Name/Title
Famous Names of 1885 Autograph AlbumEntry/Object ID
AM1960.21.34Scope and Content
Autograph Album, c. 1885. Large album filled with white cards upon which persons have written their autographs collected Hayden L. Chesne in 1885. Some autographs illegible. Autographs are of famous persons and political figures of 1885, includes Governors, Senators, US Congressmen, Missouri State representatives, etc.
Also included is a certificate of appreciation from Franklin Roosevelt, Dept. of Navy to Chesney for furnishing binoculars to the Navy during World War I.
Some famous autographs include:
--Lee, Fitzhugh, Governor, Virginia, 1886
--Cleveland, Grover, U.S. President
--Holmes, Oliver Wendell
--Sherman, W. T, General
--Davis, Jefferson
--Beauregard, G.T.
--James, Frank
--Edison, Thomas
--Anthony, Susan B.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Album, AutographNomenclature Primary Object Term
AlbumNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Civil wars, Women's suffrageSearch Terms
U.S. Presidents, James Brothers, World War IRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Lee FitzhughPerson or Organization
Grover ClevelandPerson or Organization
Oliver Wendell HolmesPerson or Organization
General W. T. ShermanPerson or Organization
Davis, JeffersonPerson or Organization
G. T. BeauregardPerson or Organization
Frank JamesPerson or Organization
Thomas EdisonPerson or Organization
Susan B. Anthony