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The Breckinridge Family Papers

A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Grover Batts and Thelma Queen
Revised and expanded by Grover Batts, David Mathisen, and others

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

1995

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 1997

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms997003

Latest revision: 2009 January

Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Organizations

Subjects

Locations

Related Names

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Processing History:

Transfers:

Copyright Status:

Microfilm:

Preferred Citation:

Biographical Notes

Henry Breckinridge

John Breckinridge

John Cabell Breckinridge

Joseph Cabell Breckinridge

Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge

Robert Jefferson Breckinridge

Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge

William Campbell Preston Breckinridge

Clifton Rodes Breckinridge

Chronological List of the Names of Major Family Members, Their Spouses, and Children

Scope and Content Note

Organization of the Papers

Description of Series

Container List

Breckinridge Family Papers, 1752-1904

Henry Breckinridge Papers, 1909-1954, n.d.

Diaries, 1913-1915
Letterbooks, 1913-1916
Correspondence, 1909-1945
Speech and Article File, 1913-1945, n.d.
Miscellany, 1913-1954, n.d.

Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Papers, 1844-1909, n.d.

Diaries, 1864-1899
Letterbooks, 1882-1903
Correspondence, 1862-1909
Subject File, 1889-1902
Speech and Article File, ca. 1888-1904
Financial Papers, 1844-1904
Miscellany, 1858-1908

Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge Papers, 1895-1921, n.d.

Correspondence, 1895-1921, n.d.
Subject File, 1901-1921, n.d.
Speech and Article File.
Miscellany, 1898-1920, n.d.

Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Papers, 1807-1871, n.d.

Diaries, 1836-1837
Correspondence, 1821-1869
Subject File.
Speech, Article, and Book File.
Miscellany.

Sophonisba P. Breckinridge Papers, 1873-1949, n.d.

Correspondence, 1880-1949
Speech and Article File, ca. 1929-1940
Miscellany, 1873-1949

William C. P. Breckinridge Papers, 1851-1904, n.d.

Journal, 1884
Letterbook, 1862-1864
Correspondence, 1855-1904
Subject File.
Speech and Article File, 1853-1904
Financial Papers, 1859-1904
Miscellany.

Mary Desha Papers, 1892-1910, n.d.

Correspondence, 1895-1909
Subject File, 1892-1910
Miscellany.

Other Family Papers, 1779-1965, n.d.

Addition, 1816-1980, n.d.

Oversize, 1781-1912

Collection Summary

Title: Breckinridge Family Papers
Dates: 1752-1965
ID No.: MSS13698
Creator: Breckinridge family
Extent: 205,000 items; 871 containers plus 2 oversize; 263 linear feet; 37 microfilm reels
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Correspondence, diaries, speeches and articles, subject files, financial and legal papers, scrapbooks, and other papers of various members of the Breckinridge family prominent in Kentucky and national politics and government. The bulk of the collection is composed of the papers of John Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, John Cabell Breckinridge, William C. P. Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Mary Desha, Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge, Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge, and Henry Breckinridge.

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
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935--Correspondence.
Allen, Henry T. (Henry Tureman), 1859-1930--Correspondence.
Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956--Correspondence.
Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876--Correspondence.
Breckinridge family.
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947--Correspondence.
Church, William Conant, 1836-1917--Correspondence.
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908--Correspondence.
Condon, John F. (John Francis), 1860-1945--Correspondence.
Dodds, Harold W. (Harold Willis), 1889-1980--Correspondence.
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894--Correspondence.
Funk, Antoinette, d. 1942--Correspondence.
Gallaudet, Edward Miner, 1837-1917--Correspondence.
Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935--Correspondence.
Gruening, Ernest, 1887-1974--Correspondence.
Guthrie, James, 1792-1869--Correspondence.
Harlan, John Marshall, 1833-1911--Correspondence.
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893--Correspondence.
Herbert, Hilary A. (Hilary Abner), 1834-1919--Correspondence.
Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955--Correspondence.
Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952--Correspondence.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Correspondence.
Johnson, Tom Loftin, 1854-1911--Correspondence.
Landon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987--Correspondence.
Lawton, Henry Ware, 1843-1899--Correspondence.
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870--Correspondence.
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1930-1932--Kidnapping, 1932.
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924--Correspondence.
Madison, James, 1751-1836--Correspondence.
Marshall, John, 1755-1835--Correspondence.
McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Correspondence.
Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925--Correspondence.
Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850--Correspondence.
Monroe, James, 1758-1831--Correspondence.
Morgan, John Hunt, 1825-1864--Correspondence.
Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965--Correspondence.
Porter, Horace, 1837-1921--Correspondence.
Procopé, Hjalmar Johan Fredrik, 1889-1954--Correspondence.
Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908--Correspondence.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Correspondence.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence.
Selfridge, T. O. (Thomas Oliver), 1836-1924--Correspondence.
Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919--Correspondence.
Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826--Correspondence.
Shouse, Jouett, 1879-1968--Correspondence.
Simms, Ruth Hanna McCormick, 1880-1944--Correspondence.
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1835-1914--Correspondence.
Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954--Correspondence.
Vinson, Fred M., 1890-1953--Correspondence.
Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1846-1926--Correspondence.
White, William Allen, 1868-1944--Correspondence.
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence.
Wise, Stephen Samuel, 1874-1949--Correspondence.

Organizations
Confederate States of America. Army.
Constitutional Party.
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Kentucky. Attorney General's Office.
Kentucky. General Assembly.
Pan-American Conference (1933 : Montevideo, Uruguay)
Sons of the American Revolution.
United States. Army.
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces.
United States. Army. Office of the Inspector General.
United States. Attorney-General.
United States. Congress. House.
United States. Congress. Senate.
United States. War Dept.

Subjects
Alien and Sedition laws, 1798.
American Confederate voluntary exiles.
Diplomatic and consular service, American--Russia.
Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1798.
Lexington observer and reporter.
Practice of law--Kentucky--Lexington.
Practice of law--New York (State)--New York.
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Presidents--United States--Election--1936.
Social legislation--Kentucky.
Social legislation--United States.
Social service--Kentucky.
Social service--United States.
Women--Suffrage.

Locations
Kentucky--Politics and government--1792-1865.
Kentucky--Politics and government--1865-1951.
Russia--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Russia.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--Politics and government--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Related Names
Breckinridge, Clifton Rodes, 1846-1932. Clifton Rodes Breckinridge papers.
Breckinridge, Desha, 1867-1935. Desha Breckinridge papers.
Breckinridge, Henry, 1886-1960. Henry Breckinridge papers.
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875. John C. Breckinridge papers.
Breckinridge, John, 1760-1806. John Breckinridge papers.
Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell, 1842-1920. Joseph Cabell Breckinridge papers.
Breckinridge, Katherine Carson. Katherine Carson Breckinridge papers.
Breckinridge, Madeline McDowell, 1872-1920. Madeline McDowell Breckinridge papers.
Breckinridge, Robert J. (Robert Jefferson), 1800-1871. Robert J. Breckinridge papers.
Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston, 1866-1948. Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge papers.
Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904. William Campbell Preston Breckinridge papers.
Desha, Mary, 1850-1911. Mary Desha papers.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The Breckinridge Family Papers contain the manuscripts of Katherine Carson Breckinridge (1853-1921), Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (1846-1932), John Breckinridge (1760-1806), Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871), John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875), William C. P. Breckinridge (1837-1904), Joseph Cabell Breckinridge(1866-1948), Mary Desha (1850-1911), Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (1866-1948), Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge (1872-1920), Henry [Skillman] Breckinridge (1886-1960), and other members of the Breckinridge family. The papers were given to the Library of Congress by Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, Desha Breckinridge, Henry Breckinridge, Clifton R. Breckinridge, Mrs. Jefferson Patterson, Mrs. James Carson Breckinridge, James T. Breckinridge, Edith Abbott, and others over the years 1905-1988.

Processing History:

The papers of the Breckinridge family were arranged and described in 1980. Additional material received between 1980 and 1988 was incorporated into the collection and the description revised and expanded in 1982, 1984, 1988, and 1995.

Transfers:

Photographs, engravings, maps, sheet music, and other material have been transferred to the appropriate divisions of the Library where they are identified as part of these papers.

Copyright Status:

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

Microfilm:

A microfilm edition of the papers of Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, comprising containers 739-78 of the Breckinridge family papers, is available on 37 reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Breckinridge Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Notes

(A Chronological list of the names of major family members, their spouses, and children is also available.)



Henry Breckinridge
Date Event
1886, May 25 Born, Chicago, Ill.
1907 A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
1910 LL.B, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Married Ruth Bradley Woodman
1910-13 Law practice, Lexington, Ky.
1913-16 Assistant secretary of war
1916-17 First vice president, Pacific Hardware and Steel Co., San Francisco, Calif.
1917-19 Served with American Expeditionary Forces
1922-1960 Law practice, New York, N.Y.
1927 Married Aida de Acosta Root (divorced)
1932 Counsel to Charles A. Lindbergh during kidnap ransom negotiations
1934 Candidate of Constitutional Party for senator from New York
1936 Entered presidential preference primaries in four states
1947 Married Margaret Lucy Smith
1960, May 2 Died, New York, N.Y


John Breckinridge
Date Event
1760, Dec. 2 Born near present site of Staunton, Va.
1779-1780 Attended College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
1785 Married Mary Hopkins Cabell
Admitted to Virginia bar
1792 Left Virginia and settled near Lexington, Ky.
1792-1795 Practiced law
1795 Appointed attorney general of Kentucky
1797-1801 Served in Kentucky state legislature
1801-1805 Senator from Kentucky
1805-1806 Attorney general of the United States
1806, Dec. 14 Died, Lexington, Ky.


