Creator:
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891.
Inclusive Dates:
1844- 1881
Abstract:
Papers of the American historian, diplomat. Bancroft served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy
under James K. Polk, and later as U.S. minister to Great Britain (1846-1849), to Prussia (1867-1871), and to the
German Empire (1871-1874).
Consists of correspondence, chiefly outgoing; includes recommendations for appointments, letters of introduction,
responses to social invitations, and acknowledgements of receipt of books, historical documents, and various other
items. Correspondents include A.D. Bache, John H. Campbell, G.W. Childs, Joel Munsell, Ambrose Sevier, Edward H.
Wright, and Hendrick B. Wright.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Subject:
Diplomats.
Historians.
Historians
Politics, government and public administration
Diplomats, United States.
Historians, United States.
Creator:
Bannister, Henry S.
Inclusive Dates:
1861- 1958
Abstract:
Papers of the American printer and antiquarian, founder of Albany, New York,
firm which bore his name. Collection includes Munsell family genealogy,
letter to William Leete Stone, letters about Munsell, invoices and receipts,
photographic portraits, and biographer David S. Edelstein's research on the
life and work of Joel Munsell.
Type of Material:
Correspondence.
Deeds.
Diaries.
Genealogies (histories)
Photographs.
Receipts (financial records)
Research notes.
Subject:
Biographers.
Printers.
Publishers.
Publishing, printing and book arts
New York State
Biographers -- United States.
Printers -- United States.
Printers -- New York (State) -- Albany.
Publishers and publishing -- United States.
Publishers and publishing -- New York (State) -- Albany.
Creator:
Bannister, Henry S.
Inclusive Dates:
1993- 1993
Abstract:
American amateur bibliographer. Collection consists of research files relating to Albany printer Joel Munsell.
Type of Material:
Research notes.
Subject:
Biographers.
Printers.
Publishers.
Publishing, printing and book arts
New York State
Biographers -- United States.
Printers -- United States.
Printers -- New York (State) -- Albany.
Publishers and publishing -- United States.
Publishers and publishing -- New York (State) -- Albany.