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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

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John Davis Batchelder Collection of Manuscripts

Identifier: MSS12021
Abstract

Educator and collector. Autographs, letters, official documents, writings, printed material, photographs, and other papers of prominent historical figures in the arts, science, and politics of the Western world collected by Batchelder.

Dates 1537-1944; Majority of material found within 1800-1910
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Edward William Bok Papers

Identifier: MSS13128
Abstract

Author, editor, reformer, and philanthropist. Correspondence, autograph albums featuring prominent American literary, military, and political figures, and writings by Bok. Also included is a manuscript by Jessie Benton Frémont relating to the death of her husband, John C. Frémont.

Dates 1880-1926; Majority of material found within 1920-1925
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Charles Albert Browne Papers

Identifier: MSS14134
Abstract

Chemist, food technologist, and historian of science. Correspondence, writings, accounts of foreign travel, autographs of past luminaries, and research material relating primarily Browne's work in the history of chemistry and agriculture.

Dates 1783-1947; Majority of material found within 1909-1945
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Henry Bartholomew Cox Collection

Identifier: MSS51987
Abstract

Professor of history. Correspondence and other material relating chiefly to French spoliation claims; and an autograph collection.

Dates 1492-1960; Majority of material found within ( 1792-1858)
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J. L. M. Curry Papers

Identifier: MSS17418
Abstract Statesman, author, clergyman, diplomat, and educator. Diaries, correspondence, printed matter, clippings, memorabilia, notes and memoranda, legal papers, accounts, lectures and sermons, essays, scrapbook, manuscript of autobiography, speeches, and articles, and catalog of Curry's library. Includes autographs of presidents, Confederate leaders, Spanish noblemen, royalty, and writers, jurists, diplomats, educators, historians, scientists, reformers, artists, statesmen, literary figures,...
Dates 1637-1939; Majority of material found within 1866-1903
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B. W. Huebsch Papers

Identifier: MSS50013
Abstract

Publisher. Chiefly correspondence reflecting Huebsch's thoughts on literature and his career as a publisher under his own imprint, B. W. Huebsch, and after its merger, with Viking Press. Also documents his publication of the liberal weekly Freeman and his connection with organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Book Publishers.

Dates 1893-1964
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Breckinridge Long Papers

Identifier: MSS30502
Abstract

Lawyer, diplomat, and author. Correspondence, diaries, writings, reports, memoranda, notes, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, photographs, and other material relating primarily to Long's diplomatic career.

Dates 1486-1948; Majority of material found within 1910-1948
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Herbert Putnam Papers

Identifier: MSS37093
Abstract Librarian of Congress. Family and general correspondence, family diaries and journals, speeches, articles, scrapbooks, legal papers, genealogical material, autograph collection, and printed matter relating largely to Putnam's family and personal life, including diaries and letters of many members of the Putnam and allied O'Hara, Pinhey, and Mason families. Also includes papers relating to Putnam's interests and activities in the field of librarianship, especially to his work as director of...
Dates 1783-1958; Majority of material found within ( 1899-1939)
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Sarah Stone Autograph Collection

Identifier: MSS41590
Abstract

Resident of Salem, Massachusetts. Letters, clipped signatures, and other autograph items of prominent American and a few British figures, chiefly of the nineteenth century.

Dates 1720-1962
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William Tappan Autograph Collection

Identifier: MSS42325
Abstract

Autograph collector. Correspondence, miscellaneous documents, prints, poetry, rare printed matter, photographs, and some letters to Tappan, chiefly autographic in nature.

Dates 1640-1939; Majority of material found within ( 1800-1900)
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Justin G. Turner Autograph Collection

Identifier: MSS84830
Abstract

Correspondence, memoranda, notes, and printed materials relating primarily to the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Dates 1763-1968
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John Tyler Papers

Identifier: MSS43489
Abstract

President of the United States, vice president under William Henry Harrison, and United States representative and senator from Virginia. Correspondence and other papers, including correspondence of Tyler's widow, Julia Gardiner Tyler, an autograph collection assembled by their son, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, and family papers reflecting social life and customs in Virginia.

Dates 1691-1918; Majority of material found within 1757-1918
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Henry A. Willard II Collection

Identifier: MSS13573
Abstract

Papers and records collected by Henry A Willard II including Bradley-Willard family papers and correspondence, Willard Hotel records, miscellaneous business records, and autographs collected by Henry A. Willard I that include the signers of the Declaration of Independence, presidents of the Continental Congress, and related individuals.

Dates 1743-1888; Majority of material found within ( 1770-1840)