Letter signed Martin Van Buren, New York to John P. Van Ness, Washington. I am pursuing my studies with your brother where I shall remain until you come to this place. (3 pages), 1802 Dec 27
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of papers signed and/or written by United States presidents. They were gathered together because of their signatures, not because of the content of the documents. The two boxes contain papers from James Madison through Richard Nixon. The papers vary from land grants to appointments to offices. There are many letters included in this collection that were written to friends and well-wishers. In the oversize folder, there are news clippings about President John F. Kennedy and a program printed for President Woodrow Wilson’s visit to Manchester, England on December 27, 1918. The first volume is from the Bixby collection and is entitled “Original Letters and Documents of the Presidents of the United States.” It contains signatures of presidents from George Washington through William Howard Taft. The second volume is Grover Cleveland’s speech for the Young German Men's Association in Buffalo, New York on March 11, 1901.
Dates
- 1802 Dec 27
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Due to security concerns, items from this collection must be paged to the Special Archives Request table.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.3 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes, 2 volumes, 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Signer, Person)
- From the Collection: Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886 (Signer, Person)
- From the Collection: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 (Signer, Person)
- From the Collection: Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: McKinley, William, 1843-1901 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 (Signer, Person)
- From the Collection: Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, John, 1790-1862 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository