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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Collection

Joseph Desha and John R. Desha Papers

Identifier: MSS18333
Abstract

Soldier and politician (Joseph Desha) and physician (John R. Desha). Correspondence, contracts, land records, wills, receipted bills, and newspapers dealing with the War of 1812, Kentucky politics, and national affairs.

Dates 1773-1871; Majority of material found within ( 1800-1855)
 Collection

Vinnie Ream and R. L. Hoxie Papers

Identifier: MSS26674
Abstract

Sculptor Vinnie Ream and her husband, army officer and engineer Richard L. Hoxie. Correspondence, memoranda, commissions, essays, poetry by Vinnie Ream and Albert Pike, reports, notebooks, biographical data, scrapbooks, clippings, printed material, and memorabilia pertaining chiefly to Ream's work following her commission to execute the statue of Abraham Lincoln now standing in the United States Capitol rotunda.

Dates 1853-1937; Majority of material found within ( 1853-1914)
 Collection

Henry Woodhouse Collection Relating to George Washington

Identifier: MSS57133
Abstract

Editor and author. Correspondence, deeds, wills, testaments, indentures, bonds, surveys, maps, plats, financial and legal records, clippings, and other papers relating principally to George Washington, the Washington family, and its descendants.

Dates 1656-1930; Majority of material found within ( 1825-1887)