HORACE GREELEY:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872. | |
| Title: | Horace Greeley papers, | |
| Dates: | 1838, 1865-1870. | |
| Abstract: | Letters (1866, 1868, 1870), a receipt (1838), and notes for a speech (1865) given at the Minnesota State Fair, most of which relate his views on the economic future of Minnesota and the western states. | |
| Quantity: | 1 folder, containing 5 items. | |
| Location: | Reserve 51 |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Letters (1866, 1868, 1870), a receipt (1838), and notes for a speech (1865) given at the Minnesota State Fair, most of which relate his views on the economic future of Minnesota and the western states.
The folder also includes a few typed and photocopies giving contextual information about the correspondents and the Greeley items.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Horace Greeley Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 1754C3; 1780A6; 8489; 13,221
Processing Information:
Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, December 1997
Catalog ID number: 09-00322938
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Reserve 51 | Receipt issued to Sylvanus Trask, December 7, 1838. | ||||||||||
| The receipt from Horace Greeley and Company, New York City, acknowledges Trask's (Edwardsburgh, Mich.) subscription to the New-Yorker. | |||||||||||
| Lecture notes, September 27, 1865. 13 pp. | |||||||||||
| The lecture, which Greeley presented at the Minnesota State Fair, summarizes his thoughts on agricultural progress, the development of steam technology, the evolution of American liberty, and the effects of these phenomena on the growth of the western United States. | |||||||||||
| Letter to James W. Carman, September 19, 1866. | |||||||||||
| Greely's letter to Canadian journalist Carman (Napasee, Ont.) expresses his belief in the potential union of the United States and Canada. The letter is accompanied by copies of four obituaries (1903) with biographical information on John W. Carman and Thomas S. Carman. | |||||||||||
| Letter to John W. McClung, June 1, 1868. | |||||||||||
| The letter extols Minnesota's agricultural development, its economic growth, and its citizens. It also acknowledge's the positive change in Greeley's opinion of the state. | |||||||||||
| Letter to L. M. [Reavus?], February 4, 1870. | |||||||||||
| Greeley's letter to the St. Louis resident cites his favorable opinion of the city including comments on its soil, its industries, its commercial growth, and the important position it occupies in the growth of the American West. Accompanying the letter is a photocopied story from the St. Paul Dispatch (Feb. 7, 1983) giving information about the letter. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Agricultural exhibitions -- Minnesota.
- Agriculture -- Minnesota.
- Newspapers -- New York -- New York.
- Progress.
- Technology and civilization.
- Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Civil religion -- United States.
- Persons:
- Carman, James Walmsley, 1833-1903.
- McClung, J. W. (John W.).
- Trask, Sylvanus, 1811-1897.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota State Fair.
- Places:
- Canada -- History -- 1763-1867.
- Middle West -- Economic conditions.
- Minnesota -- Economic conditions -- 1858-1898.
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Economic conditions.
- West (U.S.) -- Economic conditions.
- Document Types:
- Speeches.
- Occupations:
- Journalists.
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