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Collection Title:
Creator:
Hooper, Samuel, 1808-1875.
Inclusive Dates:
1856-1874
Abstract:
Papers of the American merchant, legislator from Massachusetts. Twenty items of outgoing correspondence about politics (Schuyler Colfax), interpretation of the usury law (Nahum Capen), as well as social invitations (Adam Badeau, Benjamin Perley Poore) and a letter of introduction (Charles Sumner).
Type of Material:
Letters (correspondence)
Subject:
Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877.
Legislators.
Politicians.
Politics, government and public administration
Legislators -- United States.
Politicians -- United States.
Usury laws -- United States.

2.

Collection Title:
Creator:
Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891.
Inclusive Dates:
1843-1917
Abstract:
The Benson John Lossing Collection is an assortment of correspondence, drawings, writings, and memorabilia relating to the 19th century historian, illustrator, and editor of The American Historical Review (1813-1891). Predominantly correspondence, the collection centers around Lossing's information gathering for his popularizations of American history, while it also illuminates the early publishing industry in the United States.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Drawings (visual works)
Manuscripts for publication.
Memorabilia.
Subject:
Correspondents.
Artists.
Editors.
Historians.
Illustrators.
Art -- Illustrators
Historians
Publishing, printing and book arts
Artists -- United States.
Editors -- United States.
Historians -- United States.
History publishing -- United States.
Illustrators -- United States.
Publishers and publishing -- United States.