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Frederick William Holls papers, 1880-1903

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#0606
Bib ID 4078905 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Holls, Frederick William, 1857-1903
Title Frederick William Holls papers, 1880-1903
Physical Description 9 Linear Feet (22 boxes)
Language(s) English .
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Arrangement

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in two series based on the documentary form of the materials. Selected materials cataloged; remainder listed.

Description

Summary

Letters to and copies of letters, letter books, and miscellaneous papers of (George) Frederick William Holls. There is also an amount of clippings and other miscellanea. The correspondence is with many persons important in the areas of politics and education. The subject content of the letters is international in scope, including such matters as the Suez Canal, the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, the Dreyfus affair, the Hague Peace Conference, Rhodes Scholarships, unification of education in New York State, the St. Louis Exposition, and tenement reform. Among the principal correspondents represented by groups of letters are John Barrett, Nicholas Murray Butler, Henry W. Diederick, Theodor Lange, Hugo Munsterburg, F.J. Odendahl, Theodore Roosevelt, and Carl Schurz.

Using the Collection

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Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Frederick William Holls papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Ownership and Custodial History

A volume of letters to Holls was transferred to this collection when it was found in Columbiana, January 1982. The letters have been removed and separately cataloged.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Sayles, Robert W. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1913. Accession number--M-13.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89.

Catalogued correspondence listed by Barrett Hellmann (GSAS '23), 2022 July.

Revision Description

2022-07-25 PDF finding aid replaced with EAD container list. CLB

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Barrett, John Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Canada -- Boundaries -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Diederick, Henry W Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Dreyfus, Alfred, 1859-1935 -- Trials, litigation, etc Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Education -- New York (State) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Espionage Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
International Peace Conference Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Lange, Theodor Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Lawyers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Maine -- Boundaries Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Münsterberg, Hugo, 1863-1916 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Odendahl, F. J Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Rhodes scholarships Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Social problems Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
South African War, 1899-1902 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Suez Canal (Egypt) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Tenement houses Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
United States -- Boundaries -- Canada Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
World politics Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

1857-1903. American lawyer, publicist, and Secretary of the United States delegation to the 1899 Hague Peace Conference.