Alfred C. Berol collection of American Revolution documents, 1650-1830

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0112
Bib ID:
4079221 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Berol, Alfred C., 1892-1974
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
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.

Description

Summary

A collection of letters and documents pertaining to the American Revolution, or to personages who figured in it. Among the persons represented in the collection are John Adams, Edmund Burke, Aaron Burr, Lord Cornwallis, Benjamin Franklin, Nathanael Greene, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, John Paul Jones, Marquis de Lafayette, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Robert Morris, William Pitt, Benjamin Rush, Baron von Steuben, and George Washington. The largest group of manuscripts in the collection is the sixteen letters of Henry Laurens, the South Carolina planter, and his son, John Laurens, among which is a "manumission letter" written by Henry Laurens to his son on 14 August 1776, shortly after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. For the text of this letter see: A LETTER FROM HENRY LAURENS TO HIS SON JOHN LAURENS, AUGUST 14, 1776.

Arrangement

Cataloged. Catalog cards include Kirkland number.

Using the Collection

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

Reproductions 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); Alfred C. Berol collection of American Revolution documents; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Alternate Form Available

Microfilm available here: https://clio.columbia.edu/archives/4079768

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Mr and Mrs Alfred and Madeleine Berol, 1960-1964.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Berol, Mrs. and Mrs. Alfred C. and Madeleine. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1960. Accession number--M60.

Publications About Described Materials

A LETTER FROM HENRY LAURENS TO HIS SON JOHN LAURENS, AUGUST 14, 1776. Foreword by Alfred C. Berol. Introduction by Richard B. Morris. New York, privately printed for the Columbia University Libraries, July 4, 1964.

Kirkland, Frederic R. LETTERS ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.. Published for the author by Coward-McCann. Inc., New York, 1952.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/05/89.

Title changed from "Alfred C. Berol papers" in April 2020.

Revision Description

PDF removed, record enhanced. kws 2020-00

2024-04-04 List of folders uploaded. kws

Subject Headings

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

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Genre/Form
Autographs (manuscripts) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Adams, John, 1735-1826 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hancock, John, 1737-1793 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Jay, John, 1745-1829 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Laurens, John, 1754-1782 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pitt, W. M (William Morton), 1754 or 1755-1836 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Washington, George, 1732-1799 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
South Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
African Americans -- History CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID