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United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870

Title: United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives 1861-1870

The United States Sanitary Commission established the Army and Navy Claim Agency (ANCA) in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 1864 to serve as the USSC’s central office to assist Union soldiers, sailors, and their families in prosecuting claims on the federal government for pensions, back pay, bounty, commutation of rations, prize money, and other benefits, without cost. The Army and Navy Claim Agency Archives comprise the records of the Army and Navy Claim Agency; the records of the Pension Agency, its predecessor organization; the registers and cash books of its subsidiary local agencies; and the records of two quasi-independent USSC claim agencies whose origins predate the establishment of the Army and Navy Claim Agency: the Protective War Claim Association of the State of New York, located in New York City, and the Protective War Claim and Pension Agency, located in Philadelphia.

ArchivalResource: 506.37 linear feet; 1190 boxes, 46 volumes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/18809 View

Records of the President of Harvard University, James Bryant Conant, 1933-1955

Title: Records of the President of Harvard University, James Bryant Conant, 1933-1955

These records document the actions, speeches, and writings of James Bryant Conant as President of Harvard University. In documenting the presidency, these records document events in the administration of Harvard University and its involvement with world events for the years 1933-1953.

ArchivalResource: 175 cubic feet in 525 containers

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:hua06998 View

Inventory to the Records of the Rutger University Office of University Librarian (Donald F. Cameron), 1925-1971

Title: Inventory to the Records of the Rutger University Office of University Librarian (Donald F. Cameron), 1925-1971

The administrative records in this collection document the activities of the Office of University Librarian under the leadership of Donald F. Cameron. Not only does it outline the regular operations of the office, but it also records the multitude of activites that Cameron partook in as the University Librarian. The Annual Reports of the Librarian of the University relate the activities of the library as a whole, its departments, and its units and were issued for accountability purposes. The Budget and Financial records include letters and memos on budgetary matters, budget sheets, salary rates, accountings of endowments, and financial statistics. The General Correspondence series mainly consists of letters, the majority of which document the mundane matters of Cameron's everyday work. Within the Subject Files is documentation of Cameron's leadership of the Rutgers Libraries. The Library Buildings series documents the planning and construction of many Rutgers University libraries, which were overseen by Cameron.

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Peter Smith Papers, 1763-1850

Title: Peter Smith Papers 1763-1850

Papers of the New York State merchant and landowner; father of Gerrit Smith. Collection contains correspondence (1791-1837); financial papers (1771-1850) relating to various business enterprises; business and land papers (1767-1850); legal documents (1772-1840); and writings, including a journal of a trip from Albany to Johnstown in 1822. Notable correspondents include John Jacob Astor, Daniel Cady, William E. Dodge, Abraham Herring, Elbert Herring, Thomas Herring, Samuel Hoard, Nehemiah Huntington, Elisha Kane, John Kiersted, William Laight, William Lamont, Robert Lenox, John Lincklaen, Samuel McNeil, Morris S. Miller, Stephen Parkhurst, Samuel H. Payne, Jonas Platt, Harmon Pumpelly, Zebulon Shipherd, Gerrit Smith, Ezra Stiles, David Tomlinson, Lawrence Vrooman, Nathan Ward, and Elisha Williams.

ArchivalResource: 16.0 linear ft.

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Vol. LIX (ff. 355). June-July, 1812.includes:ff. 1, 346 George Fermor, 3rd Earl of Pomfret: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1811-1813. f. 2 John Rous, Baron Rous; 1st Earl of Stradbroke 1821: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverp...

Title: Vol. LIX (ff. 355). June-July, 1812.includes:ff. 1, 346 George Fermor, 3rd Earl of Pomfret: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool: 1811-1813. f. 2 John Rous, Baron Rous; 1st Earl of Stradbroke 1821: Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverp... Jun 1812-Jul 1812

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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