswold, John G. Nicolay,
Gerrit Smith, Benjamin F. Wade, and Mrs. R. M. Whipple.
Part of the collection was formerly among papers received
from Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid as the papers of Whitelaw
Reid, Greeley's successor at the Tribune.
Finding aid in the Library.
Gifts and purchases from Frank Montrose Clendenin,
1928, and Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid and others, 1903-58.
MS 65-908
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.
Papers, 1846-94. 2 ft (ca. 1000 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
2 photocopies; a few transcripts (handwritten) made by
Holmes.
Author and physician. Correspondence and literary use.
Includes mss. of The poet at the breakfast table (1872) , John
Lothrop Motley: a memoir (1879), A moral antipathy
(1885), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1885), Over the teacups
(1891), Our hundred days in Europe (1887), and Poems
(various mss. and autographed copies). Correspondents in-
clude Thomas Bailey Aldrich, George William Curtis, Rich-
ard Henry Dana, Edmund Gosse, Julia Ward Howe, Wil-
liam Dean Howells, James Russell Lowell, John Boyle
O'Reilly, Wendell Phillips, Edmund Clarence Stedman, and
John Greenleaf Whittier.
Described in the Report of the Librarian of Congress,
1921, p. 42-^3; 1922, p. 57; 1927, p. 56-57; and 1932, p. 49.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gifts and purchases, 1905-65.
MS65-909
Hoxie, Vinnie (Ream) 1847-1914.
Papers of Vinnie Ream Hoxie and Richard L. Hoxie,
1853-1937. 4 ft. (ca. 2500 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Sculptress. Correspondence, business and legal papers,
commissions, essays, poetry by Mrs. Hoxie and Albert Pike,
biographical and genealogical data, reports, notes, scrap-
books, memoranda, clippings, printed matter, and memo-
rabilia pertaining to her work in general and to the Lincoln
and Farragut statues in particular. Papers (1853-1987) of
her husband, Richard Leveridge Hoxie (1844-1930), U. S.
Army officer, include two diaries concerning Wheeler's Ex-
pedition (1872-73), military and personal papers, and letters
written after 1914 to Hoxie's second wife, Ruth (Norcross)
Hoxie about him. Vinnie Hoxie's correspondents include
George Bingham, Elias A Boudinot, George Brandes, Olivia
Briggs, Erza Cornell, Elizabeth B. Custer, Jubal A Early,
George Healey, Joaquin Miller, Crosby Noyes and his family,
Albert Pike, David Dixon Porter, James S. Rollins, Ed-
mund G. Ross, Alexander R. Shepherd, William T. Sher-
man, Thaddeus Stevens, and Daniel W. Voorhees.
Unpublished finding aid in the Library. Also described
in the Library's Quarterly journal of current acquisitions,
v. 8, no. 3 (May 1951) p. 24.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Mrs. Ruth (Norcross) Hoxie, 1930-50.
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t n R . MS 65-310
IngersoB, Henrietta (Crosby)
Correspondence, 1838-90. 95 items.
In library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Essayist, of Bangor, Me, and Washington, D. C. Letters
to Mrs. Ingersoll concerning personal and political matters
from Schuyler Colfax, Roscoe Conkling, Thomas Corwin,
George William Curtis, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Horace
Greeley, John Parker Hale, Frederic Henry Hedge, Thomas
Starr King, Wendell Phillips, and Lucy Stone. Includes a
letter to her husband, George W. Ingersoll, from John P.
Hale, of Dover, N.H.
Partial inventory in the Handbook of manuscripts in the
Library of Congress (1918) , p. 175.
Purchased from Fannie Hilliard Ingersoll, 1909.
Kantor, MacKinlay, 1904- MS 65-311
Papers, 1917-61. 30 ft.
Li Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
~if *Tl *£ 7*J ^^SP 01 ^ 1 *- Chiefly correspondence
relating to Ranter's military career in World War n and the
Korean War and to his writings, together with literary ma-
terial, scrapbooks, and clippings. Includes drafts, notes,
galley proofs, and printed copies of his books, irticlS
poetry, and speeches. Correspondents include James Cax?
ney. Gen. Curbs LeMay, Myrna Loy, Archibald MacLeiX
J. P. Marquand, Gregory Peck, Gen. Thomas S. Power, Gen!
Carl Spaatz, Rex Stout, Coward-McCann and the publishers
of the Saturday evening post
An introductory essay by Kantor describing the collection
■ndserving as a partial index is available in the library
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
Information on literary rights available in the Library
In part, gift of Mr. Kantor, 1961-
It is expected that additions will be made to this collection.
m * . MS 65-912
EJemm, Louis Richard, 1845-1925.
Papers, ca. 1870-1907. 1 ft. (ca. 900 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Educator and specialist in foreign education in the U S
Bureau of Education. Drafts of Klemm's books, mono-
graphs, essays, articles, addresses, and book reviews; scrap-
books; clippings; and printed matter concerning agriculture,
European and American educational institutions and sys-
tems, history, and culture.
Gift of the estate of Dr. Klemm, 1926.
, . -__. T t MS 65-913
Lenroot, Irvine Luther, 1869-1949.
Papers, 1890-1964. 9 ft (ca. 6000 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Lawyer, judge, and U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. Corre-
spondence, biographical material, legal papers, speeches, arti-
cles, political and subject files, reports, scrapbooks, memo-
^T " ew I s P a P er , cttppiags, printed matter, and photos.
ibe bulk of the collection dates from 1900-44 and relates to
lanroots political campaigns, his association with Robert
M. La. Follette, his role in the Wisconsin Progressive move-
ment and his relationship with national political leaders
(1900-28). Includes holograph notebooks concerning his
congressional career and a typescript draft of his unpub-
lished memoirs (1948). Correspondents include Calvin
Coolidge, C. H. Crownhart, William H. Doughtery, Herman
L. Ekern, Guy D. Goff, John J. Hannan, William Hard,
Warren G. Harding, Herbert Hoover, Walter J. Kohler,
Robert M La Follette, Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924),
Gifford Pinchot Alfred T. Rodgers, and Mark Sullivan.
Unpublished finding aid in the Library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Mrs. Eleanore von Eltz Lenroot and Katharine F
Lenroot, 1964.
MS 65-914
McLean, Evalyn (Walsh) 1886-1947.
Papers, 1886-1948. 40 ft (ca. 45,000 items)
In library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Socialite. Correspondence; business, political, and legal
papers and memoranda ; and other papers. The correspond-
ence reflects Mrs. McLean's leadership (ca. 1910-47) in the
social life of Washington, D. C. Business papers relate
mainly to the mining interests of the Walsh family and pub-
lishing interests of the McLean family, especially the "Cin-
cinnati enquirer" and the "Washington post" Legal papers
include divorce proceedings, probates, and libel suits. Other
papers relate to Mrs. McLean's involvement in the Lindbergh
kidnapping case, the Teapot Dome scandal, and her owner-
ship of the Hope diamond. Includes the kb. of her book,
Father struck it rich (1936).
Finding aid available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the McLean estate, 1949.
MS 65-915
McPherson, Edward, 1830-1895.
Papers, 1738-1936. 23 ft. (ca. 18,000 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Editor, political cyclopedist, statistician, and U S. Repre-
sentative from Pennsylvania. Correspondence; family,
financial, and estate papers; genealogy, and family history;
records (1856-88) of the U. S. House of Representatives;
estate papers of Thaddeus Stevens and research papers for a
Stevens biography; records of the Marsh Creek Presby-
terian Church; law office files of Robert G. McCreary, of
Gettysburg, Pa.; a speech, article, and book file; scrap-
books, and other papers. Subjects represented include edu-
cation in frontier Pennsylvania, history of Pennsylvania,
property investments, military services, the administration
of the Gettysburg and Black Tavern Turnpike, McPherson's
activities as Clerk of the House of Representatives, national
and local Republican Party politics and campaigns, the
Reconstruction period, and tariff issues. The mss. and notes
for books and articles largely relate to Gettysburg and
Adams Co., Pa. Names represented include Janet McPher-
son (1689-1767), John Bayard McPherson (d. 1858), Robert
McPherson (1689-1749), Robert McPherson (ca. 1730-
1789), and William McPherson (d. 1832). Correspondents
include James G. Blaine, Noah Brooks, William E. Chan-
dler, George W. Childs, James A. Garfield, and Elihu B.
Washburne.
Unpublished finding aid in the Library.
Purchase and gifts of Donald P. McPherson, Donald P.
McPherson, Jr., and John Bruce McPherson, 1907-44.
„ . M . MS 65-916
Martin family.
Papers, 1740-1887. ca. 130 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Family and general correspondence, business papers, legal
documents, Land Office treasury warrants and invoices, a
pedigree, plats, and clippings of John Martin, of Goochland
Co., Va., and his sons. The later documents are an attempt
to prove kinship with the Martin family of England and thus
lay a basis for claims against a vast estate there.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of the Martin family, 1963, through Mrs. Barbara O.
Gottschalk Pertzoff.
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MS65-917
Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918.
Papers, 1901-09. 2 ft (50 items)
In library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
U. S. Ambassador to Italy and to Russia, Postmaster
General, and Secretary of the Navy. Nine volumes of
diaries and a few pieces of family correspondence and mem-
orabilia. Diary entries record social and family life, as well
as the national and international events to ■which Meyer was
close. Includes references to the negotiations leading to
peace after the Russo-Japanese War and reports of conver-
sations (1907-09) with President Theodore Roosevelt and of
their companions: Jean Jules Jusserand, Henry Cabot
Lodge, Elihn Root, and others. Other subjects mentioned
are the Post Office Dept, Cabinet meeting summaries, and
the Republican Parly.
Described in the Library's Quarterly journal of current
acquisitions, v. 12, no. 3 (May 1955) p. 180-137.
Gift of Julia Meyer Brambilla and Alice Meyer Coffin,
1954-55.
This entry replaces MS 69-53.
MS 65-918
Mitchell, Samuel Chiles, 1864-1948.
Papers, 1903-13. 8 ft. (ca. 5000 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Professor and college president. Family and general cor-
respondence; ms., typescript, near-print, and printed copies
of speeches, articles, and lectures; a small file of poetry and
financial papers; reports, records, and memoranda relating
to the adminstration of the Peabody Education Fund; and
an extensive collection of newspaper and magazine clippings
and other printed matter by or about Mitchell. The bulk of
the collection dates from 1908-13 while he was president of
the University of South Carolina. Subjects represented in-
clude education in the South and the disputes between
Mitchell and Gov. Cole L. Blease of South Carolina. Cor-
respondents include Charles Francis Adams, S. P. Brooke.
Albert Bushnell Hart, Walter Hines Page, George Foster
Peabody, Sir Horace Plunkett, and George E. Rives.
Unpublished finding aid in the Library.
Gift of Dr. Mitchell, 1920.
MS 65-919
Mitscher, Marc Andrew, 1887-194".
Papsrs, 1910-52. ca. 2 ft. (ca. 900 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Naval officer and pioneer in naval aviation. Approxi-
mately 250 personal and semiofficial letters, 100 sets of duty
orders (1919-45), 50 certificates of awards, decorations, and
honors, and 50 maps and charts of World War n Pacific
theater naval operations (including, many with Mitscher's
annotations and markings) ; 6 aviator's flight logs (1915-38),
a personal sea-duty log (1910-19), a folder of printed matter
relating to Mitscher's career; and approximately 75 personal
papers of his wife, Frances S. Mitscher, and 150 letters and
telegrams of condolence on Mitscher's death. The bulk of
the correspondence dates from 1940-45 and includes letters
relating to Mitscher's command of the U. S. S. Hornet dur-
ing the Tokyo raid and the Battle of Midway. A few letters
concern his role as pilot during the first naval overseas flight
(1919).
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Mrs. Mitscher, 1962.
MS 65-820
Monroe, Kirk, 1850-1930.
Papers, 1850-1940. ca. 2500 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Author. Correspondence ; diaries ; handwritten drafts and
printed copies of books, short stories, essays, poetry, and
articles; biographical material, scrapbooks, subject files, an
autograph book, newspaper clippings, printed matter,
photo&, drawings, and memorabilia. The bulk of the col-
lection dates from 1867-1932 and relates mainly to Munroe's
literary career; his adventures on a survey team for the
Union Pacific Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railway; his trips into the Everglades and the Hudson
Bay region and to the Far East on a world tour; his work
in behalf of the Seminole Indians of Florida ; and his canoe-
ing and bicycling interests. Includes correspondence of
Munroe's seeond wife, Mabel (Stearns) Munroe, with refer-
ence to a proposed biography of Munroe.
Unpublished finding aid available in the Library. _
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Eliot O'Hara, 1964.
MS 65-921
Nabokov, Vladimir VTadimirovich, 1899-
Papers, 1923-58. 6 ft. (ca. 800 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Author. Business and personal correspondence; docu-
ments; book reviews; and notes, xss., typescripts, and an-
notated galley proofs in Russian, English, and French of
Nabokov's poetry, plays, short stories, and novels, including
Bend sinister, Conclusive evidence, Dar (The gift), Eugene
Onegin, Invitation to a beheading, Pale fire, Podvig (The
exploit), The real life of Sebastian Knight, The song of
Igor's campaign, Spring in . Fialta, The tragedy of Mr.
Mom, and the screenplay of Lolita.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
Library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift, 1958.
MS 65-922
National Society of Arts and Letters. Washington, D. C.
Chapter.
Records, 1944-65. 2 ft. (ca. 1300 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Bound files of the bylaws of the national body of the
society and its Washington chapter; the Record and the
Yearbook and roster of the national body; the Yearbook
(from 1945/46) of the Washington chapter; and scrapbooks
containing correspondence, invitations, catalogs, poetry,
national convention programs, brochures, photos, of individ-
uals and works of art, awards, clippings, and other papers
relating to the members, endeavors, and interests of the so-
ciety and the Washington chapter.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of the chapter, 1965.
Additions to this collection are anticipated.
MS 65-923
Orr, William, 1860-1939.
Papers, 1890-1939. 2 ft. (ca. 1800 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Educator. Correspondence, diaries (1901-36), reports,
articles, speeches, printed matter, memorabilia, and a draft
of Git's unpublished work, "Seven years under twenty-
seven flags," and notes on a geological survey of Springfield,
Mass. Two-thirds of the papers concern the period (1920-
27) when he served as education adviser on a special mission
107
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Orr, William, 1860-1939. Papers, 1890-1939.( Co ntimied)
for the Y. M. C. A. in Europe, with the majority of these
relating to countries of Eastern Europe. Includes articles
and papers of his first wife, Charlotte (Pettis) Orr
Unpublished finding aid in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. James S. Armstrong, 1945.
Perry, Matthew ealbraith, 1794-1858. MS 65-924
Papers, 1838-1933. 1 ft.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
,iTl^ SCript concsnhi S the treaty negotiations with Japan
(1855) made from the original record in the Tokyo Forei<m
Office; and a transcript (handwritten) of "Riko ffiwa,"
MotaL *** ^^ and TiUages ' ToL 3 > made bv Sakujiro
Naval officer. Papers relating mainly to Perry's expedi-
txon to Japan (1853-54). Includes handwritten and printed
Japanese works concerning Perry ("Bokui osetsu-roku.''
American reception record) ; a Japanese work about the
^™£^ f!, ""^ *J **?****; 23 woodblock prints
?JJ <\? nd 8 T^ 1 ** Print sculls depicting various
aspects of the expedition. ^^
hm Elliott Griffis, 1822-48. ' wrvu
_.. ._ . MS 65-925
Pickens, Francis Wilkinson, 1805-1869.
Papers of Francis W. Pickens and Milledge L. Bonham,
1837-1920. 1 ft. (ca. 400 items) '
111 Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Correspondence, reports, resolutions, military papers ap-
plications for office, petitions, administrative papers, memo-
randa, and newspaper clippings (1837-66 and 1917-20) re-
lating to Pickens and Milledge Luke Bonham (1813-1890)
Governors of South Carolina. The bulk of the collection'
dates from 1860 to 1864 and relates mainly to the governor-
ship (1860-62) of Pickens, the governorship (1862-65) of
Bonham and the Civil War. Pickens' correspondents in-
clude EC. Barclay, John Forsyth, A. C. Garlington, Robert
jrW' W " Hayne ' Ste P hen R - Mallory. M. S. Perry,
and L..P. Walker. Bonham's correspondents include P. G.
T. Beauregard, Howell Cobb, William H. Echols J W
Hayne, H. Pinckney Walker, and W. S. Walker '
Partially described in the Handbook of manuscripts in the
.Library of Congress (1918) p. 328-329.
Purchased from George H. Richmond, 1903 J D Sea-
brook, 1904, and Anson Phelps Stokes, 1926 '
Reed, William Bradford, 1806-1876. ^ 65_926
Papers, 1857-60. 85 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
In part, transcripts of correspondence
(A^W^ **%%?■ ^ (2 TOls - ) 0f Keed ' s «***
(Apr 1857-Mar. 1859) as Envoy Extraordinary and Minis-
ter Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China, together with
correspondence from British and French official? and others
in the Orient, letters to Reed's wife, telegrams, notes, clip-
pings, maps, prints, and printed matter. The diary is sup-
plemented by a transcript (typewritten) concerning the voy-
age and service in China.
Gift of Mrs. McKim Reed, 1909.
- . _ „, „ . MS66-927
Sanborn, Frankhn Benjamin, 1831-1917.
Papers, 1852-79. 121 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
In part, transcripts (handwritten) of letters.
Author and journalist. Chiefly college essays (1852-S5).
correspondence (1857-72) with Gerrit Smith, and corre-
spondence (1877-79) with Octavins Brooks Frothingham
concerning Frothingham's biography of Smith (1878)
PurchaseSjWlS and 1945.
Scott, Charles Lewis, 1883-1954. MS 66-928
Papers, 1940-45. 5 ft (ca. 3000 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Army officer and pioneer in the development and employ-
ment of armor in World War n. Correspondence, reports,
orders, speeches, articles, memoranda, photos,, and other
military papers concerning the 2d Armored Division, which
Scott organized, and military tactics and history.
Unpublished finding aid in the Library.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Mrs. Scott, 1955.
This number not used
MS 65-929
108
.. MS 65-930
Sherman, John, 1823-1900.
Papers, 1836-1900. 133 ft. (ca. 111,000 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Microfilm copies (positive) of 575 privately owned Sher-
man letters.
U. S. Representative and Senator from Ohio and Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Secretary of State. 604 vols, of
letters received; 8 vols, of letters sent; 3 scrapbooks, printed
matter, and other papers. The emphasis in the papers is on
Sherman's role m Ohio politics after 1850. Includes family
correspondence during Sherman's school years, general cor-
respondence during his years in Congress and the Cabinet,
and papers relating to Kansas in 1856, when he was a mem-
ber of the House committee investigating conditions there.
Correspondents include Susan B. Anthony, Simon Cameron,
Salmon P. Chase, Grover Cleveland, Hamilton Fish, James
A. Garfield, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Francis
Lieber, William McKinley, Edwin M. Stanton, Thaddeus
Stevens, and Thurlow Weed.
Index to letters sent and unpublished finding aid in the
Library.
Gift of the Sherman family, 1911-58.
Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869.
Papers, 1831-70. 10 ft. (ca. 7600 items)
In Library- of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Lawyer and TJ. S. Attorney General and Secretary of
War. Correspondence, essays, and drafts of reports. The
bulk of the collection dates from the Civil War and stresses
Stanton's role as Secretary of War. Major correspondents
include most of the cabinet members and ranking Govern-
ment officials during Stanton's tenure: James Buchanan,
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Stanton, Edwin MeMasters, 1814-1869. Papers, 1831-70.
Benjamin Butler, Simon Cameron, Salmon P. Chase,
Thomas Ewing, John Hay, Andrew Johnson, Reverdy John-
son, Abraham Lincoln, George McClellan, W. H. Seward,
Thaddeus Stevens, and Gideon Welles. Other correspond-
ents include George Bancroft, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles
Dana, William Lloyd Garrison, Francis Lieber, Harriet
Beecher Stowe, and Lyman TrnmbulL
Partial card index and unpublished finding aid in the Li-
brary. Also partially described in the Annual report of the
Librarian of Congress, 1939, p. 47-48 and in the Handbook
of manuscripts in the Library of Congress (1918), p. 390.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Acquired from various sources, 1910-58, with the bulk a
gift of Lewis H. Stanton, 191L
MS 65-932
Steinbardt, Laurence Adoiph, 1892-1950.
Papers, 1929-50. 42 ft. (ca. 42,500 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Lawyer, economist, and diplomat, of New York City.
Incoming correspondence; letter books; financial, business,
and legal papers; and articles and speeches (1932-50) cover-
ing Steinhardt's career as U. S. Ambassador to Peru (1937-
39), to the U. S- S. R. (1939-41), to Turkey (1942-45), to
Czechoslovakia (1945-48), and to Canada (1949-50). Cor-
respondents include George V. Allen, A J. Drexel Biddle,
Jr., Joseph E. Davies, James A Farley, Loy W. Henderson,
Cordell Hull, C. D. Jackson, Alfred A Knopf, Ruth Bryan
Owen, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Edward R Stettinius, Jr.,
Arthur Hays Sulzberger, and Sumner Welles.
Unpublished finding aid in the Library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Mrs. Dulcie Steinhardt-Beau, 1963.
MS 65-933
Stephenson, Nathaniel Wright, 1867-1935.
Papers, 1922-30. 3ft.
In library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Historian and college professor. Galley and page proofs
and a few notes for Stephenson's biography of Kelson W.
Aldrich (1930) ; notes and revised drafts or final near-print
copies of 22 scenarios prepared or edited by Stevenson for
The Chronicles of America educational motion picture se-
ries; preparatory notes indicating the reference source and
the authorities to whom scenario scripts were sent for criti-
cism; and notes for other possible scenarios relating to aboli-
tion, the underground railroad, the Negro in the Civil War,
the Methodist schism, and the Reconstruction period.
Gift of Mrs. Wright, 1936.
MS65-934
Susan B. Anthony Foundation, Washington, D. C.
Records, 1896-1943. 3 ft. (ca. 1300 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Correspondence, bylaws and constitution, minutes, reports,
financial and other records, membership list, a scrapbook,
clippings, and printed matter related to the foundation,
which from its establishment in 1912 until 1924 was known
as die Anthony League of the District of Columbia. In-
cludes Susan B. Anthony biographical papers and the rec-
ords of the District of Columbia Woman Suffrage Associ-
ation. Correspondents include the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs, the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, the Juvenile Protective Association of the
District of Columbia, and the National League of Women
Voters. Names represented include Mrs. Anna E. Hendley,
a founder and president of the foundation.
Acquired from the foundation, 1960.
MS65-035
Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864.
Papers, 1824-67. 1 ft. (115 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
U. S. Attorney General, Secretary of the Treasury, and
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Correspondence of
Taney, Thomas Ellicott, William Pitt Fessendea, Amos
Kwidwfl, and others; together with Taney's "Account con-
cerning his relations with the Bank of the United States, and
the removal of public deposits for 1833-34" (1849) and a
transcript of this work made by J. B. Tyler.
Purchases, 1908-43.
MS65-936
Thompson, Waddy, 1798-1868.
Correspondence, 1826-59. 91 items.
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Lawyer, U. S. Representative from South Carolina, and
U. S. Minister to Mexico. Correspondence (some with
transcripts) from Thompson and Andrew Pickens Butler,
Pierce Mason Butler, George A Gardiner, John C. Gardiner,
Hugh S. Legare, Francis W. Pickens, William C. Preston,
and others, relating mainly to legal affairs and South Caro-
lina and national politics.
Partially described in the Handbook of manuscripts in
the Library of Congress (1918) p. 41L
Purchased from C. S. Hook, 1914, and Forest G. Sweet,
1945.
MS 65-937
Underwood, Wilbur, 1876-1935.
Papers, 1897-1958. 1 ft. (ca. 400 items)
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Poet, of Washington, D. C. Correspondence, holograph
and typewritten copies of Underwood's poetry, printed mat-
ter, and photos. Includes a few papers of his brother, Nor-
man Underwood (b. 1878). Correspondents include Rudulph
Evans, H L. Mencken, William Marion Reedy, Vincent
Starrett, and Vance Thompson.
Described in the Library's Information bulletin, v. 20,
no. 19 (May 8, 1961) p. 263.
Gift of Norman Underwood, 1960-63.
MS 65-938
Untenneyer, Louis, 1885-
The Untermeyer-Frost collection, 1915-63. 3 ft. (425
items).
In Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
Author. Letters (1915-58) from Robert Frost (1874-
1963) to Untenneyer dealing with poets and poetry, religion,
politics, Frost's philosophy, and other interests of the two
men; poetry, articles, pamphlets, and books of Frost's work
and autographed photos.; together with correspondence,
clippings, and other printed matter concerning Frost col-
lected by Untenneyer, and drafts and galley proofs of "The
letters of Robert Frost to Louis Untermeyer'' (1963).
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
Library.
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Gift of Mr. Untermeyer, 1959-64.
This number not used
MS 65-939
109
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WHson, Edith (Boiling) Gait, 1872-1961 ^ *°~ m
Papers, 1833-1961. 27 ft. (ca. 19,000 items)
In library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
/i25n i«.7 00 S ow . WDs011 ' Flesideat °* the United States
(1856-1924). Family and general correspondence, diary
notes, drafts and correspondence concerning Mrs. Wilson's
My memoir'' (1938), financial and legal papers, genealogi-
cal material, memorabilia, and printed matter. Most of the
correspondence is of a social nature from leaders in Amer-
ican political and social life. Correspondents include New-
ton D. Baker, Ray Stannard Baker, Bernard M. Baruch,
Charles R. Crane, Josephus Daniels, Norman H. Davis,
Cleveland H. Dodge, Gary T. Grayson, Charles S. HamliiZ
Marquis James, Jesse H. Jones, William McAdoo, CyrusIL
McConruck Francis B. Sayre, Adlai E. Stevenson, Arthur
Sweetser, and Henry White. Presidents and wives of presi-
dents represented as correspondents include Calvin Coolidge,
Graee Coohdge, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mamie (Dond)
Eisenhower Florence (Kling) Harding, Herbert Hoover,
Urn (Henry) Hoover, Lyndon B. Johnson (one letter writ-
ten as U. & Senator), Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Ken-
nedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Wil-
liam Howard Taft
Unpublished finding aid in the Library.
Liformation on literary rights available in the Library
Gifts of Mrs. Wilson, 1957-60, and the Woodrow Wilson
House, Washington, D. C 1962-65.
Wilson, Robert Erastos, 1893-1964, ^^
Papers, 1926-«4. 14 ft (ca. 3600 items)
in Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
(Aemical engineer, businessman, and Commissioner of the
»• Atomic Energy Commission. Business correspond-
ed**, of Wilson's .articles and speeches, clippiagsIprinW
r^TlW 7 "*?"* °V^ 8 Ses);andfite of nW
nal collected on various subjects of interest to Wilson. T^
papers deal mainly with the Standard Oil Company of In-
diana, the petroleum industry in general, and atomic power.
Index and unpublished finding aid in the Library
Gift of Mrs. Wilson, 1964.
Avery, Johnston. W6M42
Papers, 1944-52. ca.7ft
In National Archives (Washington, D C )
tn5 Part ' transcripts (typewritten) and photocopies (nega-
Correspondence, press releases, clippings, and other pa-
Sr^^ 1 * ^i:™?' 8 8erTice as ™*« theS,iS-
ment Section, Decartelization Branch, U. S. Office of Mili-
tery Government and the Committee Appointed to Review
the Decartehzation Program in Gerruany^Indudes pa™«
relating to the .basic decartelization policy; testimony, state-
ments, and exhibits before the committee; minutes of meet
mgs; and case files on German companies and industries.
Names mentioned include William k England. ChariS
fc,vt ndS -S e T?'^ SamuelTSs, A/¥
Eeari^Norman Mitchell, Kenneth C. BoyalTand John
Described in Preliminary inventory NM-10, Private pa-
pers f^ven to the National Archives that are in the care of
™, ™» f Military Archives (Record Group 316) com-
ArehivL by the Office of Military Archives, National
Gift of Mr. Avery, 1954.
„. „ ,.„ . . MS65-943
Fiske, Harold Benjamin, 1871-1960.
Papers, 1911-44. ca.5ft
In National Archives (Washington, D. C.)
In part, transcripts (typewritten).
Army officer. Correspondence, drafts of speeches chiefly
about General Pershing and national defense, maps, and
other papers concerning General Fiske's service with the
American Expeditionary Forces Headquarters Training
Section; his service as Commander, Headquarters Fourth
Brigade, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. (1926-27) ; and his activi-
ties in later years. Includes training, staff, and intelligence
publications and a history of the American Expeditionarv
Forces. ^^ J
Described in Preliminary inventory NM-10 Private pa-
pers given to the National Archives that are in the care
of the Office of Military Archives (Record Group 316)
compiled m 1962 by the Office of Military Archives, National
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted bv the
repository. r J
Transferred from the Dept of the Army.
110
d ' MS 65-944
Hagerman, Herbert James, 1871-1935.
Papers, 1907-35. ca.7ft
In National Archives ( Washington, D. C.)
In part, photocopies.
Government official Chiefly correspondence and reports,
telegrams, speeches, legal papers, pamphlets and regulations,
watershed maps, newspaper clippings, and other papers. In-
cludes items relating to Pueblo land affairs (1923-35) ac-
quisition and allotment of Navajo land, justification of oil
leases and the control of Navajo oil royalties, purchase of
railroad grants, marketing of Indian wool and lambs, edu-
cational policies and range control, the "Peach Springs"
controversy— land dispute, flood control, land conservation,
irrigation projects and the Colorado River Compact, and the
C^llier-Frazier Inquisition" on Hagerman's removal and
toal as Special Commissioner in negotiations with various
Indian tribes in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado.
Also includes minutes of the Navajo Tribal Council meet-
ings, bulletins of the Colorado River Fact Committee of
Utah, and a memorandum in defense of Hagerman's work
(1907-35) prepared by Percy Hagerman which includes "A
statement in regard to certain matters concerning the gover-
norship and political affairs in New Mexico 1906-07" by
Hagerman (1908). Correspondents include J. C. Bailey,
Sam Gilbert Bratton, Charles Burke, John Collier, Bronson
M. Cutting, Mrs. Charles H Dietrich, Chee Dodge, Albert
Bacon Fall, C. E. Faris, Lynn Joseph Frazier, James A.
Frear, Carl Hayden, Will Irwin, H V. Kaltenborn, Oliver
La Farge, Mark W. Raddiffe, Charles J. Rhoads, Kenneth
L. Roberts, Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Santa
Fe-Pacific Railway, Santa Fe Railroad, Mrs. Corinne Linden
Smith, Roberts Walker, Ray Lyman Wilbur, Francis C.
Wilsoiv and Hubert J. Work. Organizations mentioned in-
clude the Eastern Association on Indian Affairs and the
Institute for Government Research (Brookings).
rrf 1 !? 8 ^? 1 ■* ^^v S -62 ' KOh12 > r^fcninary inventory
can. of the Office of Civil Archives (Record Gronr, 31bT
compUed in 1964 by the Office of CivilSv^Knal
Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Dietrich.
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MS 65-945
rlcGee, Anita (Newcomb) 1864-1940.
Papers, 1898-1936. 2 ft.
In National Archives (Washington, D. C.)
In part, transcripts ( typewritten ) .
Physician. Correspondence, speeches, lectures, reports,
notes, photos., lists of nurses, printed issuances, and news-
paper clippings mainly concerned with the D. A. R. Hos-
pital Corps, formed to supply and train female nurses for
the Army and Navy during the Spanish American War
(1898-99) ; the formation of the Army Nurse Corps (1899-
1901) ; and the field of nursing.
Described in Entry 230, Preliminary inventory, NM-20,
Textual records of the Office of the Surgeon General
(Army), Record Group 112, compiled in 1964 by the Office
of Military Archives, National Archives.
Transferred from the Office of the Surgeon General and
other sources.
Paine, William Henry, 1828-1890. 65 ~ 9 * 6
Papers, 1861-65. 136 items.
In National Archives (Washington, D. C.)
Topographical engineer and Army officer. Chiefly
printed copies of maps with annotated corrections and addi-
tions, mb. maps, and compilation sheets compiled by Col.
Paine while an engineer officer with the Army of the
Potomac during the Civil War (1862-65). Includes maps
principally for areas in northern and central Virginia show-
ing topography, roads, names of residents, locations of all
the destroyed bridges between Washington, D. C, and Rich-
mond, Va., and other details; maps for the Richmond -
Petersburg areas; maps showing routes of the Army of the
Potomac Corps (1864-65); maps of battlefields including
Antietam, Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Mine Run,
Richmond, and the Wilderness; and maps of the battles of
Antietam and South Mountain.
Described in Entry 65-67, NC-42, Preliminary inventory
of private papers given to the National Archives that are in
the custody of the Office of Civil Archives, Record Group
316, compiled in 1964 by the Office of Civil Archives, Na-
tional Archives.
Deposited, 1 034, by Miss Edna Tonge.
MS 65-947
'ershing, John Joseph, 1860-1948.
Papers, 1917-39. ca.29ft.
In National Archives (Washington, D. C. )
In part, transcripts (typewritten) and photocopies (neg-
ative).
Army officer. Correspondence; operations and other
reports; maps; lists relating to courts-martial in the AEF;
case files on reclassification and reassignment of officers in
the AEF; drafts of the "Report of the First Army, Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces, organization and operations,
August 10, 1918, to April 20, 1919; histories; studies; intel-
ligence reports on various foreign nations; printed material
on aviation, and other papers. Materials mainly relate to
World War r and General Pershing's activities in the years
immediately following the war and include items concern-
ing the Mexican Punitive Expedition. Correspondents in-
clude CoL Paul Henry Clark, Chief, American Military
Mission, French General Headquarters.
Described in Preliminary inventory NM-10, Private
papers-given to the National Archives that are in the care of
the Office of Military Archives (Record Group 316), com-
piled in 1962 by the Office of Military Archives, National
Archives.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
repository.
Transferred from the Dept. of the Army.
MS 65-948
Social Science Research. Council. Committee on Pvblio Ad-
minutration.
Records relating to the Federal Work Belief Program,
1935-87.
In National Archives (Washington, D. C)
In part, transcripts (typewritten).
Correspondence and memoranda chiefly of Arthur Whit-
tier Macmahon, John David MLQett, and Gladys Ogden;
documents; printed and processed issuances of Federal,
State, and private agencies engaged or concerned with the
Federal Work Relief Program; clippings; and the working
papers of Gladys Ogden. Materials relate to projects ap-
proved and terms of aid; program recommendations and
Presidential approvals; State and regional program plan-
ning; technological trends and national policy; water con-
servation and flood control; drainage basin problems and
programs; Negro problems, apprenticeship training; voca-
tional guidance and education; drought, storm, and flood
relief; rural resettlement and rehabilitation; and subsistence
homesteads. Names mentioned include Will W. Alexander,
Nels Anderson, Jacob Baker, Edward F. Bartelt, Daniel
Bell, Frederick L. Bird, Josephine Chapin Brown, Morris
L. Cooke, Dallas W. Dort, Corrington GiR, Lewis C. Gray,
Ernest Gruening, CoL Francis C. Harrington, Triad Holt,
Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes,-Frances Perkins, Stuart Rice,
David L. Robinson, Jr., Emerson Ross, Fred E. Schnepfe,
Donald C Stone, Rexf ord Guy Tugwell, and Aubrey Wil-
liams.
Described in Entry 78, Preliminary inventory NC-42,
Private papers given to the National Archives that are in
the care of the Office of Civil Archives (Record Group 316) ,
compiled in 1964 by the Office of Civil Archives, National
Archives. Also described in The administration of Federal
work relief, by Arthur Whittier Macmahon, John David
Millett, and Gladys Ogden (1941 ) .
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
repository.
Transferred from the Committee on Public Administra-
tion, Social Science Research Council, 1944.
MS 65-949
Stewart, George Scott, 1888-1949.
Papers. 1917-19. ca. 9 feet and 452 items.
In National Archives (Washington, D. C.)
In part, transcripts.
Lawyer and Army officer. Operations reports, orders,
Army manuals, histories and rosters of units of the 29th Di-
vision and related organizations, maps, photos, and other
pictures, lectures relating to St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne
operations, bulletins, and news publications and clippings
used in the preparation of the official "History of the
Twenty-Ninth Division, 'Blue and Gray,' 1917-19" by John
A. Cutchins and George Scott Stewart, Jr. (1921). Includes
trench, topographic, and other maps of France (1914-18) ;
maps relating to the activities of the 29th Infantry Division,
American Expeditionary Forces (1917-18) and the divi-
sions operations in the Meuse-Argonne offensive (Oct.
Ill
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Papers, 1917-19.
Stewart, George Scott, 1888-1949
(Continued)
1918) ; a quadrangle showing the military use of a reserva-
tion near Anniston, Ala.; and other maps of military opera-
tes near Verdun France, near Manspach, in AW
IrS. ^ * EiTer ' "* ' m **"**' N «*«™
Described in Entry 79-81, N(M2, Preliminary inventory
of pnvate papers given to the National Archives that are in
the care of the Office of Civil Archives (Record Group 316)
compiled in 1964 by the Office of Civil Archives, National
Archives, and in Preliminary inventory NM-10 Private
a*^*"^ ^r-v e National Archives that are in the care of
the Office of Military Archives (Record Group 319) com-
piled in 1962 by the Office of Military Archives, National
Archives.
Gift of Mrs. George Scott Stewart, Jr., 1958.
tt c v *■ 1 a r- MS65-950
U. &. .Vanonal Archives.
U.S. Army generals' papers, 1833-1927. 60 ft.
In National Archives ( Washington, D. C. )
Correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, diaries, accounts,
orders, printed issuances, returns of supplies, morning re-
ports, strength of returns of units, battle reports, military
dispatches, miscellaneous reports, notes, photos., maps,
drawnigs charts, newspaper clippings, and other papers
chiefly of Union Army officers during the Civil War In-
cludes thejpapers of Alexander Asboth, John G Barnard,
George D. Bayard, D. C. Buell, Ambrose E. Burnside, Cyrus
B. Comstock, Samuel W. Crawford, Robert G. Erwin, John
W. Geary, Qumcy Adams Gilhnore, Henry W Halleck
Jo*ph Hookey Stephen A Hurlburt, TWas S-Xup,'
Roger Jones, WrfLam Scott Ketchum, Irvin McDowell, Ne£
St£lX"W Wes ify Merritt, O. M. Mitchell, Bainbridge
SS^t^^, 1 ^ c - Tnrner ' Daniel ™*™, •»*
JLewis (Lew) Wallace.
Described in Entry 159, Preliminary inventory no. 17,
Records of the Adjutant General's Office, Record Group 94!
compiled by the National Archives (1949). Part of the
papers were used in preparing The war of the rebellion: a
compilation of the official records of the Union and Confed-
erate Armies by the U S. War Dept (1880-1901)
Transferred from the Adjutant General's Office of the
Wrenshall, John C 1833 ( Ca .)-1926 MS65 ~ 951
Papers, 1858-1907. 9 ft.
In National Archives (Washington, D C )
Civil engineer of Baltimore, Md. Correspondence ; agree-
ments; eshmates; reports; prospectuses; plans of fortifica-
tions, bridges, and trestles (1860=8) ; notices; pamphlets;
Z^w 68 ^^T Md court testimony; and othe^
S^T 1 W £ n W who was a Confederate engineer officer
during die CivU War Material chiefly relateTto various
railroads and railroad companies, streetcar lines, water-
works, coal and iron lands, and electric street railways, pri-
marily m the eastern United States, 1870-1900.
Described in Entry 158, Preliminary inventory NM-19,
Textual records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Kecord Group 77), compiled in 1964 by the Office of Mili-
tary Archives, National Archives.
,„S ran ^ rred fram ^ 0ffice of «** Chief of Engineers,
^ ™ Z"™"^ own ed by Mrs. F. L. Markland, Wren-
snail s daughter.
112
„ MS 65-952
Ventura Co, Calif . Ventura County and aty Free Library.
Ventura County historical collection, 1849-1939. 3 ft
In Ventura County and City Free Library (Ventura,
Calif.)
In part, photocopies of originals in the possession of the
Los Angeles County Coroner and 1 real of m^m filir. of
originals in the C. C. Teague papers (MS64-20), Bancroft
Library, University of California (Berkeley) about the St
Francis Dam disaster (1928).
Journal of the Rev. Isaac Foster describing his overland
trip to Sacramento, his life in the gold mines, and his trip
to New York via Panama; biographies of Theodosia Burr
Shepherd, the pioneer of the flower seed growing business in
California and Thomas Robert Bard, a pioneer of Ventura
Co. ; recollections of Dr. Isaac Chauncey Isbell and his wife
Olive Mann Isbell; stock certificate book (1887) of the
Farmer's Water Company, Santa Paula, Calif. ; a plan to
extend the Bakersfield and Ventura Railroad Company
through the central valley of California; materials relating
to the St. Francis Dam disaster; and histories and histori-
cal writings relating to Ventura County and the Ojai Val-
ley, early developments in Matilija Canyon at Lyons
Springs, and the Protestant Episcopal Church in Southern
California.
Another typescript copy of the biography of Theodosia
Burr Shepherd is in the Bancroft library, University of
Calif ornia ( Berkeley ) .
The journal of Isaac Foster is printed in the Foster fam-
ily, California pioneers (1925), compiled by Lucy Foster
Sexton.
Johnson, Otto H coUecier.
Proetoriana collection, 1861-1964. 19 ft.
In Vermont Historical Society collections (Montpelier)
In part, transcripts (handwritten) made from deeds in
the office of the Rutland, Vt., city clerk.
Material relating to the history of Proctor, Vt, consisting
of copies of deeds from the towns from which Proctor was
formed, essays relating to episodes in the town's history,
scrapbooks, copies of periodicals relating to Proctor, photos.,
and glass negatives.
Gift of Mr. Johnson, 1964.
__. „ MS 65-954
Tyler, Royall, 1757-1826.
Helen Tyler Brown collection, 1753-1920. 15 ft.
In Vermont Historical Society collections (Montpelier)
In part, transcripts and 3 ft of microfilm (negative) .
Jurist, and author, of Brattleboro, Vt Correspondence,
diaries, court dockets, literary writings, poems, plays, and
novels (many of which have been printed) ; correspondence
of Royall Tyler n, a probate judge; various longhand copies
of "Grandmother Tyler's book" written by Mary Hunt
(Palmer) Tyler and published in 1925; and correspondence
of Helen Tyler Brown in her efforts to amass this collection.
Unpublished list (presumably made by Helen Tyler
Brown) in the repository.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Acquired from the estate of Helen Tyler Brown, 1J938.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-955
Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903. -
Papers, 1841-1903. 8 ft.
In University of Vermont, Guy W. Bailey Library, Wil-
bur Collection. ' ,. '
Educator, lawyer, State senator and Governor of Vermont.
Family and legal correspondence; diary (1848-49) kept as a
student at the University of Vermont and as a teacher;
academy, college, and teacher's compositions (1845-53) ; bar
and court testimony; a legal history of Orange Co., Vt.;
photos, and drawings. Correspondents include members of
Farnham's family: his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Johnson)
Farnham; his sons, Charles Cyrus Farnham, a Buffalo,
N. Y., lawyer, and William Mills Farnham, a Buffalo busi-
nessman; his daughter, Florence Mary (Mrs. Edward G.
Osgood) of Bellows Falls, Vt; and his sister, Laura A.
Farnham, of Boston.
Unpublished preliminary inventory in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions of the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Edward H. Farnham and family, 1965.
. . MS65-956
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Records, 1889-1947. 62 hems.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Correspondence chiefly relating to activities, operations,
and souvenirs of Jamestown Island, Va.; a speech (1936)
delivered by Vernon Meredith Geddy before the association;
memorandum book (1889-93) kept by Lucy Parke (Cham-
berlayne) Bagby, secretary of the association; accounts
(1907-47) concerning the operations of Jamestown, Va.;
and a list (1892) for ball invitations. Correspondents
include Isobel Lamont (Stewart) Bryan, Mary Washing-
ton Ball (Minor) Lightfoot, and Marguerite Stuart
Quarles.
Gift of the heirs of Ellen Matthews Bagby, 1960.
„ , , MS65-*57
Bagby family.
