An itemized inventory of Collection BridArch 208.26: Collection of North American Manuscript Letters and Documents Bridwell Library Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University 11/18/2013 rev. The item-level descriptions of the documents in this collection were written by Wanda W. Smith. Hyperlinks have been added to provide direct access to digital copies and to catalog records. Box File Contents 01 01 Abbey, Henry, "A Garnet-Shirl," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 02 Abbott, Emma, 1878, April 16, 851 Fifth Ave., New York, to D. W. Russell, Esq., address wanting. ALS 01 03 Adams, Charles Francis, 1881, April 24, Boston, MA, to Jeremiah Colburn. ALS 01 04 Adams, John, 1790, Dec. 26, Philadelphia, Pa., to Mrs. Mercy Warren, Philadelphia. ALS 06 01 Adams, John, 1800, April 15, Philadelphia, Pa., land grant to Jonas Stanbery. Printed document signed. Also signed by Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State. [AEU3132 BROADSIDE] 01 05 Adams, John Quincy, 1828, Washington, D. C., MS poem of 8 lines, beginning, "The garland braided for thy brow...," and signed "J. Q. A." ADS 1 01 05 Adams, John Quincy, 1837, Dec. 4, Washington, D.C., MS poem, unsigned, being a prayer to open the 2nd session of the 25th Congress. MS document. [AEU1650 BROADSIDE] 01 06 Alden, H. M., "A Child Shall Lead Them," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 07 Ames, Fisher, 1801, autograph. Ames (1758-1808) was an essayist and Federalist politician who was an arch opponent of Jeffersonian democracy. 01 08 Arnold, Benedict, 1776, August 15, "To the Conductor of Artillery Stores". ADS 01 09 Arredondo, Joaquin de, 1821, July 27, Monterrey, Mexico, document signed by Juan Antonio Vadilla. ADS 01 10 Arthur, Chester A., n.d., Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., appointing Benjamin F. Montgomery of Virginia a Clerk of Class One in the Office of the President of the United States. ADS [AEU1797 BROADSIDE] 01 11 Acheson, Dean. Autographed card. 01 12 Auringer, Obadiah Cyrus, "Confession," MS sonnet, signed "O. C. Auringer," undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 13 Austin, Stephen F., 1824, July 5, Habilitado por la Nacion Mexicana for the 1824. ADS 01 14 Bacheller, Irving Writer, 1939, June 17, The Century Association, 7 West Forth- third Street, New York, to Sloan, Mr. In a postscript Bacheller gives his home address as Woodbury House, Syosset, Long Island, New York. ALS 01 15 Baird, Chambers, "After Many Years," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 16 Bancroft, George, 1873, June 20, American Legation, Berlin, Germany, to Mrs Fish. ALS 01 17 Baring-Gould, Sabine, 1922, August 1, MS copy of "Onward Christian Soldiers," written in 1865. ADS 01 18 Barnard, William, 1871, April 12, appointment as Justice of the Peace, Windsor, Astabula Co., Ohio. Signed by Rutherford B. Hayes, Governor. ADS 01 19 Barnum, P. T., 1882, May 5. Autograph. 01 20 Barr, Amelia Edith, 1895, September 13, Cornwall on Hudson, N. Y., to Mr & Mrs Charles F. Jerkins. ALS 01 21 Bashford, Herbert, "By the Pacific," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 2 01 22 Bates, Arlo, "Sonnets in Shadow; xxvii." MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 23 Baylis, Samuel M., "Our Birthright," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 24 Belasco, David, n.d., to "Dear Miss Otis." TLS 01 25 Benet, Stephen Vincent, n.d., "John Brown’s Body," typescript, signed. ADS 01 26 Benezet, Anthony letter to Jacob Linly, 1782 April 21 01 27 Betts, Craven Langstroth, "Don Quixote," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 28 Billings, Josh (Henry Wheeler Shaw), 1876, Oct. 21, New York. 4 lines of poetry, signed. ADS 01 29 Blaine, James G., n.d., autographed card. 01 30 Bollinger, R. Wallace, 1868, February 8, Palatine, Marion Co., W. Va., to "My dear Charley" [i.e., his younger brother, Charles F. Bollinger], address wanting. ALS 01 30 Bollinger, R. Wallace, 1868, June 5, Box 16, Ionia, Warren County, Illinois, to "Remembered Charley" [i.e. his younger brother, Charles F. Bollinger], address wanting. ALS 01 31 Bonsels, Waldemar, 1926?, Oct. 28, Ambach, Starnberger See, Bayern [Bavaria], to Miss Ruth Hill, 1709 Jackson, Dallas, Texas. ALS 01 32 Bowker, R. R., "Thomas á Kempis: De Imitatione Christi," 1878. MS sonnet, signed. