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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78022699
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of William J. Ghent, author and journalist, were given to the Library of Congress by Mrs. William S. Ghent in 1942.
The Ghent Papers were processed in 1962. The finding aid was revised in 2012.
A note concerning the William J. Ghent Papers appeared in the
Copyright in the unpublished writings of William J. Ghent in this collection and in others of his papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
The papers of William J. Ghent are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, William J. Ghent Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of William James Ghent (1866-1942) span the years 1876-1942, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1902-1942. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, drafts and typescripts of articles and books, notes, subject files, photographs, clippings, and printed matter. Also included are the diaries of Edward Settle Godfrey and Holmes O. Paulding, participants in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The Ghent Papers are organized into seven series: General Correspondence , Articles and Book Reviews , Book File , Notes , Subject File , Miscellany , and Clippings and Printed Matter .
Approximately two-thirds of the papers concern Ghent's research and writings on the West and on socialism. This material includes the drafts, typescripts, and in some instances the galley proofs of his books on the West, and the manuscripts and typescripts of his articles, book reviews, and many of the biographical entries that he contributed to the
Correspondents include J. Neilson Barry, Charles Frances Bates, Charles A. Beard, E. A. Brininstool, P. E. Byrne, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, Stella Madeleine Drumm, Fred Dustin, Grant Foreman, Edward Settle Godfrey, Mary J. Pocock Godfrey, W. A. Graham, Leroy R. Hafen, Grace Raymond Hebard, J. Franklin Jameson, Charles Kelly, Longmans, Green and Co., Dumas Malone, Gustavus Myers, William W. Neifert, Allan Nevins, Don Russell, Edwin L. Sabin, Frederick A. Sims, Upton Sinclair, John Spargo, Mark Sullivan, George Washington Webb, and Maurice William.
This collection is arranged in seven series:
Letters, telegrams, and memoranda sent and received.
Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent.
Manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence, notes, reports, memoranda, clippings, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by title of article or book review.
Manuscripts, typescripts, and galley proofs, correspondence, notes, reports, memoranda, clippings, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by title of book.
Research notes, correspondence, reports, memoranda, clippings, and printed matter.
Arranged by topic.
Diaries, correspondence, articles, book reviews, notes, memoranda, clippings, and printed matter.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Correspondence, notes, reports, memoranda, galley proofs of books and pamphlets, photographs, clippings, and printed matter.
Arranged by type of material.
Newspaper clippings and other printed material.
Arranged by topic.