Papers, 1824-1960. 53,178 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Includes correspondence and accounts of George William
Bagby (1828-1883), Lucy Parke (Chamberlayne) Bagby
(1842-1927), Virginia (Bagby) Taylor (1864-1955), John
Hampden Chamberlayne Bagby (1867-1934), Martha Bur-
well Dabney (Bagby) Battle (1869-1954), Parke Chamber-
layne (Bagby) Boiling (1874-1947), George William Bagby
(1876-1948), Robert Coleman Bagby (1876-1938), Ellen
Matthews Bagby (1879-1960), and Philip Haxall Bagby
(1882-1926). ^
Gift of the heirs of EUen Matthews Bagby, 1960.
MS65-958
Battle, George Gordon, 1868-1949.
Correspondence, 1855-1947. 50 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Lawyer of New York City. Chiefly letters to Battle with
some letters from him and five letters to and from other per-
sons. Correspondents include Philip Haxall Bagby, Her-
bert Bemberton Battle, Kemp Plummer Battle,. Anne M
Collins, National Electrical Supply Company of Washing-
ton, .D. C., Thomas Nelson Page, Theodore Roosevelt, and
Henry Lewis Stimson.
Collection has been analyzed by repository.
Gift of the heirs of Ellen Matthews Bagby, 1960.
MS 65-959
Bemiss, Samuel Merrifield, 1894-
Papers, 1936-64. ca. 1000 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Corporation executive of Richmond, Va. Correspondence
of Bemiss; together with correspondence and minutes of
meetings of the Board of Directors of the University of Vir-
ginia Press, speeches of Harry Flood Byrd, and some other
papers. Correspondents include James Lindsay Almond,
John Stewart Battle, Francis Lewis Berkeley, Frank Lea-
royd Boyden, Harry Flood Byrd, Virginius Dabney, Colgate
Whitehead Darden, Douglas Southall Freeman, George
Matthews Modlin, Samuel Eliot Morison, Thomas Bahnson
Stanley, Earl Gregg Swem, William Munf ord Tuck, Alexan-
der Wilbourne Weddell, Walter Muir Whitehill, Conrad
Louis Wirth, Louis Booker Wright, and John Cook Wyllie.
Gift of Mr. Bemiss, 1964.
MS 65-960
Boiling, Charles Edward, 1852-1929.
Papers, 1870-193L 95 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
City engineer and director of the Dept. of Public Works in
Richmond, Va. Correspondence (1895-1929) as an engineer
in the Dept. of Public Works, Richmond, Va.; diaries (1881-
1929) ; account books (1870-80) ; report (1922) to the Dept
of Public Works concerning engineering improvements to
the James River; minute book (1890) of the Building Com-
mittee of the Commonwealth Clnb, Richmond, Va. ; agree-
ment (1901) relating to the land of Thomas Boiling in
Powhatan Co., Va.; stock certificates; and other papers.
Gift of the heirs of EDen Matthews Bagby, 1960.
MS 65-961
Cuninghante (William) & Company.
Records, 1753-1863. 239 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, accounts, legal papers, bonds, and other
papers of a firm of general merchants in Glasgow, Scotland,
chiefly relating to a store kept in Falmouth, Va., and per-
sons associated with the store; together with a list (1797-
1840) of acres owned by William Porter and Peter Hoffman
& Sons of Baltimore, M<L, in Spotsylvania Co_ Va., deeds
to other lands in Spotsylvania Co., Va, and a list of hospi-
tals of the U. S- Army of the Potomac (9th Corps) in
Fredericksburg. Va. Includes judgments and orders by vari-
ous Virginia courts and material relating to Andrew Coch-
rane & Company, Glasgow, Scotland; Walter Colquhoun;
and Eade, Willson & Allen, New York.
Collection has been analyzed by repository.
Gift of the Kenmore Association, Fredericksburg, Va.,
1964.
__ MS65-962
Curry. Lucy Belle (Eailey) 1892-
Papers, 1942-62. 4 v.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Genealogical notes, likenesses of individuals, photos, of
places in Virginia, and an engraving of "Shadweiy Albe-
marle Co., Va. Includes genealogical data relating to the
Barclay, Curry, Gooch, Harris, Hopkins, Jefferson, Lilburn,
Mayo, Miles, Overton, Price, Railey, Raleigh, Randolph,
Rogers, Stewart, Watson, and Woods families.
Gift of Mrs. Curry, 1964.
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«. • , ^ - MS65-963
Daniel family.
Correspondence, 1790-1854. 64 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Letters to and from members of the Daniel family par-
ticularly Elizabeth Susan (Tabb) Riddle Daniel, Dr. John
Moncure Daniel, and Raleigh Tracers Daniel ; together with
a license (1826) issued to Raleigh Travers Daniel to practice
law in Virginia.
Collection has been analyzed by repository.
Gift of the heirs of Ellen Matthews Bagby, 1960.
__ . __ MS65-964
Dupuy family.
Papers, 1803-90. (MS 61-3055)
Addition, 1834-83. 115 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Chiefly correspondence of Emily (Howe) Dupuy and
Anna (Howe) Whitteker, both teachers of Virginia. Other
persons represented include Maria Lucinda (Dupuy) An-
derson, Eliza Lavalette (Dupuy) Cole, Anne Lefevre Du-
puy, Sarah Luanda (Brooks) Howe, Sarah Lucinda
(Howe) Skmner, Mary Pumell (Dupuy) Watkins, and
other members of the Boylston, Dickinson, Dupuy, and
Skinner families.
Collection has been analyzed by repository.
Gift of Mary Purnell Dupuy, 1964.
Harlow family. MS65-966
Papers, 1858-64. 88 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Con^pondence and accounts of the Harlow family of
Louisa Co., Va. Chiefly correspondence of George K. Har-
low while serving in Company D (Louisa Grays), 23d Vir-
ginia Regt. in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland and
as a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware, DeL Includes ac-
counts^lSSS-CO) of George K. Harlow with Duke & Hntche-
son of Richmond, Va., and S. Woodson including an ac-
count of Thomas Harlow with Charles B. Hopkins.
Collection has been analyzed by repository
Gift of Iris HMcMahon, 1964.
tt n MS 65-966
HoHoway, James Montgomery, 1834-1905.
Papers, 1861-1905. 137 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Surgeon in the 18th Mississippi Infantry Regt of the Army
of the Potomac, the Army of Northern Virginia, and the
Confederate States Army, Dept of South Carolina, Georgia,
!f^ %?*£*- Correspondence (1861-65) ; speech (1882) to
the Tri-States Medical Society; essay (1898) concerning
hospitals in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Berlin, Germany^
reminiscences of Holloway's service in the Army of tike
Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia: and obituary
notace (with portrait) of Holloway, 1905. Correspondents
include Annie Wilcox (Warren) Holloway, Balfour Hollo-
way, TOlkm Patterson Holloway, Mary (Holloway)
Tarry, and Samuel Warren.
Collection has been analyzed by repository
Gift of Mrs. Edward W. Warren, 1964.
MS65-967
Jeffress, Robert Miller, 1886-
Papers, 1890-1964. ca. 200 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Resident of Richmond, Va. Correspondence and geneal-
ogical notes by Jeffress, Thomas Daniel Jeffress, and Thomas
Fox Jeffress concerning the Bacon, Bedford, Clauselle, Clay,
Fowlkes, Jeffress, Jennings, Logon, Moseley, and Puryear
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families. Includes letters (1890-1900) from Mary Eliza
Whittle (Puryear) Pettus of "Albion Castle," Prince Ed-
ward Co., Va., to Lena Walton (Jeffress) Finch, Thomas
Fox Jeffress, and Virginia (Jones) Jeffress.
Gift of Mr. Jeffress, 1964.
, „ MS 65-968
Lomax family.
Papers, 1776-1960. 357 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
In part, transcripts.
Correspondence, mss., diary, commonplace books, scrap-
books, invitations, business papers, legal papers, newspaper
clippings, and other papers. Includes stories, articles, and
essays by Elisabeth Winter (Payne) Lomax; diary (1848-
63) of Elizabeth Virginia (Lindsay) Lomax and corre-
spondence and other materials relating to its publication, in
part, by E. P. Dutton & Company as "Leaves from an old
Washington diary, 1854-1863" (1943) edited by Elizabeth
Lindsay (Lomax) Wood (the wife of Sir Robert Henry
Hadow) ; items relating to Lundsford Lindsay Lomax while
a cadet at the U. S. Military Academy, West Point; letters
and diary of a Civil War bride (1859-63), a typescript of
originals by Lucy (Wood) Butler; and genealogical notes re-
lating to the Dent, Edmonds, Hooe, Ireland, Lindsay, Lo-
max, Payne, and Winter families. Major correspondents
include Waddy B. Butler, Anne Corbin (Lomax) Green,
Elisabeth Winter (Payne) Lomax, Elizabeth Virginia
(Lindsay) Lomax, Martha Virginia Sarah Lomax, Virginia
Hargrave (Wood) Riggs, Elizabeth Lindsay (Lomax)
Wood, and Jane Tayloe (Lomax) Worthington.
Collection has been analyzed by repository.
Gift of Lady Elizabeth Lindsay (Lomax) Wood Hadow,
1963*
„„„. „ .. -„ '■ MS 65-969
Matthew Fontaine Manry Association, Richmond. Va.
Records, 1915-31. 1208 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, notes, accounts and cancelled checks
(1915-28) , record books (1915-27), minutes of meetings, lists
of members and officers, bylaws, resolutions, speeches, agree-
ments, photos^ and other papers. Includes correspondence,
commonplace books, and notes of Herbert Worth Jackson
while a trustee of the association (1915-31), of Elvira Eve-
lina (Worth) Jackson Walker Moffitt while president of the
association (1915-29) and of Annie Hyman (Philips) Jack-
son while treasurer (1920-29) : and genealogical notes (1915-
23) relating to the BoydL Claiborne, Corbin, Dowsing Fry,
Ldghtfoot Maury, Tatum, Van Doren, Werth. and Withers
families. The correspondence and notes mainly deal with
die election of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) to the
Hall of Fame of New York University, the unveiling cere-
monies of the Maury Monument in Richmond, Va., and the
publication of the "Life and letters of Matthew Fontaine
Maury" (1938) by Jaquelin Amber Caskie and of "Matthew
Fontaine Maury"' (1927) by Charles Lee Lewis.
Collection has been analyzed by repository.
Gift of Herbert Worth Jackson, Jr., 1964.
MS65-970
Mays, David John, 1896-
Papers relating to "Edmund Pendleton, 1721-1803 ; a biog-
raphy," 1950-54. ca. 300 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Lawyer of Richmond, Va. Correspondence and other
papers relating to the publication in 1952 of Mays' biography
of Edmund Pendleton by the Harvard University Press.
Correspondents include Eleanor Bates, Julian Parks Boyd,
Douglas Southall Freeman, Thomas James Wilson, and
others.
Gift of Mr. Mays, 1964.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-971
Preston family.
Papers, 1746-1938. 162 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Correspondence; plats (1746-94) of land in Augusta, Lee,
Montgomery, and Washington Counties, Va.; lists (1768)
of patents in Augusta, Botetourt, and Craig Counties, Va.;
lists (ca. 1785) of plats and description (1783-95) of land
surveyed in Washington Co., Va.; bonds (1784-1826) ; and
other papers chiefly of John Preston of "Walnut Grove,''
Washington Co., Va., Robert Preston, and William Preston;
together with a few papers of James Patton and the execu-
tors of his estate, John Buchanan and William Thompson.
Includes a report (1792) of Robert Crockett's detachment
of Robert Preston's Company of Virginia Militia, an in-
ventory of Preston's estate, biographical sketches of Wil-
liam Ballard Preston, and letters concerning iron and the
105th Infantry Regiment of Virginia Militia. Correspond-
ents include Aubin Lee Boulware, John Bowyer, Jane Grace
(Preston) Gilmer, Janie Preston (Boulware) Lamb, Joel
Roberts Poinsett, James Patton Preston, John Preston of
Montgomery Co., Va., and Richmond, Va., Lucinda Staples
(Redd) Preston, Susanna (Smith) Preston, Thomas W.
Preston, William Ballard Preston, and William W. Rad-
ford.
Collection has been analyzed by repository.
Deposited by the estate of Mrs. Brockenbrough Lamb,
1964.
MS 65-972
Richmond Light Infantry Bines Association.
Records, 1877-84. 142 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Chiefly correspondence of George Wythe Munf ord while
president of the association (1877-78), John Sergeant Wise
while captain of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues (1877-
82), and Andrew Pizzini while captain of the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues (1883-84). Includes accounts (1879-
83) of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, act of incor-
poration of the association, orders, resolutions including a
resolution (1878) of the Richmond City Guard, an engrav-
ing of the company's uniform; invitations; and newspaper
clippings. Correspondents include William Ashmead
Courtenay, John Warwick Daniel, Thomas Nelson Page,
Charles W. Purcell, Jo Lane Stern, and Richard Alsop Wise.
Collection has been analyzed by repository.
Gift of Miss EliseH. Burke, 1964.
MS 65-973
Ridley family.
Papers, 1776-1897. 75 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Chiefly correspondence of William Goodwyn Ridley and
the Ridley family of Southampton, Va., including letters
written by Ridley while a student at Brookland School,
Albemarle Co., Va., and the University of Virginia and as
a soldier in Company G, 6th Virginia Infantry Regt of the
C. S. A. Contains a student's commonplace book (1863) ;
newspaper clippings (1861-97) concerning William Good-
wyn Ridley; and a muster roll (1777) of troops under the
command of James Gray of the 15th Virginia Infantry
Regt. in Philadelphia, Pa. Correspondents include Mary
Evans (Pegram) Anderson, Louisa B. (Ridley) Drewry,
Julia B. Goodwyn, Sarah A Goodwyn, Edwin Gray, James
Gray, Elizabeth Norfleet (Ridley) Neeley, Elizabeth Nor-
fleet (Goodwyn) Ridley, Francis Thomas Ridley, William
Francis Singleton, and Mrs. M Rochelle Tyler.
Collection has been analyzed by repository.
Gift of J. Thompson Neely, 1-964.
MS 65-974
Stuart family.
Papers, 1757-1877. 591 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Correspondence (1789-1873) ; accounts (1785-1857) ; deeds
(1811-46) of land in St Louis Co., Mo., and Richmond, Va. ;
plats (1844-45) of land in St Louis Co., Ma; poetry; and
other papers chiefly of Archibald Stuart (1757-1832), Dr.
Chapman Johnson Stuart (1819-1846?), and Alexander
Hugh Holmes Stuart (1807-1891). Includes accounts relat-
ing to administration and executorship of the estate and busi-
ness affairs of Dr. Chapman Johnson Stuart in Missouri;
and the law practice of Archibald Stuart in Staunton, Va.
Correspondents include Francis Peyton (Stuart) Atkinson,
and Mary (Stuart) McGuire.
Collection has been analyzed by repository.
Gift of Archibald G. Robertson, 1964.
MS 65-975
Virginia. County Court (Fauquier Co.)
Bankruptcy records, 1788-1850. 145 items. ,
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Includes petitions, orders, and accounts concerning bank-
ruptcy proceedings filed in the court
List of petitions in card catalog in repository.
Gift of Frederick W. Franck, 1964.
MS 65-976
Woodward Society of Virginia.
Records, 1915-35. ca. 100 items.
In Virginia Historical Society collections.
Letters of Horace Edwin Hayden to Edmund Lee Wood-
ward, minutes (1932-35) of members' meetings, register
(1932-33) of members, and genealogical notes concerning
the Henley, Johns, Lee, Stewart, Stuart, Van Dyke, Wash-
ington, Whiting, and Woodward families.
Gift of John Pitt Lee Woodward, 1964.
MS 65-977
Anderson, Richard dough, 1750-1826.
Papers of Richard dough Anderson and Allen Latham,
1771-1887. 2500 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Revolutionary soldier and principal surveyor for the Vir-
ginia Military District in Ohio and Kentucky. Correspond-
ence, court records, military warrants (1783-1833), wills,
map of part of the Virginia Military District in Ohio, sur-
veys, lottery books, printed matter, and other papers of
Anderson and his son-in-law, Allen Latham, lawyer, agent
for and surveyor of the Virginia Military District in Ohio;
together with papers (1796-1836) of Joseph Kerr, deputy
surveyor of the Virginia Military lands in Ohio. Corre-
spondence contains claims for bounty lands in Kentucky and
Ohio by Virginia Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors' or
their heirs; political, business, and personal observations;
and information about speculation in the lands in Ohio, po-
litical conditions (1820-51), the early history of Ohio, and
the Clark family related to Elizabeth Clark, Anderson's first
wife and sister of George Rogers Clark. Includes a list of
officers of the State Line and Navy noting the amount of
land and date received and an account of land issued due to
Revolutionary War military warrants by Virginia. Corre-
spondents include Duncan MacArthur, Humphrey Marshall,
Nathaniel Massie, Peter Muhlenberg, Timothy Pickering,
and Thomas Worthington.
Accession analysis in the library.
Purchased from Percy W. Fuller of Baltimore, Md.
Formerly owned by R. G. Lewis of Ohio.
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Bakewell family. MS 65-978
Papers, 1804-1918. 103 items
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
0,i^T >n f enCe ' l6g5d J doc^ts, and other papers.
bSJLiW 7 < ^ e ^ ,ndenCe between the members of the
Bakewell, Campbell, Martm, and Tomlinson families related
T^SS^S* -d his wife, Mary Bell (Martin)
Accession analysis in the library.
Gift of Herbert Bakewell, 1956.
Battlefield Markers Association. ^ 6W>TO
Records, 1924-54. 394 items and 2 v
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Correspondence, minutes and one volume entitled Loca-
S^H T*****?^ CM?" battlefield markers in the
Richmond area (1954) with photos.
Gift of the Richmond Civil War Round Table, 1956.
Bryant family. MS66-980
Papers, 1800-83. 72 items.
%7**?it ^ L *« l 7. Archives Division.
J^F 7 ,£?? (186 ^ 2) . faan ****** Bryant in Com-
DBrLt * ^T^ In * ultr y' to his wife, Eugenie
S^ST ^K C T berLm i ^ Va -' ««"spondencl ofotiSer
Accession analysis in the library
Purchase, 1954.
Carter, Charles, 1707-1764. iIS 65 ~ 981
Business records, 1718-183S. 58 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division
Photocopies (negative) made in part from items lent to
the library by the James Monroe Memorial Foundation,
Fredericksburg, Va.
Burgess, of King George Co., Va. Chiefly correspond-
ence, accounts, invoices, and bills of lading for tobacco
snipped by Carter. Includes some papers of his father,
Robert Carter (1663-1732); his son, Charles Carter, Jr.;
and other members of the Carter family. Also includes a
EST °^ m t iL Sent ° Ut ? f *** George Co. in April 29,
1756 and tombstone inscriptions of the Carter family at
Christ Church, Lancaster Co., Va.
Accession analysis in the library.
Eckenrode, Hamilton James, 1881-
Papers relating to "Virginia since 1865." 100 items and
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Author. Unpublished typescript, "Virginia since 1865,"
a political history (1946) by Eckenrode and relevant corre-
spondence.
Gift of A. S. Rachal, Jr., 1964.
Fairfax family. MS 65-983
Northern Neck proprietary papers, 1688-1810. 222 items.
In \ irginia State Library, Archives Division.
P,^ 5 ^- 6 ^ 174 *- 85 ^ qnitrent rolls (1771-79) for
Culpeper, Kuig George, Stafford, and Prince William
«™w?«£x \T "S ; P™* 8 ( 1688 -1780) including the
grant (1688) of the Northern Neck in Virginia to Lord Cul-
peper; bonds (1742-89) of various personVas colors of
quitrents; surreys (1719-93); deeds and leases (1707-lr"
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wills (1777-93): legal papers (1721-1810); and other
??^ J* 1 *?™ mention ed include Bryan Fairfax, Denny
Martm Fairfax (1725-1800), Thomas 6th Lord Fairfax,
Baron of Cameron (1693-1781), Thomas Bryan MartirJ
John Mauzy, George Murray, Elias Poston, and Robert
Stephen.
Accession analysis and card catalog in the librarv
Purchase, 1953. J *
« _. ™_ . MS65-984
Forrest, French, 1796-1866.
Confederate States Navy papers, 1861-64. 4 v.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Confederate naval officer. Letter books and order book of
Forrest as commandant of the Confederate Navy Yard at
Gosport, Va., and the James River Squadron and Station.
Partly published in Official records of the Union and Con-
federate Navies in the War of the Rebellion by the U S.
Naval War Records Office (1894-1922).
Accession analyses in the library.
Gift of Rutherf oord Fleet, 1958.
_ MS 65-985
Freeman, Douglas SouthaU, 1886-1953.
Correspondence, 1938-58. 190 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Historian. Freeman's letters to and from Margaret May
Seay Wright, wife of John Thomas Wright, of Palls, Va.
Access restricted until the death of Mrs. Wright
Gift of the estate of Dr. Freeman, 1955.
__ MS 65-986
Freeman, Douglas Sonthall, 1886-1953, collector.
Resaarch material relating to "George Washington" and
Lee's lieutenants," 1632M305. 68 items, 3 v., and 8000
cards.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
In part, photocopies and transcripts of original historical
documents in British and American libraries and in private
hands.
Historian. Correspondence, accounts, and papers of his-
torical figures, and other materials used by Freeman to
write the books George Washington, a biography (1948-
57) and Lee's lieutenants, a study in command (1942-44)
Includes letter book (1717-41) of John Custis; journal"
(1825-^6) of S. P. Heintzelman, a student at the U. S. Mili-
tary Academy; extracts from Richmond newspapers (1862-
65) relating to Robert E. Lee; and 8,000 reference cards
used to write Lee's lieutenants.
Accession analysis in the library.
Gift of Dr. Freeman, 1951.
George, William Orvflle, 1811-1869.
Papers, 1695-1869. 7000 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Businessman of Richmond, Va. Correspondence, deeds
and other land papers, estate acconnts, legal and financial
papers, Confederate bonds, military papers (1781-1814)
tobacco papers (1756-92), patent papers (1856), newspaper
clippings, printed matter, and other papers reflecting almost
every phase of George's personal and business life. Includes
some papers pertaining to earlier members of the George
family.
Accession analysis in the library.
Transferred from the Circuit Court of the City of Rich-
mond, Va., 1956.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-988
Hammond, Isaac, collector.
Papers, 1839-75. 256 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Union soldier. Materials gathered from State and Con-
federate archives in Richmond, Va. in 1865.
Card file in the library.
Deposited by Paul Hasbrouck, trustee of the Huguenot
Historical Society of New Paltz, New York, 1955.
MS65-989
Hudgins, William Houlder, 1825-1895.
Papers, 1846-95 (MS 62-3951)
Addition, 1859-94. 225 items and 4 v.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Business records of the Hudgins General Store, Cricket
Boll, Va. and other papers of Hudgins and his brother
Walter G. Hudgins. Includes two ledgers, two daybooks,
and bills and accounts of a general merchant.
Gift of William Raymond Thomas, 1956.
MS65-990
Johnston, Zachariah, 1740 (ca.)-1800.
Papers. 1742-1856. 174 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Photocopies made from originals owned by Ann and Susan
Johnston, of Lexington, Va., 1952.
Statesman and Revolutionary war soldier of Augusta Co.
and Rockbridge Co., Va. Chiefly correspondence; together
with accounts, land grant and plats, legal papers, and other
papers of Johnston, his wife Ann (Robertson) Johnston, and
other members of the Johnston family. Correspondents in-
clude Edward Carrington, Adam Craig, W. Croghan, John
Culbreath, Henry Lee, Samuel McKee, George Mason, Ed-
mund Randolph, Daniel Trabue, and Samuel Wright.
Accession analysis in the library.
MS 65-091
Johnston family.
Papers, 1792-1885. 66 items and 1 v.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division .
Correspondence, diary, deeds, land grants, legal papers,
newspaper clippings, and other papers in the possession of
the Johnston family. Includes some data on Fairfax Parish,
Alexandria City, and Truro Parish, Fairfax Co., and a list
of Governors and other chief executive officers of Virginia
through 1885. Correspondents include John Esten Cooke,
Jefferson Davis, Lyman C. Draper, John Floyd (1783-1837),
John Buchanan Floyd (1806-1863), John Warfield John-
ston, William King, Henry Lee, Henry C. Lee, James Long-
street, William Preston, and George Washington.
The diary (1831-34) of John Floyd has been included in
part in Life and diary of John Floyd (1918) by Charles H.
Ambler and in The John P. Branch historical papers of
Randolph-Macon College, vol v (June 1918).
Accession analyses in the library.
Gift of Ann Mason Lee, 1955 ; and purchase, 1954.
MS 65-892
Kemper, James Lawson, 1823-1895.
Papers, 1800-94. 114 items and 2 v.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Legislator, Confederate soldier, and Governor of Virginia.
Correspondence; surveyor's reports and deeds of land in
Madison Co., Va.; legal papers; poems; newspaper clip-
pings; and other papers. Correspondence consists chiefly
of political letters written during the Civil War and during
Kemper's governorship (1874-78) and includes a few letters
by other members of the family. Correspondents include
Robert A. Banks, John Hunton, W. E. Jones, G. W. Rich-
ardson, and J. C. Rutherf oord.
Accession analysis in the library.
Purchase, 1957.
MS 65-993
Kern, Mr*. George T. W.
Papers, 1917-45. 700 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Correspondence, awards, and other papers of a private
and public nature relating to Mrs. Kern's activities in Vir-
ginia affairs.
Access restricted during Mrs. Kern's lifetime.
Gift of Mrs. Kern, 1950.
MS 65-994
Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870.
Confidential dispatches to Jefferson Davis, 1862-65. 152
items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Army officer. Dispatches, special orders, and nine com-
munications involving other correspondents including Gen.
Braxton Bragg, Gen. R. H. Chilton, (Jen. John Echols, Gen.
Henry Wager Halleck, Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, Col. John
Singleton Mosby, George W. Randolph, and Gen. James
Ewell Brown Stuart.
Most of the dispatches have been published in "Lee's con-
fidential dispatches to Davis, 1862-1865" by Douglas S. Free-
man, "The wartime papers of R E. Lee" by Clifford Dowdey
and Louis H. Manarin (1961) and "The war of the re-
bellion; a compilation of the official records of the Union
and Confederate Armies by the U. S.War Dept." (1880-
1901).
Accession analysis in the library.
Gift of Bernard Baruch, 1949.
MS 65-995
Lee family.
Papers, 1774-1903. 75 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Chiefly photocopies of originals owned by private in-
dividuals.
Predominantly correspondence of Robert E. Lee and other
members of the Lee family, statements (1903) by James
Vass and W. H. Lewis concerning communications between
Lee and Gen. Thomas J. Jackson before and during the
Second Battle of Manassas, statement (1865) regarding the
ability of Gen. Walter Husted Stevens by Lee, general order
no. 9 (1865) by Lee, and other papers. Includes principally
letters from Lee to Capt Andrew Talcott. Other corre-
spondents include Col. Samuel Cooper, Jefferson Davis,
John Hanson, Mrs. Harriotte J. Harrison, Patrick Henry,
Fanny R. Johnston, Agnes Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee
(1772-1843), Henry Lee (1756-1818), Mary Custis Lee,
Mildred Lee, Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794), Thomas Sim
Lee (1745-1819), William Lee (1739-1795), William Henry
Fitzhugh Lee, Edmund Randolph, William C. Rives, Gov.
William Smith, and Gen. James Ewell Brown Stuart.
A composite collection separately analyzed in accession
records in the library.
Acquired from various sources, 1951-64.
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McBwatae, Henry Read, 1864-1934. "*
Papers, 1888-1934, ca. 500 items.
S^'S^^ZS?" 1 * ^M^» Division.
State librarian of Virginia (1907-34). Correspondence-
articles, speeches and book reviews relatinfchX^bS:
toncal and pohtical topics; newspaperdgS^ tte
SKtiSliS. * ***** ( im3 -^d; andXrpTpe^
The correspondence consists mainly of family letters, j££
c^ce^Mcnwaine's difficulties while a member of the
vT^S^'l^ 7 ^^ » Hampden-Sydney,
rfhiir^?^ ) 'a M,d ^ etters Pertaiai^g to his successful
efforts to be chosen State librarian in 1907? *«=»"■"
Accession analysis in the library.
Transferred from the Office of the Librarian, 1957.
Maim, WflKain Wilberforce, 1809 J-1855 MS 65_S97
Papers, 1839-97. 120 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
™~££°L PapeiS ° n ^ metric s y 8tom - Correspondence;
receipt* , of accounts (1860-73) of Mann and his wife wfth
0867-70) wrth Sacred Heart School concerning his dauT
™^ili^ 7) ^T erai, « theG,ri « 1 ««- Correspond:
entemchdeMaryF.BryanandMariaMann. VOT ™ qHma
Gift of James S. Patty, 1964.
Mason family. MS65-*98
Papers, 1756-1877. 703 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Mr? l£™ ! P 110 ^ 168 (negative) of three items owned by
M^ntiey Toang of Dallas, Tex. and the Begents 5
ot£TcZf d ^l iaV r i ?' ^ «***> summonses and
other court records, business records, and other papers
«hjefly relating to John B. Mason of Sussex Co Va.- to-
cfva"aSf^ (1795) of ^^Epe^PrSce^
TnZrU « J^L* £ egents of Gunst <>n Hall, 195L
Formerly owned by Mrs. Balph E. Mims of Luray/Va
Moseley, Alexander. MS 65-999
Papers, 1837-80. 94 items.
In Virginia State library, Archives Division.
PbxJtocopies (negative) made in 1963 from originals
owned by Harrison M. Ethridge of Petersburg. Va.
Ne^aperman. Correspondence (1863-80), diary, ao-
tie Bichmond Whig from 1838 to 1880. Includes a few
items concerning J. C. Shield and other individuals wZ
were also associated with the newspaper.
Patteson family. MS 65-1000
Papers, 1734-1896. 2590 items and 18 v
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Correspondence, wills, deeds, bonds, commissions and
other court instruments, account and ledger books, receipts.
vouchers, scrapbook of newspaper c^gT^d^hS
papers of the Patteson family ofBacldnKco Va. ^
administration of Dr. Charles Carter's estate, LanasteFCa,
Deposited by George W. Patteson, 1947-55.
118
Rives family. MS 65-1001
Papers, 1841-65. 65 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Correspondence, accounts, and other papers of the Bives
™y of>lbemarle Ca, Va. Mainly letters (1848-63) to
Robert Rives from Alfred T. Harris, Harris and Gibson,
brokers in Richmond, and Samuel Nowlin of Lynchburg
Va.; together with letters (1861-64) to Cornelia E. Rives
from Charles C Harrison of the 46th Begt of the Virginia
Volunteers. Most of the correspondence concerns financial
matters such as market prices of farm products.
Purchase, 1953.
Rimtan National. MS 65-1002
Becords, 1928-63. 2 items and 13 v.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Chiefly lists of charter members and officers of Buritan
™™, &, me ^' 8 dTic club ) nos. 1-1000; correspondence
(1928-46) ; minutes (1930-58) of the National Boardof Di-
^^ £?l? atiQn&1 Conventions; "Buritan's beginnings''
(1863) by Thomas V. Downing; notes on early history; and
a program (1932) of the First Buritan National Convention
in ounolk, Va.
♦,• Gi ? ?L Thom&s V> D ' 1 ^, 1958-63 and Buritan Na-
nonal, 1961.
Ryland, Elizabeth Hawes. '** 65 ~ lm
Papers, 1692-1846. 85 items
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
•™i JF* pho i°fiP les ? f originals owned by Miss Ryland
and others, and transcripts (typewritten). 7
& files" (1955) and "Miscellaneous King William notes" bv
dooks (1702-1821). Also includes genealogical data of
Capt Henry Fleet and William Warrefas weU a7t£ Bled
*£ Crump, Farrar, Fleet, Landrum, l£rti1> TmTS"
T^: ROan ^ Semple ' lloinpkiM, and Walker famoS
Accession analyses in the library/ lamiiies.
Gift of Miss Byland's estate, 1954.
Scott, William, d . 1784. MS6 ^ 1004
Family papers, 1760-1852. 80 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Accounts and bills pertaining to Scott of Stafford Ca,
Va., and his widow, Sarah Scott,
Purchase, 1955.
Sexton family. MS65-1005
Papers, 1798-1870. 500 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Correspondence, accounts, deeds, receipts, and other
papers perteming to the Sexton femily of WythTco^vt
Gift of Francis W. Sexton, 1956. ' '
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1006
Shdton family.
Shelton-Winn-Oliver family papers, 1764-1872. 311 items
and 1 v.
In Virginia State library, Archives Division.
In part, photocopies (negative) form originals owned by
Mary Winn Shelton.
Deeds, wills, chancery suits and other legal papers pertain-
ing to the Shelton, Winn, and Oliver families and other per-
sons residing largely in Hanover Go. and Louisa Co., Va. ;
ledger (1794-1812) of James and Benjamin Oliver; and
estate papers of Henry King. Names mentioned include
John and Mary A. Darracott, Robert Ellett, Charles P.
Goodall, Isaac Oliver, Edwin Shelton, Jesse Winn, and
William R, Winn.
Accession analyses in the library.
Gift of Mary Winn Shelton, 1957.
MS65-1007
Simpson, William S 1795 or 6-1868.
Papers, 1819-61. 10 v.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Insurance agent of Petersburg, Va. Correspondence;
diaries (1858-59) of Mrs. William S. Simpson during a visit
to England and Wales; commonplace book; and sermons
including two relevant to the Rev. Nicholas H. Cobbs, rector
of St Paul's Church, Petersburg, Va. One of the letter
books contains a description of St Levens Lodge, Peters-
burg, Va.
Accession analysis in the library.
Purchased from F. Patterson Nichols, 1952.
MS65-1008
Southall, Stephen Osborne, collector.
Southall and allied families genealogical notes. 400 items
and 38 vols.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Gift of Valentine W. Southall, 1962.
MS 65-1009
Tredegar Company, Richmond.
Records, 1836-1957. 507,505 items and 1118 v.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
In part, photocopies (negative) of originals owned by the
Tredegar Company and Mr. D. G. Haase.
Correspondence; minutes of the directors and stockhold-
ers; accounts; ledgers; cashbooks, receipts, and disburse-
ments; sales data; journal voucher books; stock certificate
record books; monthly statements; War Dept contracts
(1907-4:1); reports to Government agencies; maps, plats,
and surveys; suit papers for the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way v. Tredegar Company (1936) ; material regarding the
merger of the Tredegar Company and the Albemarle Paper
Company (1956-57); and other papers of the Tredegar
Company, an iron works. Includes papers of the Anderson
family and records of minor family enterprises including
journals and ledgers of Joseph Reid Anderson, founder of
the company; private correspondence of Archer Anderson,
his son; private notebooks of E. R. Anderson; papers regard-
ing the estates of Archer Anderson, Sr., St George M
Anderson, and Joseph Reid Anderson; and records of the
Anderson Association, Jessup-Purchase Association, J._ R-
Anderson & Company, and the A. Anderson (Special)
Bacon Syndicate Purchase.
Accession analyses and detailed lists in the library.
Gift of the Tredegar Company, 1952, and its successor,
the Albemarle Paper Manufacturing Company, 1958.
MS 65-1010
Tucker family.
Papers, 1708-1892. 91 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Photocopies (negative) of originals owned by St George
Tucker Grinnan.
Correspondence of the Bryan, Coalter, Grinnan, and
Tucker families; together with other papers of various per-
sons. Includes Bible records of the Dabney family (1756-
1826) and the Bryan family (1708-1892). Correspondents
include John Randolph Bryan, Frances Bland Coalter,
John Randolph, and St George Tucker (1752-1828).
Accession analysis in the library.
MS 65-1011
United Daughters of the Confederacy. Virginia ZHvision.
Confederate records from the Battle Abbey, 1884-1939.
3200 items and 11 vols.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Records of the R. E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers'
Home in Richmond ; the R. E. Lee Camp No. 1, Confederate
Veterans; and the Confederate Pension Board of the City
of Richmond. Mainly applications for admission to the
Soldiers' Home in Richmond, minutes, registers, and death
roll (1884-1919). „ . , ^
Gift of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Vir-
ginia Division, 1958.
MS 65-1012
Virginia. Military Institute, Lexington.
Treasurer's records, 1840-1901. 37,000 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Largely treasurer and cadets' vouchers, accounts, pro-
posals and estimates (1859-60), receipts and disbursements,
treasurer's reports, sundry abstracts (1860-62), and other
records maintained by the Treasurer's Office. Includes let-
ters of application for commandership of V. M L (1860-
61) , New Market Monument papers (1899-1901) , and papers
relevant to Washington College (1839-60).
Transferred from the Treasurer's Office, Virginia Mili-
tary Institute, 1963.
MS 65-1013
Virginia. Southwestern State Hospital, Marion.
Records, 1887-1948. 57 v.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Letter books, minutes of the board of directors, journals,
ledgers, casebooks, lists of patients, supply records, and other
administrative records.
Accession analyses in the library.
Tranferred from the Southwestern State Hospital 1952-
58.
MS 65-1014
Virginia. State Library. Richmond. Archives Division.
Bible records, 1604-1964. ca. 1475 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division. _
Chiefly photocopies with some transcripts from original
records owned by various persons.
Data about Virginia families found in family Bibles,
prayer books, and some non-Bible sources.
Accession analyses in the library.
Acquired from various sources.
Additions to this collection are anticipated.
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
tr- ■ ■ „. MS 65-1015
Virginia. State Library, Richmond. Archives DivUim.
Church records, 1647-1957. ca. 430 v. and 56 reels of
microfilm.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Chiefly photocopies and transcripts of originals owned bv
various institutions and private individuals.
^Some correspondence, minutes, accounts, treasurers' books,
jwtry books, registers, membership records, histories, printed
material, and otter records of Baptist, Christian, Episcopal,
Friends, German Reformed, Lutheran, Methodist, and Pres-
byterian churches in Virginia and a few Baptist churches
m Washington, D. C. Part of the records relating to the
Lutheran and German Reformed churches are written in
German. Includes material relating to Baptist associations,
the Episcopal dioceses of Virginia and southern Virginia,
and colonial churches in Virginia.
Library also has microfilm copies of some of the photo-
copied records in this collection.
Accession analyses in the library.
Acquired from various sources.
Additions to this collection are anticipated.
Civil War papers, 1861-1932. 208 items and 13 v ^^
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division. '
some Keg?"** ° f ° riginalS " PriVate hands With
Correspondence, diaries, reminiscences and histories or-
der^ accounts, service records, commissions, lists and rosters,
muster roUs, autograph books, and other papers chiX re
o^nt£ on f ed r !? ^ *» V^*Z*S2l£
o Confederate dead and cemetery records and a voL en!
,H® d ,„P onfederate Prisoaers of war, Johnson's Island,
1862—1864.''
Acquired from various sources.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items described on accession sheets and indexed in the
library.
rr- ■ • MS 65-1017
Virginia. State Library, Richmond. Archives Division.
County records, ca. 1632-ca. 1959. ca. 1,400,000 items,
ca. 3520 v. and 6 boxes.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
In part, photocopies with transcripts of originals in the
possession of various county clerks, private individuals, and
institutions.
Deeds, wills, orders, minutes, bonds, inventories, guardian
accounts, bthables, court records, marriage records land
papers, and other records of Virginia counties; together
with some records of the towns and cities of Alexandria,
Abingdon, Columbia, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg Peters-
burg, and Richmond. Includes records of Accomack, Albe-
marle, Amelia, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bedford,
^ItV^^T 1 ^ Bu dringham, Campbell, Caroline;
w ™ %. - Ch ^ lot ^ Chesterfield, Culpeper, Cumber-
ed, Dmwiddie, Dunmore, Elizabeth City, Essex, Fairfax,
Fauquier, Fincastle, Floyd, Fluvanna, FranklmTFrederick^
Gloucester, Goochland, Grayson, Greenbrier, Greensville,
Halif axJEIanover, Henrico, Henry, Isle of Wight, King and
Queen King George, King William, Lancaster/ LeeTLin-
coln, Loudoun, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Mathews,
Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Montgomery, Nansemond, Nelson^
New Kent, Norfolk, Northampton, Northumberland, Notto-
way, Ohio (now in West Virginia), Orange, Patrick, Pitt-
sylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince
120
William, Princess Anne, Pulaski, Old Rappahannock, Rich-
mond, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah,
Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, War-
wick, Washington, Westmoreland, and York Counties.
Accessions analyses in the library.
Transferred from various county clerk's offices and ac-
quired from various other sources.
Additions to this collection are anticipated.
v • •■ o MS 65-1018
Virginia. State Library, Richmond. Archives Division
Genealogical notes and charts, ca. 800 items and ca. 55 v
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
In part, photocopies and transcripts of originals chiefly
owned by private individuals.
Genealogical notes and charts with some other items pre-
dominantly concerning families of Virginia.
Accession analyses in the library.
Acquired from various sources.
Additions to this collection are anticipated.
„ MS 65-1019
Virginia Mechanics' Institute, Richmond.
Records 1858-1938. 101 items and 6 v.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Correspondence; reports (1878-1938) ; minutes (1909-18)
of the School Committee, Finance Committee, and Property
Committee; deeds, contracts, agreements, and other legal
papers; constitution and bylaws (1887) ; certificates of mem-
bership and honorary life membership; and other papers
Includes information on the'First Virginia Mechanics' In-
stitute incorporated in 1856 aad personal records file of the
institute containing statements by various students regarding
the instruction there.
Transferred from the Director, Vocational and Adult Edu-
cation, Richmond Public Schools, 1961.
Virginia miscellany, 1657-1931. 554 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Accounts, receipts, promissory notes, bills of exchange,
patents, deeds, wills, bonds, executions, suit papersTcourt
orders, and other papers (mainly legal) relating chiefly to
* redenck Co., Va., and the surrounding area ; together with
a sermon by the Rev. James Muir and miscellaneous corre-
spondence. Correspondents include Christopher Fry Moses
S. Little, Littleton W Tazewell, and John Wickhaml
Accession analysis in the library.
Purchase, 1957.
v . . . .... . ■ J MS65-1021
Virginia politicians and authors' papers, 1860-1902. 50 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Principally letters of Thomas H. Bayly (1810-1856),
George C. Cabell (1836-1906), John S. Millson (1808-1873).
and Molly Elliot Seawell (1860-1916) ; together with some
other items.
Accession analysis in the library.
Purchase, 1952.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS65-1022
Washington, George, Pres.U. S., 1732-1799.
Papers, 1742-ca. 1850. 67 items and 1 v.
In Virginia State library, Archives Division.
Chiefly photocopies of originals owned by Mount Vernon,
the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, and private individ-
uals.
Mostly correspondence and other papers of George Wash-
ington and the Washington family. Includes poem, "On
General Washington" (1779) by Charles Henry Wharton,
will of Mary (Ball) Washington (1708-1789), minutes of
the trustees of Fredericksburg (1742), address of the citi-
zens of Alexandria, Va., to Washington, speech concerning
the' death of Washington (1799) by B. Romaine to the
Tammany Society of New York, and genealogical notes on
the Washington and other noted families of the Northern
Neck, Va., by Lund Washington (b. 1767). Major corre-
spondent is Lund Washington (1737-ca. 1796). Other cor-
respondents include James Dinsmore, Thomas Jefferson,
Elizabeth Powell, and Martha Washington.
A composite collection separately analyzed in the library.
Acquired from various sources, 1954.
MS65-1028
Watlington family.
Papers, 1811-62. 298 items.
In Virginia State library, Archives Division.
Accounts, receipts, and other papers.
Purchase, 1952.
MS 66-1024
Wharton, John, of Crdpeper Co., Va.
Papers, 1772-1923. 58 items.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Receipts and other papers.
Gift of E. T. Wharton, Jr., 1953.
MS65-1025
Willis family.
Papers, 1733-1980. 75 items.
In Virginia State library, Archives Division.
In part, photocopies.
Mainly genealogical notes (1925-30) of the Willis-Howard
families, Bible records (1733-1815) of the Howard-Carter
families of Powhatan Co., Va., and other papers (1791-
1804) including two letters, receipts, and a promissory note.
Gift of Charles E. Willis, 1952.
MS65-1026
Swing, Mary Cam.
Papers, 1788-1916. 185 items and 1 v.
In Virginia State Library, Archives Division.
Accounts, deeds, bonds, receipts, and other papers mainly
concerning the Young family and locales in Virginia and.
surrounding States.
Gift of George H. S. King, 1950.
MS 65-1027
Carr family.
Papers of the Carr and Terrell families, 1735-1894. 1ft.
In University of Virginia library (4757 and 5670)
In part, microfilm copy (negative) on parts of 2 reels.
