Politics, Government, and Law
Found in 1638 Collections and/or Records:
George A. and Elizabeth B. Custer papers
This collection includes miscellaneous correspondence of both Custers including military reports and orders, newspaper clippings, and two patents issued to G. A. Custer. Correspondents include Edwin. M. Stanton, Zachariah Chandler, Reuben E. Fenton, Andrew Johnson, Lawrence Barrett, William T. Sherman, Nelson A. Miles, B. O. Aylesworth, and A. B. Ostrander.
Custer high spots
Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. Luther's work is an extension of Fred Dustin's bibliography of works on George Armstrong Custer which Luther regards as inadequate. The item was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.
The Custer tragedy : events leading up to and following the Litte Big Horn Campaign of 1876
Typescripts with corrections of a book draft by Dustin. Also included is a carbon copy of another draft.
George F.N. Dailey scrapbook
Scrapbook including newspaper clippings and memorabilia. The items relate to the operations and functions of the United States Army.
William Horne Dame certificates and letter
The folder contains microfilmed copies of a certificate of membership in the Utah territorial legislature, a certificate verifying that Dame was an elder in the Mormon Church, and a letter, dated 12 August 1858, of an "investigating committee" of prominent Mormons (including the apostle, George Albert Smith) stating that complaints against Dame were without foundation. The nature of these complaints was not stated.
John Scott Davenport correspondence and pamphlets
Handwritten and typewritten correspondence, travel brochures, and newspaper articles. Much of the correspondence was written while Davenport served in the United States military during the Second World War. He spent most of his time in California and Okinawa during that war. Also included is some correspondence between family members.
William Davenport letters
Handwritten and signed letters mostly from Davenport. Also incluced are letters from the Secretary of War for the United States, Charles Conrad, and various other officials in the Treasury Department of the United States. The items are concerned with Davenport's claim for compensation for expenses incurred as military governor of Matamoros.
David Livingstone letter
David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies records
Contains informational pamphlets on a variety of countries from various years, as well as programs from the opening of the Kennedy Center.
David S. King autobiography, 1995
Contains two drafts of an autobiography written by David S. King. The autobiography cover his church service (as a missionary, as a mission president, and as temple president), his political work as a United States Congressman and ambassador to Madagascar, and his personal life.