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PERSONAL PAPERS

1. Adams family. Microfilms of the Adams papers: owned by the Adams Manuscript Trust and deposited in the Massachusetts Historical Society. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society; 1954-1958. 608 reels.

Note: Printed guide to microfilm collection has call no. E173.A23.

More than 300,000 pages. Part I: Diaries of John, John Quincy, and Charles Francis Adams. Part II: Letterbooks of same. Part III: Papers organized by generation and individual. Part IV: Letters received, and loose papers, chronologically arranged from 1639-1889.

Call no: microfm E210 Mic.

Adams, John, 1735-1826/Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848/Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886/Adams, Thomas Boylston/Adams, George Washington, 1801-1829/Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818/Adams, Louisa Catherine, 1775-1852/Adams, Anne Harrod, 1776-1846/Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816/Adams Manuscript Trust/Massachusetts Historical Society/Adams Papers/Women's studies.

2. Addams, Jane, 1860-1935. The Jane Addams papers, 1860-1960. Correspondence. Bryan, Mary Lynn McCree, editor ed. Ann Arbor, Mich: University Microfilms International; 1984. 19 microfilm reels.

Note: Consists of Addams's papers from Swarthmore College Peace Collection and many other repositories. Each reel preceded by explanatory printed front matter which includes the table of contents for the entire collection. To be used in conjunction with printed guide entitled: The Jane Addams papers.

Founder of Hull-House; founder and president of International League for Peace and Freedom; lecturer and lobbyist on such topics as child labor, public health, unemployment relief, social insurance, and women's suffrage. Library holds film of correspondence only. Correspondents included Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Ida Tarbell, Emily Greene Balch.

Call no: microfm HV33 Microfilm.

Addams, Jane/Women social reformers -- United States -- Archives/Social work -- United States -- History -- Sources/Hull House Association/Women's studies.

3. Arthur, Chester Alan. Papers [1843-1938]. Washington: Library of Congress; 1959. 3 reels. (Presidential papers microfilm).

Note: Microform of papers and photocopies in the Library of Congress. Index has call no. E692.U6.

Call no: microfm E245 Mic.

United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Sources/United States. President (1881-1885 : Arthur).

4. Berle, Adolf Augustus. The Adolf A. Berle diary, 1937-1971. Hyde Park, N.Y: General Services Administration, National Archives and Records Service, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library; 1978. 8 reels.

Diary, 1937-71. Documents Berle's career as a member of FDR's "brain trust," special counsel to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (1933-38), chamberlain of the city of New York (1934-37), Asst. Sec. of State (1938-44), Amb. to Brazil (1945-46).

Call no: microfm E 355 Mic.

Berle, Adolf Augustus, 1895-1971.

5. Bell, John, 1797-1869. Papers, 1836-60. Original mss. in Library of Congress. 120 items.

Statesman. Speeches and reports in US Congress; patronage in Tennessee; national politics, and Bell's candidacy for president in 1860. Collections described in Rept of Libn. of Congress, 1907, pp. 135-136.

Call no: microfm E6 Mic.

Bell, John, 1797-1869.

6. Bell, John, 1797-1869. Papers in the Polk-Yeatman Collection in the Div. of Mss., University of North Carolina Library, 1847-61.

Note: See related papers in Library of Congress, films at Microfilm E6.

Call no: microfm E219 Mic.

Bell, John, 1797-1869.

7. Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844. Papers of Nicholas Biddle, 1681-1933. Washington: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division; [1950?]. 46 reels.

Originals in Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, comprising 29 feet (ca. 15,000 items). Financier. Correspondence, letter books, account book, writings, etc., together with family papers. Bulk is dated during his presidency of the Bank of the United States. Others relate to B's student life at Princeton, position as sec. of American legation in Paris, membership in Pennsylvania legislature, etc. Described in Handbook of manuscripts in the Library of Congress, 1918, pp. 540-41.

Call no: microfm E170 Mic.

Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844.

