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Oliver Otis Howard Papers, 1833-1912


Correspondence, early life, 1833-May 1861

Catalog Number: M91.1


Box 1 1833 Jul 14 - 1859 Apr
2 1859 May - 1861 May

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Correspondence, Civil War, June 1861-April 1865

Catalog Number: M91.2


Box 2 1861 Jun - 1864 Sep 30
3 1864 Oct - 1865 Apr

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Correspondence, Freedmen's Bureau period, May 1865-Spring 1874

Catalog Number: M91.3


Box 3 1865 May - 1866 Feb 28
4 1866 Mar - Nov 23
5 1866 Nov 24 - 1867 Aug 3
6 1867 Aug 4 - 1868 Apr 18
7 1868 Apr 23 - 1869 Mar 17
8 1869 Mar 18 - Dec
9 1870 Jan - Dec 12
10 1870 Dec 13 - 1872 Feb 19
11 1872 Feb 20 - 1873 Jul
12 1873 Aug - 1874 May 15

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Correspondence, western command period, May 1874-November 1888

Catalog Number: M91.4


Box 12 1874 May 16 - 1875 Apr 30
13 1875 May 1 - 1877 Dec 20
14 1877 Dec 21 - 1880 Mar 16
15 1880 Mar 17 - 1881 Aug 25
16 1881 Aug 26 - 1882 Sep 30
17 1882 Oct 1 - 1884 Apr 30
18 1884 May 1 - 1885 Dec 31
19 1886 Jan 1 - Oct 17
20 1886 Oct 18 - 1887 Aug 31
21 1887 Sep 1 - 1888 May 31
22 1888 Jun 1 - Nov 20

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Correspondence, eastern command period, December 1888-November 1894

Catalog Number: M91.5


Box 22 1888 Dec 1 - 1889 Feb 13
23 1889 Feb 14 - Sep 23
24 1889 Sep 24 - 1890 May 2
25 1890 May 3 - 1891 Feb 15
26 1891 Feb 16 - Dec 4
27 1891 Dec 5 - 1892 Aug 10
28 1892 Aug 11 - 1893 Jul 4
29 1893 Jul 5 - 1894 Feb 22
30 1894 Feb 23 - Oct 24
31 1894 Oct 25 - Nov 30

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Correspondence, retirement, December 1894-1908

Catalog Number: M91.6


Box 31 1894 Dec 1 - 1895 Oct 21
32 1895 Oct 22 - 1897 Jan 25
33 1897 Jan 26 - Nov 14
34 1897 Nov 15 - 1898 Nov 30
35 1898 Dec 1 - 1899 Nov 30
36 1899 Dec 1 - 1900 Dec 31
37 1901 Jan 1 - 1902 Feb 25
38 1902 Feb 26 - 1912 Jun 14

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Correspondence (bound), 1866-1905

