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Alfred Williams Anthony collection
- Title
- Alfred Williams Anthony collection, 1679-1944.
- Author
- Anthony, Alfred Williams, 1860-1939.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Letters from Rufus Griswold to: John R. Thompson - March 1, 1847, May 28, 1853, Aug. 6, 1856; John Hart - Oct. 3, 1850. | Moving image | By appointment only | *ZL-293 Letters from Rufus Griswold to: John R. Thompson - March 1, 1847, May 28, 1853, Aug. 6, 1856; John Hart - Oct. 3, 1850. | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906.
- Bigelow, John, 1854-1936.
- Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
- Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966.
- Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907.
- Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804.
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852.
- Description
- 19 linear feet (48 boxes).
- Genre/Form
- Autographs.
- Photographs.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Readers must use copies of fragile letters.
- Source (note)
- Anthony, Alfred W.
- Biography (note)
- Alfred Anthony Williams (1860- ), theologian, author and educator, was an executive and administrator of the Committee of the Federal Council of Christ, founder of the Federation Committee of Good Will Between Jews and Christians, and treasurer of the General Conference of Free Baptists.
- Processing Action (note)
- Surveyed
- Cataloging updated
- Call Number
- MssCol 115
- Author
- Anthony, Alfred Williams, 1860-1939. Collector
- Title
- Alfred Williams Anthony collection, 1679-1944.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Access
- Readers must use copies of fragile letters.
- Summary
- Collection consists mainly of 18th-20th century autographs, with the bulk from the mid-19th to 20th centuries, representing both primary and secondary figures from diverse fields including literature, music, education, politics, and royalty. Names include Susan B. Anthony, John Bigelow, Edwin Booth, Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, H.L. Mencken, Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Margaret Sanger, Philip Schuyler, and Daniel Webster. Figures represented are mainly Americans. Many letters are to Anthony. Following the name file is a subject file consisting of miscellaneous autograph letters arranged by profession or institution. Also, two boxes of unsorted material, including photographs usually relating to individuals whose autographs are contained in the collection; an autograph fan; and a glass plate negative.
- Biography
- Alfred Anthony Williams (1860- ), theologian, author and educator, was an executive and administrator of the Committee of the Federal Council of Christ, founder of the Federation Committee of Good Will Between Jews and Christians, and treasurer of the General Conference of Free Baptists.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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- Added Author
- Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906.Bigelow, John, 1854-1936.Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864.Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.Sanger, Margaret, 1879-1966.Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907.Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804.Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 115