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Mershon, William. Letter, 1913 Mar. 16.

Title: Letter, 1913 Mar. 16.

Letter received from Eleanor Axson Wilson, The White House, requesting certain family rugs and photographs be sent from Princeton to Trenton.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70962976 View

West, William W. William W. West letter, 1945.

Title: William W. West letter, 1945.

Letter describing flag-raising ceremony and history of the flag raised in Tokyo at the end of World War II, including mention of several U.S. soldiers from Saginaw, Michigan, namely Urcell L. Bell, John W. Feeley, Jr., and William B. Mershon.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34422391 View

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

Carl Alwin Schenck Papers, 1890 - 1959

Title: Carl Alwin Schenck Papers 1890 - 1959

Collection includes diaries, correspondence, field notes, manuscripts, articles, student records, photographs, negatives, photo albums, and artifacts, dating from 1865 - 1955. While the bulk of the material is in English, a substantial number of items, including a portion of the correspondence, diaries, and writings, are in German. This collection documents the professional and personal activities of Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck. These activities include his work at the Biltmore Estate and Forest and logging operations throughout Europe and the United States. In addition, this collection also provides significant information on the Biltmore Forest School and its students.

ArchivalResource: 40.0 Linear feet,102 archival boxes

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/mc00035 View