John Aldrich Stephenson collection of the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich ...

LC control no.	mm 87065753
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Main title	John Aldrich Stephenson collection of the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich families papers, 1745-1966.
Related names	Aldrich, Morton Arnold, 1874-1956. Morton Arnold Aldrich papers. » More like this Aldrich, Zoë Worthington Fiske, 1864-1942. Zoë Worthington Fiske Aldrich papers. » More like this Chauncy, Elnathan, 1724-1796. Elnathan Chauncy sermons. » More like this Fiske, Asa Severance, 1833-1925. Asa Severance Fiske papers. » More like this Fiske, Elizabeth Worthington Hand, 1835-1919. Elizabeth Worthington Hand Fiske papers. » More like this Fiske, Samuel Wheelock, 1828-1864. Samuel Wheelock Fiske papers. » More like this Fowler, William Chauncey, 1793-1881. William Chauncey Fowler papers. » More like this Hand, Catharine Worthington Fowler, 1801-1865. Catharine Worthington Fowler Hand papers. » More like this Hand, Joseph Winborn, 1792-1844. Joseph Winborn Hand papers. » More like this Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1740-1823. Return Jonathan Meigs papers. » More like this Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1764-1825. Return Jonathan Meigs papers. » More like this Stephenson, John Aldrich. John Aldrich Stephenson collection of the Hand, Fiske, and Aldrich families papers. 1745-1966. » More like this
Description	4,000 items. 19 containers. 8 linear feet.
Organized/Arranged	Arranged in 9 series. Series 1: Diaries, Journals, Notebooks, and Notes, 1814-1931; Series 2: General Correspondence and Related Items, 1745-1955; Series 3: Special Correspondence, 1837-1856; Series 4: Speeches and Writings, 1759-1966; Series 5: Biography and Genealogy, 1848-1956; Series 6: Account Books and Financial Papers, 1850-1882; Series 7: Travel File, 1866-1897; Series 8: Pictorial Materials; and Series 9: Miscellaneous Printed Materials, 1842-1935.
Access advisory	Open to research.
Biography/History note	Hand, Fiske (Fisk), and Aldrich (Aldridge) families were ancestors of John Stephenson. Primarily represented are Joseph Winborn Hand, solicitor in the U.S. Post Office Dept. and chief clerk in the Patent Office, of Washington, D.C.; his wife, the former Catharine Worthington Fowler; their daughter, Elizabeth Worthington Hand Fiske; Elizabeth's husband, Asa Severance Fiske, a Congregational clergyman; the Fiskes' daughter, Zoë Worthington Fiske Aldrich; and Zoë's husband, Morton Arnold Aldrich. Other family members represented include Elnathan Chauncy, clergyman, of Connecticut; Return Jonathan Meigs (1740-1823), Continental army officer and agent of the U.S. Office of Indian Affairs for the Cherokee Indians; Return Jonathan Meigs (1764-1824), U.S. senator and public official of Ohio; William Chauncey Fowler, author and professor at Middlebury College and Amherst College; and Samuel Wheelock Fiske, Congregational clergyman and Union army officer.
Summary	Correspondence; diaries; journals; travel diaries; manuscripts of sermons, poems, essays, and other writings; business and financial records; biographical and genealogical materials; printed matter; drawings and reproductions of paintings and photographs; and other papers pertaining primarily to family affairs. Includes papers of the Chauncy (later Chauncey) family; sermons (1759-1798) for an American Indian congregation probably written by Elnathan Chauncy; Joseph Hand's letters, chiefly to his wife, Catharine, discussing national political leaders and events and local affairs in Washington, D.C. (1816-1844); and Civil War diaries and letters of Samuel Wheelock Fiske as commander of a company in the 14th Connecticut Infantry, of Asa Severance Fiske as chaplain for the Fourth Minnesota Infantry, and of several other Fiske and Hand family members.
Notes	Collection material in English. MSS65753
Finding aids	Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008063>
Acquisition source	Deposit, Dr. and Mrs. John A. Stephenson, 1986. Deposit converted to gift, 1986-1990.
Subjects	Aldridge family. » More like this Chauncey family. » More like this Fisk family. » More like this Hand family. » More like this United States. Army--Chaplains. » More like this United States. Army--Officers. » More like this United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 14th (1862-1865) » More like this United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865) » More like this United States. Congress. Senate. » More like this United States. Continental Army--Officers. » More like this United States. Office of Indian Affairs. » More like this United States. Patent Office. » More like this United States. Post Office Dept. » More like this Amherst College. » More like this Middlebury College--Faculty. » More like this Authors. » More like this Cherokee Indians--Government relations. » More like this Congregational churches--Clergy. » More like this Indian agents. » More like this Indians of North America--Missions. » More like this Ohio--Officials and employees. » More like this United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. » More like this United States--Politics and government--1815-1861. » More like this United States--Social life and customs. » More like this Washington (D.C.)--History. » More like this
Local shelving no.	Fort Meade
Repository	Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home>
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008063> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008063.3>