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Correspondence

American History Museum

Object Details

Collection Creator

Field, Cyrus

Scope and Contents

This series consists of incoming correspondence to Field and outgoing from Field to various people. Some notable correspondents include: George Saward; R.B. Hayes; Oliver Wendell Holmes; Andrew Johnson; James A. Garfield; James Buchanan; Lucius Fairchild; Joseph Henry; George Peabody; William T. Sherman; Samuel F.B. Morse; Michael Faraday; and Charles Wheatstone. The "other" correspondence incudes letters to and from Field's family members such as his wife Mrs. Mary Field, his daughters, and David Dudley Field I (1781-1867), Cyrus Field's father who was an American Congregational clergyman and writer.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a4cfdade-503e-4b60-b433-71ef1fa4939b

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Cyrus W. Field Papers

Date

1835 - 1893

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.1386, Series 3

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research.
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Record ID

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