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 33 Bowman, John A., and Madison M., 1852, August 13, Sullivan Co., TN, to Blake Carlton, deed for a milldress. ADS 01 34 Brooks, Phillips, 1890, May 14, 233 Clarendon St., Boston, MA, to "My dear sir," address wanting. [Declining an invitation.] ALS 01 35 Browning, Robert, 1881, April 1, "All that I know of a certain star...," 13 lines of poetry, transcribed and signed, but written many years ago in Italy. 01 36 Bruce, Wallace, "Destiny," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 37 Bryant, William C., 1875, July 20, Roslyn, Long Island, NY, to Rev. Calvin Durfee, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Williams College Alumni. ALS 3 01 38 Buchanan, James, 1858, May 8, Washington City, D. C., to Captain M. C. Meigs. ALS [AEU1761 BROADSIDE] 01 39 Budge, Wallis. 1902-1910. 01 40 Burr, Aaron, 1819, Feb. 20, Albany, N. Y., to Arthur Breese, Utica, N. Y. ALS 01 41 Burroughs, John, 1901, Dec. 5, "Waiting," MS poem. ADS 01 42 Butterworth, Hezekiah, "Inspiration." Written in Havanna. MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 43 Cannon, J. G.?, autograph. James Gurney Cannon was a U.S. politician and a longtime member of the House of Representatives; was Speaker of the House from 1903-11. 01 44 Carter, Jimmy, 1984, March 26. Autographs (2) on SMU letterhead. 01 45 Carver, George Washington, 1932, Oct. 3, Tuskegee, Ala., to C. M. Reves, Little Rock, Ark. ALS 01 45 Carver, George Washington, 1935, Jan. 30, Tuskegee, Ala., to C. M. Reves, Little Rock, Ark. ALS 01 46 Cavendish, Ada, circa 1859-1895. 01 47 Chadwick, John White, "In Extremity," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 48 Cheney, John Vance, "January," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 49 Clark, J. J. "Jocko," Admiral USN Retired. Autograph. 01 50 Clarke, Herbert E., "Rewarded. General Gordon Killed at Khartoum, January 1885." MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 51 Clarke, James Freeman, 1895, Nov. Autograph. 01 52 Clay, Henry, 1825-1829, April 29, Washington, D.C., signed copyright notice issued to F. R. Hassler, author. ADS 01 53 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, ?1874, Dec. 21, Farmington Ave., Hartford, Conn., to William Dean Howells. Written on Clemens’ personal stationery with embossed monogram. ALS 01 53 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1894, Feb. 14, photostatic copy of "Pudd’nhead Wilson has said...," signed by Mark Twain. ADS 4 01 53 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (Mark Twain), 1898, January 26, personal card with black border. 01 54 Cleveland, Grover, 1896, Nov. 27, autograph, dated, on printed copy of Cleveland’s speech at Princeton’s Sesquicentennial Celebration, October 23, 1896. 01 54 Cleveland, Grover, 1905, Mar. 8, Princeton, N. J., to Miss Fanny Crosby. ALS 01 54 Cleveland, Grover, 1913, Mar. 18, Printed program for "Taking Title to the Old Manse, Mr. Cleveland’s Birthplace in Caldwell, N. J." 01 55 Coan, Titus Munson, "The Afterglow," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 56 Cobb, Ty, 1928, Oct. 11. Autograph. 01 57 Coffin, Robert Peter Tristram, "Country Church," poem, typed copy, signed. No date. ADS 01 58 Coke, Richard, Governor of Texas, undated autograph. 01 58 Coke, Richard, Senator from Texas, photograph, signed, dated on back Feb. 2, 1885, by the person who received the photo. 01 59 Coleman, Charles Washington, "New Day," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 01 60 Colfax, Schuyler, 1884, July, South Bend, Ind. Calling card, signed. 01 61 Coolidge, Calvin, 1925, Dec. 4, The White House, Washington, D. C., to Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., The Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. TLS 07 01 Coolidge, Calvin, 1919, Jan. 30, proclamation on Lincoln’s birthday. Printed document, signed. [AEU1893 BROADSIDE] 01 68 Coolidge, Calvin, 1926, Jan. 20, The White House, Washington, D. C., to James M. Beck, Washington, D. C. TLS [AEU1924 BROADSIDE] 01 62 Cooper, George (1840-1927). Autographed MS copy of Henry Tucker’s song, "Sweet Genevieve," dated May 21st 1917. ADS 01 63 Corrigan, Douglas, 1939, Feb. 18. Autograph of "one way Corrigan". 02 01 Crandall, C. H., "The Sonnets’ Chime," MS sonnet, signed, undated. One of a collection of 44 sonnets by American men. ADS 02 02 Crockett, David, 1833, Jan. 12, no place, receipt from George Patton for $662.00. ADS 02 03 Curtis, George Ticknor, 1892, May 23, New York, MS poem, signed. ADS 5 02 04 Dana, Richard, Jr., 1877, Mar. 14, Boston, MA, to Miss Alice Jacobsen. ALS 02 04 Dana, Richard, Jr., 1877, Sept. 13, calling card, signed. 02 05 Daniels, Josephus, 1928, April, calling card, signed. 02 06 Davenport, W.