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Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1804 - 1869

Biography

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), 14th president of the United States (1853–1857).

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

W. Cameron Caswell and John Marshall Holcombe, Jr. collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1637
Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence and legal documents bearing the signatures of United States presidents, vice-presidents, cabinet members, and other historical figures. Portraits and photographs of the presidents complete the collection.

Dates: 1787-1962
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > W. Cameron Caswell and John Marshall Holcombe, Jr. collection

Nathaniel Hawthorne Collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 204
Abstract: The Hawthorne collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, and personal papers documenting the life and work of Nathaniel Hawthorne.Series I, Owen Franklin Aldis Gift, is organized into three subseries: Correspondence, Writings, and Other Papers. Correspondence consists of letters from Hawthorne to others, including the reverend George Ripley and the publisher Ticknor and Fields, as well as a third party letter from Hawthorne's son Julian. There is one corrected and bound holograph...
Dates: 1800-1919
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Nathaniel Hawthorne Collection

Pierce-Dahlgren-Vinton family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 398
Abstract: The principal figure in these papers is Sarah Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren, whose daughter, Ulrica Dahlgren married Josiah Pierce (1861-1902). More than half the papers consists of family correspondence chiefly for the years 1824-1873. Also in included are sketchbooks, memoirs, genealogical materials, account books, legal records and autographs of Civil War generals and admirals. The correspondence of Josiah Pierce (1827-1913) who was secretary of the U.S. legation in St. Petersburg includes...
Dates: 1792-1936
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Pierce-Dahlgren-Vinton family papers

Isaac Ingalls Stevens papers

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS 442-445
Abstract: The Stevens papers contain correspondence, reports, memoranda, and maps documenting the 1856 declaration of martial law in Washington Territory and Indian hostilities, relations with the Hudson's Bay Company and the Puget Sound Agricultural Company, and political events during Steven's administration (WA MSS 442-444). In 1857, Stevens prepared a map of the Washington and Nebraska territories for his report on the railroad survey with information on various Indian tribes, reservations,...
Dates: 1848-1859
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Isaac Ingalls Stevens papers

United States presidents collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 271
Abstract:

Letters, legal documents, and other material created or signed by United States presidents.

Dates: 1778-1948
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > United States presidents collection

Alfred White Van Sinderen Collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1095
Abstract:

The collection consists of letters of thirty-five presidents of the United States from George Washington to Lyndon B. Johnson. Each is represented by one letter written in office and one written after leaving office. There are also fifteen other letters either written by a United States president or relating to a United States president.

Dates: 1782-1969
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Alfred White Van Sinderen Collection