Catalog Number: M91.7


Folio Volume 1 1861 - 1865, also contains daily action reports; telegraphic messages; orders and circulars; telegraphic messages; orders and circulars; telegrams received; endorsements and memoranda; etc. (copybook)
Folio 2 1864 Feb - 1866 Oct (copybook)
Folio 3 1866 Nov - 1867 Nov (copybook)
Folio 4 1867 Nov - 1869 Jun (copybook)
Folio 5 [1868 May - 1872 Jul] (Aide-de-Camp book)
Folio 6 1869 Jun - 1871 May (copybook)
Folio 7 1871 May - 1873 Mar (copybook)
Folio 8 1873 Mar 7 - Dec 16 (copybook)
Folio 9 1866 Nov 20 - 1867 Jun 20 [microfilm available, reel #1]
Folio 10 1867 Jun 21 - Dec 30 [microfilm available, reel #2]
Folio 11 1868 Jan 4 - Jul 15 [microfilm available, reel #2]
Folio 12 1868 Jul 16 - 1869 Apr 16 [microfilm available, reel #3]
Folio 13 1869 Apr 4 - Dec 23 [microfilm available, reel #3]
Folio 14 1869 Dec 29 - 1870 Aug 4 [microfilm available, reel #4]
Folio 15 1870 Aug 4 - 1871 May 12 [microfilm available, reel #4]
Folio 16 1871 May 1 - Nov 3 [microfilm available, reel #5]
Folio 17 1871 Nov 3 - 1872 Dec 11 [microfilm available, reel #5]
Folio 18 1872 Dec 13 - 1873 Mar 24 [microfilm available, reel #6]
Folio 19 1873 Mar 24 - Nov 9 [microfilm available, reel #6]
Folio 20 1873 Nov 3 - 1874 Jul 28 [microfilm available, reel #7]
Folio 21 1874 Sep 4 - 1876 May 12 [microfilm available, reel #7]
22 1876 May 15 - 1877 Dec 11 [microfilm available, reel #8]
23 1877 Dec 11 - 1878 Nov 23 [microfilm available, reel #8]
24 1878 Nov 25 - 1879 Nov 22 [microfilm available, reel #9]
25 1879 Nov 13 - 1880 Nov 23 [microfilm available, reel #9]
Folio 26 1881 Jan 29 - May 27 [microfilm available, reel #10]
27 1881 May 27 - Oct 13 [microfilm available, reel #10]
Folio 28 1881 Oct 17 - 1882 Mar 20 [microfilm available, reel #11]
Folio 29 1882 Mar 15 - Nov 7 [microfilm available, reel #11]
Folio 30 1882 Nov 7 - 1883 Apr 27 [microfilm available, reel #12]
Folio 31 1883 Apr 28 - 1884 Nov 24 [microfilm available, reel #13]
Folio 32 1884 Nov 24 - 1885 Jun 2 [microfilm available, reel #14]
Folio 33 1885 Jun 3 - 1886 Jan 4 [microfilm available, reel #14]
Folio 34 1886 Jan 4 - Apr 8 [microfilm available, reel #15]
Folio 35 1886 Apr 9 - Nov 4 [microfilm available, reel #15]
Folio 36 1886 May 28 - 1888 Mar 12 [microfilm available, reel #16]
Folio 37 1886 Sep 27 - 1888 Nov 20 [microfilm available, reel #17]
Folio 38 1888 Mar 13 - Nov 22 [microfilm available, reel #18]
Folio 39 1888 Dec 12 - 1889 Feb 7 [microfilm available, reel #18]
Folio 40 1889 Feb 8 - Aug 15 [microfilm available, reel #19]
Folio 41 1889 Aug 15 - Jan 30 [microfilm available, reel #20]
Folio 42 1890 Jan 30 - Jun 14 [microfilm available, reel #21]
Folio 43 1890 Jun 17 - Dec 8 [microfilm available, reel #22]
Folio 44 1890 Dec 8 - 1891 Apr 16 [microfilm available, reel #23]
Folio 45 1891 Apr 16 - Oct 10 [microfilm available, reel #24]
Folio 46 1891 Oct 12 - 1892 Feb 8 [microfilm available, reel #25]
Folio 47 1892 Feb 8 - Jul 23 [microfilm available, reel #26]
Folio 48 1892 Jul 25 - 1892 Dec. 19, 1892 [microfilm available, reel #27]
Folio 49 1892 Dec 19 - 1893 May 16 [microfilm available, reel #28]
Folio 50 1893 May 17 - Dec 8 [microfilm available, reel #29]
Folio 51 1893 Dec 9 - 1894 May 16 [microfilm available, reel #30]
Folio 52 1894 May 16 - 1894 Oct 2 [microfilm available, reel #31]
Folio 53 1894 Nov 2 - 1895 May 6 [microfilm available, reel #32]
Folio 54 1895 May 4 - 1897 Apr 5 [microfilm available, reel #33]
Folio 55 1897 Apr 6 - 1900 Aug 25 [microfilm available, reel #34]
Folio 56 1900 Aug 25 - 1905 Dec 6 [microfilm available, reel #34]

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Articles and addresses, bound volumes and scrapbooks

Catalog Number: M91.8


Folio Volume 1 Articles and Addresses Civil War
Folio 2 Indian Campaigns - letterpress copybook
3 Nez Perce - letterpress copybook
Folio 4 Miscellaneous
Folio 5 Miscellaneous - Oct. 23, 1893 to
Folio 6 Miscellaneous - letterpress copybook
Scrapbooks (clippings):
Folio 7 1863 - 1866 (Vol. 1)
Folio 8 Miscellaneous (Vol. 2)
Folio 9 Miscellaneous (Vol. 3)
Folio 10 Miscellaneous (Vol. 4)
Folio 11 Religious lectures, notices, etc.
Folio 12 Personal reminiscences of the War of the Rebellion
Folio 13 [Writings for children]
Folio 14 Nez Perce
Folio 15 [Indians]
Folio 16 Articles on the Indians, Gold and Silver Question - 1896
Folio 17 Miscellaneous
18 Miscellaneous
Folio 19 Miscellaneous
Folio 20 Miscellaneous
21 Miscellaneous
22 Miscellaneous

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Articles and addresses, volumes 1-3

