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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 172 Collections and/or Records:

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Adee Family Papers

Identifier: MSS10231
Abstract

Journals, correspondence, poetry, speeches and writings, newspaper clippings, genealogical records of the Adee and Graham families, and miscellaneous family material, including papers of Alvey A. Adee, chief of the Diplomatic Bureau at the United States Department of State and assistant secretary of state; Augustus Alvey Adee, United States Navy surgeon; and David Graham Adee, author and lawyer.

Dates 1824-1966
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Nelson W. Aldrich Papers

Identifier: MSS10389
Abstract

United States representative and senator from Rhode Island, financier, and philanthropist. Correspondence, journal, appointment books, drafts of speeches, memoranda, financial records, reports, legislative matter, scrapbooks, serial publications, and other printed material relating chiefly to Aldrich's career in Congress.

Dates 1777-1930; Majority of material found within 1879-1915
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Charles Julius Allen and Grace Elizabeth Allen Papers

Identifier: MSS51540
Abstract

Correspondence, diaries, family history, personal reminiscences, notes, clippings, and printed material chiefly of Charles Julius Allen and his daughter, Grace Elizabeth Allen, relating largely to his life as a cadet at the United States Military Academy and during the Civil War, and to her life as recorded in her diaries.

Dates 1865-1976
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Frank Maloy Anderson Papers

Identifier: MSS10934
Abstract

Author, historian, and educator. Correspondence, memorabilia, and research notes for Anderson’s books, articles, lectures, and classes, especially in preparation for an unfinished study of the secession crisis, "The Two Hundred Days of 1860-1861."

Dates 1895-1961
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Bancroft-Bliss Families Papers

Identifier: MSS11700
Abstract

Correspondence, diary, legal and financial papers, article and book galleys, invitations, and printed material of members of the Bliss and Bancroft families, including George Bancroft (1800-1891); his wife, Elizabeth Davis Bancroft (1803-1886), her first husband, Alexander Bliss (1792-1827); and their son, Alexander Bliss (1827-1896).

Dates 1788-1928; Majority of material found within 1815-1875
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Nathaniel Prentiss Banks Papers

Identifier: MSS11734
Abstract

United States representative, governor of Massachusetts, and army officer. Family and general correspondence, diaries and notebooks, letterbooks, military papers, speeches and writings, scrapbooks, clippings, printed matter, and miscellany relating chiefly to Banks’s political career and as an army officer during the Civil War.

Dates 1829-1911; Majority of material found within ( 1860-1880)
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Lucian Barbour Papers

Identifier: MSS59634
Abstract

Lawyer and United States representative from Indiana. Correspondence, diaries, financial records, photographs, printed matter, and miscellany consisting primarily of family correspondence relating to domestic affairs and life in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Barbour’s service in the 34th Congress.

Dates 1838-1977; Majority of material found within 1840-1898
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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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Edward Bates Papers

Identifier: MSS12039
Abstract

Lawyer, politician, and United States attorney general. Correspondence, diary, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material reflecting Bates’s career in Missouri state politics and the United States House of Representatives and as United States attorney general.

Dates 1818-1904; Majority of material found within ( 1861-1864)
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G. T. Beauregard Papers

Identifier: MSS12203
Abstract United States and Confederate Army officer, engineer, railroad executive, and public official. Correspondence, scrapbooks, and military papers, including letterbooks, headquarters records, telegrams and dispatches, orders, endorsements, and rosters. The bulk of the papers, 1861-1865, relate primarily to Beauregard's career as a general in the Confederate Army, especially at Fort Sumter and Charleston, South Carolina; Manassas and Petersburg, Virginia; Shiloh, Tennessee; Corinth, Mississippi;...
Dates 1844-1883; Majority of material found within ( 1861-1865)
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Donald Benham Civil War Collection

Identifier: MSS85495
Abstract

Collector. Correspondence, financial and legal records, military orders and records, speeches, and miscellaneous items comprising the Civil War collection of Donald Benham.

Dates 1806-1918; Majority of material found within ( 1850-1870)
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James Gordon Bennett Papers

Identifier: MSS 12427
Abstract

Newspaper publisher. Correspondence, clippings, drafts of articles, and printed material reflecting Bennett’s career as publisher of the New York Herald.

Dates 1845-1934; Majority of material found within ( 1861-1864)
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John Bigelow Papers

Identifier: MSS12724
Abstract Army officer, professor, and author. Correspondence, research notes, manuscripts of articles and books, photostatic copies of manuscripts in foreign archives, bibliographical material, photographs, drawings, maps, clippings, card files, and printed matter relating largely to canals especially, the Panama and Suez canals, along with the early history of Latin America, and also including material on the American Revolution, Civil War, Robert E. Lee, Monroe Doctrine, military education, and...
Dates 1492-1936; Majority of material found within 1866-1936
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Jeremiah S. Black Papers

Identifier: MSS12849
Abstract

Lawyer, public official of Pennsylvania, United States attorney general, and United States secretary of state. Correspondence, legal files, speeches, writings, scrapbooks, family papers, and other papers relating primarily to various legal matters in which Black was involved.

