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Collection of Essays on Mid-Late 19th Century Topics

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: yhm-arc-0000-298

Content Description

Ledger of essays or declamations. From index: Porter's Reply to Reed (in the Guiteau Trial); The Battle of New Orleans; Opening of the Mississippi in '62; Influence of Imagination; Spirit of '76; Ingersoll on Alcohol; Starvation in Ireland; Liberty vs. Socialism [dated 1902]; The Poetry of Our Civil War; Puritanism; and Virtue (a selection from Emerson); not included in index: The Negro in American History. Also includes notes on library funds, 1935, and lists of Dewey Decimal and some Library of Congress classifications.

Acquisition Type

In the Archives since time immemorial

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1850 - 1935

Extent

.1 Linear Feet (1 volume)

  • essays Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus