Harrison, Burton Norvell 1838-1904 creator mixed material monographic eng 18,600 54 3 22 Correspondence, diaries, reports, memoranda, manuscripts of articles, speeches, and books, and other papers. Papers of J.B. Harrison include his correspondence with William W. Norvell relating to national and Virginia politics during the administration of Andrew Jackson, Harrison's travels in Europe (1829-1831), and his notes on conversations with James Madison. Papers of Burton Norvell Harrison include letters written as private secretary to Jefferson Davis during the Civil War, afterward as a prisoner at Fort Delaware, and later as a lawyer in New York, N.Y. Papers of Mrs. Burton Harrison (formerly Constance Cary) document her literary career and the family's social prominence in New York City. Papers of Fairfax Harrison reflect his role as an executive with Southern Railway and include correspondence with his brother, Francis Burton Harrison, while the latter was governor general of the Philippines. Francis Burton Harrison's papers document his advocacy for Philippine independence and diplomatic affairs during the presidential administration of Woodrow Wilson. The collection also includes letters to Samuel Jordan Harrison from Thomas Jefferson relating to Harrison's purchase of a tract of land in Bedford County, Va., part of Jefferson's Poplar Forest estate. Correspondents include Charles Francis Adams, Matthew Arnold, G.T. Beauregard, James Gillespie Blaine, Andrew Carnegie, Salmon P. Chase, Henry Clay, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland, Austin Craig, Charles A. Dana, Varina Davis, Chauncey M. Depew, Lord Byron and Lady Mary Falkland, Stephen Johnson Field, Lindley M. Garrison, Ralph Randolph Gurley, Joel Chandler Harris, Benjamin Harrison, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Dean Howells, Robert E. Lee, Camilo Osias, Sergio Osmeña, Gifford Pinchot, T.H. Pardo de Tavera, Manuel Luis Quezon, Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Jeb Stuart, Walt Whitman, and Woodrow Wilson. Open to research. Family members represented include Burton Norvell Harrison, lawyer and private secretary to Jefferson Davis; Samuel Jordan Harrison, merchant; J. B. Harrison, lawyer and newspaper editor; Mrs. Burton Harrison, author; Fairfax Harrison, lawyer and president of the Southern Railway; and Francis B. Harrison, lawyer, U.S. representative from New York, and governor general of the Philippines. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003060 Adams, Charles Francis 1835-1915 Correspondence Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888 Correspondence Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant) 1818-1893 Correspondence Blaine, James Gillespie 1830-1893 Correspondence Carnegie, Andrew 1835-1919 Correspondence Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland) 1808-1873 Correspondence Clay, Henry 1777-1852 Correspondence Cleveland, Frances Folsom 1864-1947 Correspondence Cleveland, Grover 1837-1908 Correspondence Craig, Austin 1872- Correspondence Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson) 1819-1897 Correspondence Davis, Jefferson 1808-1889 Davis, Varina 1826-1906 Correspondence Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell) 1834-1928 Correspondence Viscount Falkland, Byron Plantagenet 1845-1922 Correspondence Lady Falkland, Mary Reade -1920 Correspondence Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson) 1816-1899 Correspondence Garrison, Lindley M. (Lindley Miller) 1864-1932 Correspondence Gurley, Ralph Randolph 1797-1872 Correspondence Harris, Joel Chandler 1848-1908 Correspondence Harrison, Benjamin 1833-1901 Correspondence Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1809-1894 Correspondence Howells, William Dean 1837-1920 Correspondence Jackson, Andrew 1767-1845 Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 Correspondence Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward) 1807-1870 Correspondence Madison, James 1751-1836 Norvell, William W Correspondence Osias, Camilo 1889- Correspondence Osmeña, Sergio 1878-1961 Correspondence Pinchot, Gifford 1865-1946 Correspondence Pardo de Tavera, T. H. (Trinidad Hermenegildo) 1857-1925 Correspondence Quezon, Manuel Luis 1878-1944 Correspondence Stephens, Alexander Hamilton 1812-1883 Correspondence Stuart, Jeb 1833-1864 Correspondence Whitman, Walt 1819-1892 Correspondence Wilson, Woodrow 1856-1924 Correspondence Harrison family Poplar Forest (Va.) Southern Railway (U.S.) Land tenure Virginia Bedford County Railroads United States Confederate States of America Politics and government Delaware History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons Europe Description and travel Fort Delaware (Del.) New York (N.Y.) Politics and government To 1898 New York (N.Y.) Politics and government 1898-1951 New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs Philippines History 1898-1946 United States Foreign relations 1913-1921 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States Politics and government 1829-1837 Virginia Politics and government 1885-1950 Lawyers Secretaries Harrison, Burton, Mrs 1843-1920 Harrison, Fairfax, 1869-1938 Harrison, Francis Burton, 1873-1957 Harrison, J. B. (Jesse Burton), 1805-1841 Harrison, Samuel Jordan, 1771-1846 mm 78025080 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms003060 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms003060.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003060 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms003060.3 Open to research. 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