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Congressional Globe Subscription Lists

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3687

  • Staff Only

This collection includes eight subscription lists ca. 1834 – 1869 January 27, for the Congressional Globe concerning the 23rd and 39th Congresses. Each subscription document lists the subscriber’s signature and adjacent to each signature is the request for a specific number of copies ordered per subscriber, ranging from 1,000 to a minimum of 100 copies, to be printed by the Globe Office, Washington. The subscription list delivered January 5, 1867, was signed by well-known national figures such as William E. Niblack of Indiana and Edmund Cooper and William B. Campbell, both of Tennessee. Cooper was shortly to be appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury by Johnson. Campbell would go on to serve as Governor of Tennessee.

Dates

  • circa 1834-1869

Language

The material in this collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Abstract

This collection includes eight subscription lists ca. 1834 – 1869 January 27, for the Congressional Globe concerning the 23rd and 39th Congresses. Each subscription document lists the subscriber’s signature and adjacent to each signature is the request for a specific number of copies ordered per subscriber, ranging from 1,000 to a minimum of 100 copies, to be printed by the Globe Office, Washington.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Congressional Globe is the third of the four series of publications containing the debates of Congress. It was preceded by the Annals of Congress and the Register of Debates and succeeded by the Congressional Record. The Globe contains the congressional debates of the twenty-third through forty-second Congresses (1833-73). Initially the Globe contained a "condensed report" or abstract rather than a verbatim report of the debates and proceedings. With the 32nd Congress (1851), however, the Globe began to provide something approaching verbatim transcription.

Previous Citation

This collection was previously listed as MS.0796 (Congressional Globe Subscription Lists), MS.0809 (Congressional Globe Subscription Lists), and MS.0848 (Congressional Globe Subscription Lists).

Acquisition Note

This collection was purchased by Special Collections in 1975.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480