Catalog Number: M91.8


Box 39
Folder 1 Table of Contents
Biographical (Vol. 1):
2 Sherman, W.T., and his corps commanders (No. 1)
3 Butler, Benjamin F. (No. 2)
4 Crooks, George (No. 3)
5 Grant, Ulysses S., At Chattanooga (No. 4)
6 Grant, Ulysses S. (No. 5)
7 Grant, Ulysses S., Comparison of Washington and Grant (No. 6)
8 Hale, Nathan (No. 7)
9 Hancock, Winfield S. and Howard, O.O. (No. 8)
10 Jackson, Andrew (No. 9)
11 Lee, S. Perry (No. 10)
12 McDowell, Irvin and Thomas, George H. (No. 11)
13 Sheridan, Philip (No. 12)
14 Sherman, W.T. - Characteristics of youth (No. 13)
15 Sherman, W.T.-Intro to "Life of Sherman" by Hubbard (No. 14)
16 Sherman, W.T. (No. 15)
17 Sherman, W.T. (No. 16)
18 Slocum, Henry W. - Eulogy (No. 17)
19 Thomas, George H. (No. 19B)
Wars and Campaigns (Vol. 2):
20 Adairsville - Georgia Campaign of 1864 (No. 1)
21 Chattanooga and Atlanta (100 days campaign) (No.2)
22 "Atlanta is ours and fairly won" (No.3)
23 Sherman's advance from Atlanta (No. 4)
24 "The Struggle for Atlanta" (No. 5)
25 "Through to Atlanta" (No. 6)
26 "Federal Rout at Bull run" (No. 7)
27 "Sherman's Campaign through the Carolinas and Savannah" (No. 8)
28 "Jackson's Attack on the Right at Chancellorsville" (No. 9)
29 "The Georgia Campaign of 1864" (No. 10)
30 "Campaign and Battle of Gettysburg" (No. 11)
31 "Campaign of Gettysburg" (No. 11 1/2)
32 "Grant at Vicksburg" (No. 12)
33 "Jackson's Campaigns" (No. 13)
34 "Jackson's Campaigns" (No. 14)
35 "Rescue and the Oostanaula" (No. 15)
36 "From the Potomac to the Tennessee" (No. 16)
37 "Resaca" - 2 copies (No. 17)
38 "The Revolutionary War - 2 copies (No. 18)
39 "Vicksburg" (No. 19)
40 "The War of 1812" (No. 20)
Indians (Vol. 3):
41 "The Story of Antonio Azol, a Pima Indian" (No. 1)
42 "An Indian Battle" (Nez Perce) (No. 2)
43 "The Instincts of Indian Children" - (No. 3) [2 copies]
44 "Indian Attack on Dabney House near Union now Arcata, Cal." (No. 4) [2 copies]
45 "Department of Columbia" (No. 5)
46 "Our Indians of the Southwest - First Paper" (No. 6)
47 "Our Indians of the Southwest - Second Paper" (No. 7)
48 "Our Indians of the Southwest - Third Paper" (No. 8)
49 "What now shall be done with the Indians" (No. 9)
50 "Mattie Leigh's Correspondence" (No. 10)
51 "Mission Indians of Southern California" (No. 11)
52 "Piute and Bannock Indian Wars" (No. 12) [2 copies]
53 "The Sioux Indian Wars" (No. 13) [2 copies]
54 "Squaw Men" (No. 14)
Military (Vol. 3):
55 "The Army" (No. 15)
56 "The Army"-(No. 17)
57 "Take care of the Army and the Navy" (No. 18)
58 "The Army Past and Present" (No. 19)
59 "Classmates whose lives were surrendered during this Rebellion" (No. 20)
60 "Floating Batteries" (No. 21)
61 "Some fallen heroes of Gettysburg" (No. 22)
62 "The Grand Review of Washington" (No. 23)
63 "Two veteran heros of Anteitam" (No. 24)
64 "The wars of Maine" (No. 25)
65 "The Navy" (No. 26)
66 "Bombardment of New York, Are we all right" (No. 27)
67 "Military and Naval Pensions of the United States" (No. 28)
68 "Preserves what Veterans fought for" (No. 29)
69 "Sea coast is defenses" (No. 30)
70 "Transportation of troops by water" (No. 31)
71 "Young men in the Army" (No. 32)
72 "Value of Study to Young Officers" (No. 33)
73 "The American Volunteer" (No. 34)
74 "War" (No. 35)

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Articles and addresses, volumes 4-6