John Cabell Breckinridge
Date Event
1821, Jan. 15 Born near Lexington, Ky.
1839 Graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky.
1840-1841 Studied law at Transylvania College, Lexington, Ky.
1843 Married Mary Cyrene Burch
1849-1851 Represented Fayette County in Kentucky state legislature
1851-1855 Served in United States House of Representatives
1856 Elected vice president of the United States
1860 Presidential nominee of the Democratic National Convention
1861 United States Senator from Kentucky
1861-1865 Served in Confederate army
1865-1868 Lived in exile in Europe
1869 Returned to law practice in Lexington, Ky.
1875, May 17 Died, Lexington, Ky.


Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
Date Event
1842, Jan. 14 Born, Baltimore, Md.
1861 Joined United States Army; promoted through grades to major general, 1903
1868 Married Louise Ludlow Dudley
1889-1903 Inspector general, United States Army
1892-1899 Vice president general, Sons of the American Revolution
1898 Participated in Santiago campaign, Spanish-American War
1900-1901 President general, Sons of the American Revolution
1920, Aug. 18 Died, Washington, D.C.


Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge
Date Event
1872, May 20 Born, Woodlake, Ky.
1898 Married Desha Breckinridge
1912-1915, 1919 President, Kentucky Equal Rights Association
1913-1917 Vice president, State Tuberculosis Commission
1920, Nov. 15 Died, Lexington, Ky.


Robert Jefferson Breckinridge
Date Event
1800, Mar. 8 Born, Fayette County, Ky.
1819 Graduated, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.
1823 Married Ann Sophonisba Preston (died, 1844)
1824 Began law practice
1825-1828 Served in Kentucky state legislature
1832 Studied for the ministry at Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
Licensed to preach in Presbyterian church
1832-1845 Minister, Second Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Md.
1836 Representative of Presbyterian General Assembly in Glasgow, Scotland
1845-1847 President, Jefferson College
1847 Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Lexington, Ky.
Married Mrs. Virginia (Hart) Shelby (died, 1859)
1847-1851 Superintendent of public instruction for Kentucky public school system
1853-1869 Professor, Danville Theological Seminary, Danville, Ky.
1858 Publication of The Knowledge of God, Objectively Considered... (New York: R. Carter & Brothers, 530 p.)
1859 Publication of The Knowledge of God, Subjectively Considered... (New York: R. Carter & Brothers, 697 p.)
Married Margaret (Faulkner) White
1871, Nov 27 Died, Danville, Ky.


Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge
Date Event
1866 Born, Lexington, Ky.
1888 S.B., Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.
1901 Ph.D., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
1902-1933 Instructor and professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
1908-1920 Resident of Hull House, Chicago, Ill.
1915 Delegate to Women's Peace Congress, The Hague, Netherlands
1930 Delegate to Pan-American Children's Congress, Lima, Peru
1930 President, Illinois Welfare Association
1933 Delegate to Pan-American Conference, Montevideo, Uruguay
1934-1935 President, American Association of Schools of Social Work
1948, July 30 Died, Chicago, Ill.


William Campbell Preston Breckinridge
Date Event
1837, Aug. 28 Born, Baltimore, Md.
1855 Graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky.
1857 Graduated from Louisville Law College and entered law practice, Louisville, Ky.
1859 Married Lucretia Clay (died, 1860)
1861 Married Issa Desha (died, 1892)
1862 Joined Confederate Army
1866-1868 Editor of Lexington Observer and Reporter, Lexington, Ky.
1884-1894 Served in United States House of Representatives
---- Married Louise R. Scott Wing
1897 Became chief editorial writer for Lexington Morning Herald, Lexington, Ky.
1904, Nov. 19 Died, Lexington, Ky.


Clifton Rodes Breckinridge
Date Event
1846, Nov. 22 Born, Lexington, Ky.
1870-1883 Cotton planter in Arkansas
1876 Married Katherine Carson (also addressed as Catharine)
1883-1894 Member of United States House of Representatives
1894-1897 United States minister to Russia
1917 Democratic member of the Arkansas State Constitutional Convention
1932, Dec. 3 Died, Fort Smith, Ark.

Chronological List of the Names of Major Family Members, Their Spouses, and Children

Papers of the individuals listed here make up the greater part of the Breckinridge Family Papers. Names of children who are known not to have survived to adulthood are omitted.

Major Family Members and Spouses Children
John Breckinridge (1760-1806)
m. Mary Hopkins Cabell (1788-1823) Grayson Porter Breckinridge (1786-1831)
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1769-1858)
John Breckinridge (1788-1823)
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871)
William Lewis Breckinridge (1803-1876)
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1760-1806)
m. (1) Ann Sophonisba Preston (d. 1844) Mary Cabell (Breckinridge) Warfield (b. 1828)
Sally Campbell (Breckinridge) Morrison (1832-1865)
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (b. 1834)
Marie L. Preston (Breckinridge) Handy (b. 1836)
William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904)
Sophonisba Preston (Breckinridge) Steele (b. 1839)
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1920)
(2) Virginia (Hart) Shelby (d. 1859) John Robert Breckinridge (b. 1850)
(3) Margaret (Faulkner) White ---
John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) [son] of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823)
m. Mary Cyrene Burch Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
Clifton Rodes Breckinridge (1846-1932)
Frances (Breckinridge) Steel
John W. "Owen" Breckinridge
Mary (Breckinridge) Maltby
William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904)
m. (1) Lucretia Hart Clay (d. 1860) ---
(2) Issa Desha (1843-1892) Ella Desha (Breckinridge) Chalkley (b. 1862)
Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (1866-1948)
Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935)
Campbell Breckinridge
Issa Desha Breckinridge
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge
Mary Curry Breckinridge
(3) Louis R. Scott Wing ---
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1920)
m. Louis Ludlow Dudley (1849-ca. 1911) Mary Dudley (Breckinridge) Hines
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge
Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
Louisa Dudley Breckinridge
Ethelbert L. Dudley Breckinridge
Mabel Warfield Breckinridge
Lucian Scott Breckinridge
Lucy Hayes Breckinridge
Scott Dudley Breckinridge (1882-1941)
Charles H. P. Breckinridge
Henry [Skillman] Breckinridge (1886-1960)
Margaret Scott S. Breckinridge
John Preston Breckinridge
Mary Desha (1850-1911) [sister-in-law of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904)]
Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (1866-1948)
Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge (1872-1920)
m. Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935)
Henry [Skillman] Breckinridge (1886-1960)
m. (1) Ruth B. Woodman Elizabeth Foster Breckinridge
Louis Dudley Breckinridge
(2) Aida de Acosta Root --
(3) Margaret Lucy Smith Madeline Houston Breckinridge

Hereinafter cited as Henry Breckinridge ("Skillman" appears to have been dropped after his early years).

Scope and Content Note

The Breckinridge Family Papers consist of approximately 200,000 manuscripts and span the years 1752-1965. While there are some manuscripts of other family members, the bulk of the collection is composed of the papers of John Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, John Cabell Breckinridge, William C. P. Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell Breckinridge, Mary Desha, Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge, Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge, and Henry Breckinridge.

The papers of John Breckinridge (1760-1806), which are among the most important of the entire collection, are located in volumes 1-31. They relate to his service as attorney general of Kentucky, his work in the Kentucky state legislature as representative of Fayette County, and his career in the U.S. Senate and as attorney general of the United States. Of particular significance are those manuscripts relating to the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799, opposing the Alien and Sedition Acts enacted by Congress. The Resolutions of 1798 were written by Breckinridge's close friend Thomas Jefferson and were guided through the Kentucky legislature by Breckinridge. In 1799, Breckinridge composed the second set of resolutions. Among the outstanding correspondents represented in John Breckinridge's papers are Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Marshall, James Monroe, and Isaac Shelby, the first governor of Kentucky.

The papers of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871), numbering approximately 9,000 items, are dated from 1807 through 1871 and consist of a diary, correspondence, a small subject file, a speech, article, and book file, and miscellaneous items. Although Breckinridge was trained as a lawyer and engaged in legal practice for the first six years of his career, the death of two of his children and the sudden decline in his own health caused him to turn to religion. He joined the Presbyterian church and became a minister in 1832. Within his correspondence are letters from Samuel Miller, an eminent professor of Christian history and government at Princeton University, from other theologians, and from members of his family. The bulk of his papers consists of speeches, sermons, articles, and the holograph of his most notable book, The Knowledge of God.

The papers of John Cabell Breckinridge (1821-1875) are most numerous for the years 1854-1857. They consist mainly of letters from constituents during the time he served in Congress. There is little correspondence for the years 1861-1867 when he served in the Confederate Army and, following the war, lived in exile in Europe. However, his papers resume in 1868 when he returned to America and entered into law practice in Lexington, Kentucky. There are a few letters which he received from Braxton Bragg, Jubal A. Early, James Guthrie, John Marshall Harlan, and Robert E. Lee.

