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A. Sankey Latty

A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Margit Kerwin

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2008

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2008

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008015

Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Organizations

Subjects

Locations

Occupations

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Processing History:

Copyright Status:

Preferred Citation:

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement of the Papers

Container List

Collection Summary

Title: A. Sankey Latty Papers
Span Dates: 1851-1890
ID No.: MSS82843
Creator: Latty, A. Sankey (Alexander Sankey)
Extent: 60 items; 1 container; 0.2 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Judge and publisher. Correspondence, printed material, and photographs relating primarily to Latty's career as a judge and newspaper publisher in Paulding County, Ohio.

Selected Search Terms

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.



Personal Names
Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896.
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873.
Latty, A. Sankey (Alexander Sankey)
Mott, Richard, 1804-1888.
Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888.

Organizations
Ohio. Court of Common Pleas (Paulding County)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
United States. Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Subjects
American newspapers--Ohio.
Antislavery movements.
Courts--Ohio.
Paulding democrat (Newspaper)
Political parties--United States.
Slavery--United States.

Locations
Ohio--Politics and government.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--Politics and government--1849-1877.

Occupations
Abolitionists.
Jurists.
Publishers.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of Alexander Sankey Latty, judge and publisher, were purchased by the Library of Congress in 1994.

Processing History:

The papers of A. Sankey Latty were arranged and described in 1995. The finding aid was revised in 2008.

Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of A. Sankey Latty is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, A. Sankey Latty Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Alexander Sankey Latty span the years 1851-1890 and consist of correspondence, printed material, and photographs chiefly from the years Latty served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Paulding County, Ohio, and as publisher of the Paulding Democrat. Subjects include the abolitionist movement, Ohio state and national politics, the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, formation of the Republican Party, and the Civil War. Correspondents include James Mitchell Ashley, Salmon P. Chase, Richard Mott, and Morrison R. Waite.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

Container List

Container Contents
BOX 1 Correspondence
BOX 1 Ashley, James Mitchell, 1854-1862
BOX 1 Chase, Salmon P., 1851-1860
BOX 1 Miscellaneous, 1870-1890
BOX 1 Mott, Richard, 1855-1871
BOX 1 Stanton, William, 1871
BOX 1 Waite, Morrison R., 1862-1867
BOX 1 Photographs, n.d.
BOX 1 Printed material, 1869, n.d.
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