Materials predominantly relating to the Carr and Terrell
families of Virginia and Kentucky. Includes the family
correspondence of Thomas Jefferson's sister, Martha ( Jeffer-
son) Carr (1746-1811) of Albemarle Co., Va., and related
Davis, Minor, and Terrell families; will (1735/38) of
Thomas Carr (1679-1738) of "Topping Castle," Caroline
Co., Va.; genealogical notes of the Carr, Davis, Minor,
Overton, and Waters families; nine inscriptions from tomb-
stones at Christ Church, Middlesex Co., Va.; Peter Car^s
Notes on law; and rolls (ca. 1839) for University of Vir-
ginia classes in anatomy and surgery, chemistry, law, mod-
ern languages, and moral philosophy.
The material is related to the library's Carr family papers
(MS 64-797) and Terrell family papers (MS 59-74) .
Gift and deposit, 1954-57.
MS65-1028
Hench, Atcheson Laughhn, 1891- collector.
American and "En glish literary and historical papers, ca.
1300-1956. 5 ft
In University of Virginia Library (6435)
Professor of "Efa glfo h at University of Virginia. Material
collected for use in Hench's classes with examples of various
periods. Includes material reflecting his interest in Old Eng-
lish, Middle English and Elizabethan script; letters by asso-
ciates of Edgar Allan. Poe; Civil War letters; papers re-
lating to Virginia history ; correspondence of Charles Faulk-
ner (U S. Ambassador to France during the 19th cent) ;
t\A other correspondence and historical material.
Gifts, 1960-62.
MS 65-1029
Thompson, John Reuben, 1823-1873.
Papers, 1842-1926. 2 ft
In University of Virginia Library (38-705 &c.)
In part, typescripts and photocopies of poems and letters.
Poet editor, critic, and journalist Correspondence,
Thompson's London diary (1864), poems, speeches, essays,
Civil War news articles, photos., and other papers. In-
cludes correspondence during the years Thompson ^was
owner and editor of the Southern literary messenger (1847-
60) editor of the Southern field and fireside (1860), mem-
ber of the editorial staff of the London "Index" (1864-67),
official organ of the Confederate States in London, and
literary editor of the New York evening post (1868-73) and
correspondence relating to the publication of his book,
Poems of John R Thompson (1920). Correspondents in-
clude Benjamin Johnson Barbour, John Esten Cooke, James
Wood Davidson, Mary Barker (Carter) Dodge, Rufus Wil-
mot Griswold, Paul Hamilton Hayne, John Pendleton Ken-
nedy, William Gordon McCabe,"Matthew Fontaine Maury,
Benjamin Blake Minor, John Shelton Patton, Lily Quarks,
Susan P. (Thompson) Quarles, Lady Anna Isabella
(Thackeray) Ritchie, William Cabell Rives, William Gil-
more Simms, Elizabeth Drew (Barstow) Stoddard, Richard
Henry Stoddard, Henry Timrod, and James Grant Wilson.
Unpublished guide in the repository.
Gift and purchase, 19325-52.
MS 65-1030
Erhvnger, Joseph, 1874-
Papers, 1890-1964. 15 ft
In Washington University School of Medicine library
(St. Louis)
Physiologist Personal correspondence; lecture notes;
office files from the Dept. of Physiology at Washington Uni-
versity School of Medicine (ca. 1910-40); and Erlanger's
files on professional and scientific societies and research.
Index to the papers in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Gift of Dr. Erlanger, 1963.
Microfilm copies (negative and positive) available from
the library.
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amd *. - MS 66-1031
Jam, Harry E B d. 1961.
Papers, 1918-53. 6 ft. (ca. 3000 items)
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Journalist, politician, and labor leader. Chiefly corre-
spondence; together with financial records of the Seattle
union record, legal documents, minutes of meetings, speeches,
clippings, and other papers. The bulk of the collection
dates from 1918-28 and relates mainly to the management
of the Seattle union record, as well as to the labor movement
and polities m Washington. Correspondents include the
American Federation of Labor, Federated Press, William Z.
Foster, Saul Haas, James B. McNamara, Harvey O'Connor
Terence V. Powderly, William M. Short, Anne Louise'
Strong, and the United Mine Workers.
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the librarv
Gift of Mrs. Ault, 1962.
„ MS 65-1032
Bamum, William Milo, 1856-1926.
Papers, 1882-99. 3 ft.
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Business executive. Mostly correspondence, including 6
vols, of letter books relating chiefly to the following business
firms of which Bamum was an executive: Banning Brake
Shoe Company (N. J.), Henrico Coal Company (W. Va.),
Kanawha Improvement Company (W. Va,), National Min-
ing Company (N. Y.), Wells Farm Land and Mining Com-
pany (N. Y.), and the U. S. Electric Lighting Company.
Subjects covered include the electrical industry in the U. S.
and mining and railroad promotion in Appalachia and the
Eastern Midwest States. Formerly part of the records of
the Pacific Coast Coal and Oil Company of which Bamum
was chairman of the Board of Directors (ca. 1900-11).
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the Pacific Coast Coal and Oil Company, Seattle,
1963.
Qyk Unity Committee, Seattle.
Records, 1944-64. 14 ft
Li University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Chiefly correspondence of an unofficial race relations-civil
rights committee, together with the complete reports of the
committees activities and a nearly complete set of minutes.
The bulk of the collection dates from 1955-64 and includes
material on individual case histories. Other papers relate
to the Northwest Institute of Bace Belations sponsored bv
the committee (1948-53) and the Washington State Com-
mittee Against Discrimination in Employment (1945-49).
Correspondents include the Civic Unity Committee's presi-
dents and executive secretaries (Arthur G. Bamett Louise
P. Blackham, Henry Elliott, John F. Gordon, Paul B.
Green, George Greenwood, John H. Heitzman, Frank P.
HelseU, Archie S. Kate, Ann P. Madsen, Irene Burns Milter,
and Alfred J. Westberg) and the American Council on Bace
Belations, American Jewish Committee, American Jewish
Oongress, the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith,
Christian Friends for Bacial Equality, King County
(Wash.) Intergroup Belations Committee, the National As-
sociation of Intergroup Belations Officials, National Con-
ference of Christians and Jews, New York (City) Commis-
sion for Human Bights, the Seattle mayor, Seattle public
schools, the Urban League of Portland, the Washington
Citusens Committee for Civil Bights Legislation, Washing-
ton State legislators, Washington National Guard, Wash-
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ington State Advisory Committee to the U. S. Civic Bights
Commission, Washington State Board Against Discrimina-
tion in Employment, and the Washington State Committee
Against Discrimination.
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the Civic Unity Committee, 1964, through Louise
P. Blackham.
MS 65-1034
Cotterffl, George Fletcher, 1865-1958.
Papers, 1891-1956. 18 ft (ca. 25,000 items)
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Mayor of Seattle, Washington State senator, and con-
struction engineer. Correspondence (1891-1953), diary,
State legislative and court papers, speeches, engineering
notes, scrapbook, photos., clippings, and other papers in-
cluding some relating to the Seattle Port Commission and
the International Order of Good Templars of which Cot-
terill was an official. Correspondents include the Anti-
Saloon League of America, the Democratic Party, Wesley
Livsey Jones, Bobert Montgomery, Robert Moran, and
Beginald Heber Thomson.
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Purchase, 1959.
Rmraharson, Mary, 1902- ^ 65_1 ° 85
Papers, 1934-48. ca. 1000 items.
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Washington State senator. Chiefly correspondence and
clippings relating to Mrs. Farquharson's terms as senator
(1935-42) with some papers relating to the Women's Inter-
national League for Peace and Freedom, the American Civil
Liberties Union, the Seattle Council Against War the Fed-
eral Writers' Project, Washington, and the Communist
Party in Washington. Correspondents include Boger Nash
Baldwin, Homer Truett Bone, Irving M Clark, Dorothy
Detzer, Herbert Harris, Benjamin Hamilton Kizer, Warren
Grant Magnuson, Clarence Daniel Martin, Culbert Levy
Olson, Bobert J. PearsaU, and Monroe Mark Sweetland.
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Farquharson, 1963.
__ _ MS65-1036
Fnrrar, Timothy, 1747-1849.
Letters, 1802-33. Ill items.
In University of Washington Library ( Seattle)
Judge and lawyer, of New Hampshire. Personal letters
from Farrar to his son Timothy Farrar, Jr. (1788-1874)
concerning transportation, the buying and selling of land,
legal practices, health conditions, and other aspects of New
England life ; together with some material ( 1820-21) on the
Dartmouth College Board of Trustees of which Farrar was
a member.
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Trevor Kincaid, 1965.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1037
Habbeu, Charles S d. 1954! coUeetor.
Papers concerning Alaska, 1866-1948. ca. 2 ft.
In University of "Washington Library (Seattle)
Six vols, of letter books (1878-98) of Callbreath, Grant,
and Cook (a general store in Telegraph Greek, B. G, and
Wrangell, Alaska) ; a 19-voL diary (1880-1905) of John C.
Callbreath; and diaries of George R, Adams and F. M
Smith, members of the Western Union Telegraph. Expedi-
tion (1866-67) ; and other papers. Subjects mentioned in-
clude Tni-hing in British Columbia and surveying and tele-
graph communication in Alaska,
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in tike library.
Purchase, 1954.
MS 65-1038
Kendall, Benjamin Freeman, d. 1863.
Correspondence, 1856-63. ca. 200 items.
In University of Washington library ( Seattle)
Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Washington Terri-
tory ( 1861-62) . Correspondence concerning patronage and
Indians, coal mining, and politics in Washington Territory.
Correspondents include Alexander Smith Aberaethy, Anson
G. Henry, James Willis Nesmith, Victor Smith, Henry H.
Spalding, James Gilchrist Swan, William Fraser Tolmie,
and Henry L. Yesler.
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Harry B. McElroy and Mrs. Charles E. Allison,
1919-52.
MS 65-1039
King, John Nevin, 1827-1915.
Letters and diary, 1857-77. 11 items, 1 v., and 1 reel of
microfilm (negative)
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Microfilm copy of 201 letters from the King family papers
in the Illinois State Historical Library (from folders 44-51
and letters relating to the Willamette Falls Canal and Lock
Company)-
Quartermaster and collector of customs at Kodiak, Alaska.
Diary (1858-59) recording King's activities as quartermas-
ter on the Northwestern Boundary Survey; letters written
from Sitka and Kodiak, Alaska (1875-77) ; and microfilm
copies of King's letters relating to the work of the North-
western Boundary Survey (1857-60), to his quartermaster
service during the Civil War, and afterwards in various
parts of the West, and to his activities as secretary of the
Willamette Falls Canal and Lock Company (1871-73).
Much of the material reflects frontier and pioneer life in
Washington Territory.
Unpublished inventory in the library. The microfilmed
letters are described in the King family papers, 1798-1927;
a descriptive inventory, by R. L Brubaker (1963) p. 14-17
(Manuscripts in the Illinois State Historical Library, no. 1)
The diary and 11 letters were purchased, 1963.
MS 65-1040
Langlie, Arthur Bernard, 1900-
Papers, 1936-56. 54 ft.
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Lawyer, politician, and business executive of Seattle,
Wash. Correspondence; notebooks containing campaign ma-
terials and bulletins and articles of the New Order of Cin-
cinnatus; clippings; and campaign circulars. The bulk of
the papers date from Langlie's second and third terms
(1949-57) as governor of Washington and relate mainly to
tiie proposed Columbia Valley Administration, electrical
power, and Washington State departments ; n few papers
date from his first gubernatorial term (1941-45) and his
term as mayor of Seattle (1938-40). Subjects mentioned
include the Republican Party, the U. S. Federal Civil De-
fense Administration, the President's Committee for the De-
velopment of Scientists and Engineers, the Washington For-
est Advisory Committee, and Whitworth College, Spokane,
Wash. Correspondents include Sherman Adams, Harry
Pulliam Cain, Roger A. Freeman, Frederick George Ham-
ley, Otis Halbert Holmes, Walter Franklin Horan, Holland
H. Houston, Henry Martin Jackson, Leonard Beck Jordan,
William L McGrath, Russell Vernon Mack, Douglas Mc-
Kay, Warren Grant Magnuson, Hugh Burnton Mitchell,
Paul L Patterson, Thor Carl Tollefson, and Monrad C.
Wallgren.
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr.Langlie, 1959-61.
MS 65-1041
Leary, Eliza (Ferry) 1851-co- 1936.
Correspondence, 1868-99. ca. 2 ft (ca. 500 items)
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Chiefly social correspondence, relating mainly to life in
Washington Territory and the early years of statehood.
Correspondents include Mrs. Leary's father, Eliaha Peyre
Ferry, Governor of Washington, and her husband, John
Leary, mayor of Seattle.
Formerly included witii the library's collections of the
papers of Elisha P. Ferry (MS 60-3327) and of John Leary
(MS 60-S12).
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the estate of Mrs. Leary, 1936.
MS 65-1042
Litchman, Mark M 1887-1960.
Papers, 1914M50. 3 ft. ( ca. 2000 items)
Li University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Lawyer and politician. Correspondence, court papers,
speeches, writings, clippings, and other papers relating
mainly to Lichtman's career as a lawyer who defended pros-
pective deportees from deportation, the "Seattle union rec-
ord" against sedition charges, members of the Industrial
Workers of the World who were incarcerated without trial
in Yakima, Wash. (1933) and Haverty in International
Stevedoring vs. Haverty (the case which led to the abolition
of the fellow servant doctrine, 1926). Correspondents
include Roger N. Baldwin, Adele Parker Bennett, the Amer-
ican Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Democratic
Action, the International Workers Defense League, the
National Civil Liberties Bureau, National Non-Partisan
League; Socialist Party of Washington, and the U. S. Immi-
gration Service.
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Litchman and Mark Litchman, 1961.
MS 65-1043
McMicken family.
Papers, 1828-1930. 3 ft. (ca. 1000 items)
Li University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Papers of the William McMicken family and the Gilmore
Hays and John Goldsbury Parker families of Washington
Territory, the Jared Qstrander family of Wisconsin, and
the Asa Wells family of New York, all of whom were inter-
related. The main portion of the papers contains the cor-
respondence of William McMicken (1827-1899, lawyer, lieu-
tenant with the 10th Minnesota Volunteers, assessor, and
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McMicken family. Papers, 1828-1930. (Continued)
surveyor general of Washington Territory) and his wife,
7?™t Ostrander McMicken and includes over 200 lettere
from McMicken to Rowena from the western theater of
K!^ TSf ^ Gvil War and ^ Siou * Indi ** War
U8bi-fi5) Other correspondents include William Smith
iiing, Obadiah Benton McFadden, William Winlock Miller
Isaac Ingalls Stevens, and William Windom. '
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library
Information on literary rights available in the librarv
Purchase, 1959.
Northwest Public Power Association. ^ 65 ~ 1044
Records, 1946- 15 ft
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Correspondence, technical reports, hearings, court papers,
campaign literature, and other papers relating to specific
projects of the association in its advocacy of public control
of electrical power generation and distribution in the 7
fctates of the Columbia River Basin and the Pacific North-
""^ ~ xecutlve secretary of the association is Gus Nor-
wood. Correspondents include congressional delegations of
the Pacific Northwest States and the State and Federal
agencies concerned with electrical power and water resources.
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the association, on a continuing basis, as its official
archive.
«__ T MS 65-1045
Oregon Improvement Company.
Records, 1880-96. 50 ft. (ca. 20,000 items)
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Executive correspondence, statements of accounts, legal
documents, court papers, and minutes. Includes papersof
the following subsidiaries : Columbia and Puget Sound Rail-
road, Pacific Coast Coal Company, Pacific Coast Railway
Company (San Luis Obispo), Pacific Coast Steamship
wT^',, S ^ e and Nort W Railway, Seattle and
Walla Walla Railroad and Seattle Coal and Transportation
Company. Names represented include Henry Villard, Jo-
seph Norton Dolph, and Simeon G. Reed, founders of the
Oregon Improvement Company, Elijah Smith, who replaced
VlUard as the company's president, and John L. Howard,
who managed much of the operations from the San Fran-
cisco office.
Formerly part of the records of the Pacific Coast Coal
and Oil Company.
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the librarv
Gift of the Pacific Coast Coal and Oil Company, 1962. '
d -c o * „ MS 65-1046
Pacific Coast Company.
Records, 1896-1916. ca. 100,000 items.
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Executive correspondence, financial papers, and legal doc-
uments of the company which purchased the Oregon Im-
provement Company (1896), merchandised oil in the coast-
wise trade, conducted real estate operations in Seattle and
coal mining promotions in British Columbia; and had as
subsidiaries the Black Diamond Coal Mine (Wash.), the
Cedar Mountain Coal Mine (Wash.), the Columbia and
Puget Sound Railroad, Pacific Coast Coal and Oil Com-
pany Pacific Coast Railway Company (San Luis Obispo),
and the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. Names repre-
sented include William Milo Barnum, chairman of the
Board of Directors (ca. 1900-11).
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the librarv
Gift of the Pacific Coast Coal and Oil Company.
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» -, ™ „ MS65-104T
Ranck, Glenn N 1869-
Papers, 1898-1926. ca. 160 items.
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Washington State representative, Clark Co. (Wash.)
treasurer, and newspaper editor. Correspondence, speeches,
writings, scrapbook, photos., and other papers. Includes
material on Fort Vancouver, Wash., Indian and pioneer
legends and history, die Spanish-American War, and the
1st Washington Infantry Begt of Volunteers (1898). Cor-
respondents include Thompson Coit Elliott, Wesley Livsey
Jones, Miles C. Poindexter, John R. Rogers, and Theodore
Roosevelt
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Purchase, 1964.
„ „ . . MS 65-1048
Reed, Mark Edward, 1866-1933.
Papers, 1918-33. 9 ft.
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Lumberman, financier, politician, and Washington State
representative. Chiefly correspondence, much of which re-
lates to the operation of the Simpson Logging Company (of
which Reed was president), the Phoenix Logging Com-
pany, the Reed Mill Company, the Washington National
Bank of Olympia, and the First National Bank of Seattle
(of which he was director) . Correspondents include Charles
E. Clise, James J. Donovan, Marion E. Hay, Alex Poison,
Edgar A. Sims, and the American Legion Post 31 (Shelton,
Wash.), the Columbia Basin Irrigation League, and the Re-
publican Party.
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the Simpson Timber Company, 1959.
Riley, Edith Dolan, 1885- MS 65-1049
Papers, 1909-64. 4 ft. (ca. 5000 items)
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Politician and chairman of the Democratic Central Com-
mittee, Spokane Co., Wash. Correspondence, 3 vols, of
reminiscences, speeches, writings, audiograms with typed
transcriptions related to the reminiscences, photos., memora-
bilia, and other papers. The reminiscences are of Demo-
cratic Party work m Washington and focus upon Lewis B.
Schwellenbach for whom Mrs. Riley handled patronage,
James M Geraghty, and Clarence C. Dill. Other papers
are concerned with her official work with the Democratic
Party, the League of Women Voters, and the Federation of
Motion Picture Councils. Correspondents include Homer
T. Bone, A. Scott Bullitt, Mary W. Dewson, Clarence C
Dill, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the librarv
Gift of Mrs. Riley, 1964. '
»«m.- * -. MS 65-1050
Bobbins family.
Papers, 1791-1863. 2 ft. (ca. 350 items)
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
" Photocopies of seven letters written to and from J. Wil-
liam Bingham.
Chiefly correspondence, together with sermons and mili-
tary documents of a Congregational family of Plymouth,
Mass., and Marietta, Ohio, which included the Rev Chand-
ler Robbins (1738-1799) ; his son, the Rev. Samuel Prince
Robbins (1777-1823) ; and Samuel's son, the Rev. Samuel
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Bobbins family. Papers, 1791-1863. (Continued)
Prince Bobbins, Jr. The younger Samuel's letters are
mainly to William Rufus Putnam concerning frontier and
pioneer life in Ohio and the Andover Theological Seminary,
which Samuel attended in the 1830's. Letters (1862-63) of
J. William Bingham were written from his regiment (1st
Massachusetts Volunteers) during the Civil War. Corre-
spondence of Rufus Putnam (1738-1824:) relates to the Ohio
Company of Associates. Includes 25 handwritten vols, of
sermons (1806-23) of the elder S. P. Robbins and Civil War
military documents of Samuel Robbins Bingham, a captain
with the 30th Company Massachusetts Unattached Heavy
Artillery (1864-65).
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Philip E. Robbins, 1961, 1964.
MS 66-1051
Ruegnitz, Wflliam C
Correspondence, 1917-44. ca. 2 ft. (ca. 2500 items)
In University of Washington Library ( Seattle)
Correspondence relating to two associations which consist
primarily of employers concerned with labor relations in
the forest industries of the Pacific Northwest: the Loyal
Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen (of which Ruegnitz was
president) and the Columbia Basin Loggers, Portland, Or.
(of which he was manager). Chief correspondents are the
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, the St. Paul and Tacoma
Lumber Company, and other firms in the industry.
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of the College of Forestry, University of Washington,
1947.
MS65-1052
Seattle {Port District) Port Commission.
Records, 1911-21. 3 ft. (ca. 2000 items)
•In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Chiefly correspondence, together with documents, speeches,
writings, minutes of meetings, reports, and legislative ma-
terial, relating mainly to the work of Robert Bridges (1861-
1921), a member of the board (1911-19) of the Port Com-
mission. Correspondents include Clarence C. Dill, Wesley
L. Jones, James Hamilton Lewis, Ernest Lister, William G.
McAdoo, Miles C. Poindexter, George Turner, Woodrow
Wilson, the Non-Partisan League of Washington, and the
Seattle Central Labor Council ( AFL).
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bridges, 1939.
MS 65-1053
Semple, Eugene, 1840-1908.
Papers, 1865-1908. 9 ft. (ca. 10,000 items)
In University of Washington Library ( Seattle)
Lawyer, Oregon State printer, and Governor of Washing-
ton Territory. Correspondence, diary, documents, court
papers, scrapbooks, and other papers relating mainly to the
Bowers Seattle- Yukon Gold Dredging Company, Herald
Printing Company, Lincoln Oil and Gas Company, Lucia
Mfll Company (which Semple established, 1882) , the Seat-
tle and Lake Washington Waterway Company (which he
organized, 1894, to connect Lake Washington with Elliott
Bay), and the Washington Harbor Line Commission (of
which he was a member, 1890-93). Correspondents include
Edgar G. Ames, Theodore E. Burton, Andrew Henrich,
James Hamilton Lewis, Joseph K McCammon, Lansing B.
Mizner, James A. Moore, Robert Moran, Frank J. Parker,
Will H Parry, George M Paschall, Thomas Patterson,
William F. Prosser, Philip Ritz, James Semple, Thomas
W. Symons, and J. S. Wintermute.
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mary Ethel Swanstrom (daughter), 1941, 1954,
and Mrs. Lucy Adair (granddaughter) , 1965.
MS 65-1054
Southwest Washington Public Utility Districts' Associa-
tion*
Records, 1936-64. 1 ft. (ca. 500 items) _
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Correspondence and minutes of meetings. Co'responoV
ents indude Kenneth Billington, Harry P. Cam, Jack R.
Cluck, Russell V. Mack, Warren G. Magnuson, Hugh B.
Mitchell, Guy C. Myers, Gus Norwood, Gus A. **"."»•
Cbauncey Price, Paul J. Raver, James D. Ross, and the
Inland Empire Waterways Association.
Formerly included in the library's collections of the pa-
pers of Gus A Peters, Gus Jaspers, and the Northwest Pub-
lic Power Association.
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Gus Jaspers, Gus A Peters, and the Northwest
Public Power Association, 1963.
MS 65-1055
Spear, Lillian Sytten, 1897-1963.
Papers, 1936-63. 7 ft. (ca. 6000 items)
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Teacher and civic leader. Correspondence, minutes of
meetings, campaign material, and other papers relating to
the following organizations of which Mrs. Spear was an
official or secretary: King County Public Utility District
Association, Public Ownership League of Washington,
Puget Sound Utility Commissioners' Association, Snoho-
mish County Legislative Council, Snohomish County Public
Utility Association, Snohomish County Public Utility Dis-
trict, Washington Public Utility Commissioner's Associa-
tion, and the Washington Public Utility Districts' Associa-
tion. Correspondents include Homer T. Bone, Jack R
Cluck, John M Coffee, Henry M. Jackson, Joseph E.
McGoran, Warren G. Magnuson, Hugh B. Mitchell, Mal-
colm M Moore, Gus A Peters, Martin F. Smith, Monrad
C. Wallgren, and Adolph Ziebell, and the Bonneville Power
Administration, the Democratic Party, Patrons of Husban-
dry (Washington), Public Ownership League of America,
Puget Sound Power and Light Company, and the Washing-
ton Water Power Company.
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Spear, 1963.
MS 65-1056
Tolmie, WilBam Fraser, 1812-1886.
Correspondence, 1845-65. ca. 240 items.
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Transcripts (typewritten) of 75 items and photocopies
(negative) of 19 items. ^ ^ ^ -
Superintendent of the Fort Niscraally branch of the Puget
Sound Agricultural Company, a subsidiary of Hudson s
Bay Company. Correspondence relating to the operation
of the Fort Nisqually Farm. Correspondents include La-
fayette Bakh, Francis A Chenoweth, James Douglas, Isaac
N Ebey, Roderick Finlayson, Amory Holbrook, Dugald
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Correspondence, 1845-
Tolmie, Wiliiam Eraser, 1812-1886.
65. (Continued)
AfccTaiTsh, Charles H Mason, Simpson P. Moses, Peter
Skene Ogden, Michael T. Simmons, and James Taton.
Unpublished inventory record in the library.
Information on literary rights available in" the library
iTircnased from Clarence B. Bagley, 1919.
Washington Pension Union. ^ 65 ' 10W
Records, 1933-61. 8 ft.
In University of Washington Library (Seattle)
Correspondence minutes, financial records, conventions,
radio broadcasts, legislative materials, organizational mate-
2fX I TS ngCO1, ? ituti0nal chan S 8S - «w* Pap***, and a
set of tie "Pension builder" (the union publication^ Court
papers pertain to hearings of welfare cases and to the U. S
Subversive Activities Control Board hearings against Wil-
SE££" ,M S k . W ^ ^ ^ashmgtoMSoTunion
(1955-59) and include extensive files of testimony, briefs,
and opinions. Other papers relate to the William J. Pen-
Z™ ^^-^atum ( 1953 ~ 58 ). ** Washington Com-
msHs? 1 JST* (m ,^ 8) ' "* L^Westman
T iSr ) L ™? nd " Pe^onal papers (1943-55) of William
J. Pennock. Correspondents include Norman P. Atkinson
S^J^l °°2^ Mabfl Conrad, Gretchen Da^SS
Henry P^her^Forer and Eein (firm), Barbara Hartle, Marv
Hopfansor, Warren GrantMagnuson, Richard^KX
berger, Lou!se Pennock, William James Pennock, Terry
Pettus, Thomas C. Babbitt, Jay Sykes, Etta Tripp, Lenus
Westman the U. S. Senate Subversive Activities Control
ttoard, and the attorney general, the Social Security Dept,
and the Dept. of Public Assistance of the State of Washing-
Unpublished inventory record and guide in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Cxift of the Washington Pension Union and Mrs. Louise
Pennock, 1962. Dedicated by the union to the memory of
William J. Pennock.
Brisbane, Wiflianv Henry, 1803 (ca.)-1878 ^ 6 ^" 1058
Papers, 1829-1913. 2 ft
In State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections.
Th»K c l er g yman ' Physician, and editor, of Arena, Wis.
The bulk of the papers are bound in 49 Vols, and include
7u£3wr? ? m Bnsbane?s i°™»Als (1834-42), his diaries
(1844-1878), pro-slavery arguments (prior to 1835), anti-
slavery essays and addresses, sermons, religious composi-
tions, and copies of 13 letters written (1859)to such perWs
3 SSL^S"? ^ d <¥ Sdaaz ' t °S ether ^ diaries
of members of the Brisbane family, missionary circle records,
reminiscences, and miscellaneous papers. The unbound ma-
terial consists of some correspondence (1861-1913), sermons.
kss. of stones, and cuppings. =»™iuns,
Unpublished inventory in the repository
Br2e"w6'5} e Brisbane ' Bubin Brisb ane> and Mrs. Edith
Bruno, Henry Augustine, 1893- MS 65-1059
Papers, 1923-63. 10 ft.
In State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections
V**n rektlons J counsel ■»* aviation pioneer, of New
lork. Correspondence; material relating to Bruno's book
oTX™ ***** (1942) ; a «** of ^ ReSLenS
torv(&£^ n i a T 10 £ a ^W^tion to the Oral His-
tory CMce of Columbia University) ; articles by him, chiefly
™EU2 Bta i m ^T ZUm ' "^ * rtid '* about & orfcs firm;
publicity inatenals prepared by Bruno and his firm- clipl
pings; and memorabilia predominantly relating to the New
I
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York Lotos Club and the American Legion Air Service Post
501. The publicity materials make up the bulk of the papers
and include outlines of publicity campaigns, press releases,
photos., examples of printed publicity materials, a press kit
prepared for the National Association of Engine and Boat
Manufacturers, and press clippings concerning the defense
special trains in 1941. The largest portion of the corre-
spondence is letters Bruno received while president of the
New York Lotos Club. The other letters are either con-
cerned with his book, Wings over America, or ways to obtain
publicity for his clients. Correspondents include Bernard
Baruch, Omar Bradley, Thomas E. Dewey, J. H ("Jimmy")
Doolittle, Dwight D. Eisenhower, "Jim" Farley, Herbert
Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, Robert Jackson, David Lawrence,
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Douglas MacArthur, Frank E.
Mason, Chester Nimitz, Richard Nixon, Prince Rainier
(faranaldi), Carlos Romulo, Francis Cardinal Spellman,
Lowell Thorn**, Vernon Thomson, Harry Truman, Nathan
Twining, Earl Warren, and Orville Wright
Unpublished inventory in the repository.
Gift of Mr. Bruno, 1963.
»„. «™. „ MS 65-1060
Hedges, William S 1895-
Papers, 1918-63. ca.3ft
In State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections.
Vice president of the National Broadcasting Company.
Correspondence, speeches and articles, Hedges' World War n
research file, memorabilia, and other papers. Includes about
400 letters (1926-62) and materials including reports, min-
utes, and statements relating to the National Broadcasting
Company, the Broadcast Pioneers, and the National Associa-
tion of Broadcasters; speeches dealing with the Federal
Communications Commission, speech education, and various
phases of television and radio; and "Thirty years in broad-
casting; £] bmited view of one man watching the growth of
an industry," ateanscript of interviews with Hedges for the
Oral History Office of Columbia University. OU6WIDrine
Unpublished inventory in the repository
Gift of Mr. Hedges, 1963.
Hightower, John Murmann, 1909- MS 65_1061
Papers, 1944-60. 4 ft.
Li State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections
sio%£w T** 01 ^ correspondent. Correspondence
(1945-60) including letters to Ms wife while Hightower was
covering : the Council of Foreign Ministers in Moscow (1947)
and Berlin (1954) ; background information consisting pre-
dominantly ^of confidential memoranda from press con-
ferences of Government officials such as John Foster Dulles
Averell Harnman, and George C. Marshall ; State Dept. and
foreign embassy press releases; clippings of Hightowert
«^m; notebook, kept by Hightower on press conferences,
*Ploinatic : conferences and trips; and 10 desk calendars™
thTwll^tS n ° teS ' notebook s comprise the bulk of
Unpublished inventory in the repository
^Closed to investigators without the recommendation of the
jS? vi582/ mtten PeTm ^ 0n of **• Hiffttower until
Gift of Mr. Hightower, 1962.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
)
MS 65-1062
Kaltenbom, Hans von, 1878-1965.
Papers, 1883-1962. 100 ft.
In State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections.
Radio commentator and news analyst. Correspondence
(1902-62); mss. of Kaltenborn's books, articles, lectures,
addresses, and press columns; notes; radio, television and
film scripts (1935-62) ; publicity releases; business and pro-
fessional papers; scrapbooks of bis life, career, and articles;
and memorabilia. The correspondence includes fan mail,
family and personal letters, and an autograph collection of
nearly 1000 letters from famous people in broadcasting,
politics, the arts, sports, and scholarship. Mss. of his books
include Europe now (1945), It seems like yesterday (1956),
and Fifty fabulous years (1950). The business papers de-
scribe Kaltenborn's relationship with networks, sponsors,
advertising agencies, and publishers. His professional
papers include materials concerning the Association of
Radio and Television News Analysts, Broadcast Pioneers,
the Kaltenbom Foundation, the Overseas Press Club, and
the American Civil Liberties Union. The scripts represent
a complete record of Kaltenborn's prepared broadcasts since
1935.
Descriptive brochure published by the Mass Communica-
tions History Center of the State Historical Society of Wis-
consin : The H. V. Kaltenbom collection.
Gift of Mr. Kaltenbom, 1954-62.
MS 65-1063
Kenny, Robert Walker, 1901-
Papers of Robert Walker Kenny and Robert S. Morris,
1940-57. 10 ft
In State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections.
Lawyer, of Los Angeles. The papers of Robert Walker
Kenny and Robert S. Morris (b. 1915), California lawyers,
who. defended actors and writers involved in civil liberties
cases, congressional hearings and blacklistings include legal
papers and with some correspondence, newspaper clippings,
and miscellany relating to the Washington hearings of screen
writers, producers, and directors summoned to testify before
the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Also in-
cludes material relating to the Hollywood Nineteen, the
Hollywood Ten, and blacklisting in the movie industry.
The material is related to the society's Dalton Trumbo,
Albert Maltz, and Hollywood Democratic Committee collec-
tions.
Unpublished inventory in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Mr. Kenny and Mr. Morris, 1962.
MS 65-1064
Kerr, Jean (Collins) 1925-
Papers of Jean (Collins) Kerr and Walter Kerr, 1929-61.
12ft.
In State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections.
Author. Correspondence; notes and typescripts of essays,
short stories, lyrics, books, plays, and adaptations for the
stage and television ; outlines, notes, and typescripts of lec-
tures; financial statements; clippings; and other papers of
Jean and Walter Kerr (b. 1913), author and drama critic.
Correspondents include Mr. Kerr's mother, Esther (Daugh-
erty) Kerr, and his sister, nuns, and priests; together with
such well-known persons as George Abbott, Brooks Atkin-
son, W. HAuden, Ralph Bellamy, Barrett H. Clark, John
van Druten, John Gassner, John Golden, Mordecai Gorelik,
Oscar Hammerstein n, Moss Hart, Helen Hayes, Peter Lind
Hayes, Hubert Hefiner, Elia Kazan, Howard Lindsay,
Claire Luce, Claudia McNeil, Fredric March, Mary
Martin, Groucho Marx, Jo Mielziner, Max Reinhardt, Wil-
liam Saroyan, Gloria Swanson, and Tennessee Williams.
Unpublished inventory in the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Mr. Kerr, 1962.
MS 65-1066
Kirsch, William, 1889-1956.
Papers, 1921-54. 4 ft
In State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections.
Agricultural economist and statistician for the Wiscon-
sin State Dept of Agriculture. Correspondence, research
files, notes, articles, and clippings, concerned with Kirsch's
interest in Wisconsin agriculture and marketing practices.
The correspondence reflects his interest in the problems of
the Wisconsin Cooperative Milk Pool in the 1930's and in
the anti-monopoly indictments against large cheese com-
panies, price controls in dairy products, standardization of
farm products, advertising in the dairy industry, and agri-
cultural production and marketing in Wisconsin in the
1940's. Correspondents include U. S. Representative Merlin
Hull, U S. Senator Robert M La Follette, Jr., Thurman
Arnold of the Justice Dept and Donald Montgomery, con-
sumer's counsel for the U S. Dept. of Agriculture.
Unpublished inventory in the repository.
Gift of Mrs. Kirsch, 1957.
MS 65-1066
Mason, Frank Earl, 1893-
Papers, 1931-46. 3 ft
In State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections.
Government official, foreign correspondent, and pub-
lisher; of New York. Correspondence; Mason's speeches
covering newspaper-radio relations, short wave broadcast-
ing, and propaganda; telephone logs and daily appointment
sheets, kept while he was a special assistant to the Secretary
of the Navy during World War n; a typescript of his testi-
mony before a congressional hearing in 1938 relating to
short wave; reports about short wave and reconversion of
industry after the war; and mimeograph copies of the news
conferences of the Secretary of the Navy predominantly
concerned with the war in the Pacific with some material on
the Normandy invasion. Most of the correspondence is con-
cerned with theNational Broadcasting Company's progress
in developing short wave facilities and Mason's activities in
the U. S. Dept of the Navy. Includes letters from Herbert
Hoover and Joachim Streseman, son of Germany's "Peace
Chancellor."
Unpublished inventory in the repository.
Gift of Mr. Mason, 1961.
MS 65-1067
Progressive Citizens of America. HoUywood Arts, Sciences,
and Professions Council.
Records, 1943-58. 6 ft
In State Historical Society of Wisconsin collections.
Mainly files (1943-49) of the council and its predecessors;
the Hollywood Democratic Committee and the Hollywood
Independent Citizens Council of the Arts, Sciences, and Pro-
fessions, kept by George Pepper, the executive secretary and
one of the Hollywood Ten. Includes correspondence, mate-
rials relating to reorganization and meetings, statements of
policy, financial records, bills favored or sponsored in the
U. S. Congress by the council, campaign plans, 20 tape re-
127
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Progressive Citizens of America. Hollywood Arts, Sciences,
and Professions Council. Records, 1943-58.
(Continued).
Shl! Sh0W5 ' ?**** and dLnners WW* or pro-
(1944-48), clippings, pubhcation, and other papers
ffii. ^ a rt Kenny and Robert Morris c °i-
Unpublished inventory in the repository
Informal on literary rights available in the repository.
(lift of George Pepper, 1962. J
Adams, George Burton, 1851-1925. ^ 65 ~ 1068
Correspondence, ca. 1880-1920. 12 ft. (ca. 6000 items)
-In I ale University Library.
Professor of history at Yale University. Correspondence
concerning English history, the Yale History DeptTthe re-
lationship of graduate to undergraduate education at Yale
and in general, the American Historical Association, and the
"American historical review." Includes correspondence with
prominent British and American historians.
Unpublished preliminary register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Adams and Ruth Adams, 1909-42.
Adams, Thomas Sewel], 1873-1933 MS 65-1069
Papers, 1900-33. 21 ft. (ca. 10,000 items)
In Yale University Library.
xr 1 ***- ^^ O ec ^ omist '' and Pressor at Yale University.
Material (1926-27) collected and written for a survey for
the American Gas Association; material (1921-25) for a
survey of the cement industry in the case U. S. vs. Atlas
£ortland .Cement Company, et al.; material concerning the
Committees on Double Taxation of the InternationalCham-
mSa- oSrT 6 ?* and of ^ Lea £ ue of Nations; papers
(190^27) relating to the Wisconsin Tax Commission ; W
papers relating to the President's. Conference on Home
funding and Home Ownership, 1931-32, and State and
Federal tax problems, 1900-33. The papers relate almost
exclusively to matters of taxation.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
trift of the estate of Mr. Adams, 1937.
Ailing family. MS 65-1070
Papers, 1726-1885. ca. 250 items.
In Yale University Library.
Chiefly legal papers of the Ailing family of New Haven,
Conn^, including the legal papers of Lt. Josiah Francis
Clark, relating to his service in the Union Army, 1859-62
Information on literary rights available in the library
Purchase, 1945 and 1950.
Anrfl . TO MS 65-1071
Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-
Constituent correspondence, 1937. ca. 1200 items.
In Yale University Library.
U. S. Senator from Vermont and member of the Senate
Judiciary Committee. Letters to Austin from his constitu-
ents, expresang their approval of his opposition to the at-
tempted reorganization of the U. S. Federal Judiciary as
embodied in S. 1392, 75th Congress, 1st Session, 1937
Information on literary rights available in the librarv
Gift of Mr. Austin, 1943.
128
„ MS 65-1072
Burnet family.
Papers, 1725-1936. ca. 80 items.
In Yale University Library.
Chiefly personal correspondence of Richard West (1716-
1742), poet; of his sister, Mary (West) Williams (1715-
1800) ; of her son, the Rev. John Henry Williams (b. 1747) ;
andof her father, Richard West, Sr. (d. 1726), lawyer,
playwright, and statesman; family genealogies; legal
papers; and other material. Includes two letters from doc-
tors discussing various physical ailments in the light of
medical knowledge of the time; letters (1724-26) to Richard
West, Sr. (when he was Chancellor of Ireland) from several
Government officials, including Granville, Newcastle, and
Walpoie discussing various affairs of state; a collection of
poetry written by Richard West, Jr., and Daniel Gaches;
and information on the Dutch estate of Bp. Gilbert Burnet
(1643-1715), and especially on the claims of the Rev. John
Henry Williams to the inheritance of that estate.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Purchased from Henry C. Smith, 1954.
. t MS 65-1073
Carpenter, Arthur B
Letters, 1860-66. ca. 160 items.
In Yale University Library.
U. S. Army officer. Letters written by Carpenter to his
parents in Monson, Mass., and to other members of his fam-
ily; and a photo, signed while he was a sergeant The
papers relate to the Battle of Shiloh at Pittsburg Landing,
Tenn.; the Confederate evacuation of Corinth, Miss.- the
battle around Stone River, Tenn. (Battle of Murfreesboro) ;
the charge on Confederates at Hoover's Gap, Tenn.; the
Battle of Chickamauga, Ga.; the skirmish on Tunnel Hill in
Tenn.; the Battle of Resaca, Ga.; the Battle of Kennesaw
Mountain, Ga.; the occupation of -Atlanta; and the march
through the South by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Charles Eberstedt, 1964.
_..,., MS 65-1074
Finch family.
William Appleton Aiken collection, 1660-1715. ca. 4500
items.
In Yale University Library.
In part, photocopies.
Notes and photocopies of items of British history, mainly
of the Finch family, particularly Daniel Finch, 2d earl of
Nottingham.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. William Appleton Aiken, 1959.
Goodyear family. MS65-1075
Papers, 1755-1901. 353 items.
In Yale University Library.
Papers of Watson Andrews Goodyear (1839-1891) , geolo-
gist and civil and mining engineer; of Edward Bassett
Goodyear (1840-1899) ; of Ellsworth D. S. Goodyear, Union
-6jmy general during the Civil War; and of other members
of the Connecticut family.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift and purchase.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1076
Marsh, Othniel, Charles |> 1831-1899.
Papers, 1817-1940. ca. 15,500 items.
In Yale University Library.
Paleontologist and professor at Yale University. Fam-
ily, personal, and business correspondence, notes and
sketches, accounts, expense lists and receipts, notebooks, pub-
lications (1817-1940), photos., and other papers relating to
the personal life of Marsh and some of his relatives, but
primarily to the National Academy of Science (of which
Marsh was president), the U. S. Geological Survey, the
U. S. National and Peabody Museums, and to Marsh's con-
tributions to the development of paleontology as a science.
Includes Bed Cloud Agency correspondence, reports, and
notes; correspondence with noted scientists; and printed
items relating to Marsh's scientific career, paleontology, and
to the materials collected by him. Correspondents include
Alexander Agassis, Louis Agassiz, William Henry Brewer,
George Jarvis Brush, Charles R Darwin, James Dwight
Dana, Sir William Henry Flower, Edward Everett Hale,
Thomas Henry Huxley, Simon Newcomb, George Peabody,
Charles Sanders Pierce, Noah Porter, Bed Cloud, Samuel
H. Scudder, William Tecumseh Sherman, Francis A.
Walker, and Theodore Dwight Woolsey.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Marsh, 1899; and Archives of Peabody Mu-
seum, Yale University.
MS 65-1077
Sizer, Theodore, 1892-
Papers, 1930-54. ca. 350 items.
In Yale University Library.
Professor of art history and Director, Yale University Art
Gallery. Correspondence (1930-47) of Sizer with Eric Gill,
James Lukens McConaughy, Gifford Pinchot, Noiel Lawson
Lewis, and Sir Edmund Kerchever Chambers; correspond-
ence concerning Sizer's career as a monuments officer during
World War n; and correspondence, articles, and newspaper
clippings (1943-48) pertaining to the Monuments, Fine
Arts, and Archives Section of the U. S. Army Air Corps,
during World War n.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Sizer, 1942.
MS 65-1078
Smith, Charles Robinson, 1855-1930.
Papers, 1855-ca. 1930. ca. 2500 items.
In Yale University library.
