Content Description John L. Stephens (1805 - 1852), with Henry Chauncey and William H. Aspinwall, played a crucial role in the planning, financing and promotion of the Panama Railroad, the first commercial link between the Atlantic and Pacific that traversed the Isthmus of Panama. An attorney by profession, Stephens tired of his legal career and, using health as an excuse, began a two-year voyage in 1834 to Europe and the Mediterranean. Beginning in 1837, Stephens published accounts of his travels:...

Scope and Contents Includes clippings on: deaths of John O’Brien, Roy J. Glezen, Phillip Stein, Jesse C. Atkins, Dennis R. Bilbrey, Francis B. Hargadon, S.J., John J. Toohey, S.J., James A.V. Buckley, S.J., Judge Harold Stephens, Helen Rock, W. Coleman Nevils, S.J., John J. Kehoe, S.J., and Paul A. McNally, S.J.; dedication of statues of St. Luke and St. Apollonia in the Medical-Dental Building Chapel; award of honorary degrees to Thomas J. Tudor, Clare Booth Luce, and Michael X. Sullivan; speech by Secretary...

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Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collections consist of letters and documents by and about notable individuals in history, literature, religion, government, and other fields. The items in these collections are gifts and purchases.

Scope and Contents Box 1 Correspondence: Public (Fan) Mail from time as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. 1981-1982Box 2 Public (Fan) mail received (alphabetical) 1981-1983Box 3 Public (Fan) mail received (alphabetical) 1982-1983Box 4 Audio cassette tapes: interviews of and talks by Kirkpatrick 1981-1984Box 5 Public (Fan) mail received 1984-1985Box 6 Audio cassette tapes: interview of and talks by Kirkpatrick 1983-1984Box 7 Subject Files (mostly...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Edward A. Drake Papers are primarily comprised of correspondence by officials of the Panama Railroad Company (mostly dating from 1905 through 1927), and by notable Panamanian politicians and government ministers (total of 62 folders). Content is personal with some references to Panamanian political events of the time, as well as to the railroad business. An additional eight folders include a few personal letters by Edward Drake; condolence letters written to Drake's wife, Jeanette...

Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Jean Edward Smith Papers are housed in 10 boxes and span 12.0 linear feet. Historian Jean Edward Smith amassed these materials for his full-length biography of Lucius D. Clay entitled "Lucius D. Clay: An America Life" (New York: Holt, 1990). Cooperating with his biographer on this project, Clay exchanged correspondence with Smith, recounted key events, agreed to take part in numerous oral history interviews, and provided access to key documents. The correspondence between Clay and Smith...

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"Mr. Chauncey and Myself..."; "Desco tener..."

One ALS in Spanish from P.A. Herran to John L. Stephens requesting a meeting about the railway, and one ALS in English from Stephens to Herran agreeing to the meeting and discussing Herran's desire to conclude negotiations.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The American Song Sheet Collection comprises a relatively cohesive group of 234 song sheets published in the United States (and principally in New York, by de Marsan) in the 1850's and during the early years of the Civil War. There are songs of African American interest, a few relating to events in the Civil War, and at least one exploiting a German accented singer. But of principal note are the fairly large number of songs dealing with the immigrant Irish or their native land, from "The...

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"Your lines dated 'off Havana' did not reach me..." A short letter from John L. Stephens to Henry Chauncey, in which Stephens expresses his pleasure at Chauncey's improving health, and his hopes that they will soon meet. Stephens mentions that he also is using a crutch.

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"At a numerous and highly respectable meeting..." Copy by John L. Stephens of minutes of a meeting in which Henry Chauncey is honored as "a man of talent, and in every respect a gentleman...." Stephens is delegated to inform Chauncey.

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"I have before me your private letters of 6th..."

From John L. Stephens to Henry Chauncey, in which Stephens expresses his concern for Chauncey's "indisposition," and suggests a vacation to Italy. He also discusses the progress of the railway, observed after a trip up-river.

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"I received your very welcome lines by the Ohio..."

From John Stephens to Henry Chauncey, in which Stephens accepts Chauncey's resignation for health reasons, and discusses his own anxiety about the railroad project's completion.

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"I had a vague hope of finding you at this place..." From John L. Stephens to Henry Chauncey, in which Stephens comments on the state of Chauncey's health, and relates information on mutual acquaintances. There is also a discussion of an altercation between Chauncey and Law.

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"I have time to write you by the Empire city..." A short personal note from John L. Stephens to Henry Chauncey, in which Stephens complains that Chauncey wins "too much for Aspinwall and me," apparently referring to a chess game.

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"I have received your favor of 16th..." John L. Stephens to Henry Chauncey, on laying the cornerstone of a new building and on christening the new town Aspinwall. Stephens also writes again that he looks forward to Chauncey's coming to Panama.

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"I am most happy to hear of your convalescence." From John L. Stephens to Henry Chauncey, on naming the town they have established in Panama. Stephens related the joke that it be called "Aspinwall," and discusses how the town is to be named.

Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The American Song Sheet Collection comprises a relatively cohesive group of 234 song sheets published in the United States (and principally in New York, by de Marsan) in the 1850's and during the early years of the Civil War. There are songs of African American interest, a few relating to events in the Civil War, and at least one exploiting a German accented singer. But of principal note are the fairly large number of songs dealing with the immigrant Irish or their native land, from "The...

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"I have just written you such a terrific epistle..." From John L. Stephens to Henry Chauncey, again expressing his anxieties about the slow progress of the project.