Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Samuel Freeman Miller correspondence and William Pitt Ballinger ...
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- Samuel Freeman Miller correspondence and William Pitt Ballinger diaries, 1854-1887.
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Description
- 185 items.
- 2 containers.
- 3 microfilm reels.
- 0.8 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008114 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- MMC-3615
- Microfilm 19,814-1N-1P
- Microfilm 19,884-2N-2P
Variant title
- Samuel Freeman Miller papers
- William Pitt Ballinger papers
Biography/History note
- Lawyer and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged by type of material and chronologically therein.
Summary
- Letters from Miller to his brother-in-law, William Pitt Ballinger, an attorney of Galveston, Texas, concerning the status of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, nomination of John Marshall Harlan to the Court, judicial appointments, Republican Party politics, Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, Reconstruction and relations between North and South, and Miller's membership in the Electoral Commission appointed to decide the disputed 1876 presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden. Also includes microfilm edition of Ballinger's diaries (1871-1876).
LC Subjects
- Ballinger, William Pitt, 1825-1888--Correspondence.
- Harlan, John Marshall, 1833-1911.
- Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886.
- United States. Electoral Commission (1877)
- United States. Supreme Court.
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
- Constitutional law--United States.
- Courts--United States--Officials and employees.
- Justice, Administration of.
- Law--United States.
- Practice of law--Texas--Galveston.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1860.
- Presidents--United States--Election--1876.
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- United States--History--1865-1898.
- United States--Politics and government--19th century.
- Judges.
- Justices, U.S. Supreme Court.
- Lawyers.
Notes
- University of Texas Library; Austin, Tex.
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Lucy Cocker Clarkson, via: Charles Fairman, 1988.
Additional formats
- Microfilm edition of typewritten typescripts of the diaries of William Pitt Ballinger held by the University of Texas Library, Austin, Texas. [Place of reproduction unidentified].
LCCN
- mm 88065919
Other standard no.
- MSS65919
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home opens in a new window
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
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- Microfilm 19,884-2P
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- Microfilm 19,884-1P
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- 19,884
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