Sheehan, William F. (William Francis), 1859-1917.

American politician, lieutenant governor of New York. Collection consists primarily of correspondence.

Talbot, William F.

Correspondence, printed material, play reports from the long-time editor-in-chief of drama publisher Samuel French, Inc.

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Day-by-day accounts of the trial of William Freeman, accused of multiple murders in Upstate New York, one of the first American trials to employ the insanity defense. Freeman was prosecuted by John Van Buren, son of President Martin Van Buren, and defended by William Seward, later Secretary of State to President Abraham Lincoln.

Chapman, William Gerard, 1877-1945.

American author and journalist, Collection contains correspondence with authors Harold Channing Wire and Vingie Roe.

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Ink and colored pencil portrait of the American actor William Gillette. Signed by Gillette.

Gropper, William, 1897-1977.

Papers of the American painter, illustrator, cartoonist, lithographer. Correspondence (1927-1950); original drawings, paintings, and prose by Gropper and others; published material, including cartoons from New Masses, clippings, exhibition lists, and illustrations (1918-1968); and a scrapbook containing birthday congratulations.

Benjamin, William H.

Papers of the American publisher of the National Farm News, a publication devoted to the interests of the American farmer; includes incoming correspondence from congressmen, senators, and governors concerning a campaign by the National Farm News for rural road development.

Ellis, William H., fl. 1835-1838.

Ellis was superintendent of lighthouses in Connecticut and New Hampshire. Letters from S. Pleasonton, 5th Auditor and Acting Commissioner of Revenue, Treasury Department, concerning building and repairing lighthouses, behavior of attendants, and appointments.

Gifford, William H.

Two letters related to Gifford's work as a lawyer in Syracuse, New York.

Mace, William H. (William Harrison), 1852-1938.

The William H. Mace Papers contains the written works of William H. Mace, a faculty member of the History Department at Syracuse University.

Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872.

Letters to and from the American politician and lawyer.

Sumner, William H. (William Hyslop), 1780-1861.

Incoming correspondence of the Massachusetts lawyer, justice of the peace and adjutant general in the Massachusetts militia. Also included are a few letters addressed to his father, Increase Sumner, and a few official documents.

Hays, William, fl. 1830-1880.

Correspondence and legal papers of the American attorney.

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

Photographs taken by the American landscape photographer, of various locations in the American West and Southwest.

Highland, William.

Diary kept while Highland was serving in the United States Navy.

Royce, William Hobart, 1878-

Papers of the American author, bibliographer, book collector, founder of the Balzac Society of America. Correspondence (1901-1962) from Marcel Bouteron, Edwin Preston Dargan, Jean Pommier, Stefan Zweig, and others, mostly Balzac collectors and scholars; writings (1905-1962), including articles, and books on Balzac, as well as translations; and material relating to the Balzac Society of America, including its Bulletin (1940-1962) and membership files (1940-1962).

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.

Papers of the U. S. President. Outgoing correspondence concerning recommendations for appointments; the raising of a native militia and the use of American engineers in the Philippines; and devising a plan for a government in Manila.

Howland, William, 1823-1905.

Correspondence, receipts, miscellaneous papers to and from William Howland, Cayuga County businessman and member of the New York State Assembly.

Hunter, William, fl. 1817-1825.

Account books, correspondence, and notes of the commanding officer of the USS Franklin.

Arkell, W. J. (William J.), 1856-1930.

Papers of the American publisher, journalist. One commemorative menu, rest is business and personal correspondence, largely in connection with the Judge, a weekly magazine of wit and humor which began publication in 1881 in New York. Correspondents include August Belmont, James G. Blaine, George W. Childs, Charles A. Dana, Chauncey M. Depew, Joseph W. Drexel, Stephen B. Elkins, Joseph B. Foraker, George Jay Gould, David B. Hill, Collis P. Huntington, Robert Ingersoll, Levi P. Morton, John C. New, Bill Nye, William W. Phelps, Thomas B. Reed, Whitelaw Reid, Samuel Sloan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and William Kissam Vanderbilt.