The Gates W. McGarrah collection of presidential autographs, 1786-1899.

Item Information

Title:
The Gates W. McGarrah collection of presidential autographs, 1786-1899.
Description:
The Gates W. McGarrah collection of presidential autographs includes letters written by Presidents of the United States from George Washington through Theodore Roosevelt. Most of the letters have substantive content, touching on political or personal matters. A more detailed contents list is available in the finding aid. Gift of Richard McGarrah Helms (Williams 1935), July 1991. A volume of photostatic copies of the collection was made in 1950 and is cataloged separately. The OCLC number for the photostatic volume is 80019037. Banker and collector. This collection of autographs was assembled by Gates W. McGarrah and passed by descent to his grandson Richard Helms, who owned the collection in 1950 when photostatic copies were made and cataloged by the Library of Congress. The album has the bookplate of Henry William Poor and was sold with Poor’s library in 1908-1909. Descriptions of individual items in the album are given in the Anderson Auction Company Catalog No. 703, of the Library of Henry W. Poor of New York City, Pt. 1, No. 96. One item listed in the catalog is not found in the album and was already lacking when the album was inventoried in 1950: Garfield to H.W. Poor, 1868. Finding Aid Available: https://archivesspace.williams.edu/repositories/4/resources/628/
Creator:
Helms, Richard, former owner
Date:
1786
Genre:
collection
Location:
Williams College
Collection (local):
Gates W. McGarrah collection of presidential autographs
Subjects:
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Madison, James, 1751-1836
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
Tyler, John, 1790-1862
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Presidents
Places:
United States
Link to Item:
https://williams.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/delivery/01WIL_INST:01WIL_SPECIAL/12289125270002786
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
(OCoLC)1350966258