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Additional authors

1. Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879.
2. Dodge, Charles Cleveland.
3. Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948.
4. Low, Seth, 1850-1916.
5. Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957.
6. Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.
7. Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.

Description

1. .1 linear foot (1 folder)

Summary

1. Colonel William Cary Sanger (1853-1921), served as Assistant Secretary of War from 1901-1903, and in a variety of military, political, and civic appointments. The collection consists of letters relating to Sanger's work on the State Commission on Lunacy, his personal research on the Spanish-American War, and his support of the charitable "Lighthouses for the Blind" agency. Notable correspondents include John Adams Dix, Charles Evans Hughes, Seth Low, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., Elihu Root, Henry L. Stimson, and various military figures. Also included is a letter from Civil War general Charles Cleveland Dodge to his wife Mary Schieffelin dated 19 August 1863, and a set of clippings announcing Dodge's death.

Subject

1. Spanish-American War, 1898
2. Public health > New York (State)
3. Statesmen

Call number

1. MssCol 19037

Access (note)

1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Author

1. Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921.

Title

1. William Cary Sanger correspondence, 1850-1921.

Restricted access

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Occupation

1. Statesmen.

Added author

1. Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879.
2. Dodge, Charles Cleveland.
3. Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948.
4. Low, Seth, 1850-1916.
5. Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957.
6. Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.
7. Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.

Research call number

1. MssCol 19037