The papers of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge (1837-1904) cover the years 1851 through 1904 and consist of approximately 14,000 items, including a journal, correspondence, subject files, a speech and article file, financial papers, and miscellaneous items. Following his graduation from the Louisville (Kentucky) Law College in 1857, Breckinridge practiced law in Lexington until he joined the Confederate forces of Gen. John H. Morgan in July 1862 and served as colonel in command of the 9th Kentucky Cavalry. His papers contain a letterbook of official army correspondence for the years 1862-1864. A large number of letters he wrote to his wife, Issa, during this period are with her manuscripts in the last group of Breckinridge family papers ( Other Family Members). After the war he resumed his law practice and was editor of the Lexington Observer and Reporter until his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1884, where he served until 1894. He was a superb speaker, and his papers contain the texts of many of his most notable addresses. His last years were clouded by a paternity suit, and there is much correspondence as well as items in the subject file concerning this suit, Pollard v. Breckinridge.

The papers of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1920) cover the years 1844-1909 and number approximately 55,000 items. With the beginning of the Civil War, J. C. Breckinridge joined the Union Army in Kentucky in August of 1861 and remained in military service until his retirement in 1903. Although there is only a small amount of material relating to the Civil War, the remainder of his career, including the period from 1889 to 1903 when he served as inspector general of the Army, is well documented. One of his major interests was the organization, Sons of the American Revolution. He was vice president general of the group from 1892 to 1899 and president general from 1900 to 1901. Approximately one-fourth of his correspondence relates to this subject. It is also prominent in his subject file, and there is also a large body of speeches and articles prepared for the Sons of the American Revolution and other military-oriented groups. Among the correspondents are William C. Church, Edward M. Gallaudet, Adolphus Washington Greely, John M. Harlan, Rutherford B. Hayes, Henry W. Lawton, Henry Cabot Lodge, William McKinley, Nelson A. Miles, Horace Porter, Redfield Proctor, and Theodore Roosevelt.

Approximately 2,000 items of Mary Desha (1850-1911) span the years 1892-1910 and contain a small group of correspondence, a subject file, and miscellaneous items. Mary Desha, William C. P. Breckinridge's sister-in-law, was one of three founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the greater part of her manuscripts relate to that organization for the period 1894-1910.

The papers of Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (1866-1948) number about 14,000 items and cover the years 1873 through 1949. The bulk of the manuscripts is made up of correspondence which covers the entire range of her activities in the field of social work: studies of delinquent children, juvenile court legislation, administration of aid to needy mothers, and numerous other aspects of the developing social welfare programs of the United States. The greater part of Sophonisba P. Breckinridge's correspondence dates from 1933 to 1948, for although she retired as professor of public welfare at the University of Chicago in 1933, she continued to use her office at the university to correspond and work for the passage of social legislation until her death. In 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her as a delegate to the Pan-American Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, and her work there is fully documented in the papers. Among the outstanding correspondents who are well represented in her papers are Jane Addams, Alben W. Barkley, Ernest H. Gruening, Cordell Hull, Harold L. Ickes, Frances Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Fred M. Vinson.

The papers of Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge (1872-1920), wife of Desha Breckinridge, number approximately 11,000 items and span the years 1895 to 1921. Madeline Breckinridge was extraordinarily active and effective in bringing about social reforms on the local level in the city of Lexington and throughout the state of Kentucky and the nation. Her correspondence, speeches and articles, and an extensive subject file concern her work with civic leagues, women's clubs, and various state commissions. She was chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs for four years, during which time she helped secure legislation to create a state library commission and a forestry commission. Large portions of her subject file deal with her efforts to create a state tuberculosis commission, to establish parks and playgrounds, and to build a model vocational school. The largest part of the subject file concerns her work on behalf of woman suffrage (1901-1920). Within her correspondence are numerous letters from Carrie Chapman Catt, Antoinette Funk, Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms, Anna Howard Shaw, Jouett Shouse, and Stephen S. Wise.

The papers of Henry Breckinridge (1886-1960) consist of diaries, correspondence, speeches, and articles for the years 1909-1954. In 1913, at the age of twenty-seven, Breckinridge was appointed to serve as assistant secretary of war in President Woodrow Wilson's first cabinet, a which he held until his resignation three years later due to disagreement with the administration's defense policies. This phase of his career is well documented in diaries, correspondence, and speeches. Of particular interest are his diary entries for August 6 through September 28, 1914, which describe his trip to Europe to render assistance to thousands of Americans stranded there since the beginning of World War I. After the United States entered the war, Breckinridge served in Europe as commander of an army battalion. He returned to his law practice in New York City in 1919.

Henry Breckinridge's correspondence contains letters from other members of the family, mainly Desha and Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, and from business acquaintances and friends. Among the more significant correspondents are Harold Dodds, president of Princeton University, Alfred M. Landon, Hjalmar J. Procope, Finnish minister to the United States (1939-1944), James W. Wadsworth, and William Allen White. After the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's son in 1932, Breckinridge was engaged by Lindbergh as his legal counsel during the ransom negotiations. The papers contain Breckinridge's correspondence with Dr. John F. Condon (Jafsie) who acted as Lindbergh's intermediary. A substantial part of Breckinridge's correspondence and speech and article file reflects his interest in national politics. In 1934 he ran unsuccessfully as the candidate of the Constitutional Party for U.S. Senator from New York, and in 1936 he entered presidential preferential primaries in four states opposing President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.

Papers of other Breckinridge family members are also located within bound volumes 1-515, chronologically arranged for the period 1752-1904, and in containers 828-849, which are alphabetically arranged by family member. Within this latter group, the papers of Desha Breckinridge (1867-1935) editor and publisher of the Lexington Morning Herald from 1897 to 1935, are of particular interest.

Among a group of additional items given to the Library in 1981 by James T. Breckinridge are papers of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1883 to 1894 and was American minister to Russia, 1894-1897. Among his correspondents are Henry T. Allen, President Grover Cleveland, Hilary Abner Herbert, Tom L. Johnson, Thomas O. Selfridge, Adlai E. Stevenson and Oscar S. Straus. Letters written by Clifton Breckinridge's wife, Katherine Carson Breckinridge, over the years 1894-1897 give a detailed and fascinating picture of life in czarist Russia. These letters are located within her own correspondence (containers 852-853) and in the papers of her aunt, Susanna Preston Lees (container 866). There are also additional papers of Civil War general John Cabell Breckinridge. They include correspondence with members of his family and others for the years 1849-1875, as well as diaries describing his travels in England, Europe, Palestine and Egypt (August 1866-March 1868) during his exile from America following the Civil War.

Organization of the Papers

The collection is arranged in eleven series:

Description of Series

Container Series
BOX 1-515

Breckinridge Family Papers, 1752-1904

Correspondence, legal papers, surveys, bills and receipts, printed matter, and miscellaneous items. These volumes contain papers of John Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, John Cabell Breckinridge, William C. P. Breckinridge, Joseph C. Breckinridge, and other family members. Unbound manuscripts of the above named members of the family are located in many of the containers described below.
In chronological arrangement.
BOX 516-25

Henry Breckinridge Papers, 1909-1954, n.d.

BOX 516 Diaries, 1913-1915
BOX 516-19 Letterbooks, 1913-1916
Copies of letters sent.
Chronologically arranged.
BOX 520-25 Correspondence, 1909-1945
Letters sent and received.
Chronologically arranged.
BOX 526-30 Speech and Article File, 1913-1945, n.d.
Speeches and articles in typescript or printed form.
The speeches are chronologically arranged. The articles are arranged alphabetically, although untitled articles are chronologically arranged.
BOX 531-35 Miscellany, 1913-1954, n.d.
Miscellaneous items and printed matter, including scrapbooks.
Chronologically arranged.
BOX 536-679

Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Papers, 1844-1909, n.d.

BOX 536 Diaries, 1864-1899
The diaries are arranged chronologically.
BOX 537-71 Letterbooks, 1882-1903
The letterbooks are arranged chronologically.
BOX 572-631 Correspondence, 1862-1909
Letters sent and received in chronological arrangement.
BOX 632-36 Subject File, 1889-1902
Alphabetically arranged by subject title and chronologically arranged within the subject.
BOX 637-38 Speech and Article File, ca. 1888-1904
The speeches and articles are arranged alphabetically by title; those with no titles are arranged by date.
BOX 639-58 Financial Papers, 1844-1904
Account books, bills and receipts, cancelled checks, and check stubs.
Arranged by type of material and chronologically arranged within each group.
BOX 659-79 Miscellany, 1858-1908
Scrapbooks, biographical papers, printed matter, and miscellaneous items.
Arranged by type of material and chronologically arranged within each group.
BOX 680-711

Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge Papers, 1895-1921, n.d.

BOX 680-92 Correspondence, 1895-1921, n.d.
Letters sent and received in chronological arrangement.
BOX 693-706 Subject File, 1901-1921, n.d.
Alphabetically arranged by subject title and chronologically arranged within each subject.
BOX 706-708 Speech and Article File.
Speeches and articles in alphabetical arrangement by title.
BOX 709-711 Miscellany, 1898-1920, n.d.
Bills and receipts, biographical material, and miscellaneous items.
Segregated by type of material and chronologically arranged within each group.
BOX 712-38

Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Papers, 1807-1871, n.d.