Lawyer. Correspondence and articles. Includes letters
to newspaper editors concerning primarily the cancellation
of Allied war debts, particularly with France. Correspond-
ents include William E. Borah and Jean Jusserand.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Miss D. Robinson Smith, 1958-59.
MS65-1079
ToDer, Ernst, 1893-1939.
Papers, 1934-39. ca. 3600 items.
In Yale University Library.
German playwright. Correspondence, texts, printed and
typewritten matter, articles, photos., newspaper clippings,
and miscellaneous fiction and other material. The papers,
chiefly in English, relate to German drama in the 20th cen-
tury and to European political and intellectual develop-
ments, particularly regarding the response to the rise of Hit-
ler and to the Spanish Civil War.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Purchased from Sidney Kaufman, 1954.
MS 65-1080
Yale University. Library.
Latin American collection, 1521-1918. ca. 3140 items.
In Yale University Library.
In part, transcripts and photocopies (negative).
Correspondence; official government documents including
reports, decrees, commissions, and awards; church docu-
ments; chronicles; essays; poetry; discourses; prints and
engravings; and other papers chiefly from Spain, Mexico,
and Peru, with some from Cuba, Central America, and Par-
aguay relating to the Colonial, Independence, and National
periods in Latin American history. Includes papers about
Puebla, Mexico, dealing with civil and criminal law cases
including settlement of estates, cattle rustling, trials for in-
cest, petitions to the government, church affairs, and Indian
controversies; and material about government, churches,
commerce, economics, law, mining, geography, and social
life in Latin American countries. Signers of letters and
documents include Sim6n Bolivar, Anastasio Bustamante,
Porfirio Diaz, Manuel Hidalgo, Augustin de Iturbide, Jos6
de San Martin, Benito Juarez, Maximil ia n , Emperor of
Mexico, Jose Maria Morelos, Jose Antonio Paez, Juan
Manuel de Eosas, and Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana.
Unpublished register in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gifts from the Del Monte Collection, the Hiram Bingham
Collection, and the Henry B. Wagner Collection; Frances
Dorothy Beebe; Buckingham Smith; and funds from Wal-
ter McClintock.
MS 65-1081
Geist, Otto William, 1888-1963.
Papers, 1927-63. ca. 80 feet.
In University of Alaska Library.
Paleontologist and archeologist in Alaska. Correspond-
ence (some of it personal) ; diaries; reports; notes; speci-
men catalogs; maps; photos, chiefly of the specimens col-
lected, collection sites, and natives; financial papers; and
other papers. Many of the reports and diaries are of the
St. Lawrence Island Expeditions (1926-29) where Geist
discovered and excavated an ancient Eskimo village (Kuku-
lik). Principal geographical areas covered are Fairbanks,
St Lawrence Island, and Porcupine and Crow Rivers,
Alaska. Correspondents include Dr. Charles Bunnell,
Childs Frick, and Olaus Johan Murie.
Unpublished guide in the repository.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Geist's estate, 1964.
MS 65-1082
'Virginia Civil War letters, 1863-65. 115 items.
In University of Alaska Library.
Correspondence, battle orders, directives, and military re-
ports relating to the fighting activities of the Dept. of West
Virginia, the Middle Military Division, and the 2d Cavalry
Division, U. S. Army. Includes letters relating to military
operations against Early and Mosby, containing reports by
scouts on enemy maneuvers, and outlining proposed strategy.
Correspondents include Generals William Woods AvereU,
George H. Chapman, Benjamin Franklin Kelley, William
Henry Powell, William B. Tibbits, and Alfred Thomas
Archimedes Torbert.
129
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Virginia Civil War letters, 1863-65. (Continued)
ChS U Sll gtt i de , intll , 6librai7 - ^ described in
H^r^J^^^ t0graphs ' ^ Sak So- 2, Gotham
.Hotel, October 17th, 1963, p. 131 ^^
^PxT *° ^Jf^ 15 *M» approval from the Curator of
tt^muscnpt CoUection or the Director of the SorSel
CJarkson, Inomas, 1760-1846. MS 66 ~ 1083
Papers, 1785-1929. 42 items
ii Atlanta University, Trevor Arnett Library.
English abolitionist. Chiefly correspondence, together
StX^-* ^f^'* 'WS inritos 2C£
SSltel T^ "^ to ^ ^it to France rfter
£e fall of a, , Bastille, a ms. by Mrs. Dickinson, wife of the
Btetor of Wolferton, four silhouettes, an annotated cop/of
n.Zf^ ?T C^* 30 * «*d his wife, Catherine (Buck)
Clarkson, to her parents, Mr. and mS. WilC Buck?9
letters by Mrs. Dickinson; and a letter (1929) by Sir Robert
Forsyth Scott, Master of St John's Couege, CanabridTre-
lating to a ms. of a Clarkson essay <-<«a°nage, re-
Papers individually cataloged in the library,
tuft of Anson Phelps Stokes, 1932.
Angoff, Charles, 1902- MS 65-1084
Papers, 1932-65. ca. 500 items.
In Boston University Library.
In part, photocopies (10 items)
en« U ^ a ? d editor / fmAmericai1 mercury. Correspond-
SeTr^ ! raryfi ^ UMS ' P artic «l«ly H. L. Mencken in
thwrnutaal association on Th. American mercury kss.
typescripts, and carbons of AngofPs works; and^ppW
Inventory available in the library. cuppings.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
Ardrey, Robert, 1908- MS 65-1085
Papers, 1936-S4. ca. 300 items.
In Boston University Library.
Author and playwright. Correspondence, msb. and type-
scripts of 17 of Ardrey's books in sevenddrafte with ha£
graph notes and corrections. Includes correspondence with
publishers in London and abroad; and correspondence con-
cerning scientific reactions to the thesis of his book. African
genesis (1961) . ^^ ~««*u
Inventory in the library.
^ffflmation on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Ardrey, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
urmonr, Richard WiDard, 1906- MS 66 ~ 1086
Papers, 1964-65. 2 ft.
In Boston University Library.
wot^tV, ^^P 011 ^ *** typescripts of Armour's
worJcs with many holograph notes.
Inventory available in the library.
ra^^° n A° 11 HterM7 rights ava il*ble in the library.
Gift of Mr. Armour, 1965. ^^
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
Armstrong, Charlotte, 1905- 66-1087
Papers, 1920's-65. 6 ft
In Boston University Library.
Author. Typescripts of Miss Armstrong's published and
unpublished novels, plays, and short stories; dippings of
reviews; and proof sheets. Includes ca. 28 xss. ofnovels
and novelettes, 36 stss. of plays, 51 poems, and 60 short
stones, with copious notes on each item regarding its publi-
Inventory available in the library.
Liformation on literary rights available in the library.
Uiftof Miss Armstrong, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
Aamov, Isaae, 1920- MS 65-1088
Papers, 1949-64. 8 ft.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Business correspondence with publishers; letters
to Asimov from scientists regarding his works; and type-
scripts and carbons of his works of science and science fie-
mon.
Inventory available in the library.
Lifonnation on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Asimov, 1965. «««y.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
._* ., MS 65-1089
Astor, Mary, 1906-
Papers, 1958-64. 3 ft.
In Boston University Library.
Author and actress. Correspondence, typescripts of Miss
Aster's published and unpublished works with holograph
notes and corrections, press releases, publicity, and other
papers. Includes correspondence with publishers and a large
amount of correspondence, including Roman Catholic opin-
ion, on the problem of alcoholism as presented in her book
My story (1959), and on her conversion to Catholicism.
Inventory in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Miss Astor, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
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n*n i. t ' «, MS65-1090
Beflah, James Warner, 1899-
Papere, 1916-57. 8 v., 5 portfolios, 7 scrapbooks, and 1
In Boston University Library.
Author and Army officer. Correspondence; military rec-
ords, including Army logbooks of aeronautics; mss. of lec-
tures used m the training of troops during World War n-
college notebooks; and photos, of Bellah and of scenes from
Fort Apache," a motion picture version of Bellah's book
The Apache (1951). Includes numerous World War i let-
ters from various Army officers. Correspondents include
Dwight David Eisenhower, Louis Mountbatten, Joseph W.
Stilwell, and Albert C. Wedemeyer.
Inventory in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the librarr
Gift Of Mr. Bellah, 1964.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1091
Benchley, Nathaniel, 1915-
Papers, 1897-64. ca. 1000 items.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence with publishers and others, in-
cluding Benchley*s childhood correspondence; typescripts
of Benchley ; s works with holograph corrections; material
used in his book Robert Benchley, a biography (1955), in-
cluding letters to Robert Benchley and about him; material
on Benchley's activities at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter,
N. H; numerous photos, of scenes from plays; contracts
for works ; and clippings.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Benchley, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1092
Borden, Mary, 1886-
Papers, 1919-64. 7 ft.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence, both personal and with pub-
lishers concerning Miss Borden's works; and mss. and type-
scripts of 19 novels. Includes letters from French generals
with whom Miss Borden worked while she was running a
mobile hospital unit during World Wars i and n, and mb&,
in several drafts, of The forbidden zone (1930) and Journey
down a blind alley (1946) both, based upon her wartime
volunteer activities. Correspondents include Harold Baker,
Algernon Blackwood, Winston Churchill, Noel Coward, and
Julian Huxley.
Inventory in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Miss Borden, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1093
Brace, Gerald Warner, 1901-
Papers, 1934-64. 7 ft.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence; use., typescripts, and proof
sheets of Brace's novels; and publicity releases and clip-
pings.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Brace, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1094
Carroll, Gladys (Hasty) 1904-
Papers, 1915-64. 9 ft.
In Boston University Library.
Author and trustee of Bates College, Lewiston, Me. Per-
sonal and professional correspondence; 152 mss. of Mrs.
Carroll's short stories and articles, including 15 of her
novels and some juvenilia; clippings and other publicity
material consisting of 8 scrapbooks and one carton on all of
her works, including the motion picture and folk play ver-
sions of As the earth turns (1933). Includes a file of cor-
respondence (1934-64) relating to Bates College; and letters
from Governors of Maine, Senators, President John F. Ken-
nedy, Richard Nixon, and other national political figures,
relating to her political interest in the Republican Party.
Inventory, partially catalogued, available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Deposited by Mrs. Can-oil, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1095
Charteris, Leslie, 1907-
Papers, 1940-65. 8 ft.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence; typescripts and proof sheets
of novels and short stories; us. of drafts of comic strips
done for the New York herald tribune, 1953-62; adaptations
for radio and television; printed short excerpts from peri-
odicals ; and clippings.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Charteris, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1096
Drought, James, 1931-
Papers, 1953-65. ca. 200 items.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence of Drought, mainly with, his
publishers; typescripts of 12 of his works (some in several
drafts) with holograph corrections and proofs; photos. ; and
publicity materials.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Drought, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1097
Epstein, Seymour, 1917-
Papers, 1954-64. ca. 1 ft.
In Boston University Library.
Author, of Long Island, N. Y. mss. of Epstein's works
and typescript copies of his published short stories and ad-
dresses at the New School for Social Research, New York
City.
Unpublished catalog in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Epstein, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated
MS 65-1098
Geismar, Maxwell David, 1909-
Papers, 1929-61. 50 ft (ca. 20,000 items)
In Boston University Library.
Author, literary critic, and professor at Sarah Lawrence
College, Bronxville, N. Y. Correspondence; mss., proof
sheets, and printed copies of Geismar's writings; book re-
views; and scrapbooks of publicity releases. Includes ca.
300 letters relating to Geismar's connection with Sarah
Lawrence College and his friendship with Harold Taylor.
Correspondents include Nelson Algren, Van Wyck Brooks,
Eveline Doob, P. D. East, John Howard Griffin, Carl Miller,
Bucklin Moon, Anais Nin, Maxwell Evarts Perkins, Harold
Peterson, Thomas Wolfe Sancton, and Edmund Wilson.
Index and" unpublished calendar available in the library.
Open to investigators under restrictions accepted by the
library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Geismar, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS65-10W
Gilbert, Edwin.
Papers, 1955-64. 4 ft
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence, together with mss. and type-
scripts of Gilbert's works.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Gilbert, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated
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Holman, Libby. MS 65-1100
Papers, 1925-64. ca. 600 items and 8 scrapbooks.
In Boston University Library.
Singer and actress. Correspondence (ca. 200 letters) 8
vols, of scrapbooks consisting of material on Miss Holman's
career, ca. 200 publicity photos., and dippings. Corre-
spondents include Alice B. Toklas and Thornton Wilder.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Miss Holman, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
Jessup, Richard, 1925- MS 65-1101
Papers, 1964-65. 2 ft
In Boston University Library.
Author. Typescripts with holograph corrections of Jes-
sup s Jones and plays, several drafts of his unpublished
novel Sailor, and clippings and reviews.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr. Jessup, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
King, Martin Luther, 1929- MS 65-1102
Papers, 1956-61. 30 ft.
In Boston University Library
Baptist clergyman, author, and Negro civil rights leader.
Personal and business correspondence relating to Kind's
work as president of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference m Atlanta, Ga.; correspondence of King with
Senator Paul Douglas, Medgar Evers, Bayard RustL and
others; records of awards and honors in connection with
King's work in civil rights; and records of the various civil
rights campaigns, including the Montgomery, Ala., bus boy-
cott. J
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Dr. King, 1964. "
Annual additions of papers are to be received by the
library. J
Knebel, Fletcher, 1911- MS 65-1103
Papers, 1960-64. ca. 100 items.
In Boston University Library.
Author and journalist. Correspondence with publishers
and with prominent political figures; and typescripts oi
Knebel s works. Includes a 4 p. letter from Jacqueline
Kennedy detailing the interests of her husband, John F.
Kennedy. Correspondents include Albert Arnold Gore,
Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper, John Fitzgerald Kennedy,
Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Richard Milhous Nixon.
Inventory, with annotations by Knebel, in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr. Knebel, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
r^s. « ,™r MS 65-1104
Levin, Meyer, 1905-
Papers, 1923-62. 3 ft
In Boston University Library.
Author and World War n correspondent Correspond-
ence of Levin with publishers; typescripts, with holograph
notes and corrections, of Levin's published and unpublished
works; notebook kept while Levin was serving as a war
correspondent during World War n; carbons of cabled war
dispatches; material on the production (films) of his works
in Israel; and clippings of articles and stories. Among the
correspondents is Tehudi Menuhin.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library
Gift of Mr. Levin, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1105
Longstreet, Stephen, 1907-
Papers, 1920-64. ca. 300 items.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence, typescripts of published and
unpublished works, ca. 186 original sketches in watercolor
•of World War n drawings and of public figures of the
1920's, and some publicity material
Inventory in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Longstreet, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
„ t . MS65-U06
Lowry, Robert James CoDas, 1919-
Papers, 1934-65. 4 ft.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence (1953-64); autobiographical
material and financial records; mss. and typescripts of
Lowry's works, including juvenilia; proof sheets; extensive
material (1939-59) on and copies of Lowry's experiments in
printing "Little man" and other literary magazines; school
records; and memorabilia.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Lowry, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
« - „ t , ~, MS 65-1107
Mannin, Ethel Edith, 1900-
Papers, 1930-65. ca. 100 items.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Typescripts with holograph annotations of 14
published works and 14 unpublished works; typescripts,
clippings, and notes used for writing "Aspects of Egypt";
and notes for a lecture on Yeats, with particular mention of
his "Casement diaries."
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Miss Mannin, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
« -lu c. .- MS 65-1108
North, Sterling, 1906-
Papers, 1952-64. ca. 1 ft.
In Boston University Library.
Author and editor. Correspondence, mss. of writings,
financial records, and other items concerning the publication
of North's works beginning with his book Abe Lincoln, log
cabin to White House (1956) .
Unpublished calendar in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Annual additions of papers relating to North's future
publications are to be received by the library
Gift ''
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MS 66-1109
Scarfe, Francis, 1911-
Papers, 1957-64. ca. 300 items.
In Boston University library.
Author. Chiefly correspondence, together with type-
scripts with holograph leaves of 8 works. Includes letters
to Scarfe from T. S. Eliot and other literary figures and
from Ms publishers.
Inventory in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Scarfe, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1110
Seifert, Elizabeth, 1897-
Papers, 1938-64. ca.3ft.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence (1958-59) with publishers; and
holographs and typescripts of some of Miss Seifert's novels,
including first outlines and early and revised drafts.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Miss Seifert, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1111
Shaw, Irwin, 1913-
Papers, 1930's-65. 5 ft
In Boston University Library.
Author. Typescripts of Shaw's works, photos, and pub-
licity materials.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Shaw, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1112
Smith, Vian, 1920-
Papers, 1937-65. 200 items.
In Boston University Library.
English author. Correspondence of Smith with his pub-
lishers; holograph journal of his life to April 1965; type-
scripts, and proofs of bis works ; photos. ; and clippings.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Smith, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1113
Stone, Grace (Zaring) 1896-
Papers, 1927-52. 14 v.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Business and personal correspondence, diary,
photos., memorabilia, and clippings. Includes correspond-
ence of Mrs. Stone with her publishers.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Stone, 1964.
MS 65-1114
White, Leslie Turner, 1903-
Papers, 1928-65. ca. 600 items.
In Boston University Library.
Law enforcement official of Los Angeles, Calif., and au-
thor. Correspondence, including that of. White with his
publishers; material collected by him for his work on Lin-
coln Steffens; articles; photos.; and clippings.
Inventory available in the library.
Access to collection restricted in part.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. White, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS65-1115
Williams, Jay, 1914-
Papers, 1932-64. 68 items.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Typescripts of Williams' works with holograph
annotations.
Inventory in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Williams, 1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1116
Wolfson, Victor, 1909-
Papers, 1927-64. ca. 300 items.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence with many American literary
figures; early writings; and typescripts of plays and tele-
vision productions, including the Winston Churchill series.
The collection has been partially cataloged in the library
and an inventory is available.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Wolfson, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1117
Yerby, Frank, 1916-
Papers, 1954-64. ca. 150 items.
In Boston University Library.
Author. Correspondence with publishers; holographs
and typescripts, in various drafts, of 52 of Yerby's pub-
lished and unpublished works; and proof sheets.
Inventory in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
GiftofMr.Yerby,1964.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1118
Zahn, Curtis, 1912-
Papers, 1930V65. ca. 300 items.
In Boston University Library.
Author and journalist. Correspondence containing com-
ments on modern American literature by the editors of "little
magazines"; typescripts of prose and poetry; and publicity
material.
Inventory available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Zahn, 1965.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
MS 65-1119
Applegate, Oliver CrwnwelL 1845-1938.
Papers, 1845-1938. ca. 36 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Fihn P-A
339)
Microfilm of originals in private hands.
Chiefly correspondence (1870-1938) of Applegate, who
served in the Oregon Militia and U. S. Indian Service and
was a U. S. commissary agent, teacher, merchant, and insur-
ance agent; together with many letters (1850-74) by mem-
bers of the Lindsay Applegate family; and various papers
relating to the Modoc War (1867-74). Includes three letters
(1845-46) to Henry A. G. Lee of the Oregon spectator.
A key to the arrangement of the papers and lists of major
correspondents in the repository.
133
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tons
Balch, George Thatcher, 1828-1894. ^ *^~ im
Correspondence, 1855-63. 78 items.
In University of California. Bancroft Library (P-W 2)
fi 7f?L'^ eer - » lf?P by Balch t« bis wife, Harriet Dela-
field (Cushman) Balch, written at the St Louis Arsenal and
during the Sioux Campaign in Nebraska (1855), Fort Pick-
STlS^TO-r 4 W ?*&». D - C 1862 and le^
by Mrs. Balch to her mother, Maria Jones (Tallmage) Cash-
man, giving wartime news of Washington.
Barclay, Alexander, 1810-1855. MS 65-1121
Papers, 1823-58. 186 items.
^S^ aStj * aI / kBiaa ^' Bancr °ft Library (P-E 238)
^rekeeper, trader, and alcalde of the UppV Arkansas
SSJ^J^j (1845_50) ke P* at the iLdscrabUe
Settlement in Colorado and Barclay's Fort in New Mexico-
*tL%3^1 F °^ ; ***" *** «*• corresponded
of Barclay's brother George Barclay (d. 1871) aYd their
be^^R^i 18 ^^ 1851 ) Cosily with IC^
bers of the Barclay family. Other correspondents include
William Adamson, James Barry, Charles Bent. Robert BeteL
Alexander Cathcart, H. L Wckiiiso^ Jc^pffi S
Lewis A. Edwards, Thomas Fitzpatrick, J T Fitzwater
JZs^',^ ^tensdoX, Wiliilm C mSJ
^^• PS !> John **•> "d ^^ Simpson. ^
R«S- t v m g °, lde J t< ? ^ "»»««wript collections of the
23u i'oSS'^ by R L Morgan and G - R *-
Bteak, James Godson, 1829-1918. ^ 65 ~ 1122
Annals of the Southern Utah Mission, 1847-77 4v
to University of California, Bancroft Library (P-F 335)
Transcripts (typewritten). * V '
a S^l A i J If 7? 9) ""*«* (186S> " 77 ) ^"en primarily as
m£2»7o?ifn ^ fK S ^\Njinning ** the "cotton
Z^ti 1861 but with much material on early Mormon
EE£ v 011 ? "J"*"""*** Utah, northern ArizonTa^d
^gracts from county records, and other document^
Library also has a photocopy of the original ks. Book B.
Bullfrog Bank andTrust Company, Rhyo ^ N ™ 6W123
Kecords, ca. 1909-13. lbox.
Mi«Sr ereity ° f ^"^ Bancroft Library (P-G 273)
faSSST't *TF f 6 ^^ *• ""^"^ of Ine af-
fairs of the bank which closed June 29, 1909.
Cagwin & Noteware, <7<»wn City, Nev.
Kecords, 1887-98. 6 v. and 2 boxes.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 234)
Letter press copies of letters sent (1887-95) and miscel-
laneous statements and invoices (1896-98) of a firm of sta-
boners.
Carson and Colorado Railway. MS 65-1125
Kecords, 1881-1909. 1 carton and 3 packages.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 232}
nS^r nd ' nt T, ( 1884 - 1 £ 901 )' ^on ledgerTlnd accounts
(1886-95), miscellaneous financial records (1881-96), regis-
™ °J 7% ^ / 1896 - 190 °). rate books (1883-97), pass^
sStissi?*, (l88i -* 4) ' "^ other papera ° f *»*"*
*S £L I » *? a n J arrow -g»««B extension of the Virginia
Nev.^dtLK^.^ 0P6rated **— °»« ^
134
Carson, Christopher, 1809-1868.
Papers, 1847-85. 1074 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-E 64
and 225) v
Transcript (typewritten) of the original ms. of Kit Car-
son s story, as told by himself (1856-57) now in the New-
berry Labrary, Chicago.
Army officer and Indian agent Correspondence, auto-
biography bonds of Indian traders (1855-60), accounts and
returns (1847-65), general and special U. S. Army orders
(1847-65), claims and papers relating to claims for bounty
land (1846-59) , and other papers chiefly concerning Carson's
career as agent for the Ute Indians in New Mexico (1854-61)
and some reflecting his service as an Army officer; together
with papers of Thomas Oliver Boggs concerning his admin-
istration of Carson's estate (1868-74), papers relating to the
affairs of John Mastin, Carson's clerk (1855-59) ; and a few
Carson family letters and accounts. Correspondents include
Maria Josepha Jaramillo Carson, William Watts Hart
Davis, John Mastin, David Meriwether, U. S. Office of In-
ga^Affairs, and U. S. Treasury Dept, Second Auditor's
Described in A guide to the manuscript collections of the
Bancroft Library, edited by D. L Morgan and G. P Ham?
mond, v. 1 (1963) p. 84-86.
Acquired by H H. Bancroft from Thomas Oliver Boggs,
administrator of Carson's estate. S ^
Clayton, William, 1814-1879. MS 65-1127
Letter books, 1860-82. 7 v. and 1 portfolio.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-F 318)
Business and personal correspondence of Clayton of Salt
Lake City, Ltah, reflecting his public life as Territorial
auditor of public accounts, Territorial recorder of marks
and brands, notary public, and secretary of the Deseret Tele-
graph Company; his interests in the mercantile firms of
Cronyn and Clayton, and Clayton and Jonasson: and the
religious, political, social, and cultural life of the period-
together with some letters by his son, Nephi W. Clayton
Conway, Edward. MS 65-1128
Papers, 1861-76. ca. 10 ft. of microfilm
213? UmVerSit3 ' 0f Calif °rnia, Bancroft Library (Film P-K
Microfilm of original Mss . in the British Columbia Pro-
vincial Archives.
-Jirf*" b00kS ' - diari f ' and V***™ concerning Conway's
service as superintendent of Collins Overland Telegraph
&S P d ^^"t engineer for the Western IK
Telegraph Company's Russian extension. Includes testi"
momals for his Civil War service as a telegrapher
Corbett, Failing and Company, Portland., Or MS 65 " 1129
Records, 1862-78. 354 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-A 324)
JS w^ ^ PapeFS 0f a hardware firm op-
erated by Henry W. Corbett and James F. Failing. Includes
papers from antecedent firms: H. W. Corbett & CompanV
Failings & Hyatt, and J Failing & Company °° m P an y>
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1130
Crosby, David.
Business records, 1878-1900.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 224)
Merchant of Virginia City, Nev. Letter press copybook
(1899-1900), journal (1878-79), and ledger (1891-92) of
Crosby, who was associated with Richard J. Breed (1868-
79) as Breed and Crosby, fuel merchants, and with his
brother John J. Crosby, from 1879 as Crosby and Company,
a fuel and general merchandise business.
MS 65-1131
Dahler, Charles L
Letter books, 1871-77. 6 v.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-1 105)
Co-partner in a banking firm, Hussey, Dahler and Com-
pany. Letter press copies of business letters sent from
Helena, Mont.
MS 65-1132
Danish Mormon journals, ca. 16 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film
P-F 329)
Autobiography (1852-58, 1873-82) of Wilhelm Anderson;
journal (1865-72) of Peter Hansen with related papers in-
cluding an account of his mission to Scandinavia (1865-68),
songs, an anti-Mormon broadside, and family lists; and
journal (1857-59, 1883-1902) of Knud Svendson.
MS 65-1133
Davis & Byler.
Letter books kept at Goldfield, Nev., 1904-16. 9 v.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 211)
Letter press copybooks for the surveying firm of Lee W.
Davis and E. A Byler including many letters signed by
Byler as a U.S. mineral surveyor.
MS 65-1134
DieM, H C
Papers concerning the Hopi Indians, 1957-59. 1 box.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-D 109)
Correspondence and other papers of Diehl, who as a
friend of the Hopi Indians corresponded with members of
Congress and others respecting legislation bearing upon
Hopi affairs, particularly the act passed in July 1958 estab-
lishing a special court to determine the right of Hopis and
Navajos in the reservation created in 1882 and the question
of the maintenance of a high school at Oraibi, Ariz.
MS65-1135
Documentos para la histbria de Nuevo Mexico.
3v.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-E 2-4)
Transcripts from vols. 25 and 26 of the Historia in the
Mexican Archives.
Chiefly official reports by friars and secular authorities
covering a part of the 17 th and much of the 18th centuries.
MS 65-1136
Dolph, Cyrus A 1840-1914.
Correspondence, 1883-87. 481 items.
Da University of California, Bancroft Library (P-A 323)
Lawyer of Portland, Or. Letters, telegrams, and a few
invoices reflecting Dolph's affairs as an active lawyer. In-
cludes many letters from his brother Joseph Norton Dolph,
U. S. Senator from Oregon.
MS 65-1137
DoweH, Benjamin Franklin, 1826-1897.
Papers, 1855-86. 7 v. and 1 portfolio.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-A 133-
140)
Lawyer and journalist, of Jacksonville, Or. Correspond-
ence, autobiography, and other papers relating to Oregon,
especially Oregon Indian wars (1853-56) Includes printed
material on politics and government (1863-64).-
MS 65-1138
Eberle, George J
Papers concerning the British Columbia Electric Rail-
way Company, limited, 1919-21. 1 box.
in University of California, Bancroft Library (P-C 203)
MS 65-1139
Ellis, Pearis Buckner, d. 1928.
Papers, 1903-23. 10 cartons.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 233)
Resident of Carson City, Nev. Correspondence and other
papers of Ellis who operated the State Agent and Transfer
Syndicate, inc., serving corporations doing business in
Nevada. Includes organizational records of various com-
panies and business journals.
MS 65-1140
Ennatinger, Edward, 1797-1876.
Correspondence, 1820-74. ca. 7 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film P-C
216)
Microfilm of originals in the public Archives of Canada.
Letters (1820-72) received from various persons and let-
ters (1826-74) from John Tod mostly reflecting affairs of the
Hudson's Bay Company.
MS 65-1141
Fergusson, Harvey, 1890-
Papers, 1906^53. 2 boxes and 1 carton.
In University of Calif ornia, Bancroft Library (P-E 221)
Author, of New Mexico. Correspondence, diaries, notes
and scss. of some of Fergusson's works, and related material.
Closed to investigators during Fergusson's lifetime.
MS 65-1142
Frewen, Moreton, 1853-1924.
Papers, 1823-1924. 41 reels of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film Z-G
16)
Microfilms made for the Western Range Cattle Industry
Study from originals in England.
Anglo-Irish reformer, economist, author, and inventor.
Correspondence and other papers relating to English invest-
ment in the Western cattle business. Includes letters (1881-
86) written in England and Wyoming concerning the Pow-
der River Cattle Company of Wyoming of which Frewen was
the founder and promoter, and correspondence with Sir
Horace Plunkett, a partner in the same firm.
135
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~ v A . ., MS 65-1143
uatzect family.
Gatzert-Schwabacher family papers, 1878-1945. 4 T
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-B 215)
Correspondence (1892-1900), obituary notices of family
and friends, clippings concerning the Columbia River
steamer, Bailey Gatzert, and other papers of Bailey Gatzert
(1829-1893) of Seattle and his wife Babette (Schwabacher)
Gatzert of the Schwabacher family prominent in Seattle and
San Francisco business circles. Includes testimonials and
memorials for Bailey Gatzert.
MS 65-1144
■criosem, George D collector.
Documents relating to 17th century Jesuit activities in
oanada. 397 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Z-H 1)
Photocopies of items in the Public Archives of Canada in-
cluding photocopies of transcripts from French archives
and original documents at St. Mary's College, Montreal.
Orders, directives, and reports of missionaries in Canada
(1603-71?) supplemented by biographies of Jesuit martyrs
and Marquette family genealogy, maps, and notes and lists
by uibson.
GzUimNev. MS 65-1145
Fire department and company records, 1870-1915. 3
items, 10 v. and 5 portfolios.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 220-
222) '
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, membership rolls
(including honorary ladies' roll), accounts, and fire record
of the Fire Dept., the Volunteer Company, the Liberty En-
gine Company No. 1, and the Yellow Jacket Engine Com-
pany No.. 2.
Goldfield, Nev. First Presbyterian Church. Sunday School.
Treasurer's records, 1914-16. 109 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 209)
Correspondence, reports, bills, receipts, and other records.
„ ... ,. , T MS 65-1147
trfrtdfiela, Nev., mining companies' records, 1904-25. 9
cartons.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 210)
Chiefly records of Edward S. Van Dyck, Albert S. Wat-
son, and Edward C. Watson, agents and promoters, concern-
ing various mining ventures; together with letters from Key
Pittman.
o* r. .x ~ MS 65-1148
61 Bnt Board of Trade.
Dissolved companies files. 34 reels of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film Z-G
3)
Microfilms of originals in the British Public Record Office
148,B.T.31.
Records of British companies, especially mining concerns,
which have operated in Western America.
tt i /n. , . MS 65-1149
Hackney, Charles A
Papers, 1878-1941. 1 box.
In University of California. Bancroft Library (P-H 113)
Publisher of the Silver City (Idaho) Avalanche. Corre-
spondence; lists of indebtedness to the Avalanche; data
copied from graves in the Silver City area; a copy of an
article. The Owyhee War, Silver City, Idaho, 1868, written
by John R. McBride, chief justice of Idaho. Correspond-
ence includes letters sent in 1941 to Carl Brown, D. Worth
Clark, Henry C. Dworshak, E. J. Goodwin, Irving Hart,
Carl P. Steele, and Robert Taft urging American interven-
tion in World War n and a letter by Dworshak defending
his isolationist views.
MS 65-1150
Hancock Co., III.
Records, ca. 1829-85. 12 v.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-F 346)
County records together with a few private account books.
Names of prominent Mormons and anti-Mormons recur. Of
particular Mormon interest is vol. 8, the Hancock County
clerks' abstract of elections, official oaths, and resignations
(1837-49).
„ MS 65-1151
Haviland, Mark W 5. 1827.
Papers, 1863-93. 254 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 247)
Custodian of Camp Winfield Scott in Paradise Valley,
Nev. Family correspondence, maps, and other papers re-
lating to land speculation and business operations in Nevada
and Camp Winfield Scott Correspondents include C. C. C.
Carr, James Collins, T. D. Edwards, R. J. Falls, P. H.
Harris, and William M Stewart.
MS 65-1152
Hnssey, Dahler & Company.
Records at Helena, Mont, 1865-72. 7 v.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-1 140)
Letter press copies of letters sent (1867-72) and a record
of gold dust transactions at Helena, Mont (1865-67), of a
banking firm owned by Warren Hussey and Charles L.
Dahler, operating at Helena and- Virginia City, Mont, and
Salt Lake City, Utah.
MS 65-1153
International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers,
Gold HiU, Nev. Local No. 54.
Records, 1872-1921. 4 v. and 2 portfolios.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 219)
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, fin«T» .i H i reports,
ledger, and warrant books as an independent union, Miners'
Union of Gold Hill, Nev., and as Local No. 54.
MS 65-1154
Iron Rod Mining Company.
Letter book, 1879-95. 1 v.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-1 106)
Letter press copies of letters sent from Iron Rod, Mont,
in Madison Co., including many signed by Charles L,
Dahler.
MS 65-1155
Johnson, Alexander Smith, 1817-1878.
Papers, 1864-78. 2 v.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-B 208)
Lawyer and jurist of New York. Correspondence and
other papers of Johnson, the U. S. member of the British and
American Joint Commission for the Final Settlement of the
Claims of the Hudson's Bay Company and Paget Sound
Agricultural Company as provided by the treaty of 1863.
Includes maps, plats, and photos, filed with the commission.
Also includes letters from George Gibbs (1864-68) giving
sidelights on affairs in Washington, D. C, during the John-
son administration. Other correspondents include George E.
Baker, Caleb Gushing, W. L Gairdner, and Sir John Rose.
136
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Colh
hctions
MS 65-1156
Johnson, Hiram Andre.
Correspondence concerning the Emma Silver inning Com-
pany Limited, London, England, 1871-73. 67 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-F 317)
Letters to Thomas L. Carpenter, Andrew Gross, and
others, and a letter from Henry AL Teller, president of the
Colorado Central Railroad (1872) ; together with circulars,
a satirical broadside, and other printed items reflecting the
debacle in which the Emma Mine in Utah involved English
investors.
MS 65-1157
London. Stock Exchange.
Reports and financial records of Western American cattle
and land corporations, 1881-1921. ca. 20 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film Z-G
U)
Microfilms made at the London Stock Exchange, Share
and Loan Dept.
MS 65-1158
McLeod, John, 1788-1849.
Papers, 1823-37. ca. 4 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film P-C
215)
Microfilm of originals in the Public Archives of Canada.
Chief trader, Hudson's Bay Company. Correspondence;
McLeod's journal Kamloops, B. C., to Edmonton, Alta.
(1826) ; report of occurrences at Kamloops (1822) ; and cir-
culars (1825-27) to chief traders and chief factors reflecting
his service with the Hudson's Bay Company in western Can-
ada and the Pacific Northwest; together with a brief bio-
graphical sketch of McLeod prepared by the Public Archives
of Canada.
MS 65-1159
Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada.
Records 1863-87. 3 boxes.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 261)
Chiefly business correspondence and other papers of the
company located in Austin and Mineral Hill, Nev. In-
cludes statements of crushed ore and cash accounts (1865-
67), accounts (1878), notebooks of time reports (1878-85),
books recording checks issued (1865-and 1870), daily record
of production by individual miners (1878?), record of stock
certificates issued (1863-65), measurements (1882-83), en-
gineering notes (1880-81), and other papers; together with
papers relating to Company C, 2d Regt, Nevada National
Guard. Correspondents include John E. Boyd, Allen Cur-
tis, Melville Curtis, John M Duncan, William Duncan, and
John Huber.
MS 65-1160
Martin, Anne Henrietta, 1875-1951.
Papers, 1892-1951. 17 v., 16 boxes, and 8 cartons.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 2S2)
Head of the Dept. of History, University of Nevada.
Correspondence, mss. of writings, notes, campaign miscel-
lany, suffrage material, scrapbooks, memorabilia, pamphlets,
and magazine and newspaper clippings of Miss Martin, an
active suffragist who campaigned unsuccessfully in 1918 and
1920 for a seat in the U. S. Senate, and an active member of
pacifist organizations. Correspondents include Dean Ache-
son, Jane Addams, Gertrude Atherion, Mary Austin, Abby
Scott Baker, Emily Balch, Mary Ritter Beard, Katherine
Devereux Blake, Harriett Stanton Blatch, Florence Brewer
Boekel, Katharine Bushnell, Laura Gregg Cannon, Carrie
Chapman Cart, Parley Parker Christiansen, Sara Bard
Field, Katharine Fisher, Henry Ford, Josephine Frabasilis,
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Jessica Granville-Smith, Ida
Husted Harper, W. Ha vermeyer, John Haynes Holmes,
Herbert Hoover, John Edgar Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover,
J. A. H. Hopkins, Cordell Hull, Hannah Clothier Hull,
Elizabeth Kent, William Kent, Belle La Follette, Justin
Lewis, Lola Maverick Lloyd, Henry Cabot Lodge, Margaret
Long, Pat McCarran, M. H. Mclntyre, Dudley Field
Malone, H. L. Mencken, Vida Milholland, Ethelwyn Mills,
Francis G. Newlands, Alice Paul, Key Pittman, Jeanette
Rankin, Theodore Roosevelt, Agnes Ryan, Rosika Schwim-
mer, Anna Howard Shaw, Upton Sinclair, Margaret Chase
Smith, Lincoln Steffens, Dorothy Thompson, Malvina C.
Thompson, J. P. Tumulty, Mabel Vernon, Bird Wilson,
Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Margaret Wood, and Maud
Younger.
MS 65-1161
Missouri. Probate Court (St. Louis)
Selected estate files of fur traders and explorers, 1810-54.
ca. 12 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film
P-W39)
Includes the files of William Henry Ashley, Antoine Cito-
leux, David Cunningham, George Drouillard, Thomas Fitz-
patrick, John Hanna, Meriwether Lewis, John Potts,
Etienne Provost, Nathaniel Pryor, Jedediah Strong Smith,
Thomas Virgin, and Holly Wheeler.
MS65-1162
Mormon biographies, ca. 128 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film P-F
319)
Microfilms of about 400 biographical sketches of Utah pio-
neers prepared by the Historical Records Survey and Fed-
eral Writers' Project, Utah Work Projects Administration
(1935-39) deposited in the Library of Congress and tran-
scripts (typewritten) of originals in private hands.
Biographical sketches prepared by the Utah Works Proj-
ects Administration and other biographical sketches based on
interviews and questionnaires, some questionnaires, overland
diaries, journals, reminiscences, autobiographies and related
materials; together with a few historical sketches of Utah
counties, communities, and other items. Includes material
dealing with early Mormon history in Ohio, Missouri, and
Illinois; Mormon migration west; the march of the Mormon
Battalion and its activities in Calif ornia ; Mormon pioneer-
ing in and travel to California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho,
Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and old Mex-
ico; missionary activities in North America, Europe, Asia,
and Oceania; the Civil War; and Indians and Indian wel-
fare.
A calendar is available in the library.
Library also has some of the original mss., a gift of Hugh
F. CNeiL
MS 65-1163
Northwest Company of Canada.
Records, 1766-1830. 2 v.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-C 215)
Photocopies of originals acquired from various sources in-
cluding the Selkirk papers, Masson papers, and C and Q Se-
ries (1766-1830) of the Public Archives of Canada, and the
Baby Collection, Bibliotheque St. Sulpice, Montreal.
Correspondence, memoranda, accounts, minutes of meet-
ings (1801-08) at Grand Portage, Minn., Fort William, Ont.,
and other places, and miscellaneous agreements to Jan. 8,
1811.
137
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1164
Silver City, Idaho.
Odd-Fellows, Independent Order of,
Owyhee Lodge, No. 2.
Records, 1868-1914. 2 boxes.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-H 110)
Correspondence with other lodges and members, especially
over illness and death benefits ; proceedings against members ;
reports of officers and committees; resolutions, bills and re-
ceipts; applications for membership, degrees, and transfers;
and withdrawal cards.
p. . A1 . _ . MS 65-1165
Finart, Alphonse Louis, 1852-1911, collector.
Coleccion de documentos sobre Nuevo Mexico, 1681-1841
99 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-E 37-
61)
Documents reflecting the administrations of 20 New Mexi
can governors including Antonio de Otermin (1681) • Do-
mmgo Jironza Petriz de Cruzate (1683-85) ; Diego de
Vargas Zapata y Lujan Ponce de Le6n (1693-94) ; Pedro
Eodriguez Cubero (1702) ; Joseph Chacon Medina Salazar
y Villasenor, Marques de la Pefiuela (1711) ; Juan Ignacio
Flores Mogollon (1713-15); Antonio Valverde y Cosio
(1715) with a diary of a campaign against the Utes and the
Comanches; Juan Domingo de Bustamante (1727-28) • resi-
dencia conducted by Don Francisco de la Sierra y Castillo
on Bustamante's term as governor (1731) ; Enrique de Ola-
yide y Michelena (1737-38) ; residencias conducted by Juan
Joseph Moreno and Don Joaquin Codallos y Rabal on the
terms of Olavide y Michelena and Mendoza as governors;
Joaquin Codallos y Rabal (1744-48) with an inquiry into
Navajo life; Francisco Antonio Maria del Valle (1756-57) •
Tomas Velez Cachupin (1749-54 and 1762-67) ; Pedro Fer^
mm de Mendinueta (1767-78) ; Juan Bautista de Anza
(1778-86); Fernando de la Concha (1789-91): Fernando
Chacon (1795-1804) ; Jose Manrique (1808) ; Facundo Mel-
gares .(1821) ; Jose Antonio Vizcarra (1823) : and Manuel
Armrjo (1841).
Calendar in the library. Also described in New Mexico
historical review, vol. 25, p. 244-53.
_ MS 65-1166
Piper, John.
Business records, 1877-1905. 4 boxes and 1 carton.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 212)
Business letters to John Piper and Edward Piper concern-
ing contracts, and bookings for performances at the Piper
Opera House, Virginia City, Nev.; together with contracts,
bills, printed circulars, and handbills.
_ , MS 65-1167
Plunkett, Sir Horace Curzon, 1854-1932.
Papers, 1881-1932. ca. 77 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film Z-G
Microfilms of originals in the Horace Plunkett estate,
England.
Correspondence, diaries, extracts of diaries prepared by
Margaret Digby, and obituaries of Plunkett, a rancher in
Wyoming (1877-89), who returned to Ireland and was very-
active in Irish agriculture and politics.
138
MS 65-1168
Read, Benjamin Maurice, 1853-1927.
Papers relating to the history of New Mexico, 1634-1921.
ca. 42 ft of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film
P-E231)
Microfilms of originals in the library of the Historical
Society of New Mexico.
Correspondence, Read's historical notes, and clippings
portraying his activities and interests as a lawyer and his-
torian; together with original documents on New Mexico
and several family collections including the papers (1880-
62) of Manuel Alvarez reflecting his life as a fur trader,
Santa Fe merchant, and U. S. consul, and papers (1850-98)
of the Donaciano Vigil family active in the political affairs
of Territorial New Mexico.
MS 65-1169
Read, William Miles, 1849-1929.
Papers, 1867-1930. ca. 2360 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 231)
Englishman employed by the Eberhardt and Aurora Min-
ing company, ltd., in White Pine Co., Nev. Correspondence,
journals (1890-1929) and other papers reflecting the de-
velopment, growth, and decline of the White Pine mining
industry and British investment in the Eberhardt and
Aurora mines under various corporate names ; together with
papers of Francis Drake (Read's business associate) and
papers relating to Read's administration of Drake's estate
(1909-10). Correspondents include Read's wife. Rose
Drake Read; his son-in-law, E. C. Jeffreys; Francis Drake;
and Thomas Phillpotts, an agent for the Eberhardt and
Aurora Mining Company, ltd., in the 1870's.