8. Black, Jeremiah S., 1810-1883. Papers, 1813-1904; [1948?]. 73 v. on 36 reels.

Originals in Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, comprising 17 ft (ca. 10,000 items). Statesman. Correspondence, ledgers, scrapbooks, and other papers relating to such subjects as the troubles in Kansas before the Civil War, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, impeachment of Andrew Johnson, Credit Mobilier, trial of Jefferson Davis, etc. Letters to Buchanan at end of his administration, correspondence with Thomas Francis Bayard, Montgomery Blair, Caleb Cushing, James Garfield, etc.

Call no: microfm E150 Mic.

Black, Jeremiah S., 1810-1883.

9. Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941. The Louis Dembitz Brandeis papers. Frederick, Md.: University Publications of America; 1985. 94 reels. (American legal manuscripts from the Harvard Law School Library).

Note: Accompanied by a printed reel guide. Contents: Pt. 1: U. S. Supreme Court, October terms, 1916-1931 (reels 1-60); Pt. 2: U. S. Supreme Court, October terms, 1932-1938 (reels 1-34).

Ca. 18,000 items. Incl. drafts of his opinions, comments of other justices on copies of opinions circulated to them, memoranda, drafts, research materials submitted by his clerks, correspondence with other justices, esp. Holmes, relating to court matters, notebooks of Frankfurter containing his notes of conversations with him between 1922 and 1926.

Call no: WLaw 43082 Law.

Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941/United States Supreme Court.

10. Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. The papers of Aaron Burr. Glen Rock, N.J: Microfilming Corporation of America; 1978. 27 reels.

Note: Microfilm (positive). Series III (reels 13-27) in Law Library. Guide and index to the microfilm edition of The Papers of Aaron Burr has call number: E302.6.B9G83.

Series I: Correspondence and public papers. Ca. 21,000 pages, filmed in chronological order, bulk of material between 1770-1835. Series II: Orderly books and European journal. Orderly books kept by Burr during his service in the Continental Army. Journals, 1808-1813, during Burr's self-imposed exile; travels in England, France, Sweden, and Scotland. Series III, ca. 23,500 pp. documenting his 54-year practice as a lawyer in New York, and his service as state attorney general, 1789-1791.

Call no: microfm E354 Mic.

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836.

11. Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908. Grover Cleveland papers. Washington [D.C.]: Library of Congress; 1958. 164 reels. (Presidential papers microfilm).

Note: Index at E695.U58.

Call no: microfm E248 Mic.

Cleveland, Grover,1837-1908/United States -- Politics and government -- 1885-1889 -- Sources/United States -- Politics and government -- 1893-1897 -- Sources/United States -- History -- 1865-1921 -- Sources/Presidents -- United States -- Archives.

12. Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933. Calvin Coolidge papers. Washington: Library of Congress; 1959. 190 reels. (Presidential papers in microfilm).

Note: Microfilm of ms. collection in the Library of Congress and of photocopies of related papers. Index at E792.U5 1965 RR.

Call no: microfm E289 Mic.

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 -- Manuscripts.

13. Du Bois, W. E. B., 1877-1963. The papers of W.E.B. Du Bois, 1803-1965. Sanford, N.C: Microfilming Corp. of America; c1980. 89 microfilm reels.

Note: Accompanying guide to the microfilm edition has call no. E185.97.D8M2.

Papers of first black sociologist, a founder of Niagara Movement, leader of NAACP, prolific historian and author, eventually a proponent of black separatism. Papers include correspondence with many important figures of his era.

Call no: microfm E372 Mic.

Du Bois, W. E. B, 1868-1963/Afro-Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Manuscripts/Afro-Americans -- History -- 1877-1964 -- Manuscripts/United States -- Race relations -- Manuscripts/Afro-Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- Sources/Afro-Americans -- History -- 1877-1964 -- Sources/United States -- Race relations -- Sources/Manuscripts -- Massachusetts -- Amherst/African-American studies.

14. Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940. The Emma Goldman papers: a microfilm edition. Candace Falk, Ronald Zboray, Daniel Cornford, editors. Alexandria, Va: Chadwyck-Healey; c1990-1993. 69 microfilm reels.

