Manuscripts

William Jones Rhees papers

Description

This collection contains the papers of Smithsonian chief clerk, bibliographer, and collector William Jones Rhees (1830-1907), of materials assembled chiefly for their autograph value, though the collection contains various groups of related materials. Includes papers of American physicist and surveyor Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867), American geographer Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), National Institute for the Promotion of Sciences, and the Smithsonian Institution, as well as correspondence of William Jones Rhees, letters and papers addressed to the United States Pension Bureau, letters and papers related to Indian affairs, and miscellaneous autograph letters and documents. There is also personal correspondence of William Jones Rhees and correspondence with Sons of the American Revolution, particularly the chapter at Washington, D.C. This portion of the collection holds letters from Dorothea Lynde Dix. Letters and addresses to the United States Pension Bureau contain routine letters regarding pensions or applications. Letters and papers relating to Indian affairs pertain to various Indian agents and factors, including Benjamin Hawkins, William Hull, William Irvine, Return Jonathan Meigs, and others. There are also 134 letters collected chiefly for their autograph value, and receipts for Smithsonian publications.

United States presidents represented in the collection include: John Quincy Adams, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Franklin Pierce, and Zachary Taylor. See container lists for National Institute materials, Smithsonian Institution materials, and William Jones Rhees correspondence series for item details.

Individuals represented by 5 or more pieces consist of:

Agassiz, Louis (41 items) Alden, James (11 items) Alexander, John Henry (9 items) Alexander, Stephen (10 items) Bache, Alexander Dallas (61 items) Barnard, Frederick Augustus Peter (12 items) Cass, Lewis (12 items) Caswell, Alexis (7 items) Chase, Salmon Portland (10 items) Chauvenet, William (7 items) Cobb, Howell (9 items) Colfax, Schuyler (16 items) Craven, Tunis Augustus (7 items) Dana, Charles Anderson (6 items) Dana, James Dwight (39 items) Davis, Charles Henry (20 items) Dix, Dorothea Lynde (25 items) DuPont, Samuel Francis (11 items) Emory, William Hemsley (5 items) Fessenden, William Pitt (5 items) Field, Cyrus West (6 items) Force, Peter (13 items) Gibbs, Oliver Wolcott (28 items) Gilbert, Samuel Augustus (12 items) Gilliss, James Melville (36 items) Gould, Benjamin Apthorp (30 items) Gray, Asa (17 items) Guyot, Arnold (6 items) Hamlin, Hannibal (10 items) Hare, Robert (6 items) Hayes, Isaac Israel (6 items) Henry, Joseph (78 items) Hilgard, Julius Erasmus (13 items) Hill, Abrose Powell (6 items) Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson (15 items) Jenkins, Thornton Alexander (13 items) Kennedy, Joseph Camp Griffith (7 items) LeConte, John (5 items) LeConte, John Lawrence (7 items) LeFroy, Sir John Henry (11 items) Lesley, J. Peter (5 items) Lieber, Francis (32 items) Llody, Humphrey (7 items) McCosh, James (6 items) Maclean, John (40 items) Markoe, Francis (9 items) Meigs, Montgomery Cunningham (9 items) Mitchell, Henry (7 items) Newcomb, Simon (7 items) Patterson, Carlile Pollock (10 items) Pearce, James Alfred (24 items) Peirce, Benjamin (38 items) Phelps, Thomas Stowell (10 items) Poe, Orlando Metcalfe (5 items) Porter, David Dixon (10 items) Porter, Noah (10 items) Potter, Alonzo (8 items) Preble, George Henry (5 items) Quetelet, Lambert Adolphe Jacques (8 items) Rodgers, Christopher Raymond Perry (8 items) Rodgers, John (5 items) Rogers, Fairman (28 items) Sabine, Sir Edward (30 items) Seward, William Henry (7 items) Silliman, Benjamin, Jr. (31 items) Simpson, James Harvey (9 items) Stevens, Isaac Ingalls (18 items) Smith, Gerrit (7 items) Totten, Joseph Gilbert (26 items) Trenchard, Stephen Decatur (16 items) Trowbridge, William Petit (23 items) Tyndale, Hector (11 items) Tyndall, John (16 items) Waite, Morrison Remick (35 items) Wilkes, Charles (26 items)

Type

Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)

Date

1744-1907

Call number

mssRH

Creator

Rhees, William Jones (1830-1907)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Purchased from Romenia F. Rhees, Feb. 24, 1922.