MS 65-1170
Rich Gulch Mining Company.
Records at Silver City, Idaho, 1906-17. 87 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-H 114)
Correspondence with U. S. Enders (1909) and F. W. Per-
kins (1913) reflecting operational and financial problems,
report by A. F. Stevens on the Company's property, printed
brochure for investors (ca. 1907), and miscellany (1910-16).
MS 65-1171
Scammon, Charles Melville, 1825-1911.
Papers, 1849-1911. 6 boxes, 2 portfolios, and 2 packages.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-K 200-
207)
Correspondence, journals of two whaling voyages (1853-
33), accounts, maps, pictures, scrapbooks, and other papers.
Includes a few sketches by Scammon and Frederick Whym-
per and papers relating to the U. S. Revenue-Cutter Serv-
ice (1863-1911) and the Western Union Telegraph Com-
pany's expedition for the Russian extension (1865-67).
„ . , „ MS 65-1172
Smith, Grant Horace, 1865-1944.
Papers, 1859-1936. 6 cartons.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 244)
In part, photocopies of newspaper items relating to the
Comstock Lode (ca. 1853-93) and of other items relating to
Mark Twain in Nevada.
Correspondence ; part of Smith's ms., "The history of the
Comstock Lode, 1850-1920" (1943) ; ms. about Mark Twain
in Nevada; articles; notebooks and miscellaneous notes on
early Nevada and California; historical sketches; accounts
of individual Comstock Lode mines: maps; pictures; scrap-
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Smith, Grant Horace, 1865-1944. Papers, 1859-1936.
(Continued)
books; clippings ; and other papers chiefly relating to Smith's
interest in Mark Twain, John W. Mackay. and the Coin-
stock Lode. Includes a collection of Shakespeareana, mis-
cellaneous essays, and notes about the Comstock Lode and
such topics as census, directories, society, roads, stocks,
milling, theaters, and Adolph Sutro.
Index and guide prepared by G. H. Smith, Jr., in the
library.
MS 65-1173
Stnrges, George S
Papers, ca. 1905-20. 188 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 202)
Correspondence and other papers concerning: the Belcher
Mine Company, Crown Point Mine, Ophir Mine, Yellow
Jacket Gold and Silver Mining Company, and related Com-
stock Lode mining companies ; together with papers of Ed-
ward B. Sturges.
MS 65-1174
Suffrage in Nevada, 1914-18. 173 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 284)
Correspondence relating to the suffrage campaign. Let-
ters to and from Grace Bridges, Bessie Eichelberger, Minnie
Flannigan, and Maude McCreery. Other correspondents
include Champ Clark, Anne Martin, Francis Griffith New-
lands, Key Pittman, Edwiti Ewing Roberts, and Anna
Howard Shaw.
Formerly part of the library's collection of Anne Martin
papers.
MS 65-1175
Tilton (A. E. & C. E.) New York.
Records, 1846-74. 24 v.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-A 315)
Correspondence (letter press copybooks) and accounts of
Alfred E. and Charles E. Tilton as dealers in wines and
spirits, real estate, merchandise, and gold and currency ac-
counts.
MS 65-1176
U.S. Army. Dept. of Arizona.
Reports on Arizona Indians, 1874. 63 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-D 3)
Questionnaires and other papers returned by various
Army officers, surgeons, Indian agents, traders, and a Cath-
olic bishop giving ethnological data on Apaches including
the Coyotero, Pinal, Chiricahua, White Mountain, and San
Carlos bands; and on the Hualapais, Maricopa, Mohave,
Papago, Pima, and Yuma Indians.
A descriptive list prepared in 1935 by A. H. Woodward
is with the collection. Also described in A guide to the
manuscript collections of the Bancroft Library, edited by
D. L. Morgan and G. P. Hammond, v. 1 (1963) p. 80-81.
MS 65-1177
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Selected documents relating to the fur trade and the Far
West, 1824-51. ca. 20 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft library (Film
P-W24)
Microfilms from originals in the National Archives.
Includes records of the St. Louis Superintendency; of tie
Upper Missouri and Arkansas agencies; and in tie Great
Nemaha, Kansas, Mandan, Osage, Sante Fe Trail, Sioux,
and miscellaneous files.
MS 65-1178
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Navajo Agency.
Field records, 1880-1905. ca. 102 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film P-D
105)
Microfilms of originals in the possession of the U. S. In-
dian Service, Window Rock, Ariz.
Letter press copybooks (1880-1900) of letters and financial
reports sent by agents at Fort Defiance, Ariz., respecting af-
fairs of the Navajo and Hopi Indians and letter books for
tie Navajo Boarding School, Fort Defiance (1899-1902)
and Western Navajo Training School, Algert and Tuba City,
Ariz. (1902-05). Correspondents include Frank Tracy Ben-
nett, John H. Bowman, E. H Dennison, Galen Eastman,
George W. Hayzlett, S. S. Patterson, E. H. Plummer, D. N.
Biordan, David L. Shipley, C. E. Vandever, and Constant
S.Williams.
MS 65-1179
U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sac and Fox Agency.
Letter book, 1840-47. 1 v.
In University of Calif ornia, Bancroft Library (P-Q 100)
Incomplete photocopy of the original probably in the
National Archives.
Letter book kept by John Beach, U. S. agent for the Sac
and Fox Nation. Includes accounts of the tribe with W. G.
& G. W. Ewing, payrolls for the Ottawa tribe, and other
items mainly pertaining to the Sac and Fox Indians .
MS 65-1180
U. S. Bureau of Land Management.
New Mexico field records, 1685-1904. ca. 1084 ft. af
microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film P-E
205) r . .
Microfilms made by the University of New Mexico from
originals in the U. S. Surveyor General's Office at Santa Fe,
Records pertaining to land titles including confirmation
of private and Pueblo land claims with some claims for
Arizona. .
Some records are calendared in The Spanish archives of
New Mexico compiled by R. E. Twitchell (1914).
MS 65-1181
U. S. General Land Office.
Records relating to land in Arizona and New Mexico, 1856-
1915. ca. 60 ft. of microfilm.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (Film P-D
103 and 107)
Some of the microfilms (the records of the U. S. Surveyor
General for Arizona) consist of positive copies of originals
in the Federal Records Center, Wilmington, Calif.
Correspondence and other papers (1870-81) received by
John Wasson, U. S. Surveyor General for Arizona includ-
ing communications from Land Commissioners and Survey-
ors General for California and New Mexico; and records for
the La Arebac and Rancho Arebac, San Ignacio del Baba-
comari, San Rafael de la Zanja, and El Sopori land grants
in Arizona and the Rancho Pacheco land grant in New
Mexico.
139
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
TTi . •,- - MS 65-1182
Utah dictations, 1884 ?-88. 182 items.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-F 50
81, and 83) '
Chiefly biographical statements of one or two pages taken
by L, H. Nichols while seeking orders for Bancroft's Works;
together with biographical statements recorded in Salt Lake
City, Ogden, and Moroni, Utah Dictations were also re-
corded in Beaver, Chache, Davis, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Mil-
m\ w Ut ^ SaIt ^ Sanpete ' Smia * Summi t, Tooele,
Utah, Washington, and Weber Counties
Described in A guide to the manuscript collections of the
Bancroft Library, edited by D. L Morgan and G. P. Ham-
mond, v. 1 (1963) p. 114-16. ^^
Vernon, MabeL MS 65-1183
Papers, 1914-20. 7 boxes.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 283)
/loiTSft 1 *" C^sP^dence, including campaign letters
(1918-20) and other papers of Miss Vernon who partici-
pated in the Ivevada suffrage campaign in 1914 and 1916 as
Anne Martin's assistant and served as her campaign man-
ager m the 1918 and 1920 U. S. senatorial campaigns. In-
cludes letters from Sara Bard Field, Alice Henkle, Alice
raul, l>oris Stevens, Margaret Whittemore, and Maud
Younger.
Formerly part of the library's collection of Anne Martin
papers.
Virginia & Trnckee Railroad. ^ 65 ~ 118 *
Records, 1872-1950. 18 cartons and 32 packages
Li University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 231)
Correspondence, account books (1876-35), receipts (1877-
79), check receipts (1873-91), station accounts (1874-1929)
invoices (1876-1919), waybills (1874-1916), and miscel-
laneous maintenance records, inventories, time books, and
financial andoperating records of a standard-gauge railroad
connecting Virginia City Nev., with the Central Pacific
Railroad (later the Southern Pacific Railroad) at Reno,
Wright, William, 1829-1898. ^ 5 ~ 1185
Papers, 1860-189-. 2 cartons and 3 boxes
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 246)
i ™ 1 , 18 '- Correspondence; mss. of writings, principally
sketches for newspapers and magazines; clippings, chiefly
11^.'° ^wspapers; magazine Wrpts, and
items from the library of Wright, a writer and humorist
known by the pen name, "Dan De Quille," who worked for
the Virginia CUj "Territorial enterprise." Includes CivU
JS*S™ ' ( l-? 1 ~* 4) of "• brother ' *<*>» * w *£
(1836-1918), while serving m the Second Iowa Cavalry;
diary (1879-80) by his sister, Lou (Wright) Benjamin de-
fromTv^Lir^V th6 EaSte ™ Stftes and Ciote
wZht r LlheTt y> Iwa : ^d a biographical sketch of
Wright. Correspondents include Lou (Wright) Benjamin
Samuel Clemens C. C. Goodwin, and Lura G. WrignT
Described m A guide to the manuscript collections of the
Bancroft Library, edited by D. L. Morgan and G P HaT
mond, v. 1 (1963) p. 148-149.
Yellow Jacket Gold and Silver Mining Company, Gold HOI
Nev. '
Records, 1871-1909. 3 v. and 1 box.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 223)
Legal papers, reports of silver purchased by the U S
Mint at Carson City, Nev., records of stock transfers and
accounts, and a ledger including clippings and printed
annual reports (1878-82) ; together with papers relating to
the Comstock Pumping Association, San Francisco.
v „- . _ „ . MS 65-1187
lenngton, Henry Marvin, 1828-1910.
Papers, 1864-1950. 45 v., 4 cartons, and 1 box.
In University of California, Bancroft Library (P-G 230)
Vice president and general manager of the Virginia. &
Truckee Railroad. Correspondence and other papers chiefly
concerning the affairs of the Virginia & Truckee and the
Carson and Colorado Railroads and the other companies in
-which Yerington was interested: Belvidere Mining Com-
pany, Bodie & Benton Railway and Commercial Company,
Bodie Hydraulic Mining and Water Company, Carson &
Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company, Central Consolidated
Mining Company Consolidated Esmeralda Mines Company,
Dudley Mining Company, El Dorado Wood and Flume
Company, Inyo Development Company, Juniata Consoli-
dated Mining Company, Jupiter Mining Company, Lake
Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company, Natural Soda
Company Ltd., Real del Monte Mining Company, Savage
Mining Company, Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Com-
pany, Southern Development Company, Sterling Mine, Syn-
dicate Mining Company, Tioga Consolidated Mining Com-
pany, Union Mill and Mining Company, United Alkali
Company Ltd., Walker Lake & Bodie Toll Road Company,
and Walker Lake Wood and Lumber Company. Includes
many letters to D. O. Mills, principal owner of most of the
businesses with which Yerington was associated, and to out-
standing Nevada political figures; letters (1896-1914) by a
son, E. B. Yerington, who was general freight and passenger
agent for the Virginia & Truckee and the Carson and
U>lorado Railroads; and three letter books (1883-90) and
shipping notices (1899-1914) reflecting the affairs of another
son, Hume Yerington, who was general purchasing and sup-
ply agent for the Virginia & Truckee and the Carson aud
Colorado Railroads.
140
„_...,„ MS 65-1188
braves, Frederick Rogers, Bp., 1858-1940
Papers, 1880-1940. 3 ft.
In Church Historical Society Library and Archives (Prot-
estant Episcopal Church, U. S. A, Austin, Tex.)
Episcopal clergyman. Correspondence, including letters
to and from the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
of the Protestant Episcopal Church (1893-1937), mission-
aries, and Graves' family; and scrapbooks relating both to
misaon work and private matters of Graves, a missionary
, (iaEtef £SK? and missionary bishop of W*
Unpublished preliminary inventory in the repository
^formation onliterary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Lucy J. Graves, 1961.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1189
©rahood, Harper M 1840?-1914.
Papers, 1868-78. 4 ft. (ca. 400 items)
In University of Colorado Libraries, Western Historical
Collections.
Lawyer and legal associate of Henry M. Teller, of Central
City, Colo. Business and personal correspondence; Republi-
can State Committee correspondence (1878) ; records (1863)
of the organization of an unofficial militia unit, tie Elbert
Guards; business records (ca. 1870) of a drugstore; Masonic
papers of Orahood while serving as Grand Master of Colo-
rado, 1876-77; and other papers. Includes correspondence,
briefs, notes, and other material relating to legal cases in-
volving property disputes, collection of delinquent accounts,
property transfers, estate settlements, mining f-laims and con-
troversies, assault, and bankruptcy; and correspondence
with Henry M. Teller, Frank Hall, and others prominent in
early Colorado history.
Unpublished guide in repository.
Gift.
MS 65-1190
Teller, Henry Moore, 1830-1914.
Papers, 1860-75. 8 ft. (ca. 800 items)
In University of Colorado Libraries, Western Historical
Collections.
Lawyer, Secretary of the Interior, and U. S. Senator from
Colorado. Records of early Central City and Georgetown,
Colo., mining booms consisting of pre-emptions, property
transfers, corporation records, laws of district miners' courts,
and business correspondence; records of early commercial
enterprises of George M Pullman, 1860-64; activities of
George Heaton, agent for British interests in Colorado min-
ing, 1870-74; the Colorado Central Railroad while Teller
was president, 1870-75 ; attempts by other railroads to com-
pete or collaborate with Teller to build a through railroad
out of Denver, Colo., to Salt Lake City, Utah; and of rela-
tions with the Union Pacific Railroad. Includes papers re-
lating to the prospective purchase by Heaton of the Virgil-
St. Vrain land grant in southeastern Colorado, 1870-72 ; and
Teller's Masonic papers while he was the Grand Master of
Colorado in the early 1870's.
Unpublished guide in the repository.
Gift.
MS 65-1191
Benjamin, William Evarts, 1859-1940, collector.
Letters, manuscripts, and drawings, 1817-88. 88 items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Correspondence, mss. of writings, and drawings. In-
cludes 4 letters relating to Benjamin, 6 letters of George
Eliot, 47 letters and 6 mss. of John Raskin, 3 letters and a
us. of Joseph Mallord William Turner, and 4 letters relat-
ingtohim.
Gift of Beatrice Benjamin Carfcwright and Henry Rogers
Benjamin, 1943.
MS 65-1192
Barry, Frederick, 1876-1943.
Papers, ca. 1890-1943. ca. 1100 items.
In Colombia University Libraries.
Professor of the history of science at Columbia Univer-
sity. Mss. of writings and 127 vols, of lecture notes ar-
ranged by subject Includes a holograph xs. of a volumin-
ous musical composition "The alcayde," composed in the
latel890's.
Gift of E. I. Field, 1963.
MS 65-1193
Berol, Alfred C 1892- collector.
American Revolutionary letters and documents, collected
by Alfred C. and Madeleine Rossin Berol, 1650-1830. 182
items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Letters and documents, chiefly 1775-80, relating to the
American Revolution, or to the persons who figured in it
Includes 16 letters of Henry Laurens, a South Carolina
planter, and of his son, John Laurens, among which is &
"manumission letter" (1776) written by Henry Laurens to
his son. Other persons represented include John Adams,
Edmund Burke, Aaron Burr, Lord Cornwallis, Benjamin
Franklin, Nathanael Greene, John Hancock, Patrick Henry,
John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, John Paul Jones, Marquis de
Lafayette, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Robert Morris,
William Pitt, Benjamin Rush, Baron von Steuben, and
George Washington.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Berol, 1960-64.
MS 65-1194
Carman, Harry James, 1884-1964.
Papers, 1900-64. ca. 32,000 items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Dean of Columbia College and professor of history at
Columbia University. Professional correspondence, lecture
notes, and course materials relating to Carman's work at
Columbia University and to his membership on the New
York City Board of Higher Education, the New York State
Board of Mediation, and the Japan American Committee
on Intellectual Exchange; and notes and typescripts of
various publications which Carman wrote and edited. In-
cludes much material on American colleges, attesting to Car-
man's interest in undergraduate education in the United
States.
Gift of Mrs. Margaret C. Carman, 1965.
M S 65-1185
Honsman, Alfred Edward, 1859-1936.
Papers, 1922-58. 157 items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
English poet and classical Latin scholar. Correspondence
and mss. of writings by and relating to Housman, and his
brother, Laurence Housman, poet and playwright, chiefly
written to Cyril Clemens, who was working on a proposed
biography of A. E. Housman. Includes 6 letters from A, E.
Housman; 94 letters from Laurence Housman containing
comments on his brother's life and activities, religious be-
liefs, reading and manuscripts; and 45 letters from rela-
tives and persons closely related to A. E. Housman, among
them his sisters, Clemence Housman and Katharine E.
Symons, his publisher, Grant Richards, and his associates
at Oxford University, James T. Nance and Alfred W.
Pollard.
Gift of Ward Melville, 1963.
MS 65-1196
Connolly, Vera Leona, 1888-1964.
Papers, 1913-45. ca. 7500 items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Author and journalist Correspondence relating to Miss
Connolly's writings, mss. of her works, notes, and clippings
and offprints of her crusading articles on juvenile delin-
quency, marital conditions in the U. S., prisons and reforma-
tories, die American Indians, and other social problems.
Gift of the estate of Miss Connolly, 1965.
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,_ MS 65-1197
Donovan William Joseph, 1883-1959, collector.
Papers on the intelligence sendee during the American
Revolution, 1775-90. ca. 15,000 items.
In Columbia University libraries.
Transcripts (typewritten) and photocopies (negative)
from various archives in the U. S., England, Canada,
France, and the Vatican. -,—*-, ^
Records and research materials, relating to Donovan's
study of the intelligence service during the American Re-
volution.
Gift of Mrs. Donovan, 1960-63.
- . -. ,. „ MS 65-1198
Engel, Solton, collector.
Manuscripts, autograph letters, and drawings collected by
Solton and Julia Engel, 1832-1935. 76 items.
In Columbia University libraries.
In part, transcripts (handwritten).
Mss. of writings, autograph letters, and drawings relating
to English and American literature of the 19th and early
20th i centuries. Includes 10 letters and 4 mss. of Rudvard
Jtipling; a ms. of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Mock trial"-
a Mi and 2 letters of Walt Whitman; a copy of Ralph
Waldo Emerson's "Leaves of grass" letter in Whitman's
handwriting; a letter from Whitman to Moncure D Con-
^w^^ ?" E^*"** le ^r. 31 of the drawings are
by W. W. Denslow and John Rae Neill, and represent illus-
trations done for various works by Frank Baum. Most of
the items in the papers relate to the collection of first edi-
faons which Mr. and Mrs. Engel presented to the Columbia
university Libraries.
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Engel, 1954-57.
Franklin, Christine (Ladd) 1847-1930.
Papers of Christine and Fabian Franklin, ca 1900-39
ca. 7000 items. ««-w.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Correspondence, documents, and other papers of Mrs.
Franklin and her husband, Fabian Franklin, relating to
their work in the fields of psychology and logic. Thepapers
are mainly those of Mrs. Franklin, who lectured at Cokun-
bia University, 1914-27, and who was well-known for her
method of reducing all syllogism to a single formula, and
for her contributions to knowledge relating to color vision.
Orift of the estate of Margaret Ladd-Franklin through
Helen Hotchkiss, 1962. ^
Gay family. MS 65-1200
m^SFT ° f ^ Gay and 0tis fan ^es, ca. 1740-1900. ca.
iUjUUU items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Correspondence, diaries, journals, documents, and other
Papers of the New England descendants of John Gay
(founder of Dedham, Mass.) and John Otis (founder of
Bingham, Mass.). The 18th cent papers focus on the per-
sonal and business correspondence of Calvin, Jotham, and
Martin Gay, sons of the Rev. Ebenezer Gay (1696-1787), all
of whom were engaged in shipping between New England
and the Maritime Provinces. Some of Jotham and Martin
Oray s letters refer to the American Revolution. The chief
correspondents during the 19th cent are Ebenezer Gay
(1771-1842), his wife, Mary Allyne (Otis) Gay, and then-
sons, Sidney Howard Gay, the journalist, and Winckworth
Allan Gay, the landscape painter. The Otis family corre-
spondence centers around the business, real estate, and per-
142
sonal interests of Mary A. (Otis) Gay's brothers, John,
Joseph, and William Otis. Includes a sketchbook of Winck-
worth Allan Gay.
„.„ , MS 65-1201
Gildersleeve, Virginia Crocheron, 1877-
Papers, 1898-1962. ca. 7500 items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Dean of Barnard College. Correspondence, notes, arti-
cles, reports, and speeches. Includes material relating to
the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, 1945 ; the
Dumbarton Oaks Conference, 1944; the International Fed-
eration of University Women and the American Association
of University Women ; the American Council on Education ;
the Near East College Association; and some material relat-
ing to Barnard College affairs.
Gift of Miss Gildersleeve, 1964.
m MS 65-1202
The Journal of philosophy.
Correspondence, 1892-1943. 121 items.
In Columbia University libraries.
Letters addressed to editors of the journal: Wendell T.
Bush and Frederick J. E. Woodbridge; together with 4
typewritten mss. of John Dewey containing his holograph
corrections. The letters, from numerous philosophers, in-
clude 13 from John Dewey, 33 letters and 13 post cards from
William James, 16 from Josiah Royce, and 15 from George
Santayana.
Gift of the journal, 1965.
MS 65-1203
Levench family.
Correspondence, 1820-70. ca. 600 items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Correspondence, mainly personal, between various mem-
bers of the Leverich family of New York, relating especially
to Charles P. Leverich, New York mechant and to his wife,
Matilda Leverich.
Gift of Mrs. Charles McD. Puckette, 1964.
u ii .»u MS 65-1204
Maltz, Albert, 1908-
Literary manuscripts, ca. 1940-60. 17 boxes.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Author. Typescripts, drafts, and notes for short stories
and for the novels: The underground stream (1940), The
cross and the arrow (1944), The journey of Simon McKeever
(1949), and A long day in a short life (1957) .
Gift of Mr. Maltz, 1952-64.
Meloney, Marie (Mattingly) 1883-1943.
Papers, 1891-1943. 4700 items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Correspondence of Mrs. Meloney while she was editor of
the Delineator," the Sunday magazine of the "New York
herald tribune," and "This week magazine" covering a wide
held. of interest; mss. of Mrs. Meloney ? s works; and miscel-
laneous mss. of Louis Bromfield, G. K. Chesterton, Walter
De la Mare, John Drinkwater, Havelock Ellis, Richard Le
Galhenne, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, and Leo Tolstoy. Corre-
spondents include Sherwood Anderson, Irving Bacheller,
James M. Barrie, Max Beerbohm, Arnold Bennett, Gutzon
Borglum, Willa Cather, Jo Davidson, Walter De la Mare,
Lord Alfred Douglas, Lord Dunsany, Robert Frost, John
Galsworthy, Rudyard Kipling, D. H. Lawrence, Sinclair
Lewis, Wyndham Lewis, Walter Lippmann, Somerset
Maugliam, A A. Milne, Charles Norris, Kathleen Norris,
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Meioney, Marie (Mattingly), 1883-1943.
1943.
Papers, 1891-
(ContlBued)
Alfred Noyes, Frances Perkins, Edwin Arlington Robinson,
Eleanor Roosevelt, Bertrand Russell, Carlo Sforza, Booth
Tarkington, Ernst Toller, H. M. TomBnson, and H G.
Wells.
Gift of "William Brown Meioney, Jr., 1964.
MS65-1206
Mitchel family.
Mitohel and Purroy family papers, ca. 1830-1918. 811
items.
■In Columbia University Libraries.
Correspondence; mss. of writings; and documents by and
relating to John Mitchel (1815-1875), Irish patriot; to his
grandson, John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918), mayor of New
York City; to Mayor Mitchell maternal grandfather, John
B. Purroy; and to other members of the Mitchel and Purroy
families.
Gift of William Brown Meioney, Jr., 1963.
MS65-1207
Osgood, Herbert Levi, 1855-1918.
Papers, ca. 1900-24. 14 boxes.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Typescript of and notes relating to Osgood's 4 voL work,
"The American colonies in the 18th century" (1924) which
was completed by Dixon Ryan Fox after the death of
Osgood. The notes, which were taken at the British Public
Record Office and elsewhere, formed the basic research for
the book.
Gift of Mrs. Dixon Ryan Fox, 1964.
MS 65-1208
Price, Lucien, 1883-1964.
Literary manuscripts, 1951-58. 20 boxes.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Author and reviewer and editorial writer for the Boston
globe. Typescripts, galley proofs, and notes for Price's
books: Hellas regained (1957), October rhapsody, and The
sacred legion (1951), which are parts of his " All souls"
sequence of novels.
Gift of Mr. Price, 1960-62.
MS 65-1209
Van Doren, Mark; 1894-
Papers, ca. 1917-65. ca. 2000 items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Author and educator. Correspondence, holograph drafts,
typescripts, and proofs of Van Doren's poems and published
works. Correspondents include Louise Bogan, Richard
Eberhart, T. S. Eliot, John Gould Fletcher, Robert Frost,
Robinson Jeffers, Louis MacNeice, Edgar Lee Masters, and
Allen Tate.
Gift of Mr. Van Doren, 1960-65.
MS 65-1210
Weaver, Raymond Melbourne, 1888-1948.
Papers, ca. 1920-40. ca. 200 items.
In Columbia University Libraries.
Professor of English at Columbia University. Cor-
respondence and literary mss. Includes typescripts of Black
valley (1926), and Herman Melville, mariner and mystic
(1961) as well as correspondence and notes relating to these
works.
MS 65-1211
Willis, Henry Parker, 1874-1937.
Papers, ca. 1910-37. ca. 10,000 items.
In Columbia University libraries.
Author, economist, and professor of banking at Columbia
University. Correspondence, mss. of writings, speeches, re-
ports, and memoranda. Much of the collection deals with
the formation and early development of the Federal Re-
serve System. Includes material relating to the Philippine
National Bank, the Banking inquiry of 1925, the Irish
Banking Commission, the Banking act of 1933, the New Zea-
land Monetary Commission, and the Indian Currency Com-
mission.
Gift of Parker B. Willis, 1964.
MS 65-1212
Coffin, Owen Vincent, 1836-1921.
Papers, 1852-1917. 6 ft (ca. 3000 items)
In Connecticut Historical Society collections.
Businessman, of Middletown, Conn., president of Middle-
sex Mutual Assurance Company, and Governor of Connecti-
cut Personal and official correspondence, business papers,
photos., memorabilia, and five scrapbooks of clippings. In-
cludes correspondence and records relating to the Nebraska
Real Estate and Livestock Association.
Descriptive card for the collection in the repository.
Information on literary rights in the repository.
Purchase, 1957.
MS 65-1213
Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
French and Indian wars papers, 1744-63. ca. 470 items.
In Connecticut Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, journals, orderly books, and documents
relating to the participation of Connecticut men and regi-
ments in the campaigns of the French and Indian wars.
Partial card catalog available in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift and deposit from various sources.
MS 65-1214
Connecticut Gore Land Company.
Records, 1631-1814. ca. 650 items.
In Connecticut Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, record books, ledger, copies of documents
used in various court cases, receipts, and other materials.
Includes correspondence (Feb.-Apr. 1796) between Joseph
Woodbridge and Nehemiah Strong relating to the surveying
of the Gore (a tract of land lying north of Pennsylvania
and south of Massachusetts claimed by New York, Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut) .
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Mainly purchased from the library of George Brinley,
1893.
MS 65-1215
Gillette, William Hooker, 1853-1937.
Letters, 1891-1914. 85 items.
In Connecticut Historical Society collections.
Actor and dramatist, of Hartford, Conn, and member of
Hartford's Nook Farm community. Letters from Gillette
to Frank Fuller, Health Food Company, New York City,
mentioning activities and events in Gillette's life.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Purchase, 1965.
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Baylor, Alva Wilroot, 1871-1957. ^ 65_1216
Papers, 1893-1955. 5 ft. (1700 items)
(N^vS; p TL°) f Christ Historicai Society «*«*»•
Clergyman of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Correspondence, diaries, including four of travels in Europe,
and a typescript of travels in Ireland (1910) with expend
accounts, autobiography, addresses, photos., pamphlets, and
other papers. Includes U. S. Dept. of Labor arbitration
cases containing labor reports, agreements, and decisions of
labor-management relationships mainly in companies in
Tennessee and Georgia in the 1940's and early 1950's; min-
u^es and reports .of the Board of Temperance and Social
Welfare of the Disciples of Christ of which Taylor was sec-
retary ; and items relating to the Council of Southern Moun-
tain Workers, Cumberland Homesteads, Fellowship of
bouthero Churchmen, Institute of International Relations,
^terchurch World Movement, League of Nations a2
tun, Save the Children Fund, and Southern Conference
Educafaonal Fund. Also includes news reports of social
economic, and religious conditions in the South reported to
mtenal rektmg to Taylor, book reviews, P^Ssive Par£
■^ £ 7?"T"VF d - social ** "^ous concerns,
™ SfS^ ? ^r^^ * T *? lol > a *&* 0* his papers
?19W). P CW HJ>taric « 1 *»**!, Register nH
iiformation on Hterary rights available in the repository,
brift of the Rev. Taylor, 1955. *
Lead;, Frank Willing, 1855-1943, collector ^ 6Wai7
Genealogy of the signers of the Declaration of independ-
In Filson Club collections (Louisville, Ky )
Letters, documents, and summaries concerning the family
histories of ti» signers of the Declaration oftodepLS
S?Sf h I **"**» ™te to descendants oTtn^Sr?
mSfJT^ 7 ak ° -^ a typewritten copy in 20 vols.
™JS&£%Sg&£ Calve^completedt
JJ Llbrai7 ° f Con « ress has a microfilm copy (positive, 6
Abbot, Ezra, 1819-1884. MS 65_1218
Papers, 1853-84. 2 ft.
In Harvard University Archives
Professor of New Testament criticism and interpretation
at Harvard University Correspondence, includmg^X
the American Oriental Society, and lectures.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
am™* t*_ • »..- , MS 65-1218
Abbot, Francis Elkngwood, 1836-1903
Papers, 1848-1903. 15 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Instructor in philosophy at Harvard University and Uni-
tarian clergyman, of Toledo, Ohio. Correspondence: letter
books (1872-1900) ; diaries (1869-1903) ; notebooks,- loTrf
swmons, books, and poems; records (1870) of the Radical
Club of Toledo; records (1876-79) of the National Liberal
League; and records (1872-80) of the Index Association.
inf ormafaon onliterary rights available in the repository.
Chiefly gift of Dr. E.S. Abbot, 1940.
144
Abbott, Wilbur Cortez, 1869-1947. MB 65-1220
Papers, 1908-46. 2 ft.
In Harvard University Archives
^Professor of history at Yale and Harvard Universities.
Correspondence, notes, articles, lectures, and addresses
the rSo'S ^ * ~ B ^ npW1 Prf0r a PP ]1 ^- *
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
« ±, „ „ MS 65-1221
Anthony, John Gotdd, 1804-1877
Papers, 1839-77. 1 box.
In Harvard University Archives.
Assistant in conchology, Harvard Museum of Compara-
tive Zoology. Correspondence and travel notes.
Information on literary rights available in the respository.
» tvxx nr • MS65-1222
Babbitt, Irving, 1865-1933.
Papers, 1884-1933. 8 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Instructor and professor of French literature at Harvard
University. Correspondence; mss. of literary works; and
high school, college, and teaching notes.
Before 1983 may be seen only upon prior application to
the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Banks, Nathan, 1868-1953. MS65-1223
Papers, 1915-35. 1 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Associate professor of zoology at Harvard University.
Personal correspondence and professional papers.
Open to investigators only upon "prior application to the
repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Bentley, William, 1759-1819. MS65-1224
Correspondence, 1783-1815. 1 box.
In Harvard University Archives.
Unitarian clergyman, of Salem, Mass. Letters to Bentley
wTflijp? gS ' Wmiam D " ndrid *» P^ and^S
Formerly part of the William Bentley papers at the
American Antiquarian Society and Essex Institute
^formation on literary rights available in the rerxraitory
Gift of the Peabody Museum of Salem, Mass. ■
Bigelow, Jacob, 1787-1879. MS 65-1225
Papers, 1816-27. 1 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of materia medica at Harvard University. Cor-
respondence and memoranda.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
BScher, Maxime, 1867-1918. 65-1226
Papers, 1893-1912. 3 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
Instructor and professor of mathematics at Harvard Uni-
versity. Correspondence, bibliography, and examination
papers.
Before 1968. may be seen only upon prior application to
the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1227
Bond, George Phillips, 1825-1865.
Papers, 1851-65. 2 boxes.
Li Harvard University Archives.
Observer and Director of the Astronomical Observatory of
Harvard University. Correspondence and journal (1851).
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS65-1228
Bond, William Cranch, 1789-1859.
Papers, 1845-59. 2 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
Astronomer at Harvard University. Personal corre-
spondence and observation records.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1229
Burke, Walter Safford, 1866-1931.
Correspondence, 1898-1912. 1 box.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of mechanical engineering at Harvard Univer-
sity.
- Before 1981 may be seen only upon prior application to
the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1230
Cooke, Josiah Parsons, 1827-1894.
Papers, 1850-94. 4 v.
Li Harvard University Archives.
Professor of chemistry and mineralogy at Harvard Uni-
versity. Lecture notes.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1231
Coolidge, Archibald Cary, 1866-1928.
Papers, 1905-28. 6 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Instructor and professor of history and director of the
Harvard College Library. Correspondence, lectures, notes,
addresses, and mss. of books. Coolidge's official correspon-
dence is in the archives of the Harvard College Library.
Before 1978 may be seen only upon prior application to
the repository.
Information on literary rights available in repository.
MS65-1232
Croswdl, William, 1760-1834.
Papers, 1781-1834. 1 box.
In Harvard University Archives.
Librarian and mathematician at Harvard College. Cor-
respondence and papers relating primarily to library work.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of the New England Historic Genealogical Society,
1964.
MS 65-1233
Dunster, Henry, 1609-1659.
Papers, 1638-1914. 73 items.
In Harvard University Archives.
President of Harvard College. Personal and official cor-
respondence, deeds, and other items; together with later
correspondence relating to them.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Mainly gift of family.
MS 65-1234
Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926.
Papers, 1869-1924. 199 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
President of Harvard College. Personal and official cor-
respondence, copies of speeches, photos., and other items
relating to Harvard and its presidency.
Shelf list in the repository, and indexes in correspondence.
Before 1975 may be seen only upon prior application to
the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1235
EHot, Samuel Atkins, 1798-1862.
Papers, 1820-61. 10 v.
In Harvard University Archives.
Merchant and mayor of Boston, treasurer of Harvard
University, and U. S. Bepresentative from Massachusetts.
Personal correspondence (1818-24), merchant's letter book
(1824-25) and personal financial records (1825-58), and
articles and addresses (1824-61) relating largely to politics.
Eliot's official papers as treasurer of Harvard University
are in the archives of that office.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1236
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865.
Correspondence, 1815-54. 5 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
President of Harvard College. Correspondence relating
.. to Harvard College.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1237
Earrar, John, 1779-1853.
Papers, 1813-27. 1 box.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Har-
vard College. Correspondence and papers.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS65-1238
Fetton, Cornelius Conway, 1807-1862.
Papers, 1839-62. 6 v.
In Harvard University Archives.
President of Harvard College. Personal and official cor-
respondence, diaries (1853 and 1856), and lecture notes.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1239
Fenn, William Wallace, 1862-1932.
Papers, 1890-1932. 24 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of theology at Meadville Theological School,
Chicago, HL and Harvard University. Lecture notes, ad-
dresses, a few personal papers, and other items. _
Open to investigators only upon prior application to the
repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
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Fofeom, Charles, 1794-1872. MS 65 ~ 12 *
Papers, 1813-26. lbox.
In Harvard University Archives.
nae^i r S^ Ha 7 a f d F™*7 *** the Boston Athe-
Folsom's official papers as librarian of Harvart Univer-
sity are m the archives of Harvard College Libwr/ UmTOr
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Francke, Kuno, 1855-1930. MS 65-1241
Papers, 1890-1930. 3 boxes
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of German at Harvard University. Corre-
spondence (1915-17), articles, and notes. ^
^ *"***«*• «** «Pon Prior application to the
Frisbie, Levi, 1783-1822. ** 6WaiB
Correspondence, 1805-20. 1 bos.
In Harvard University Archives.
P«W of Latin, natural religion, moral philosophy,
and civil polity at Harvard University **»p*j,
L^rmation on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift of Mrs. A W. Lawrie, 1940,
Gilman, Samuel, 1791-1858. MS 65-124S
Papers, 1811-26. 5 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
j£SZi*LSSZt clerw of a - d —- s - c -
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Goodwin, William Watson, 1831-1912 / ^ 65 ~ 1244
Papers, 1879-1911. 2 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of Greek literature at Harvard Universitv
Correspondence with colleagues. university.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gorham, John, 1783-1829. MS 65-1245
Papers, 1824-27. 1 box.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of chemistry and materia medica at Harvard
University. Correspondence and other papers.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Grandgent, Charles Hall, 1862-1939 ^ 65 ~ 1246
Papers, 1886-1915. 2 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
I^S^ ° f ,? omance languages at Harvard University.
Linguistic and literary notes and memoranda. ^
Information on literary rights available in the repository
146
„ MS 65-1247
Greenough, Chester Noyes, 1874-1938
Papers, 1900-38. 5 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of English at Harvard University. Personal
correspondence and professional notes and mss.
Open to investigators only upon prior application to the
repository. rr °
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gross, Charles, 1857-1909. ** * W248
Papers, 1888-1909. 4 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of history at Harvard University. Professional
hss. and lecture notes.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
_ . _ MS 65-1249
Harris, Thaddeus Mason, 1768-1842.
Papers, 1822-42. 2ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Librarian of Harvard College and Unitarian clergyman,
of Dorchester, Mass. Personal correspondence, sermons, and
commonplace books.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Harvard University. Archives. MS 65-1250
Harvard presidents' papers, 1651-1804. 101 items.
-in Harvard University Archives.
Personal and official correspondence and documents (1745-
90) of Samuel Langdon (15 items) ; correspondence, diary,
f^L? ^ d0c T 6,1 l s (1651-1721) of John Leverett(40
items); personal and official correspondence (1683-1707)
of Increase Mather (18 items) ; and correspondence and ser-
mon notes 1785-1804) of Joseph WaSffS)
Other collections of papers of Harvard presidents are
cataloged separately in the National union catalog of
manuscript collections. ; "i"uug or
Hedge, Levi, 1766-1844. MS 65 ~ 1251
Papers, 1825-27. lbox.
In Harvard University Archives
JwET ° f , l0 ^ me *P h w' natural religion, moral
philosophy, and civil polity at Harvard GaUegT Cor-
respondence and other papers. *
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Hill, Thomas, 1818-1891. MS 65-1252
Correspondence, 1821-91. 9 v.
In Harvard University Archives
™^ dent °* ¥%"* CoUe S e - Personal and official cor-
respondence, including letter books.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Jackson, James, 1777-1867. MS 65-1253
Papers, 1814-27. lbox.
In Harvard University Archives.
Physician and Heisey professor of the theory and practice
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1254
Kirkland, John Thorton, 1770-1840.
Papers, 1806-34. 10 v.
In Harvard University Archives.
President of Harvard College. Correspondence, diary
(1816-17) , and memorandum books (1810-27) .
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1255
Kohler, Elmer Peter, 1865-1938.
Correspondence, 1912-38. 3 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of chemistry at Harvard University.
Professional correspondence.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1256
Lane, William Coolidge, 1859-1931.
Papers, 1887-1913. 1 box.
In Harvard University Archives.
Librarian of Harvard College and lecturer on the history
of printing. Personal correspondence and professional mbs.
Open to investigators only upon prior application to the
repository.
Lane's official papers are in the archives of the Harvard
College Library.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1257
Lowell, Abbott Lawrence, 1856-1943.
Papers, 1883-1943. 271 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
President of Harvard College. Personal and official cor-
respondence, speeches, and other papers relating to Harvard
College and its presidency.
Shelf list in the repository, and indexes in correspondence.
Before 1993 may be seen only upon prior application to
the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1258
Morgan, Morris Hicky, 1859-1910.
Papers, 1888-1909. 9 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of classical philology at Harvard University.
Correspondence, diaries (1899-1909), and lectures.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1259
Norton, Andrews, 1786-1853.
Papers, 1806-53. 3 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
Librarian and professor of sacred literature at Harvard
University. Scholarly mss., lecture notes, and some personal
correspondence.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1260
Peck, William Dandridge, 1763-1822.
Papers, 1777-1827. 1 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of natural history at Harvard University. Per-
sonal and professional correspondence and mss. of writings
and lectures given, 1805-22.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1261
Peine, Benjamin, 1778-1831.
Papers, 1786-1831. 2 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
Librarian of Harvard College. Personal correspondence
and historical mss^ including a history of Harvard Univer-
sity which was published in 1833.
MS 65-1262
Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880.
Papers, 1831-S0. 10 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of astronomy and mathematics at Harvard
University. Family correspondence and professional
papers.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 66-1263
Pickering, Edward Charles, 1846-1919.
Papers, 1850-1918. 5 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of astronomy at Harvard University. Personal,
family, and official correspondence; an unpublished auto-
biography; scrapbooks; and notebooks.
Before 1970 may be seen only upon prior application to
the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Deposited by Harvard College Observatory, 1952.
MS 65-1264
Pickering, John, 1777-1846.
Papers, 1829-41. 1ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Overseer of Harvard College. Personal and official corre-
spondence.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1265
Pickering, William Henry, 1858-1938.
Papers, 1889-1924. 1ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Astronomer in charge of Harvard Observatory in Mande-
ville, Jamaica. Personal correspondence and notebooks.
Previous application should be made to Harvard Univer-
sity Archives.
MS 65-1266
Popkin, John SneUing, 1771-1852.
Letters, 1801-27. 1ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of Greek at Harvard University.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1267
Putnam, Frederic Ward, 1839-1915.
Papers, 1863-1916. 18 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Director of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeol-
ogy and Anthropology. Chiefly professional papers, includ-
ing correspondence, working papers, memoranda, and scrap-
books.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1268
Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864.
Papers, 1811-68. 23 v.
In Harvard University Archives.
President of Harvard College. Correspondence and offi-
cial documents.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
147
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
land, Benjamin, 1856-1934. ^ 65_1269
Papers, 1897-1933. 3 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives
Philosopher and librarian at Harvard University. Pro-
fessional correspondence and scholarly papers
untamT 011 t0 qU<>te fr ° m *• CoUection ^ ^ required
Information on Uterary rights available in the repository.
■*>■ u ji »™ . MS 65-1270
Richards, Theodore William, 1868-1928
Papers, 1889-1928. 7 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Prof essor of chemistry at Harvard University. Personal
and professional correspondence, teaching jibs- lecture ksb.,
and clippings. '
Access restricted until 1978.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Ropes, James Hardy, 1866-1933 ^ 65_12Tl
Papers, 1895-1927. 8 boxes. \
InHarvard University Archives. \
at HkSTS °4 — * ""l*" 1 of &» theological school
Id^dtaSngT^. *"**»* —■*£- -
thfrSosiS ^ * "" ^ DP0n P rior *PPKcation *»
SSS*^ ° n A "^"yjng^ amiable in the repository^
Deposit from Andover-Harvard Library, 1954.^^
Royce,Josiah, 1855-1916. MS 65-1272
Papers, 1882-1916. 25 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
. J^T*- * ^""fr* at Harvard University. Personal
and professional correspondence, mss. of lectures and arti-
cles, and notes.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924. MS 6$ ~ mi
Papers, 1879-1919. 11 ft.
In Harvard University Archives
r™^ 801 " ° f ] S ysical trtmil W and ™™**>t of Hemenway
Gymnasium at Harvard University. Personal and profes*
Z pho?oT spo nce ' financial records ' "**». ^^
the^Sto^ "* "" ^ "* UP ° n Pri0r •»»*»*« to
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Searle, Arthur, 1837-1920. MS65-1274
Papers, 1887-1912. 4 boxes.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of astronomy at Harvard University Profes-
sional papers, reminiscences, and memoranda.
