Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous autographs and letters of American political and cultural figures, among them John and John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Jefferson Davis, Horace Greeley, and Lydia Sigourney. Also included are eleven letters to James F. Babcock, editor of the New Haven Weekly Palladium, on politics (1840-1866) and seven letters (1866-1872) to R. P. Cowles in New Haven from prospective lecturers.
Dates
- 1818-1880
Creator
- Ensign, Harry H. (Collector)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Miscellaneous autographs and letters of American political and cultural figures, among them John and John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Jefferson Davis, Horace Greeley, and Lydia Sigourney. Also included are eleven letters to James F. Babcock, editor of the New Haven Weekly Palladium, on politics (1840-1866) and seven letters (1866-1872) to R. P. Cowles in New Haven from prospective lecturers.
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Adams, John, 1735-1826
- Autographs
- Babcock, James F. (James Fairchild), 1809-1874
- Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881
- Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
- Brown, John
- Brown, John, 1800-1859
- Buckingham, William A. (William Alfred), 1804-1875
- Cowles, R. P.
- Curtis, George William, 1824-1892
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
- Dickinson, Anna E. (Anna Elizabeth), 1842-1932
- Eaton, William W. (William Wallace), 1816-1898
- Ferry, Orris S. (Orris Sanford), 1823-1875
- Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
- Hawkins, B. Waterhouse (Benjamin Waterhouse), 1807-1894
- Hibbard, R. G.
- Holley, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1804-1887
- Lyon, Nathaniel, -1861
- Minor, William T. (William Thomas), 1815-1889
- Mitchell, Donald Grant, 1822-1908
- New Haven (Conn.) -- Politics and government
- New Haven (Conn.) -- Social life and customs
- Platt, Orville Hitchcock, 1827-1905
- Porter, Lafayette G.
- Porter, Noah, 1811-1892
- Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
- Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard), 1791-1865
- Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883
- Tyler, John, 1790-1862
- United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
- Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882
- Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
- Wheeler, E. S.
- Title
- Guide to the Harry H. Ensign Autograph Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Ruth Gay
- Date
- December 1980
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511