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- Creator
- Sanger, Wm. Cary (William Cary), 1853-1921
- Call number
- MssCol 19037
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- William Cary Sanger correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Colonel William Cary Sanger (1853-1921), served as Assistant Secretary of War from 1901-1903, and in a variety of military, political, and civic appointments. The collection consists of letters relating to Sanger's work on the State Commission on Lunacy, his personal research on the Spanish-American War, and his support of the charitable "Lighthouses for the Blind" agency. Notable correspondents include John Adams Dix, Charles Evans Hughes, Seth Low, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., Elihu Root, Henry L. Stimson, and various military figures. Also included is a letter from Civil War general Charles Cleveland Dodge to his wife Mary Schieffelin dated 19 August 1863, and a set of clippings announcing Dodge's death
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328