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Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
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Collection Overview
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| Creator: |
Unknown. |
| Title: | Daniel Webster prints |
| Dates: | 1833-1900 |
| Call Number: | M35 |
| Location: | 70/4, FF1/D2 |
| Volume: | 0.35 cubic ft. |
| Scope and Content Note: | The collection includes copies and prints of paintings, sculptures, photographs and monuments of Daniel Webster, his homes, and objects related to him. It is not known who created this collection. |
| Historical Note: | Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1812 and served three terms. In 1827 he was elected senator from Massachusetts. Webster made a failed run for the presidency in 1836. In 1841 President William Henry Harrison named Webster secretary of state. He resigned in 1843, but President Millard Fillmore re-appointed him in 1850 and Webster served until his death in 1852. |
| Arrangement: | Arranged alphabetically by subject matter. |
| Subjects and Contributors: |
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852.
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 -- Homes and haunts.
- Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 -- Portraits.
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| Restrictions: | The collection is unrestricted |
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| Processor: | Finding aid prepared by Alison Brown,
April 1999 |
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