Dates 1813-1904; Majority of material found within 1856-1880
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Blair Family Papers

Identifier: MSS12930
Abstract

Prominent family in nineteenth century national politics. Correspondence, speeches and writings, legal files, financial records, historical research files, printed matter, and estate records documenting principally the careers of Francis Preston Blair, journalist and presidential advisor, Frank P. Blair, soldier and politician, and Montgomery Blair, lawyer and cabinet officer.

Dates 1755-1968; Majority of material found within 1829-1892
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Wm. Oland Bourne Papers

Identifier: MSS13375
Abstract

Clergyman and journalist. Letters, verse, and narratives submitted in a contest sponsored by Bourne, chaplain at Central Park Hospital, New York City, during the Civil War, and editor of the periodical The Soldier's Friend. Other correspondence pertains to slavery, economic conditions of the working man, and The Soldier's Friend, edited by Bourne.

Dates 1841-1885; Majority of material found within 1856-1867
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Breckinridge Family Papers

Identifier: MSS13698
Abstract Family prominent in Kentucky and national politics and government. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and articles, subject files, financial and legal papers, scrapbooks, and other papers of various members of the Breckinridge family. The bulk of the collection is composed of the papers of John Breckinridge, Robert J. Breckinridge, John C. Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Mary Desha, Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge, Madeline McDowell...
Dates 1752-1980
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James S. Brisbin Papers

Identifier: MSS86189
Abstract

Union army officer and author. Correspondence, maps, military records, and biographical materials related to Brisbin's Civil War service.

Dates 1861-1957; Majority of material found within 1862-1866
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Matthew C. Brown and John C. Brown Papers

Identifier: MSS84731
Abstract

Officers in the 23rd Iowa Infantry Regiment. Correspondence and military records pertaining to the Browns' service during the Civil War.

Dates 1862-1901; Majority of material found within ( 1862-1865)
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Burbank-Van Voorhis Families Papers

Identifier: MSS58602
Abstract

Members of the Burbank and Van Voorhis (Voorhees) families. Diaries, correspondence, and military papers of Burbank and Van Voorhis family members spanning the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, and American occupation of the Philippines in the early twentieth century.

Dates 1814-1913
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Edmund Cody Burnett Papers

Identifier: MSS14399
Abstract Historian, editor, and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, drafts of writings, speeches, notes, research material, financial records, legal papers, and a project file from Burnett's work as editor of Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, published from 1921 to 1936; including also material on the Burnett family and farm in Tennessee, original and edited Civil War correspondence of the Burnett, Cody, Lightfoot, and McGarity families; and a...
Dates 1765-1967; Majority of material found within ( 1907-1936)
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Benjamin F. Butler Papers

Identifier: MSS14514
Abstract

Army officer, state legislator and U.S. representative from Massachusetts, governor of Massachusetts, and military governor of New Orleans. Correspondence, letterbooks, order books, reports, notebooks, newspaper clippings, and other papers concerning Butler's Civil War commands, his service in the United States Congress as a representative from Massachusetts, his election as governor of Massachusetts, and his candidacy for president.

Dates 1778-1929; Majority of material found within 1861-1893
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Sylvanus Cadwallader Papers

Identifier: MSS14712
Abstract

Journalist and public official. Correspondence, writings, and newspaper articles, and other papers relating primarily to Cadwallader’s activities as a journalist reporting on the operations of the Union Army and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War.

Dates 1818-1904; Majority of material found within ( 1862-1898)
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Simon Cameron Papers

Identifier: MSS14845
Abstract

Financier, United States secretary of war, United States senator from Pennsylvania, and diplomat. Correspondence, diary, account books, notebooks, speeches, business and legal records, and printed material primarily relating to Pennsylvania and national politics and to Cameron's business enterprises.

Dates 1738-1919; Majority of material found within ( 1860-1880)
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Horace Capron Papers

Identifier: MSS15024
Abstract

United States army officer and commissioner of agriculture. Correspondence, journals, biographical material, financial records, orders for agricultural equipment and supplies, printed matter, and photographs in physical format as well as a map in both digital and physical format. Relating chiefly to Capron's role as agricultural adviser to the Japanese government in the agricultural development of Hokkaido.

Dates 1834-1961; Majority of material found within 1871-1875