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BOX 1-41 General Correspondence, 1879-1931
Letters sent and received, including letters received by Bryan's family.
Arranged chronologically and alphabetically therein by name of correspondent.
BOX 1 1879, 1 Aug.-1890, 31 July
BOX 2 1890, 1 Aug.-1893, 28 Feb.
BOX 3 1893, 1 Mar.-1896, 30 Apr.
BOX 4 1896
1 May-30 Oct.
BOX 5 31 Oct.-3 Nov.
BOX 6 4 Nov.
BOX 7 5 Nov.
6 Nov.
A-B
BOX 8 C-Q
BOX 9 R-Z
7 Nov.
A-H
BOX 10 I-Z
8 Nov.
A-D
BOX 11 E-Z
9 Nov.
A-H
BOX 12 I-W
10 Nov.
A-J
BOX 13 K-W
11 Nov.
BOX 14 12-13 Nov.
BOX 15 14-16 Nov.
BOX 16 17-30 Nov.
BOX 17 1-31 Dec., undated
BOX 18 1897
1 Jan.-31 Mar.
BOX 19 1 Apr.-30 June
BOX 20 1897, 1 July-1898, 16 May
BOX 21 1898, 17 May-June
BOX 22 1898, 2 July-1899, 29 Apr.
BOX 23 1899, 1 May-30 Dec.
BOX 24 1900
1 Jan.-16 July
BOX 25 17 July-12 Nov.
BOX 26 1900, 13 Nov.-1901, 31 May
BOX 27 1901, 1 June-1908, 9 Nov.
BOX 28 1908, 10 Nov.-1912, 31 Dec.
BOX 29 1913, 1 Jan.-1914, 30 Apr.
BOX 30 1914, 1 May-1915, 31 Dec.
BOX 31 1916, 1 Jan.-1917, 31 Dec.
BOX 32 1918, 1 Jan.-1919, 31 Dec.
BOX 33 1920, 1 Jan.-1921, 31 Mar.
BOX 34 1921, 1 Apr.-31 Dec.
BOX 35 1922, 1 Jan.-31 Aug.
BOX 36 1922, 1 Sept. -1923, 28 Feb.
BOX 37 1923
1 Mar.-30 June
BOX 38 1 July-31 Dec.
BOX 39 1924, 1 Jan.-24 June
BOX 40 1924, 25 June-1931, 30 June
BOX 41 Undated
BOX 42-45 Special Correspondence, 1883-1915
Children's letters, letters from namesakes, letterbooks, and carbons of State Department correspondence.
Arranged alphabetically by type of correspondence.
BOX 42 Children's letters, 1896
General letterbooks
1883-1886
(2 vols.)
BOX 43 1891
Letters from namesakes
1896-1898
BOX 44 1896-1898
BOX 45 State Department letterbooks, 1913-1915
(2 vols.)
BOX 46-48 Subject File, 1898-1925
Correspondence, statements, muster rolls, militiary discharges, memoranda, and copies of documents.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
BOX 46 Bennett, Philo S., case regarding will
Correspondence, 1900-1905
Miscellany, n.d
Probate certificates, trial pleadings and transcripts
1903
BOX 47 1904-1905
Democratic convention material, 1904-1908
Panama Canal, 1904, 1921
Scopes, John Thomas, evolution trial, Dayton, Tenn., 1925
Correspondence
Miscellany
BOX 48 Spanish-American War, Nebraska Volunteers
Discharge lists, 1898, undated
Discharge requests and approvals, 1898
By commanding officer
By soldier
Muster rolls, 1898
BOX 49-50 Speech, Article, and Report File, 1877-1940
Handwritten, typewritten, or printed editorials, speeches, articles, statements, and reports by and about Bryan.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically therein.
BOX 49 Editorials, The Commoner, 1901-1923, undated
Reports, undated
Speeches
1877-1925
BOX 50 Undated
Speeches and articles concerning Bryan, 1896-1940, undated
BOX 51-56 Miscellany, circa 1877-1925
Reports, essays, addresses, poetry by others, a drawing and blueprint, receipts, office receipt book with campaign expenses for 1890, memorabilia, photographs, miscellaneous printed matter, and scrapbooks of cartoons, clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous material.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
BOX 51 Addresses, speeches, statements, theses, and poetry by others
Memorabilia
BOX 52 Memorabilia
Photographs
BOX 53-55 Printed matter
Newspaper clippings
BOX 56 Pamphlets, brochures, etc.
Receipts, including campaign expenses of 1890
Scrapbooks See Oversize
Album of trip to the Philippines, 1905-1906
Cartoons
(3 vols.)
Newspaper clippings re death of Bryan, 1925
(3 vols.)
BOX 57-58 Biographer's Papers, 1924-1934
Correspondence of Grace Bryan Hargreaves and the typescript of her unpublished biography of Bryan.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
BOX 57 Correspondence of Grace Bryan Hargreaves, 1924-1934
Drafts
Vol. 1
Chapters 1-7
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