Note: Contents: reels 2-46: Correspondence, 1892-1940; reels 47-53: Goldman's writings; reels 54-55: Goldman's writings, drafts; reels 56-66: government documents, 1184-1942; reel 67: government documents and Goldman's writings, supplement; reel 68-69: supplementary correspondence.

Goldman was an anarchist and advocate of women's rights, freedom of expression, anti-militarism, and social justice. Collection comprises 40,000 letters, writings, government and surveillance documents, clippings and photographs, from 1200 public and private repositories in various countries.

Call no: microfm HX843.7.G65A2 1990 Mic.

Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940 -- correspondence/Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940 -- archives/Anarchism -- United States -- History -- Sources/Feminism -- United States -- History -- Sources/Women's studies.

15. Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885. The papers of Ulysses S. Grant. Washington: Library of Congress; [1965]. 32 reels.

Note: Master microform held by Library of Congress. Index at E672.U5 1965.

Call no: microfm E291 Mic.

Grant, Ulysses S, 1822-1885/United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns/United States -- Politics and government -- 1869-1877/Presidents -- United States -- Manuscripts.

16. Griffith, D. W., 1875-1948. D.W. Griffith papers, 1897-1954. Frederick, Md: University Publications of America; c1982. 36 microfilm reels.

Note: "Publication of the D.W. Griffith Papers was made possible through the cooperation of the Museum of Modern Art (repository of the papers), the University of Louisville, the National Historical Publications and Records Commision, and Killiam Shows Inc. . ." Accompanying guide has call no: Z6616.G74D2 1982 (Gen).

Griffith was an important figure in the early history of motion pictures. Collection comprises 50,000 pages documenting his career from 1897 through 1954. Includes screenplays, scripts, cast lists, financial reports, United Artists documents, oral history transcripts (#).

Call no: microfm PN1998.3.G74G7 1982 Mic.

Griffith, D. W, 1875-1945/Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.); University of Louisville.

17. Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Papers of Alexander Hamilton. 1st ser., reel 1-35, 2nd ser., reel 1-11. [S.l: s.n; 1950?]. 113 v. on 46 reels.

Call no: microfm E159 Mic.

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.

18. Hammond, James Henry, 1807-1865. Hammond papers, 1823-75. 20 reels.

Note: Originals in Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.

10 ft (ca. 5000 items). Governor of South Carolina, and U. S. Senator. Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, account books, plantation manuals. Materials on state and national politics in the decades leading to the Civil War. Subjects include states rights, slavery, state banks, Nashville Convention of 1850, secession, nullification, tariff. Described in Handbook of Manuscripts in the Library of Congress (1918), p. 159-160.

Call no: microfm E128 Mic.

Hammond, James Henry, 1807-1864.

19. Harper, Robert Goodloe, 1765-1835. Papers and correspondence, 1790-1823.

Harper was attorney; influential Federalist; Congressman from S. C.; and later U. S. Senator from Maryland. Member of Maryland State Colonization Society, and led the movement to settle former slaves in Liberia. Contents: Misc. letters, 1790-1823; printed letters, 1796-1801.

Call no: microfm E144 Mic.

Harper, Robert Goodloe, 1765-1825.

20. Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. Papers. Ser. 1-16. Washington: Library of Congress; 1964. 151 reels.

Note: At the head of t.p.: Presidential Papers Microfilm. Collation of the original as determined from the film: 387 vols. 121 manuscript boxes. Index at E701.U5.

Contents: Ser. 1. General correspondence and related material, 1787-1912. -- Ser. 2. Additional correspondence and related items, 1853-1909. -- Ser. 3. Letter press copy book, 1880-1892. -- Ser. 4. Telegrams, 1888-1896. Ser. 5. Social, 1889-1892. -- Ser. 6. Shorthand notebooks, 1884-1901. -- Ser. 7. Record of letters received at the White House, 1889-1893. -- Ser. 8. Speeches, 1878-1901. -- Ser. 9. Writings, 1895-1897. -- Ser. 10. Legal instruments, 1852-1898. -- Ser. 11. Legal cases and firm letter press copy books, ca. 1855-1900. -- Ser. 12. Financial, 1836-1900. -- Ser. 13. Venezuela boundary dispute, 1895-1899. -- Ser. 14. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1814-1901. -- Ser. 15. Volwiler collections of Harrisoniana, 1850-1938. -- Ser. 16. Scrapbooks, 1853-1908. Ser. 17-20 are not filmed.

