Manuscripts
James Franck letters
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Theodore Roosevelt, Washington, D.C., letter to Sereno E. Pratt, New York
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Typescript letter signed. To the editor of Wall Street Journal regarding appreciation of article 1906 March 2, Roosevelt's popularity. Includes autograph edits. (3 pages) Also includes copy/draft of response of March 6 presumably from Pratt, unsigned typescript with autograph edits. (2 pages)
mssShapiro
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Charles Engelhard letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Washington, D.C
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Typescript letter (copy). Regarding the proposed silver bill before Congress (most likely the Silver Purchase Act of 1934). (2 pages)
mssShapiro
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Material regarding Luther Burbank
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This small group of items includes: reprint of article about Burbank; typescript of article about Burbank; a piece of ephemera from his funeral program; collection of quotes by Burbank; poem about Burbank; and newspaper clipping about the death of Elizabeth Burbank (Luther's widow) in 1977.
mssHM 79808-79809
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James Hoyt diary
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Reverend James Hoyt kept this diary while living in Washington, D.C. right after the end of the American Civil War. He writes in detail about his work with the United States Christian Commission including visiting hospitalized soldiers and handing out supplies. Hoyt also writes about attending a memorial service for President Abraham Lincoln, visiting Mary Surratt's house, where she and John Wilkes Booth and conspirators had met, and going to the courthouse during their trial and seeing Surratt in the courtroom. He describes in detail two encounters he had with angry, drunk soldiers. On June 6, a group of soldiers from the 75th Indiana stormed the supply tent accusing Hoyt and his fellow ministers of giving preferential treatment to African American soldiers. On June 8, Hoyt and the ministers were harassed by a group of soldiers from the 17th Ohio with the same complaint. One soldier had a club and struck the tent, and one minister was thrown to the ground. The last few pages of the volume contain notes on specific soldiers Hoyt ministered to, inscriptions by his fellow chaplains, and notes on the history and organization of William Tecumseh Sherman's army. With a complete typed transcript and index. Includes 18 printed pages. The diary contains racist language.
mssHM 84018
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James K. Polk notes on Washington Union article
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Autograph notes initialed on docketed envelope. Includes clipping of the Washington Union article, which pertains to the Wilmot Proviso. (2 pages)
HM 28832
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Andrae Nordskog letter to Franklin Hichborn
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In this letter with the stamped letterhead of author, Andrae Nordskog says that his proposed amendment to Article Eleven, Section 19 of the California Constitution gained the sponsorship of the Santa Clara City Council measure to enable cities the right to grant franchises for privately owned public utilities. He states that Councilman Ernest E. Debs will take the proposed amendment to Sacramento for presentation.
mssHM 66237