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Francis Vinton Greene papers, 1776-1921, 1801-1921

Title: Francis Vinton Greene papers 1776-1921 1801-1921

Francis Vinton Greene (1850-1921) was an American soldier, engineer and author. His military duties included serving as military attaché in Russia in 1877, teaching at West Point, and commanding volunteers during the Spanish-American War. In 1903 he was appointed Police Commissioner of New York City. He also worked as an engineer on various projects and wrote military histories. Collection consists of Greene's correspondence, his papers pertaining to service in the Spanish-American War, speeches, miscellaneous materials, and books. Correspondence, 1801-1921, includes general correspondence; letters from Theodore Roosevelt, Major General Emory Upton and General William Tecumseh Sherman; and family letters. Spanish-American War papers, 1898-1900, contain orders, telegrams, accounts, reports, and some correspondence. Speeches, 1898-1918, were given by Greene as a soldier, businessman and police commissioner. Miscellaneous papers, 1801-1915, consist of a wide range of materials relating to all aspects of Greene's life and include genealogical information, orders, maps, memoranda, drafts of articles and reports, notes, photographs, and clippings. Bound volumes are orderly books (including 1776 orderly book of Nathanael Greene), writings on military tactics, diaries kept by Greene, and correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet (6 boxes, 11 v.)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1235 View

Winslow, Edward Francis, 1837-1914. Papers, 1862-1917.

Title: Papers, 1862-1917.

Correspondence, reports, clippings, and memoirs of the Civil War. Subjects include 4th Regiment of Iowa Cavalry and the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, 1864. Correspondents include Lot Abraham, Frederick W. Benteen, and Emory Upton.

ArchivalResource: 300 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28411504 View

Upton, Emory, 1839-1881. Autograph letter signed : West Point, to [William W. Belknap], 1875 May 11.

Title: Autograph letter signed : West Point, to [William W. Belknap], 1875 May 11.

Asking for an officer to accompany him on a tour around the world and suggesting that Sanger be named.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270573880 View

Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895. Adam Badeau correspondence, 1864-1887.

Title: Adam Badeau correspondence, 1864-1887.

Correspondence relating to Ulysses S. Grant, whom Badeau served as military secretary (1864-1869), his writings about Grant, and Badeau's social engagements in London. Includes copies of letters (1864-1868) written by Grant. Correspondents include Orville E. Babcock, Rutherford B. Hayes, Andrew Johnson, Emory Upton, and Fernando Wood.

ArchivalResource: 175 items.1 container.0.4 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123540231 View

Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part III: The Civil War: The Union, 1804-1915.

Autograph letters and documents of officers and statesmen associated with the Union in the Civil War collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 8 boxes (4 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01501/catalog View

Upton, Emory, 1839-1881. Emory Upton correspondence, 1867 November 1.

Title: Emory Upton correspondence, 1867 November 1.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70981244 View

Upton, Emory, 1839-1881. Autograph letter signed : West Point, to William W. Belknap, 1870 Aug. 1.

Title: Autograph letter signed : West Point, to William W. Belknap, 1870 Aug. 1.

Recommending a mutual friend for a post in the Inspector General's Department.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270573884 View

Upton, Emory, 1839-1881. Letter : to Dr. Forsyth, [not after 1881] Nov. 15.

Title: Letter : to Dr. Forsyth, [not after 1881] Nov. 15.

Autograph letter signed. Relates to the visit of a Mr. Taylor.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82927556 View

Porter, Lucia Chauncey. Correspondence, 1853-1917.

Title: Correspondence, 1853-1917.

Daughter of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. Correspondence and photographs collected by Miss Porter. The bulk of the collection is dated between 1885-1894 and is concerned with responses by former Civil War officers to Miss Porter's request for their photograph. The replies were sent in some instances directly to Gen. Porter and many of the replies concern the individual's relationship with him. Includes letters to Gen. Porter during the Civil War and others concerning his fight to vindicate his court martial for poor combat leadership at 2d Bull Run Battle, personal letters to Miss Porter, miscellaneous Civil War photographs, postcards and magazine photos.

ArchivalResource: 429 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3949062 View

Greene, F. V. (Francis Vinton), 1850-1921. F.V. Greene papers, 1776-1921, bulk (1801-1921).

Title: F.V. Greene papers, 1776-1921, bulk (1801-1921).

