Cravath, Swaine & Moore collection of historical documents

id
1356
origination
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
date statement
1848-1884
key date
1848
identifier (local_mss)
6346
org unit
Manuscripts and Archives Division
call number
MssCol 6346
b-number
b18752006
total components
12
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:10 UTC
updated
2026-06-26 18:20:53 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".2 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
unitid
{"value"=>"MssCol 6346", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"6346", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1848-1884", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1848/1884"}
date_inclusive_start
1848
date_inclusive_end
1884
keydate
1848
unittitle
{"value"=>"Cravath, Swaine & Moore collection of historical documents"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. <span class=\"subarea\">Manuscripts and Archives Division</span></span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The collection consists of seven letters, three documents, and two engravings. Most of the items relate to American lawyer and politician William Henry Seward and his law firm, Blatchford, Seward & Griswold, a predecessor to the New York City law film of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Includes documents signed by Seeward, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Samuel F.B. Morse, and Robert Blair Campbell."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Cravath, Swaine & Moore collection of historical documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Cravath, Swaine & Moore", "type"=>"corpname"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, 2006.</p>"}
altformavail
{"value"=>"<p>Photocopies of Grant and Lincoln letters available for consultation.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by Melanie A. Yolles.</p>"}
extent_statement
.2 linear feet (1 box)
date_start
1848
date_end
1884

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