4th of July Orations Collection, 1795-1875

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Summary

Title:: 4th of July Orations Collection
Dates:: 1795-1875
Abstract:: The Fourth of July Orations Collection contains 150 speeches, orations, and addresses on American Independence, July 4th by many individuals from various places from 1795 to 1876. Some of the recurring themes include the birth of the American institutions and the passing of the Revolutionary generation; strident party factionalism of the Jefferson and Jackson era; education, religion and temperance; the American Indian; the Gold Rush and westward expansion; slavery, the Civil War Reconstruction. The orations took place in cities around American such as: Boston, Buffalo, Charlestown, Chambersburg, Penn., Chestel, Vermont, Columbus, Ohio, Dedham, Mass., Hartford, Conn., Hudson, Wis., Jackson, Tenn., Lyme, New Hampshire, Mansfield, Middlebury, Morristown, Newark, Newburyport, Norwich, Northampton, New Jersey, New York, Ogdensburgh, Providence, Portland, Maine, Portland, Oregon, Princeton, Reading, Penn., Richmond, Salem, Mass, Springfield, St. Louis.
Extent:: 4 boxes
Language:: Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item] 4th of July Orations. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College, Claremont, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Fourth of July Orations Collection contains 150 speeches, orations, and addresses on American Independence, July 4th by many individuals from various places from 1795 to 1876. Some of the recurring themes include the birth of the American institutions and the passing of the Revolutionary generation; strident party factionalism of the Jefferson and Jackson era; education, religion and temperance; the American Indian; the Gold Rush and westward expansion; slavery, the Civil War Reconstruction.

Acquisition information:

Purchased in 2007 from Garrett Scott.

Processing information:

Arranged and Processed by Russell Michalak

Arrangement:

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by author.

Series 1 Authors

Subseries 1.1 A

Subseries 1.2 B

Subseries 1.3 C

Subseries 1.4 D

Subseries 1.5 E

Subseries 1.6 F

Subseries 1.7 G

Subseries 1.8 H

Subseries 1.9 I

Subseries 1.10 J

Subseries 1.11 K

Subseries 1.12 L

Subseries 1.13 M

Subseries 1.14 N

Subseries 1.15 O

Subseries 1.16 P

Subseries 1.17 Q

Subseries 1.18 R

Subseries 1.19 S

Subseries 1.20 T

Subseries 1.21 U

Subseries 1.22 V

Subseries 1.23 W

Subseries 1.24 Y

Accruals:

No addition to the collection is anticipated.

Physical location:

Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College, Claremont University Consortium.

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Fourth of July
orations
Names:: Boston
Places:: Lyme (N.H.)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Russell Michalak
Date Prepared:: October 28, 2008
Date Encoded:: Finding aid encoded by Russell Michalak October 28, 2008

Access and use

Restrictions:: This collection is open for research with permission from Ella Strong Denison Library staff.
Terms of access:: Property rights reside with Scripps College. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Ella Strong Denison Library staff.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item] 4th of July Orations. Ella Strong Denison Library, Scripps College, Claremont, California.

Location of this collection:: Claremont Colleges, Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library

1030 Columbia Avenue, #2031

Claremont, CA 91711, US