Research Catalog

Title

Ford autograph collection, 1589-1898, bulk (1750-1890).

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

Details

Additional Authors

• Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891.
• Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.
• Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.

Description

25 linear feet (55 boxes).

Summary

Collection contains autograph letters of American presidents, heads of governmental agencies, congressmen, governors, generals, writers, and artists as well as those of European political, military and literary figures, dating from 1589 to 1898. Collection also includes some correspondence of the Ford family.

Uniform Title

New York tribune.

Subjects

• Autographs > Collections
• Generals > Autographs
• Presidents > United States > Autographs
• Politicians > Autographs
• Authors > Autographs
• Artists > Autographs
• Ford family

Genre/Form

Autographs.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Source (note)

• Morgan, J. Pierpont

Biography (note)

• The Ford Autograph Collection was compiled between 1840 and 1898 by Gordon Lester Ford and his sons, Worthington Chauncey Ford and Paul Leicester Ford. Gordon L. Ford (1823-1891) was the business manager of the New York Tribune newspaper and had substantial banking and railroad interests. His oldest son, Worthington (1858-1941) was chief of the Bureau of Statistics of the State and Treasury Departments in Washington, D.C., from 1885 to 1898, chief of the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress from 1903 to 1909, and editor of the Massachusetts Historical Society from 1909 to 1929. The younger brother Paul (1865-1902) was a journalist, author and historical editor.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 1037

Title

Ford autograph collection, 1589-1898, bulk (1750-1890).

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

The Ford Autograph Collection was compiled between 1840 and 1898 by Gordon Lester Ford and his sons, Worthington Chauncey Ford and Paul Leicester Ford. Gordon L. Ford (1823-1891) was the business manager of the New York Tribune newspaper and had substantial banking and railroad interests. His oldest son, Worthington (1858-1941) was chief of the Bureau of Statistics of the State and Treasury Departments in Washington, D.C., from 1885 to 1898, chief of the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress from 1903 to 1909, and editor of the Massachusetts Historical Society from 1909 to 1929. The younger brother Paul (1865-1902) was a journalist, author and historical editor.

Finding Aids

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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Finding Aid

Added Author

Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891.

Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941.

Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.

Added Title

New York tribune.

Research Call Number

MssCol 1037