Collection consists of Greene's correspondence, his papers pertaining to service in the Spanish-American War, speeches, miscellaneous materials, and books.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet (6 boxes, 11 v.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122615974 View

William T. Sherman Papers, 1759-1897, (bulk 1848-1891)

Title: William T. Sherman Papers 1759-1897 (bulk 1848-1891)

Army officer. Correspondence, journal kept by Sherman in California during the Mexican War, drafts of portions of his memoirs, documents, printed matter, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, maps, photographs, and memorabilia relating to his civilian and military career, including in the Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 18,000 items; 113 containers plus 4 oversize; 22 linear feet; 51 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009309 View

Upton, Emory, 1839-1881. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1872.

Officer, U.S. Army, Commandant of U.S. Corps of Cadets, 1870-1875. "Quarterly return of quartermaster's stores received, issued and remaining on hand at headquarters US Corps of Cadets West Point NY" in the quarter ending 31 March 1873; "Quarterly return of clothing, camp and garrison equipage" 31 March 1873; general orders, 21 June 1872, naming the summer encampment Camp Thayer in honor of Col. Sylvanus Thayer.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8545396 View

Sanborn, Fred G. Papers of Fred G. Sanborn, 1864.

Title: Papers of Fred G. Sanborn, 1864.

Letters, telegrams, casualty reports, newspaper clippings and written accounts concerning the 5th Maine Regiment's participation in the battles of Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor, May-June 1864. Includes telegrams and reports from Generals George G. Meade and Emory Upton.

ArchivalResource: 75 items.1 container.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84303074 View

Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886.

Title: Philip Case Lockwood memorial collection of Civil War portraits and autographs, 1862-ca. 1886.

Scrapbook collection of Civil War photographs and autographs, assembled by Philip Case Lockwood.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (.38 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00542/catalog View

Church, William Conant, 1836-1917. William Conant Church papers, 1862-1924.

Title: William Conant Church papers, 1862-1924.

Correspondence pertaining to Church's business and professional matters as editor of the Atlantic Monthly, Galaxy, Journal of the Armed Forces, and New York Sun. Includes biographical writings in English and Swedish on the Swedish American engineer and inventor, John Ericsson. Correspondents include William W. Belknap, William C. Browness, William E. Chandler, Bradley A. Fiske, William Babcock Hazen, Stephen Bleecker Luce, Nelson Appleton Miles, Philip Henry Sheridan, William T. Sherman, Emory Upton, and Leonard Wood.

ArchivalResource: 350 items.2 containers.0.8 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79450560 View

Martin, Cornelia Eliza. What might have been expected : album, 1837-1870.

Title: What might have been expected : album, 1837-1870.

Album of verse, reminiscences, photographs, and miscellaneous writings about "Willowbrook," the home of Enos Thompson Throop Martin, on Owasco Lake, near Auburn, New York, and various events and persons connected with it, kept by Martin's daughter, Cornelia Eliza Martin. Numerous photographs include images of the house and grounds and portraits of acquaintances and members of the Martin family. Text includes transcribed copies of Martin family correspondence and lengthy descriptions of marriages and Christmas celebrations held at the Martin home, including an account of the marriage of Emily Martin and Emory Upton written by Grenville Tremaine, as well as a description of his own marriage to Lily Martin. Guests at "Willowbrook include Warren Hatch, John Van Buren, and members of the Ten Eyck, Throop, and Quackenbush families, among many others. Several pages ornamented with hand painted illuminations and decorations rendered in watercolor. Title taken from manuscript title page.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58670330 View

Winslow, Edward Francis, 1837-1914. Papers of Edward Francis Winslow, 1862-1917.

Title: Papers of Edward Francis Winslow, 1862-1917.

The papers of Edward Francis Winslow relate primarily to his service during the Civil War. There are folders of correspondence with letters from Lot Abraham, F.W. Benteen, and Emory Upton; a typescript of Winslow's memoirs; reports; and clippings all of which describe his experiences with the 4th Regiment of Iowa Cavalry during the war. Finally, there are a number of documents and reports relating to the Battle of Brice's Crossroads.

ArchivalResource: 300 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233108168 View

Frederick F. Kislingbury collection 1881-1919 1881-1891 Kislingbury, Frederick F. collection

Title: Frederick F. Kislingbury collection 1881-1919 1881-1891 Kislingbury, Frederick F. collection

This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and other material related to the family of Frederick Kislingbury, who died during Adolphus Greely's expedition to the Arctic in the early 1880s. The majority of the material pertains to disputes over Kislingbury's estate, the custody of his children, and his sons' later lives.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear foot

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-4025kis?rgn=main;view=text View

Upton, Emory, 1839-1881. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1863-1872.

Union General. Letter, 23 July 1863, complying with a request for an autograph; letter, 15 October 1871, telling of former superintendents of the Military Academy and discussing the current state of affairs at West Point; authorization, 20 December 1872, to be reimbursed for mileage for round trip from West Point to Washington D.C.; 2 calling cards.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8562819 View