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Rembrandt and Harriet Peale collection

Title: Rembrandt and Harriet Peale collection

This collection of papers measures 0.2 linear feet, dates from circa 1820-1932, and provides scattered documentation of the lives of painter Rembrandt Peale and his wife Harriet. There are seven letters from Peale which discuss his Patriae Pater portrait of George Washington and his subsequent attempts to gain a commission from Congress for his equestrian portrait of the first president, as well as illuminating his opinion on patronage for the arts. The collection also contains a copy of Peale's lecture on "Washington and his Portraits," a page with drawings of Roman coins by Peale, two codicils to Harriet Peale's will, printed material including a pamphlet for Peale's The Court of Death and a catalog of sale for Harriet Peale's estate, and photographs of Rembrandt and Harriet Peale.

ArchivalResource: 0.2 Linear feet

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Thompson, Martin E. [Design plans and elevations for the Columbia Grammar School, New York, N.Y.] [graphic] / [Martin E. Thompson ; Alexander J. Davis (Del.?)].

Title: [Design plans and elevations for the Columbia Grammar School, New York, N.Y.] [graphic] / [Martin E. Thompson ; Alexander J. Davis (Del.?)]. [1829]

ArchivalResource: 1 drawing : ink and watercolor on paper ; 46.6 x 60.3 cm. (18 3/8 x 26 7/8 in.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79925028 View

William Henry Hoffman Collection on Napoleon I, Napoleon I, William Henry Hoffman Collection on, (bulk 1789-1821), 1585-1913

Title: William Henry Hoffman Collection on Napoleon I Napoleon I, William Henry Hoffman Collection on (bulk 1789-1821) 1585-1913

The William Henry Hoffman Collection on Napoleon I contains over 200 manuscripts pertaining to the First French Republic and the Napoleonic era, some of which are signed by the Emperor, and 400 rare books, prints, art objects, and examples of fine bindings.

ArchivalResource: 600 items

http://library.brown.edu/riamco/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mshoffman&view=title View

Belles Lettres Club records, 1798-1806

Title: Belles Lettres Club records 1798-1806

The Belles Lettres Club was a debating society in New York City. Collection consists of minutes of debates, texts of arguments, addresses of members on their election to the presidency of the club, reports of the committee on criticism regarding essays previously read before the club, and other records and papers. Members included John Anthon, George Brinckerhoff, Samuel Cowdrey, Joseph D. Fay, Philip Hone, John Treat Irving, Washington Irving, and Theodore Sedgwick.

ArchivalResource: .4 linear foot (3 v.)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/255 View

Jonathan D. Meredith Papers, 1795-1859, (bulk 1810-1859)

Title: Jonathan D. Meredith Papers 1795-1859 (bulk 1810-1859)

Lawyer, army officer, and businessman of Baltimore, Md. Family and general correspondence, legal files, financial papers, and other material relating chiefly to Meredith's associations with the Savings Bank of Baltimore and the Bank of the United States; the War of 1812; impeachment proceedings against James Hawkins Peck; shipping and trade with Europe and South America; and settlement of the estates of Charles Carroll and Robert Oliver.

ArchivalResource: 9,000 items; 15 containers plus 1 oversize; 6 linear feet

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Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843

Title: Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843.

The Sparks collection consists of original and transcribed historical documents and correspondence, chiefly concerning the American colonies and the original thirteen states, collected or transcribed beginning in 1819 by Jared Sparks. The collection includes the papers of Sir Francis Bernard and George Chalmers, letters of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington, the journals of Thomas Ainslie, the Board of Trade, the New York Provincial Congress and Conventions, as well as the papers and records from state public offices, among many others. The Sparks collection also contains his own historical essays and compositions, published articles, letter books, diaries, account books related to his college days, professional research, and material documenting his tenure as College president.

ArchivalResource: 252 volumes, 10 env., 2 folders, 3 cases, 57 boxes (31.6 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01965/catalog View

Fay, Theodore S. (Theodore Sedgwick), 1807-1898. Papers of Theodore S. Fay [manuscript], 1842-1850.

Title: Papers of Theodore S. Fay [manuscript], 1842-1850.

The collection contains a poem, dated February 22, 1847, entitled "Youth and age" (plus another page inscribed "to Emma" and signed "Lance"). There is also include letter of introduction, 1842 March 28, from Fay to Philip Hone, requested by the Princess of Prussia for two gentlemen; and a letter, 1850 July 28, from Fay to Mr. Ruggles, concerning Fay's application for a position as charge d'affaires and mentioning Robert C. Winthrop, Millard Fillmore, Daniel Webster, and Henry Farmer. An engraving of Fay by Capewell & Kimmel, signed Theo. S. Fay, is included.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647812317 View

Wurts, John S. (John Sparhawk), 1876-1958,. Wurts family papers, 1699-1964.

