Letters, 1554-1933.

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Letters, 1554-1933.

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Personal letters written by Phoenix to friends and associates, and letters which Phoenix collected as autograph specimens, ranging in date from 1554 (Melanchthon) to 1933 (Franklin D. Roosevelt). Over half of Phoenix's own letters are addressed to Josiah Collins Pumpelly (1839-1920), many others are to Henry Thayer Drowne (1822-1897). The material is dated from various places in the United States and Europe and contains accounts of Phoenix's travels and comments on yachting, books, the theater, and friends. There is a series of Presidential letters ranging from Washington to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also, an engraved portrait of Phoenix.

168 items (2 boxes)

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6714411

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Phoenix, S. Whitney (Stephen Whitney), 1836-1881

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Phoenix was a graduate of Columbia University, and a book collector. From the description of Letters, 1554-1933. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122443017 ...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560

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Pumpelly, Josiah C. (Josiah Collins), 1839-1920

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Drowne, Henry T. (Henry Thayer), 1822-1897

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...