Congressional Globe Subscription Lists
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
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Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
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