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Description: The Richard John Levy and Sally Waldman Sweet Collection contains letters and documents signed by prominent political figures, military leaders, authors and scientists. The date span of the collection is from 1766-1935. Notable individuals include Susan B. Anthony, RobertBrowning, Henry Clay, Charles Darwin, George Gissing, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, James Monroe, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington, Daniel Webster and Woodrow Wilson.
Names: Levy, Richard John (Collector); Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 (Contributor); Adams, John, 1735-1826 (Contributor); Adler, Alfred, 1870-1937 (Contributor); Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906 (Contributor); Behring, Emil von, 1854-1917 (Contributor); Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922 (Contributor); Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 (Contributor); Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 (Contributor); Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 (Contributor); Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 (Contributor); Curie, Marie, 1867-1934 (Contributor); Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 (Contributor); Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 (Contributor); Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870 (Contributor); Frazer, James George, 1854-1941 (Contributor); Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890 (Contributor); Gissing, George, 1857-1903 (Contributor); Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (Contributor); Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 (Contributor); Hancock, John, 1737-1793 (Contributor); Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894 (Contributor); Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 (Contributor); Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 (Contributor); Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 (Contributor); Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Contributor); Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 (Contributor); Koch, Robert, 1843-1910 (Contributor); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (Contributor); Lister, Joseph, Baron, 1827-1912 (Contributor); Madison, James, 1751-1836 (Contributor); Marconi, Guglielmo, 1874-1937 (Contributor); Marshall, John, 1755-1835 (Contributor); Monroe, James, 1758-1831 (Contributor); Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 (Contributor); Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919 (Contributor); Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895 (Contributor); Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 (Contributor); Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 (Contributor); Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 (Contributor); Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 (Contributor); Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 (Contributor); Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883 (Contributor); Sulzer, William, 1863-1941 (Contributor); Virchow, Rudolf, 1821-1902 (Contributor); Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Contributor); Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 (Contributor); Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 (Contributor); Whitney, Eli, 1765-1825 (Contributor); Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 (Contributor)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1766 - 1935
Library locations: Manuscripts and Archives Division; Shelf locator: MssCol 4809
Topics: Authors -- Autographs; Autographs -- Collections; Autographs -- Collectors and collecting; Generals -- Autographs; Politicians -- Autographs; Presidents -- United States -- Autographs; Scientists -- Autographs
Genres: Autographs; Correspondence; Manuscripts; Documents
Notes: Content: The Richard John Levy and Sally Waldman Sweet Collection contains letters and documents signed by prominent political figures, military leaders, authors and scientists. The date span of the collection is from 1766-1935, with the bulk of the items being from the 19th century. Notable individuals include Susan B. Anthony, Robert Browning, Henry Clay, Charles Darwin, George Gissing, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, James Monroe, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington, Daniel Webster and Woodrow Wilson. There are many items of exceptional content, such as a letter by Thomas Jefferson regarding financial support for a female slave freed by Jefferson's lifelong friend George Wythe, a letter by Robert Browning on the subject of Darwinism, a letter by Charles Darwin concerning his book On The Origin of Species and a letter by Susan B. Anthony on women's suffrage.
Physical Description: Extent: .63 linear feet (2 boxes)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15278187; MSS Unit ID: 4809; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 55c7a4c0-ea32-0138-3962-0242ac110005

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