Catalog Number: M91.8


Box 39
Religion and Miscellaneous (Vols. 4&5):
Folder 75 McBee, Barbara Ann - "Remarkable Pioneer Woman" (No. 1)
76 "Battlefield, Field Hospital, a Night Attack" (No. 2)
77 "Looking back at boyhood" (No. 3)
78 "Welcome to the land of fruits and flowers"-YMCA (No. 4)
79 "The Unestimable Value of Character" (No. 5)
80 "Outing for children" (No. 6)
81 "A Christmas Morning in San Francisco" (No. 7)
82 "My First Christmas" (No. 8)
83 "Christian Endeavor" (No. 9)
84 Abstract of "Christain Endeavor" (No. 10)
85 "Church Bible School" (No. 11)
86 "Classical Instruction Defended" (No. 12)
87 "Congregationalists in America" (No. 13)
88 "Thoughts on Conversion" (No. 14)
89 "Mutual Counsel" (No. 15)
90 "The Uses of the Divine Word" (No. 16)
91 "The Political Panorama of Europe during the past week" (No. 17)
92 "The Republic", "The Flag" (No. 18)
93 "True Gallantry" (No. 19)
94 "Our Heretic" (remarks on ...) (No. 20)
95 "Home Rule" (No. 21)
96 "How to Live Well" (No. 22)
97 "Independence Day" (No. 23)
98 "Providence Touching Isabelle and Columbus" (No. 25)
99 "The power of little things (No. 26)
100 "The Lord is risen" (No. 27)
101 "Loyalty" (No. 28)
102 Notes for "Loyalty" (No. 29)
103 Menu of stories - "Army stories" ... "Christian statements"...etc. (No. 30)
104 "Foreign Missions" (No. 31)
105 "Foreign Missions" (No. 32)
106 "Home missions on the Pacific Coast" (No. 33)
107 "Sunday School Mission Work" (No. 34)
108 "Education of the Negro" (No. 35)
109 Notes on "Negro emancipation" (No. 36)
110 "Illustrating Book" - Notes (No. 37)
111 "Nihilism" (No. 38)
112 Poem-"Blessed are they that hunger after righteousness for they shall be filled" (No. 39)
113 "Father and child" (No. 40)
Box 40
Folder 1 Poem-"How to show sympathy" (No. 41)
2 "The Blue and the Gray" (No. 42)
3 Poem-"The Bridge of Mother Love" (No. 43)
4 "A few words concerning Senator Pomeroy" (No. 44)
5 "Problems of the next quarter of a century" (No. 45)
6 "How time has solved some troublesome questions" (No. 46) [2 copies]
7 "Religion" (No. 47)
8 "My view of the Sabbath question" (No. 48)
9 "Sacrifice essential to upright humanity" (No. 49)
10 "A phenomenal scout" (No. 50)
11 "Young men in the W.D. service" (No. 51)
12 "Slaves during the war etc." (No. 52)
13 "A Soldier of Religion" (No. 53)
14 "Sunday Rest" (No. 54)
15 "Temperance" (No. 55)
16 "Dr. Upham's Books" (No. 56)
17 "Work" (No. 57)
18 "Our religious work - How can we attract the largest number of unconverted young men" (No. 58)
19 "Is the world growing better" (No. 59)
20 "YMCA" (No. 60)
21 "Character and needs of tthe YMCA undertaking" (No. 61)
22 "What shall we do to sustain and extend our [YMCA] work" (No. 62)
23 "YMCA young men" (No. 63)
24 "Young men - how can we reach with Christian influence the greatest number" (No. 64)
25 "Work for young men" (No. 65)
Civil War (Vol. 6):
26 "Official report of Gen. O.O. Howard, of the Carolina campaign" (No. 1)
27 "Character and campaigns of Gen. R.E. Lee" (No. 2)
28 "Boy to the rescue" (No. 3)
29 "Some reminiscences of A. Lincoln (No. 4)
30 "Isabella and Columbus, providences touching" (No. 5)
31 "Horrors of the Columbia, E. Chembreau's Account" (No. 6)
32 "Army as a career" (No. 7)
33 "Influence of women in the great conflict" (No. 8)
34 "Battle of Griswoldville" (No. 9)
35 "Warfare of the future" (No. 10)
36 "Christianity in the army" (No. 11)
37 "The Holy Ghost" (No. 12)
38 "The Battles from Fort Sumpter to Fair Oaks" (No. 13)
39 "Reminiscences of Lincoln" (No. 14)
40 "Grant" and "Gen. Howard's personal adventure..."-covers only (Nos. 15-16)
41 Headings for "Army Stories" (No. 17)
42 "Temperance" (No. 18)
43 "Sketches about Priv. Chas. McDonald, Capt. Wm. Duncan, 1st. Lieut. Wm. McIntyre, and Chaplain W.R. Eastman" (No. 19)
44 "Battle of Ezra Church, including 'How patriots live'" (No. 20)
45 "A tribute to Dr. Francis U. Upham" (No. 21)
46 "Memorial Day" (No. 22)
47 "The number of Indians" (No. 23)
Children's Stories (Vol. 6):
48 "Charles H. - A story for children" (No. 24)
49 "Our Jamie - A way to influence children" (No. 25)
50 "A mite of a black boy. or the 'Little Imp'" (No. 26)
51 "Ollie F. - or the motto" (No. 27)
52 "Otis Henry at meeting" (No. 28)
53 "An incident illustrating the thoughtfulness of a child of four years" (No. 29)
54 "William, or prejudice agains color" (No. 30)

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Articles and addresses, volumes 7-9

