Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)E.G Squier papers, 1809-1888
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Main title
- E.G. Squier papers, 1809-1888 (bulk 1846-1874).
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Description
- 2,500 items.
- 11 containers plus 1 oversize.
- 14 microfilm reels.
- 4.8 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.ms000008 opens in a new window
Local shelving no.
- 0331K
- Oversize 0111M
- Microfilm 15,116-14N-14P
Variant title
- Ephraim George Squier papers
Biography/History note
- Archaeologist, diplomat, author, editor, and businessman.
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged in six series. Series 1: General Correspondence, 1841-1888; Series 2: Honduran Representatives File, 1857-1873; Series 3: Honduras Interoceanic Railway File, 1853-1870; Series 4: Speech, Article, and Book File, 1809-1877; Series 5: Miscellany, 1849-1872; and Series 6: Addition, 1857-1858.
Summary
- Correspondence, business records, diplomatic records, articles, lectures, and other writings, reference and bibliographic notes, drawings, maps, scrapbooks of clippings, and other papers relating to Squier's diplomatic career as U.S. chargé d'affairs in Central America (1849-1858), U.S. commissioner to Peru (1863-1865), and Honduran consul general in New York, N.Y. (1863-1873). Includes material pertaining to the Honduran legation in Washington, D.C. (chiefly 1860-1863) and particularly to the Honduras Interoceanic Railway Company (1853-1870). Also documents Squier's studies and writings in archaeology and ethnology and includes material pertaining to the American Ethnological Society and the New York Anthropological Society. Topics include architecture, hieroglyphics, languages, Indians, and other aspects of archaeological sites in Latin American, the Mississippi Valley, and New York.
- Correspondents includes Louis Agassiz, León Alvarado, Henry B. Anthony, John Russell Bartlett, Samuel Birch, E.H. Davis, Joseph Barnard Davis, George R. Gliddon, Joseph Henry, José de Marcoleta, Matthew Fontaine Maury, Brantz Mayer, Luis Molina, Charles Eliot Norton, Josiah Clark Nott, Frederick Ward Putnam, Henry Shelton Sanford, Buckingham Smith, Henry Stevens, Jr., John Cresson Trautwine, William Wadden Turner, and Thomas Wright.
LC Subjects
- Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873--Correspondence.
- Alvarado, León, 1818-1870--Correspondence.
- Anthony, Henry B. (Henry Bowen), 1815-1884--Correspondence.
- Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886--Correspondence.
- Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885--Correspondence.
- Davis, Joseph Barnard, 1801-1881--Correspondence.
- Davis, E. H. (Edwin Hamilton), 1811-1888--Correspondence.
- Gliddon, George R. (George Robins), 1809-1857--Correspondence.
- Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878--Correspondence.
- Marcoleta, José de, 1802-1881--Correspondence.
- Molina, Luis, active 1857-1867--Correspondence.
- Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873--Correspondence.
- Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879--Correspondence.
- Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908--Correspondence.
- Nott, Josiah C. (Josiah Clark), 1804-1873--Correspondence.
- Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915--Correspondence.
- Sanford, Henry Shelton, 1823-1891--Correspondence.
- Smith, Buckingham, 1810-1871--Correspondence.
- Stevens, Henry, Jr., 1819-1886--Correspondence.
- Trautwine, John C. (John Cresson), 1810-1883--Correspondence.
- Turner, William W. (William Wadden), 1810-1859--Correspondence.
- Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877--Correspondence.
- American Ethnological Society.
- Anthropological Institute of New York.
- Honduras Interoceanic Railway Company.
- Anthropology--Societies, etc.--New York (State)
- Archaeology--Latin America.
- Archaeology--Mississippi River Valley.
- Archaeology--New York (State)
- Architecture.
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Central America.
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Honduras.
- Diplomatic and consular service, American--Peru.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Honduran--New York (State)--New York.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Honduran--United States.
- Diplomatic and consular service, Honduran--Washington (D.C.)
- Ethnology--Societies, etc.--United States.
- Hieroglyphics.
- Indian architecture.
- Indians--Languages.
- Railroads--Honduras.
- Central America--Foreign relations--United States.
- Honduras--Foreign relations--United States.
- Peru--Foreign relations--United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Central America.
- United States--Foreign relations--Honduras.
- United States--Foreign relations--Peru.
- Archaeologists.
- Businessmen.
- Diplomats.
Notes
- Collection material in English, French, German, and Spanish.
Acquisition source
- Gift and purchase, Frank Squier, William Gates, and Richard S. Wormser, 1905-1948.
- Transfer, Library of Congress General Collections, 1994.
Cite as
- Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, E. G. Squier Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Additional formats
- Also available on microfilm; no. 15,116.
- Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1971.
LCCN
- mm 79041087
Other standard no.
- MSS41087
Language code
- eng fre ger spa
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 15,116-14P
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- Oversize 0111M
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- Microfilm 15,116-1P
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