16 March 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander McDougall

Written by Major General Knox to General McDougall, who was part of a committee sent to Congress by the army to lobby for half-pay pensions. Says he previously wrote "of the ferment which was raised in the minds of the officers by some anonymous pieces circulated through camp." Says that the meeting called for in the circular was held yesterday and that he will get a report on it from General Gates. Asks him to continue his mission in Philadelphia. Thinks the sentiments of the army "will do them honor."

GLC02437.02008

16 March 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to Benjamin Lincoln

Later copy of GLC02437.02009. References his letter from "a few days past." Says that letter mentioned a meeting of officers called for by a paper circulating around camp. Says "The meeting was had yesterday, and the General will forward the proceedings to Congress - which will, I am certain make you perfectly happy." Says the meeting went well and that it "will set the military character of America in a high point of view." Says that if the people have any gratitude in them they will now support the army. Wants to have the proceedings published immediately to affect public opinion on the…

GLC02437.02007

9 January 1864

Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

Written from near Knoxville, Tennessee to his wife. Justifies war as a chastening from God for the nation's previous sins. Mentions Lincoln's Proclamation of Amnesty. Describes the comforts of God as a companion. Written on military stationery.

GLC02176.11

24 September 1862

Jones, John, fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

He heard that the western army is in combat. Talks about the Negro Companies in the Civil War. Discusses the Emancipation Proclamation. Writes about a train accident. He hopes to be home by spring.

GLC05981.08

27 September 1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry J. Raymond

Writes to the editor of the New York Times and Chairman of the National Executive Committee of the Union [Republican] Party. Urges Raymond to collaborate with the New York Young Men's Republican Union, which had sponsored and published Lincoln's address at the Cooper Institute, 27 February 1860. States that the New York Union is an "efficient, and most worthy coworker in the Union cause, and the cooperation with which will probably be useful." Separate address leaf with note stating this letter was written in the presence of Dexter A. Hawkins, Frank W. Ballard, and Mark Hoyt, and states…

GLC05303.01

1902

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: "Real help is that which teaches a man to help himself" - President Roosevelt

Roosevelt addresses a group of men seated on a raised wooden platform. The foreground shows part of the larger audience.

GLC06449.21

1902

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: "Good government is practically applying the principles which make a man a good citizen" - President Roosevelt

Roosevelt is shown in profile on the right hand side of the picture in the middle ground. He is leaning forward from a flag-draped podium to address the audience beneath him.

GLC06449.22

1902

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: "The old American theory - treat each man on his own worth as a man" - President Roosevelt, Old

Roosevelt is shown 3/4 back speaking from a railroad car. A very large crowd surrounds him, including several men who have climbed a telegraph pole and a number of people gathered on a roof in the background of the picture.

GLC06449.23

1902

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: "Remember, the Monroe Doctrine will be respected as long as we have a first-class Navy" - President Roosevelt

Roosevelt, in the background, speaks from a podium decorated with flags and surmounted by a large eagle in front of a white clapboard building. He faces front. A large audience faces him; their hats occupy the picture's foreground.

GLC06449.25

1902

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: "We will win, not by following the easy, but the right course" - President Roosevelt

In the background, President Roosevelt speaks from a railroad car, facing 3/4 right front. A large audience surrounds him, completely occupying the fore and middle ground. A banner - festooned station takes up the right half of the background.

GLC06449.26

1902

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: The great crowd intently listening to President Roosevelt's now famous "Trust" speech

A mass of people standing behind a wooden fence. A woman and two children figure in the front row; the crowd appears relaxed and interested, and several people are smiling.

GLC06449.27

1902

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: "A square deal for every man, big or small, rich or poor" - President Roosevelt

Roosevelt speaking from a flag-draped podium in the background. A guard and the audience occupy the foreground and middle ground.

GLC06449.28

1902

Keystone View Company

Photograph

Title: President Roosevelt Presenting Some of His Forcible Arguments to an Enthusiastic Crowd

President Roosevelt stands in the foreground, surrounded by seated people. He is facing proper left, gesturing with his right hand as he speaks.

GLC06449.29

1905

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: President Roosevelt and Lieut.-Governor Winston, on speakers' stand, Fair Ground .

Roosevelt and Winston sit in the right foreground, while their associates stand in a half-circle around them. The audience forms an indistinct background for the shot.

GLC06449.44

1905

H. C. White Co.

Photograph

Title: Pres. Roosevelt addressing a typical Western crowd from the rear of his private car, Presidential Tour, 1905.

President Roosevelt with entourage, addressing a flag-waving crowd from the back of a railway car. The shot is taken from near the front of the audience.

GLC06449.53

1861-1877

Warren, Louis A., fl. 1950

Pamphlet

Title: Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, An Evaluation

GLC08880.040

1861-1877

Warren, Louis A., fl. 1861-1877

Pamphlet

Title: Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, An Evaluation for America's New Dedication Day (2 copies)

another version of GLC08880.040

GLC08880.041

22 October 1943

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Printed letter signed

Title: to Lewis L. Strauss

Addressed to "my dear Lewis". Writes that it was helpful of Lewis to arrange the broadcasting of Hoover's speech over WOL, a talk radio station in Washington, D.C. On Herbert Hoover stationary and signed by Hoover.

GLC07366.03

01 November 1943

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Printed letter signed

Title: to Lewis L. Strauss

Addressed to "my dear Lewis". Hoover expresses appreciation to Strauss for securing a radio audience for his Kansas City speech [October 28, 1943]. He hopes that Strauss feels it was worth his time and effort and that the speech clarified "this greatest problem before us, aside from winning the war." On Herbert Hoover stationary and signed by Hoover.

GLC07366.04

1929

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Typed manuscript

Title: [Typewritten speech with corrections]

GLC07366.05

1950

Luhrs, Henry, fl. 1950

Pamphlet

Title: Increasing Importance of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Address given before Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania

GLC08880.010

1944

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Book

Title: Abraham Lincoln: Selections from his Writings

GLC08880.018

January 31, 1864

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Parents

Has finished all of his Sunday work and now is able to write. Describes his normal daily chores: "As soon as we get our breakfast we commence to fix up generally. First - take down the gun and rub it up and clean it. Next follow suit with the bayonet. Then comes the cartridge box and belts to black and polish. Then polish the pieces of brass on them. Then black our boots. Then make the bed and fold up the blankets and coats and lay them at the head of the bed on the knapsack. Then clean off the shelves of which we have only two." The list continues. He has to clean up his dishes and utensils…

GLC09355.044

1861-1877

Pamphlet

Title: The Medieval Art of Illumination as Applied to Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

GLC08880.120

1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Printed document

Title: The Gettysburg Address on one side and a picture of Lincoln on the other

GLC08880.140