Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Alexander, Charles Beatty, 1849-1927
| title | John Hay Papers, 1829-1916 | repository | Brown University, John Hay Archives |
| description | Hay's correspondence with his family and with literary, diplomatic, and political contemporaries; Civil War diaries and those kept by Hay as Secretary of the Legations in Paris, Vienna, and Madrid, 1866-1870; manuscript poems; galley proofs; personal letterpress copy books. Subjects include: Civil War; Lincoln and his administration; Reconstruction; court life in Paris; Hay's choice of careers; the bi-metal monetary standard; the Canadian boundary settlement; the fur seal question; Japanese naval activity; British politics; American political affairs, etc. Biog/hist Brown class of 1858. Secretary to Abraham Lincoln; Ambassador to Court of St. James; Secretary of State; author |
| extent | Over 9100 items |
| formats | Correspondence Manuscript Diaries |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://josiah.brown.edu/record=b2498067 |
| finding aid | Typescript inventory available for small portion of collection. Items individually cataloged in Manuscript Card Catalog |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:59 |
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