Catalog Number: M91.8


Box 40
Folder Miscellaneous (Vol. 7):
55 "Obituary of General French" (No. 1)
56 "Washington's Birthday" (No. 2)
57 "Burnside - Relief of at Knoxville" (No. 3)
58 "Chattanooga" (No. 4)
59 "Review of Van Horn's 'Life of Gen. G.H. Thomas'" (No. 5)
60 "Christianity among Indian tribes" (No. 6)
61 "Indian Moses" (No. 7)
62 "Account of a visit to Malheur Agency" (No. 7 1/2)
63 "Christianity in Army Life" (No. 8)
64 Address at laying of cornerstone of First Cong. Church of Wash. DC" (No. 9)
65 "The Uses of the Divine Word" (No. 10)
66 Translation of Gasparin's "Divorce" (No. 11)
67 "Faith" (No. 12)
68 "Notes upon the work of J.W. Draper... (No. 13)
69 "Answers to a few questions (religious)" (No. 14)
70 "Temperance - an address" (No. 15)
71 "The Journey to Egypt-the ocean voyage" (No. 16)
72 "Egypt-Notes on and campaigns in ..." (No. 17)
73 "Loyalty" (No. 18)
74 "Memorial Day" (No. 19)
75 "The Pilgrim Fathers and our Heritage" (No. 20)
76 "Reminiscences of life at West Point, Bangor, and in the Army" (No. 21)
77 "How the soldier receives and deserves remembrance" (No. 22)
78 "Our duty towards the South" (No. 23)
79 "Address on the occasion of the unveiling of Auburn, ME's soldier's monument" (No. 24)
80 "An incident in history" (No. 25)
81 "The danger of depreciating a boy" (No. 26)
82 "The namesake-a true story" (No. 27)
83 "Umatilla to Walla Walla-the dust and the snow" (No. 28)
[Military] (Vol. 8):
84 "Ezra Chapel" (No. 1)
85 "Battle of Bentonville" (No. 2)
86 "Campaigns of Gen. McDowell..." (No. 3)
87 "Military Aspects of the Drury Land Parable" (No. 4)
88 "A greeting: Battle for the Right" (No. 5)
89 "Names of Great Men: Col. T.E.G.
Ransom" (No. 6)
90 "The Soldier" (No. 7)
91 "A Study of Military Problems in South Africa" (No. 8)
[Miscellaneous]:
92 "Something about war..." (No. 9)
93 "Reminiscenses of West Point" (No. 10)
94 "West Point as I knew it" - 3 articles (No. 11)
95 "Alaska" (No. 12)
96 "President's address on Home Missions" (No. 13)
97 "President's annual address" (Congregational Home Missionary Assoc.) (No. 14)
98 "Cuba" (No. 15)
99 "Father Love - Patriotic and Christian" (No. 16)
100 "Imperialism" (No. 17)
101 "Is morality in business essential to success?" (No. 18)
102 "Reminiscenses and Old Families" (No. 19)
103 "Memorial Day"-(No. 20)
104 "A monument for the Mountain People" (No. 21)
105 "Dwight L. Moody" (No. 22)
106 "The Nation's safety and our Sunday schools" (No. 23)
107 "Rights and Duties of the United States' Government in the Matter of the Phillipine Is." (No. 24)
108 "Phillipine Islands" (No. 25)
109 "Politics" (No. 26)
110 "Politics" (No. 27)
111 "Our New Responsibilities" (No. 28
112 "Vermont" (No. 29)
113 "Experiences in Medicine" (No. 30)
114 "Indians-the last tribe at war" (No. 31)
[Miscellaneous and Biographical] (Vol. 9):
115 "Sen. J.B. Frye (a sketch)" (No. 1)
116 "Estimate of Gen. Grant as a general and a citizen" (No. 2)
117 "Gen. Grant" (No. 3) [cover only]
Box 41
Folder 1 "Life of Gen. Geo. S. Greene" (No. 4)
2 "Life of Gen. Henry W. Lawton" (No. 5)
3 "Generals McClellan and Grant" (No. 6)
4 "The military life of William McKinley" (No. 7)
5 "Personal recollection of Gen. Geo. H. Thomas and others" (No. 8)
6 "Some lessons derived from the South African War" (Vol. 9, No.9)
7 "Lincoln and the Mountain Youth: a memorial institution" (No. 10)
8 "Appropriateness of a monument to soldiers and sailors of New York" (No. 11)
9 "The Comanches: Illus. the Indians of Past and Present" (No. 12)
10 "A Plea for the Chinese; Against the Exclusion Law" (No. 13)
11 "Not confessions; but admitted errors" (No. 14)
12 "Appropriateness of a monument to the soldiers and sailors of New York" (No. 15)
13 "Sketches of different generals" (No. 16)
14 "The Bible (in outlines)" (No. 17)
15 "Chie, or A Young Apache Chief" (No. 18)
16 "Our Lord, the Creator, the Father, the Son" (No. 19)
17 "Chinese Exclusion" (No. 20)
18 "Effects of Alcoholic Drinks on Young People" (No. 21)
19 "The Feuds in the Cumberland Mountains" (No. 22)
20 "Causes of Secession, Gen. Robt. E. Lee's Patriotism, and Gettysburg" (No. 23)
21 "Egypt/Britsh Troops, Gen. Graham's Command" (No. 24)
22 "The Flag" (No. 25)
23 "Last Visit to Lincoln Monument in the Mountains" (No. 26)
24 "The Christian Militant" (No. 27)
25 "The Congressman, the Colored Man, and the Calf" (No. 28)
26 "Account of the 50th anniv. of the wedding of Gen. and Mrs. O.O. Howard" (No. 29)
27 "Rev. J.E. Rankin, D.D.: President of Howard University" (No. 30)
28 "March to Knoxville, Tenn. - Resaca - General Boughton" (No. 31)
29 "Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles" (No. 32)
30 "General J.E.B. Stuart" (No. 33)
31 "Lincoln and Fessenden - How to relieve vexation and anger" (No. 34)
32 "General Gorman - Diplomacy" (No. 35)
33 "Gen. Benj. F. Butler - Anecdotes" (No. 36)
34 "Butler and Grant - Anecdotes" (No. 37)
35 "Hon. John Randolph of Roanoke - Quick Wit" (No. 38)
36 "Dr. Leonard Woods" (No. 39)
37 "[Six] Incidents" (No. 40)
38 "Some noted Public men and Generals that I knew in the Sixties" (No. 41)

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Articles and addresses, volumes 10, 11 and unnumbered

