Ulysses S. Grant Four Days Before Death, Mt. McGregor, New York-Cabinet Card; JDG Description on Verso, 1885
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of thirteen boxes of correspondence, ephemera, photographs, and scrapbooks related to Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent Grant, their acquaintances, and family members. It is arranged in three series: Correspondence and Ephemera; Photographs, and Scrapbooks. The first two series have additional Sub-Series that break the material down into specific types which are then arranged either chronologically or alphabetically by topic.
Correspondents in this collection include:
Ulysses S. Grant; Julia D. Grant; Frederick Dent Grant; Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.; Jesse Root Grant; William T. Sherman; Philip Sheridan; John Schofield; Orville E. Babcock; B. F. Butler; W. W. Smith; J. M. Schofield; John Rawlins; Horace Porter; William McKinley; Mary Todd Lincoln; Adam Badeau; Rama V / Chulalongkorn
Dates
- 1885
Extent
From the Collection: 6.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Note
Last photograph of Gen. Grant. JDG's handwriting is on the back describing the photograph and the circumstances of its creation.
Creator
- From the Collection: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (Person)
- From the Collection: Grant, Julia Dent, 1826-1902 (Person)
- From the Collection: Babcock, Orville Elias, 1835-1884 (Person)
- From the Collection: Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Ulysses S. Grant Collection Repository
P.O. Box 5408
Mississippi State MS 39762 United States
662-325-4552
rsemmes@library.msstate.edu