BOX 712 Diaries, 1836-1837
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 712-713 Correspondence, 1821-1869
Letters sent and received in chronological arrangement.
BOX 714 Subject File.
Arranged alphabetically by subject title.
BOX 715-729 Speech, Article, and Book File.
Speeches, articles, and the manuscript of one book.
Arranged by type of manuscript and alphabetically arranged within each group.
BOX 730-38 Miscellany.
Bills and receipts, notebooks, printed matter, and other miscellaneous items.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
BOX 739-778

Sophonisba P. Breckinridge Papers, 1873-1949, n.d.

Also on microfilm.
BOX 739-773 Correspondence, 1880-1949
Letters sent and received; arranged chronologically, except for a few groups of related letters which have been kept together and arranged by the date of the first letter in the group.
BOX 773-74 Speech and Article File, ca. 1929-1940
Speeches and articles in alphabetical arrangement by title and in chronological arrangement where untitled.
BOX 774-78 Miscellany, 1873-1949
Miscellaneous items grouped by type of material.
BOX 779-820

William C. P. Breckinridge Papers, 1851-1904, n.d.

BOX 779 Journal, 1884
BOX 779 Letterbook, 1862-1864
BOX 779-92 Correspondence, 1855-1904
Letters sent and received, arranged chronologically.
BOX 792-800 Subject File.
Subject file arranged alphabetically by subject heading.
BOX 801-4 Speech and Article File, 1853-1904
The speeches are arranged chronologically. There is one titled article; the remaining articles are untitled and undated.
BOX 804-13 Financial Papers, 1859-1904
An account book and bills and receipts arranged chronologically.
BOX 813-20 Miscellany.
Biographical papers, notebooks, political lists, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other miscellaneous items.
Grouped by type of material.
BOX 821-27

Mary Desha Papers, 1892-1910, n.d.

BOX 821 Correspondence, 1895-1909
Letters received, in chronological arrangement.
BOX 821-27 Subject File, 1892-1910
Correspondence and other papers relating to the Columbian Liberty Bell Committee.
In chronological arrangement.
BOX 827 Miscellany.
Bills and receipts, biographical material, and other miscellaneous papers.
Alphabetically arranged by type of material.
BOX 828-50

Other Family Papers, 1779-1965, n.d.

Papers of other members of the Breckinridge family, most of whom are represented by a small number of items.
BOX 851-71

Addition, 1816-1980, n.d.

Diaries, correspondence, biographical and genealogical material, certificates, financial papers, lists, military papers, writings, clippings and other printed matter and miscellaneous papers of Katherine Carson Breckinridge, Clifton Rodes Breckinridge, John Cabell Breckinridge and other members of the Breckinridge family.
Arranged alphabetically by name or by type of material.
BOX OV 1-2

Oversize, 1781-1912

Oversize certificates, commissions, drawings, a diploma, discharges, a list, and photographs.
Organized and described according to the series and folders from which the items were removed.