Catalog Number: M91.8


Box 41 [Miscellaneous and Biographical] (Vol 10):
Folder 39 "American People, Public Spirit of, what sacrifice for the National safety..." (No. 1)
40 "Boyhood and youth of notable associates: US Sen. Wm. P. Frye" (No. 2)
41 "Chancellorsville" (No. 3)
42 "Conversion, What is, and how can I be saved" (No. 4)
43 "The Days after the shipwreck of the 'Spree' and arrival in New York" (No. 5)
44 "President of Mexico: P. Diaz" (No. 6)
45 "Early Days, or my first speech" (No. 7)
46 "Indian Seige" (No. 8)
47 "Joshua's Genius for Military Leadership" (No. 9)
48 "Gen. Geo. B. McClellan" (No. 10)
49 "The value of a Medal of Honor" (No. 11)
50 "Milestones of my youth" (No. 12)
51 "Past Successes and Present Needs" (No. 13)
52 "The Republican Party: Abraham Lincoln" (No. 14)
53 "A ride to save two souls" (No. 15)
54 "Thomas Howard Rugger" (No. 16)
55 "Schofield Memorial" (No. 17)
56 "Scott, Winfield" (No. 18)
57 "Campaigning with Sherman: the beginning of the war" (No. 19)
58 "Campaigning with Sherman: Sherman succeeds Gen. Anderson" (No. 20)
59 "Campaigning with Sherman: Shiloh, Chattanooga, the Knoxville March" (No. 21)
60 "Campaigning with Sherman: Ressaca, how Atlanta was won" (No. 22)
61 "Campaigning with Sherman: From Atlanta to the sea" (No. 23)
62 "Campaigning with Sherman: From the sea through the Carolinas to Washington" (No. 24)
63 "Sherman, Gen. W.T." (No. 25)
64 "Sherman's Campaigning" (No. 26)
65 "Stuart, Gen. J.E.B.: Tribute to a Confederate Class-Mate" (No. 27)
66 [Encyclopedia Britannica articles on Civil War battles] (No. 28)
67 "Taft, Wm. Howard" (No. 29)
68 "Taylor, Gen. Zachary" (No. 30)
69 "A Typical Mountain Family" (No. 31)
70 "Vicksburg, Campaign of" (No. 32)
71 "Victoria, Indian Chief" (No. 33)
72 "Wallace, Gen. Lew" (No. 34)
73 "Warfare, Secular and Christian, Past and Future" (No. 35)
74 "At West Point as instructor, U.S.M.A." (No. 36)
75 "Hazing at West Point" (No. 37)
76 "White Bird Canon, Battle of" (No. 38)
77 "The American Soldier" (No. 39)
78 "Christian, to become a" (No. 40)
79 "11th Army Corps" (No. 41)
[Miscellaneous] (Vol 11):
80 "Nez Perce, Expeditions against hostile Indians" (No. 1)
81 "Atlanta, the Battles of" (No. 2)
82 "Gettysburg" (No. 3)
83 "The Count and I" (No. 4)
84 "First Congregational Church" (No. 5)
[Miscellaneous lectures]:
85 "Address to Medical Class - Howard University" (No. 2)
86 "Our Christian duty towards the Southern People" (No. 3)
87 "Personal Experience of Army Life" (No. 4)
88 "National Education - A National Safeguard" (No. 5)
89 "Ambition" (No. 6)
90 "The Nation's Capital" (No. 7)
91 "Friendship, Economy..." (No. 8)
[Miscellaneous articles and lectures]:
92 [5 Articles]: 1. "A plan of life"; 2. "The danger of depreciating a boy"; 3. "Article on military subordination"; 4. "Journey through the South"; 5. "Address to the Medical Class of H.U."
93 [6 Lectures]: 1. "Five lectures on Heaven"; 2. "Unbelief - Heb. 3rd, 12th"; 3. "The worth of the Soul"; 4. "So thus every one shall give an account of himself and Rom 14:12"; 5. "Ambition"; 6. "Prayer" (No. 1)
94 [9 Lectures]: 1. "Resurrection of the Dead"; 2. "Grace"; 3. "The Confusing of Christ - John 12:42 & 43"; 4. "The Christian hope"; 5. "Prayer"; 6. "If you continue in my Work - John 8:31 & 32"; 7. "Again the Kingdom of Heaven is like and Matt. 13:45 & 46"; 8. "Repentance - Ezek. 18:30"; 9. "Back-sliding - Jer. 3rd:22" (No. 2)
95 "Lectures on our Lord's Prayer" (No. 3)
96 "Lectures on the Commandments" (No. 4)
97 [7 Articles]: 1. "Two old Sermons", 2. "Notes for Lecture on the Capital"; 3. "Notes for Lecture on the Gospel"; 4. "Notes for Lecture on the Education in the South"; 5. "Future Life"; 6. "Columbus"; 7. "Student Life"
98 "Address to two Companies leaving West Point in 1858"
99 [6 Articles]: 1. "The new life"; 2. "Raising of the daughter of Jainus"; 3. "Faith"; 4. "To whom shall we go? - John 6:6-8"; 5. "Miracle of Cana - John 4:46-54"; 6. "Whatsoever a man soweth - Gal.6:7" (No. 7)

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Collection indices

Catalog Number: M91.9


Box 42 1865 Jul - 1902 Sep 25, undated
Folio Volume 1 Index to Letters Received-Vol. 1-77
Folio 2 Index to Letters Received-Sept. 1902-1909
Folio 3 Freedman's Bureau Index to Letters Received (incomplete)
4 Notes on letters received and answered- 1866-1868
Folio 5 Letters Received [abstracts]-Vol. I- Apr. 1868-Dec. 1869
Folio 6 Letters Received [abstracts]-Vol. II- Jan. 1870-Dec. 1871
Folio 7 Letters Received [abstracts]-Vol. III- Jan. 1872-Jun. 1875
8 Index to scrapbooks

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Military career, records, 1854-1909