Call no: microfm E283 Mic.

Harrison, Benjamin, President U. S., 1833-1901 -- Manuscripts/United States President, 1889-1893 (Benjamin Harrison).

21. Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841. William Henry Harrison papers. Washington: Library of Congress; 1958. 3 reels.

Note: At head of title: Presidential papers microfilm. Microfilm of ms. collection in the Library of Congress. Accompanied by "Index" (viii, 10 p. 29 cm.) at E392.U5.

Call no: microfm E233 Mic.

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 -- manuscripts.

22. Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841. The papers of William Henry Harrison, 1800-1815. Douglas E. Clanin, editor; Ruth Dorrel, associate editor ed. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society; 1994-.

Consists of printed transcripts, in full or in abstract, of Harrison's papers. Half-title: William Henry Harrison papers. Accompanied by interim printed guide, to be replaced by permanent guide upon publication of last reel of microfilm; interim guide also appears as front matter of each reel.

Call no: In process.

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 -- Archives/Governors -- Indiana -- Archives/Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865 -- sources/Indiana -- Politics and government -- Sources/Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815 -- Sources.

23. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893. Selections from the Rutherford B. Hayes papers in the Hayes Memorial relating to the election of 1876. [Fremont, Ohio]: The Rutherford B. Hayes Library; [1876]. 5 reels.

Call no: microfm E116 Mic.

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893 -- archives.

24. Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935. The Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., papers. Frederick, Md: University Publications of America; [c1985]. 72 microfilm reels. (American legal manuscripts from the Harvard Law School Library).

Note: Accompanied by a printed reel guide.

Consists of about 32,000 items, mainly his correspondence, spanning the years 1861 through 1935. Among his correspondents were Presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Howard Taft; Supreme Court justices Brandeis, Cardozo, Frankfurter, Hughes, and Stone; and other jurists and authors including Henry Adams, Learned Hand, Henry and William James, and Roscoe Pound.

Call no: microfm XX KF8745.H6A49 1985 LawMic.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1841-1935.

25. Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. Papers. Series I-II. Washington: Library of Congress; [1950?]. 156 v. on 78 reels.

Note: Microform supplement at call no: microfm E337.8.J32 1986 Mic. Printed guide and index to the microfilm editions of the papers at E337.8.J32P36.

Call no: microfm E236 Mic.

United States -- Politics and government -- 1829-1837 -- sources/Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 -- Correspondence/Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence.

26. Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. The papers of Andrew Jackson, 1770-1845 : a microfilm supplement. Moser, Harold D., editor. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources; c1986. 39 microfilm reels.

Note: Includes index. Supplements Series I-II of Papers, at call no: microfm E236 Mic. Printed guide and index to the microfilm editions at E337.8.J32P36.

Call no: microfm E337.8.J3 1986 Mic.

United States -- Politics and government -- 1829-1837 -- Sources/Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 -- Correspondence/Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence.

27. James, Ada Lois, 1876-1952. Women's suffrage in Wisconsin. Part 2, The papers of Ada Lois James, 1816-1952. Anne Firor Scott, editorial director. Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America; c1990. 24 microfilm reels. (Research collections in women's studies. Grassroots women's organizations).

Personal correspondence of James, a suffragist and social reformer, and key leader of the suffrage movement in Wisconsin. James broke with the mainstream movement in Wisconsin in favor of the more militant National Woman's Party. Filmed from holdings of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. See related Records of the Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association.

Call no: microfm JK1899.J35A3 1990 Mic.

James, Ada Lois, 1876-1952/Women -- Suffrage -- Wisconsin/Women's studies.

28. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Bullock, Helen Claire Duprey, [editor?]. [Washington: Library of Congress; 1944-45. 101 reels.