Information on literary rights available in the repository
Sew»B, Stephen, 1734-1804. ^ ^^
Papers, 1765-82. 7 v.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of Oriental languages at Harvard University.
Lectures on Hebrew and Oriental literature delivered at
Harvard University.
Information on Uterary rights available in the repository.
«u« t t t MS 65-1276
SssMey, John Langdon, 1804-1885.
Papers, 1831-85. 28 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Magazine editor, librarian, and biographer at Harvard
University. Correspondence (largely professional), diaries:
journals ; and historical notes and clippings.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Deposited by the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1940
and 1961.
Smith, Clement Lawrence, 1844-1909.
Papers, 1850-1905. 3 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of Latin and dean of Harvard University Cor-
respondence (mostly personal), diaries, and lecture notes.
Information on literary notes available in the repository.
~ .. „ ,_ Lm . MS 65-1278
Smyth, Herbert Weir, 1857-1937.
Papers, 1876-1928. 2 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of Greek and dean of Harvard University.
Personal correspondence and professional papers.
Before 1987 may be seen only upon prior application to
the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
a _, , „ MS 65-1279
Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866.
Correspondence, 1849-53. 1 v.
In Harvard University Archives.
Historian and president of Harvard College. Official cor-
respondence.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
fl T5£iiS** k Cumt John """■ ^S
Papers, 1865-1933. 7 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
JS^SSjL*™* UniTOrsity - *—
the^S may '~ U T ^ np ° n P ri " ^cation to
Information on literary rights available in Hie repository.
Swain, George Fillmore, 1857-1931. MS 65-1281
Papers, 1909-29. 3 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of civil engineering at Harvard University.
iTTOiessional papers.
Before 1981 may be seen only upon prior application to
tne repository. "
LTformation on literary rights available in the repository.
Deposited by the Gordon McKay Library, 1961.
148
Miayer, Joseph Henry, 1828-1901 MS 65-1282
Papers, 1883-1901. 3 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
fi t wf^T? f • NeW Z eS ^ m t nt criticism and interpretation
at Harvard University. Professional papers.
Information on Uterary rights available in the repository
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1288
Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923.
Papers, 1896-1920. 2 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Author and overseer of Harvard College. Correspondence
relating to Harvard, and lecture notes.
Until 1973 previous application should be made to the
repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1284
Ticknor, George, 1791-187L
Lectures, 1817-35. 2 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Author and professor of French and Spanish literature at
Harvard University.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS65-1285
TreadwelL, Daniel, 1791-1872.
Papers, 1821-87. 1 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Inventor and professor of the application of science to
the useful arts, Harvard University. Personal and profes-
sional papers.
MS65-1286
Walker, James, 1794-1874.
Papers, 1840-72. 8 v.
In Harvard University Archives.
President of Harvard College. Personal and official cor-
respondence, library catalog, and other papers.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1287
Ware, Henry, 1764-1845.
Papers, 1805-42. 1ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Unitarian minister and professor of divinity at Harvard
University. Lectures and sermons.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS65-1288
Ware, Henry, 1794-1843.
Papers, 1820-42. 1 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Unitarian minister and professor of pulpit eloquence and
pastoral care at the Harvard Divinity School. Personal cor-
respondence, sermons, and professional notes.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1289
Warren, Henry Clarke, 1854-1899.
Papers, 1891-99. 1ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Author and student of Oriental languages, Cambridge,
Mass. Correspondence and linguistic notes.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1290
Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856.
Papers, 1814-27. 1 box.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of anatomy and surgery at Harvard University.
'Correspondence and other papers.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1291
Webster, John White, 1793-1850.
Papers, 1826-35. lbox.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of chemistry and mineralogy at Harvard Uni-
versity. Correspondence and other papers.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1292
Wendell, Barrett, 1855-1921.
Papers, 1873-1921. 6 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of English at Harvard University. Memoirs,
mss. of published works, professional notes, and lectures.
Before 1971 may be seen only upon prior application to the
repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1293
Whipple, George Chandler, 1866-1924.
Papers, 1888-1924. 2 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of sanitary engineering at Harvard University.
Diaries and professional mss.
Before 1974 may be seen only upon prior application to
the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1294
White, Horatio Stephens, 1852-1934.
Papers, 1885-1926. 5 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of German at Harvard University. Profes-
sional notes.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
MS 65-1295
Wfflard, Sidney, 1780-1856.
Papers, 1807-26. 1 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of Hebrew and other Oriental languages at
Harvard University. Correspondence, lecture notes, and
literary mss. .■■■.■■■■'.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
MS 65-1296
Williams, Samuel, 1743-1817.
Papers, 1780-68. 1 ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Har-
vard University. Professional papers.
Information on literary rights available m the repository.
MS 65-1297
Willson, Robert Wheeler, 1853-1922.
Papers, 1898-1916. 1ft
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of astronomy at Harvard University. Profes-
sional observations, computations, and notes.
Before 1972 may be seen only upon prior application to the
repository. .
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
149
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897. MS * W298
Papers, 1847-97. 6 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Librarian of Harvard University and historian. Corre-
spondence (1851-S6), diaries (1881-97), journals (1847-70}
scrapbooks (1847-97), notebooks, pencil sketches, poems!
and essays. '
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
tit- .l MS 65-1299
Winthrop, John, 1714-1779.
Papers, 1728-89. 2 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Astronomer and professor of mathematics and natural
philosophy at Harvard University. Diaries (1739-79)
meteorological journal (1742-79), abstracts of sermons'
(1728-29) , and scientific notes.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
_. . MS 65-1300
Woodworth, Jay Backus, 1865-1925.
Papers, 1880-1924. 6 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Associate professor of geology at Harvard University.
Correspondence, personal, and regarding the Geological
Society of Boston, Mass^ the American Geophysical Union,
the U. S. Geological Survey, and the New York State
Museum; diaries; and notes for lectures and teaching.
Before 1974 may be seen only upon prior application to
the repository.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
„ MS 65-1301
Young, AHyn Abbott, 1876-1929.
Papers, 1898-1927. 8 ft.
In Harvard University Archives.
Professor of economics at Harvard University. Corre-
spondence and notes for Young's lectures at Harvard Uni-
versity.
Before 1979 may be seen only upon prior application to the
repository.
Allen, Wiffiam, 1784-1868. MS 65-1302
Family correspondence, 1802-53. ca. 4 ft. (307 items)
in Harvard University, Houghton Library
Unitarian dergyman, of Rondout, N. Y. Family corre-
sjpondence reflecting the Unitarian movement in MassachT
setts and New York Includes letters to Allen from various
persons; 82 letters from WiUiam Henry Channing (18lT
1884) to hjs wife Juba Allen Channing; andTletters from
OtSTsI? 617 (1727 - 1820 > to Wmiam Ellery Chan5n^
•64M-240 iShed inv<mt017 ' m **» Ub ««y's Accession record
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Inf ormation on literary rights available in the library
Purchased from WiUiam P. Wreden, 1965
Cartland family. MS 65-1303
Papers, 1832-1910. 20 ft (1862items)
*? Harvard University, Houghton Library
Family correspondence and papers of the Cartland family,
particularly ^ Moses Austin Cartland (1805-1863), Quaker
^f*^ °f, N ! w , H«««»Psbire and Providence, B. L; of
Joseph Cartland , (1810-1898) ; and of Gertrude^ E. (Whit-
^ ?^^- (1 . 82a - mi) - ^^"d* 13 letters from John
&reenleaf Whittier and other prominent Quakers of the
period; a diary of Gertrude E. (Whittier) Cartland- and
150
various papers relating to the Moses Brown School in
Providence.
Unpublished inventory in the library's Accession record
bMS Am 1752.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Gift of Prof. Martha Hale Shackford, granddaughter of
Moses Austin Cartland, 1942. "
*t tt «. ._ „, MS65-1804
Van Valkenburg, Edwin A d. 1932.
Political correspondence, 1896-1932. 10 ft. (1295 items)
In Harvard University, Houghton Library.
In part, transcripts (typewritten) of the original letters
of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. in the Theodore Roosevelt Memo-
rial Association in New York City.
Editor of the "North American." Includes letters of
Albert J. Beveridge, Edward W. Bok, Albert Kidgely
Brunker, Henry Prather Fletcher, William Flinn, Her-
mann Hagedorn, Warren G. Harding, Hiram W. Johnson,
George W. Perkins, Gifford Pinchot, Corinne (Boosevelt)
Robinson, Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), Theodore
Roosevelt (1887-1944), William Cameron Sproul, Arthur
Isaiah Vorys, John Wanamaker, Leonard Wood, and many
other people involved in national and Pennsylvania politics,
the Republican Party, and the Progressive Movement
.»H!J P ,rr sbed inventor y ™ the library's Accession record
63M— 219.
Open to investigators under library restrictions.
Formerly part of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection in
the university's Widener Library.
Bauer, Frederick Charles, 1886- 65-1305
Papers, 1909-60. 1 ft.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Professor of agriculture at the University of Illinois.
Correspondence, notes, research papers, addresses, dippings,
publications, photos, and workpapers relating to agronomy
teaching, soil productivity, the Morrow plats, experiment
fields, fertilizers, the McKinley Foundation and Bauer's
career, including his positions in charge of soils extension,
chief of experimental fields, and professor of soil fertility
t> ... ™ MS 65-1306
Burriu, Thomas Jonathan, 1839-1916.
Papers, 1863-1910. 1 ft and 1 box.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Professor of botany and vice president of the University
of Illinois. Letter press copybooks, journals, and an auto-
biographical sketch covering Burrill's boyhood in northern
Illinois. The journals include lecture notes, definitions,
questions, and diagrams made in various courses at Illinois
State Normal University (1863-64) and a diary (1875,
1877-78) of personal observations on crops, weather, plants!
insects, seeds, and personal activity. Most of the letters were
written by Burrill in his official capacity as vice president
of the University of Illinois/and also as chairman of the
Juiward Snyder Loan Fund Committee and of the board of
directors of the Y. M. C. A- They relate chiefly to univer-
sity affairs and include biographies of Selim H. Peabody
and Edward Snyder and reports of the Snyder Memorial
Committee and the Committee on Graduate Work. The pri-
vate correspondence relates to drainage and timber on But-
e's Arkansas lands, assessment of his Chicago lots, scien-
tinc investigations, and also to university affairs.
Unpublished finding aid in the repository.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1307
Case, Harold Clayton H 1890-1966
Papers, 1918-64. 4 ft.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Professor of agriculture at the University of Illinois.
Correspondence, Mas. of public addresses and talks, publica-
tions, lecture notes, clippings and news releases relating to
farm management extension, farm accounting, crop fore-
casts, the Farm Management Service, agricultural adjust-
ment, farm debt adjustment, mortgages and leases, farm
tenancy, agricultural economic courses, wartime food produc-
tion, farm appraisal, postwar European food supplies and
agricultural production, agricultural conditions in China
(1946), agricultural economic meetings and training pro-
grams, land use, price supports, and the history of agricul-
tural economics.
MS 65-1308
FairHe, John Archibald, 1872-1947.
Papers, 1885-1947. 32 ft.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Professor of political science at the University of Illinois
and managing editor of the "American political science re-
view." Correspondence, notes, text outlines, mbs. of writ-
ings, clippings, and reprints relating to public administra-
tion, State, county, township, and municipal government,
and related topics. Includes material relating to the Amer-
ican Political Science Association, the National Municipal
League, the Social Science Research Council, the Illinois
Special Tax Commission, the Illinois Efficiency and Econ-
omy Committee, university and departmental matters, staff
appointments, Illinois Pacific Aid Commission, American
Association of University Professors, and family affairs.
Correspondents include Charles A. Beard, Frederick A.
Cleveland, William E. Dodd, James W. Garner, Frank J.
Goodnctw, Edmund J. James, David Kinley, Charles E.
Merriam, Frederick A. Ogg, and Frank W. Taussig.
Unpublished finding aid in the repository.
MS 65-1309
Faye, Christopher UrdahL 1886-
Papers, 1934-61. 1 ft.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Library cataloger and assistant professor at the Univer-
sity of Illinois. Bibliography of writings on Zulu phi-
lology, religion, theology, and librarianship; notes on exhi-
bits of the Bible, 1934-35; reprints; book review, announce-
ments, and lecture outlines on "The western book," "Tran-
scription and transliteration," and "The cataloging of manu-
scripts."
MS 65-1310
HOlebrand, Harold Newcomb, 1887-1953.
Papers, 1918-47. 1 ft.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
In part, transcripts (handwritten and typewritten).
Head of the English Dept. at the University of Illinois.
Correspondence; handwritten and typewritten copies of
The wasp," with descriptive notes; "Notes on 17th century
plays" ; and a lecture on comedy. Includes letters ( 1918-19)
to HUlebrand from Stuart Pratt Sherman about Urbana,
Til , during World War i; letters from the Central Council
for Nursing Education, from friends, and theatrical agents
about Hillebrand's play "Florence Nightingale"; letters
from Ida %m *1™, Sam Baphaelson, and Brock Pemberton
about the play, "The old order"; letters from Joseph Q,
Adams and George Kittredge about Hillebrand's "Vario-
rium" (1946) and "Troilus and Cressida" (1953). Other
correspondents include William Archer, Ernest A. Boyd,
Arthur Jones, and Thornton Wilder.
MS 66-1311
Hopkins, B. Smith, 1873-1952.
Papers, 1917-52. 1ft.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Professor of inorganic chemistry at the University of
Illinois. Correspondence relating to research work on the
rare earths, fractionation of rare earth solutions, element 61
or "illinium," shipment and use of rare earth salts, ionic
migration method of separating rare earth, x-ray spectro-
graphic analysis of rare earths, Hopkins' faculty appoint-
ment (1919), work of graduate students, textbooks and
revisions, x-ray equipment, laboratory notebooks (1925-81),
chemical manufacturing, and Hopkins' genealogy; and a
posthumous list of Hopkins' publications, consistin g of 12
books and 129 articles. Correspondents include Gerald
Druce, of England; J. AMm Harris, of Canada; G. Hevesy,
of Copenhagen; Charles James; David Kinley ; B. J. Meyer,
of Berlin; William A. Noyes; Luigi Kolla, of Florence;
Manne Siegbahn, of Uppsala; S. Urbain, of Paris; and
Leonard F. Yntema.
MS 65-1312
Ketchum, Milo Smith, 1872-1934.
Papers, 1899-1902. 1 ft.
In University of Illinois, University Archives.
Contracting and designing engineer for the Gillette-
Herzog Manufacturing Company of Minneapolis in Hough-
ton, Mich. Letter press copybook concerning Ketchum's
business activities, including the preparation of plans and
bids and the supervising of work on copper mine trestles,
shaft houses, and on cars ; papers relating to the publication
of the annual report of the Ulinois Society of Engineers
and Surveyors, the preparation of plans for bridges, the
securing of materials, proper construction, and payment
for Ketchum's services; and biEs (1902) for surveying lots
in Champaign, UL
MS 65-1313
Harrison, Ellen Wain.
Papers, 1895-1900. 1 ft. (ca. 100 items)
In Independence National Historical Park collections
(Philadelphia)
Kegent of the Philadelphia Chapter* of the Daughters of
the American Revolution. Mainly letters by or to Mrs.
Harrison relating to the restoration of Independence Hall
and the museum in Independence Hall.
Typewritten calendar in the repository.
Gift of George L. Harrison, 1952. On deposit with the
American Philosophical Society Library from 1952-63, it
formed part of the society's Independence National His-
torical Park collection (MS 61-1073) .
MS 65-1314
Philadelphia. Board to Take Charge of and Collect His-
torical Belies for the Museums of Independence EaU.
William H. Staake collection, 1900-17. 1 ft. (ca. 200
uo ')
In Independence National Historical Park collections
(Philadelphia) .
Correspondence and minute book, mainly concerning rel-
ics and paintings for the museum in Independence Hall
and adjoining buildings. William H. Staake was secretary
of the board.
Gift of William W. Staake, 1962.
151
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
i>i.-i j . u- MS 65-1315
fr-luJadelphia. Bureau of City Property. Independence HaU
Division.
Independence Hall collections, 1896-1950. ca. 100,000
items.
,J^, Independence National Historical Park coUections
(Philadelphia)
Official correspondence and personnel, equipment, and
museum records, covering restorations of Independence Hall,
Congress Hall, and Old City Hall and all aspects of ad-
ministration, both of the buildings and of the museum col-
lection.
Permanent loan from the city of Philadelphia, 1951.
p..,, , . . MS 65-1316
Philadelphia. Independence HaU. Board of Managers, Na-
tional Museum.
Chew loan collection, 1873-1918. 3 ft. (ca. 1000 items)
/t^, , ,F? ndence Nationa l Historical Park collections
(Philadelphia)
Letters received and drafts of outgoing letters concem-
^ 9 o^ atl f nal Museam ; ""Mfc book and accession books
(l87d-98) ; donor and subject indices; inventories; minute
book (1874-76) of the Committee on Restoration of Inde-
pendence Hall ; and letters received by the committee's chair-
man, Frank M. Etting. Most of the material relates to the
administration of the National Museum in Independence
Hall and the collection of relics for the museum and rep-
resents the files of Mary B. Chew, secretary of the Board of
Managers.
Indefinite loan from Benjamin and Samuel Chew. 1961-
63.
o „ _ „ ' MS 65-1317
Sellers, Horace Wells, 1857-1933.
Papers, 1730-1930. ca. 4 ft.
/^•, ^ de P enden< » National Historical Park collections
(Philadelphia)
In part, transcripts of documents relating to the history
of Independence Hall and Congress Hall, from various
sources.
Correspondence, reports, and photos, relating to the
relation of the Independence Hall group by a committee
of the Philadelphia Chapter, American Institute of Archi-
tects, of which Sellers was secretary; transcripts, clippings,
and notes on the architectural history of the Independence
ttall group; report of an architectural survey of Bartram
House and minutes (1925) of the American Institute of
Architects Restoration Committee; reports and correspond-
ence concerning the "old Philadelphia survey" (1932) ; and
miscellaneous notes on architectural history and related
subjects.
Gift of Lester H. Sellers.
This material was formerly in the American Philosophical
Society Library, forming part of the society's Independence
.National Historical Park collection (MS 61-1073).
_ ,_. MS 65-1318
Cashing family.
Cushing-Orne papers, 1730-1922. ca. 250 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Correspondence, accounts, and documents (1750-86) of
Thomas Gushing (1725-1788), Boston merchant and poli-
tician, including the Resolves establishing a Committee of
Correspondence sent by the Virginia House of Burgesses on
March 12, 1773 to Cushing as speaker of the Massachusetts
General Court; correspondence (1781-86) between the ex-
porting firm of John De Neufville and Sons, of Holland,
and Cushing, as chairm a n of the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs; and the commission (Aug. 29, 1786) authorizing Cush-
ing and others to represent Massachusetts at the Annapolis
Convention on Trade. The correspondence between Cushing
and the John De Neufville firm concerns goods shipped to
Massachusetts by the order of Jonathan Loring Austin and
describes the difficulties of shipment due to the war, the low
status of American credit, and the sympathies of the Dutch
people; papers (1776-1807) of Thomas Cushing, Jr., includ-
ing military commissions placing him in the Massachusetts
Militia under Benjamin Lincoln in 1776 and 1786; Orne
family papers (1773-1818) including accounts (1772-75) for
cordage by Timothy Orne, merchant of Salem, Mass., and
much correspondence (1789-97) of the young Orne sisters,
with descriptions of social practices and dress of the period.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Harold O. Wellman, 1965.
MS 65-1319
OKn, William Mik>, 1845-1911.
Papers, 1848-1949. ca. 160 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Soldier and secretary of state of Massachusetts. Corre-
spondence and personal letter books (1861-1911) containing
descriptions of action during Olin's service (1862-65) with
the 36th Massachusetts Volunteers at Fredericksburg, Va.,
the capture of Vicksburg (1863), the Battle of the Wilder-
ness (1864), and the Siege of Petersburg (1865) ; personal
letters and papers (1881-1911) regarding the activities and
policies of the G. A R. of which Olm was an officer, especially
his interest (1893-1911) in the veteran's pensions legislation
(the Sulloway bill) ; personal correspondence dealing with
matters of concern to Olin as secretary of state (1891-1911),
including correspondence with James G. Blaine, Henry
Laurens Dawes, George F. Hoar, and John D. Long; and
documents (1879-85) regarding the establishment of a uni-
form design for the Great Seal of Massachusetts. Includes
a typewritten transcript of excerpts from Olin's letters
(1862-65) to his mother.
Unpublished guide in the library.
Gift of Gilbert L Bean, 1965.
_ . - .. MS65-1820
Tucker family.
Papers, 1709-1891. ca, 200 items.
In Massachusetts Historical Society Library.
Accounts, receipts, deeds, and inventories dating 1709-
1830, and other papers. The papers of Capt. Jonathan
Tucker (d. 1790) of the Massachusetts Militia include the
records (1745-88) of Country Gore (Worcester Co.) and of
Charlton, Mass., with town warrants (1760-77) for the es-
tablishment of services, assessments, and tax rolls, and docu-
ments relating to the duties of the offices of collector, asses-
sor, and constable held by Tucker from 1761-88. Military
documents (1754-61) of Capt. Tucker include papers relat-
ing to his company's activities and a journal kept during
the Crown Point Campaign; accounts of Capt Tucker are
those kept while he acted as delegate (1774-75) to the Pro-
vincial Congress. The papers of Lt Jonathan Tucker (d.
1820) relate to his service with the 5th Regt. Militia (1779)
to enemy activity at Potterhill, N. Y, to his occupation as
representative (1781-96) for the proprietors of Calais, Vt,
and to his participation in Shay's Rebellion. The letters
(1819-22) of William Tucker, printer, written from Ala-
bama and New Orleans, describe land opportunities in the
Texas territory and the difficulties of establishing a news-
paper. Names represented include Jonathan Tucker (d.
1749), housewright of Roxbury, Mass. (1709-48).
Unpublished guide in the library.
Purchase, 1965.
152
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1321
American Legion. Michigan. Fort Dearborn Post No. 364,
Dearborn.
Records, 1935-49. 9 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Rosters and a history (1949) of the post, compiled by
Floyd L. Haight
MS 65-1322
Ann Arbor, Mich. Huron Hills Golf Club.
Records, 1924-28. 150 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes, financial papers, articles of as-
sociation, and membership lists.
MS 65-1323
Bnrsley, Joseph Aldrich, 1877-1950.
Papers, 1909-50. 900 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Dean of students at the University of Michigan. Chiefly
correspondence, with bills, receipts, and lists of class mem-
bers relating to the Class of 1899, particularly class re-
unions; and a ms. of an article relating to student loan
funds at the university, 1927-28.
MS 65-1324
Children's Fund of Michigan.
Records, 1929-55. 22ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, financial records, scrapbooks of clippings,
and other papers relating to a fund, e st a b lis h ed by James
Couzens and directed by "William J. Norton to support proj-
ects and agencies promoting the medical and general wel-
fare of children.
Gift of Mr. Norton, 1964-65.
MS65-1325
Civic Committee on the Dramatic Season, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Scrapbooks, 1938-5L 8 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Scrapbooks of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and
pictures relating to actors and plays of the drama season
sponsored by the committee.
Gift of William 6. Halstead, 1956.
MS 65-1326
Cook, Sullivan, 1834-1903.
Letters, 1862-63. 72 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Soldier and farmer. Letters concerning daily camp life
and home affairs, written by Cook to his wife while he was
serving in Company 1, 1st U. S. Sharpshooters.
Gift of Mrs. Louise H. Ferster, 1965.
MS 65-1327
Crawford, Fred Lewis, 1888-1957.
Papers, 1925-53. ca. 4 ft, and 25 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Sugar processor and U. S. Representative from Michigan.
Correspondence, speeches, and other papers relating mainly
to personal and financial affairs (especially Crawford's
Texas ranch) and political and congressional affairs in the
1930's; papers relating to his activities as a member of the
Insular Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives;
scrapbooks of clippings and photos.; and papers of the
Michigan Sugar Company. Correspondents include Wilber
Brucker, Leonard Hall, George A. Malcolm, and relatives
of Crawford.
Gift of Mrs. Crawford, 1964.
MS 65-1328
Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. Michigan
Chapter.
Records, 1956-60. 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Genealogical notes, scrapbook, and other papers.
On loan from the society.
MS 65-1329
Dice, Lee Raymond, 1887-
Papcrs, 1938-56. 6 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of zoology at the University of Michigan.
Chiefly correspondence dealing with the University of Mich-
igan's Dept of Zoology, and Institute of Human Biology
with some miscellaneous papers.
Gift of Mr. Dice, 1958.
MS 65-1830
Dickinson, Donald McDonald, 1846-1917.
Papers, 1884r-1903. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, photocopies of 19 letters from Dickinson to W. F.
Vilas and microfilm copy (1 reel) of correspondence of
Dickinson, Grover Cleveland and Daniel S. Lamont, made
from originals in the library of Congress.
Lawyer and U. S. Postmaster General- Correspondence;
8 vols, of records and documents on arbitration between the
U. S. and El Salvador (1895-1900); and a scrapbook of
newspaper clippings on Dickinson's political career. In-
cludes a letter (1903) from J. P. Irish to Dickinson about
affairs in El Salvador; and letters to James B. Angell, W.
Q. Gresham, Daniel Magone, Lawrence Maxwell, Don M
Montgomery, J. Sterling Morton, G. M Pritchard, William
B. Sears, Hoke Smith, Francis L. Stetson, and Henry T.
Thurber.
Gift of Donald M Dickinson, Jr.
MS 65-1331
Ford, Corydon La, 1813-1894.
Papers, 1873-1900. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of anatomy at the University of Michigan.
Correspondence, reports on Ford's faculty activities, lecture
notes, syllabi, plates, and other papers relating largely to
his work in the Medical School
MS 65-1332
German Christian Agricultural and Benevolent Society of
Ora et Labora, Bay Port, Mich.
Records, 1850-1949. 32 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence; legal papers; record book (1862-68) con-
taining correspondence, the constitution, minutes, accounts,
lists of members, and resolutions; financial records; map of
colony lands; historical sketches; and newspaper clippings.
Gift of Mrs. Robert E. Morse, 1958.
153
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
r-=-j a * xu « MS65-1333
Grand Army of the Republic Dept. of Michigan.
Becords, 1879-1941. 35 items and 21 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions,
Minutes, financial records, membership lists, clippings,
and otter papers of C. J. Dickerson Post, Hillsdale; Spear
Post No, 144; Welch Post No. 137, Ann Arbor; and Esta-
brook Woman's Belief Corp., Ann Arbor; and the visitor's
register of the 25th National Encampment, Detroit, 188L
Described in Guide to manuscripts in the Michigan His-
torical Collections of the University of Michigan, by B M.
Warner and L C. Brown (1963) p. 215-216.
Acquired from various sources.
o j » ■* „ t MS 65-133*
brand Kapids Urban League and Brough Community Asso-
ciation.
Records, 1943-61. ca. 3 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes, reports, newsletters, and other
papers relating to the activities of the association and the
Negro community of Brough in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Deposited by the league, 1964.
„.-,,» MS 65-1335
Griggs, Earl Leslie, 1899-
Correspondence, 1928-31. 53 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of English at the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence pertaining to Griggs' securing a position on the
faculty of the University of Michigan and to his subsequent
scholarly activities.
„. MS 65-1336
Highland Park Civic Association.
Papers, 1950-51. 70 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, articles of incorporation, property restric-
tion agreements, membership blanks, and other papers of an
association, which sought restrictions on property occupancy
and transferraL
_i „ „. MS 65-1337
Holmes, Roy Hinman, 1882-1949.
Papers, ca. 1930-39. 2 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of sociology at the University of Michigan.
Correspondence and papers relating to Holmes' professional
activities. Includes a number of studies of Michigan rural
communities, made by Holmes' students, 1933-34
Gift of Mrs. Holmes, 1953-62.
, i_iv , MS65-1338
Lacy, Arthur Jay, 1876-
Papers, 1913-64. ca. 500 items and 8 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Lawyer and judge, of Detroit. Correspondence and other
papers relating to Lacy's tenure (1913-15) as judge of the
Wayne Co. (Mich.) Court of Domestic Relations, his activi-
ties as a bank "doctor" during the depression, and as a Dem-
ocrat in the elections of 1932 and 1934. Correspondents
154
include William A. Comstock, John Dingell, Woodbridge N.
Ferris, Horace H Backham, and Murray D. Van Wagoner.
Gift of Mr. Lacy, 1964.
MS 65-1339
Ladies' Literary Club, YpsUanti, Mich.
Records, 1894-1956. 75 items and 20 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes, financial records, reports, scrapbooks, and mis-
cellaneous papers.
On loan from the club.
MS 65-1340
Lorch, Emil, 1870-1963.
Papers, 1891-1963. 18 ft.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Architect, director of the University of Michigan's School
of Architecture, and architectural historian. Correspond-
ence, speeches, notes, clippings, memoranda, and pictures
relating to all aspects of Lorch's career and including papers
about the Chicago School of Architecture with which he
was associated from 1900-02; papers (1901-16) of the Archi-
tectural League of America; papers (1930's) of the Midwest
Division of the Historic American Buildings Survey; papers
(1918-30's) relating to the Association of Collegiate Schools
of Architecture and the Education Committee of the Amer-
ican Institute of Architects; and legislation (1915-30's) for
the registration of architects. The bulk of the collection
from 1938 on consists of correspondence about and materials
collected for a history of Michigan architecture and the
restoration of buildings on Mackinac Island and in Dear-
born, Detroit, and Dexter, Mich. Correspondents include
Mortimer E. Cooley, Royal S. Copeland, George Elmslie,
Richardson French, Cass Gilbert, Percy Ives, Fiske KimbalL
William Herbert Langford, Frederick M. Mann, Geza Ma-
roti, William Merchant, Lewis Mumford, Irving K. Pond,
Henry Smith Pritchete, Denman W. Ross, and Louis
Sullivan.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bailey.
„ „ „ MS 65-1341
McCollum family.
Papers, 1831-90. 49 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts.
Letters about family and business affairs written from
various towns in southern Michigan; legal documents and
certificates; and a justice of the peace docket book of David
T. McCollum. Correspondents include Levi and David T.
McCollum and Caroline W. Gridley.
Gift of George L. McCollum, 1946.
«*- • „™ ~ MS 65-1342
McKenzie, Wdham Dexter, 1873-
Correspondence, 1909-17. 80 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence dealing with the return of the University
of Michigan to the Western Athletic Conference. Corre-
spondents include Philip G. Bartelme, Henry M Bates,
Victor H Lane, and James O. Murfin.
Gift of Mr. McKenzie, 1948.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1343
Michigan.
Records of State agencies, 1805-1957. 1 ft, 4 items, 17 v.,
and 1 reel of microfilm.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Michi gan Territorial records consisting of an extract of
proceedings of the Governor and judges of the Territory
about land for the Detroit jail and courthouse (1812) and a
list of import taxes (1805) ; minutes, reports, extracts, and
financial records (1911-13) of the Public Domain Commis-
sion; minutes (1883-1932) of the State Board of Dentistry
and register of licensed dentists (1907-57) ; daily weather
records (1880-93) for the Ann Arbor area kept for the
State Board of Health; records (1934-38) of the State
Emergency Welfare Relief Commission composed of direc-
tives of the State relief administrator, William Haber, con-
taining information on the operation of all New Deal agen-
cies in Michigan ; Newaygo and Northport Road survey
(1859) made by the State Land Office; records (1903-07) of
the State Prison of Southern Michigan at Jackson; reports
(1900) of the comprehensive Michigan Railroad Appraisal,
directed by Mortimer E. Cooley for the State Tax Commis-
sion, together with appraisals of plank roads and canals
built in Michigan; and account book (1878-81) of the East-
ern Michigan Asylum (later Tpsilanti State Hospital).
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963) entries
no. 2727, 2752, 2755-2757, 2759, 2761, 2762, and 2765.
Acquired from various sources.
MS 65-1344
Michigan State Federation of Women's Clubs.
Records, 1898-1951. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes, financial records, annual, sec-
retary's, and board of managers reports; materials relating
to State conventions, and miscellaneous papers.
MS 65-1345
Michigan State Historical Society.
Records, 1898-1950. 75 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes, and financial reports.
MS 65-1346
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Agricultural societies records, 1847-1947. 57 items and
18 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Constitutions, minutes, membership lists, financial records,
and other records of Michigan farmers' organizations and
agricultural societies. Names represented include the Farm-
er's Club of School District No. 73, Kent Co. ; Harmony Al-
liance No. 49, Marion Township, Livingston Co.; Kala-
mazoo County Agricultural Society; Lapeer County Agri-
cultural Society; Fawn River Grange, Glass Creek Grange
No. 425, and Stoney Creek Grange No. 51 of the Patrons of
Husbandry ; and the Peninsular Farmers Club (in the Grand
Traverse Region) .
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts
in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
yii.Tiigim i by R. M. Warner and L C. Brown (1963) en-
tries no. 2684, 2699, 2716, 2721, 2779, 2782, 2948, and 2949.
Acquired from various sources.
MS 65-1347
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Biographical papers, 1830-1961. ca. 75 items and 6 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten and photocopy) .
Biographical sketches, autobiographies, reminiscences,
letters containing biographical data, and other papers relat-
ing chiefly to residents of Michigan, and containing in-
formation on pioneer days and life in many Michigan cities
and towns. Includes material on William Baird, Jessie
Bonstelle, Henry Fox, Martin James Gillen, Lafcadio
Hearn, Everitt S. HotchMss, William Stuart James, Henry
Nelson Loud, Grace McClure, J. Sterling Morton, Eliza Mos-
her, Alice Freeman Palmer, Anna Howard Shaw, and the
Whitney family.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963).
Acquired from various sources, 1940-63.
MS 65-1348
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Businessmen's papers, 1799-1962. ca. 425 items and 119 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, account books, daybooks, receipts, and
other business records, and miscellaneous papers of, or re-
lating to, men engaged in business activities, chiefly in
Michigan. Includes account books of several general stores
and records of a carpenter, an undertaker, a cement mill,
pharmacists, and an iron foundry. Persons represented in-
clude Solomon Armstrong, George Blaich, Moses M Boylan,
Enoch Dieterle, William E. Hall, William P. Harris, Pliny
S. Lyman, William Malpass, Charles William Post Fran-
cis Reuben Stebbins, and Peter Townsend.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts
in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963).
Acquired from various sources, 1937-62.
MS 65-1349
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Civil War papers, 1845-1927. ca. 960 items, 57 v., and 1
reel of microfilm.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts and photocopies.
Correspondence, diaries, military records, biographical
material, and other papers relating to the Civil War. The
bulk of the collection consists of letters and diaries written
by Michigan men in military service.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963). Many
of the items are also described in Michigan men in the Civil
War by I. C. Brown (Michigan Historical Collections, Bul-
letin no. 9, Jan. 1959) and its Supplement (Oct. 1960).
Acquired from various sources.
155
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
„. .. tt • . MS 65-1350
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections
Clergymen's papers, 1796-1961. ca. 265 items and 47 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, diaries, journals, sermons, student papers,
notebooks, marriage record books, autobiographical and bio-
graphical data, account books, scrapbooks, and other papers,
relating to personal matters, church and religious activities,
and missionary work among Indians and others. Most of
the clergymen are from Michigan and are chiefly Baptists,
Methodists, or Presbyterians. Persons represented include
Charles Adams, Marvin Allen, Myron Barrett, George Ben-
nard, William Edward Boardman, William Thurston Bout-
well, Sidney S. Brown, Orlow Warren Carr, Howard K.
Chapman, Judson Dwight Collins, Francis H. Cuming,
John Donnelley, Jr., Peter Dougherty, Frederick Bohn
Fisher, Leo Morris Franklin, Harold F. Fredsell, John J.
Fulton, Frederick R. Gallagher, Reuben S. Goodman, Ed-
ward Payson Goodrich, Charles Wilhelm Frederick Haas,
Henry W. Hicks, John G. Kanouse, Karl H. Keefer, Sam-
uel B. Kimmell, Chancy W. Knickerbacker, Edward Meyer,
Willard MUs, Dwight Lyman Moody, Henry Horatio
Northrop, William Page, W H. Poole, Gabriel Richard,
James T. Robe, Alanson St. Clair, Frederick Schmid, James
Selkirk, George Nelson Smith, William G. Smith, Lysander
E. Spafford, Henry Tatlock, Charles Coffin Taylor, Sam W.
Titus, Levi White, Horace R. Williams, George Wilson,
and Edward J. Wimer.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts
in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University
of Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963).
Acquired from various sources, 1936-61.
„. .. TT MS 65-1351
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Colleges and other educational institutions' records, 1836-
1945. 93 items and 11 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Photocopies of 20 quarterly reports (1857-65) of the Che-
boygan Indian School ; and of the articles of association and
proceedings of Dickinson Institute, Romeo, Mich.
Correspondence, minutes, reports, and other records of
various Michigan colleges, schools, and other educational in-
stitutions. Includes letters and reports on the World War
n activities of Alma College; Andrews Universitv, Berrien
Springs (formerly Emanuel Missionary College') ; Calvin
College, Grand Rapids; Central Michigan University.
Mount Pleasant; Detroit Institute of Technology; Eastern
Michigan University, Ypsilanti; Ferris Institute, Bi»
Rapids; Hillsdale College; Jackson Junior College; Kala*
mazoo College; Lawrence Institute of Technology, High-
land Park; Port Huron Junior College; and the University
of Detroit Some of _the material relates to students' and
other societies affiliated with a school. Other institutions
represented include Adrian College, Albion College. Ann
Arbor School of Religion, Cheboygan Indian School,
County Teachers' Institute, Detroit Optical Institute, Dick-
inson Institute, Romeo; Leoni Normal School, Manchester
Village Lyceum, Marshall College, Michigan Female Semi-
nary, Kalamazoo; Olivet College, Prairie Seminary, Rich-
land (formerly Richland Academy) , and Raisin Valley
Seminary, Adrian.
_ A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M. Warner and I. C. Brown (1963) entries
156
no. 2627, 2629, 2631, 2641, 2655, 2661-62, 2664, 2669, 2675-77,
2679, 2685, 2702, 2714-15, 2722, 2724-26, 2737, 2777, 2784^B5,
2787, and 2814.
Acquired from various sources.
MS65-1352
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Diaries,. 1840-1956. 38 items and 201 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten).
Chiefly diaries of Michigan residents recording everyday
events. Includes 42 vols, of diaries (1890-1937) of Mamie
E. Conner, a housewife and bookkeeper in Plymouth, Mich. ;
51 vols, of diaries (1870-1934) of Horatio Sawyer Earle,
salesman, president of the Earle Equipment Company, and
Michigan State Highway Commissioner, containing com-
ments on selling farm and road equipment, the good roads
movement, the League of American Wheelmen, and Michi-
gan politics; 19 items and 42 vols, of diaries, notes, and
papers (1886-1938) of John Hooker, a businessman of New
Baltimore, Mich.; 38 vols, of diaries (1899-1956) of Charles
A Mutton, a lumber dealer in Millington, Mich.; and 44
vols, of diaries (1868-1925), including 2 account books, of
Joseph F. Proctor, lumber sawyer and scaler and fanner
of Hersey, Osceola Co., Mich.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts
in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Wanner and I. C. Brown (1963), en-
tries no. 83, 339, 407, 472, 558, 586, 626, 646, 934, 1225, 1368,
1456, 1461, 1689, 1849, 1954, 2005, 2069, and 2129.
Acquired from various sources, 1938-60.
„. .. „ . . MS 65-1353
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Educators' papers, 1841-1962. 296 items and 58 v
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten).
Correspondence, diaries, reminiscences, Mas. of writings,
account books, reports, speeches, scrapbooks, and miscellane-
ous business, legal, and personal papers of teachers, profes-
sors, college presidents, and school superintendents, chiefly
of Michigan. The papers relate to travel and student life
as well as to educational matters, teaching experiences, and
personal life in Ann Arbor and other Michigan communi-
ties and elsewhere. Includes material on Albion College,
Alma College, Grand Rapids Kindergarten Training School,
Hillsdale College, the Indian school at Cheboygan, Mich.,
the Lapeer State Home and Training School Leoni The-
ological Institute, the Michigan Central College at Spring
Arbor, Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, and the
University of Michigan. Principal persons represented in-
clude James Rowland Angell, Louis William Doll, Junius
M. Fishburn, Jennie Lovan Green, Henry Romaine Patten-
gill, Webster Houston Pearce, Edwin Spencer Peck, John
Davis Pierce, William A Polglase, William Harvey Rey-
nolds, Herbert Miner Slauson, John Alexander Stewart,
Lucretia Willard Treat, Esther Boise Van Deman, Paul
Frederick Voelker, Eloise Waring, Eugene Clarence War-
riner, D. G. Wilder, and William Schuyler Woodruff.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
angle items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963).
Acquired from various sources, 1926-62.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1354
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Family papers, 1781-1943. ca. 560 items and 4 v.
la University of Michigan, Michigan Historical CoHec-
In part, photocopies.
Correspondence (family and business), diaries, business
and legal papers, some biographical and genealogical mate-
rial, photos., memorabilia, and other papers. Includes in-
formation on military service, especially in the Civil War.
Names of families represented include Anderson, Bach,
Condon, Cornelius, Delano, Harris, Hess, Hickey, Holton,
Tfimhali, Kingsley, Lerich, Seymour, Staebler, and Willcox.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts
in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963) en-
tries no. 40, 70, 72, 406, 430, 434, 500, 514, 521, 846, 899, 902,
905, 939, 1039, 1082, 1092, 1152, 1387, 1577, 1680, 1778, 2053,
and 2101.
Acquired from various sources, 1937-62.
MS65-1355
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Farming papers, 1813-1962. ca. 175 items and 123 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts.
Correspondence, diaries, journals, account books, auto-
biographies, biographical material, addresses, and other
papers of farmers, or relating to farming activities in
Michigan. Persons represented include Peter J. Adams,
William Ball, Chauncey Bird, Joseph Bradish, Dexter
Briggs, Robert R. Briggs, John Bryan, John H Carleton,
Josiah G. Chase, Hiram Coleman, Robert B. Cowell, James
Cross, Ehenezer Davison, C. Dibble, William Forbes, James
H Fuller, Samuel Gonick, Hector Hayes, Augustus Hendel-
man, Horace Johnson, Samuel B. Jones, Will King, John
Mott, William Watts Mutton, Thomas Noy, Josiah S. Orris,
Valorous Robert Paine, David Wheeler Palmer, Mr. Perry
(a free Negro), Cass PerusM, Nathan Pierce, T. W. Pome-
roy, Nathan Power, John R. Powers, August Rasmussen,
Obadiah Rogers, Daniel Satterthwaite, Evart H. Scott,
D. Seger, Joseph and Esther Tabor, E. B. Thurstin, Henry
Clay Waldron, Orin White, Jacob Wilson, and M. Zimmer-
man.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963).
Acquired from various sources, 1936-62.
MS65-1356
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Fraternal organizations' records, 1861-1953. 26 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Financial records (1864-72) of Morenci, Mich., Lodge No.
95 of the Freemasons; minutes (1861-64) of the Interna-
tional Order of Cadets of Honor and Temperance, Hills-
dale, Mich. ; minutes, treasurer's reports, and other records
(1911-53) of the International Order of the King's Daugh-
ters and Sons, Phoebe Beal Circle, Ann Arbor, Mich.; min-
utes, officers' roster, and financial and membership records
(1904-29) of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Queen
City Lodge, Battle Creek, Mich.; and minutes (1907-52)
of the Washtenaw County Association of the Order of the
Eastern Star.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963) entries
no. 2687, 2710, 2711, 2776, and 2778.
Acquired from various sources.
MS65-1357
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collection*.
Genealogies and family histories, ca. 1853-1961. ca. 55
items and 2 v. . , „ „
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, reminiscences, and other papers contain-
ing genealogical material and family histories, chiefly from
Michigan. Families represented include Bailey, Ballantine,
Ballard, Barry, Chamberlin, Chipman, Doty, Dunlap,
Gage, Gillmore, Granger, Gruett, Hodges, McGraw, Mc-
Laren, Milhous, Muck, Olds, Outwater, Patterson, Pierce,
Purdy, Saunders, Spencer, Steere, Stiles, Street, White,
Whitman, and Yerkes.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963) en-
tries no. 95, 114, 330, 355, 556, 697, 800, 839, 925, 1041, 1186,
1222, 1353, 1414, 1429, 1502, 1547, 1769, 1800, 2020, 2023,
2035, 2905, and 2926.