Container List

Container Contents
BOX 1-515

Breckinridge Family Papers, 1752-1904

Correspondence, legal papers, surveys, bills and receipts, printed matter, and miscellaneous items. These volumes contain papers of John Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, John Cabell Breckinridge, William C. P. Breckinridge, Joseph C. Breckinridge, and other family members. Unbound manuscripts of the above named members of the family are located in many of the containers described below.
In chronological arrangement.
BOX 1 Apr. 7, 1752-Mar. 1, 1784 See also Oversize
BOX 2 Mar. 4, 1784-July 31, 1785
BOX 3 Aug. 2, 1785-Mar. 12, 1787
BOX 4 Mar. 14, 1787-Mar. 8, 1788
BOX 5 Mar. 22, 1788-Dec. 15, 1789
BOX 6 Dec. 28, 1789-Nov. 11, 1790
BOX 7 Nov. 30, 1790-Dec. 17, 1791
BOX 8 Jan. 7, 1792-Jan 23, 1793
BOX 9 Jan. 28-Oct. 30, 1793
BOX 10 Nov. 4, 1793-July 19, 1794
BOX 11 July 21, 1794-Mar. 22, 1795
BOX 12 Mar. 23-Sept. 22, 1795
BOX 13 Sept. 23, 1795-Apr. 2, 1796
BOX 14 Apr. 10, 1796-Feb. 6, 1797
BOX 15 Feb. 21, 1797-Jan. 30, 1798
BOX 16 Feb. 1-Nov. 4, 1798
BOX 17 Nov. 5, 1798-July 18, 1799
BOX 18 July 21, 1799-Apr. 1, 1800
BOX 19 Apr. 3-Dec. 5, 1800
BOX 20 Dec. 6, 1800-Dec. 7, 1801
BOX 21 Dec. 11, 1801-Mar. 14, 1802
BOX 22 Mar. 15-Dec. 18, 1802
BOX 23 Dec. 19, 1802-June 6, 1803
BOX 24 June 9-Nov. 13, 1803
BOX 25 Nov. 15, 1803-Jan. 29, 1804
BOX 26 Jan. 30-Nov. 2, 1804
BOX 27 Nov. 3, 1804-Jan 30, 1805
BOX 28 Feb. 1-Nov. 30, 1805
BOX 29 Dec. 1, 1805-Feb. 24, 1806
BOX 30 Mar. 1-Oct. 30, 1806
BOX 31 Dec. 1, 1806-Oct. 28, 1808
BOX 32 Nov. 4, 1808-Mar. 28, 1812
BOX 33 May 3, 1812-Jan. 15, 1815
BOX 34 Jan. 17, 1815-Dec. 16, 1816
BOX 35 Dec. 17, 1816-Sept. 24, 1817
BOX 36 Sept. 30, 1817-Aug. 20, 1818
BOX 37 Aug. 22, 1818-Apr. 8, 1819
BOX 38 Apr. 12-Oct. 29, 1819
BOX 39 Oct. 31, 1819-July 29, 1820
BOX 40 July 31, 1820-Feb. 21, 1821
BOX 41 Feb. 24-July 6, 1821
BOX 42 July 10-Nov. 21, 1821
BOX 43 Nov. 23, 1821-Feb. 22, 1822
BOX 44 Feb. 27-June 24, 1822
BOX 45 June 25-Oct. 18, 1822
BOX 46 Oct. 19, 1822-Jan. 17, 1823
BOX 47 Jan. 18-Apr. 14, 1823
BOX 48 Apr. 17-July 29, 1823
BOX 49 July 30-Dec. 30, 1823
BOX 50 Jan. 3-July 3, 1824
BOX 51 July 7, 1824-Apr. 22, 1825
BOX 52 May 1, 1825-Feb. 23, 1826
BOX 53 Feb. 25-Dec. 30, 1826
BOX 54 Jan. 1, 1827-Jan. 4, 1828
BOX 55 Jan. 7-Dec. 29, 1828
BOX 56 Jan. 6, 1829-July 23, 1830
BOX 57 July 28, 1830-Feb. 11, 1831
BOX 58 Feb. 12-Sept. 12, 1831
BOX 59 Sept. 13, 1831-Feb. 22, 1832
BOX 60 Feb. 28-June 19, 1832
BOX 61 June 30-Oct. 11, 1832
BOX 62 Oct. 14, 1832-Feb. 22, 1833
BOX 63 Feb. 23-June 28, 1833
BOX 64 July 1-Nov. 13, 1833
BOX 65 Nov. 15, 1833-Feb. 11, 1834
BOX 66 Feb. 12-July 14, 1834
BOX 67 July 17-Nov. 29, 1834
BOX 68 Dec. 5, 1834-Mar. 31, 1835
BOX 69 Apr. 1-July 30, 1835
BOX 70 Aug. 1, 1835-Jan. 9, 1836
BOX 71 Jan. 11-Mar. 31, 1836
BOX 72 Apr. 5-Aug. 1836
BOX 73 Sept. 1, 1836-Jan. 31, 1837
BOX 74 Feb. 1-July 31, 1837
BOX 75 Aug. 2-Dec. 13, 1837
BOX 76 Dec. 15, 1837-Feb. 27, 1838
BOX 77 Mar. 1-May 31, 1838
BOX 78 June 2-Oct. 3, 1838
BOX 79 Oct. 5-Dec. 31, 1838
BOX 80 Jan. 1-Mar. 15, 1839
BOX 81 Mar. 17-July 14, 1839
BOX 82 July 15-Oct. 24, 1839
BOX 83 Oct. 25, 1839-Jan. 8, 1840
BOX 84 Jan. 9-Mar. 8, 1840
BOX 85 Mar. 9-Apr. 28, 1840
BOX 86 Apr. 29-July 1, 1840
BOX 87 July 2-Sept. 24, 1840
BOX 88 Sept. 25-Dec. 17, 1840
BOX 89 Dec. 18, 1840-Jan. 22, 1841
BOX 90 Jan. 23-Mar. 15, 1841
BOX 91 Mar. 16-May 5, 1841
BOX 92 May 6-July 4, 1841
BOX 93 July 5-Sept. 27, 1841
BOX 94 Sept. 28-Nov. 29, 1841
BOX 95 Dec. 1, 1841-Jan. 6, 1842
BOX 96 Jan. 7-Feb. 13, 1842
BOX 97 Feb. 14-Apr. 10, 1842
BOX 98 Apr. 11-May 29, 1842
BOX 99 May 30-July 22, 1842
BOX 100 July 23-Sept. 19, 1842
BOX 101 Sept. 20-Nov. 16, 1842
BOX 102 Nov. 28, 1842-Jan. 17, 1843
BOX 103 Jan. 18-Mar. 1, 1843
BOX 104 Mar. 2-Apr. 19, 1843
BOX 105 Apr. 20-May 17, 1843
BOX 106 May 18-July 4, 1843
BOX 107 July 11-Aug. 17, 1843
BOX 108 Aug. 18-Oct. 21, 1843
BOX 109 Oct. 23-Dec. 17, 1843
BOX 110 Dec. 18, 1843-Feb. 9, 1844
BOX 111 Feb. 10-Mar. 26, 1844
BOX 112 Mar. 18-May 17, 1844
BOX 113 May 18-July 31, 1844
BOX 114 Aug. 1-Oct. 12, 1844
BOX 115 Oct. 14-Dec. 28, 1844
BOX 116 Dec. 29, 1844-Feb. 7, 1845
BOX 117 Feb. 10-May 5, 1845
BOX 118 May 7-Aug. 5, 1845
BOX 119 Aug. 6-Nov. 19, 1845
BOX 120 Nov. 20, 1845-Jan. 6, 1846
BOX 121 Jan. 7-Mar. 10, 1846
BOX 122 Mar. 11-June 10, 1846
BOX 123 June 11-Aug. 4, 1846
BOX 124 Aug. 5-Sept. 19, 1846
BOX 125 Sept. 30-Dec. 17, 1846
BOX 126 Dec. 19, 1846-Feb. 8, 1847
BOX 127 Feb. 9-May 18, 1847
BOX 128 May 19-Oct. 9, 1847
BOX 129 Oct. 12, 1847-Jan. 31, 1848
BOX 130 Feb. 1-May 28, 1848
BOX 131 May 29-Sept. 4, 1848
BOX 132 Sept. 5-Dec. 17, 1848
BOX 133 Dec. 18, 1848-Mar. 17, 1849
BOX 134 Mar. 20-July 3, 1849
BOX 135 July 4-Nov. 28, 1849
BOX 136 Dec. 2, 2849-Feb. 10, 1850
BOX 137 Feb. 11-May 10, 1850
BOX 138 May 11-Nov. 17, 1850
BOX 139 Nov. 19, 1850-Feb. 18, 1851
BOX 140 Feb. 22-June 16, 1851
BOX 141 June 17-Sept. 24, 1851
BOX 142 Sept. 25-Dec. 4, 1851
BOX 143 Dec. 5, 1851-Jan. 2, 1852
BOX 144 Jan. 3-28, 1852
BOX 145 Jan. 29-Feb. 20, 1852
BOX 146 Feb. 21-Mar. 12, 1852
BOX 147 Mar. 13-Apr. 6, 1852
BOX 148 Apr. 7-May 20, 1852
BOX 149 May 21-June 22, 1852
BOX 150 June 23-July 27, 1852
BOX 151 July 28-Sept. 1, 1852
BOX 152 Sept. 2-Nov. 2, 1852
BOX 153 Nov. 3-Dec. 19, 1852
BOX 154 Dec. 20, 1852-Jan. 11, 1853
BOX 155 Jan. 12-Feb. 18, 1853
BOX 156 Feb. 19-Apr. 7, 1853
BOX 157 Apr. 8-May 28, 1853
BOX 158 May 29-July 15, 1853
BOX 159 July 16-Aug. 23, 1853
BOX 160 Aug. 24-Oct. 6, 1853
BOX 161 Oct. 7-Dec. 1, 1853
BOX 162 Dec. 2-31, 1853
BOX 163 Jan. 1-27, 1854
BOX 164 Jan. 28-Feb. 22, 1854
BOX 165 Feb. 23-Mar. 22, 1854
BOX 166 Mar. 23-Apr. 23, 1854
BOX 167 Apr. 24-May 24, 1854
BOX 168 May 25-June 23, 1854
BOX 169 June 24-July 15, 1854
BOX 170 July 16-Aug. 30, 1854
BOX 171 Aug. 31-Oct. 31, 1854
BOX 172 Nov. 1-Dec. 20, 1854
BOX 173 Dec. 21, 1854-Jan. 11, 1855
BOX 174 Jan. 12-Feb. 2, 1855
BOX 175 Feb. 3-Mar. 19, 1855
BOX 176 Mar. 20-May 7, 1855
BOX 177 May 8-June 23, 1855
BOX 178 June 25-Aug. 11, 1855
BOX 179 Aug. 12-Oct. 3, 1855
BOX 180 Oct. 4-Dec. 25, 1855
BOX 181 Dec. 26, 1855-Mar. 11, 1856
BOX 182 Mar. 12-May 14, 1856
BOX 183 May 15-June 17, 1856
BOX 184 June 18-July 16, 1856
BOX 185 July 17-Aug. 9, 1856
BOX 186 Aug. 10-Sept. 11, 1856
BOX 187 Sept. 13-Oct. 4, 1856
BOX 188 Oct. 5-Nov. 3, 1856
BOX 189 Nov. 4-Dec. 2, 1856
BOX 190 Dec. 3-31, 1856
BOX 191 Jan. 1-30, 1857
BOX 192 Jan. 31-Mar. 19, 1857
BOX 193 Mar. 20-Apr. 11, 1857
BOX 194 Apr. 12-May 17, 1857
BOX 195 May 18-June 24, 1857
BOX 196 June 25-July 31, 1857
BOX 197 Aug. 1-Sept. 14, 1857
BOX 198 Sept. 16-Nov. 13, 1857
BOX 199 Nov. 14, 1857-Jan. 14, 1858
BOX 200 Jan. 26-Apr. 14, 1858
BOX 201 Apr. 15-July 18, 1858
BOX 202 July 19-Oct. 14, 1858
BOX 203 Oct. 17, 1858-Jan. 3, 1859
BOX 204 Jan. 4-Apr. 8, 1859
BOX 205 Apr. 11-June 23, 1859
BOX 206 June 24-Nov. 12, 1859
BOX 207 Nov. 14, 1859-Jan. 31, 1860
BOX 208 Feb. 1-Mar. 26, 1860
BOX 209 Mar. 28-July 9, 1860
BOX 210 July 10-Sept. 25, 1860
BOX 211 Sept. 28-Nov. 20, 1860
BOX 212 Nov. 23-Dec. 26, 1860
BOX 213 Dec. 27, 1860-Jan. 26, 1861
BOX 214 Jan. 27-Mar. 7, 1861
BOX 215 Mar. 8-Apr. 22, 1861
BOX 216 Apr. 23-June 14, 1861
BOX 217 June 15-Sept. 27, 1861
BOX 218 Sept. 29-Dec. 13, 1861
BOX 219 Dec. 14, 1861-Feb. 5, 1862
BOX 220 Feb. 6-Mar. 8, 1862
BOX 221 Mar. 9-18, 1862
BOX 222 Mar. 19-Apr. 2, 1862
BOX 223 Apr. 3-30, 1862
BOX 224 May 1-July 1, 1862
BOX 225 July 2-Aug. 15, 1862
BOX 226 Aug. 16-Nov. 24, 1862
BOX 227 Nov. 25, 1862-Jan. 28, 1863
BOX 228 Jan. 29-Apr. 12, 1863
BOX 229 Apr. 13-July 18, 1863
BOX 230 July 19-Nov. 2, 1863
BOX 231 Nov. 3-Dec. 31, 1863
BOX 232 Jan. 1-Feb. 29, 1864
BOX 233 Mar. 1-Apr. 7, 1864
BOX 234 Apr. 8-May 29, 1864
BOX 235 May 31-July 31, 1864
BOX 236 Aug. 1-Sept. 18, 1864
BOX 237 Sept. 19-Oct. 25, 1864
BOX 238 Oct. 25-Dec. 7, 1864
BOX 239 Dec. 8, 1864-Jan. 31, 1865
BOX 240 Feb. 1-Apr. 11, 1865
BOX 241 Apr. 13-June 23, 1865
BOX 242 June 24-Aug. 24, 1865
BOX 243 Aug. 25-Oct. 30, 1865
