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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891

Title: Correspondence, 1865-1891

This record unit consists of outgoing correspondence from the Office of the Secretary during the tenures of Joseph, Henry, 1846-1878; Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel Pierpoint Langley, 1887-1906.

ArchivalResource: 46.06 cu. ft. (62 document boxes) (68 3x5 boxes) (243 microfilm reels)

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216647 View

Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Paris" to "Platner".

Title: Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Paris" to "Platner".

Includes letters to Hay and to members of his family.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 6,000 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86167690 View

Piatt, Donn, 1819-1891. Papers, 1861 June 9.

Title: Papers, 1861 June 9.

Letter, June 9, 1861, from Donn Piatt, Capt., Co. C, 13th O.V.I., Camp Dennison, O., to Caleb B. Smith, asking Smith's assistance in getting Robert C. Schenck appointed as commander of Camp Dennison.

ArchivalResource: 1 item, 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6439620 View

Schenck, Robert Cumming, 1809-1890. Papers, 1809-1882 (bulk 1850-1865).

Title: Papers, 1809-1882 (bulk 1850-1865).

Chiefly personal and business correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches, charts, photographs, and other papers, reflecting Schenck's career and family life, including his activities as lawyer and member of Ohio House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. minister to Brazil (1851-1853), Union Army officer during the Civil War, member of the court of commissioners for Alabama claims, signer for the U.S., of the Treaty of Washington (1871), and minister to Great Britain (1871-1876).

ArchivalResource: 22 microfilm reels : positive. + 1 file folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40842219 View

Letters from various correspondents, 1850-1895 (inclusive), 1852-1878 (bulk).

Title: Letters from various correspondents, 1850-1895 (inclusive),1852-1878 (bulk).

Letters from various correspondents to American lawyer and politician Edward LilliePierce.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01271/catalog View

Schenck, Robert Cumming, 1809-1890. Papers, 1809-1882 (bulk 1850-1865).

Title: Papers, 1809-1882 (bulk 1850-1865).

Chiefly personal and business correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches, charts, photographs, and other papers, reflecting Schenck's career and family life, including his activities as lawyer and member of Ohio House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. minister to Brazil (1851-1853), Union Army officer during the Civil War, member of the court of commissioners for Alabama claims, signer for the U.S., of the Treaty of Washington (1871), and minister to Great Britain (1871-1876).

ArchivalResource: 1 file folder.22 microfilm reels : positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70952260 View

Piatt, John James, 1835-1917. Papers of John James Piatt [manuscript], 1871-1899.

Title: Papers of John James Piatt [manuscript], 1871-1899.

The collection includes manuscripts of Piatt's poetry, a clipping about him, and a number of his letters. In the letters Piatt promotes his wife's poetry, makes critical suggestions to other poets, complains about charges levelled against Donn Piatt, describes his travel plans, and requests a change in his consulate posting.

ArchivalResource: 22 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647834336 View

Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894. Papers, 1840-1896.

Title: Papers, 1840-1896.

Collection is mainly incoming political correspondence, but also has a few letters by Banks, several special reports, petitions, telegrams, military documents, and a little published material. About 2,800 items total.

ArchivalResource: 2.52 linear feet (6 manuscript boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/608337211 View

B. F. Wade Papers, 1832-1886, (bulk 1852-1869)

Title: B. F. Wade Papers 1832-1886 (bulk 1852-1869)

Lawyer, United States senator from Ohio, and Republican Party leader. Chiefly political correspondence relating to Wade’s career in the Senate as well as personal letters concerning his law practice and business. Includes printed speeches, maps, family letters, business records, and other material.

ArchivalResource: 3,500 items; 18 containers; 4 linear feet; 11 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009336 View

Salmon P. Chase Papers

Title: Salmon P. Chase Papers

Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873) was a career politician and an influential Union decision-maker during the Civil War. He served as governor of Ohio, U.S. senator, secretary of the Treasury, and Supreme Court chief justice. The Salmon P. Chase Papers, which span the years 1824-1884, provide tremendous insight into the professional life of Chase and provide information on the National Bank and specie debates, as well as the abolition movement from the early 1820s through the Civil War. This collection contains correspondence, speech notes, newspaper clippings, biographical material, court opinions, financial papers, and a myriad of miscellaneous items. In addition to containing Chase's papers, this collection also contains the papers of J. W. Schuckers, Chase's personal secretary and biographer. Schuckers’s papers give further insight into the economic situation immediately following the Civil War and include correspondence, newspapers, investments records, and other financial papers.

ArchivalResource: 12.0 Linear feet ; 43 boxes; 16 volumes; 10 flat files

http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/c/Chase0121.html View

Autograph File, P, 1554-2005.

Title: Autograph File, P, 1554-2005.

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes (5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01439/catalog View

Anderson family. Anderson family papers, 1810-1948.

Title: Anderson family papers, 1810-1948.

The bulk of the collection concerns the Anderson family, centering about William Marshall Anderson and his family; mainly for the period 1838-1938.

ArchivalResource: Approx. 775 pieces.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122564575 View

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879

Title: SIA RU000026, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Correspondence, 1863-1879

This series consists mostly of correspondence addressed to Joseph Henry, much of which received his personal attention; also included are some copies of Henry letters, occasional returned original Henry letters, and a considerable number of letters to Spencer Fullerton Baird.

ArchivalResource: 59.56 cubic feet

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216640 View