Catalog Number: M91.10


Box 43 Military, general:
Folder 1 Army vouchers, certificates, etc., 1872 - 1902
2 Blacks in the military, 1873
3 Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Commission, 1900
Civil War, re Confederate soldiers:
4 Civil War memorials, groups or individuals, 1873 - 1899
5 Commission of Howard as 2nd Lt. of Ordnance (signed by Jefferson Davis), 1854
6 Congressional bills, 1899
7 Courts-martial and military investigations material(subpoenas, etc.), 1867 - 1874
8 Department of Arizona, report by O.B. Wilcox, 1880
9 International Military Match
10 Military colleges, 1895
11 Miscellaneous material, 1877 - 1894 and undated
12 Orders - Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Adj. Gen's office, 1889 - 1890
13 Orders - manuscript, 1856 - 1893
14 Orders - presidential, 1877
15 Orders - printed, 1864 - 1901
16 Orders - State of New Jersey, Adj. Gen.'s office, 1894
17 Organizations, Grand Army of the Republic (national and regional posts), 1867 - 1891
18 Organizations, Grand Army of the Republic - U.S. Grant Post #327 (NYC), 1889 - 1894
11 Organizations, Loyal Legion, 1885 - 1909
12 Organizations, Medal of Honor Legion, 1899
13 Organizations, Miscellaneous, 1886 - 1898: Army Mutual Aid Association; 11th Army Corps Association; Military Service Institution; New York State Society of the Cincinnati; Old Guard Association; U.S. Cavalry Association; Veterans of the Blue and Gray; Veterans of the Mexican War; War Veterans Club
14 Organizations, National Guard of California, 1887
15 Organizations, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1893 - 1898
16 Organizations, Society of the Army of the Tennessee; ... of the Cumberland; ... of the Potomac, 1865 - 1893
17 Organizations, Women's Relief Corps (GAR Women's Auxiliary) - Speech by Harriet K. Scott, etc., 1894
18 Patents, games, etc.
19 Petitions re the Dalles Military Road, 1875
20 West Point - ephemera concerning Howard as Cadet, 1854 - 1854
21 American Freedman's and Union Commission, semi-monthly report of the corres. sec'y of the Exec. Board of - 1866 Mar 14
22 Certificates and orders, 1868 - 1873
Miscellaneous manuscript records, 1866 - 1873:
23 Missing or deficient office records, 1873
24 National Freedman's Savings and Trust, 1866 - 1871
25 re freedmen - manuscript
26 re freedmen - printed
27 Retained bounty fund, statement of Edward S. Fowler, 1874
Indians:
28 Campaigns, Battle of Clearwater - transcript of the record of Capt. A.G. Forse
29 Documents establishing or concerning "Cochise Apache Reservation" and "Chiracahua Reservation," 1872 [manuscript copies]
30 Fragment of a report on an interview between Howard, Eskimenzin, Esketella, and Miguel (Chief of Apaches) concerning Agt. Jacobs [1872?]
31 Map of White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation - 1872 Dec 20 [manuscript]
32 Petition re the Piute Indians by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins [text only]
33 Report of a peace council between the Navajo Indians and the Apaches

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Religious and educational work, records, 1857-1902

Catalog Number: M91.11


Box 43
Religion - Associations:
Folder 34 American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, report of unknown ABCFM missionary about his expulsion after the 1894 Armenian massacre at Bitlis, 1897
35 American Home Missionary Society, 1892
36 American Sabbath Union, Constitution
37 Camp Memorial Church (NYC) and Camp Mission, 1859 - 1881
38 Congregational Home Missionary Society, 1897
39 Evangelical Alliance
40 Miscellaneous commissions, conventions, 1869 - 1898
41 Petitions re
42 U.S. Christian Commission, 1865
43 YMCA (national and state chapters)
44 Certification of Howard as member of the M.E.C., Tampa, 1857
Religion - Churches:
45 First Parish Congregational Church of Washington - financial material, 1866 - 1868
46 First Parish Congregational Church of Washington - miscellaneous, 1867 - 1876
47 First Presbyterian Church (Wash.), 1867
Education:
48 Associations
49 Bowdoin related items, 1882-1897
50 "Education of the Colored Man" [electrostatic copy]
Institutions:
51 Howard University - manuscript, 1873 - 1894
52 Howard University - printed, 1874 - 1892
53 Lake Charles College, 1896
54 Lincoln Memorial University, The Folk of the Cumberland Gap, by O.O. Howard, 1902
55 Lincoln Memorial University - reports, accounts, etc., 1899 - 1900
56 Miscellaneous: Berea College (Berea, Ky.); Mm. Clerc & Miss Peck's ... School for Girls (Phil, Pa.); Franklin Academy (Franklin, Neb.); Hampton Institute; Maryville College (Maryville, Tn.); North Carolina Military Institute (Charlotte, NC); Pacific Theological Seminary (Oakland, Ca.); St. Timothy's Hall (Catonsville, Md.); South Carolina University
57 Thousand Island Park Program, 1892

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Financial records, 1855-1909

Catalog Number: M91.12


Box 43
Business records and documents:
Folder 58 Boynton Bicycle Railway Company, 1893
59 Florida Mining and Colonization Company, 1892
Bills and receipts:
60 General, 1866 - 1909
61 Life and annuity insurance companies, 1869 - 1889
62 Loans to, from or countersigned by Howard, 1871 - 1885
63 Post office department, 1881 - 1883
64 Publishers and booksellers, 1879 - 1897
65 Stocks, etc., 1881 - 1897
66 Religious, missionary and military organizations, 1870 - 1900
67 Real estate owned by Howard, documents and ephemera, 1866 - 1900
68 Real estate not owned by Howard, surveys, etc., 1855 - 1898

