{"value"=>"<p>The Henry Baldwin Papers consist of his correspondence, 1887-1902, and the notes and scrapbooks he assembled for the Library Americana. The correspondence includes letters, circulars, minutes, and printed material he sent and received during the organization of the Morton House, Philadelphia, and Chicago conferences of patriotic orders and his research on American secret societies. These letters to and from members of patriotic and fraternal orders throughout the U. S. discuss the need for one comprehensive national organization, foreign influence in the U. S., the restriction of immigration, anti-Catholicism, and related issues. Correspondents include Andrew Powell of the American Patriotic League and representatives of the Columbian College of Citizenship, the American Union Party, and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. The correspondence also concerns Baldwin's participation in William McDowell's Pan-Republic Congress Committee, Cuban-American League, and Columbian Liberty Bell Committee, as well as his attempts to raise funds and collect material for the Library Americana and the creation of a national University of the United States.</p> <p>Baldwin's notes and scrapbooks include a card file of data on the influence of the Roman Catholic Church in the U. S., scrapbooks of correspondence, clippings, and printed material on the identification and preservation of historical landmarks in Connecticut, the American flag and its desecration, and the distribution of Ethan Allen's book, <em render=\"underline\">Washington, or the Revolution</em> to raise funds for the Library Americana and the University of the United States. Two volumes entitled \"American Papers\" contain transcripts and excerpts from newspapers; meeting minutes, and other documents relating to the Catholic Church, Irish immigration, the Order of United Americans, Sons of America, and other nativist groups.</p> <p>The remainder of Baldwin's papers consist of a box of contributions to the Library Americana (mostly the writings of William McDowell) and a box of his personal papers, including a handwritten manual of infantry tactics, 1861; notes for a bible study class; business papers and field reports on mines, 1864; and a draft history of the Sons of the American Revolution.</p>"}