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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: General Historical Manuscripts and Ephemera collection
Creator:
Blair, Montgomery
Creator:
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925
Creator:
Cameron, Simon
Creator:
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland)
Creator:
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor)
Creator:
Dennison, William
Creator:
Dornberger, Walter, 1895-1980
Creator:
Fessenden, William Pitt
Creator:
Forster, George, -1836
Creator:
Freiligrath, Ferdinand, 1810-1876
Creator:
James, King of England, I, 1566-1625
Creator:
Jefferson, Thomas
Creator:
Lamartine, Alphonse de, 1790-1869
Creator:
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis)
Creator:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano)
Creator:
Seward, William Henry
Creator:
Smith, William Stephens
Creator:
Strange, Thomas Andrew Lumisden, 1756-1841
Creator:
Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977
Creator:
Wilde, Oscar
Identifier/Call Number: 6004
Identifier/Call Number: 1258
Physical Description:
3.21 Linear Feet
2 boxes, 1 oversize folder
Date (inclusive): 1605-1928, undated
Abstract: This artificially created collection consists of notes, letters, documents, and photographs created by and for important historical
figures, mostly American, from 1605, 1790 to 1928, and undated. Of particular historical interest are the letters written
by Thomas Jefferson, William Smith, and Eugene Debs, and the 1850 Los Angeles Justice of the Peace election results document.
Language of Material:
English
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This artificially created collection consists of notes, letters, documents, and photographs created by and for important American
and European historical figures. Arranged chronologically, the collection includes letters written by Thomas Jefferson and
William S. Smith; a document certifying the results of the 1850 Los Angeles Justice of the Peace election; autographed notes
and letters penned by members of Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet; a stock certificate signed by Grover Cleveland; letters sent to
Ruth LePrade from Eugene Debs en route to and from prison; a letter signed by Franklin Roosevelt; locks of George and Martha
Washington's hair; a letter from Oscar Wilde; a letter regarding the activities of the British East India Company; a letter
from an unidentified son to his mother sent from British Ceylon; and a 1605 proclamation by King James I of England. Of particular
interest, for their content, are the Thomas Jefferson, William Smith, and Eugene Debs letters, and the election results document.
Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder# or item name], General Historical Manuscripts and Ephemera collection, Collection no. 6004, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
The documents in this collection were acquired from a number of sources. The William S. Smith letter was donated by Harris
Woods, April 1982. The Lincoln Cabinet members autographs were donated by Dr. Edward M. Pallette, February 1954. The Los Angeles
election manuscript was purchased from the Historical Society of Southern California, 1988. The British East India Company
letter was purchased from the Wayfarer's Bookshop, 2014. The letter from British Ceylon was purchased from Ken Spelman Books,
2019.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ceylon -- History -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Elections -- California -- Los Angeles -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Great Britain -- History -- Archival resources
Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625 -- Sources
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Proclamations -- Great Britain -- Early Stuarts, 1603-1649 -- Archival resources
United States -- History -- 18th century -- Archival resources
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Photographs
Proclamations
Blair, Montgomery -- Correspondence
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925 -- Correspondence
Cameron, Simon -- Correspondence
Carrillo, Jose Antonio -- Archives
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) -- Correspondence
Cleveland, Grover -- Archives
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor) -- Correspondence
Dennison, William -- Correspondence
Dornberger, Walter, 1895-1980 -- Correspondence
Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811 -- Correspondence
East India Company -- Archives
Fessenden, William Pitt -- Correspondence
Forster, George, -1836 -- Correspondence
Freiligrath, Ferdinand, 1810-1876 -- Archives
James, King of England, I, 1566-1625 -- Archives
Jefferson, Thomas -- Correspondence
Lamartine, Alphonse de, 1790-1869 -- Correspondence
Le Prade, Ruth -- Archives
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Archives
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 -- Photographs
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis) -- Correspondence
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) -- Correspondence
Sepulveda, Juan Capistrano -- Archives
Seward, William Henry -- Correspondence
Smith, William Stephens -- Correspondence
Strange, Thomas Andrew Lumisden, 1756-1841 -- Correspondence
Von Braun, Wernher, 1912-1977 -- Correspondence
Washington, George -- Archives
Washington, Martha -- Archives
Wilde, Oscar -- Correspondence