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Clark, Myron H., 1806-1892. Papers, 1834-1856.

Title: Papers, 1834-1856.

Clark served as a local official before serving as the Governor of New York State. This collection contains correspondence from Clark's terms as sherrif, state senator and Governor. Also included is family correspondence, business letters and Clark's framed motto dealing with temperance.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122629109 View

Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898. Autograph letters signed (2) : New York, New York, to Gordon Lester Ford, 1876 Sept. 5-1877 Feb. 24.

Title: Autograph letters signed (2) : New York, New York, to Gordon Lester Ford, 1876 Sept. 5-1877 Feb. 24.

Concerning payment of obligations.

ArchivalResource: 2 items (3 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270506742 View

Bancroft, George, 1800-1891. Letter and manuscript of George Bancroft [manuscript], n.d.

Title: Letter and manuscript of George Bancroft [manuscript], n.d.

Bancroft writes to A[braham?] O[akey] Hall asking the latter to check for errors on the enclosed manuscript page of Bancroft's "History of the United States."

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647823416 View

Holland Collection of Literary Letters (MS 168), 1850-1880, 1872-1878

Title: Holland Collection of Literary Letters (MS 168) 1850-1880 1872-1878

Letters written to Josiah Gilbert Holland (and a few to his staff) - written during the term of his editorship of Scribner's Monthly, of which he was co-founder, from 1870-1881, unless noted otherwise on the comment sheets.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (1 linear foot)

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Holland Collection of Literary Letters (MS 168), 1850-1880, 1872-1878

Title: Holland Collection of Literary Letters (MS 168) 1850-1880 1872-1878

Letters written to Josiah Gilbert Holland (and a few to his staff) - written during the term of his editorship of Scribner's Monthly, of which he was co-founder, from 1870-1881, unless noted otherwise on the comment sheets.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (1 linear foot)

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Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898,. Autograph letter signed from OK H., New York, to [William] Winter [manuscript], 1873 June 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed from OK H., New York, to [William] Winter [manuscript], 1873 June 9.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/230393705 View

Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867. Papers of Fitz-Greene Halleck, 1803-1948 (bulk 1814-1867).

Title: Papers of Fitz-Greene Halleck, 1803-1948 (bulk 1814-1867).

The papers contain the manuscripts of poems "Album verses," "The field of the grounded arms-Saratoga, " "The garrett, " "On the death of Joseph Rodman Drake, " "Pleasures of hope, " "Les Soirées, " "To Ellen, " "To * * * from the Italian, " "View of the United States, " a selection from "Young America, " and four untitled poems including a fragment of one of the "Croaker" poems. Correspondence discusses his reading, poetry, publication matters, family, and includes a business letter written for Jacob Barker in 1824. The collection also contains letters from Nelson F. Adkins authenticating two of the poems, a letter from James Grant Wilson concerning a memorial to Halleck, a family album containing copies of poems by Joseph Rodman Drake and Halleck, and several engravings of Halleck.

ArchivalResource: 75 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30793536 View

Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898. Abraham Oakey Hall letters [manuscript], 1851 and no date.

Title: Abraham Oakey Hall letters [manuscript], 1851 and no date.

In a letter, 1851 September 12, to Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Hall sends "An August reverie" for publication consideration and enquires about a Christmas story. In two letters, no year, December 3, Hall offers S.S. McClure a paper reminiscing about editors Bennett, Greeley, Raymond, and Thurlow Weed, submits the paper [not present] and encloses sugestions for pictures.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/743100684 View

Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898. Autograph letter signed, dated : [London] Feb. 19 1887, to a recipient whose name has been erased, 1887 Feb. 19.

Title: Autograph letter signed, dated : [London] Feb. 19 1887, to a recipient whose name has been erased, 1887 Feb. 19.

Expressing regret that he missed the recipient when he called on Hall in Corn Hill, saying he reads the recipient's Sunday screeds with interest, and noting that Mr. [Charles Anderson?] Dana has lately paid Mr. Bennett pleasant compliments in the Sun.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270665275 View

The Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations

Title: The Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations

Engravings, lithographs, manuscripts, music covers, books and other printed materials primarily relating to 18th and 19th century English and American theatre..

