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PRESIDENTIAL
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COLLECTION, 1800-1981
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UNCC MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 310
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Collection Information |
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Scope and Content Note |
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Container List |
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Size:
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1.0 linear ft. |
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| Locales: |
United States. |
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| Bulk Dates: |
1865-1981. |
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| Languages: |
English. |
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| Summary: |
Newspapers, magazines and other ephemera relating to presidents
of the United States. Contains items concerning the deaths of George Washington
(1800), Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield (1881), Ulysses S. Grant
(1885), William McKinley (1901), Warren G. Harding (1923), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1945), and John
F. Kennedy (1963). Also includes text of Calvin Coolidge's acceptance speech
(1924), and an issue of Newsweek regarding the attempted assasination
(1981) of Ronald Reagan. |
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| Index Terms: |
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933. |
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Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881. |
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. |
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Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923. |
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. |
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Life magazine. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. |
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Look magazine. |
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McKinley, William, 1843-1901. |
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New York Times. |
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Presidents--United States. |
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Reagan, Ronald. |
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Saturday Evening Post. |
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Washington, George, 1732-1799. |
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| Sources: |
Various. |
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| Access: |
Unrestricted. |
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| Copyright: |
Not held by UNC Charlotte Library. |
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| Citation: |
Presidential Collection, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Library. |
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| Contact Information: |
For more information about this collection, please contact:
Special Collections Department
J. Murrey Atkins Library
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
E-mail: speccoll@email.uncc.edu
Telephone: (704) 687-2449
Fax: (704) 687-2232 |
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| Compilers: |
Robin Brabham and James Kusik, 2003. |
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| Contains facsimiles and original copies of publications
primarily related to the death or assasination of prominent presidents of
the United States. The collection is organized in a single chronological
series. |
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Contents |
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| 1:1 |
WASHINGTON (1800): includes reprint of the Ulster County
Gazette announcing the death of George Washington. |
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LINCOLN (1865): includes reprint of The New York Herald
reporting the assasination of Abraham Lincoln. |
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GARFIELD (1881): includes copies of The Evening Herald
and the New York Tribune reporting the death of James A Garfield. |
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GRANT (1885): copy of the Meadville Daily Tribune announcing
the death of Ulysses S. Grant. |
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MCKINLEY (1901): pamphlet for a memorial service in Montgomery, AL. |
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HARDING (1923): copies of The Charlotte Observer reporting
the death of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge's assumption of the presidency. |
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COOLIDGE (1924): copy of The National Republican reproducing
the text of Calvin Coolidge's acceptance speech. |
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ROOSEVELT (1945): copies of The Charlotte News, The
Detroit Free Press, and The Detroit News, reporting the death
of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the assumption of the presidency by Harry S. Truman,
and the final stages of the Second World War in Europe. |
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KENNEDY (1963): copies of Life, Look and Saturday
Evening Post magazines reporting on the assasination and burial of John
F. Kennedy. |
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KENNEDY (1963): copies of The Charlotte News reporting
on the assasination and burial of John F. Kennedy. |
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KENNEDY (1963): complete copy of the Nov. 24, 1963 edition
of The New York Times reporting on the assasination of John F. Kennedy. |
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REAGAN (1981): copy of Newsweek magazine
reporting on the assasination attempt on Ronald Reagan. |
