Guide to the George Bancroft note, undated
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
Fax: (401) 841-5680
email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org
Published in 2013
Collection Overview
| Title: | George Bancroft note |
| Date range: | undated |
| Creator: | Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 |
| Extent: | 0.01 linear feet (1 folder) |
| Abstract: | George Bancroft (1800-1891) was a noted American historian, diplomat, and public official, who also kept a home in Newport, Rhode Island. This collection contains one undated note to an unidentified recipient. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Redwood Library and Athenaeum |
| Collection number: | RLC.Ms.500 |
Scope & content
This collection consists of one note written by George Bancroft on June 9 in an unknown year to an unidentified recipient.Access Points
Subject Topics Subject Topics Document TypesArrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Biographical note
A noted American historian, diplomat, and public official, George Bancroft (1800-1891) was born on October 3, 1800, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was the eighth of thirteen children born to Aaron and Lucretia (Chandler) Bancroft. After primary schooling in Worcester, Bancroft attended the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire and later graduated from Harvard in 1817. During his long career, Bancroft taught at the Round Hill School in Northampton, Massachusetts, served as the collector of the port of Boston, and held various public offices. In 1845, he was appointed Secretary of the Navy in President James K. Polk’s (1795-1849) cabinet and served in this position until 1846, during which he established the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Bancroft was then named as a United States minister to Great Britain from 1846-1849, and later to Germany from 1867 until his retirement in 1874. Bancroft settled in Washington, D.C., where he finished writing his ten volume set, History of the United States. He also kept a summer home in Newport, Rhode Island, at the Rosecliff mansion. George Bancroft died on January 1, 1891, in Washington, D.C.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | Access is open to members and researchers at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Use of the materials: | This collection is owned by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Special Collections Librarian of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Preferred citation: | George Bancroft note, RLC.Ms.500, Redwood Library and Athenaeum. |
| Contact information: | Redwood Library and Athenaeum 50 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840 Tel: (401) 847-0292 Fax: (401) 841-5680 email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Acquisition information is unknown. |
| Processing information: | This collection was previously processed by Leah Podolsky in 2009 and Aimee Saunders in 2010. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Delmage. |
| Encoding: | Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Delmage 2013 September 04 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
| Sponsor: | Funding for processing and cataloging this collection was provided by the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. |
Additional Information
| Related material: | George Bancroft papers, MssCol 196, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. |
| Bibliography: |
Inventory
| Mansucripts Box 1 | Note |
undated |