U.S. Dept. of Interior. Geological Survey

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  U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR. Geological Survey

  Manuscripts

  The collection consists of letters (including 1 letter book), manuscripts (including 50 diaries), documents (including 55 account books, 12 cash books, and 5 miscellaneous volumes), and photographs related to the lives and activities of various Janin family members and the extended Janin-Blair-Jesup-Croghan families. Subject matter in the collection includes: politics and government in Washington, D.C., and Louisiana; society and customs in Washington, D.C., and New Orleans; Blair House (Washington, D.C.); land titles in Indiana Territory, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Missouri; the Ocean Canal and Transportation Company, which ran from Louisiana to St. Louis; the history of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, from the time of purchase by John Croghan in 1839 until 1932, when it became a national park (at which time Violet Blair Janin was the primary owner); and mining in Australia. Persons represented in the collection include: James Lawrence Blair, Mary Jesup Blair, Violet Blair Janin, John Croghan, William Croghan, Albert Covington Janin, Louis Janin, Julia Clark Jesup, Thomas Sidney Jesup, George M. Wheeler, and Lucy James Blair Wheeler. Organizations represented in the collection (with which Violet Blair Janin was affiliated) include: Daughters of the American Revolution, National Association Opposed to Woman's Suffrage, National Cathedral Association, National Society of Children of the American Revolution, and the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.

  mssJaninf

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  U.S. Library of Congress Copyright Office. Application for Renewal

  Manuscripts

  5 pieces.

  JLE 3199

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  U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR. Geological Survey. To Tasker Lowndes Oddie

  Manuscripts

  Collection consists mainly of correspondence from the period 1910-14, beginning when Oddie initiated his campaign for governor and ending when he was about to terminate his administration. The correspondence is arranged in 19 boxes in alphabetical order by author. There are also 6 boxes and 4 rolls of Nevada State papers, almost entirely copies of legislative bills for the year 1873, and a small number of documents from other years. Subjects include: mining, politics, and government in Nevada (including divorce laws), women's rights, the financial panic of 1907, the Progressive party, and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915.

  mssOddie

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  U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Tide Tables For the Pacific Coast of the United States

  Manuscripts

  1 piece.

  JLE 2185

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  U.S. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. Regulations

  Manuscripts

  2 pieces.

  JLE 3203

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  U.S. Library of Congress Copyright Office. Certificate of Registration

  Manuscripts

  10 pieces.

  JLE 3201