- unitid
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{"value"=>"1280", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 1280", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1860-1946", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1860/1946"}
{"value"=>"1876-1925", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1876/1925"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1860
- date_inclusive_end
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1946
- keydate
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1860
- date_start
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1860
- date_end
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1946
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Francis R. Hagner collection"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 linear foot (3 boxes, 2 oversize folders)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Francis Randall Hagner (1873-1940), a collector of Americana, practiced medicine in Washington, D.C. A specialist in genito-urinary surgery, he was an attending physician to U.S. President William H. Taft. Collection consists of typed copies of letters, diaries, articles, court martial proceedings, and printed matter concerning General George A. Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. Typed transcripts are of the writings of participants in the campaign as well as contemporary and later commentators on the Indian Wars. Among the transcripts are accounts of the battle, commentary on Custer's participation in the Battle of the Washita in 1868, Custer's 1867 court martial, 1876 diary and article by General E.S. Godfrey, Court of Inquiry of Major Marcus A. Reno, and manuscript autobiography of Major General George Crook. Also, clippings and articles on the Indian Wars and related topics."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Francis R. Hagner collection, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Hagner, Francis Randall, 1873-1940", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Franis Randall Hagner (1873-1940), collector of Americana, was born, educated, and practiced medicine in Washington, D. C. A specialist in genitourinary surgery, he was an attending physician to President William H. Taft. His interest in Americana was far-reaching, including the Indian Wars, specifically the career of General George A. Custer (1839-1876); the Western and Southwestern states; fine printing in America; Alaska and the Arctic; and John J. Audubon (1785-1851).</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Hagner papers consist of typed copies of letters, diaries, articles, and court martial proceedings, as well as clippings, reprints, and pamphlets concerning General George A. Custer and the Battle of the Little Big Horn, 1876. The typed transcripts, bulk dates 1876-1925, are of the writings of both participants in the campaign, such as Colonel F. W. Benteen, General James Brisbin, General W, S. Edgerly, General E. S. Godfrey, and others, as well as contemporary and later commentators on the Indian Wars, including W. J. Ghent, W. M. Camp, and E. A. Brininstool. The majority of the earlier accounts, all the letters regarding the battle itself, the diaries and the court martial proceedings were typed in part or in their entirety at Hagner's expense at unknown times and locations, without indication of the ownership or location of the originals.</p> <p>Among these transcripts are accounts of the battle from scouts and enlisted men; a commentary on Custer's participation in the Battle of the Washita, 1868} a transcript of Custer's 1867 court martial; a transcript of a diary, May to September 1876, by General E. S. Godfrey, a member of the Seventh Cavalry, and an acknowledged authority on the history of the Battle; as well as a copy of an early draft of Godfrey's article ultimately published in the Century Magazine. There is also a transcript of the Court of Inquiry of Major Marcus A, Reno, 1879, and a typed copy of the manuscript autobiography of Major General George Crook, another participant in the campaign that included the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Finally, in addition to these materials on Custer and the Little Big Horn, there are a variety of clippings and articles on the Indian Wars and related topics.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>January 22, 1941, Received from Purchased from G. A. Baker & Co.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>10.12.1985</p>"}
- extent_statement
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1 linear foot (3 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
- date_bulk_start
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1876
- date_bulk_end
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1925