Boston: 1907. Dated November 29. 1907. A letter addressed to Mr. Arnold H.B. Heath of Boston, laying out the challenges facing the Tuskegee Institute. Washington visited Boston in late 1907, delivering a series of speeches at the centennial celebration of the life of John Greenleaf Whittier. This letter, written in...
Massachusetts: 1861. Horace Binney Sargent was the Colonel of the First Massachusetts Cavalry during the Civil War, and used his wartime experience to launch a literary career contributing war-related stories to various periodicals. This is a collection of three letters written to Sargent early in the conflict, as well as...
Staten Island: 1927. 4to, seven letters totaling 10 pp. With five original envelopes and a postal receipt. A series of letters, sometimes confused but entertaining in nature, written by a descendant of the Francis family of Springfield, relating to Lincoln-related relics from the Simeon Francis Home, where Abraham and Mary...
Manual Labor School, Shawnee Nation [Johnson County, Kansas]: c. 1844-1850. nk on wove paper: 9 ¾ x 7-3/16 in.; strong creases where folded, two small closed tears starting with scattered pinholes to creases. The document lists the names and ages of four Creek boys and where letters to their parents...
Hartford: 1849. Single folded leaf, 9 ¾ x 15 inches. Autograph Letter Signed. Hartford, Conn. Nov. 3, 1849. To G & C Merriam, Springfield, Mass. “Bill to the publishers of Webster’s Dictionary for 3 boxes of bound books, 32-36 books in each box, for total cost of $85. “…making 300...
New York: 1881. 4 pp, single 9 ½ x 7 ½ inch leaf, folded. An important document from early in the career of Washington Gladden, a key figure in the Social Gospel and Progressive movements. He writes the board of the State Street Congregational Church, explaining the reasons for his...
Various Places. Most 1940s-1950s, various formats. A wide-ranging collection of Toscanini material, found amongst his scores in the estate of his grandson Walfredo. The highlight is a late draft of his speech “To The People of America,” an important document in Italian-American history that was printed in Life Magazine during.....
Nevada and California: 1862. Various dates and formats, 1862-1896. Adolph Sutro was a Prussian-born developer and mining engineer turned populist politician and important figure in nineteenth century California and Nevada, with his largest engineering achievement being the construction of the Sutro Tunnel in Nevada. This material, from a private Dayton...