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to Maxine Harris Jones

One page of a letter from Alfred Jones most likely to his wife Maxine Harris Jones dated circa 1861-1865. The last page of a letter.

GLC03135.13.095

[Provenance of medal]

One document by B.H. Collins dated 1897. It acts as a piece of provenance and a receipt of purchase of the medal in GLC07622.01. It notes that Collins purchased the medal from Col. W.H. Crook for one hundred dollars. It also notes that Crook worked...

GLC07622.02

To Mrs. William Whiting

One letter by B.H. Collins to Mrs. William Whiting dated February 19, 1897. A acknowledgement of payment sent for the bronze Lincoln medal. Also offers some other things that Collins has available for purchase along with prices.

GLC07622.03

[Note about pins]

One note dated 1863-1865 by Oscar Calkins. Note states that the Masonic pin, formerly attached, was his fathers and it got him out of Libby Prison by a rebel Masonic officer. Instead of bring in the prison he was sent to Richmond to get a job.

GLC03766.46.01

Stephen Griffing His Ancestry and Descendants

One book entitled Stephen Griffing His Ancestry and Descendants dated 191.

GLC01450.623.03

The story of the twenty-first regiment, Connecticut volunteer infantry, during the Civil War

From the Press of the Stewart Printing Co. Inside front cover signed by "Mr. & Mrs B. M. Dgindul," Written because "The survivors of the Twenty-First Regiment of Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, proud of their record and achievements during three...

GLC02744.400

Revised United State Army Regulations of 1861 with an Appendix

One book entitled Revised United State Army Regulations of 1861 with an Appendix dated 1863.

GLC02750.479

Revised United State Army Regulations of 1861 with an Appendix

One book entitled Revised United State Army Regulations of 1861 with an Appendix dated 1863.

GLC02750.480

R. B. Hayes

One engraving of Rutherford B. Hayes. Engraving accompanied the pardon of Samuel Cooper, signed by Hayes (GLC00043.23.02).

GLC00043.23.02

Daily true delta.

Amongst the typical foreign and local news and advertisements, the front page of this paper contains two very interesting secession-related items. A women in Charleston Owned the table used for signing the Declaration of Independence of the United...

GLC05960.01.02.02

John Dewey Presents The Living Thoughts on Jefferson

One Book entitled John Dewey Presents The Living Thoughts on Jefferson by John Dewey dated 1941.

GLC10138

[You Fight & Die But Can't Drink at 18]

One pin that reads You Fight & Die But Can't Drink at 18 circa 1970. The pin is neon green and is meant to protest for lowering the legal drinking age.

GLC10139.01

To Allison Kraft

One letter from David Shneidman to Allison Kraft dated August 11, 2023. Shneidman compliments the Inside the Vault program run by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and wants to donate this pin. (GLC10139.01) He is making the donation...

GLC10139.02

Down With Jeff Davis's 1861 Rebellion: Home Guards! To Arms! To Arms!

One poster entitled Down With Jeff Davis's 1861 Rebellion: Home Guards! To Arms! To Arms! dated May 27, 1862

GLC08285

Asociacion Civil De Colonias

One organizational map entitled Asociacion Civil De Colonias dated May 1961. Outlines departments and the hierarchy of the association.

GLC05723.04.01

[Section of Mexico]

One map detailing a section of Mexico dated May 1961. Map originally included in a bound copy of report created by the Mexican government in response to Kennedy's Alliance for Progress program, which sought to improve government and civil society in...

GLC05723.04.02

Harper's weekly. [Vol. 9, no. 419 (January 7, 1865)]

GLC00623.05

The Army Under Pope

One book entitled The Army Under Pope by John C. Ropes published 1881

GLC06762.106

[Frederick W. Simonds?]

One cased image possibly of Frank Simmonds dated circa 1861-1919.

GLC03523.45.02.02

[Frederick W. Simonds?]

One cased image possibly of Frank Simmonds, or a family member dated circa 1861-1919.

GLC03523.45.02.03

[Frederick W. Simonds?]

One cased image possibly of Frank Simmonds, or a family member dated circa 1861-1919. The case itself is embossed with a profile of George Washington circled by the text" First in War First in Peace, & First in the Hearts of His Countrymen."