Title: Wurts family papers, 1699-1964.

The Wurts family papers are a collection assembled by John S. Wurts from various ancestors on both the male and female lines. They include family and business correspondence, diaries, estate papers, maps, engineering drawings, and financial papers such as bills and receipts, promissory notes, and accounts.

ArchivalResource: 9 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122558812 View

George William Curtis additional correspondence, 1844-1891.

Title: George William Curtis additional correspondence, 1844-1891.

Letters written to the American author George Curtis along with letters from him to his wife Anna Shaw Curtis.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00924/catalog View

Sage, Gardner A. [Map of the area later bounded by Waverly Place, 4th Avenue, Bleecker Street and Mercer Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / Gardner A. Sage.

Title: [Map of the area later bounded by Waverly Place, 4th Avenue, Bleecker Street and Mercer Street, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)] / Gardner A. Sage. 1839 Aug. 14.

ArchivalResource: 1 map on 2 assembled sheets : ms., col. ; 43 x 35 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78717477 View

Pascalis Ouviere, Felix, 1762-1833. Letter, 1824, Dec. 25 : New York City, to Philip Hone.

Title: Letter, 1824, Dec. 25 : New York City, to Philip Hone.

ALS. Argues that his proposals regarding the stocks and stockholders of the New York Horticultural Society have been misconstrued.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35231311 View

Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Notes, drafts, and fragments : of James Monroe, 1809- 1830, n.d.

Title: Notes, drafts, and fragments : of James Monroe, 1809- 1830, n.d.

The collection contains a draft of a letter in which Monroe is trying to locate copies of published essays by General Harper, 1825?; to Major Clarke arguing that a person should not actively seek office but accept it when proffered, 1809; notes on claims for compensation from the government, 1825; to William Wirt about claims of Daniel D. Tompkins for compensation for service during the War of 1812, his own financial problems, and Thomas Jefferson, 1827. Also, drafts of notes on different races and nationalities and on government, n.d.; Monroe responds to John C. Calhoun's concern about the tariff and warns of danger of dismembering the union, 1830; notes on the French discovery and exploration of the Mississippi River, n.d.; notes on a variety of subjects: trade with England, privacy, U.S. territorial claims, Cumberland Road, U.S. naval forces, n.d. There are fragments of letters from Monroe to John Watson, n.d.; plans for moving his farm, n.d.; comments on the embargo, n.d.; Robert Page to unknown recipient about problems in the Virginia chancery courts, n.d.; and reports on Monroe's health, 1830. There is a summary of a letter from Monroe about his financial problems from being abroad, 1810; clipping from the Richmond Whig newspaper of a letter addressed to John C. Calhoun signed "Lilburne" accusing Calhoun of ambition to be president, 1826; extracts from Philip Hone's diary about Monroe's health and celebrations in New York City on the anniversary of the French Revolution, 1830; precis of letter from Monroe and John Quincy Adams to Taou Kwang, Emperor of China, protesting plundering of U.S. ships in Chinese waters, n.d.; precis of letter from Calhoun to Andrew Jackson recommending Saterlee Clark for a federal appointment, endorsed by Monroe, 1830; precis of letter from Monroe to unknown recipient sending letters and passports for "two young Mr. Tabbs," 1811. Also, includes copies of illegible letters from Monroe, 1830; and undated draft fragments in English and French.

ArchivalResource: 25 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30820340 View

Allan Nevins Papers, 1912-1992

Title: Allan Nevins Papers, 1912-1992

ArchivalResource: 104 linear ft. (ca.40,700 items in 207 boxes; 8 oversize items; 6 record storage cartons of books).

http://findingaids.cul.columbia.edu/ead/nnc-rb/ldpd_4079154 View

Hone, Robert S. Diary, 1840 Apr. 29-1842 May 31.

Title: Diary, 1840 Apr. 29-1842 May 31.

Diary kept by Hone, also containing a chronology of events and records of temperature (Apr. 29, 1840-May 31, 1842). He writes of the activities of the Whig Party, his own views on political and public events, marriages, deaths, events of interest in New York City, shipping news from various ports, social events, entertainments, frequent reference to Charles Handy Russell and his daughter Eliza, whom Hone was to marry, as well as Daniel Fearing, members of the Schermerhorn family, and his father. Captioned "Volume the second." Clippings on weather and New York City's memorial procession on the death of President Harrison affixed inside first and last cover and adjoining pages.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (ca. 270 p.)

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Belles Lettres Club records, 1798-1806.

Title: Belles Lettres Club records, 1798-1806.

Collection consists of minutes of debates, texts of arguments, addresses of members on their election to the presidency of the club, reports of the committee on criticism regarding essays previously read before the club, and other records and papers.

ArchivalResource: .4 linear foot (3 v.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122570845 View

Smithsonian Archives. [Contact repository for more information].

