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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

John M. Armstrong Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC.1964.7
Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: John M. Armstrong (n.d.) was an attorney for the Wyandotte Tribe. The papers are the type a lawyer would leave, concerning Wyandotte tribal matters in Ohio, Kansas, Indiana, etc. They pertain largely to claims against the United States. The papers also include business matters of Armstrong. Later papers are concerned with the division in the Methodist Church, North and South. Some deal with his wife's (Lucy Bigelow) efforts on...
Dates: 1833-1890

Manuscript Collection: 101 Ranch

 Collection
Identifier: MC.2008.1

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

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