BOX 244 Oct. 31-Dec. 29, 1865
BOX 245 Dec. 30, 1865-Jan. 31, 1866
BOX 246 Feb. 1-Mar. 14, 1866
BOX 247 Mar. 15-Apr. 27, 1866
BOX 248 Apr. 28-July 5, 1866
BOX 249 July 6-Sept. 19, 1866
BOX 250 Sept. 21-Nov. 17, 1866
BOX 251 Nov. 19-Dec. 31, 1866
BOX 252 Jan. 1-Feb. 28, 1867
BOX 253 Mar. 1-Apr. 13, 1867
BOX 254 Apr. 15-June 11, 1867
BOX 255 June 13-Aug. 9, 1867
BOX 256 Aug. 10-Sept. 24, 1867
BOX 257 Sept. 25-Nov. 20, 1867
BOX 258 Nov. 21, 1867-Jan. 21, 1868
BOX 259 Jan. 22-Mar. 30, 1868
BOX 260 Apr. 1-June 9, 1868
BOX 261 June 10-Sept. 2, 1868
BOX 262 Sept. 3-Oct. 29, 1868
BOX 263 Oct. 30-Dec. 21, 1868
BOX 264 Dec. 23, 1868-Feb. 4, 1869
BOX 265 Feb. 5-Apr. 3, 1869
BOX 266 Apr. 4-May 23, 1869
BOX 267 May 24-July 7, 1869
BOX 268 July 8-Aug. 31, 1869
BOX 269 Sept. 1-Oct. 15, 1869
BOX 270 Oct. 16-Dec. 22, 1869
BOX 271 Dec. 23, 1869-Feb. 24, 1870
BOX 272 Feb. 25-May 9, 1870
BOX 273 May 10-Aug. 15, 1870
BOX 274 Aug. 16-Nov. 6, 1870
BOX 275 Nov. 7, 1870-Jan. 22, 1871
BOX 276 Jan. 23-Apr. 25, 1871
BOX 277 Apr. 28-Aug. 18, 1871
BOX 278 Aug. 29-Nov. 30, 1871
BOX 279 Dec. 1, 1871-Feb. 12, 1872
BOX 280 Feb. 13-Apr. 24, 1872
BOX 281 Apr. 25-June 12, 1872
BOX 282 June 13-Aug. 3, 1872
BOX 283 Aug. 5-Oct. 19, 1872
BOX 284 Oct. 20, 1872-Jan. 12, 1873
BOX 285 Jan. 13-Mar. 31, 1873
BOX 286 Apr. 1-July 8, 1873
BOX 287 July 9-Sept. 10, 1873
BOX 288 Sept. 11-Dec. 24, 1873
BOX 289 Dec. 26, 1873-Mar. 22, 2874
BOX 290 Mar. 24-June 3, 1874
BOX 291 June 4-Sept. 29, 1874
BOX 292 Sept. 30-Dec. 31, 1874
BOX 293 Jan. 1-Apr. 9, 1875
BOX 294 Apr. 10-Sept. 7, 1875
BOX 295 Sept. 11, 1875-Jan. 19, 1876
BOX 296 Jan. 22-May 19, 1876
BOX 297 May 23-Aug. 24, 1876
BOX 298 Aug. 28-Dec. 30, 1876
BOX 299 Jan. 1-Apr. 24, 1877
BOX 300 Apr. 25-July 25, 1877
BOX 301 July 26-Nov. 4, 1877
BOX 302 Nov. 5, 1877-Feb. 27, 1878
BOX 303 Feb. 28-June 26, 1878
BOX 304 June 27-Sept. 25, 1878
BOX 305 Sept. 26, 1878-Jan. 23, 1879
BOX 306 Jan. 24-Apr. 15, 1879
BOX 307 Apr. 16-July 8, 1879
BOX 308 July 9-Oct. 13, 1879
BOX 309 Oct. 14, 1879-Jan. 10, 1880
BOX 310 Jan. 11-Feb. 28, 1880
BOX 311 Feb. 19-May 1, 1880
BOX 312 May 3-Aug. 3, 1880
BOX 313 Aug. 4-Oct. 20, 1880
BOX 314 Oct. 21-Dec. 31, 1880
BOX 315 Jan. 1-Feb. 17, 1881
BOX 316 Feb. 18-May 3, 1881
BOX 317 May 4-July 7, 1881
BOX 318 July 8-Sept. 6, 1881
BOX 319 Sept. 7-Dec. 31, 1881
BOX 320 Jan. 1-Apr. 17, 1882
BOX 321 Apr. 18-July 7, 1882
BOX 322 July 9-Aug. 31, 1882
BOX 323 Sept. 1-Oct. 26, 1882
BOX 324 Oct. 27-Dec. 18, 1882
BOX 325 Dec. 19, 1882-Jan. 30, 1883
BOX 326 Jan. 31-Apr. 16, 1883
BOX 327 Apr. 17-June 26, 1883
BOX 328 June 17-Sept. 2, 1883
BOX 329 Sept. 3-Oct. 26, 1883
BOX 330 Oct. 27-Dec. 29, 1883
BOX 331 Dec. 31, 1883-Feb. 12, 1884
BOX 332 Feb. 13-Apr. 18, 1884
BOX 333 Apr. 19-May 29, 1884
BOX 334 May 30-July 18, 1884
BOX 335 July 19-Sept. 22, 1884
BOX 336 Sept. 23-Nov. 9, 1884
BOX 337 Nov. 10-Dec. 1, 1884
BOX 338 Dec. 2-31, 1884
BOX 339 Jan. 1-21, 1885
BOX 340 Jan. 22-Feb. 11, 1885
BOX 341 Feb. 12-28, 1885
BOX 342 Mar. 1-25, 1885
BOX 343 Mar. 26-Apr. 12, 1885
BOX 344 Apr. 13-May 4, 1885
BOX 345 May 5-25, 1885
BOX 346 May 26-June 19, 1885
BOX 347 June 20-July 17, 1885
BOX 348 July 18-Aug. 19, 1885
BOX 349 Aug. 20-Sept. 23, 1885
BOX 350 Sept. 24-Oct. 28, 1885
BOX 351 Oct. 29-Nov. 23, 1885
BOX 352 Nov. 24-Dec. 22, 1885
BOX 353 Dec. 23, 1885-Jan. 14, 1886
BOX 354 Jan. 15-Feb. 4, 1886
BOX 355 Feb. 5-23, 1886
BOX 356 Feb. 24-Mar. 8, 1886
BOX 357 Mar. 9-22, 1886
BOX 358 Mar. 23-Apr. 4, 1886
BOX 359 Apr. 5-23, 1886
BOX 360 Apr. 24-May 8, 1886
BOX 361 May 10-June 1, 1886
BOX 362 June 2-22, 1886
BOX 363 June 23-July 9, 1886
BOX 364 July 10-30, 1886
BOX 365 July 31-Sept. 14, 1886
BOX 366 Sept. 15-Oct. 31, 1886
BOX 367 Nov. 1-Dec. 7, 1886
BOX 368 Dec. 8-31, 1886
BOX 369 Jan. 1-21, 1887
BOX 370 Jan. 22-Feb. 8, 1887
BOX 371 Feb. 9-Mar. 4, 1887
BOX 372 Mar. 5-Apr. 21, 1887
BOX 373 Apr. 22-June 1, 1887
BOX 374 June 2-July 8, 1887
BOX 375 July 9-Aug. 22, 1887
BOX 376 Aug. 24-Sept. 24, 1887
BOX 377 Sept. 25-Nov. 2, 1887
BOX 378 Nov. 3-Dec. 8, 1887
BOX 379 Dec. 9-31, 1887, n.d.
BOX 380 Jan. 1-19, 1888
BOX 381 Jan. 20-Feb. 4, 1888
BOX 382 Feb. 5-12, 1888
BOX 383 Feb. 13-29, 1888
BOX 384 Mar. 1-12, 1888
BOX 385 Mar. 13-28, 1888
BOX 386 Mar. 29-Apr. 11, 1888
BOX 387 Apr. 12-26, 1888
BOX 388 Apr. 27-May 15, 1888
BOX 389 May 16-31, 1888
BOX 390 June 1-26, 1888
BOX 391 June 17-July 13, 1888
BOX 392 July 19-Aug. 2, 1888
BOX 393 Aug. 2-16, 1888
BOX 394 Aug. 17-31, 1888
BOX 395 Sept. 1-23, 1888
BOX 396 Sept. 24-Oct. 18, 1888
BOX 397 Oct. 19-Nov. 30, 1888
BOX 398 Dec. 1-29, 1888
BOX 399 Dec. 30, 1888-Jan. 1889
BOX 400 Jan. 15-Feb. 14, 1889
BOX 401 Feb. 15-Mar. 31, 1889
BOX 402 Apr. 1-June 18, 1889
BOX 403 June 20-Sept. 5, 1889
BOX 404 Sept. 6-Nov. 6, 1889
BOX 405 Nov. 7-Dec. 17, 1889
BOX 406 Dec. 18, 1889-Jan. 20, 1890
BOX 407 Jan. 21-Feb. 19, 1890
BOX 408 Feb. 20-Mar. 21, 1890
BOX 409 Mar. 22-Apr. 14, 1890
BOX 410 Apr. 15-May 9, 1890
BOX 411 May 10-31, 1890
BOX 412 June 2-July 9, 1890
BOX 413 July 10-Aug. 17, 1890
BOX 414 Aug. 18-Sept. 17, 1890
BOX 415 Sept. 18-Oct. 24, 1890
BOX 416 Oct. 25-Dec. 5, 1890
BOX 417 Dec. 6-31, 1890
BOX 418 Jan. 1-26, 1891
BOX 419 Jan. 27-Feb. 16, 1891
BOX 420 Feb. 17-Mar. 15, 1891
BOX 421 Mar. 16-Apr. 25, 1891
BOX 422 Apr. 27-June 2, 1891
BOX 423 June 3-July 6, 1891
BOX 424 July 7-Aug. 17, 1891
BOX 425 Aug. 19-Sept. 21, 1891
BOX 426 Sept. 22-Oct. 28, 1891
BOX 427 Oct. 29-Nov. 24, 1891
BOX 428 Nov. 30, 1891-Jan. 6, 1892
BOX 429 Jan. 7-30, 1892
BOX 430 Feb. 1-22, 1892
BOX 431 Feb. 23-Mar. 19, 1892
BOX 432 Mar. 21-Apr. 7, 1892
BOX 433 Apr. 8-26, 1892
BOX 434 Apr. 27-May 19, 1892
BOX 435 May 20-June 24, 1892
BOX 436 June 25-July 21, 1892
BOX 437 July 22-Sept. 4, 1892
BOX 438 Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1892
BOX 439 Oct. 4-25, 1892
BOX 440 Oct. 26-Nov. 25, 1892
BOX 441 Nov. 26-Dec. 6, 1892
BOX 442 Dec. 7-15, 1892
BOX 443 Dec. 16-30, 1892
BOX 444 Dec. 31, 1892-Jan. 9, 1893
BOX 445 Jan. 10-30, 1893
BOX 446 Jan. 31-Feb. 18, 1893
BOX 447 Feb. 19-28, 1893
BOX 448 Mar. 1-8, 1893
BOX 449 Mar. 9-18, 1893
BOX 450 Mar. 20-Apr. 1, 1893
BOX 451 Apr. 2-14, 1893
BOX 452 Apr. 15-24, 1893
BOX 453 Apr. 24-May 8, 1893
BOX 454 May 9-20, 1893
BOX 455 May 21-June 8, 1893
BOX 456 June 9-28, 1893
BOX 457 June 28-July 23, 1893
BOX 458 July 23-Sept. 13, 1893
BOX 459 Sept. 14-Oct. 8, 1893
BOX 460 Oct. 9-Nov. 13, 1893
BOX 461 Nov. 15-Dec. 11, 1893
BOX 462 Dec. 12-31, 1893
BOX 463 Jan. 1-18, 1894
BOX 464 Jan. 19-28, 1894
BOX 465 Jan. 19-Feb. 8, 1894
BOX 466 Feb. 9-28, 1894
BOX 467 Mar. 1-19, 1894
BOX 468 Mar. 20-Apr. 4, 1894
BOX 469 Apr. 5-16, 1894
BOX 470 Apr. 17-23, 1894
BOX 471 Apr. 24-May 8, 1894
BOX 472 May 9-20, 1894
BOX 473 May 21-June 12, 1894
BOX 474 June 13-July 12, 1894
BOX 475 July 13-Aug. 23, 1894
BOX 476 Aug. 25-Sept. 20, 1894
BOX 477 Sept. 21-Nov. 4, 1894
BOX 478 Nov. 6-Dec. 15, 1894
BOX 479 Dec. 16, 1894-Jan. 12, 1895
BOX 480 Jan. 14-31, 1895
BOX 481 Feb. 1-23, 1895
BOX 482 Feb. 24-Aug. 5, 1895
BOX 483 Aug. 6-Oct. 31, 1895
BOX 484 Nov. 1, 1895-Jan. 3, 1896
BOX 485 Jan. 4-Mar. 31, 1896
BOX 486 Apr. 1-May 21, 1896
BOX 487 May 22-July 24, 1896
BOX 488 July 25-Aug. 24, 1896
BOX 489 Aug. 25-Sept. 16, 1896
BOX 490 Sept. 17-Nov. 17, 1896
BOX 491 Nov. 18, 1896-Jan. 8, 1897
BOX 492 Jan. 10-Mar. 17, 1897
BOX 493 Mar. 18-May 1, 1897
BOX 494 May 3-June 8, 1897
BOX 495 June 9-Aug. 22, 1897
BOX 496 Aug. 23-Nov. 8, 1897
BOX 497 Nov. 9, 1897-Jan. 29, 1898
BOX 498 Jan. 30-May 26, 1898
BOX 499 May 27-Aug. 15, 1898
BOX 500 Aug. 16-Nov. 20, 1898
BOX 501 Nov. 21, 1898-Feb. 1, 1899
BOX 502 Feb. 3-Apr. 30, 1899
BOX 503 May 2-July 8, 1899
BOX 504 July 9-Sept. 29, 1899
BOX 505 Sept. 30, 1899-Jan. 6, 1900
BOX 506 Jan. 7-Mar. 10, 1900
BOX 507 Mar. 12-June 12, 1900
BOX 508 June 13-Sept. 3, 1900
BOX 509 Sept. 4-Nov. 9, 1900
BOX 510 Nov. 10, 1900-Feb. 1, 1901
BOX 511 Feb. 6-Aug. 10, 1901
BOX 512 Aug. 12, 1901-Oct. 6, 1902
BOX 513 Oct. 7, 1902-Jan. 4, 1904
BOX 514 Jan. 6-Apr. 18, 1904
BOX 515 Apr. 19-Nov. 15, 1904
BOX 516-25

