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Callahan, North. North Callahan papers, 1930-

Title: North Callahan papers, 1930-

The North Callahan Collection includes his personal papers, including his manuscripts and reviews of his books (Carl Sandburg : Lincoln of Our Literature ; Carl Sandburg : His Life and Works ; Daybreak ; Flight from the Republic : the Tories of the American Revolution ; George Washington : Soldier and Man ; Peggy ; Royal Raiders : the Tories of the American Revolution ; Smoky Mountain Country ; TVA : Bridge Over Troubled Waters ; research material for his books ; and lecture notes, tests, exams and related material from his teaching at New York University. There is additional material including photographs, plaques and awards, material dealing with Columbia University, his military career, his various association memberships and speaking engagements. In addition to his personal papers, Dr. Callahan also donated his personal research library, which totaled over 1100 volumes. Given by North Callahan.

ArchivalResource: 25 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/650091756 View

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. ALS, 1780 Aug. 5, West Point, N.Y., to Richard Varick.

Title: ALS, 1780 Aug. 5, West Point, N.Y., to Richard Varick.

Arnold, who has just been appointed commander at West Point, asks Varick to serve as his secretary, or to recommend someone else if he does not want the post. Arnold also mentions that he expects his wife to join him soon, as the post promises to be a quiet one.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 33 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122610627 View

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. Papers, 1765-1886 (inclusive), 1775-1806 (bulk).

Title: Papers, 1765-1886 (inclusive), 1775-1806 (bulk).

Contains correspondence, legal documents, and financial papers pertaining to the lives of Benedict Arnold, his second wife Margaret Shippen Arnold, their children, and her family. Includes army commands issued by Arnold and other American officers such as Ethan Allen; letters by and portraits of British officer John André; correspondence between the Arnold family in England and elsewhere and the Shippens and Burds in the U.S.; and wills and other documents concerning court cases and estates.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122468773 View

Arnold family papers, 1800-1875.

Title: Arnold family papers, 1800-1875.

Letters written from England by Benedict Arnold and his wife Margaret Shippen Arnold to their son Edward Arnold offering him advice and comfort while he was in India and letters in which Margaret Shippen Arnold provided Edward with details of his father's death and information about financial and family matters, and the fear of invasion by Bonaparte. Also includes letters from Edward Arnold about the provenance of the letters from his parents, family letters written by William Arnold, and a genealogical chart for the Arnold family.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144652181 View

Burd family. Papers of the Burd-Shippen family, 1717-1898.

Title: Papers of the Burd-Shippen family, 1717-1898.

The majority of the collection includes the personal correspondence and business records of Edward Burd and, his relative, Edward Shippen IV. The business papers include legal documents such as deeds and indentured servant lists, business records in the form of invoices and receipts, and correspondence concerning debts and legal matters. The papers also relate to members of the Burd and Shippen families such as Sarah Shippen Burd, Elizabeth Burd, Edward Shippen Burd, James Burd, and James Burd Hubley. The collection contains the papers of Lewis Burd Walker, an amateur historian and family genealogist. Included in Lewis Burd Walker's papers are transcriptions of the wills of Margaret Shippen Arnold and Benedict Arnold. Walker also provides transcriptions of letters written by Margaret Shippen Arnold to family and friends.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31531712 View

Arnold family papers, 1800-1875

Title: Arnold family papers 1800-1875

Letters written from England by Benedict Arnold and his wife Margaret Shippen Arnold to their son Edward Arnold offering him advice and comfort while he was in India and letters in which Margaret Shippen Arnold provided Edward with details of his father's death and information about financial and family matters, and the fear of invasion by Bonaparte. Also includes letters from Edward Arnold about the provenance of the letters from his parents, family letters written by William Arnold, and a genealogical chart for the Arnold family.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/130 View

Shippen family. Papers, 1749-1860.

Title: Papers, 1749-1860.

Letterbook, 1753-1770, of William Allen, colonial Pennsylvania Chief Justice, concerns his business interests as partner of Allen and Turner, a merchant firm which was also active in iron manufacturing and copper mining. Much of the correspondence is with David Barclay & Son, London, to whom Allen also includes reports on the French and Indian War and the Pennsylvania 1764 election. The volume continues as Edward Shippen letterbook, 1782-1806, and relates to family lands and finances. Shippen writes to his daughter Margaret Arnold, his brother Joseph Shippen, brother-in-law James Tilghman, and nephew-in-law Jasper Yeates. A miscellany of Burd, Hubley, Shippen, and Yeates letters make up the loose correspondence. Although referring mostly to family activities, including the marriage of James Burd, Jr., to which his family objected. There are some references to public events among which is the arrival of the Indian delegation to the Mason-Dixon survey party in 1767. Some of the writers are Margaret Shippen Arnold, James Burd, and Sarah Shippen Burd and others.

ArchivalResource: 200 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122633019 View

Arnold, Margaret Shippen, 1760-1804. Margaret Shippen Arnold papers, 1781-1843.

Title: Margaret Shippen Arnold papers, 1781-1843.

Margaret Shippen Arnold's papers contain correspondence between members of the Benedict Arnold Family; receipts, legal papers, as well as correspondence relating to their business affairs and land ownership in Canada; also includes biographical notes and journal articles about Margaret Shippen Arnold; passport; samples of Benedict Arnold's hair.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55754192 View