06256cpcaa2200937 4500 mm 79017285 DLC 20260227111655.0 cr ||||||||||| 790823|||||||||||| eng mm 79017285 ms 64000771 DLC DLC dacs DLC eng spa W lcmd Croffut, W. A. (William Augustus), 1835-1915. W.A. Croffut papers, 1774-1933 (bulk 1880-1915). 7,500 items. 31 containers. 12.4 linear feet. Arranged in 5 series. Series 1: General Correspondence, 1862-1933; Series 2: Business Papers, 1879-1933; Series 3: Ethan Allen Hitchcock File, 1813-1868; Series 4: Anti-Imperialist League; and Series 5: Miscellany, 1774-1910. Open to research. Correspondence, journals, minutes of meetings, writings, printed matter, scrapbooks, and other papers pertaining primarily to Croffut's publications and to his activities with the Anti-Imperialist League (Washington, D.C.) and other league branches. Subjects include William Jennings Bryan's candidacy in the presidential campaign of 1900; opposition to American annexation of the Philippines following the Spanish-American War in 1898 and to British actions against the Boers (Afrikaners) during the South African War, 1899-1902; and the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill., in 1893. Includes minutes and other records concerning the founding and operation of the Anti-Imperialist League (Washington, D.C.); journals of Henry Alfred Robbins containing accounts of his travels in Europe during the 1870's and information concerning medical practices in Europe; an autograph book and autographs including a John Quincy Adams letter (April 15, no year) and Jefferson Davis note (1853); and material pertaining to George Washington. Correspondents include George S. Boutwell, William Jennings Bryan, Elwood S. Corser, Samuel Gompers, John William Hayes, John B. Henderson, Patrick O'Farrell, Carl Schurz, Bertrand Shadwell, Charles A. Towne, George W. Van Siclen, Erving Winslow, and Croffut's wife, Bessie B. Croffut. The Ethan Allen Hitchcock File consists of Hitchcock's memoir used for the book, Fifty years in Camp and Field; Diary of Major-General Ethan Allen Hitchcock, edited by Croffut (1909); copies of Hitchcock correspondence along with biographical material; copies of correspondence with Sophia Peabody Hawthorne; Croffut's "Now I Recollect"--"Souvenirs of the Sanctum: Lincoln as I Saw Him" (printed 1943) and other Croffut family writings; and other papers. Author, editor, and poet. Collection material in English, with Spanish. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011102 Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Correspondence. Boutwell, George S. (George Sewall), 1818-1905 Correspondence. Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925. Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925 Correspondence. Corser, Elwood S. (Elwood Spencer), 1835-1903 Correspondence. Croffut, Bessie B., 1861-1935 Correspondence. Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924. Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871 Correspondence. Hayes, John William, 1854-1942 Correspondence. Henderson, John B. (John Brooks), 1826-1913 Correspondence. Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. O'Farrell, Patrick, 1832-1902 Correspondence. Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906 Correspondence. Shadwell, Bertrand Correspondence. Towne, Charles A. (Charles Arnette), 1858-1928 Correspondence. Van Siclen, George W. (George West), 1840-1903. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Winslow, Erving, 1839-1922 Correspondence. Croffut family. United States. Army Military life. Anti-Imperialist League (Washington, D.C.) World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Afrikaners. Anti-imperialist movements United States. Elections United States 1900. Exhibitions Illinois Chicago. Imperialism. Medicine Practice History 19th century. Medicine Practice Europe. Presidents United States Election 1900. South African War, 1899-1902. Spanish-American War, 1898 Philippines. Boston (Mass.) History. Europe Description and travel. Great Britain Colonies Africa. Philippines Foreign relations United States. United States Colonial question. United States Foreign relations Philippines. United States Politics and government 1897-1901. United States Territorial expansion. Authors. itoamc Editors. itoamc Poets. itoamc Croffut, W. A. (William Augustus), 1835-1915. "Now I recollect--souvenirs of the sanctum" ; "Lincoln as I saw him." 1943. Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870. Fifty years in camp and field; diary of Major-General Ethan Allen Hitchcock. 1909. Robbins, Henry Alfred, 1839-1911. Henry Alfred Robbins journals. 1870-1904. Anti-Imperialist League (Washington, D.C.). Anti-Imperialist League (Washington, D.C.) records. 1899-1908. Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011102 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011102.3 42177 42177