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United States

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Aurora and Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia), and Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Essay on the Warehousing System and Government Credits of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by order of the Philadelphia Chamber of commerce, W. Brown, printer., 1828

 File — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Most of the printed materials in this series address financial matters at the governmental level. Topics of special note include the Bank of the United States, the national debt, trade, tariffs, and bankruptcy. Some of the publications are highly politicized. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1828

Breckinridge, John C. Speech of Hon. John C. Breckinridge: At Ashland, Kentucky, September 5, 1860. Revised and Corrected. Repelling the Charge of Disunion and Vindicating the National Democracy, 1860

 File — Box 2: Series Series 3; Series Series 4, Folder: 18
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series 4 comprises publications documenting state and national matters and includes works on government, history, agriculture, events, and state politics. Many resources focus on the states of Kentucky and Michigan. Of special note, the final work in this series is a program from the April 9, 1968 memorial services for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held in Atlanta, Georgia. Each subseries (Kentucky, Michigan, Other States) is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the...
Dates: 1860

Caird, James. Prairie Farming in America: With Notes by the Way on Canada and the United States. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1859

 File — Box 1: Series Series 1; Series Series 2; Series Series 3, Folder: 25
Identifier: Series 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The works in this series include printed lectures, scientific journals, educational literature, and information about educational methods, institutions, and organizations. A sub-theme for the series is education in Kentucky. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors. All folders but two contain nineteenth-century publications.

Dates: 1859

Clay, Henry. Speech in Defence of the American System against the British Colonial System: With an Appendix of Documents Referred to in the Speech. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 2d, 3d, and 6th, 1832. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1832

 File — Box 4: Series Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 5
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1832

Collection of maps of the United States

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BCA 0291
Abstract The collection of maps comprises a variety of manuscript and printed scientific, transportation, and political maps that were created between 1793 and 1996. These items were collected by the Berea College geology department and campus libraries over the course of many decades. Most maps not associated with the geology department have no specific provenance data. The collection also includes a few manuscript maps and drawings. Items of special interest include older maps (1790s-1830s) and...
Dates: 1793-1996

Howe, Joseph. Speech of the Hon. Joseph Howe at the International Commercial Convention at Detroit. Delivered on Friday, 14th Instant [I.E. July 14, 1865] (Specially Revised by Mr. Howe for the Hamilton Spectator). Montreal: M. Longmoore and Co., 1865

 Item — Box 6: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7, Folder: 26
Identifier: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Most of the 344 published works in this collection document aspects of the political, economic, scientific, educational, and religious thought of persons and groups within the United States during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Notable topics include Seccession, the American Civil War, Emanicipation, Reconstruction, government finances, and American partisan politics. Works in the final series originated in Canada, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, and Japan.

Dates: 1865