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Personal records, 1840-1908

Catalog Number: M91.13


Box 43
Associations:
Folder 69 American Exhibitor's Agency Co. (for 1900 Paris Exposition)
70 Miscellaneous (American Institute of Civics, National Historical Museum, Thronatieska Club of Associated Hunters, The Drawing Room)
71 National Geographic Society
72 Society of American Authors and Association of American Authors
73 World's Congress Auxiliary of the World's Columbian Exposition
Biographical material:
74 re Howard
75 re various people, including: Carlin, William P.; Dilger, Hubert; Eaton, D.L.; Former, Thomas and Martha; Gould, A.H.; Hildt, George H.; Howard, Chancey Otis; Howard, Rowland Bailey; Kiddoo, J.B.; Lewis, Edmonia; McClellan, John; Miles, Nelson A.; Osborn, T.W.; Pearsons, D.K.; Runkle, Benjamin P.; Safford, A.P.K.; Spurgin, David G.; Treat, Charles Gould
Clippings:
76 re Howard
77-78 of interest to Howard
Documents:
79 General
80 Passports, related items
Ephemera:
81 General, manuscript
82 General, printed
83 Invitation to visit the Maine State Legislature, 1866
84 Map of Slave routes in the Near East from the supplement to the "Anti-Slavery Reporter" - 1880 Sep
85 Memorial of the Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce on the subject of coast defenses
86 Miscellaneous fragments
87 re the S.S. Spree
Funerary notices (in memoria):
88 Manuscript - Grey, Bessie
89 Printed: Ackerson, John Walter; Andrus, Maude Griffith; Cannon, M.M.; Collins, George J.; Dayton, George M.; Drury, Thomas; Freis, Andre; Gould, Chessman; Hancock, Winfield Scott; Kerr, William H.; Landers, John; Livingston, Mortimer; Mower, Joseph A.; Newlands, Francis; Norton, William; Pratt, Sophia M.; Slocum, Henry W.; Stirling, Fannie Marcum; Sumner, Hannah W. Forster; Taylor, William Norton; Topping, M. Howell
Literary Material:
90 Essays written at Bowdoin
91 Fragments, autobiographical and re Virgil
Lectures by Howard:
92 Contracts for
93 Prospectuses, etc.
94 Receipts for payment
95 Lectures by other speakers
96 Poems, by other authors
97 Poems, "Written on the death of a Father - By a son" O.O. Howard
98 Re Zachary Taylor by Howard - Account of the marriage of Jefferson Davis to Knox Taylor (daughter of Zachary Taylor) as told by Mary D. Hancock
99 Re Zachary Taylor by Howard - general
100 Works by Howard, prospectuses, etc.
101 Works by other authors, prospectuses, etc.
Political material:
102 Congress - bills and resolutions re Absalom Baird, Josephine P. Kelton
103 Congress - copies of memoranda re Gen. Wm. Thos. Sweeney - sent to David B. Hill in connections with legislation to get a pension for his widow Eugenia Sweeney
104 General's tour for presidential elections of 1896 in support of Republican Party
105 Miscellaneous
106 Union League Club
Programs, etc,:
107 Banquet for Howard on his 70th birthday (1900 Nov 8)
108 Centennial celebration of the establishment of the capitol in the District of Columbia (1900)
109 Commemorative dinners and meetings - miscellaneous
110 International exhibition (U.S. Centennial Commission, 1876)
111 Religious services
Temperance:
112 Abstinence pledges
113 General
114 Sons of Temperance

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Diaries, 1847-1893

Catalog Number: M91.14


Folio Volume 1 Diary-Part 1-1847-1855; from Feb. also 20, '47 to Sept. 24, '47 (in full), also from Feb. 17, '50 to Dec. 16, '55 (incomplete)
2 Diary-Part 2-1847-1861; from Feb. 20, '47 to Sept. 20, '48 (in full), also from Jan. 9, '60 to March 16, '61 (incomplete)
Folio 3 Diary of Maj. T.W. Osborn, U.S.V. Operations of the Army of the Tennessee, in the Carolina Campaign, 1865
Folio 4 Engagement book, 1886-1893

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Images, 1900, 1904, n.d.

Catalog Number: M91.15


Box 44
Folder 1 Block print:
Portrait view of Howard signed by Hawthorne Smyth
2 Engravings (all portrait views):
Howard engraving by J.C. Buttre from a photograph by Broadbent & Co., signed by O.O. Howard (3 copies)
Howard engraving by A.H. Ritchie, signed by O.O. Howard
Howard engraving by H.W. Smith, signed by O.O. Howard
Howard engraving by R. Whitechurch, signed by O.O. Howard
3 Heliotype:
Portrait view of Howard from plate removed from History of Bowdoin College with Biographical Sketches of its Graduates from 1806 to 1879, Inclusive"
Photographs:
4-5 Howard in uniform, including one framed photograph, 1900 (at sc/a assistant's desk) and 4 views of a statue of Howard on horseback
6 Howard - miscellaneous
7 Howard with Chief Joseph at the Carlisle Indian School, 1904
8 Howard with family members
9 Published photographs:
Three-fourths body view with O.O. Howard's signature and title "Major-General U.S. Army, Retired" - publication unknown
Three-fourths body view with description "Major General O.O. Howard, U.S.A. from his latest photograph"- publication unknown

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