Acquired from various sources, 1941-62.
MS 65-1358
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Historical sketches and articies, 1850-1960. ca. 115 items
and9v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Mss. of articles, together with a few letters, reports, bib-
liographies, addresses, and other material, relating chiefly
to local Michigan history. Includes information on cities,
towns, villages and counties, schools, churches, Indians, pio-
neers, lumbering, rivers, and organizations in Michigan.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single hems listed and described in Guide to manuscripts
in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963).
Acquired from various sources, 1937-62.
MS 65-1359
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Land papers, 1794-1894. 68 items and 4 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, photocopies.
Correspondence, survey notes, land grants and patents,
deeds, and other papers, chiefly relating to land in Michigan.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts
in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963) en-
tries no. 115, 224, 290, 411, 427, 569, 585, 618, 986, 987, 1048,
1118, 1184, 1212, 1244, 1361, 1433, 1443, 1492, 1623, 1737,
2082, and 2102.
157
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MMguu Uiuvendty. Micron Historical ^^^
and 55^ ^^ P&pet8 ' 182a - 1962 - <*■ &*> items
tiont Univerri| 7 of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
In part, photocopies.
Correspondence, diaries, journals, account books, receipts,
fegal papery court decisions, docket booksTwciraphicS
^"^K^f 6 ^ aat °S ra P l1 k^ scrapbooks,1Ll other
papers, chiefly of lawyers and judges in Michigan, especially
Detroit Persons represented include Truman E^Ames,
Alexis Caswell Angell, Benjamin L. Baxter, Charles Beck-
with, Edward Davison Black, John C. Blanchard, Arthur
JST£ 5^7 Bm ^F BTOym > ^^ Brush > H <>™«>
£Mon Burt, Clarence Monroe Burton, James H. Campbell
Cyrus Dana, Samuel William Dexter, Charles Dickeyj
Jaxed Warner Finney, William Asa Fletcher, Silas B Gas-
fa^ Lewis Granger, William L. Greenly, Lawrence Wood-
ruff Halsey George Warren Hayden, Francis Marion John-
son, Paul Howard King, Otto Kirchner, Charles W. Kuhne,
William A. Love, James H. Lynch, Albert Everett Macom-
ber, Jacob L. McPeek, George Arthur Malcolm, Isaac Mars-
Sf* 5?- ^S? 4 * 6 Mwtm ' Charles Sedgwick May, Dwirfit
E5wJfi^, W< ^L M ^ d * Alir^MillarVXrt
Edward Miller, Craig C. Miller, Joseph B. Moore, James
Henry Moyle, Henry Alonzo Nichols, Frederick Bissell
Porter, James H. Pound, Dean Ernest Ryman, Clarence
William Sessions, Henry F. Severens, TalbotSmith, Uriel
bpencer, Henry Harrison Swan, Everett Marlin Sweeley,
\^L^ m ^ t ^f' Qe S^ ge WiDiam ^eadock, Charles
WMe^Whippie; Andrew G. Whitney, and WiS, Brow^
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
smgle items listed and desaS^QuidTto^uK £
the Michigan ^Historical Collections of the UmvSfcTof
Miclugan, byR M Warner and L C. Brown (im)^
Acquired from various sources, 1937-62.
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical CoIu£££
«u7 m f^? te ° f P i )ems Uld other UterM 7 writings, 1805-
1945. 125 items and 22 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
nons.
Poems, essays, songs, and mss. of books, together with a
tZ^^ff 7 ^ l6t ?, re •"* other P*^ Persons repre-
£&"»-" ^ ^"^ ATO riuTAIke Elinor Bo^et
Bartlett, Francois Xavier Bellencour, John Malcolm Brin-
nin, Ward Riley Brown, Clarence Mills Burkholder, Will
Carieton^ Joseph C. Case, Margaret Bird Chase, Adelia
Noble Cheever, Dorothea Ford, Harry Alverson Franek,
Joan Geisel Gardner, Richard H. Gringhuis, Henry F X.
Has, Benjamin^ Hathaway, Jonathan August Charles Hild-
ner, William Christian Hoad, Lucy Ann Clark Kingsley,
Warren Wayne Lamport, King Lardner, Charlesloncoiii
McGuire, Muriel Miles, Arnold Mulder, William Charles
Smithson Pellowe, Myra Goodwin Plantz, Laura Richard-
S? H f£ d _. PMi PPi Scott, Anthony Vanderveld, Stewart
inward White, and Maria D. Stowell Williams.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single i items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R M Warner and L C. Brown (1963) entries
no 63, 117, 151, 230, 250, 269, 307, 321, 350, 353, 66L 677. 705
79^856, 863, 909, 922, 1090, 1156, 1132, 12SB, 130L iS
1477, 1511, 1579, 1663, 1921, 2032, and 2062. ^ ^
Acquired from various sources, ca. 1939-60.
158
__ . . MS 65-1362
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Michigan military records, 1861-1917. 389 items and 13 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Muster rolls, quartermaster records, reports, certificates,
and other records, chiefly from the Civil War. Includes
records of the 1st, 4th, 6th, 11th, 16th, and 27th Michigan
Infantry regiments, the 4th, 5th, and 7th Cavalry regiments,
the Michigan Naval Militia in 1897 and 1917, and the Vet-
erans Association of the 20th Michigan Infantry Regiment
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963) entries
no. 2730-2732, 2739-2746, and 2750-2751.
Acquired from various sources.
. MS 65-1363
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Military topics, ca. 1799-1960. 236 items and 10 r.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten) and photocopies.
Correspondence, diaries, reminiscences, biographical ma-
terial, notebook, military orders and papers, addresses, peti-
tions, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to military af-
fairs or to men in military service. Many of the items relate
to the Spanish American War and to World War i. but the
Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil
War, Mexican border duty, and World War n are also men-
tioned. Principal persons represented include Frank Hay-
cock Burton, Lorin L. Comstock, Roy L. Noggle, Arthur
Armstrong Palmer, William Rufus Shafter, and Joseph
Rowe Smith.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
^f^ 7 ,?- M " Wamer ** d X - C - Brown (1963) entries
no 247, 281, 365, 401, 417, 505, 568, 799, 946, 1018, 1103 1203
mi im' S£' ^ JS* 13 ?' 1393 ' 1439 148 ° "£ S;
1733, 1871, 1924, 1953, 2929, and 2940.
Acquired from various sources, 1944-63.
w v ™ . . MS 65-1364
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections
Personal account books, 1812-1944. 28 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Accounts showing personal expenses of Michigan resi-
dents. Some of the records contain a few business expenses.
Licludes an account book (1847) of Company H, 1st Regt,
Michigan Volunteers in the Mexican War, kept by Capt J
V^SSi^P*"^ Which ak ° includes H* Personal aecounte
(1850-68); and 10 vols, of personal accounts (1902-34) of
Nathan Albert Harvey (b.1860), professor of pedagogy at
Eastern Michigan University.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963) entries
no. 79, 184, 309, 346, 369, 492, 655, 658, 765, 855 971 1157
1282, 1860, 2012, 2036, and 2058. ' ' '
Acquired from various sources, ca. 1938-59.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
„ . "■ ■ MS 65-1365
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Physicians' papers, 1826-1960. ca. 260 items and 69 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts.
Correspondence, medical account books (some containing
prescriptions), case books, medical notebooks, receipts, ad-
dresses, lectures, student notebooks, certificates, autobio-
graphical and biographical material, and other papers of
Michigan physicians. Some of the papers relate to the Uni-
versity of Michigan Medical School. Includes papers of a
few homeopathic physicians. Persons represented include
Edward T. Abrams, Thomas C. Adams, Samuel Amberg, D
W. Armstrong, James Nelson Ayres, A R. Ball, H. Belle
Ball, Sarah Gertrude Banks, Richard Bosworth, Sara Craig
Buckley, Fleming Carrow, George H. Cleveland, Samuel
Parker Cole, Dennis Cooley, Alonzo Cressy, George Dock,
Edward Swift Dunster, Isaac Newton Eldridge, E. F. Gam-
ble, J. J. Goodyear, Frederick J. Graham, William Green-
shields, David Gregory, Mary McKibbin Harper, Isaac W.
Howe, Charles E. Howland, Henry Hulst, Thomas Smith
Kingston, Clifford Kirkpatrick, M. L. Leach, Abraham
Leenhouts, A. E. Leete, Oscar Russell Long, William James
Mayo, Charles Beylard Guerard de Nancrede, Roland B. C.
Newcomb, Hiram Winnett Orr, Zina Pitcher, R. G. Snow,
James H. Sweeny, Francis Thomas, Augusta Louise Rosen-
thal Thompson, Everett Jerome Whitehead, Henry Clay
Willison, George Pray Winchell, James Craven Wood, and
Albert Yates.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963).
Acquired from various sources, 1937-63.
MS 65-1366
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Politicians' papers, 1812-1947. ca. 285 items, 74 v., and 1
reel of microfilm.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten) and photocopies.
Correspondence, diaries, biographical and autographical
material, notes, articles, addresses, legal papers, scrapbooks
of clippings, and other papers of Governors, U. S. Repre-
sentatives, State legislators, State officials, mayors, and other
political figures, chiefly of Michigan. Some of the papers
relate to personal matters but most are concerned with polit-
ical and governmental affairs in Michigan. Persons repre-
sented include Ebenezer Lakin Brown, Lewis Cass, Miner T.
Cole, Charles C. Comstock, Joseph Warren Fordney, Cortez
Perry Hooker, William Alanson Howard, Robert McClel-
land, Orriri W. Robinson, Arthur Raymond Rood, and
George W. Welsh.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M. Warner and L C. Brown (1963) entries
no. 26, 167, 180, 240, 324, 333, 351, 389, 400, 454, 515. 536, 553,
628, 664, 685, 743, 829, 882, 912, 940, 964, 1133, U64, 1208,
1211, 1255, 1281, 1314, 1358, 1413, 1464, 1507, 1518, 1581, 1597,
1607, 1863, 1875, 1986, 1997, and 2104.
Acquired from various sources, 1938-62.
MS 65-1367
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Records of organizations, 1832-1955. ca. 245 items and
42 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes, financial records, correspondence, membership
lists, constitutions, historical and biographical material,
addresses, poetry, program notes, and other records of social
clubs, literary and dramatic societies, charitable organiza-
tions, political parties and organizations, consumers' coop-
eratives, labor organizations, historical societies, medical
associations and other professional groups, and societies
interested in such matters as temperance, child study, pro-
tection, and civic improvement. Places represented include
Albion, Ann Arbor, Brooklyn, Flushing, Grand Rapids,
Greenville, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Milford, Mon-
roe, Redford, and Ypsilanti, Mich,, and Eaton, Jackson,
Oakland, St Joseph, and Washtenaw Counties, Mich.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts'
in die Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963) p. 212-
224.
Acquired from various sources, 1938-63.
MS 65-1368
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Student notebooks, ca. 1858-1953. 20 items and 285 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Chiefly University of Michigan student notebooks on
courses in law, medicine, history, science, and many other
subjects. Some of the notebooks are from students at Hills-
dale College and other colleges and high schools in Mich-
igan. A few are from schools outside the State.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and I. C. Brown (1963).
Acquired from various sources, ca. 1936-62.
MS 65-1369
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Students' papers and theses, 1920-62. ca. 125 items, 26 v.,
and 7 reels of microfilm.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Student seminar papers on many subjects, particularly on
various aspects of Michigan history; and m. a, and k. a.
theses, mostly from University of Michigan students.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963).
Gifts from various sources, 1937-63.
MS 65-1370
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Travel diaries and papers, 1815-1935. 22 items and 17 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten).
Diaries, journals, letters, notes, and other papers relating
to traveling, chiefly to, from, or in Michigan. Many of the
trips were made in boats on the Great Lakes. Several trips
were from New York to Michigan and some were to Cali-
159
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Michigan. University. Michigan, Historical Collections.
Travel diaries and papers, 1815-1935. (Continued)
fomia and to Europe. Includes a diary (1867) of a trip to
Europe by Julius Caesar Burrows, U. S. Senator from Mich-
^an, two diaries (1860, 1867) of his wife, Frances S Peck
Burrows, and James A. Leroy's travelogs of Philippine
trips with William H. Taft in 1900-01 and 1905.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers co-
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by K. M. Warner and L C. Brown (1963) en-
tries no. 15, 23, 96, 274, 275, 364, 483, 659, 682, 716, 737, 757,
768, 937, 967, 1059, 1069, 1153, 1183, 1267, 1300, 1760, 1866,
1876, 1942, 1971, 2049, 2095, 2098, and 2888.
Acquired from various sources, 1938-63.
MS 65-1371
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
University of Michigan, 1851-1954. ca. 175 items and 7 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, photocopies.
Correspondence, scrapbooks, sketchbook, reports, articles,
and other writings relating to the University of Michigan.
Includes material concerning gifts to the university, fund-
raising, athletic activities, and the history of the university.
Persons represented include Frank Hopkins Culver, Homer
L. Heath, and Frieda Kleinstuck.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts
in the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R M. Warner and I. C. Brown (1963) entry
nos. 177, 262, 289, 336, 344, 462, 469, 528, 601, 745, 763. 880,
1015, 1053, 1065, 1078, 1102, 1417, 1445, 1538, 1594, 1770,
1801, 1869, 1923, 2028, 2079, 2099, and 2114.
Acquired from various sources, 1937-61.
„. , . , T . MS 65-1372
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
University of Michigan faculty members' papers, 3796-
1961. ca. 690 items and 41 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
ions.
In part, photocopies.
Correspondence, mbs. of articles and other writings, re-
ports, lectures, notes, biographical material, reminiscences,
scrapbooks, and other papers, both professional and per-
sonal, of or relating to, members of the faculty, librarians,
deans and other administrative officers of various colleges
and departments of the University of Michigan. Persons
represented include Werner Emmanuel Bachmann, James
Robinson Boise, Harold Prell Breitenbach, Henry Smith
Carhart, George Corselius, Charles Albert Davis, John Rob-
ert Effinger, Byron Alfred Finney, Robert Gessner, Charles
Ezra Greene, Levi Thomas Griffin, William James Herdman,
Howard Mumford Jones, Donald MacLean, William Henry
Pettee, Israel Cook RusselL Abram Sager, Volney Morgan
Spalding, Lewis George Vander Velde, Claude Halstead
Van Tyne, Albert Wurts Whitney, and Clarence George
Wrentmore.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963).
Acquired from various sources, 1936-63.
MS 65-1373
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
University of Michigan regents' papers, 1856-1957. 51
items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten) .
Correspondence (some personal) ; addresses given at Uni-
versity of Michigan functions; and other papers of regents
of the University of Michigan. Includes genealogy of Elon
Farnsworth ; nine letters about him, the University of Michi-
gan, and the Michigan Central Railroad by his son George
E. Farnsworth; and scrapbook of obituary notices. Cor-
respondents and other persons represented include Vera
Burridge Baits, Angie Bingham Gilbert, Thomas Dwight
Gilbert, Donald McLatyre, Horace Mann, Henry P. Tappan,
and William Upjohn.
_ A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1968) en-
tries no. 81, 621, 725, 1224, 1907, and 2900.
Acquired from various sources, 1952-59.
MS 65-1374
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections,
University of Michigan students' personal papers, 1846-
1955. ca. 485 items and 72 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
In part, transcripts (typewritten) and photocopies.
Correspondence, diaries, account books of student ex-
penses, questionnaires, autograph books, scrapbooks, photos.,
memorabilia, and other papers of students and former stu-
dents of the University of Michigan. Includes reminiscences
of student days and information about student organizations
and alumni activities. Persons represented include Hugh
Bryan Alexander, Walter T Curtis, Jeannette M Dawson,
Ralph Henry Elsworth, James Samuel Fisher, lone Hay-
don, Arthur Jay Lacy, Vincent Smith Lovell, Herbert Cald-
well Smith, and Madelon Louisa Stockwell (Mrs. Charles K.
Turner).
_ A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M Warner and L C. Brown (1963).
Acquired from various sources, 1.936-63.
„. , . „ . . MS 65-1875
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections
Women's organizations' records, 1866-1952. 224 items and
47 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, his-
torical and biographical sketches, attendance lists, clippings,
and other records of clubs and other women's societiesin
Michigan. Organizations represented include- Adrian
Woman's Club, Ann Arbor Grandmothers' Club, Delta
Gamma Kappa Society, Hillsdale Woman's Club, Ladies'
Library Association of Ann Arbor, Ladies' Temperance Un-
ion of Adrian, League of Women Voters of Ann Arbor Po-
litical Equality Club of Ann Arbor, Saline Woman's Club
Women's Committee of the Washtenaw County unit of the
U. S. Council of National Defense, Washtenaw County
Federation of Women's Clubs, West Side Woman's Club of
Ann Arbor, Woman's American Protective Association,
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and Ypsilanti Fed-
eration of Women's Clubs.
160
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
Women's organizations' records, 1866-1952. (Continued)
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R M Warner and L C. Brown (1963) en-
tries no. 2628, 2650, 2672, 2705, 2718, 2720, 2723, 2783, 2796,
2806, 2817, 2821, 2824-2828, and 2833.
Acquired from various sources.
MS 65-1376
Michigan. University. Michigan Historical Collections.
World War n papers, 1941-61. 687 items and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan. Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, diaries, and other papers, chiefly describ-
ing experiences of men and women in various branches of
the Armed Forces serving in the Pacific and other areas
during World War n. Many of the letters were written
to members of the faculty by former University of Michi-
gan students. Includes letters written to Frederick Clever
Bald, director of Michigan Historical Collections, concern-
ing the war effort made by the Michigan cities of Alpena,
Bay City, Iron Mountain, Muskegon, and Saginaw; and 250
letters from Charlevoix, Mich., servicemen and women to
the editor of the Charlevoix courier.
A composite collection consisting of groups of papers or
single items listed and described in Guide to manuscripts in
the Michigan Historical Collections of the University of
Michigan, by R. M. Warner and L C. Brown (1963) entries
no. 39, 52, 89, 113, 159, 161, 212, 221, 843, 529, 641, 647, 767,
810, 915, 944, 1042, 1047, 1121, 1167, 1275, 1331, 1344, 1386,
1404, 1416, 1426, 1432, 1474, 1513, 1549, 1668, 1706, 1720, 1728,
1738, 1836, 1937, 2002, 2143, 2147, and 2880.
Acquired from various sources.
MS 65-1377
Morton, Hudson T
Papers, 1939-42. 100 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, reports, and other papers relating to the
University of Michigan Club of Ann Arbor.
Gift of Mrs. Morton, 1962.
MS 65-1378
Red Cross. U. S. American National Bed Cross. Washtenaux
County Chapter.
Records, 1916-30. 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan -Historical Collec-
Correspondence, minutes, reports of the Public Health
Nursing Association, a scrapbook of form letters from the
central division headquarters of the Red Cross to county
chapters, and clippings.
On loan from the chapter.
MS 65-1379
Reichert, Rudolph, 1889-
Papers, 1907-62. 18 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Banker. Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, and other
papers relating to Reichert's activities as a bank president
in Ann Arbor, Mich., commissioner of the State Banking
Dept. in Michigan, and an officer of the Michigan Banker's
Association. Includes papers relating to the fii»™rfi crises
in Michigan during the depression when he was banking
commissioner and papers on State and Federal banking leg-
islation and Federal deposit insurance. Correspondents in-
clude Junius Beal, Roscoe O. Bonisteel, Prentiss Brown, Wil-
ber Brucker, William A Comstock, Royal S. Copeland,
James Couzens, John Dingell, Homer Ferguson, Frank Fitz-
gerald, Gerald R. Ford, Fred Green, Frank McKay, Earl
Michener, Arthur Summerfield, Arthur Yandenberg, and
Murray Van Wagoner.
MS 65-1380
Republican Party. Michigan.
Records, 1881-1949. 80 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Reminiscences (ca. 1891) on the founding of the party;
minutes (1881-87) of the Lapeer Co., Mich., Republican
Committee; constitution, reports, and miscellaneous papers
of the Republican Woman's Club of Alma, Mich., for 1941-
46; certificate (1940) of presidential electors; and corre-
spondence and other papers of the Ann Arbor, Mich., Re-
publican Committee for 1948-49.
MS 65-1381
Rotary Club, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Records, 1931-48. 300 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, membership list, and other papers relat-
ing to the club's activities. Correspondents include Ran-
dolph G. Adams and Wilfred B. Shaw.
MS 65-1382
Schmalzried family.
Papers, 1853-1900. 50 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence (in German), together with accompany-
ing English translations or summaries; a land contract; and
miscellaneous papers. Includes 20 Civil War letters from
Frederick R. Schmalzried (1823-63) written to his family
while he was serving with Company C, 1st Michigan Cav-
alry; 18 letters (1861-63) from Schmalzried to his friends
describing and commenting on Army life and life in a parole
camp after he had been taken prisoner at Brentsville, Va. ;
and correspondence of various members of the Schmalzried
family written from or to Germany, largely about family
matters.
Some of the letters are described in Michigan men in the
Civil War, by Ida C. Brown (Michigan Historical Collec-
tions, Bulletin no. 9, Jan. 1959) p. 27.
Gift of Philip E. Bedient, 1958.
MS 65-1383
Sons of the American Revolution. Michigan Society.
Washtenaw Chapter.
Scrapbook, 1914-36. 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Scrapbook containing letters, programs of the chapter's
activities, and clippings.
Gift of Warren W. Florer, 1937.
MS 65-1384
Sutton, EH Ransome, 1869-1934.
Scrapbooks, 1898-1934. 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Author and secretary to Hazen S. Pingree, Governor of
Michigan. Articles by Sutton on scientific and other sub-
jects; telegrams from Theodore Roosevelt, and Russell A
Alger containing official orders for Michigan military con-
tingents in the Spanish American War; clippings about the
Spanish American War; two letters from Theodore Roose-
161
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collect,
tons
Scrapbooks, 1898-1931
Sutton, Eli Raasome, 1869-1934.
(Continued)
jelt; and other papers. One of the articles is entitled «In
the land of revolution" and deals with a trip nZeby p£
gree and Sutton to Venezuela. r
Gift of Mrs. Sutton, 1387.
Three^iBuiers-Centary Club. Battle Creek CjJ^ 1 ^
Becords, 1906-40. 400 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Minutes, membership lists, and other papers of an organi-
zabon of men and women seventy-five years and older.
Gift of Mrs. Stanley T. Lowe, 1963.
U.S. Automobile Labor Board MS 65-1386
Becords, 1934-35. ca. 6 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Stenographic reports of hearings before the Board.
U. S. Fuel Administration.
Becords, 1918-19. 85 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Directives* records, and miscellaneous papers of the U. S.
Fuel Administration in Michigan in World War l Names
represented include William K. Prudden, adininistrator
^\Na^rud Labor Relation, Board. *S«M»»
■Records, 1937-38. 300 items
^University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
ts r^^ d "^P* clippings relating to the Ford Mo-
tor^C^any case before the board asZll as cQ^mt
U. S. Office of Price Administration. ^ ^^
Eecords, 1943. 3 v.
^University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
r^f^T^ "S* 6 * 0f *• 0PA «*Mtii« in Washtenaw
Co, Mich, during World War n. ™ w
Gift of Mentor L. Williams, 1945.
lems. Ann Arbor Branch ^^ ^^
Becords, 1943-44. 119 items
^University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
OOTespondence, minutes, and resolutions of the Ann Ar-
MS? T* ° f .^^TwilM. Committee, tog*C\£h
29 printed items of the national organization? CWnondU
entemclude Joseph H Ball, Harold^ Burto^Toark
£lrT**A ???» Jergu^ Carl A. mS%5phB
Perry, and Arthur H Vandenberg. F
162
w .- •., MS 65-1391
Visiting Nurse Association of Ann Arbor.
Records, 1896-1962. 1 ft. and 19 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Constitutions; case work, committee, annual, and financial
reports; minutes; and miscellaneous records of an associa-
tion formerly known as the Public Health Nursing Associa-
tion and onginally established as the Hospital Circle of the
lung's Daughters.
Gift of the association, 1948-62.
_ , MS 65-1392
Washtenaw County Medical Society.
Becords, 1847-1921. 250 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, largely with Dr. James F. Breakey, about
publie health matters; fee bills for 1847, 1867, and 1875, the
earliest of which contains a code of ethics; reports (1907-
10) on Ann Arbor, Mich., water; case reports; roster of
members and minutes, program notes, and other papers deal-
ing with the activities of the society. Correspondents in-
clude Levi L. Barbour, Shirley W. Smith, and Victor C
Vaughan.
wtt u „ MS 65-1393
Washtenaw County Medical Society. Woman's Auxiliary
Becords, 1938-58. 300 items and 3 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, reports, constitution, program notes-
mmUt ^^. the Washtenaw County Medical Society of Mich-
igan ; "Twenty year history of the Woman's Auxiliary to the
Washtenaw County Medical Society, 1938-1958," compiled
by Mrs. Howard CJummings, Mrs. Leonard E. Hinder, and
Mrs. Emery Sink ; and other papers.
Gift of Mrs. Russell DeJong, 1959.
Washtenaw Historical Society. ^ 65_1394
Becords, 1825-1955. ca. 3 ft. and 5 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
aons.
Papers relating to the, activities of the society and its
predecessor, the Washtenaw County Pioneer Society, includ-
ing a reguiter of members and minutes (1873-1955) ; and
papers collected by the societies, including the quartermaster
records of the 6th Michigan Heavy Artillery Regiment,
muster rolls of the 4th Michigan Infantry during the Civil
War, deeds to property, a scrapbook of newspaper clippings
on early Ann Arbor, Mich., obituaries and other papersre-
lflting to Ann Arbor and Washtenaw Co., Mich.
White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918.
Papers, 1857-1918. 82 items and 8 reels of microfilm.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
La part, microfilm copy made from originals in the Cor-
nell University Library, Collection of Begional History and
University Archives.
Educator and diplomat 82 original letters from White,
chiefly to Professor and Mrs. Edward P. Evans, relating to
national politics, American colleges and nniversitiesTtauvels
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918.
(Continued)
Papers, 1857-1918.
in Europe, various scholarly interests, and many other sub-
jects. The microfilm material (1857-65) includes letters to
and from White and members of his family, personal ac-
counts, and other papers, many concerning the University
of Michigan and Ann Arbor. Correspondents include
Charles K. Adams, James B. Angell, Levi Bishop, Charles
H. Brigham, Datus C. Brooks, Francis Brunnow, James
V. Campbell, Isaac P. Christiancy, Grover Cleveland,
Thomas St Cooley, Elizabeth E, DuBois, Corydon La Ford,
Henry S. Frieze, Benjamin Harrison, Erastus 0. Haven,
Theodore Boosevelt, John Sherman, William Sinclair, Wil-
liam H. Taft, Henry P. Tappan, Moses C. Tyler, James C
Watson, Alexander Winchell, and DeVolson Wood.
Acquired, 1958.
MS 65-1396
Windt, Valentine, 1901-1955.
Papers, 1922-55. ca. 250 items and 1 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of the University of Michigan Dept of Speech.
Correspondence, articles, notes, and other material largely
relating to the University of Michigan dramatic and speech
activities with which Windt was connected, and a list of
plays produced by him.
Gift of William P. Halstead, 1956.
MS 65-1397
Winter, John Garrett, 1881-1956.
Papers, 1901-51. ca. 2 ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Professor of Latin at the University of Michigan. Cor-
respondence, clippings, and other material mostly relating
to Winter's work in the Dept of Latin, as director of the
Division of Fine Arts, and other affairs of the University of
Michigan. Correspondents include James P. Adams, Meh-
met Aga Oglu, James B. Angell, Arthur E. K. Boak, Camp-
bell Bonner, Marion L. Burton, Martin L. D'Ooge, John R.
Effinger, Moses Gomberg, William H Hobbs, Charles E.
Hughes, Louis C. Karpinsky, Francis W. Kelsey, Hayward
Keniston, Edward H Kraus, Alfred H Lloyd, Albert H
Pattengill, Jesse S. Beeves, Frank E. Bobbins, Alexander
G. Ruthveii, and Henry A. Saunders.
Gift of Mrs. Winter, 1958.
MS65-1398
Wolverine Co-operative Wholesale, Longing, Mich.
Records, 1937-38. ca. 100 items.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, constitution, publications, advertise-
ments, price lists, and other papers.
MS 65-1399
Woman's Club, Arm Arbor, Mich.
Records, 1906-60. 1ft and 10 v.
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, minutes, annual reports, financial records,
and scrapbooks.
On loan from the club.
MS 65-1400
Workmen's Cirde. Michigan District Committee.
Records, 1930-60. 4ft
In University of Michigan, Michigan Historical Collec-
tions.
Correspondence, publications, minutes, and other records
(many of them in Yiddish) of a Jewish cooperative burial
and benevolent society.
Gift otthe Detroit Workmen's Circle, 1964
MS 65-1401
Drips, Andrew, 1789-1860.
Papers, 1820-60. ca. 200 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Papers relating chiefly to the activities of Drips as Indian
agent in preventing liquor traffic among the In d i a na , and to
his work as agent for Pierre Chouteau, Jr. & Company, of
St Louis, Mo. Includes correspondence relating to the
American Fur Company, Bent, St Vrain & Company, A. R.
Bonis, Bridger & Vasquez, Lucien FonteneUe, Joseph V.
Hamilton, W. D. HodgMss, Joseph Jewett, Charles Kelsey,
William Laidlaw, D. D. Mitchell, H. Picotte, Pratte & Ca-
banne, Mr. Robidoux, J. F. A. Sanford, Sybille, Adams &
Company, and the Upper Missouri Outfit and to some activi-
ties of Forts Cheyenne, Wya, Clark, N. D., George, S. D.,
John, Neb., Laramie, Wya, Lookout, S. D., McKenzie,
Mont, Pierre, S. D., Platte, Neb., and Union and William,
N. D.
Gift
MS 65-1402
Forsyth, Thomas, 1771-1833.
Papers, 1793-1953. ca. 1700 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Indian agent *<"■ trader, and businessman, of Illinois and
St Louis, Mo. Business and personal correspondence of
Forsyth, his son, Robert Forsyth (1808-1872) and other
members of the family, quarterly accounts of Forsyth as In-
dian agent documents, ledgers, genealogical materials, an
account book (1806) of Kinzie & Forsyth, and an account
book (1854-66) of Forsyth & Kingsbury. Most of the
papers relate to the War of 1812 and to Indian affairs, 1820-
30. The later material includes some tax and estate settle-
ment records, genealogical material, and reminiscences.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift
MS 65-1403
Forsyth, Thomas, 1771-1833.
Tesson collection, 1757-1910. ca. 500 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
Indian agent fur trader, and businessman, of Illinois and
St Louis, Mo. The bulk of the collection dates from 1810
to 1828 and consists of correspondence, papers concerning
Forsyth's activities as an Indian agent and his properties in
Peoria, Til , permits of numerous men to trade with In d i a n s,
and Forsyth's accounts at the U. S. fur trade factory at
Prairie du Chien, Wis. Papers of the Michel Tesson des
Ravines family (who came to the U S. from Santo Do-
mingo in 1808 and became connected with the Forsy ths i n
1863 when Edward M. Tesson married Laura Forsyth,
daughter of Thomas Forsyth's son Robert) include 22 let-
ters (1807-81) relating to the revolution in Santo Domingo
and to family properties confiscated by the Haitian Govern-
ment after the revolution. Other papers include deeds of
the St Ferdinand, Mo., area, papers relating to recruiting
by Capt Walter Wilkinson in the War of 1812, account
books (1806-12) with the Peoria Indians, receipts, genea-
logical material, and miscellaneous family papers.
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Gift .
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The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Missouri Historical Society, St L*d* ** < *~ 140 *
Fires papers, 1825-1919. ca. 100 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St. Louis)
^Correspondence and service certificates concerning volun-
teer firemen ; charters, constitutions, and bylaws of St Louis,
Mo, volunteer companies (1826-59) ; accounts of an 1849
^'rJr/ nSU !? n 1 < ? P ^-' formation on fire fighting
tedgere of the volunteer companies and of the Volunteer
Firemen's Historical Society, organized in 1888.
uirt
Missouri Historical Society, St Louis. M 65 ~ 14 ° 5
Florissant papers, 1790-1959. ca. 100 items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
■In part, transcripts (typewritten) .
Correspondence, land papers, copies of church records,
and newspaper clippings relating to the town of Florissant
and the parish of St Ferdinand in Missouri.
Gift
Missouri Infantry. Sd Befft^ 1860-1865. Commit 1 **
Records, 1861-64. ca.l50items.
In Missouri Historical Society collections (St Louis)
t t >e8 ? 1 P tlTB ** d m «ster rolls and special orders. Capt
Joto Downey was commander of the company.
Adams Co, Neb. MS65-1407
Records, 1854-1959. ca. 39,000 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Tax receipts (1875-99), justice dockets (1875-1954), Dis-
tort Court bills of exception and depositions, material relat-
Aldrich, Benton, 1831-1918. MS 65-1408
Papers, ca. 1880-1918. 2 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
noS??? £"?' "'.CKfton, Neb. CoVresponden^; mss.;
2^ Mt ? 00,B ««*»*** essay notes, family histories, ac-
Krf ^memoranda; speeches (1883-99) given at meet-
ings of the Farmers' Institute; essays on Nemaha Co Neb
history farm life, ethics, education, proMbition/tnd I &
single tax; newspaper articles written by Aldrich; clippings-
minutes (1895-1906) of the Clifton Women's Club; and
other papers. Correspondents include Charles E. Bessev
^J 1 ^/^? 6 ^' ***** A- Emerson, S J
Hawks, and Fredericks. Taylor
joS 1 : »&*&*"• of *" AMred AMridi thrwigii Mra -
Aldrich, Bess (Streeter) 1881-1954. ■ " ** 65-U ° 9
Papers, 1907-54. lift
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Author, of Elmwood and Lincoln, Neb. General and
business correspondence, fan letters, telegrams, mss. and
notes for Mrs. Aldrich's novels and stories, a legal and
financial file including contracts and royalty statements,
printed matter consisting largely of magazines which con-
tain articles by or about her; scrapbooks including book re-
164
views, best-seller lists, newspaper clippings, and memora-
bilia; a file (ca. 1915-28) containing early letters, verse, and
short stories of Mrs. Aldrich's daughter, Mary Eleanor
(Aldrich) Beechner; and other papers. Correspondents in-
clude Mrs. Keene (Avery) Abbott, Jacques Chambrun, Eliz-
abeth Dickenson, Frank C. Hanighen, F. M Holly T A.
Leadley, Robert Leavitt, Abbott C. Page, Louise Pound,
Elizabeth S. Roberts, Richard A. Rowland, George F. WilL
Blanche Colton Williams, John L. B. Williams, Luella M.
Wright and the Appleton Publishing House.
Access to some of the papers is restricted until 1969.
Gift of Mrs. Aldrich's family, 1954.
ah_ , «- MS 65-1410
Auan, James Thomas, 1831-1885.
Papers, 1860-1935. ca. 250 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
/,S?Tf a g riculturist > °f Bellevue, Neb. Correspondence
(1878-85); scrapbook (1860-70); photocopy of a ms. on
Heradon House, by Donald B. Allan (1935) ; and printed
matter. Relates to Bellevue, Neb, the "Bellevue press,"
^.f*™? Isabel Brad fey, and agriculture in Nebraska.
Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Budington Allan and Carlisle
Allan.
Allen, Charles W 6.185L MS;W-ttU
Papers, 1871-1941. ca. 300 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Cattleman and journalist, of Chadron, Neb. Correspond-
ence, mss. of autobiographical writings, maps, newspaper
clippings, and a biographical sketch. The correspondence
is largely with Elmo Scott Watson, and concerns the pos-
sible publication of Allen's autobiography, In the West
that was, which covers his life from his journey to Wyo-
ming in 1871 to the Battle of Wounded Knee, 1890. The
bulk of the autobiographical material relates to the Dakota
SlOUX TndiaTiq ~w»»
Portions of chapters of In the West that was, were pub-
lished as "Red Cloud and the U. S. flag" in Nebraska his-
tory, v. 21, no 4 (Oct-Dec. 1940) , p. 283-304.
Allen, Mary Elizabeth (Bryan) ** 65 ~ M12
Genealogical notes, ca. 3 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Letters and notes, prepared in the 1920's and 1930's, con-
cerning genealogical records (from the 1700's) of the Bryan
and Jennings families; genealogical record of William Jen-
nings Bryan and a scrapbook concerning him; and news-
paper clippings concerning Charles Bryan, William Jen-
nings Bryan, Jr., and Ruth Bryan Owen.
Allen, William Vincent, 1847-1924. MS 65-1413
Papers, 1889-1934. ca. 2 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Lawyer, judge, and U. S. Senator from Nebraska: Cor-
respondence, speeches, genealogical data on the Allen, Pier-
sol, and Pomerene families, campaign material, commissions,
invitations, memorial tributes, scrapbooks, newspaper clip-
pings, and other papers. Includes papers relating to Alleys
career (1893-1901) as Senator, to his work inforesfc con-
servation, and to his interest in the welfare of the Indians
of Nebraska. Correspondents include Thomas H Barry
William J. Bryan, James Garvey, Walter Q. Gresham, John
W. Hayes, Silas A. Holcomb, Charles F. Manderson, Willis
E. Keed, Lucius D. Richards, John S. Robinson, Addison E
Sheldon, John M Thurston, and Arthur J. Weaver.
Calendar of correspondence in the repository.
Acquired from Mr. Allen's grandson, Herbert Allen, 1949.
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS 65-1414
Altrusa Ctab, Lincoln, Neb.
Records, 1922-60. ca. 2 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, minutes, reports, rosters, yearbooks, pro-
grams, history, record of loan fund and grants, and scrap-
book.
Gift of the dub, 1962.
MS65-1415
American Association of University Women. Lincoln
{Neb.) Branch.
Records, 1920-59. ca. 3 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Correspondence (1928), minutes (1928-55), president's
reports (1938-57), historian's reports (1938-42), scrap-
books, clippings, and printed matter; together with corre-
spondence, msb. of writings and notes of Louise Pound for
1920-57.
MS 65-1416
American Association of University Women. Nebraska
Division.
Eecords, 1930-61. 2 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Minutes, historian's reports, history of branches (1955-
59), and scrapbooks.
MS 65-1417
Avery, May (Bennett) 1870-1960.
Papers, 1929-37. ca. 200 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Resident of Lincoln, Neb. Diary of a trip abroad, bio-
graphical data, memorabilia, and other papers relating to
events in Nebraska during Mrs. Avery's lifetime and to
Mrs. Klepper, a pioneer woman who recalls her journey
from Illinois to Nebraska in the early 1880's and her life
in a Furnas Co., Neb., sod house until 1903.
Gift of W. G. Leavitt and Mrs. Avery's estate, 1960 and
1963.
MS 65-1418
Bassett, Samuel Clay, 1844-1926.
Papers, 1874-1927. 3 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Agriculturist and State legislator, of Buffalo Co., Neb.
Correspondence, notes, printed matter, and other papers
relating mainly to various phases of agriculture in Nebraska
and Bassett's opposition to moving the State capital from
Lincoln to Kearney, Neb. Includes the financial record,
minutes, and constitution of the Erie Farmers Club of
Buffalo County for 1874-81.
Gift of Mrs. Laura Bassett Kelley.
MS 65-1419
Beatrice Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle.
Eecords, 1894-99. ca. 50 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Constitution, minutes, printed matter, clippings, and an-
nouncements relating to the activities and affairs of the
circle.
MS 65-1420
Beecher, George Allen, Bp., 1868-1951.
Papers, 1837-1950. 14 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Episcopal clergyman, of Nebraska. Correspondence
(1889-1950), journal, biographical data, notes (1889-
1909), genealogical data/ on the Beecher family, financial
records (1919-50), ledgers, scrapbooks (1933-41), memo-
randa, and newspaper clippings (1908-40) ; together with
xss. of writings by Beecher and other clergymen, records
(1900-44) of tiie Protestant Episcopal Church, and church
account books (1890-1910) of Bp. Anson R. Graves. The
notes tim^ihV> some made by Beecher as a divinity student
(1889-92) in Philadelphia and sermon notes; the uss. re-
late to pioneers and the early church in Nebraska; and the
church records include correspondence, reports, petitions,
and minutes of meetings of the Council of Advice and per-
tain mainly to the Western Nebraska Missionary District
Subjects represented include the Japanese Americanization
Society of Nebraska, the Sioux Memorial Association, life
on the Nebraska frontier, and Beecher^ efforts on behalf of
the Kearney (Neb.) Military Academy. Correspondents in-
clude WiBa Cather, James BL Haney, George G. Ware,
relatives of Beecher, and other clergymen.
MS 65-1421
Berg, Theophu Herman, 1879-
Papers, 1907-62. ca. 400 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
City clerk, of Lincoln, Neb. Correspondence, speeches,
legal file, newspaper clippings, biographical information,
and scrapbooks relating to the city government of Lincoln,
Neb. Correspondents include J. S. Baer, Charles A. Bartz,
Hiram D. Lingle, and C- A. Sorenson.
Gift of Mr. Berg, 1964.
MS 65-1422
Berge, Wendell, 1903-1955.
Papers, 1924-54. ca. 2 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
U. S. Assistant Attorney General. Correspondence; mss.
of and notes for speeches, articles, and addresses; press re-
leases; articles; clippings; and other printed matter. The
bulk of the collection consists of speeches and articles and
relates to affairs of the Dept of Justice during Berge's pe-
riod of service (1930-47). Subjects mentioned include anti-
trust legislation, international cartels, and the American
postwar economy. Correspondents include Tom C. Clark,
Felix Frankfurter, and Harry S. Truman.
Gift of Mrs. Berge, 1958.
MS 65-1423
Bonrke, John Gregory, 1843-1896.
Papers, 1873-98. 6 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Army officer and ethnologist. Correspondence, xss. of
writings, research notes, scrapbooks consisting mainly of
newspaper clippings, and printed matter. The papers relate
to Bourke's interest in ethnology, his book, On the border
with Crook (1891), the Chicago World's Columbian Exposi-
tion (1S93), the Garza Revolution (1892) on the Mexican
border, and personal matters.
Gift of Mr. Bourke's daughter, Mrs. Alexander H Rich-
ardson, 1956.
MS 65-1424
Bradford, Harry Elwyn, 1878-1963.
Papers, 1945-63. ca. 300 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Agricultural editor, of Lincoln, Neb. Writings, speech
outlines and notes pertaining to vocational education and
related topics, clippings, printed matter, memorabilia, and
other papers. Includes correspondence of Carrie King,
Bradford's sister-in-law; biographical and genealogical ma-
terial on the Bradford family; and material relating to
Bradford's professional career and publications.
Gift of Mrs. Carrie King, 1963.
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™_ v „ ^ MS 65-1425
Branch, Perry W
Papers, 1844-1922. ca. 150 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Foundation executive, of Lincoln, Neb. Correspondence
(1897-1922) and diary. The bulk of the correspondence
consists of letters written to Branch during his service in
World War I.
„ „ MS 65-1426
Brandsberg, George, 1937-
Papers, 1962-63. ca. 1 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Journalist, of Omaha. Correspondence, interview notes,
research data: taped interviews with Oren Lee Staley, presi-
dent of the National Fanners Organization; recordings of
NFO meetings, the 1962 NFO national election proceedings,
and the Feb. 1963 Farmer/Labor Conference in Omaha; sur-
vey of county extension directors; printed matter, clippings,
and miscellaneous papers.
Access to some of the papers is restricted until 1974.
Gift of Mr. Brandsberg, 1964.
„ . MS 65-1427
Bnnton, Job Wells, 1883-
Correspondence, 1918-20. ca. 100 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Correspondence between Brinton, of the United States
Sisal Trust, and his salesman, T. R Harvey; between W. W-
Ligett, manager of the Publishers National Service Bureau
and the Burleigh County Farmers Press; letters to J. R.
Waters; and a printed copy of a speech on the cooperative
marketing of wheat, delivered in 1924. The correspondence
deals with business affairs and with the Nonpartisan League.
- , „ MS 65-1428
Broady, Jefferson Hunsaker, 1844-1908.
Papers, 1861-1908. 1ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Judge, of Lincoln, Neb. Correspondence (1908), account
books (1861-70), brief book, notebook on American law,
scrapbooks, and clippings. Some papers relate to Nebraska
politics in the 1880's.
n— »i • MS 65-1429
Brown, Noma, 1863-1960.
