1873

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Photograph

Title: Two photographs

[Joseph Smith] and Mormon Tabernacle under construction (closeup) .

GLC03030.06

1873

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Photograph

Title: Six photographs of giant redwoods .

Two with a log cabin

GLC03030.09

1873

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Photograph

Title: Nine photographs of San Francisco ca. 1877

1) "Cliff House" [the famous restaurant] 2+3) Outcroppings with sea lions (both faded), 4) row houses, 5) Victorian mansion, 6) white-breasted seabirds on a rock, 7) view of churches, 8) chicks of seabirds, 9) coromants on a cliff.

GLC03030.24

1873

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Photograph

Title: Castle-like structure

GLC03030.27

1873

Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

Photograph

Title: Photograph of lower town with #27 in background

GLC03030.31

circa 1838

Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872

Pamphlet signed

Title: Notes on Architecture

Survey of classical architecture, with plates depicting Greek and Roman columns. Signed by Henry W. Halleck in ink on the first page. Lithography by George Aspinwall at the U.S. Military Academy Press. Owned by Halleck while a cadet at West Point. Bound together in a book with GLC05707.01-.07.

GLC05707.02

29 March circa 1840

Humphreys, Sarah, fl. 1830-1840

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph A. Humphreys

Writing to her son, she recounts the family's experiences in the city. Her daughters have attended so many parties they are running out of clothes. She wishes for a lock of her son's hair to make a bracelet. Writes that she has been to see "Daguerre's celebrated chemical pictures [Dioramas] from Paris, (oil paintings) in which, by modifying the light upon the picture, are exhibited two entirely distinct representations on the same canvas . . . ." She identifies the images as the Monastery of Mount Surrat in Catatonia, St. Eteinne's church at Paris, and the crumbling of mount Rouffiberg…

GLC04501.101

9 March 1862

Smith, William Wallace, fl. 1861-1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Asa Smith

Written by William Wallace Smith to his brother Asa Smith. References receiving Asa's letter and the "smoking cap" that came with it. Says nothing is going on, but says it won't be long because every man is to be provided with 60 rounds of ammunition. Tells him about picket duty. Says he went to Falls Church and went to the church that George Washington helped to build. Says "it is a square brick building [that] does not look much like a church on the outside." Updates him on mutual friends. Embossed American eagle on the first page of the letter with the words "Union and Constitution" also…

GLC03742.10

27 November 1860

McSherry, Anna, 1833-?

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry F. McSherry

Written by Anna to her brother Henry who was an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy and is stationed in Brooklyn, New York aboard the USS "Vandalia." References receiving Henry's letter. Says he ought to get any books that he wants as "time spent in reading good works is well employed." Says the more she looks at his photograph, the more she realizes it is such a good likeness. Mentions sights to see in New York, including Trinity Church, the Cooper Insititute in the Astor Library, and "Mr. Aspinwall's picture of the Immaculate Conception." Says Dr. McGary came by to say goodbye. McGary is…

GLC03523.21.03

11 August 1861

Phelps, Diton, fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter

Title: to Edith M. Phelps

Writes to his sister from Camp Gibson. Says that they are placing a masked battery about a mile from camp. Writes that they are clearing an area of trees that is about a mile in width. Says that 14 men out of his company were chopping down trees yesterday and today. Reports that they are about nine miles from Fairfax Court House where there is a rebel camp. They have picket guards in place between them and the rebel camp with the bridge being heavily guarded. Describes an impending battle that General [Winfield] Scott is planning. He is preparing a masked battery to relieve the picket…

GLC03523.49.04

22 June 1862

Jones, William B., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Reeser

Jones writes from headquarters, Camp White House. Wishes Reeser well. Reports that he is within twenty miles of Richmond, Virginia and his company is fighting off Confederate guerrilla parties. Describes a skirmish in which the Confederates wounded twenty Union men, burned some hay and grain wagons, and stole mules. Jones's men took sixty Confederate prisoners. Describes confederate soldiers acting as "farmers and younian men untill we get out of thare site… we cant yet to do as we pleas or we wold not hav afarmer in Viriginey we wold kill them as fast as we cold find them… " Mentions…

GLC03523.43.02

November 1936

Communist Party of the United States of America

Pamphlet

Title: The Communist.

One pamphlet entitled "The Communist," published in November 1936. Articles related to labor rights, communism and the economy in Russia, and the liberation of Brazilian architect and mayor of Sao Paola, Francisco Prestes Maia.

GLC09640.053

25 July 1858

Stauffer, David M., 1845-1913

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to "Father"

One letter dated Back Woods, July 25, 1858 from David M. Stauffer to his father. Writes about his request for lard and butter and how much they cost. Mentions that if his mother wants blackberry jam she will need to send sugar. Gives udpates on other family members. Part of letter torn.

GLC07713.02.01

1861-1877

Stauffer, David M., 1845-1913

Document

Title: [Sample of Old English typefaces]

One undated scrap of paper which is a sample of Old English typefaces.