Restrictions

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Rights

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Associated people

Bach, A. D. (1806-1867.)

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, (1793-1864.)

Dix, Dorothea Lynde, (1802-1887.)

Hawkins, Benjamin, (1754-1816.)

Hull, William, (1753-1825.)

Irvine, William, (1741-1804.)

Meigs, Return Jonathan, (1740-1823.)

Associated organizations

Smithsonian Institution.

Sons of the American Revolution.

United States.

National Institute for the Promotion of Science.

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William Jones Rhees correspondence
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This series contains correspondence of William Jones Rhees, chiefly personal letters or correspondence related to the Sons of the American Revolution, particularly the Washington, D.C., chapter. Within this series there are 22 letters from Dorothea Lynde Dix, dating from approximately 1870 to 1886.
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Rhees correspondence
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Includes Millard Fillmore autograph letter signed to William Jones Rhees, 1870 January 4 (RH 4342, 1 page); James A. Garfield autograph letter signed to Mr. and Mrs. Rhees, approximately 1867 March 11 (RH 4350, 1 page).
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Includes James A. Garfield letter signed to William Jones Rhees, 1881 January 3 (RH 4351, 1 page).
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Rhees correspondence
Manuscripts
Although assembled chiefly for its autograph value, the collection contains various groups of related materials. In addition to the collections of Alexander Dallas Bache, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, National Institute for the Promotion of Sciences, and Smithsonian Institution, the collection contains correspondence of William Jones Rhees, letters and papers addressed to the United States Pension Bureau, letters and papers related to Indian affairs, and miscellaneous autograph letters and documents. Personal correspondence of William Jones Rhees and correspondence with Sons of the American Revolution, particularly the chapter at Washington, D.C. This portion of the collection holds letters from Dorothea Lynde Dix. Letters and addresses to the United States Pension Bureau contain routine letters regarding pensions or applications. Letters and papers relating to Indian affairs pertain to various Indian agents and factors, including Benjamin Hawkins, William Hull, William Irvine, Return Jonathan Meigs, and others. There are also 134 letters collected chiefly for their autograph value, and receipts for Smithsonian publications. The papers of Alexander Dallas Bache, 1827-1867; National Institution for the Promotion of Sciences 1816-1858, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, 1815-1874, and Smithsonian Institution, 1831-1906 have been organized in separate sub-units.
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Rhees correspondence
Manuscripts
Although assembled chiefly for its autograph value, the collection contains various groups of related materials. In addition to the collections of Alexander Dallas Bache, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, National Institute for the Promotion of Sciences, and Smithsonian Institution, the collection contains correspondence of William Jones Rhees, letters and papers addressed to the United States Pension Bureau, letters and papers related to Indian affairs, and miscellaneous autograph letters and documents. Personal correspondence of William Jones Rhees and correspondence with Sons of the American Revolution, particularly the chapter at Washington, D.C. This portion of the collection holds letters from Dorothea Lynde Dix. Letters and addresses to the United States Pension Bureau contain routine letters regarding pensions or applications. Letters and papers relating to Indian affairs pertain to various Indian agents and factors, including Benjamin Hawkins, William Hull, William Irvine, Return Jonathan Meigs, and others. There are also 134 letters collected chiefly for their autograph value, and receipts for Smithsonian publications. The papers of Alexander Dallas Bache, 1827-1867; National Institution for the Promotion of Sciences 1816-1858, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, 1815-1874, and Smithsonian Institution, 1831-1906 have been organized in separate sub-units.
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Smithsonian Institution
Manuscripts
Includes threee James A. Garfield items: letter signed to Joseph Henry, 1869 February 1 (RH 3151, 1 page with 4 page enclosure); autograph manuscript deposition regarding marble restoratives, 1869 February 5 (RH 3152, 4 pages); letter signed to William Jones Rhees, 1869 February 10 (RH 3153, 1 page).
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