Papers, 1898-1953. 1ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Lawyer and U. S. Senator from Nebraska. Correspond-
nffl^i^ 7 ? d 1953) ' SP f dleS t 1908 ""). scrapbooks
(1898-1928), and newspaper clippings. Some papers relate
to Brown's senatorial term (1907-13) and his sponsorship
of the 16th amendment to the Constitution.
Brown Co,,™. MS65 " 1430
Records, 1883-1943. 34 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Assessment books for personal property and real estate;
letter press book, record of fees, instruments filed, and mort-
gage indebtedness; livestock record, by precinct; registra-
tion records; recapitulation ledgers; records of county clerk
fees, district court fees, and commissioner's proceedings-
corporation schedules; petitions; tax statement; and leeal
papers. ^
166
_ MS 65-1431
Bryan, Charles Wayland, 1867-1945.
Papers, 1908-38. ca. 17 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Mayor of Lincoln, Neb., and Governor of Nebraska. Cor-
respondence, reports, bills, resolutions, proclamations, affi-
davits; petitions relating to the Oregon Trail Highway,
highway construction, and employment; satire on Bryan,
political scrapbooks, and a memory book. Includes papers
relating to Bryan's campaign (1924) for Vice President of
the U. S. Correspondents include Calvin Coolidge and
Manuel Rosas.
MS65-1432
Burt Co, Neb.
Records, 1857-39. 54 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Assessors' books, tax lists, register of officers elected, rec-
ords of the Board of County Commissioners, trial and jus-
tice dockets, deed register, Burt County Claim Association
record, estray and brand book, and papers relating to the
Fish Creek Drainage Ditch Improvement Association.
MS 65-1433
Butler, Hugh Alfred, 1878-1954.
Papers, 1945-54. 180 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Correspondence and other papers relating to Butler's
terms as U. S. Senator from Nebraska.
Detailed description in the repository.
__„ „ MS65-1434
Butler Co., If el.
Land, tax, and election records, 1875-1923. 2 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Applications for nomination (1910-18), certificates of
nomination (1891-1918), nomination and election expense
statements (1900-16) of candidates, primary election papers
(1908), certificate of title fee book, numerical index of land
records, assessor's books (1875-79 and 1905), personal assess-
ment books (1908-23) , and tax lists ( 1884-99) .
*...''.. MS 65-1435
Callen, Ernest Glenn, 1894-1964.
Papers, 1928-62, ca.lft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Professor of political science and sociology. Correspond-
ence (1934-46), mss. of writings and notes (1929-44), and
Printed matter relating to the city government of Lincoln,
Neb., unemployment, workmen's compensation,rrespondence, diaries (1897-
1901); clippings, printed matter, and memorabilia. In-
cludes material relating to Miss Duncombe's experiences at
the University of Nebraska (1897-1901). Correspondents
include Emma B. Tucker, Francis F. Tucker, Lawrence
Void, and Margaret A. Void-
Received from Miss Duncombe's estate, 1958.
MS 65-1462
Dunn, Lee James, 1861-1937.
Papers, 1815-1936. ca.lft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Grain dealer and banker, of Lincoln, Neb. Correspond-
ence, legal and financial file (1897-1916), stock certificates
(1891-1911); real estate file (1891-1928) containing ab-
stracts of title, warrantee deeds, quit claim deeds, leases, and
bills of sale; papers relating to family history, and member-
ship cards to various organizations. Includes papers relat-
ing to the American Exchange Bank of Elmwood, Neb., of
which Dunn was a director, the City National Bank of Lin-
coln, Neb., at which he was a cashier, the Dunn-Howard
Grain Company, Dunn and Perrin Company, Farmers Bank
of Fillmore County in Ohiowa, Neb., Furnas County Bank,
and the Nebraska Brewing Company.
MS 65-1463
Eager, Frank Dewitt, 1872-1960.
Papers, 1898-1957. 5 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Army officer, of Lincoln, Neb. Correspondence, diary
(1898), speeches, addresses, certificates, scrapbooks, articles,
pamphlets, newspapers and newspaper clippings including
numerous Manila, Hong Kong, and Havana papers (1898-
99), printed matter, and other papers. Includes papers re-
lating to the case of Berge vs. Eager in the Nebraska Su-
preme Court, general orders (1898-99) from the Headquar-
ters of the Army, and a map of the Manila Bay area show-
ing positions where the Nebraska regiment fought during
the Spanish American War.
MS 65-1464
Ernst, Carl Julius, 1853-1932.
Papers, 1860-1929. ca. 1 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Railway executive, of Lincoln, Neb. Correspondence and
records (1885-93) of the Lincoln Street Railway Company
of which Ernst was secretary; correspondence and legal pa-
pers (1894-95) of the Lincoln Board of Education of which
he was president; records (1887-94) of the Lancaster Land
Company of which he was secretary; real estate records
(1860-85) ; scrapbook (1902-14) ; and printed matter.
MS 65-1465
Feenan, Martin J b. 1842.
Papers, 1862-1953. ca. 1 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Businessman, of Omaha. Correspondence, speeches, MSB.
of writings, scrapbooks, autograph books, certificates, news-
paper dippings, and memorabilia; together with correspond-
ence, rosters, and clippings relating to the 6th and 22d Regi-
ments of Iowa Cavalry; correspondence, receipts, rosters,
and pamphlets relating to the Sons of Union Veterans of
the Civil War; correspondence, reports, account book, notes,
minutes, songbooks, and other papers of the George Custer
Post No. 7 of the Grand Army of the Republic, Omaha;
reports of the officers of the Woman's Relief Corps on their
86th, 40th, and 41st annual conventions; rosters of the
Douglas County Association of Nebraska Pioneers; applica-
tion and bond of the Daughters of Veterans; and other
papers. Subjects represented include the early history of
Omaha and Iowa City, Iowa, the activities of M. J. Feenan
and Sons, builders and manufacturers of monuments, and
the White Stone Hill (N. D.) battlefield.
Gift of Emma Feenan through the Omaha Public li-
brary, 1959-60.
MS65-1466
Florence, Neb.
Records, 1842-1917. ca. 3 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Journal (1856-€7), ledgers, minutes, financial records, re-
ceipts, stock assessments and certificates, stock and order
register, deeds, mortgages, register of land warrants, and
mother papers. Includes the articles of incorporation of the
Nebraska Winter Quarters Company (1854) and the Flor-
ence Land Company (1855) which established the town, the
financial records (1857) and incorporation papers of the
Florence Bridge Company, correspondence (1855-65) of the
firm of Cook, Sargent and Parker, which founded and op-
erated the Bank of Florence, the papers of incorporation of
the Bank of Florence, and papers (1906-09) relating to the
Board of Park Commissioners. The hulk of the collection
dates from 1855 to 1860.
Gift of Mrs. Joseph W. Lewis.
MS 65-1467
Fort Kearny, Neb.
Records, 1845-1931. ca.6ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Correspondence (1847 and 1849) , records of the General
Land Office for 1854-1931 and the Office of the Adjutant
General, Reservation Division for 1845-71, special orders
(1865-71), daybook (1858-62), maps, diagrams, roster
(1847) of the Battalion of Missouri Mounted Volunteers,
and papers relating to Stanborg's explorations of Dobytown,
a village near the fort
169
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
b. „ . . MS 65-1468
mm. Robinson, If el.
Records, 1873-1949. 12 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
In part, microfilm made from originals in the National
Archives and from originals loaned by the Beef Research
Station, University of Nebraska, Fort Robinson, in I960
Correspondence (1947-48), military records (1920-49),
civilian employee records (1933-48), building plans (1902-
43), maps (1881-1945), and records on microfilm. Subjects
mentioned include the horses, buildings, and grounds of the
fort and arrests and imprisonments of military personnel.
Gift of Roger T. Grange, Jr., 1959 and 196L
«_ *_. „ MS 65-1469
Frontier Co, Neb.
Records, 1879-98. 12 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Tax lists and justice dockets.
Transferred by action of the Frontier County commis-
sioners, 1960.
MS 66-1470
Fey, Edwin Augustus, 1851-1936.
Papers, 1878-1986. 1ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Editor and politician. Correspondence, notes, scrapbooks
(1906-35), and printed matter (1921-36) relating to Fry's
activities as a newspaper editor in Niobrara, Neb., Fort
Fiewe,_Herrick, and Yankton, S. D., and in Julesburg and
Sedgwick, Colo. Subjects mentioned include the South
Dakota Direct Legislation Organization, the Progressive
Republican Primary Organization, the Kansas-Nebraska-
Dakota Highway Association, and the Missouri River Navi-
gation Association. Correspondents include Lorenzo Croun-
se, Edgar Howard, Robert M. La Follette, and Richard O.
Richards.
«, MS 65-1471
Furnas, Robert Wilkinson, 1824-1905.
Papers, 1832-1905. ca.21ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Governor of Nebraska. Correspondence (1856-1905) ; 34
ledgers; 5 memoranda notebooks; account books, salesbooks,
treasurer's records, and other financial records of Furnas as
an Omaha Indian agent, president and secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture, businessman, agriculturalist, and
Mason ; his journal as commander (1863) of the 2d Nebraska
Volunteer Cavalry; his executive papers (1872-74) as Gov-
ernor; scrapbooks; memorabilia; and the daybook and ac-
count book (1832-48) of William Furnas.
Gift of Mr. Furnas.
_, ■ „ MS 65-1472
Gerrard, Betty C
Papers, 1879-1913. ca. 150 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Resident of Columbus, Neb. Correspondence (largely
from relatives), legal orders and notices, relating to Mrs.
Gerrard's activities in Columbus, Neb., where she was an
officer in both the Women's Suffrage Association and the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Received, 1964.
^ • o , t, , MS 65-1473
Grace, Samuel Roe, I. 1817.
Papers, 1817-1922. 1 reel of microfilm (400 items)
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Microfilm copy of originals loaned by Mrs. Ethel Anne
Graham, Nebraska City, Neb.
Resident of Brownville, Neb. Correspondence (1840-
1922), diary, family records (1850-62), mss. of writings,
and memorabilia. Correspondence consists largely of family
letters sent to and from Brownville, Neb., and London, Eng.
Family members represented prominently include Grice's
wife Susannah, Mrs. E. Bestow, Anna Grice, William Roe
Grice, H D. Roe, Thomas Hoe, and Charles and Emily
Wiggelsworth.
Access restricted.
„ . „_ , ., MS65-1474
Gnggs, Frederick, 1867-1952.
Papers, 1912-52. ca. 300 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Educator and missionary of College View, Neb., and Los
Angeles, Calif. Correspondence (1938-50), sermons, use.
of writings, and other papers, relating to Griggs' career as
an elder of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Gift of Mrs. Griggs, 1953.
™ . _ MS65-1475
Gnggs, Nathan Kirk, 1844-1910.
Papers, 1874-1915. 25 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Lawyer, diplomat, and composer, of Beatrice, Neb. Cor-
respondence (1888-1900), legal papers (1883-92), and letter
press book. Some of the papers relate to the activities of the
Griggs and Rinaker law firm, which was later known as
Griggs, Rinaker, and Bibb.
Harrison, Robert D 1897- MS 65-1476
Papers, 1952-58. 12 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
U. S. Representative from Nebraska. General post-
master, and rural carriers correspondence, campaign ma-
terial, speeches, and miscellaneous papers relating to the
Congressman's official business.
Restricted.
„ r J „ . t MS65-1477
Herron, Leonard Smith, 1884-1958.
Papers, 1917-58. 7 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Editor, of Omaha. Correspondence, speeches, articles,
and notes. Includes papers relating to the Farmers Union
Cooperatives.
Complete list of speeches and articles in the repository.
it -„ j r... MS65-1478
Howard, Edgar. 1858-1951.
Papers, 1893-1950. 2 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections
Journalist and U. S. Representative from Nebraska. Cor-
respondents, biographical sketch, tribute by A. E. Sheldon,
scrapbooks, broadsides, and clippings on a testimonial din-
ner. Correspondents include William Jennings Bryan,
Eugene Casey, James A. Farley, John Nance Garner Nich-
olas Loiiffworth, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Fred M. Vin-
son.
t» i^ » x, MS 65-1479
Jenkins, Myron B
Papers, 1880-1941. ca.23ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Forester. Correspondence (1936-41) relating to the work
of the Conservation and Survey Division of the University
of Nebraska, files of the Work Projects Administration
( A ebraska ) , and articles.
Gift of the Conservation and Survey Division, University
of Nebraska, 1961. J
170
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
MS65-1480
Johnson, Albert Litle, 6. 1864.
Papers, 1881-1940. lift.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Milling company president, of Crete, Neb. Correspond-
ence; legal and financial file (1881-94) ; pages from a Crete
Mills ledger containing entries made by Johnson; deeds,
leases, and other land records (1886-1901) ; Saunders Co,
Neb., tax receipts (1881-94) ; reports and printed matter
relating to the American Sunday-School Union for 1905-10;
reports, minutes, and programs of the Young Men's Chris-
tian Association for 1904-19; and financial records, budgets,
treasurer's reports, and printed matter relating to Nebraska
Wesleyan University for 1893-1919.
MS 65-1481
Johnson, Frank Henton, 1871-1960.
Papers, 1855-1942. 22 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Soldier, of Plattsmouth and Lincoln, Neb. Correspond-
ence (1894-1927), certificates (1855-69), scrapbook (1898-
99), and printed matter, together with the personal account
books of J. W. Johnson and his account book as treasurer
of the Platte Lodge No. 7 of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows in Plattsmouth, and the records book (1880-89) of
the McConihie Post No. 45 of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, in Plattsmouth. Some of the papers relate to events
in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish American War.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, 1958.
MS 65-1482
Johnson Co, Neb.
Records, 1860-1925. 44 v.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Tax lists (1865-84), claims allowed (1882, 1884), appor-
tionment record (1860-75), road funds (1869-70), soldiers
and sailors official roster (1925), and assessors records
(1873-76).
Received, 1959.
MS 65-1483
Kingsley, George Pomeroy, 1865-1929.
Papers, 1922-29. ca.2ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Resident of Minden, Neb. Correspondence, petitions and
resolutions, bills and speeches in the U S. Congress, and
other papers relating to early efforts in the field of conserva-
tion, irrigation, and public power in Nebraska. Correspond-
ents include £. O. Canaday, James M Clark, Nebraska State
engineer R. L. Cochran, C. W. McConaughy, Clark E.
Mickey, B. Clarence Neff, Senator George W. Karris, and
- U. S. Representative Willis G. Sears.
Gift of Donaldson W. Kingsley, 1958.
MS65-1484
Kinscella, Hazel Gertrude, d. 1960.
Papers, 1919-39. ca. 1 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Music educator and composer, of Lincoln, Neb. Mss.,
notes, published music composed or arranged by Miss
Kinscella, sheet music, music rolls for a player piano, and
printed matter. Includes material relating to various as-
pects of her career, but especially to music education.
Gift- of the estate of Miss Kinscella, 1960.
MS 65-1485
Kobes, Frank Joseph, 1890-
Papers, 1943-46. ca. 2 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Mayor of Crete, Neb. Correspondence, hearings of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, clippings, and handbills
relating to the litigation surrounding the Missouri Pacific
Railroad line through Crete. Correspondents include Rob-
ert Van Pelt, attorney for the Missouri Pacific Abandon-
ment Committee.
Gift of Mrs. Kobes through Frank J. Kobes, Jr.
MS 65-1486
McCallum, Donald, 1. 1831.
Papers, 1865-1943. ca. 150 items. .
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Surveyor, of Guide Rock, Neb. Correspondence (1865-
1903); legal and financial fife (188S-19C3); P«** <*£7
(1886); Guide Rock Land Company record book (1873-
1907) three issues of the Guide Rock "Signal" containing
family references. Relates to the early settlement and
development of Guide Rock, Neb.
Gift of Jessie McCallum, through the courtesy of Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. McCallum, 196L
MS65-148T
McKeMe, Samuel Roy, 1881-1956.
Papers, 1911-52. 66 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Publisher, rancher, and Governor of Nebraska, Corre-
spondence, speeches, applications and recommendations
(1919-21), petitions and proclamations (1919-22), campaign
scrapbooks (1911-31), Federal Farm Board scrapbook
(1929-31), and miscellaneous scrapbooks (1928-36). The
papers relate to the affairs of the Governor's office during
McKelvie's term (1919-23), to McKelvie's bid for the U. S.
Senate, his term on the Federal Farm Board, and his private
life as editor and publisher of the "Nebraska farmer." Some
correspondence deals with the commutation of sentences,
pardons, and paroles, including the case of Alson Cole. Cor-
respondents include Calvin Coolidge, Warren G. Harding,
Herbert Hoover, George W. Norris, and John J. Pershing.
Gift of Mrs. McKelvie, 1956.
MS 65-1488
McMnllen, Adam, 1875-1959.
Papers, 1915-58. 6 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
State legislator and Governor of Nebraska. General and
departmental correspondence, financial records (1920, 1927-
28), speeches and press releases (1919-28 and 1953-54), ap-
plications and recommendations (1924), scrapbook (1928-
40), and newspaper clippings. Includes carbon copies of
outgoing correspondence during McMullen's governorship
(1925-29) and other executive papers. Correspondents in-
clude Herbert Hoover, Huey P. Long, George W. Noms,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fred A. Seaton, and Harold E. tstas-
sen.
MS 65-1489
Majors, Thomas Jefferson, 1841-1932.
Papers, 1859-1932. 1ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
In part, microfilm.
Army officer, Territorial and State legislator, U. S. Repre-
sentative from Nebraska, and Lieutenant Governor of Ne-
braska. Correspondence (1863-93), biographical data,
financial records (1883-91), military documents (1868-76),
certificates, clippings, and memorabilia. Some of the papers
relate to the political and military history of Nebraska dur-
ing the territorial and early statehood years. Correspond-
171
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Papers, 1859-1932.
Majors, Thomas Jefferson, 1841-1932.
(Continued)
ents include Robert W. Furnas, Phineas W. Hitchcock,
George W. Holland, Church Howe, John T. Mallaliev,
Charles F. Manderson, Samuel Maxwell, Thomas J Oliver
Algernon S. Paddock, William A. Pollock, Frederick Ren-
ner, John M. Thayer, and Martin N. Van Fleet
Military documents purchased from Louise Stegner, 1949.
u i D v _* ™ MS65-1490
Malone, Robert T 1891-1963.
Papers, 1930-63. 8 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Director of the Division of Employment Security Ne-
braska Dept. of Labor in Lincoln, Neb. Correspondence,
records and speeches (1947-49), addresses (1939-48), notes
(1957-58), and other papers relating to housing the Na-
tional Council of Catholic Women, the National Union for
Social Justice in Lincoln, the Lincoln Urban League, and the
American Interprofessional League.
MS 65-1491
Meiklejohn, George De Rue, 1857-1929.
Papers, 1897-1901. ca. 38 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
U._ S. Representative from Nebraska. Correspondence
relating to Meiklejohn's service as U. S. Assistant Secretary
of War.
Gift of the estate of John H. Kempt, 1962.
MS 65-1492
Mississippi Valley Historical Association.
Records, 1895-1963. ca.l30ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Correspondence ; mss. of published articles with related
correspondence; reports; legal and advertising files; mem-
berships; account books of members; papers (1940-41) of
Wendell H. Stephenson, including correspondence, minutes,
and other papers of a faculty organization at Louisiana
State University; financial records (1907-63) including
banking and salary records, vouchers, account and receipt
books, and cashbook ; ledgers ; and clippings.
» * , .. „ MS 65-1493
Morton, Johns Sterling, 1832-1902.
Papers, 1844-1904. 125 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Agriculturist and politician, of Nebraska. General and -
personal correspondence, correspondence of Morton as sec-
retary of state of the Nebraska Territory (1858-61) and as
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1893-97), letter press books,
51 vols, of a diary, financial records, scrapbooks and let-
ters (1896-1903) of A T. Richardson to Morton's son, Joy
Morton.
„ T t , MS 65-1494
Nebraska. State Penitentiary, Lincoln.
Records, 1882-1913. ca. 1 ft., ca. 900 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, reports, records, and a copy of the court
case (1882) "in the matter of the contest of the election of
M. P. Kinkaid to the office of Senator."
MS 65-1495
Nebraska State Farmers' Alliance.
Records, 1874-1920. 5 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, reports, receipts, vouchers, petitions, 24
vols, of ledgers, mailing lists, and pamphlets of the State
Farmers' Alliance; notes of Luna E. Kellie, State secretary,
including biographical sketches; mss. of "The Farmers Al-
liance and the Nebraska independent" (1918) by Charles Q.
DeFrance and "James Thompson Kellie" (1920) and "The
Farmers Alliance in Nebraska, a history of its later period
from 1894-1901" by Miss Kellie; minutes (1890-92) of the
172
Alliance of Norman, Neb., and correspondence and reports
(1893-95) of local Alliances. Correspondents include Wil-
liam V Allen, William P. Bricker, Elsie Buckman, Jay
Burrows, O. Cravath, W. F. Dale, Helen Goff, J L. Leonard,
George Lynn, W. A McKeishan, W. S. Morgan, John H.
Powers, Asa Taylor, J. M Thompson, and S. Edwin
Thornton.
MS 65-1496
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. Nebraska Committee on Secondary Schools
Records, 1896-1943. ca. 11 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Correspondence (1896-1900), curricula reports (1900-23),
annual reports (1911-36), statistical summary (1939-40) of
the annual reports of all schools under the North Central
Association Commission on Secondary Schools, applications
(1913-14) for accreditation, and a survey (1921) of Ne-
braska school buildincs. The bulk of the collection con-
sists of reports sent from Nebraska accredited high schools
to the Nebraska committee. Correspondents include Charles
E. Bessey, James W. Crabtree (inspector of accredited
schools) , and George E. MacLean.
Gift of the University of Nebraska Library, 1951.
MS65-1497
Omaha Woman's Press Club.
Records, 1928-32. ca. 300 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, clippings, and other records.
Otoe Co., N*. MS65 - 1498
Records, 1855-1935. 42 ft
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Tax lists, records, and receipts; cashbooks; bills allowed
Otoe County; clerk's accounts with the treasurer; records
and receipt book of the treasurer's office; justice, judges, and
bar dockets; clerk's dockets of the district court; correspond-
ence of the clerk's office of the district court; journal of the
Otoe County clerk's office; county clerk records; abstract of
votes cast at the election of 1872; reports of pupils enrolled
in Otoe County schools; assessor's book; marks and brands
for stock; records of mortgages and deeds; index book
grantees; registers; official abstract; official directory; and
3^fo\ t °? ether ^th the assessment blanks or schedules
(1870-88) of personal property and the census and asses-
nSn^v i 185 ? ) °J- Nebraska °^' Neb -' "* * Pkt book
(1871) of Nebraska City and its suburbs.
w». . „. „ MS65-1499
Kicker, Eh Seavey, 1843-1926.
Papers, ca. 17 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
In part, transcripts.
Lawyer, judge, and journalist, of Nebraska. Papers,
relating to the Plains Indians, which Ricker assembled for
a projected book, "The final conflict between the red man
and the pale faces." Includes approximately 40 tablets
(1904-09) recording his interviews with Indians, mixed
bloods, white settlers, and former scouts and soldiers, together
with letters, documents, and other material which he copied
from government archives, newspapers, and other MS. and
printed sources. Subjects mentioned include American
Horse, Buffalo Bill, California Joe, Chief Red Cloud,
George A. Custer, the fur trade, the Black Hills, Fort
Laramie, Wyo., the Reno inquiry, missionary work at Pine
Ridge, N. D., the Sibley scouts, the Fettennan and Horse
Creek fights, the Sand Creek massacres, the Battle of
Wounded Knee, the Mormon cow incident, an incident at
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Rkker, Eh' Seavey, 1843-1926. Papers. (Continued)
Whitestone, S. D., the Kiowa, Bed Cloud, and Spotted Tail
agencies, and the following Indian tribes: Apaches, Arkan-
sas, Cherokees, Chickasaws, Creek, Otoe, Sacs and Foxes,
Seminoles, Sioux, Utes, and the Winnebagoes.
Detailed description available in the repository. Also
described in A guide to the archives and manuscripts of the
Nebraska State Historical Society, compiled by William F.
Schmidt (1965) p. 44-45.
MS 65-1500
Ritchie, William, 1886-1956.
Correspondence, 1938-54. ca. 5 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Lawyer and politician, of Omaha. Correspondence relat-
ing to Mr. Ritchie's law practice, to his campaign (1952)
for the U. S. Senate, and to the question of Hawaiian state-
hood. Correspondents include Hugh Alfred Butler,
I>wight Palmer Griswold, James Howard McGrath, and
Drew Pearson.
MS 65-1501
Rowen, Richard Dean, 1932-1963.
Research data. ca. 100 items.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Curator of history, Nebraska State Historical Society.
Research data compiled from 1960 to 1963, relating to the
early history of Brownsville, Neb. (1854-78), to the life
of Louis Neals, an early Nebraska settler who married
Susan Fontenelle, sister of Logan Fontenelle, chief of the
Omaha Indians, and to the Indian raid of 1878 in Decatur
and Rawlins Counties, Kan, Includes a memorial leaflet
containing a biographical sketch of Rowen.
MS65-1502
Sarpy Co., Neb.
Records, 1859-1915. 17 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Assessor's books, tax lists, register of tax receipts, account
of State funds, record of mortgaged property, voter regis-
trations, official oaths register, official directory of office-
holders, minutes of county board meetings, justice's docket,
physician's register, and a brand record book.
Transferred from the Sarpy County courthouse, 1957.
MS65-1503
Saunders Co* Neb.
Records, 1878-1925. 80ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections. ■:
Assessors' books, recapitulation records, road district ac-
count, agricultural statistics, daybook of the county farm,
monthly statement of druggists, account book, and 9 vols.
of a roster of World War i % aterans.
Transferred from the Saunders County courthouse in
Wahoo, Neb., 1964.
MS 65-1504
Smith, ThurmanAmon, 1877-1956.
Papers, 1934-54. ca. 300 items.
La Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Publisher and author, of Taylor, Neb. Correspondence,
mss. of writings, notes, scrapbooks, and memorabilia, relat-
ing to Nebraska's pioneer history, particularly in the sand-
hill region. Correspondents include Glen Auble, Mari
Sandoz, and A E. Sheldon.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hazen Smith, 1958-63.
MS 65-1505
Sorensen, Christian Abraham, 1890-1959.
Papers, 1915-55. ca.77ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Lawyer and attorney general of Nebraska. Personal and
family correspondence; legal cases and papers relating to
Sorensen's private legal practice; papers of the John H.
Wallick estate; papers (1942) relating to the campaign of
Senator George W. Norris; minutes of the Nebraska Land
and Securities Company; and papers relating to the public
power districts of Nebraska and to allied subjects. Names
mentioned include the Aurora (Neb.) Farmer's Union Co-
operative, the Cooperative Publishing Association, the Farm
Crops Processing Corporation, the Fremont Joint Stock
Loan Bank, the Independent Progressive Committee, the
Layman's Club, the Lincoln Joint Stock Land Bank, the
city of Minatare, Neb., the Nebraska Potato Improvement
Association law, the Nonpartisan League, the Pathfinder
and Guernsey Reservoir, the People's Council of America,
the People's Electric light and Power Association, the
Rural Electrification Administration, the Superior Finance
Company, Union College, the Union Credit Service Asso-
ciation, and the Western Public Service Company.
Described in A guide to the archives and manuscripts of
the Nebraska State Historical Society, compiled by William
F. Schmidt (1965) p. 62-63.
MS 65-1506
Stefan, Karl, 1884-1951.
Papers, 1934-51. 19 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Papers relating mainly to Stefan's career as U. S. Repre-
sentative from Nebraska, including campaign and genera),
correspondence, Republican National Convention invitation
and appointments, speeches, news releases, scrapbooks, and
newspaper clippings.
Restricted until Sept. 23, 1972.
Gift of Mrs. Stefan, 1957.
MS 65-1507
Sweet, John Hyde, 1880-1964.
Papers, 1938-40. ca. 10 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
U. S. Representative from Nebraska. Correspondence,
campaign and election data^ legislative bills, bulletin re-
quests, printed matter, and other papers of Sweet and
George H Heinke, who preceded him as U. S. Representa-
tive from the First Congressional District of Nebraska.
The papers reflect the attitude of Nebraskans toward New
Deal diplomacy, the arms embargo, the proposed 1939 revi-
sion of the neutrality act, and military conscription. Sub-
jects mentioned include the National Youth Administration,
the Works Progress Administration, the Corn Belt Liberty
League, the National Voice of Christian Economics, and
other Federal programs and private organizations. Cor-
respondents include Charles D. Ammon, Paul Armstrong,
EdwaTd A Beecher, Hugh A Butler, Earl Cline, Oren S.
Gopeland, Levi L Coryell, Sr., Carl T. Curtis, Robert S.
Dickinson, John M. Dierks, Isaac B. Flint, Harry D. Flory,
Rex Hazehigg (branch organizer of the Communist Party
of the U. S. in Lincoln, Neb.), Daniel M Hildebrand, Cor-
dell Hull, Homer D. Kirk, Walter D.Kirtley, Harry J.
Krusz, James E. Lawrence, Frederick H Obermann, Wil-
liam H. Pitzer, John B.Quinn, James L. Sellers, Arthur J.
Weaver, Claude R Wickard, William L. Wilson, and Mil-
lard T.Woods.
Gift of Arthur Sweet, 1964.
173
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Umted War Fund of Nebraska. MS 65-1508
Records, 1945-46. ca. 17 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
District and county correspondence, treasurers' reports,
financial records, bulletins of other State war funds! Na-
tional War Fund memoranda, a general file, and newspaper
Williams, Hattie (Plum) 1878- MS 65-1509
Papers, 1884-1959. ca. 31 ft.
In Nebraska State Historical Society collections.
Netoi^ ^l i^t S? 01010 ^ ^Pt °* the University^
Nebraska with which she was associated; serological re-
seardi notes deluding some on immigration to the^Ta^
German-Eusaan immigration; *. a. thesis (1909) The
German-Eussian colony in Lincoln; P^hesT 19^!
T^^s Germans; Platte River study-social signkance
of the Plato Eiver in Nebraska; Study of LancasteTS^
public welfare, 1936-1939; student seminar^ers (S-
45) on pubhc welfare; speeches, lectures, p^Ueteaad
other printed matter (1895-1940) on p^cTeLrare; and
papers relating to medical social work and the public wel-
cZS^ a ^«? fe «n«« with which Dr. Williams was
connected: the Almshouse Conference (1926), Nebraska Tu-
berculosis Association (1923), Nebraska Conference of So-
cial Work (1920-40), Merit System Council (1938-43),
American Bed Cross (1918-39), and the American Belief to
Europe Administration (1920-25).
Gift of Thomas F. A. Williams, 1964.
Wooster, Charles, 1843-1922 MS 65-1510
Papers, 1861-192L ca. 11 ft
FJLt^fJf*** Historical Society collections.
(ISTCwUf w ^ ^ N6b - Correspondence, diary
(1862), Cml War enlistment and discharge papere"and
tica? P a^S ,pi Tv ^i W '**&*£&££
facal activities and his activities in the Civil War to Ne-
Si^ £ d ?l 0neer ^ and to tbl Sert it
bance in Nebraska. Correspondents include Willianf Jen-
nings Bryan, J W. Carr, Gilbert M ffitchcock, J. H Mac-
iSSiiF^T = • Manderso J n ' J Sterling Morton, George
Morris, C. A^ Sorensen, and the Democratic State Central
Commibtoe of Nebraska, the Nonpartisan League, the Peo-
ple's Independent Party, and the Silver Bepublican Party.
Bonnie, William Oland, 1819-1901 MS 65 ~ 1511
Papers, 1855-66. 1 box.
J 1 ^ York Historical Society collections.
Com^ 0nn ^' ^ tor ' "* autnor > of N ^ York City.
C^esp^den^. lectures; articles; ms. of Bourne's unpub-
an^^^A™ 1 ^ " waDffl d™* ^Pty workshops
Siff^%? eS, ^l Wntten » 1855 ' » P«*«* against tht
toflofW46; prmted matter; and other papers. Includes
cmespondence relating to the Workingn\an^Dem^cnS
Bepubhcan Association and Bourne's pubConStS
Platform"; letters, copies of agreements, m^ora^uTof
S^ rS T^? <***> «» o«i«r papers
(185SMJ0) relating to the formation, operations, and dissolu-
tion of the American Mining, Metallurgical, and Manufac-
tanng Company and the Humboldt Mining and Manufac-
tonng Company; 26 letters to Bourne (mostly 1864-66) re-
X^<!L^ *?*?** T» Soldier's friend," devoted to
v ^! of private soldiers and war veterans; and 25
items (1866) relating to Bourne's efforts to^bm'tate di*
™17 ^terans, consisting mostly of contributions to his
contest for lef^handed penmanship, samples of the writing
174
Chobnondeler, Robert. MS 65-1512
Correspondence, 1T57-75. ca. 120 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Auditor and surveyor general of British revenues in
America. Correspondence with Goldsbrow Banyar (1725-
1815), deputy secretary for the Province of New York.
n_ • a j_ -. . MS 65-1513
Davis, Andrew Jackson, 1820 (ca.)-i890
Papers, 1852-56. 225 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, bills, accounts, receipts, and miscellane-
ous business papers relating to Davis' coal mining business
at Coos Bay, Or. Many of the letters are from relatives
and friends m Van Bnren Co., Iowa.
Davis, Erwin. MS 65-1514
Papers, 1856-76. ca. 160 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
California mining operator and speculator. Correspond-
ence (chiefly 1856-62) ; journal (1856) of Davis' voyage
from New York to San Francisco via Panama; and miscel-
kneous business papers. Most of the letters are from
friends and relatives and were written during Davis' first
few years in San Francisco.
Delafield, Emily (Prime) 1840-1909. ^ 65 " 1515
Letters, 1890's. ca. 100 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
T^i^flf* °- f NeW , Tork City - About 50 Otters to Mrs.
Delafield's sister-in-law, Julia Delafield, relating to her
travels m Japan, Hong Kong, India, EuropeTand Cali-
fornia; and ca. 50 letters to her daughter Emily (who
iters*" 1 7 } Mlating *° family and Personal
Delafield, Richard, 1798-1873. MS 65-1516
Papers, 1846-62. 2 boxes.
In New- York Historical Society collections
Army officer U. S. Engineer Corps. Accounts of ex-
pires on the construction and upkeep of FortllW-
ton, Schuyler, Richmond, and Lafayette, N. Y., and forthe
(BEmtlX 'j*** ^ 3 harboVsTaZS
(1853-56) for the defensive works on the Rio Grande- and
ca. 15 letters to or from Delafield. wanae, and
DTJtassy, Frederick George. MS 65-1517
Papers, 1861-63. ca. 1300 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
T>4^Z,° &C ^ V.Cor^ndence and papers relating to
DUtassy's activities while commanding officer of the Gari-
baldi Guard, 39th Infantry Regt, Nevf York Sufe Volun-
teers (also known as the Foreign Regiment). Mostly let-
tersto him from other officers and friends, many of thL in
Oerman.^ Correspondents include A. Asboth, Mrs. B ft
Bacon, J Batory Lt Alexandro Biscacdan% feFft
Winton, Capt. John C. Gittermann, MahlonDSands, Capt
France Takats, Theodore Talbot, Maj. L W. TineUi M*j
Charles Wiegand, and Mrs. E. Von Hafften J *
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Eaton, Charles Phillips. MS 65-1518
Papers, 1883-1921. ca. 65 items and 3 v.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Naval officer Journal (1883-S4) kept while on a cruise
aboard the TJ. S. S. Trenton, from New York to Singapore;
logbook (1883-85) kept on the U. S. S. Trenton and probl
ably on the TJ. S. S. Alert; diary (1892) recording Eaton's
observations and experiences while serving aboard the hy-
drographic survey ship, U. S. S. McArthur, off the coast
north of Seattle, Wash., and including notes on Indian lore
and legends, and meteorological entries; "Glimpses of Mad-
agascar from a man of war", with a description of the town
and its natives; and official orders from the Navy Dept
_ . _, _ MS65-1519
Ferns, Claiborne.
Papers, 1840-69. ca. 60 items and 1 v.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
_New York State Assemblyman. Letters addressed to
Ferns, mostly during 1869 when Ferris represented the West
Farms District in the New York State Assembly; receipts;
checkbooks; and a scrapbook of billheads of acts introduced
by Ferris in the New York State Assembly.
r-tu _* „_* „ MS 65-1520
Gilbert, Ruf us Henry.
Papers, 1865-ca. 1885. 1 box.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Railroad designer, of New York City. 78 letters and pa-
pers (chiefly 1866-67) relating to the construction of the
North Side Rail Road from New York City to Huntington,
L. L, including many letters from W. A. Conant, and some
from Solomon Townsend; 25 letters, patents, and miscella-
neous papers relating to the Gilbert Elevated Railway in
New York City, 3 vols, of minutes of the board of commis-
sioners for the railway, minutes of the board of directors,
and clippings and notes about city railway systems and in-
ventions, personal correspondence, lectures and notes about
Artemas Ward, invitations to lecture, and other papers.
-r - „ MS65-1521
Hanng, Abram P
Military papers, 1862-68. ca. 60 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Papers relating to Haring's service as a sergeant major
and lieutenant in the 132d Regt., New York State Volun-
teers. Includes general orders, a narrative of the Battle of
New Bern, N. C, company returns, and a notebook used by
Haring for messages after being wounded in the mouth.
MS 65-1522
Hoffman, Ogden, 1793-1856.
Legal papers, 1836-47. ca. 175 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Lawyer, district attorney, and TJ. S. Representative from
New York City. Pleas, notices, bills of particulars, charges
to juries, briefs, opinions, costs, and other miscellaneous
legal papers, most of them relating to cases involving the
U. S. District Attorney's Office for the Southern District of
New York. Includes material pertaining to suits against
Edward Curtis, collector of customs, Port of New York,
by George R. Ives, James Watt, Martin & Coe, Morlot
& Schefer, Patrick Macauley, Godfrey Pattison, aid De
Forest Manice, all for the recovery of duties, as well as notes
of testimony in the case, Ship Northumberland vs. Joseph
Hinckley et aL, owners of the Louisa, stemming from a col-
lision at sea.
175
MS 65-1523
Holland Land Company.
Correspondence, 1806-22. ca. 95 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
About 80 letters (chiefly 1806-10) to Joseph Ellicott of
Batavia, N. Y., agent for the Holland Land Company,
mostly from Paul Busti of Philadelphia, general agent for
the company, relating to the company's lands in Genesee Co.,
N. Y., their sale, and administration, company policies, and
other matters, and to the Erie Company's plan to run the
Erie Turnpike through the Holland Company's lands; to-
gether with letters from Paul Busti to William Bayard of
New York, relating to negotiations for the sate of lands of
the Holland Land Company. Robert Troup, president of
the Erie Company and Major Adam Hoops are mentioned
frequently in the correspondence relating to the Erie
Company.
MS 65-1624
Hubbard & Greene, Nev> York.
Records, 1812. ca. 70 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Accounts, receipts, and miscellaneous papers of a firm of
merchants, relating to the trading voyage of the ship "Mon-
ticello,'' to the Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta. The ship
was owned by Henry Hubbard, Henry Bear©, David Greene,
and its captain, Arent S. De Peyster.
MS 65-1525
Jenkins, Charles T
Gold mining papers, ca. 1850-1900. ca. 350 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Papers mostly relating to gold mines in which Jenkins
had a financial interest. The bulk of the papers relate to
the Butte Table Mountain Consolidated Mining Company,
OroviUe, Calif., the Lang Syne Gold Mining Company,
Humboldt Co., Nev. , and the Spring Valley Hydraulic Gold
Company, Butte Co., Calif. Many of the letters are from
Charles Waldeyer, OroviUe, Calif., who was present at
several of the mines, and who reports on their condition,
prospects, working, and other matters.
~ „„ MS65-1526
Kenyon, William.
Letter book, 1798-1800. 1 v.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Merchant, of New York City. Letters to merchants in
England, the West Indies, and various, cities in the TJ. S.,
relating to matters of interest to export-import merchants,
particularly the dangers to ocean commerce, troubles with
the French, high insurance rates, supply and demand of
various goods, and finances. Includes letters to Alexander
Brymer & Co., Martinique; Daniel and William Brade,
Dominica; Thomas Backhouse, England; George Black-
man, England; Clark & Caldwell; Edward Cooke, London;
Robert Copland; James C. and Samuel W. Fisher, Phila-
delphia; John Jackson, Liverpool; James Kenyon, Liver-
pool; George Latimer & Son, Philadelphia; William and
James Moss, Nassau; Robert Ralston, Philadelphia; Leon-
ard Parkinson, Barbadoes; Smith & Hooton, Martinique;
Nicholas Sluby, Baltimore; Steele & Thomas, Kingston,
Jamaica; and Tattnall & Lea.
MS 65-1527
Mexico. Ejercito.
California records, 1793-1803. 1 v.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Muster rolls, accounts of troops, lists of names, general
orders, and other papers pertaining to the Mexican Army
stationed in San Fernando and Santa Rosa, Calif. The
name Don Antonio Cordero, a lieutenant colonel, appears
frequently.
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MS 66-1528
New York (State) Commissioners of Forfeiture.
Kecords, 1779-90. ca. 175 items and 4 v.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
In part, transcripts and photocopies ( positive) .
Papers relating to the sale of forfeited Loyalist estates in
the Middle and Southern Districts of New York, including
Dutchess Co. and what is now Putnam Co. Includes ab-
stracts of sales and names of purchasers of confiscated prop-
erty, lists of estates, certifications of claims made against
forfeited estates, and accounts of the commissioners for ex-
penses of their work in making sales.
MS 65-1528
New York (State) Commissioners of Sequestration.
Records, 1777-91. 99 items.
In New- York Historical Society collections.
Correspondence, lists, accounts, and miscellaneous papers
relating to the activities of the commissioners (Henry Liv-
ingston, Isaac Sheldon, and Theodore Van Wyck) in
Dutchess Co., N. Y. ; and miscellaneous accounts and lists re-
lating to the sequestration of Loyalist property, and the
work of the commissioners.
MS 65-1530
Allen, George Washington.
Papers, 1832-1932. 750 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (2711)
Resident of Opelika and LaFayette, Ala. Personal, busi-
ness, political, and family correspondence relating to planta-
tion life, national politics, and the Civil War. Chiefly let-
ters (1839-64) to Allen from his brother, Alexander A.
All en , of Lexington and Bainbridge, Ga. Includes student
notebooks of Ruth and Beth Allen's schools in Opelika and
Montgomery, Ala., in the 1880's, and scrapbooks of notes
from European travels, 1894-99.
Unpublished description in the library.
Gift of Ruth and Beth Alien, 1940.
MS 65-1531
Bain, Hope, I. 1795.
Papers, 1827-1930. 75 items.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (1380)
Universalist clergyman. Correspondence (chiefly 1827-
76) ; 5 vols, of diaries (1839-68) containing notes of eastern
North Carolina people with whom Bain lived, lists of pro-
visions, donations, traveling expenses, and mileage ; sermons ;
pamphlets; minutes (1879) of the Goldsboro Rifles; scrap-
book; and clippings. Most of the letters are from other
Universalist ministers in the South and from members of
Bain's family and relate to his temperance society activities
in Baltimore, M<L,and the Universalist Church in the South,
One of the correspondents is John C. Buraess, of Notasulga,
Ala., who writes about clergymen in the South and the
"Herald," a church publication.
Gift of Col. Edgar H. Bain, 1947.
MS 65-1532
Bratton, John, 1831-1898.
Letters, 1861-65. 1 v.
In University of North Carolina Library, Southern His-
torical Collection (2216)
Transcripts (typewritten) made ca. 1!)40 from a type-
written copy made ca. 1916 and lent by the Rt. Rev. Theo-
dore DuBose Bratton; the originals were burned in 1919.
Physician, State legislator, and Confederate officer, of
Winnsboro, S. C. Letters from Bratton, an officer in the
6th South Carolina Regt, to his wife Bettie (DuBose) Brat-
ton, describing army life at various camps in South Carolina
and Virginia, battles in which he took part, and Negroes
who remained at home and those who accompanied their
masters in the army;
Unpublished description in the library.
The letters have been transcribed by the North Carolina
Historical Record Survey in 1942.
Emory University Library has a microfilm copy (nega-
tive, 10 ft) made in 1961.
The Library of Congress has a typewritten carbon copy
of these letters, in one volume, transcribed by the North
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