Note: The reels are numbered 1-96 and Index 1-4. One unnumbered reel, labeled Index 1779-1826, is the epistolary ledger. Printed index at E332.U61 1976. See also Jefferson Papers of the University of Virginia, and Papers of Thomas Jefferson: control cards used in the editorial office at Princeton University.

Call no: microfm E124 Mic.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Archives/United States. President (1801-1809 : Jefferson) -- Archives/United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources/United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Sources/United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 -- Sources.

29. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. The Papers of Thomas Jefferson control cards used in the editorial office at Princeton University. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press; 1956. 52 reels.

Call no: microfm E223 Mic.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.

30. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Jefferson papers of the University of Virginia, 1732-1828. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Library; 1977. 10 reels.

Note: Printed index at E302.J5V49 1977. Guide/Index also on reel 1. See also Papers of Thomas Jefferson, and Papers of Thomas Jefferson: control cards used in the editorial office at Princeton University.

Call no: microfm E332.82 1977 Mic.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Archives/United States. President (1801-1809 : Jefferson) -- Archives/United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources/United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Sources/United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 -- Sources.

31. Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875. Papers. Washington: The Library of Congress; 1960. 55 reels. (Presidential papers microfilm).

Call no: microfm E241 Mic.

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875/United States -- History -- 1849-1877 -- Sources.

32. Knox, Henry, 1750-1806. The Henry Knox papers. Owned by the New England Historic Genealogical Society and deposited in the Massachusetts Historical Society. Boston; 1960. 56 v. 55 reels.

Note: In Massachusetts Historical Society collections.

Papers span years 1719-1825. Knox was American revolutionary army officer and Secretary of War, 1785-1794, close friend and advisor of Washington. Family correspondence; correspondence with Revolutionary associates, government officials, land speculators, and friends; bills; receipts; ledgers; maps; military records and returns; and papers of Knox's wife and of her family. Includes Waldo family papers dealing chiefly with Maine lands. Correspondents include William Bingham, David Cobb, Nathaniel Greene, William Heath, Henry Jackson, Benjamin Lincoln, and George Washington. See also papers of Benjamin Lincoln and Artemas Ward.

Call no: microfm E240 Mic.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806/United States -- History -- Revolution -- Sources/United States -- History -- Constitutional period, 1789-1809 -- Sources/Real property -- Maine/Knox Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824/Waldo (family).

33. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. The Robert Todd Lincoln collection of the papers of Abraham Lincoln 1790-1916. [Washington]: Library of Congress; 1947. 102 reels.

Note: Microfilm copy (positive) made by the Library of Congress of the papers in the library which comprise 194 bound volumes. The reels of the papers are numbered 1-97, the index 1-5. Reels 95-97 contain additions. The catalog entry for each document has been filmed with the document. These entries, with revisions, and with additional entries, have been filmed also as an alphabetical index.

Cataloged and ed. by Charles Percy Powell and Helen Bullock. Index at E457.91 1960.

Call no: microfm E149 Mic.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.

34. Lincoln at the Bar: selected case files from the United States District and Circuit Courts, Southern District of Illinois; 1855-1861. 122 case files.

Note: Microfilm reproduction of originals in the custody of the National Archives -- Great Lakes Region, Chicago, Record Group 21. Microfilm. Washington, D. C., 1985. 7 microfilm reels. (National Archives and Records Administration microfilm publications; microfilm publication M 1530).

From records of federal district and circuit courts sitting in Springfield, Illinois. Though Lincoln began legal practice in 1836, files earlier than 1855 have been lost to theft or fire. Cases cover civil actions and a few criminal cases.

Call no: microfm XX KF8821.I3L562 1855 Mic.

United States -- District Court (Illinois : Southern District)/United States -- Circuit Court (7th Circuit)/Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Archives.

35. Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810. The Benjamin Lincoln papers. Frederick S. Allis, editor. Cambridge, Mass.: M. I. T. Libraries; [1977]. 13 reels.

