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Albert Tracy papers
- Title
- Albert Tracy papers, 1843-1893.
- Author
- Tracy, Albert, 1818-1893.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | By appointment only | *ZL-426 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .5 linear foot (2 boxes).
- 1 microfilm reel.
- Summary
- Papers contain letters received by Tracy, 1843-1888; an 1876 transcript of his diaries, 1858-1862; sketches; military papers including commissions, an annotated promotions and brevet book, 1847-1848, and copies of his annual reports as Adjutant General of Maine, 1852-1854; a patent for a steam damper, 1871; and newspaper clippings.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Grant [1991].
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Sketchbooks.
- Sketches.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Additional Formats (note)
- available on microfilm;
- Biography (note)
- Albert Tracy (1818-1893) joined the Army as a lieutenant in the 9th Infantry during the Mexican War, served as Adjutant General of Maine, 1852-1855, returned to the Army's 10th Infantry and participated in an expedition against the Sioux from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, the Mormon expedition, and the Civil War, during which he was made a colonel and aide-de-camp to Gen. John C. Frémont.
- Publications (note)
- published as "The Utah War Journal of Capt. Albert Tracy, 1858-1860" in Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol.13, Nos.1-4, 1945.
- published as "Missouri In Crisis," in Missouri Historical Review, Vol.51, Oct.1956-July 1957.
- published as "Fremont's Pursuit of Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley; the journal of Colonel Albert Tracy, March-July, 1862" in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.70, Nos.2-3 (April and June, 1962).
- Processing Action (note)
- Accessioned.
- Microfilmed
- Cataloging updated
- Call Number
- MssCol 3020
- OCLC
- NYPW91-A0
- Author
- Tracy, Albert, 1818-1893.
- Title
- Albert Tracy papers, 1843-1893.
- Additional Formats
- Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-426
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Biography
- Albert Tracy (1818-1893) joined the Army as a lieutenant in the 9th Infantry during the Mexican War, served as Adjutant General of Maine, 1852-1855, returned to the Army's 10th Infantry and participated in an expedition against the Sioux from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, the Mormon expedition, and the Civil War, during which he was made a colonel and aide-de-camp to Gen. John C. Frémont.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Publications
- Diaries, 1858-1860 published as "The Utah War Journal of Capt. Albert Tracy, 1858-1860" in Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol.13, Nos.1-4, 1945.Diary, 1861 Feb.4-Nov. 25 (incomplete) published as "Missouri In Crisis," in Missouri Historical Review, Vol.51, Oct.1956-July 1957.Diary, 1862 Mar.-July published as "Fremont's Pursuit of Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley; the journal of Colonel Albert Tracy, March-July, 1862" in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.70, Nos.2-3 (April and June, 1962).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866.Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902.Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869.Tracy, Albert Haller, 1793-1859.Maine. Adjutant General.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 3020