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Franklin Van Voorhis Papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MC.1964.207
Collection Overview
The Franklin Van Voorhis Papers are a collection of eleven (11) letters written between 1885 and 1889 toward the end of the Victorian Era (1837-1901). All eleven (11) letters are presumed to be written by Franklin Van Voorhis to his mother, Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis. There are brief references to matters of family, money, shipping and receiving, etc. However, the majority of the letters’ content focuses on the years Van Voorhis lived and traveled within Argentina and the surrounding...
Dates:
1885-1889
Gilcrease Museum Map Collection
Collection
Identifier: MC.Maps
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: The Gilcrease Cartographic Collection was initially created as a storage designation for maps found in the manuscript collections and for the few original maps purchased during the life of Thomas Gilcrease. From the collections initial humble beginnings, it has continued to grow into am official map collection through additional gifts and purchases. The collection includes atlases, hand drawn maps from the manuscript...
Dates:
1500-1930
John Jacob Astor Papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MC.1964.9
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A thank-you note from John J. Astor to John B. Henry which includes references to some pictures held as security.
Dates:
April 19, 1799
Manuscript Collection: Abraham Lincoln
Collection
Identifier: MC.1954.128
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A two-page document, on vellum, signed November 12, 1862, authorizes the Smithsonian Institution's agents in London to recover the residue of Smithson's bequest so that it may be used for the benefit of the Institution. This is one of the few documents on which Lincoln signed his full name - he usually used only the initial of his first name. The paper is countersigned by William H. Seward, Secretary of State, and Charles...
Dates:
1862 - 1865
Manuscript Collection: Acee Blue Eagle
Collection
Identifier: MC.1980.22
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Most are personal letters and greeting cards between Acee Blue Eagle and Jack and Ione Schurch. Some references to Blue Eagle's artwork. There is also some biographical material concerning his death, and letters from Jeanne Snodgrass at the Philbrook Museum of Art regarding Blue Eagle. There are also various broadsheets, leaflets, and programs regarding exhibits of Blue Eagle's art. There are letters between Ione Schurch and...
Dates:
1928-1992
Manuscript Collection: A.G. Henry
Collection
Identifier: MC.1970.91
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Letter from A.G. Henry to Oregon Territory Geary. Henry, a physician at the Grand Rond Indian Reservation in Territory, is writing to the Governor concerning his brother, E.R. Geary.
Dates:
January 1, 1857
Manuscript Collection: A.H. Rutherford
Collection
Identifier: MC.1970.188
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Four bound books containing list of receipts, a log of a trip to St. Louis from Burlington, Vermont, a legal description about land, and a memorandum of legal cases.
Dates:
1836-1882
Manuscript Collection: Albert Gallatin "Cheesie" McIntosh
Collection
Identifier: MC.1970.139
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Items in this collection relate to McIntosh's tenure as Superintendent of Creek Schools. Included are reports, expense accounts and claims for education and correspondence between McIntosh and the National Council.
Dates:
1903-1908
Manuscript Collection: Albert Pike
Collection
Identifier: MC.1964.174
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Documents concerning Pike and letters written to or from him are to be found in the Choctaw files and in the Pitchlynn papers in addition to these items. Albert Pike (1809-1891) was an attorney for the Choctaw Nation when the Choctaws were attempting to secure from the U. S. Government the "Net Proceeds" of the sale of their lands in the East. According to a treaty with the Confederate States and the Pen-e-tegh-ca Band of the...
Dates:
1861-1862
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