GLC03523.45.02.04

[Reciept for clothing draws]

One document listing three men and amounts of money. There is an explanation that the money was for clothing written on the lower half of the document.

GLC05911.07.02

List of Deserters from USS Mohican

One document listing twenty-seven men with their rating and where and when they deserted.

GLC05911.07.03

to Edward Simpson

One letter from Charles Stewart to Edward Simpson dated February 5. 1906. Regarding the return of a civil war journal of Simpson's father.

GLC05911.05.02

[Circular for creation of a archive of documents]

One circular from Charles Stewart dated December 1, 1905. Regarding the creation of a collection of material detailing the Navy since it's start.

GLC05911.05.03

[Circular for creation of a archive of documents]

One circular from Charles Stewart dated December 1, 1905. Regarding the creation of a collection of material detailing the Navy since it's start.

GLC05911.05.04

Pictures Old Yet New

One newspaper clipping dated November 16, 1958. Features a photo of the U.S.S. Passaic. A handwritten note read's "Grandfather Simpson's Civil War Command Sunday "Sun" 11-16-58"

GLC05911.05.05

[Business card of John H. Hilldring]

One business card of John H. Hilldring dated in pencil October 10, 1945.

GLC06196.285

[Map of North Atlantic and Caribbean Oceans]

One map dated circa 1866 hand-drawn depicting the North Atlantic and Caribbean Oceans.

GLC05911.08.02

[Japanese Newspaper]

One newspaper dated circa 1894-1896. Entire paper is in Japanese with some notes in pencil in English.

GLC05911.20.02

[Japanese Newspaper]

One newspaper dated circa 1894-1896. Entire paper is in Japanese.

GLC05911.20.03

William Howard Taft inauguration medal

One inauguration medal circa 1909 featuring William Howard Taft.

GLC01995.01

One Dollar Coin

One gold dollar coin minted in 1884.

GLC01985.01

One Dollar Coin

One gold dollar coin minted in 1884.

GLC01985.02

Ten Dollar Coin

One gold ten dollar coin minted in 1884.

GLC01985.03

[Stamp]

One stamp detached from the original letter circa 1941-1945.

GLC09611.613

Reconnaissance of the Zuni Little Colorado and Colorado Rivers

One map entitled Reconnaissance of the Zuni Little Colorado and Colorado Rivers dated 1851.

GLC04154.02

State Papers and Publick Documents of the United States from the Accession of Thomas Jefferson to the Presidency, Exhibiting A Complete of our Foreign Relations Since that Time

One book entitled, State Papers and Publick Documents of the United States from the Accession of Thomas Jefferson to the Presidency, Exhibiting A Complete of our Foreign Relations Since that Time, published 1815.

GLC08636.04

Governor Joseph Dudley's Encounter Near Roxbury with Two Teamsters 1704-1706

One book entitled Governor Joseph Dudley's Encounter Near Roxbury with Two Teamsters 1704-1706. A published extract of Samuel Sewall's diary.

GLC00461.03

5th Virginia Infantry (no. 378)

One book entitled 5th Virginia Infantry by Lee A. Wallace Jr. published 1988. Signed by the author and numbered 378 out of 1000.

GLC03132.02

General James Winchester 1752-1826, Read Before the Tennessee Historical Society

One book entitled General James Winchester 1752-1826, Read Before the Tennessee Historical Society by John H. DeWitt published in 1912

GLC06997.081.04

General Winchester's Letter to the National Intelligencer: Letters of General James Winchester

One manuscript entitled General Winchester's Letter to the National Intelligencer: Letters of General James Winchester written in 1917. This book is a manuscript copy of the original letter.

GLC06997.081.01

The Great Battles of World WarII

One calendar for the years 2015-2016 entitled The Great Battles Of World War II.

GLC09620.451

Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Charles Sumner

GLC10141

The Last Official Address of His Excellency General Washington

One pamphlet titled The Last Official Address of His Excellency General Washington, dated June 12, 1783. It contains a printing of George Washington's farewell speech as well as additional published material.

GLC08079.02

First Catalogue of the officers and students of the classical institute

GLC00919.25.36

[Blue pencil]

GLC10004.04.24

[Green pencil]

GLC10004.04.25

[Air Force Patch]

GLC10004.04.26

[Air Force Patch]

GLC10004.04.27