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1848
Clark, J. P., fl. 1848
Yale University Class of 1848 autograph album with quotations, letters, prints
Leather-bound autograph album, extra-illustrated with portrait engravings and prints of Yale College and New Haven.
GLC08861
3 January 1863
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
New-York Daily Tribune. [Vol. 22, no. 6786 (January 3, 1863)]
One newspaper issue of New-York Daily Tribune, dated January 3, 1863. Prints the Emancipation Proclamation on page four. This is among the early printings of the Proclamation in a newspaper. Other news includes the Battle of Murfreesboro with map...
GLC08862
August 1776
Henry, David, 1710-1792
The Gentleman's magazine
Excerpt of the magazine that includes pages 337-388. The Declaration of Independence is printed on p. 361-362. On p. 377 there is the continuation of an account of the proceedings of the American colonists. The beginning of the article is not...
GLC08863
25 July 1804
Russell, Benjamin, 1761-1845
Columbian centinel & Massachusetts federalist. [Vol. 41, no. 43 (July 25, 1804)]
Includes an article reviewing Thomas Jefferson's administration and another denouncing Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury. Has coverage of the 11 July 1804 Aaron Burr-Alexander Hamilton duel on pages 1 and 2. Other articles detail local...
GLC08864
20 November 1862
Hauna, William, fl. 1862
to unknown
Discusses the Civil War, stating "the North cannot subjugate the South & that it could not even if successful at first hold it in subjugation. It seems therefore a sad waste of human life and a needless employment of natural resources ... "
GLC08866
1845
Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832
Journal of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, during his visit to Canada in 1776...
GLC08867
1875
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman.
Includes signature pasted on front endpaper.
GLC08868
1798
Morse, Jedediah, 1761-1826
The American Gazetteer
Second edition printed by J. Stockdale, C. Dilly and T. N. Longman.
GLC08869
March - June 1861
D. Appleton & Company, fl. 1861-1880
[Carte de visite of Lincoln with beard]
A retouched variant of Ostendorf O-55 with D. Appleton & Co. imprint on reverse. Ostendorf pp. 88-89 believed that Fredericks might have been the original photographer and dated the original negative to March-June 1861. (See GLC 4584 by C.D...
GLC08870
1833
Sedgwick, Theodore, 1811-1859
A Memoir of the life of William Livingston
Printed by J & J. Harper. Ex-libris copy of New England Historical & Genealogical Society.
GLC08871
19 June 1838
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Letter of Gerrit Smith to President Schmucker.
Smith discusses his and Schmucker's shared disapproval of the Colonization Society. Defends the Anti-Slavery Society against Schmucker's criticism. Also covers Schmucker's opinions of temperance. Contains several spots of water damage in former...
GLC08873
1836-1861
Collection of abolitionist newspapers [Decimalized .01-.59]
A collection of early anti-slavery and abolitionist newspapers, including issues of The Emancipator, the National Anti-Slavery Standard, and the Liberator. Some of the papers are edited by William Lloyd Garrison; others by Edmund Quincy & James...
GLC08875
1880s?
Stereocard viewer (hand-held)
Composed of wood, metal, and fabric.
GLC08876
circa 1867-1870
Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870
[hat and epaulets in a tin box]
Tin box was crafted specifically to hold the hat and epaulets. It is 20.5 cm high, 45.5 cm long, and 20.75 cm in width. Inside, the hat lays on its side while two folding platforms hold the epaulets for easy storage. Below the epaulets are two spaces...
GLC08877
circa 1790-1980
Portraits of historical figures: engravings, lithographs, photographs &c.
Short separate lists of images available. This artificially formed collection of engravings, lithographs, photogravures, photo-offset and halftones was put together in the 1970s and 1980s. Every signer of the Declaration of Independence and the...
GLC08878
Unknown
Charleston, S.C. in 1780
GLC08878.0056
1860-1939
Collection of prints, engravings, cartoons depicting Abraham Lincoln and others [Decimalized .01- .11]
GLC08879.01
1858/09/29
Illinois State Journal + Lincoln collateral (engravings, photos, etc.)
Includes oval print (mezzotint?) of Lincoln published by J.W. Whatley, London; two oval lithographs of Lincoln from Bufford's Print Publishing House, Boston; a keepsake of the Lincoln Memorial compliments of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (n.d.); a...
GLC08879.02
1868-1970
Various
Collection of Lincoln-related later memorabilia, pamphlets, books and articles[word processed inventory available] [Decimalized .001- .162]
Lincolniana (mostly twentieth century) including pamphlets, leaflets, images, booklets, and even a 33-1/3 recording. Most of the materials range from 1920-1969, with the majority in the 1930s and 1950s. Not individually numbered.
GLC08880
1787/09
Bradford, T. (fl. 1788)
U.S. Constitution
One pamphlet printing of the U.S. Contrirtution
GLC07834
1787/09 ca.
U.S. Constitution [Connecticut printing]
GLC07844
1953
Oswald, Richard
The Folly of invading Virginia
Collateral to Oswald manuscript, printing some of Oswald's other manuscripts concerning British policy in America. GLC 7121 is not in the limited edition printed by the University of Virginia Press.
GLC07121coll
Collateral to GLC05111.02.0914.
Lord, John S.
GLC05111.02.0914a
5 March 1861
Young, Joshua M. (fl. 1861)
President Lincoln's Inaugural. Maine Democrat Extra
Printing of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address in three colums.
GLC05557.01
1956
Kennedy, John F. (1917-1963)
Profiles in Courage
First edition, published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed "To Sam Houston Allred - a distinguished bearer of a great Texas name -" and signed by Kennedy. Written during a period of convalescence, Senator Kennedy highlights the great courage and...
GLC02530.01
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