Note: Originals held by Massachusetts Historical Society. Filming and editing sponsored by the National Historical Publications Commission. Printed guide at E207.L73A43.

American Revolutionary officer. Commanded militia in Vermont, American army in the South, captured in Charleston, exchanged, and served in Yorktown campaign. Secretary of War, 1781-1783. Commanded force that suppressed Shay's rebellion, 1787. Papers provide first-hand information for military history of Revolution and also the problems of establishing the federal government in the 1790's. See also papers of Henry Knox and Artemas Ward.

Call no: microfm E258 Mic.

Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 -- Manuscripts.

36. Madison, James, 1751-1836. James Madison papers. Washington: Library of Congress; 1964. 28 reels.

Note: Originals in Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Index at E342.U5 1964.

Call no: microfm E288 Mic.

Madison, James, 1751-1836 -- Manuscripts.

37. McKinley, William, 1843-1901. William McKinley papers. Washington [D.C.]: Library of Congress; 1961. 98 microfilm reels. (Presidential papers microfilm).

Note: Index at E711.5.U5 1963 RR.

Call no: microfm E281 Mic.

United States President (1897-1901 : McKinley)/McKinley, William, 1843-1901/United States -- Politics and government -- 1897-1901 -- Sources/United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Sources/Presidents -- United States -- Archives.

38. Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Papers. Washington: Library of Congress; 1960. 11 reels. (Presidential papers microfilm).

Call no: microfm E244 Mic.

United States -- History -- 1809-1825 -- Sources/United States President (1817-1825 : Monroe)/Monroe, James, 1738-1831.

39. Penn, William, 1644-1718. The papers of William Penn. Philadelphia, Pa: Historical Society of Pennsylvania; 1981? 14 reels.

Note: Accompanying guide to the collection on microfilm has call no. F152.2.G92.

Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, Quaker leader, social philosopher, friend of English kings. Collection comprises approximately 3,000 documents, arranged chronologically. Includes correspondence to and from Penn, theological papers, patents, commissions and constitutions, account books, land records, and diaries. Correspondents included Queen Anne, Cotton Mather, Peter the Great. Business and financial papers document problems of English landowner and colonial proprietor. Much material on Pennsylvania, and on persecution of Quakers in England. Films include materials by Historical Society of Pennsylvania and 60 other institutions.

Call no: microfm F523 Mic.

Penn, William, 1644-1718.

40. Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869. Papers. Washington: Library of Congress; 1959. 7 reels. (Presidential papers microfilm).

Note: Index has call number E432.U58.

Call no: microfm E247 Mic.

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869/United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861/Mexican War, 1846-1848/Latin American Studies.

41. Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849. James K. Polk papers. Washington: Library of Congress; [1955?]. 165 v. on 52 reels. (Presidential papers microfilm).

Call no: microfm E215 Mic.

Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849/United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1849.

42. Rockefeller, John D., 1839-1937. Papers of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Porter, Glenn, editor. Bethesda, MD: University Publications of America; c1991. 66 microfilm reels.

Note: Microfilmed from the holdings of the Rockefeller Archive Center. Accompanied by printed reel guide, with call no. CT275.S5 1992. Includes indexes.

Rockefeller was industrialist, founder of Standard Oil, philanthropist. Collection comprises papers covering the years of his rise, 1877-1894. Collection is organized in four parts. Part 1: Business correspondence, 1877-1893 (13 reels). Primarily Standard Oil materials: oil production, refining, sales, financing, transportation, structure of firm, information on competitors. Bulk deals with operations in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, but activity in 36 other states, Canada, Mexico, Russia, and Europe also discussed. Part 2: Business investments correspondence, 1881-1893 (10 reels). Documentation on Rockefeller's investments beyond Standard Oil, including Minnesota iron properties, railroad securities, New York and Cleveland real estate. Detailed proposals from those who sought his participation in investments. Part 3: Office correspondence, 1879-1894 (42 reels). Relates chiefly to philanthropy and family matters. Requests for financial support for religious organizations, temperance work, educational instutitutions (included are materials documenting the founding and early history of the University of Chicago), and individuals. Frederick Gates as part of Rockefeller organization, and the evolution of corporate philanthropy. Part 4: Index to the John D. Rockefeller Letterbooks at the Rockefeller Archive Center (1 reel). A guide to the 394 letterbook volumes, spanning the period 1867-1918.

