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Size | 2.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 475 items) |
Abstract | Henry Haywood Glassie (1871-1938) was a native of Tennessee, but spent most of his adult life in Washington D.C. as a lawyer. In 1914 he was appointed special assistant to the United States attorney general, and was also a member of the United States Tariff Commission. Chiefly papers concerning the practice of law, including Glassie's service in the United States attorney general's office and with the United States Tariff Commission, but also including papers about personal and cultural matters, politics, and domestic and tactical matters during World War I. Among Glassie's correspondents were politicians of both parties, particularly in the 1914-1917 period, including his father-in-law, Donelson Caffery (1835-1906), United States senator from Louisiana. Also included are legal lettercopy books, 1873-1874 and 1912-1913, from Glassie's law practice in Washington, D.C.; notebooks; memoranda concerning his trip to Europe for the Tariff Commission, 1925; and lettercopy books, 1884-1886, of the Manoa Company of New York, concerning shipping business in Latin America. |
Creator | Glassie, Henry Haywood, 1871-1938. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, September 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Henry Haywood Glassie (1871-1938) was a native of Tennessee, but spent most of his adult life in Washington D.C. as a lawyer. In 1914 he was appointed special assistant to the United States attorney general, and was also a member of the United States Tariff Commission.
Back to TopChiefly papers concerning the practice of law, including Glassie's service in the United States attorney general's office and with the United States Tariff Commission, but also including papers about personal and cultural matters, politics, and domestic and tactical matters during World War I. Among Glassie's correspondents were politicians of both parties, particularly in the 1914-1917 period, including his father-in-law, Donelson Caffery (1835-1906), United States senator from Louisiana. Also included are legal lettercopy books, 1873-1874 and 1912-1913, from Glassie's law practice in Washington, D.C.; notebooks; memoranda concerning his trip to Europe for the Tariff Commission, 1925; and lettercopy books, 1884-1886, of the Manoa Company of New York, concerning shipping business in Latin America.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1883-1898 |
Folder 2 |
1900-1907 |
Folder 3 |
1914 |
Folder 4-5
Folder 4Folder 5 |
1915 |
Folder 6-9
Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9 |
1916 |
Folder 10 |
1917-1918 |
Folder 11-12
Folder 11Folder 12 |
1918: Military |
Folder 13 |
1922-1929 |
Folder 14 |
Letters |
Folder 15-16
Folder 15Folder 16 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 17 |
Volume 1 |
Folder 18 |
Volume 2 |
Folder 19 |
Volume 3 |
Folder 20 |
Volume 4 |
Folder 21 |
Volume 5 |
Folder 22 |
Volume 6 |
Folder 23 |
Volume 7 |
Folder 24 |
Volume 8a |
Folder 25 |
Volume 8b |
Image PF-2749/1 |
PhotographUnidentified and undated. |