Henry Breckinridge Papers, 1909-1954, n.d.

BOX 516 Diaries, 1913-1915
BOX 516 June 11-13, 1913
Jan. 1914-Aug. 1915
BOX 516-19 Letterbooks, 1913-1916
Copies of letters sent.
Chronologically arranged.
BOX 516 Apr. 30-Aug. 8, 1913
Aug. 8-Nov. 25, 1913
BOX 517 Nov. 25, 1913-Mar. 30, 1914
Jan. 28-Dec. 22, 1914
BOX 518 Mar. 30-Nov. 19, 1914
Nov. 19, 1914-July 3, 1915
BOX 519 Dec. 21, 1914-Feb. 4, 1916
July 6, 1915-Feb. 14, 1916
BOX 520-25 Correspondence, 1909-1945
Letters sent and received.
Chronologically arranged.
BOX 520 Nov. 1909-May 1915
(7 folders)
BOX 521 June 1915-Feb. 11, 1916
(9 folders)
BOX 522 Feb. 12, 1916-1923
(8 folders)
BOX 523 1924-Aug. 3, 1934
(7 folders)
BOX 524 Aug. 4, 1934-Dec. 1939
(6 folders)
BOX 525 1940-1945, n.d.
(9 folders)
BOX 526-30 Speech and Article File, 1913-1945, n.d.
Speeches and articles in typescript or printed form.
The speeches are chronologically arranged. The articles are arranged alphabetically, although untitled articles are chronologically arranged.
BOX 526 Speeches
May 1913-Apr. 15, 1921
(38 folders)
BOX 527 Apr. 21, 1921-Oct. 31, 1934
(42 folders)
BOX 528 Nov. 2, 1934-Nov. 14, 1940
(40 folders)
BOX 529 Dec. 16, 1940-Apr. 29, 1945, n.d.
(17 folders)
Index
Introductory remarks
Colby, Bainbridge
Jusserand, Jules
Post, Langdon
Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr.
Radio discussions
June 9, 1940
Dec. 16, 1940
Undated
Articles
"America! Beware a Nazi Greenland"
"America, England and Japan"
"The Cross of Avocourt"
"En Garde! Here Come Swords"
"Fencing"
"Fiume"
"Josephus Daniels"
BOX 530 "Let Her Fly!"
Miscellaneous, 1940, n.d.
"More Armchair Strategy"
"Navy League"
"The Navy League"
"The Organized Militia"
"Our Vice-President"
Press releases, 1915-1945
(2 folders)
"Princeton Men in Public Service"
"The Problem of the National Defense"
"Santo Domingo"
"Second Front"
"Secretary of War Weeks"
"Should We Fight the Nazis to Defend the British Isles?"
"Stassen"
Tribute to Amb. Myron T. Herrick
"War Schools"
[Women in America]
BOX 531-35 Miscellany, 1913-1954, n.d.
Miscellaneous items and printed matter, including scrapbooks.
Chronologically arranged.
BOX 531 Genealogy
General, 1913-1954, n.d.
(4 folders)
BOX 532 Printed matter
1935-1940
(7 folders)
BOX 533-535 1934 (scrapbooks)
BOX 536-679

Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Papers, 1844-1909, n.d.

