TY  - GEN
AU  - Langdon,William Chauncy
TI  - William Chauncy Langdon papers,
KW  - Bache, A. D.
KW  - Benton, Thomas Hart,
KW  - Breckinridge, John C.
KW  - Brooks, Phillips,
KW  - Clay, Henry,
KW  - Curtis, Benjamin Robbins,
KW  - Curtis, George Ticknor,
KW  - Dallas, George Mifflin,
KW  - Fillmore, Millard,
KW  - Goodrich, Samuel G.
KW  - Gould, Benjamin Apthorp,
KW  - Henry, Joseph,
KW  - Hentz, Caroline Lee Whiting,
KW  - Johnson, Reverdy,
KW  - Kendall, Amos,
KW  - Maury, Matthew Fontaine,
KW  - Pierce, Franklin,
KW  - Stevens, Thaddeus,
KW  - Ticknor, George,
KW  - Webster, Daniel,
KW  - Langston family.
KW  - Langston family
KW  - United States
KW  - Patent Office
KW  - Episcopal Church
KW  - Shelby College
KW  - Young Men's Christian Association (Washington, D.C.)
KW  - Young Men's Christian associations
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - Card games
KW  - Universities and colleges
KW  - Kentucky
KW  - Shelbyville
KW  - Europe
KW  - Description and travel
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
KW  - Astronomers
KW  - itoamc
KW  - Clergy
KW  - Lawyers
N1  - Open to research
N2  - Correspondence, diary (1865), journals (1850-1856), subject files, printed material, Langdon (Langston) family genealogical records, and other papers concerning Langdon's invention of card games (1846-1847), his work as professor of astronomy at Shelby College, Ky., and in the U.S. Patent Office (1851-1856), his long career as an Episcopal clergyman, his role in the founding of the Y.M.C.A. movement, especially in Washington, D.C., travels in Europe, Civil War, Clay-Webster debates, and the administrations of Millard Fillmore and Franklin Pierce.  Correspondents include Langdon family members, A. D. Bache, Thomas Hart Benton, John C. Breckinridge, Phillips Brooks, Benjamin R. Curtis, George T. Curtis, George M. Dallas, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Joseph Henry, Caroline Lee Hentz, Reverdy Johnson, Amos Kendall, Matthew F. Maury, Thaddeus Stevens, and George Ticknor
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