| Description |
20 linear feet (37 boxes, 76 v.). |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Summary |
Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, writings, and other papers relating to Bigelow's career as editor of the New York Evening Post, as inspector of prisons in New York State, as United States Consul and Chargé d'Affaires at Paris, France, as Minister to the Court of Napoleon III, as United States Commissioner to the Brussels International Exhibition (1888), and as friend and advisor to Philippe Bunau-Varilla on the selection of the Panama route and the construction of the Panama Canal. Includes correspondence and documents relating to prison reform in New York State, the construction in France and England of warships for the Confederate Navy, the movement of Confederate ships in European waters, Confederate activities in Europe, the establishment at the Académie française of the Botta Prize, and the fitness of John C. Frémont for the Republican presidential candidacy in 1856. Also, manuscripts and typescripts of Bigelow's writings on various subjects, and correspondence with William Cullen Bryant, John Hay, William H. Huntington, Samuel J. Tilden, and other notable persons. |
| Form |
Selected correspondence and diaries, 1861-1865, available on microfilm; New York Public Library. |
| Biography |
John Bigelow (1817-1911) was an American author, editor and diplomat. |
| Finding Aids |
Collection guide available in repository and on internet. |
| Subject |
Bigelow, John, 1817-1911.
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Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
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Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940.
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Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890.
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United States. Consulate (Paris, France)
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Confederate States of America. Navy.
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Académie française.
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Brussels International Exhibition (1888)
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Evening post (New York, N.Y. : 1832)
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Exhibitions -- Belgium -- Brussels.
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Journalism -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Prisons -- New York (State)
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Shipbuilding -- France.
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Shipbuilding -- England.
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Presidential candidates -- United States.
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Awards -- France.
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Navigation -- Europe.
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Warships -- Confederate States of America.
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Panama Canal (Panama) -- History.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1853-1857.
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Confederate States of America -- History, Naval.
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Confederate States of America -- Foreign relations -- Europe.
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Panama -- Politics and government -- 1821-1903.
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Diplomatic and consular service, American -- France.
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| Genre/Form |
Diaries.
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| Occupation |
Authors. |
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Diplomats. |
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Journalists. |
| Added Author |
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.
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Hay, John, 1838-1905.
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Huntington, William H.
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Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886.
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| LCCN |
ms 73000671 |
| Standard no. |
*ZZ-10960 |
| Call No. |
MssCol 301
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| Research Call Number |
MssCol 301
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