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Archives related to: Bacon, Edward R. (Edward Rathbone), 1846-1915

titleDaniel Scott Lamont papers, 1853-1928
repositoryLibrary of Congress
descriptionFinancier, private secretary to President Grover Cleveland, and secretary of war. Correspondence, letterbooks, copies of telegrams, diaries, drafts of speeches and memoranda, financial papers, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia relating principally to Lamont's role and interest in New York state Democratic politics and to his work as private secretary to President Grover Cleveland and as secretary of war.
extent21,500 items 108 containers 30 linear feet
formatsCorrespondence Manuscript Scrapbooks Clippings Ephemera
accessThe papers of Daniel Scott Lamont are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
record linkhttps://lccn.loc.gov/mm77029249
finding aidhttps://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011220
acquisition informationThe papers of Daniel Scott Lamont, financier, personal secretary to President Grover Cleveland, and secretary of war, were given to the Library of Congress in 1929-1960 by Lamont’s heirs, Frances Lamont Robbins, Nancy Boyd Sokoloff, and Mrs. Robert E. Montgomery. Further installments were given, 1960-1974, by Sokoloff, Mrs. Montgomery, William Biederman, and Mrs. James Boyd and her estate.
updated03/16/2023 10:30:07
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titleHenry Clay Frick Furnishings Files
repositoryThe Frick Collection and Frick Art Research Library
descriptionThe New York residence of Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a prominent art collector and industrialist, was designed by Thomas Hastings and completed in 1914. The house, located at One East 70th Street, was opened in December 1935 as a public art gallery, The Frick Collection. Correspondence, telegrams, lists, notes and invoices document the furnishing and interior decoration of the house from 1913 to 1920.
extent0.5 Linear feet (1 box)
accessThese records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information.
record linkhttps://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991008291739707141
finding aidhttps://www.frick.org/sites/default/files/FindingAids/HCFFurnishingsFiles.html
updated10/28/2024 10:34:46
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titleHarvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits
repositoryHarvard University Archives
descriptionPhotographs of individuals associated with Harvard University: faculty, students, administrators, staff, honorees, and habitués of Harvard Square. For those whose lives pre-date the era of photography, the contents of the folders are often photographic reproductions of other image types, such as etchings, paintings, or drawings. In a few cases, the images themselves may be original etchings or sketches.
extent50 cubic feet 20000 photographs 10000 folders
accessThere are no restrictions on access to this material. Fragile or oversized items may require special handling.
record linkhttp://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/000604217/catalog
finding aidhttps://hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu/repositories/4/resources/4016
acquisition informationThe material in this collection was gathered by the University Archives chiefly through gifts.
updated03/14/2023 15:28:28
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titleE. R. Bacon
repositoryBoston Public Library
descriptionEdward Rathbone Bacon, Esq., "railway king," b. in New York, 1846, d. 1915; Director of Baltimore & Ohio and other railway Companies.
extent1 print : etching ; plate mark 24 x 16 cm
accessNo known restrictions on use.
record linkhttps://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/fb494z920
finding aidn/a
acquisition informationn/a
updated03/14/2023 15:31:26
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