Research Catalog
John Bigelow papers
- Title
- John Bigelow papers, 1839-1912.
- Author
- Bigelow, John, 1817-1911.
Available Online
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Restricted use | MssCol 301 Box 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 20 linear feet (37 boxes, 76 v.).
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, writings, and other papers relating to Bigelow's career as editor of the New York Evening Post, as inspector of prisons in New York State, as United States Consul and Chargé d'Affaires at Paris, France, as Minister to the Court of Napoleon III, as United States Commissioner to the Brussels International Exhibition (1888), and as friend and advisor to Philippe Bunau-Varilla on the selection of the Panama route and the construction of the Panama Canal.
- Subject
- Bigelow, John, 1817-1911
- Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873
- Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940
- Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
- United States. Consulate (Paris, France)
- Confederate States of America. Navy
- Académie française
- Brussels International Exhibition (1888)
- Evening post (New York, N.Y. : 1832)
- Exhibitions > Belgium > Brussels
- Journalism > New York (State) > New York
- Prisons > New York (State)
- Shipbuilding > France
- Shipbuilding > England
- Presidential candidates > United States
- Awards > France
- Navigation > Europe
- Warships > Confederate States of America
- Diplomatic and consular service, American > France
- Panama Canal (Panama) > History
- United States > History > Naval operations. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > Politics and government > 1853-1857
- Confederate States of America > History, Naval
- Confederate States of America > Foreign relations > Europe
- Panama > Politics and government > 1821-1903
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Additional Formats (note)
- have been digitized and are available online.
- available on microfilm;
- Source (note)
- Bigelow, Grace; Grace Bigelow Cook; Rendell and Gilman's
- Biography (note)
- John Bigelow (1817-1911) was an American author, editor and diplomat.
- Processing Action (note)
- Surveyed
- Cataloging updated
- Call Number
- MssCol 301
- OCLC
- NYPW89-A346
- Author
- Bigelow, John, 1817-1911.
- Title
- John Bigelow papers, 1839-1912.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Additional Formats
- Diaries have been digitized and are available online.
- Additional Formats
- Selected correspondence and diaries, 1861-1865, available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
- Biography
- John Bigelow (1817-1911) was an American author, editor and diplomat.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Authors.Diplomats.Journalists.
- Added Author
- Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.Hay, John, 1838-1905.Huntington, William H.Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886.
- LCCN
- ms 73000671
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 301