Jared Sparks letters and other material

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unitid

{"value"=>"4628", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 4628", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1822-1861", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1822/1861"}

date_inclusive_start

1822

date_inclusive_end

1861

keydate

1822

unittitle

{"value"=>"Jared Sparks letters and other material"}

{"value"=>"Ford collection"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".1 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 folder", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Collection consists mainly of letters from American historian, educator, and editor Jared Sparks to Virgil Maxcy, Gales &Seaton, Eliza Bard, J. K. Tefft, and others. Letters relate to editorial matters; books and periodicals sent and received; historical research; his search for letters, manuscripts, and autographs of notable historical figures; and his friendship with Eliza Bard, daughter of William Bard. Other material includes a list of books; and a manuscript draft, presumably of an article for the American Quarterly Review."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Jared Sparks letters and other material, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists mainly of letters from American historian, educator, and editor Jared Sparks to Virgil Maxcy, Gales &Seaton, Eliza Bard, J. K. Tefft, and others. Letters relate to editorial matters; books and periodicals sent and received; historical research; his search for letters, manuscripts, and autographs of notable historical figures; and his friendship with Eliza Bard, daughter of William Bard. Other material includes a list of books; and a manuscript draft, presumably of an article for the American Quarterly Review.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of John Pierpont Morgan, 1899, with additional gifts and purchases.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Messick</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"type"=>"formspartof", "value"=>"<p>Forms part of Ford collection</p>"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1822

date_end

1861

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