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George Bancroft collection
- Title
- George Bancroft collection, 1606-1887.
- Author
- Bancroft, George, 1800-1891.
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Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.15: Bancroft Vol. 389 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.15: Bancroft Vol. 389 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.14: Bancroft Vol. 388 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.14: Bancroft Vol. 388 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.13: Bancroft Vol. 387 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.13: Bancroft Vol. 387 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.12: Bancroft Vol. 386 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.12: Bancroft Vol. 386 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.11: Bancroft Vol. 385 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.11: Bancroft Vol. 385 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.10: Bancroft Vol. 223 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.10: Bancroft Vol. 223 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.9: Bancroft Vol. 126 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.9: Bancroft Vol. 126 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.4: Bancroft Vol. 47 (Hessian #34) | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.4: Bancroft Vol. 47 (Hessian #34) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.2: Bancroft Vol. 44 (Hessian #30) | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.2: Bancroft Vol. 44 (Hessian #30) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.3: Bancroft Vol. 43 (Hessian No. 29) | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.3: Bancroft Vol. 43 (Hessian No. 29) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.8: Bancroft Vols. 73, cont.- 75 (Hessian #47 only) | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.8: Bancroft Vols. 73, cont.- 75 (Hessian #47 only) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.7: Bancroft Vols. 64-68 (Hessian #47 only) | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.7: Bancroft Vols. 64-68 (Hessian #47 only) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.6: Bancroft Vols. 63, 160, 161, 278 (Hessian #46 only) | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.6: Bancroft Vols. 63, 160, 161, 278 (Hessian #46 only) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.5: Bancroft Vols. 43, 51 (Hessian # 29, 38a,b) | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.5: Bancroft Vols. 43, 51 (Hessian # 29, 38a,b) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r.1: Bancroft Vols. 14, 45/46 (Hessian # 12-19, 33a, b) | Mixed material | By appointment only | *ZL-213 r.1: Bancroft Vols. 14, 45/46 (Hessian # 12-19, 33a, b) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Adams, John, 1735-1826.
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.
- Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
- Bernard, Francis, Sir, 1712-1779.
- Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792.
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
- Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788.
- Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792.
- Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849.
- Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800.
- Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804.
- Washington, George, 1732-1799.
- Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796.
- Description
- 60 linear feet (432 v. and 15 boxes).
- Summary
- Collection consists of transcripts (and some originals) of letters, dispatches, statistical data, journals, minutes of proceedings, and other papers culled from American, British and European sources by George Bancroft in the course of research for his historical works.
- Subjects
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Participation, German
- United States > Politics and government > 1845-1849
- Great Britain > Foreign relations > United States
- United States Constitution
- United States > Boundaries > Canada
- Great Britain > Colonies > America
- Hessian mercenaries > United States > Sources
- Great Britain > History > Stuarts, 1603-1714
- Europe > Foreign relations > United States
- Great Britain > History > 1714-1837
- United States > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Dispatches
- United States > Foreign relations > Europe
- Diaries
- United States > Politics and government > 1789-1809
- United States > Foreign relations > Great Britain
- International relations > 18th century
- Hessian mercenaries > Diaries
- Canada > Boundaries > United States
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Dispatches.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Additional Formats (note)
- available on microfilm;
- Biography (note)
- George Bancroft (1800-1891) was an American historian, diplomat and public official who wrote the ten-volume History of the United States. Bancroft's positions included Collector of the Port of Boston, Secretary of the Navy under Polk, Minister to Great Britain from 1846 to 1849, and Minister to Germany from 1867 to 1874. In addition to History of the United States, Bancroft wrote other historical studies and biographies.
- Language (note)
- are in German, French or Spanish.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository.
- Call Number
- MssCol 195
- OCLC
- NYPW93-A92
- Author
- Bancroft, George, 1800-1891. Collector
- Title
- George Bancroft collection, 1606-1887.
- Additional Formats
- Selected materials (including Hessian manuscripts) available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
- George Bancroft (1800-1891) was an American historian, diplomat and public official who wrote the ten-volume History of the United States. Bancroft's positions included Collector of the Port of Boston, Secretary of the Navy under Polk, Minister to Great Britain from 1846 to 1849, and Minister to Germany from 1867 to 1874. In addition to History of the United States, Bancroft wrote other historical studies and biographies.
- Language
- Some materials are in German, French or Spanish.
- Indexes
- Finding aid available in repository.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Adams, John, 1735-1826.Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.Bernard, Francis, Sir, 1712-1779.Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792.Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788.Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792.Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849.Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800.Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804.Washington, George, 1732-1799.Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 195