Title: Smithsonian Archives. [Contact repository for more information].

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. ALS, 1842 September 16 : Kent, England, to Philip Hone, New York.

Title: ALS, 1842 September 16 : Kent, England, to Philip Hone, New York.

Dickens refers to a forged letter which "has caused me more pain, and more of a vague desire to take somebody by the throat, than such an act should, perhaps, have awakened in any honorable man. But I have not contradicted it publicly: deeming that it would not become my character ... I shall hope to send for your acceptance next month, my 'American Notes.'"

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 23 x 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17437586 View

Hone, Philip, 1780-1851. Diaries, 1826-1851.

Title: Diaries, 1826-1851.

Diaries kept by Hone from 1828 to 1851 (the first volume was used as a notebook beginning in 1826, while Hone was mayor, until diary entries start May 1, 1828). Hone, a wealthy, prominent and cultured man, writes of the hundreds of prominent people with whom he came in contact: statesmen, artists, politicians, authors, businessmen, and others. He records the balls, dinners, and other entertainments he attends; national and local issues of the day; events in New York such as fires, riots, and visits of prominent foreigners; activities of the many cultural and philanthropic organizations which he assisted; his interest in newspapers, art, banks and banking, business conditions, railroads, and theatre; and his close involvement with the Whig Party. The notebook portion of the first volume includes texts of speeches he gave, lists of people "invited to dine", and copies of corresondence.

ArchivalResource: 28 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58757744 View

Nelson, William, 1847-1914. Manuscript collection, 1690-1875

Title: Manuscript Group 23 William Nelson (1847-1914), Lawyer and historian Manuscript Collection, 1690-1875

Letters and documents purchased at the auction of the William Nelson manuscript collection; typescripts of interviews with residents of Paterson, New Jersey and its environs, made and transcribed between 1873 and 1885.

ArchivalResource: 3.0 linear feet

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Jervis, John B. (John Bloomfield), 1795-1885. Papers, 1820-1884 [microform].

Title: Papers, 1820-1884 [microform].

The papers include family and business correspondence, maps, plans, engineering diagrams, reports on labor and construction costs and other materials bearing on Jervis' engineering commissions. The papers are an excellent source for the early evolution of railroad, canal and hydraulic technology in the United States and for the formative years of the American civil engineering profession.

ArchivalResource: 13 reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86123462 View

Peale's Museum (New York, N.Y.). Visitors' book, 1825.

Title: Visitors' book, 1825.

Visitors' book, 1825, of the Peale's Museum in New York City, containing the signatures of museum patrons, including many prominent New Yorkers of the day, such as De Witt Clinton, David Hosack, Philip Hone, Gulian C. Verplanck, Mordecai M. Noah, and others.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58773265 View

Hone, Philip, 1780-1851. Collection of materials relating to the second centennial celebration of the incorporation of Concord, Mass., <1835>

Title: Collection of materials relating to the second centennial celebration of the incorporation of Concord, Mass., <1835>

ArchivalResource: <3> items ; 32 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31697236 View

Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859. ALsS : 1814-1852.

Title: ALsS : 1814-1852.

Eight letters to friends and fellow artists, in which he pays compliments, sends and receives invitations, gives news of his family, and regrets that he has nothing to contribute to an exhibition. Also present is a letter of introduction for Philip Hone. Recipients include John Quincy Adams, Maria (Mary Ann) Flaxman, John Wesley Jarvis, and Edwin Landseer.

ArchivalResource: 9 items (18 p.) ; 23 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122617150 View

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. Letter, 1831 April 30, New York, to Philip Hone [n.p.].

Title: Letter, 1831 April 30, New York, to Philip Hone [n.p.].

Will be unable to attend the proposed expression of regard to Mr. Maury.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3246557 View

Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971. Papers, 1912-1992.

Title: Papers, 1912-1992.

Approximately 12,000 letters to Allan Nevins from various correspondents including James Truslow Adams, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Willa Cather, Mrs. Grover Cleveland, Van Wyck Brooks, Robert Frost, Newton D. Baker, Archibald MacLeish, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Carl Sandburg, and Henry Wallace; notes and typescripts for Nevins' books including EMERGENCE OF LINCOLN, THE ORDEAL OF DEMOCRACY, ROCKEFELLER, and HISTORY AND HISTORIANS, with notes by editor Ray A. Billington; miscellaneous transcripts, clippings, newspapers, and photographs. Also, autograph letters and manuscripts by presidents, Civil War figures, financiers, politicians, and authors. There are also the Brand Whitlock World War I Diaries and letters to him by such people as Herbert Hoover, Gen. John J. Pershing, and others.

ArchivalResource: 104 linear ft. (ca.40,700 items in 207 boxes; 8 oversize items; 6 record storage cartons of books).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122632681 View