James R. Doolittle
A Register of His Papers at the Library of Congress
Prepared by Joseph Sullivan
Revised by Joseph K.
Brooks
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2007
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2007
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007062
Latest revision: 2008 May
Title: Papers of James R.
Doolittle
Span Dates: 1859-1927
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1859-1896)
ID No.: MSS18762
Creator:
Doolittle, James R.
(James Rood), 1815-1897
Extent: 130 items;
1 container;
.4 linear feet; 1 microfilm
reel
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: United States senator
and jurist. Correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous
material relating mostly to Doolittle's Senate career and touching on the
issues of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Names:
Doolittle,
James R. (James Rood), 1815-1897.
Hendricks,
Thomas A. (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885--Correspondence.
Johnson,
Andrew, 1808-1875.
Lee,
Samuel Phillips, 1812-1897--Correspondence.
Paulding,
Hiram, 1797-1878--Correspondence.
Reed,
Amos--Correspondence.
Seward,
William Henry, 1801-1872--Correspondence.
Subjects:
African
Americans--Africa.
Indians of North
America--Government relations.
Reconstruction (U.S.
history, 1865-1877)
Slavery.
Middle West--History.
United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Occupations:
Jurists.
Senators, U.S.
Congress--Wisconsin.
Provenance:The papers of James R. Doolittle, United States senator and jurist,
were given to the Library of Congress by Duane Mowry between 1913 and 1932.
Processing History:The papers of James R. Doolittle were arranged and described in 1968.
The collection and the finding aid were revised in 2007.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of James R.
Doolittle is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Microfilm: A microfilm edition of these papers is available on one reel. Consult
a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for
purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container or reel number, James R. Doolittle Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
| Date |
Event |
| 1815, Jan. 15 |
Born, Hampton Township, Washington County, N.Y. |
| 1834 |
Graduated from Geneva (now Hobart) College, Geneva,
N.Y.
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| 1837 |
Admitted to the bar, Rochester, N.Y.
Married Mary L. Cutting
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| 1847-1850 |
District attorney, Wyoming County, N.Y. |
| 1851 |
Settled in Racine, Wisconsin |
| 1853 |
Elected judge of the First Circuit Court, Wisconsin |
| 1857-1869 |
United States senator from Wisconsin |
| 1869 |
Returned to private practice in Racine, Wis., and Chicago,
Ill.
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| 1871 |
Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of
Wisconsin
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| 1897, July 27 |
Died, Providence, R.I. |
The papers of James Rood Doolittle (1815-1897) consist of letters
received and a few letters sent, typed transcripts of letters sent and
received, copies of speeches, and newspaper clippings. The transcripts, in
part, are annotated by Duane Mowry, the donor of the collection. The papers
span 1859-1927, with the bulk of the collection concentrated in 1859-1896.
The collection relates primarily to Doolittle's interests while he
served in the United States Senate, and later, as a lawyer in private practice.
There is no documentation for his career prior to his election to the
Senate.
Correspondence for the years Doolittle spent in the Senate
(1857-1869) touches on the issue of slavery and its aftermath, in particular
the resettlement of African Americans in Africa and political reaction in Ohio
and other Midwestern states to President Andrew Johnson's veto of congressional
measures in 1866. Correspondence with Amos Reed, a federal official in the Utah
Territory, discusses hostility toward the United States by Indians living in
the territory and includes an appraisal of the Indian Bureau. Correspondence
with Secretary of State William Henry Seward relates to negotiations between
the United States and Denmark regarding the purchase of the Danish West Indies.
Other correspondents include Thomas A. Hendricks, Samuel Phillips Lee, and
Hiram Paulding.
Among subjects discussed in Doolittle's post-Senate period are
Radicalism and the Republican Party, tariff issues, and bimetallism.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material and
therein chronologically.
Available on microfilm. Shelf no.14,110
| Container |
Contents |
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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General correspondence,
1859-1896, n.d.
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(13
folders)
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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Mowry, Duane,
1913, 1927, n.d.
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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Newspaper clippings,
1859, 1864, 1875, 1903-1904, 1913,
n.d.
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(2
folders)
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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Speech file,
1870, 1884-1886, n.d.
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(8
folders)
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