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Found 6 collections related to Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 23877
.76 linear feet (4 volumes)
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a soldier, politician, and seventh President of the United States. William Berkeley Lewis (1784-1866) of Tennessee was Andrew Jackson's friend and political advisor. The Andrew Jackson and William B. Lewis... more
Levy, Richard John -- collector
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4809
.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
The Richard John Levy and Sally Waldman Sweet Collection contains letters and documents signed by prominent political figures, military leaders, authors and scientists. The date span of the collection is from 1766-1935. Notable individuals include... more
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 195
60 linear feet (432 v. and 15 boxes)
George Bancroft (1800-1891) was an American historian, diplomat and public official who wrote the ten-volume History of the United States. Bancroft's positions included Collector of the Port of Boston, Secretary of the Navy under Polk, Minister to... more
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 17764
1 box
James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States. Letters and documents of James K. Polk, 1827-1845, one letter of his wife, Sarah, and one letter to Polk from James Irvin, 1845. Included in the collection is a volume of autographs of... more
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 196
29 linear feet (42 boxes, 37 v.)
Collection consists of correspondence, dispatches, writings by Bancroft and others, legal papers and accounts, clippings, notes, photographs, and research materials. General correspondence, 1823-1890, contains Bancroft's correspondence, 1847-1849,... more
Merrill, Charles Benjamin
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1972
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Charles Benjamin Merrill kept this diary from April 14, 1844-July 22, 1847 while he was a student at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and during vacations at home in Portland, Maine. Entries refer to lectures and teachers; sermons, often... more
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