William S. Hunt collection of Henry Clay materials

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 564", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"564", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"William S. Hunt collection of Henry Clay materials"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"ca. 1800-1930s", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1800/1939"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.2 linear feet (3 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1800

date_inclusive_end

1939

origination

{"value"=>"Clay, Henry, 1777-1852", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Henry Clay (1777-1852), an American statesman, served as Congressman from Kentucky and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1811 to 1821 and 1823 to 1825. He was Secretary of State (1825-1829) and Whig Party senator (1831-1842, 1849-1852). Three times, he was the unsuccessful candidate for U.S. President (1824, 1832 and 1844).</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of correspondence and reproductions of paintings and engravings of Clay. Correspondence includes transcriptions of Clay's correspondence, ca. 1800-1852; location of original portraits of Clay; and a few letters from the Clay family. Reproductions of portraits were collected by William S. Hunt for a planned work about Clay.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 41M108"}

{"date"=>"1941", "source"=>"Parke-Bernet Galleries", "method"=>"Purchase", "value"=>"Purchase, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1941"}

keydate

1800

prefercite

{"value"=>"William S. Hunt collection of Henry Clay materials, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Henry Clay (1777-1852), an American statesman, served as Congressman from Kentucky and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1811 to 1821 and 1823 to 1825. He was Secretary of State (1825-1829) and Whig Party senator (1831-1842, 1849-1852). Three times, he was the unsuccessful candidate for U.S. President (1824, 1832 and 1844). Collection consists of correspondence and reproductions of paintings and engravings of Clay. Correspondence includes transcriptions of Clay's correspondence, ca. 1800-1852; location of original portraits of Clay; and a few letters from the Clay family. Reproductions of portraits were collected by William S. Hunt for a planned work about Clay.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

1.2 linear feet (3 boxes)

date_start

1800

date_end

1939

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