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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The Sparks collection consists of original and transcribed historical documents and correspondence, chiefly concerning the American colonies and the original thirteen states, collected or transcribed beginning in 1819 by Jared Sparks.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.)

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Nathan T. Porter, Jr. Collection of Bookplates by Edwin Davis French, 1893-1906

Title: Nathan T. Porter, Jr. Collection of Bookplates byEdwin Davis French 1893-1906

The collection comprises close to 200 bookplatesdesigned by Edwin Davis French, which were collected by Nathan T. Porter,Jr.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 linear feet (2boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/arts.bkp.0065 View