03324cpcaa2200517 i 4500 mm 79001459 DLC 20260227111636.0 790521|||||||||||| eng mm 79001459 mm 79001460 DLC eng dacs DLC DLC N lcmd Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890. John Charles Frémont and Jessie Benton Frémont papers, 1828-1980 (bulk 1835-1890). 1,000 items. 9 containers plus 1 oversize and 1 artifact. 9 linear feet. Open to research. Correspondence, writings, Civil War material, presidential campaign material from 1856, printed matter, prints, photographs, and other papers relating to the careers of both John Charles Frémont and Jessie Benton Frémont. Includes material pertaining to the Civil War service of John Charles Frémont as commander in charge of the U.S. Army's Western Department and Mountain Department and to the service of Major George E. Waring who replaced Frémont as commander of the Mountain Department. Correspondents include Henry Ward Beecher, Edward William Bok, Robert Underwood Johnson, T.W. Park, and Joel Roberts Poinsett. Some prints and photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. John Charles Frémont, explorer of the western United States, U.S. Army officer, and politician; and his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, author. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011222 The Jessie Benton Frémont papers were part of the Library of Congress Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (cataloged in mm 79001460); transferred to John Charles Frémont and Jessie Benton Frémont papers during processing in 2011. Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 Correspondence. Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930 Correspondence. Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937 Correspondence. Park, T. W. (Trenor William), 1823-1882 Correspondence. Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 Correspondence. Waring, George E. (George Edwin), 1833-1898. United States. Army. Mountain Department. United States. Army. Western Department. Presidents United States Election 1856. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865. United States Politics and government 1853-1857. Army officers. itoamc Authors. itoamc Explorers. itoamc Politicians. itoamc Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902. John Charles Frémont and Jessie Benton Frémont papers. 1828-1980. Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011222 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011222.3 40800 40800