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Thomas Jefferson letter and signature, 1804-1807

 File — Container: 2, Folder: 14

Scope and Contents note

From the Collection:

This is a collection of single item manuscripts or small groupings of materials, 1730s-1983 and undated. This collection includes signatures of Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, John Hancock, and Thomas Jefferson; letters from Jefferson Davis, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave Flaubert, James Madison, James Monroe, George Moore, Edgar Allen Poe, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Roger Brooke Taney, Queen Victoria, George Washington, and Woodrow Wilson. There are photostats of Edith Wharton letters (originals at Garrett Library); manuscripts of Marie Dujardin (widow of Edouard Dujardin); manuscripts and letters of Karl Shapiro. There are also 20 Baltimore Sun articles by H. L. Mencken regarding Johns Hopkins University.

Dates

  • Creation: 1804-1807

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Collection is open for use.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.89 Cubic Feet (3 legal size document boxes, 2 legal half-size document boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA