Ghent, William J.  1866-1942. <br/><br/>
William J. Ghent papers, 1876-1942  (bulk 1902-1942). 

 - 15,000  items. 48  containers. 19.2  linear feet. 
 -  Arranged in 7 series.  Series 1: General Correspondence, 1914-1942; Series 2: Articles and Book Reviews, 1902-1941; Series 3: Book File, 1902-1936; Series 4: Notes; Series 5: Subject File, 1876-1942; Series 6: Miscellany; and Series 7: Clippings and Printed Matter. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, memoranda, writings, reports, notes, book reviews, subject files, clippings, printed matter, and photographs relating to Ghent's writings on the West and the socialist movement in the U.S.  Reflects his views on economic conditions in the U.S. and socialism.  Includes biographical sketches appearing in the Dictionary of American Biography and articles and book reviews appearing in trade journals.  Also includes diaries of Edward Settle Godfrey and Holmes O. Paulding, participants in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Mont., 1876.  Correspondents include J. Neilson Barry, Charles Francis Bates, Charles A. Beard, E.A. Brininstool, P.E. Byrne, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, Stella Madeleine Drumm, Fred Dustin, Grant Foreman, Edward S. Godfrey, Mary J. Pocock Godfrey, W.A. Graham, LeRoy R. Hafen, Grace Raymond Hebard, J. Franklin Jameson, Charles Kelly, Dumas Malone, Gustavus Myers, William W. Neifert, Allan Nevins, Don Russell, Edwin L. Sabin, Frederick A. Sims, Upton Sinclair, John Spargo, Mark Sullivan, George W. Webb, Maurice Williams, and Longmans, Green and Co. 
<br/><br/><br/>Author and journalist. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013027 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78022699  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Barry, J. Neilson 1870-1961 --Correspondence.<br/>Bates, Charles Francis, 1862- --Correspondence.<br/>Beard, Charles A. 1874-1948 --Correspondence.<br/>Brininstool, E. A. 1870-1957 --Correspondence.<br/>Byrne, P. E. 1869- --Correspondence.<br/>Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933 --Correspondence.<br/>Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 --Correspondence.<br/>Drumm, Stella Madeleine--Correspondence.<br/>Dustin, Fred, 1866- --Correspondence.<br/>Foreman, Grant, 1869-1953 --Correspondence.<br/>Godfrey, Edward Settle, 1843-1932 --Correspondence.<br/>Godfrey, Mary J. Pocock, -1883 --Correspondence.<br/>Graham, W. A. 1875-1954 --Correspondence.<br/>Hafen, LeRoy R. 1893-1985 --Correspondence.<br/>Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936 --Correspondence.<br/>Jameson, J. Franklin 1859-1937 --Correspondence.<br/>Kelly, Charles, 1889-1971 --Correspondence.<br/>Malone, Dumas, 1892-1986 --Correspondence.<br/>Myers, Gustavus, 1872-1942 --Correspondence.<br/>Neifert, William W.--Correspondence.<br/>Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971 --Correspondence.<br/>Russell, Don, 1899-1986 --Correspondence.<br/>Sabin, Edwin L. 1870-1952 --Correspondence.<br/>Sims, Frederick A. 1867-1947 --Correspondence.<br/>Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968 --Correspondence.<br/>Spargo, John, 1876-1966 --Correspondence.<br/>Sullivan, Mark, 1874-1952 --Correspondence.<br/>Webb, George Washington, 1856-1938 --Correspondence.<br/>William, Maurice, 1881-1973 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Longmans, Green, and Co.--Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Dictionary of American biography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Indians of North America--Wars--1866-1895.<br/>Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.<br/>Socialism.<br/>Socialism--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>West (U.S.)--History.<br/>United States--Economic conditions--1865-1918.<br/>United States--Economic conditions--1918-1945.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Authors.<br/>Journalists.