Call no: microfm CT275.R750 Mic.

Rockefeller, John D., 1839-1937 -- Correspondence/Industrialists -- United States -- Correspondence/Philanthropists -- United States -- Correspondence/Standard Oil Company -- History/Rockefeller Archive Center.

43. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. The papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933-1945. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America; c1986. 20 microfilm reels. (Research collections in women's studies).

Note: Microfilmed in cooperation with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidental Library. Accompanying guide to the papers, compiled by Susan Ware has call no. E807.1R48W3 1986.

Files for 93 corrrespondents selected to reflect four major themes of Eleanor Roosevelt's life: social welfare and depression relief; race relations; women in American politics; and youth activities. Selected correspondents include Adolph A. Berle, Mary McLeod Bethune, Carrie Chapman Catt, James Farley, Lorena Hickok, Oveta Culp Hobby, Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes, Fiorello LaGuardia, Herbert Lehman, Frances Perkins, A. Philip Randolph, Walter Reuther, Upton Sinclair, Anna Louise Strong, Rexford G. Tugwell, Henry Wallace, Roy Wilkins, Lillian Wald.

Call no: microfm E807.1.R48A3 1986 Mic.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962/Women's studies.

44. Roosevelt, Theordore, 1858-1919. Papers. Washington, D. C.: Library of Congress; 1967. 485 reels. (Presidential papers microfilm).

Call no: microfm E 329 Mic.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.

45. Rutledge, John, 1766-1819. The John Rutledge papers in the Southern Historical Collection of the University of North Carolina Library. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Library Photographic Service; 1967. 2 reels.

Note: At head of title: National Historical Publications Commission. Microfilm publication program. Microfilm (positive) of MS. collection. With this is filmed at the beginning of each reel: Guide to the microfilm edition of the John Rutledge papers. (12 p. ; 23 cm.).

663 items. Rutledge was a lawyer, planter, and U. S. Representative from South Carolina. Chiefly letters written to Rutledge by his friends, his brothers in Charleston, S. C., political leaders, and government officials relating to his travels in Europe and his political activities.

Call no: microfm E356 Mic.

Rutledge, John, 1766-1819/Politicians -- United States -- Correspondence/United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 -- Sources/Europe -- Description and travel -- 17th-18th centuries/South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.

46. Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902; Anthony, Susan B., 1820-1906. The papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Patricia G. Holland; Ann D. Gordon, editors. Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources; c1991. 45 microfilm reels.

Note: Printed guide has call number HQ1413.S689P363 1992.

Stanton and Anthony founded movement for women's political equality in the nineteenth century. Collection represents manuscript holdings of over 200 libraries and private collections, and printed material from approximately 700 periodical titles. Spanning the years 1831 through 1906, collection contains more than 14,000 documents, including legislative testimony, correspondence, diaries, speeches, accounts of meetings, calls to action, articles, legal papers, and financial papers. The Papers consist of three series: Series I contains a complete run of Revolution (1868-1871), the weekly newspaper established by the two activists. Series II contains the Chicago Historical Society's collection of 1700 letters and petitions seeking a women's suffrage plank in the 1880 Republican party platform. Series III (main body of the collection) consists of all the other documents referred to above, in a single chronology. Collection documents relationship between suffragism and other movements such as antislavery, temperance, and relgious liberalism and free thought.

Call no: microfm HQ1413.S67A2 1991 Mic.

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902 -- Archives/Anthony, Susan B., 1820-1906 -- Archives/Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History -- Sources/Feminists -- United States -- Biography/United States -- History -- 19th Century -- Sources/Women's studies.

47. Taylor, Zachary. Papers. Washington: Library of Congress; 1958. 2 reels.

Note: Index at E422.1.U5.

Call no: microfm E232 Mic.

