TY - GEN AU - Corcoran,W.W. AU - Corcoran,Thomas TI - W.W. Corcoran papers, KW - Aiken, William, KW - Bancroft, George, KW - Belmont, August, KW - Breckinridge, John C. KW - Brice, Arthur KW - Bright, Jesse D. KW - Buchanan, James, KW - Clemson, Thomas Green, KW - Combs, Leslie, KW - Davis, Jefferson, KW - Davis, John Wesley, KW - Dickinson, Daniel S. KW - Douglas, Stephen A. KW - Doyle, Alexander, KW - Everett, Edward, KW - Ezekiel, Moses Jacob, KW - Fillmore, Millard, KW - Forney, John W. KW - Gallaudet, Edward Miner, KW - Gardner, John Lane, KW - Gerolt, Friedrich Karl Joseph von, KW - Gillet, Ransom H. KW - Harrison, Gabriel, KW - Henry, Joseph, KW - Humboldt, Alexander von, KW - Hunter, R. M. T. KW - Hyde, Anthony KW - Johnson, Robert Ward, KW - Jones, George Wallace, KW - Jones, J. William KW - Kendall, Amos, KW - Lanman, Charles, KW - Lee, Robert E. KW - Mason, J. M. KW - Morgan, Junius Spencer, KW - Peabody, George, KW - Renwick, James, KW - Riggs, Elisha, KW - Riggs, Lawrason, KW - Rorer, David, KW - Slaughter, Philip, KW - Story, William Wetmore, KW - Vail, Aaron, KW - Venable, Charles S. KW - Walker, Robert J. KW - Webster, Daniel, KW - Wilson, James Grant, KW - Winthrop, Robert C. KW - Corcoran family. KW - Corcoran family KW - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company KW - Bank of America KW - Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company KW - Corcoran & Riggs KW - Corcoran Gallery of Art KW - Little Miami Railroad Company KW - Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Rail Road Company KW - Riggs and Co KW - Wilson, Colston & Co KW - Art museums KW - Washington (D.C.) KW - Banks and banking KW - Maryland KW - Baltimore KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - Business brokerage KW - Canals KW - Endowments KW - Finance KW - California KW - Iowa KW - Dubuque KW - Texas KW - Railroads KW - Wisconsin KW - Delaware KW - Ohio KW - Pennsylvania KW - Virginia KW - West Virginia KW - Real estate investment KW - Mississippi KW - Speculation KW - Social life and customs KW - Financiers KW - itoamc KW - Philanthropists N1 - Open to research; Microfilm edition of letterbook indexes available; no. 18,492; Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division; Washington, D.C.; Library of Congress Photoduplication Service; 1982 N2 - Correspondence, letterpress books, financial records, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Corcoran's business and banking interests and philanthropic efforts. Documents his involvement with the brokerage and banking firms, Corcoran & Riggs, Washington, D.C.; Riggs and Co, New York, N.Y.; Bank of America; and Wilson, Colston & Co., Baltimore, Md. Also documents his investment ventures in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company; Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company; Little Miami Railroad Company; Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Rail Road Company; California and Texas debts; Dubuque, Iowa, bonds; the "Great Superior Scheme" in Wisconsin; and Mississippi land holdings. Includes material pertaining to the Corcoran Gallery of Art; Louise Home, Washington, D.C.; and social life in Washington, D.C. Also includes correspondence and financial records of Corcoran's father, Thomas Corcoran; Correspondents include William Aiken, George Bancroft, August Belmont, John C. Breckinridge, Arthur Brice, Jesse D. Bright, James Buchanan, Thomas Green Clemson, Leslie Combs, Jefferson Davis, John Wesley Davis, Daniel S. Dickinson, Stephen A. Douglas, Alexander Doyle, Edward Everett, Moses Jacob Ezekiel, Millard Fillmore, John W. Forney, Edward Miner Gallaudet, John Lane Gardner, Friedrich Karl Joseph von Gerolt, Ransom H. Gillet, Gabriel Harrison, Joseph Henry, Alexander von Humboldt, R.M.T. Hunter, Anthony Hyde, Robert Ward Johnson, George Wallace Jones, J. William Jones, Amos Kendall, Charles Lanman, Robert E. Lee, J.M. Mason, Junius Spencer Morgan, George Peabody, James Renwick, Elisha Riggs, Lawrason Riggs, David Rorer, Philip Slaughter, William Wetmore Story, Aaron Vail, Charles S. Venable, Robert J. Walker, Daniel Webster, James Grant Wilson, and Robert C. Winthrop UR - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011095 UR - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011095.3 ER -