ArchivalResource: 3 containers; 60 oversize folders; 15 linear feet; Approximate 3,000 items

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv48578 View

Charles O'Conor letters and documents, 1853-1878

Title: Charles O'Conor letters and documents 1853-1878

Charles O'Conor was an American lawyer and compatriot of Samuel J. Tilden. He played a prominent role in the prosecution of William M. "Boss" Tweed and members of the Tweed Ring. His papers consist chiefly of correspondence, including letters to Samuel Tilden, A. Oakey Hall, Charles F. Mayer, Henry Sedley, and other prominent New York lawyers and politicians. Also included are recollections of O'Conor by statesman John Bigelow. Considerable correspondence between O'Conor and Tilden can be found in the Samuel J. Tilden papers.

ArchivalResource: .1 linear feet; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/6409 View

Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898,. Autograph letters signed and initialled from Abraham Oakey Hall to various recipients [manuscript], 1866-1898.

Title: Autograph letters signed and initialled from Abraham Oakey Hall to various recipients [manuscript], 1866-1898.

Some items undated. (17) has Daly's draft answer, (32) has Hall's sonnet on James Lewis' death.

ArchivalResource: 38 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318650599 View

Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898. Manuscripts, ca. 1860-1890.

Title: Manuscripts, ca. 1860-1890.

A collection of lore, tales, narratives of old New York, romance of Broadway, stories of prominent men, crimes, and celebrated legal cases; also contains poetry and essays on religion, politics, history, and other items of journalistic and literary character. Among Hall's writings are: "Old and Young Broadway," "Crimes of Broadway," "The Birth of Central Park," "A Memorable New York Summer," "New York Murder Sensation," "New York, City of Inventors," "Evolution of Olden Manhattan Christmas," "The Past Glories of Saratoga Springs," "Why Fulton and Clinton Deserve New York Statues," "The Loves of Queen Elizabeth," "Catholicism," "Degeneracy of Protestantism," "Victoria's Recollections," "The Prodigal."

ArchivalResource: ca. 500 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122365002 View

Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898. Memorandum in The High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division : A. Oakey Hall, plaintiff v. James Bryce, M.P., defendant.

Title: Memorandum in The High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division : A. Oakey Hall, plaintiff v. James Bryce, M.P., defendant. 1891-1892.

ArchivalResource: 18 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19604211 View

Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898. Presentation album and manuscript, 1872-1873 and undated.

Title: Presentation album and manuscript, 1872-1873 and undated.

Presentation album given to Hall by his officers upon the end of his two terms as mayor of New York on December 31, 1872 and an undated manuscript of a play entitled Loyalina or The New Fortunio, possibly written by Hall.

ArchivalResource: 2 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58665431 View

Fernando Wood letters and documents, 1839-1871

Title: Fernando Wood letters and documents 1839-1871

Fernando Wood was an American Democratic politician who served as mayor of New York City; United States Representative; and Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in both the 45th and 46th Congress. This collection consists predominantly of correspondence addressing personal, financial, and political matters. Letters concerning political matters relate both to Wood's tenure as mayor of New York City, and to his term in Congress, and include an 1859 letter from the Clerk of Common Council certifying his mayoral election; a letter from A. Oakey Hall which discusses the two men 'burying the hatchet,' and letters from R. M. Blatchford concerning the operation of Central Park. Other prominent correspondents include judges Charles P. Daly and George Shea; Augustus Schell, A. W. Randall, John T. Hoffman, Hamilton Fish, Royal Phelps, Robert B. Minturn, Jr., and the Archbishop of New York. Also included are miscellaneous autographs and franks, and documents signed by Wood.

ArchivalResource: .1 linear feet; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/4686 View

Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898,. Autograph letters signed from A. Oakey Hall to William Winter [manuscript], 1883.

Title: Autograph letters signed from A. Oakey Hall to William Winter [manuscript], 1883.

(1) Asks Winter to say a good word for Blanche as Princess in Adrienne tonight; on letterhead of the Publication Office of "Truth," New York; (2) a complementary letter, thanking Winter for his "sweetest and most ingenious of letters." On letterhead of the New York Dramatic News.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/667626641 View

Hall, A. Oakey (Abraham Oakey), 1826-1898. Autograph letter signed with initials : New York, to Joseph Wesley Harper, Jr., 1856 Oct. 20.

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : New York, to Joseph Wesley Harper, Jr., 1856 Oct. 20.

Concerning the publication of one of his stories in Harper's Magazine.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270506321 View