Manuscripts
George Cruikshank Papers
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J.D. Kember letter to George Cruikshank
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Letter from J.D. Kember, Secretary of the Temperance Society, inviting George Cruikshank to a temperance festival.
mssHM 84198
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George Cruikshank letter to William Powell Frith
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A pictograph letter.
mssHM 35318
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Edwin W. Field Correspondence
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Collection of letters from various artists, mostly addressed to Edwin Wilkins Field, with some addressed to his son Walter Field who was also an artist. A few of the letters concern Field's efforts to pass some kind of measure ensuring artistic copyright. Most of the letters are from members of either the Royal Academy or the Old Water-Colour Society. Among the correspondents are: 2 letters from George Cruikshank. HM 42895 & 42896 1 letter from Sir John Everett Millais. HM 42922 3 letters from Samuel Cousins. HM 42890-42891
mssHM 42884-42939
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George S. Phillips papers
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The bulk of the collection consists of Phillips's correspondence with family and friends that covers his ministry in Ohio and California, his Civil War service, and his brief tenure as the president of Colorado Seminary. Phillips's letters and diaries discuss his ministry, religious revivals in Ohio, family affairs, temperance, political and war news, his journey to Colorado and life in Denver. The diaries also include drafts of sermons, orations, and literary compositions. The correspondence that covers the period of Phillips's service in California consists primarily of letters written to him by his friends and family in Ohio. Phillips's Civil War correspondence and diary provide detailed accounts of Phillips's war experience in Tennessee and Georgia, including the Chickamauga and Atlanta campaigns, religious revivals in the Union Army, news from home, religion in the South, and slavery. Also included is a small group of letters and documents of Phillips's son-in-law Cary W. Kauke, including letters from his friend, Frederick (Fritz) Nussbaum of the 107th Regiment of Ohio Infantry (1862-1863). The collection also contains some correspondence of Addison S. McClure, concerning supplying beef to the United States Army, and post-war letters discussing Ohio and national Republican politics.
mssHM 77128-77352
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Correspondence
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The collection consists of letters from various English artists, mostly members of either the Royal Academy or the Old Water-Colour Society, primarily addressed to Edwin W. Field or his son, Walter Field (also an artist). A few of the letters concern Field's attempts to establish an artistic copyright law. The collection includes two letters from George Cruikshank, one letter from Sir John Everett Millais, and three letters from Samuel Cousins.
mssHM 42884-42939
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George Harrington papers
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A collection of 64 items which includes the personal and professional correspondence and documents of George Harrington, chiefly letters addressed to him. Correspondents include Salmon P. Chase, William Pitt Fessenden, Edward Bates, John J. Cisco, and others. The letters discuss the U. S. financial administration during the Civil War, New York and Maryland politics, and Harrington's personal and family affairs. Also included is Harrington's draft of the program of the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln. Collection includes James A. Garfield letter signed to George Harrington, 1874 January 6 (HM 20350).
mssHarrington