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 -- Sources/United States President (1849-1850 : Taylor)/United States -- History -- 1849-1877 -- Sources.

48. Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896. The papers of Lyman Trumbull, 1843-1894. Washington: Library of Congress. 77 v. in 22 microform reels.

Note: Originals in Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.

Ca. 4300 items. Trumbull was Senator from Illinois, 1855-73. Collection chiefly comprised of letters (1855-72) received by Trumbull on political matters. Subjects include elections of 1856, 1866, and 1872, Illinois state politics, appointments and patronage, the Kansas-Nebraska Bill, secession, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the civil rights bill, and the Liberal Republican movements of 1872.

Call no: microfm E151 Mic.

Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896.

49. Tyler, John. Papers. Washington: Library of Congress; 1959. 3 reels.

Note: "Papers of John Tyler were destroyed in the Richmond fire of 1865. Dr. Lyon Gardiner Tyler assembled most of the matrials which appear on this microfilm." Index at E397.U5.

Call no: microfm E246 Mic.

Tyler, John, 1790-1862 -- Sources/United States -- History -- 1815-1861 -- Sources/United States. President (1841-1845 : Tyler).

50. Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862. Papers of Martin Van Buren. Washington: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division; [1950?]. 64 v. on 31 reels.

Call no: microfm E161 Mic.

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 -- Sources/United States. President (1837-1841 : Van Buren).

51. Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965. Henry A. Wallace papers at the University of Iowa. Earl M. Rogers, editor. Glen Rock, N.J Iowa City: Microfilms Corp University of Iowa Libraries; 1977. 69 microfilm reels.

Note: The index to the Wallace papers has call no. E748.W2N2.

Wallace was secretary of agriculture (1933-1940), vice-president of the United States (1941-1945), secretary of commerce (1945-1946), candidate for president of the Progressive Party (1948). Collection includes material on Wallace's pre-political career as agriculturalist, farmer and editor of Wallace's Farmer, and documents his political career as a controversial member of Roosevelt's cabinet and left-of-center presidential candidate. See also Wallace's diary at call no.: microfm E 351 Mic.

microform E379 Mic.

Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965 -- Sources.

52. Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965. The diary of Henry Wallace, January 18, 1935-September 19, 1946. Glen Rock, N.J: Microfilming Corp. of America; 1977. 42 v. in 2 reels.

Diaries follow Wallace's daily appointments and reflections during his service as Roosevelt's Secretary of Agriculture and Vice-President, and as Secretary of Commerce in Truman's cabinet. Reel 1: Jan. 1935-Dec. 1943; reel 2: Jan. 1944-Sept. 1946. No guide, but a table of contents begins each volume. See related Wallace papers at microfm E379 Mic.

Call no: microfm E 351 Mic.

Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965/Vice-Presidents -- United States -- Biography/United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 -- Sources.

53. Ward, Artemas, 1727-1800. The Artemas Ward papers. Frederick S. Allis, Jr, editor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society; 1967. 5 reels.

Note: Microfilm of ms. collection in the Massachusetts Historical Society. Sponsored by the National Historical Publications Commission. Accompanied by guide: Guide to the microfilm edition of the Artemas Ward papers at E207.W2A43.

American revolutionary general; organized resistence to Gage in Massachusetts; later second in command to Washington. Served in Continental Congress, 1780-81, and U. S. House, 1791-95. Active in suppression of Shay's rebellion. See also papers of Henry Knox and Benjamin Lincoln.

Call no: microfm E259 Mic.

Ward, Artemas, 1727-1800/United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.

54. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Papers, ser. 1-8. Washington: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division; 1964. 124 reels. (Presidential papers microfilm).

Note: Index at E312.U58 1964 RR.

Call no: microfm E287 Mic.

Washington, George, 1732-1799.

55. Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. Woodrow Wilson papers. Washington: Library of Congress; 1973. 540 microfilm reels. (Presidential papers microfilm).

Note: Microfilm of ms. collection in the Library of Congress. Index to collection on microfilm has call no. E661.W76U58 1973.

Call no: microfm E660.W75 Mic.

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.



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