GLC07713.02.03

8 September 1883

Stauffer, David M., 1845-1913

Document

Title: Receipt from S.H. Zahm & Co.

One receipt from S.H. Zahm & Co., to D.M. Stauffer dated Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 8, 1883. Item being charged cannot be identified because handwriting is illegible.

GLC07713.02.04

December 21, 1877

Document

Title: to John S. Witmer

One extract of a letter dated December 21, 1877 from S.S. [Rathoon] to John S. Witmer. Letter pertains to the descriptions of a building where Congress originally convened in Lancaster. This location was later converted into "White Tavern."

GLC07713.02.07

1853

G. P. Putnam and Co.

Book

Title: Homes Of American Authors: Comprising Anecdotical, Personal And Descriptive Sketches, By Various Writers.

One book published by G. P. Putnam and Co. dated 1853. Book contains illustrations of authors' residencies from original drawings. Features the homes of John James Audubon, James K. Paulding, Washington Irving, William Cullen Bryant, George Bacnroft, Richard Henry Dana, Wiliam H. Prescott, Miss C. M. Sedgewick, James Fenimore Cooper, Edward Everett, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Gilmore Simms, Henry W. Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, John Pendleton Kennedy, and James Russell Lowell. Envelope adhered to the inside of the back cover contains a smaller envelope with a letter…

GLC09690.01

3 November 1918

Lyons, Curtis Blair, 1894-1968

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Helen Lyons

Writes to his wife about his landing in France. Describes the differences between the United States and France, especially the buildings, the automobiles, and the money. Wonders if she has received his postcards from New York. Written on YMCA letterhead.

GLC07810.066

24 April 1864

Stark, Lydia, fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to her brother

Writes about the nice weather they are having and that the children are outside playing in the back yard while her husband plays the violin. Gives him a detailed description of her home. Draws a small floor plan of the house. She has been busy cleaning the house, making carpets, and getting the children ready to start school. Herbert and Willie were greatly excited to receive his letters and will be writing to him again soon. She has read his letter to her friend Susan. Writes that she would like to visit the western part of the country. She is also excited for when he gets married. His…

GLC03523.42.44

21 August 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to W

Letter is signed by "Mary & Cornell." They were very happy to have received his letter and it has been a long time since he had last written. They write that Uncle John and Aunt Lydia are feeling poorly. The other family friends are well. The new house is very nice and a family friend, Justice Clarke, is building it for them. With help being scarce and Uncle John not feeling well, they gave up the idea of using stone for their house and are busy working on a frame. They provide a detailed description of the dimensions of the new house. Write about the excellent bedrooms, cellar and other…

GLC03523.42.51

24 March 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary

He is glad to hear that Emma is doing well. He writes that he is doing well also. Once he arrived in Washington, D.C. he is unsure of what the army's next move will be. On the march from Charlestown, Maryland to Berryville, Virginia there was a great amount of rain and the roads became extremely muddy. Once the Union Army arrived in Berryville they drove off the rebels there by firing their artillery. The troops had no tents and had to sleep on the cold ground while it rained. They also had no fires as the rebels were close by. The troops expected an attack at night but none came. In the…

GLC03523.42.09

25 May 1864

Peyster, John Watts de, 1821-1907

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to W. H. Whitimore

Thanks Whitmore for four volumes and accompanying pamphlets. Writes that the cost of publishing has deterred Mr. Morgan from publishing biographies on [John] Watts (New York politican and member of the Third U.S. Congress) [John George] Leake (New York lawyer and founder of the Leake and Watt's Orphange), and another de Peyster family member. Encloses photographs (not included) of the dePeyster and Watts family vaults at Trinity Church in New York City. Mentions a letter from his son regarding the battle of Williamsburg in 1862. His son was aide de camp to General Philip Kearny, a member…

GLC02016.177

1862-1865

Heidder, G.H., fl. 1861-1865

Sketch

Title: [Drawing of Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos) in St. Augustine, Florida]

The drawing shows an east side view of Fort Marion, which was controlled by the Confederacy during the Civil War. On the back is a note describing the fort, it's building material (coquina) made from crushed shells and its construction by the Spanish, who completed it in 1756. The fort was originally named the Castillo de San Marcos (and renamed Fort Marion by the United States after it acquired Florida) and has served as a National Park Service site, the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, since 1924. The note is addressed to Emeline and signed "your Absent Hewsband."

GLC03953.03

11 July 1856

Ewing, Hugh B., 1826-1905

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Ewing

Says he has been in Chicago on business and will leave soon. Describes Chicago as "dull," and the houses in the city as being, " ... the merest shells - which the north west wind, would blow into the Prairie, ... But the people, who are 'sand blind,' think them magnificent structures." Criticizes a client he was in Chicago to do business with.

GLC03601.11

circa 1862

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: Headquarters of Gen. Jas. H. Van Allen, military governor, Yorktown Va. May 17. 62

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a house. Title written in ink at bottom. On verso is written in an unknown hand, "Sketched by John B. Bachelder."

GLC02670.06