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| Size | 4.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1800 items) |
| Abstract | Charles Lyon Chandler (b. 1883) was a United States foreign service officer, Philadelphia banker, history professor, and author. The collection contains the papers of Chandler, consisting mainly of material related to his unpublished biography of Joel Robert Poinsett (1779-1851) of South Carolina, diplomat, United States representative, United States Secretary of War, and anti-nullificationist. Included are notes and documents used in its preparation in the 1930s; Chandler's correspondence with Miss Emma A. Bull, researcher in Charleston, S.C., Professor Edwin Judson Pratt, author of the chapters on Poinsett's activities as first United States minister in Mexico, 1825-1830, and other scholars and related correspondents, 1918-1961; and twenty-six collected manuscript letters to and from Poinsett and extensive copies of Poinsett papers, 1803-1852, located elsewhere. Also included are letters and correspondence of Chandler while he worked abroad for the United States State Department in Europe, Asia, and South America, 1906-1913, and in Latin American again in the 1940s; speeches and articles; diaries, 1904-1911; thirty-nine pocket memorandum books; and three scrapbooks on Latin American topics, 1909-1919 and 1943-1944, especially concerned with commerce between the United States and Brazil during the 19th century. |
| Creator | Chandler, Charles Lyon, b. 1883. |
| Language | English |
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Charles Lyon Chandler (b. 1883) was a United States foreign service officer, Philadelphia banker, history professor, and author.
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The collection contains the papers of Charles Lyon Chandler (b. 1833), consisting mainly of material related to his unpublished biography of Joel Robert Poinsett (1779-1851) of South Carolina, diplomat, United States representative, United States Secretary of War, and anti-nullificationist. Included are notes and documents used in its preparation in the 1930s; Chandler's correspondence with Miss Emma A. Bull, researcher in Charleston, S.C., Professor Edwin Judson Pratt, author of the chapters on Poinsett's activities as first United States minister in Mexico, 1825-1830, and other scholars and related correspondents, 1918-1961; and twenty-six collected manuscript letters to and from Poinsett and extensive copies of Poinsett papers, 1803-1852 located elsewhere. Also included are letters and correspondence of Chandler while he worked abroad for the United States State Department in Europe, Asia, and South America, 1906-1913, and in Latin American again in the 1940s; speeches and articles; diaries, 1904-1911; thirty-nine pocket memorandum books; and three scrapbooks on Latin American topics, 1909-1919 and 1943-1944, especially concerned with commerce between the United States and Brazil during the 19th century.
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Series 1. Correspondence of Charles L. Chandler, 1906-1961 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological.
This series contains Charles Lyon Chandler's correspondence regarding his research on Joel Robert Poinsett as well as Chandler's career. The bulk of the correspondence is with co-author Edwin J. Pratt and Emma A. Bull, a researcher in Charleston, S.C. There is also some correspondence with J. Fred Rippy, historian at Duke University. Correspondence from 1906-1913 relates to Chandler's career with the United States State Department, much of it regarding transfers and assignments to places in Europe, Asia, and South America. Correspondence from 1918-1961 chiefly regards Chandler's research on Poinsett.
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Series 2. Joel R. Poinsett Papers, circa 1817-1852.
Arrangement: chronological.
These materials consist of letters to and from Joel R. Poinsett collected by Charles L. Chandler. Correspondents include James Monroe, C. A. Rodney, Joseph Johnson, Daniel Webster, Martin Van Buren, Abraham Van Buren, Stephen J. Lee, Gouverneur Kemble, William Noland, Hugh S. Legare, H. D. Gilpin, J. K. Paulding, Mary Poinsett, and Mitchell King.
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Series 3. Chandler-Pratt Manuscript of Poinsett Biography, circa 1930-1939.
The typed manuscript of the Joel R. Poinsett biography, including multiple drafts, footnotes, notes, and bibliography.
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Series 4. Poinsett Bibliography, undated.
This series is a typed bibliography of primary sources for the Joel R. Poinsett biography along with related items.
| Folder 57 |
Poinsett bibliography #03614, Series: "4. Poinsett Bibliography, undated." Folder 57 |
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Series 5. Chandler's Notes and Research Materials on Poinsett, 1803-1899 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological, then by subject.
This series contains research materials on Joel R. Poinsett, chiefly consisting of typed transcription of correspondence of Poinsett, legal papers, and copies of newspaper articles.
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Series 6. Clippings
Arrangement: by subject.
This series contains clippings about Charles L. Chandler's career and Latin American topics.
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Series 7. Speeches and Articles, 1915-1942 and undated.
Arrangement: chronological, then by subject.
This series contains speeches and articles authored by Charles L. Chandler.
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Series 8. Volumes, 1812-1956.
Arrangement: by subject.
This series chiefly consists of scrapbooks and notebooks related to Charles L. Chandler's research on Joel R. Poinsett and Latin American shipping and trade; an annotated copy of the biography manuscript of Poinsett; clippings related to Chandler's career; diaries; and personal memobooks.
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, January 2011
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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