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Found in 21 Collections and/or records:

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David Homer Bates Papers

Identifier: MSS61627
Abstract

Telegrapher. Microfilm of correspondence, diary, journal, facsimiles, photographs, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and drafts and annotated proof sheets of Bates’s writings. Includes eleven Abraham Lincoln manuscripts. Forms part of Alfred Whital Stern collection of Lincolniana in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library.

Dates 1837-1926
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James Gillespie Blaine Family Papers

Identifier: MSS12914
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United States secretary of state, United States representative and senator from Maine, and journalist. Family and general correspondence, speeches, writings, diaries, memoirs, notebooks, scrapbooks, and other papers documenting Blaine's public career.

Dates 1776-1945; Majority of material found within 1870-1892
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William Jennings Bryan Papers

Identifier: MSS14217
Abstract

Author, lawyer, orator, United States representative from Nebraska, and secretary of state. Correspondence, military papers and other material relating mainly to the presidential campaign of 1896, the Spanish-American War, Bryan's efforts to preserve world peace during World War I, his career as a lecturer for the Chautauqua Institution and its affiliates, and his interest in prohibition, political and monetary reform, and religious issues.

Dates 1877-1940; Majority of material found within ( 1896-1925)
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George B. Cortelyou Papers

Identifier: MSS16949
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Public official and presidential secretary. Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, memoranda, subject files, printed matter, and miscellany relating to Cortelyou's duties as secretary to William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, his service as secretary of commerce and labor, postmaster general, and secretary of the treasury, and his work as chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Dates 1871-1948; Majority of material found within ( 1897-1908)
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Found in: Music Division

Damrosch - Tee Van Collection

Identifier: ML31.D34
Abstract The Damrosch-Tee Van Collection consists of the papers of violinist, conductor, and composer Leopold Damrosch; his son Frank, who was also a conductor; and and their families. The collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, writings, manuscript and printed music, financial and legal papers, programs, scrapbooks, artwork, and photographs. The papers of Leopold Damrosch consist of correspondence, a few examples of writings, four scores, and biographical materials. The papers of...
Dates 1856-1969; Majority of material found within ( 1870-1939)
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Benjamin Harrison Papers

Identifier: MSS25064
Abstract

President of the United States, United States senator from Indiana, and army officer. Correspondence, speeches, articles, notebooks in shorthand, legal papers, financial records, scrapbooks, memorials, printed material, and memorabilia.

Dates 1780-1948; Majority of material found within 1853-1901
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Burton Norvell Harrison family papers

Identifier: MSS25080
Abstract Lawyer and private secretary to Jefferson Davis. Correspondence, diaries, reports, memoranda, manuscripts of articles, speeches, and books, and other papers of Harrison; of J. B. Harrison, lawyer and newspaper editor; Samuel Jordan Harrison, merchant; Constance Cary Harrison (Mrs. Burton Harrison), author; Fairfax Harrison, lawyer and president of the Southern Railway; and of Francis Burton Harrison, lawyer, United States representative from New York, and governor general of the...
Dates 1812-1926; Majority of material found within 1913-1921
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Lewis M. Haupt Papers

Identifier: MSS25296
Abstract

Civil engineer and public official. Correspondence, minutes, memoranda, reports, speeches, and articles relating to the selection of a route for an isthmian canal and to Haupt's efforts to secure the Nicaraguan route includes records of the Nicaraguan Canal Commission and the Isthmian Canal Commission, with further material relating to Herman Haupt and his duties as chief of construction and operation of the United States Bureau of Military Railroads during the Civil War.

Dates 1849-1923; Majority of material found within ( 1892-1903)
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William T. Hornaday Papers

Identifier: MSS52126
Abstract

Conservationist, zoologist, and taxidermist. Correspondence, diaries and journals, production materials for articles and books, notebooks, financial papers, clippings, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and other papers reflecting Hornaday's career, particularly as director of New York Zoological Park, 1896-1926.

Dates 1866-1975; Majority of material found within 1906-1936
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Robert Green Ingersoll Papers

Identifier: MSS27151
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Lawyer and lecturer. Diaries, correspondence, letterbooks, writings, lectures, scrapbooks, family papers, and miscellaneous financial, legal, and personal material relating to Ingersoll's involvement in politics and law and as a lecturer and writer on agnosticism and religion.

