United States -- Politics and government
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Jefferson Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0770
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 890 documents, primarily letters written by Jefferson and letters written to him, arranged in chronological order. There are also notes in Jefferson's hand, pamphlets, and circulars. Jefferson kept copies of his outgoing correspondence and filed all letters alphabetically and chronologically, making them quickly accessible for later use. His filing notes are evident on most of the documents in the collection.
Many of the...
Dates:
1773-1826
David Murphy Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1113
Scope and Contents
The David Murphy Papers consist of military commissions, correspondence, a typed copy of a diary of his service in Missouri and Illinois during the War of 1812, land surveys, poll registers, and documents relating to Murphy’s challenge of the election of 1826. The bulk of the papers are related to Murphy’s military service and his challenge relating to the election of 1826.
Dates:
1793-1828
News-Telegraph Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0893
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, advertising files, internal memos and management documents, copy files of materials published in issues (final and raw copy), some photographs, and various ephemeral resources collected by staff and/or sent to the News-Telegraph. The collection is divided into four series: News Resources, Jim Thomas, Administration, and Production. The...
Dates:
1965-2000; Majority of material found within 1982-1997
Presidents Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1250
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....
Dates:
1802-1969
Prior Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2290
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mainly of correspondence between William King Prior and his wife Helen while he was serving in World War II and she was home in Jefferson City, Missouri. Also included in the last two folders are a history of the Prior family, several photographs, and programs.
The collection also includes a packet of translated emails between Nikolaus Messmer and Prince Maximilian of Germany. Apparently, Prior had taken some family heirloom...
Dates:
1944-1945
William Tecumseh Sherman Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1508
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present.
Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates:
1850-1916
James Wilkinson Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1746
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from General James Wilkinson with several government officials and military officers. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1805-1806, when Wilkinson served as governor of the Louisiana Territory, and discusses administrative affairs of the territory.
Dates:
1788-1932; Majority of material found within 1788-1824