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Clara Barton correspondence


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    Clara Barton correspondence

    Manuscripts

    The collection consists of correspondence between members of the extended Barton family, almost half of which was written between 1863 and 1864, and some pieces of ephemera. Topics addressed within the correspondence include the Civil War and wartime medical conditions, Clara's humanitarian efforts and the Barton family's affairs. One of the letters mentions Abraham Lincoln, Stephan A. Douglas and the 1860 presidential election. Correspondents include Clara Barton, her brother, Stephen Barton, and his wife, Elizabeth Rich Barton; their son, Samuel Rich Barton, and his wife, Amelia Barton; and other relatives of the Barton family including Stephen Emery Barton, Leander T. Poor, Bernard Barton Vassall and Irving S. Vassall Barton.

    mssBarton

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    Albert Raymond Barton diaries

    Manuscripts

    Six diaries of Albert Raymond Barton of Rome, New York for the period from January 1, 1862 to December 31, 1870. The detailed, regular entries describe the social, political, and religious scene in Oneida and Schuyler Counties; Barton's trips to Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York City; his work and apprenticeship to local physicians; medical studies and practice; involvement in various religious and political societies, and his active participation in Republican electoral politics, including Abraham Lincoln's re-election in 1864 and Ulysses S. Grant's presidential campaign of 1868. Barton also recounts local and national news and rumors of the progress of the war, the Emancipation Proclamation, the "Copperheads," the draft and the New York draft riots, the New York State elections of 1863 and 1865, Lincoln's assassination, and the politics of Reconstruction.

    mssHM 83822-83827

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    Clara B. Burdette letters to Roy B. Wheeler

    Manuscripts

    Includes letters from Robert J. Burdette written on the verso of Clara's letters.

    mssCBB

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    Clara Huntington correspondence

    Manuscripts

    The Clara Huntington correspondence is primarily between Huntington and George D. Hapgood, Henry E. Huntington's private secretary, dating from 1928 to 1935. In these letters, Huntington describes the financial difficulties of being a struggling artist. She asks for Hapgood's assistance with selling her belongings such as pearls, lace, linens, and a mink coat to finance her career. Included is an undated photograph of Youth, a marble high relief sculpture.

    mssHuntingc

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    Clara Huntington correspondence

    Manuscripts

    The Clara Huntington correspondence is primarily between Huntington and George D. Hapgood, Henry E. Huntington's private secretary, dating from 1928 to 1935. In these letters, Huntington describes the financial difficulties of being a struggling artist. She asks for Hapgood's assistance with selling her belongings such as pearls, lace, linens, and a mink coat to finance her career. Included is an undated photograph of Youth, a marble high relief sculpture.

    mssHuntingc

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    Barton's addition to Richmond

    Visual Materials

    Old shelf mark Eph J5-26(7). "Four hundred beautiful building lots, one and one-half miles from the centre of the city, for sale on monthly installments. Apply to R.B. Chaffin & Co., or James H. Barton, on premises." Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Lithography.

    ephMPVAT0007