Dates 1826-1940; Majority of material found within ( 1866-1899)
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Philander C. Knox Papers

Identifier: MSS28852
Abstract

U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, and lawyer. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, writings, reports, articles, notebooks, bills and resolutions, legal records, biographical sketches, library catalog, clippings, printed matter, scrapbooks, cartoons, and other papers relating chiefly to Knox's service as U.S. attorney general, secretary of state, and senator from Pennsylvania.

Dates 1796-1922; Majority of material found within 1901-1921
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Daniel Scott Lamont Papers

Identifier: MSS29249
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Financier, private secretary to President Grover Cleveland, and secretary of war. Correspondence, letterbooks, copies of telegrams, diaries, drafts of speeches and memoranda, financial papers, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia relating principally to Lamont's role and interest in New York state Democratic politics and to his work as private secretary to President Grover Cleveland and as secretary of war.

Dates 1853-1928; Majority of material found within ( 1893-1905)
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John Purroy Mitchel Papers

Identifier: MSS33084
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Soldier, lawyer, and mayor of New York, N.Y. Correspondence, desk diaries, speeches, articles, press releases, notebooks, memorabilia, and scrapbooks relating primarily to Mitchel's administrations as counselor and mayor of New York City.

Dates 1835-1932; Majority of material found within ( 1892-1918)
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Robert C. Ogden Papers

Identifier: MSS35097
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Businessman and philanthropist. Correspondence, memoranda, notes and drafts of articles and speeches, reports, and printed matter primarily concerned with Ogden's business career, his interests in philanthropy and religion, and his activities on behalf of education in the South.

Dates 1843-1913; Majority of material found within 1890-1913
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Henry S. Pritchett Papers

Identifier: MSS36947
Abstract

Astronomer, superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Correspondence, travel diaries and autobiographical fragments, drafts and reprints of writings, speeches, essays, reports, Pritchett's book entitled What is Religion? (1906), and other papers relating to Pritchett's career in science and education.

Dates 1876-1967; Majority of material found within ( 1900-1939)
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Jacob A. Riis Papers

Identifier: MSS37903
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Journalist, author, and humanitarian. Correspondence, drafts and printed copies of articles, speeches and lectures, and other material relating chiefly to Riis's work as a journalist and author.

Dates 1870-1990; Majority of material found within 1887-1913
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Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Identifier: MSS38299
Abstract

President and vice president of the United States, United States civil service commissioner, governor of New York, author, and conservationist. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, articles, executive orders, family papers, press releases and proclamations, scrapbooks, and other material relating to the political, social, and cultural history of Roosevelt's life and presidency.

Dates 1759-1993; Majority of material found within 1878-1919
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Elihu Root Papers

Identifier: MSS38307
Abstract

United States secretary of state, secretary of war, United States senator from New York, and statesman. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches, notes, reports, subject files, financial papers, calendar and appointment books, invitations, and printed materials relating to Root's career as a lawyer and statesman.

Dates 1863-1937; Majority of material found within 1899-1937
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Oscar S. Straus Papers

Identifier: MSS41749
Abstract

Attorney, businessman, public official, diplomat, United States secretary of commerce and labor, and author. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, legal records, pamphlets, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia, and other papers relating chiefly to Straus's service as minister and later ambassador to the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), United States secretary of commerce and labor, and member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Hague, Netherlands.

Dates 1856-1955; Majority of material found within ( 1856-1923)
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Booker T. Washington Papers

Identifier: MSS44669
Abstract African-American leader, educator, and author. Correspondence, memoranda, book drafts and notes, articles, speeches, reports, minutes, financial papers, scrapbooks, and other papers relating chiefly to the early history and administration of Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala., founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881, as well as to the National Negro Business League which he organized in 1900, the General Education Board, New York, N.Y., Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., other African-American...
Dates 1853-1946; Majority of material found within 1900-1915
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James Harrison Wilson Papers

Identifier: MSS45997
Abstract

Soldier, railroad builder, and author. Correspondence, journal, drafts of literary manuscripts, notes, typescripts, galley proofs of published works, speeches, articles, military orders, and memorabilia relating to Civil War campaigns, the postwar army, railway building in the Mississippi Valley, life in China in the 1880s and in 1900, and the interests of Wilson as a biographer.

Dates 1861-1923; Majority of material found within 1890-1915