BOX 536 Diaries, 1864-1899
The diaries are arranged chronologically.
BOX 536 1864-1867
1868
1894
1897, 1899
BOX 537-71 Letterbooks, 1882-1903
The letterbooks are arranged chronologically.
BOX 537 Mar. 3, 1882-Nov. 5, 1888
BOX 538 1885-1888
BOX 539 Feb. 5-Dec. 7, 1889
BOX 540 Dec. 9, 1889-May 21, 1890
BOX 541 Dec. 15, 1889-Feb. 23, 1900
BOX 542 May 21-Nov. 15, 1890
BOX 543 Nov. 15, 1890-Mar. 2, 1892
BOX 544 Mar. 2, 1892-Feb. 4, 1893
BOX 545 Feb. 3-June 13, 1893
BOX 546 June 13, 1893-Feb. 23, 1894
BOX 547 Oct. 4, 1893-Mar. 19, 1894
BOX 548 Feb. 23, 1894-May 7, 1895
BOX 549 Mar. 20-Apr. 23, 1894
BOX 550 Apr. 24-July 14, 1894
BOX 551 July 14, 1894-Nov. 17, 1896
BOX 552 May 9, 1895-June 3, 1896
BOX 553 June 3-Nov. 27, 1896
BOX 554 Nov. 18, 1896-Apr. 17, 1900
BOX 555 Nov. 27, 1896-Nov. 16, 1897
BOX 556 Nov. 16, 1897-Apr. 20, 1898
BOX 557 Apr. 19-Oct. 18, 1898
BOX 558 Apr. 20, 1898-Apr. 17, 1899
BOX 559 Apr. 17-Dec. 15, 1899
BOX 560 Feb. 23-Oct. 25, 1900
BOX 561 Apr. 18-Oct. 15, 1900
BOX 562 Oct. 16, 1900-Feb. 8, 1901
BOX 563 Oct. 26, 1900-June 10, 1901
BOX 564 Feb. 8, 1901-Jan. 10, 1902
BOX 565 Apr. 27, 1901-Apr. 8, 1903
BOX 566 June 6, 1901-Jan. 15, 1902
BOX 567 Jan. 15-June 12, 1902
BOX 568 June 13-Sept. 20, 1902
BOX 569 Aug. 11, 1902-Apr. 11, 1903
BOX 570 Sept. 20, 1902-Feb. 24, 1903
BOX 571 Feb. 24-Apr. 12, 1903
BOX 572-631 Correspondence, 1862-1909
Letters sent and received in chronological arrangement.
BOX 572 1862-1874
(9 folders)
BOX 573 1874-1880
(5 folders)
BOX 574 1881-May 1884
(13 folders)
BOX 575 June 1884-June 1885
(13 folders)
BOX 576 July 1885-Dec. 1886
(18 folders)
BOX 577 Jan.-Aug. 1887
(8 folders)
BOX 578 Sept. 1887-Feb. 1888
(8 folders)
BOX 579 Mar.-Oct. 1888
(7 folders)
BOX 580 Nov. 1888-Mar. 1889
(7 folders)
BOX 581 Apr.-Oct. 1889
(5 folders)
BOX 582 Nov. 1889-May 1890
(8 folders)
BOX 583 June-Dec. 1890
(7 folders)
BOX 584 Jan.-Aug. 1891
(6 folders)
BOX 585 Sept. 1891-Feb. 1892
(6 folders)
BOX 586 Mar.-Oct. 1892
(8 folders)
BOX 587 Nov. 1892-Mar. 25, 1893
(8 folders)
BOX 588 Mar. 26-May 31, 1893
(7 folders)
BOX 589 June-Sept. 1893
(6 folders)
BOX 590 Oct.-Dec. 1893
(7 folders)
BOX 591 Jan.-Mar. 20, 1894
(7 folders)
BOX 592 Mar. 21-May 1894
(7 folders)
BOX 593 June-Oct. 1894
(5 folders)
BOX 594 Nov. 1894-Feb. 1895
(6 folders)
BOX 595 Feb.-May 1895
(5 folders)
BOX 596 May-Oct. 1895
(6 folders)
BOX 597 Nov. 1895-Apr. 1896
(6 folders)
BOX 598 May-Oct. 1896
(6 folders)
BOX 599 Nov. 1896-Feb. 1897
(4 folders)
BOX 600 Feb.-Apr. 1897
(5 folders)
BOX 601 Apr.-Sept. 1897
(6 folders)
BOX 602 Oct. 1897-Jan. 1898
(6 folders)
BOX 603 Feb.-Mar. 1898
(5 folders)
BOX 604 Apr.-May 1898
(5 folders)
BOX 605 May-Aug. 1898
(7 folders)
BOX 606 Sept.-Dec. 1898
(7 folders)
BOX 607 1898 (scrapbook on death of Joseph C. Breckinridge, Jr.)
BOX 608 Jan.-Apr. 1899
(4 folders)
BOX 609 May-Aug. 1899
(4 folders)
BOX 610 Sept.-Dec. 1899
(5 folders)
BOX 611 1899 (scrapbook on inspection of military bases in Cuba)
BOX 612 Jan.-Feb. 1900
(6 folders)
BOX 613 Mar.-Apr. 1900
(5 folders)
BOX 614 May-June 1900
(7 folders)
BOX 615 July-Sept. 1900
(5 folders)
BOX 616 Oct.-Nov. 1900
(6 folders)
BOX 617 Nov. 1900-Jan. 1901
(5 folders)
BOX 618 Jan.-Feb. 1901
(4 folders)
BOX 619 Mar. 1901
(5 folders)
BOX 620 Apr. 1901
(6 folders)
BOX 621 May-July 1901
(6 folders)
BOX 622 July-Dec. 1901
(7 folders)
BOX 623 Jan.-Apr. 1902
(6 folders)
BOX 624 Apr.-May 1902
(6 folders)
BOX 625 June-July 1902
(5 folders)
BOX 626 July-Oct. 1902
(6 folders)
BOX 627 Oct.-Dec. 1902
(6 folders)
BOX 628 Dec. 1902-Jan. 1903
(7 folders)
BOX 629 Feb.-Mar. 1903
(5 folders)
BOX 630 Mar.-June 1903
(7 folders)
BOX 631 July-Dec. 1903, 1904, 1909, n.d.
(7 folders)
BOX 632-36 Subject File, 1889-1902
Alphabetically arranged by subject title and chronologically arranged within the subject.
BOX 632 Adjutant general's office, 1889-1901
Military appointments and assignments, 1861-1897
Military promotions of Joseph C. Breckinridge, 1861-1902
(3 folders)
BOX 633 Sons of the American Revolution
1889-1894
(8 folders)
BOX 634 1895-1899
(6 folders)
BOX 635 1900-1901
(4 folders)
BOX 636 1904, n.d.
(4 folders) See also Container 850
BOX 637-38 Speech and Article File, ca. 1888-1904
The speeches and articles are arranged alphabetically by title; those with no titles are arranged by date.
BOX 637 Speeches
"The Army"
"An Army Indeed!"
"The Conquerors at Concord"
"Cowpens"
"The Days We Celebrate"
"Developed Reminiscence"
"Duties Recast"
"Duty as of Yore"
"‘F’ Battery Incident"
"Fleeting Days"
"Historic Beads"
"The Inauguration of the Constitution"
"Jumel Mansion"
"Life Facets"
"Mark Time, 1894"
"The Minute Man"
"New England"
"New Orleans and Our Continental Hall"
"Old Duties Renewed"
"Old Names in New Wars"
"Our Day"
"Our National Cause and Its Champions"
"Our National Society"
"Our Pilgrimage to Massachusetts"
"Our Three-Fold Glory"
"Rev. William Morton Postlethwaite"
"Revolutionary Memorial"
"Santiago"
"Thanks"
"Ticonderoga Day"
"United by Liberty"
"War Drift"
"What Are We Here For?"
"What Duty?"
"What, No Army?"
"Which War?"
Feb. 21, 1888
ca. 1890
1890-1891
Jan. 8, 1894
Apr. 30, 1894
Feb. 22, 1895
June 14, 1895
July 4, 1895
ca. 1895
July 4, 1896
Jan. 19, 1897
Feb. 22, 1897
Apr. 19, 1897
Jan. 17, 1898
Dec. 13, 1898
Dec. 22, 1898
June 19, 1899
BOX 638 ca. 1899
Apr. 3, 1900
Sept. 26, 1900
Oct. 10, 1900
Oct. 19, 1900
Oct. 28, 1900
June 14, 1901
1901-1903
(1 v.)
Feb. 22, 1902
1903
(2 folders)
Untitled, n.d.
(3 folders)
Fragments of speeches
Articles
"Campaign and Battles of Trenton"
"Crass Army Legislation"
"The Propriety of College Military Instruction"
"Service Apprentices"
"Understand My Tactics or the Diamond Drill"
1893
Untitled, n.d.
BOX 639-58 Financial Papers, 1844-1904
Account books, bills and receipts, cancelled checks, and check stubs.
Arranged by type of material and chronologically arranged within each group.
BOX 639 Account books, 1888-1896, 1898
(2 folders)
Bills and receipts
1844-1880
(6 folders)
BOX 640-51 1881-1902
(58 folders)
BOX 652 1902-1904, n.d.
(5 folders)
Cancelled checks
1874-1889
(6 folders)
BOX 653-55 1890-1902
(14 folders)
BOX 656 Check stubs
1877-1889
(6 folders)
BOX 657-58 1890-1903
(11 folders)
BOX 659-79 Miscellany, 1858-1908
Scrapbooks, biographical papers, printed matter, and miscellaneous items.
Arranged by type of material and chronologically arranged within each group.
BOX 659-69 Scrapbooks, 1875-1903
(12 v.)
BOX 670 Biographical papers
1858-1874
(7 folders)
BOX 671 Chronological file
1875-1885
(8 folders)
BOX 672 1886-1891
(6 folders)
BOX 673 1892-1896
(7 folders)
BOX 674 1897-1899
(4 folders)
BOX 675 1899-1902
(5 folders)
BOX 676 1902
(6 folders)
BOX 677 1902-1908, n.d.
(6 folders)
BOX 678-79 Printed matter, 1881-1903, n.d.
(9 folders)
BOX 680-711

Madeline (McDowell) Breckinridge Papers, 1895-1921, n.d.

BOX 680-92 Correspondence, 1895-1921, n.d.
Letters sent and received in chronological arrangement.
BOX 680 1895-July 1911
(8 folders)
BOX 681 Aug. 1911-Dec. 1913
(