George Bancroft collection

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 195", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"195", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"George Bancroft collection"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1606-1887", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1606/1887"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"60 linear feet (432 v. and 15 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1606

date_inclusive_end

1887

origination

{"value"=>"Bancroft, George, 1800-1891", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"Collector", "role_code"=>"col"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>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 Great Britain from 1846 to 1849, and Minister to Germany from 1867 to 1874. In addition to History of the United States, Bancroft wrote other historical studies and biographies.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of transcripts (and some originals) of letters, dispatches, statistical data, journals, minutes of proceedings, and other papers culled from American, British and European sources by George Bancroft in the course of research for his historical works. Bulk of the collection reflects the economic, political, military, and diplomatic relations between Great Britain and its North American colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly the period leading up to the American Revolution of 1775-1783, the war itself, and the immediate aftermath of the war culminating in the writing and adoption of the U.S. Constitution. There are materials on the presidencies of George Washington and James K. Polk, and the 1872 dispute between Great Britain and U.S. over the water boundary between the U.S. and British Columbia. Also, records dealing with relations in the 18th century between the U.S. and continental European countries, and various European countries with each other (especially Prussia, Austria, France, Spain, and Great Britain).</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 82M37"}

{"date"=>"1893", "source"=>"Bancroft, George - Estate; commercial dealers", "method"=>"Purchase (by Lenox LIbrary)", "value"=>"Purchase (by Lenox LIbrary), Bancroft, George - Estate; commercial dealers, 1893"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Selected materials (including Hessian manuscripts) available on microfilm; New York Public Library</p>"}

langmaterial_code

ger

fre

spa

eng

keydate

1606

langmaterial

{"value"=>"Some materials are in German, French or Spanish"}

prefercite

{"value"=>"George Bancroft collection, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"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 Great Britain from 1846 to 1849, and Minister to Germany from 1867 to 1874. In addition to History of the United States, Bancroft wrote other historical studies and biographies. Collection consists of transcripts (and some originals) of letters, dispatches, statistical data, journals, minutes of proceedings, and other papers culled from American, British and European sources by George Bancroft in the course of research for his historical works. Bulk of the collection reflects the economic, political, military, and diplomatic relations between Great Britain and its North American colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly the period leading up to the American Revolution of 1775-1783, the war itself, and the immediate aftermath of the war culminating in the writing and adoption of the U.S. Constitution. There are materials on the presidencies of George Washington and James K. Polk, and the 1872 dispute between Great Britain and U.S. over the water boundary between the U.S. and British Columbia. Also, records dealing with relations in the 18th century between the U.S. and continental European countries, and various European countries with each other (especially Prussia, Austria, France, Spain, and Great Britain).", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

60 linear feet (432 v. and 15 boxes)

date_start

1606

date_end

1887

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