Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur Howe Jr. papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1755
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, and general files that document Arthur Howe Jr.'s service as Yale admissions dean, tenure on the Board of Directors of Hampton Institute, and family history.
Dates:
1857-2012
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Arthur Howe Jr. papers
Rufus and S. Willard Saxton papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 431
Overview:
The papers include correspondence, journals, memorabilia, and photographs that document the life of Samuel Willard Saxton and the career of his brother General Rufus Saxton during the Civil War. The largest portion of the papers is composed of S. Willard Saxton's multi-volumed journal, which he began in 1847 while at Brook Farm and continued until the 1920s. The journal chronicles his career as a printer, aide-de-camp, and civil servant; his travels; family; his interests in the cultural life...
Dates:
1834-1934
William Graham Sumner papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 291
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, notes and research materials, clippings, memorabilia, photographs and financial records of William Graham Sumner, a sociologist, professor at Yale University, and advocate of free trade and the gold standard. The correspondence (over 13,000 items) documents many of Sumner's interests including the Yale College curriculum and economic and political issues. It also includes substantive accounts from friends in the South about Reconstruction, the...
Dates:
1863-1946
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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William Graham Sumner papers