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Series I: Correspondence

Subseries I.A. General Correspondence

Scope and Contents note

This subseries contains both the internal and external correspondence of the Commission. While most of the correspondence is arranged alphabetically by sender, letters written by the Commission's secretary, Henry Sackett, and assistant secretary, Edward Hagaman Hall, are filed alphabetically by recipient. This series also contains memoranda sent to members of the Commission.

Correspondence: A, 1909 Apr. 16-1909 Nov. 29

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: A, 1909 Dec. 2-1910 Apr. 29

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: A, 1910 May 1-1911 May 26

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: B, 1909 Apr. 15-1909 Aug. 27

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: B, 1909 Sept. 1-1909 Oct. 30

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: B, 1909 Nov. 3-1909 Dec. 14

Offsite-Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: B, 1909 Dec. 17-1911 Jun. 1

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: C, 1908 Oct. 6-1909 Sept. 10

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: C, 1909 Sept. 11-1909 Nov. 15

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: C, 1909 Nov. 16-1910 Feb. 15

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: C, 1910 Feb. 16-1911 May 15

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: D, 1909 Apr. 15-1909 Dec. 30

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: D, 1910 Jan. 5-1911 May 26

Offsite-Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: E, 1909 Apr. 15-1911 Jun. 1

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: F, 1909 May 10-1910 Jan. 28

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: F, 1910 Feb. 1-1911 May 6

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: G, 1909 Apr. 15-1910 Sept. 14

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: G, 1910 Sept. 15-1911 May 13

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: H, 1909 Apr. 15-1909 Sept. 9

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: H, 1909 Sept. 10-1909 Dec. 30

Offsite-Box: 3, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: H, 1910 Jan. 8-1911 May 27

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: I, 1909 Apr. 16-1910 Mar. 18

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: J, 1909 Apr. 15-1912 Apr. 27

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: K, 1909 Apr. 14-1911 May 29

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: L, 1909 Apr. 15-1909 Aug. 30

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: L, 1909 Sept. 1-1909 Sept. 13

Offsite-Box: 4, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: L, 1909 Sept. 14-1909 Sept. 27

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: L, 1909 Sept. 28-1909 Dec. 15

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: L, 1909 Dec. 16-1910 Jul. 29

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: L, 1910 Aug. 3-1911 May 24

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: M, 1909 Apr. 15-1909 Jul. 10

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: M, 1909 Jul. 21-1909 Sept. 12

Offsite-Box: 5, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: M, 1909 Sept. 13-1909 Sept. 30

Offsite-Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: M, 1909 Oct. 2-1909 Oct. 30

Offsite-Box: 6, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: M, 1909 Nov. 1-1909 Dec. 15

Offsite-Box: 6, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: M, 1909 Dec. 15-1910 May 30

Offsite-Box: 6, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: M, 1910 Jun. 1-1911 May 24

Offsite-Box: 6, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: N, 1909 Apr. 16-1909 Nov. 30

Offsite-Box: 6, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: N, 1909 Dec. 2-1911 May 27

Offsite-Box: 6, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: O, 1909 Apr. 15-1911 May 18

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: P, 1909 Apr. 15-1909 Sept. 15

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: P, 1909 Sept. 16-1909 Dec. 29

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: P, 1910 Jan. 5-1911 May 29

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: Q, 1909 Apr. 16-1910 Apr. 23

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: R, 1909 Apr. 15-1909 Sept. 30

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: R, 1909 Oct. 1-1909 Nov. 22

Offsite-Box: 7, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: R, 1909 Nov. 23-1909 Dec. 31

Offsite-Box: 8, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: R, 1910 Jan, 4-1910 Apr. 29

Offsite-Box: 8, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: R, 1910 May. 1-1911 May 31

Offsite-Box: 8, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: S, 1909 Jan. 3-1909 Sept. 15

Offsite-Box: 8, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: S, 1909 Sept. 16-1909 Oct. 30

Offsite-Box: 8, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: S, 1909 Nov. 1-1909 Dec. 31

Offsite-Box: 8, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: S, 1910 Jan. 3-1910 May 31

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: S, 1910 Jun. 1-1911 May 29

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: T, 1909 Apr. 14-1909 Oct. 30

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: T, 1909 Nov. 1-1911 May 31

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: U, 1909 Jun. 11-1911 May 17

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: V, 1909 Apr. 16-1911 Jun. 6

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: W, 1909 May 12-1909 Sept. 6

Offsite-Box: 9, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: W, 1909 Sept. 7-1909 Sept. 30

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: W, 1909 Oct. 1-1909 Nov. 30

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: W, 1909 Dec. 3-1910 Apr. 30

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: W, 1910 May 1-1911 May 31

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: Y, 1909 Apr. 15-1911 Feb. 15

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence: Z, 1909 Apr. 16-1910 May 19

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence from Assistant Secretary and Secretary with no specified recipient, 1909 Jan. 6-1910 Jun. 10

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Memoranda, circa 1909-1911

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries I.B. Donation Pledges

Scope and Contents note

This subseries contains letters written by individuals and companies pledging to donate a specified amount of money to the Celebration's subscription fund.

List of donations, Undated

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: A, 1909 May 21-1909 Sept. 27

Offsite-Box: 10, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: B, 1909 May 17-1909 Sept. 27

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: C, 1909 May 18-1909 Sept. 27

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: D, 1909 May 24-1909 Sept. 23

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: E, 1909 May 21-1909 Sept. 23

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: F, 1909 May 8-1909 Sept. 23

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: G, 1909 May 18-1909 Nov. 8

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: H, 1909 May 24-1909 Sept. 28

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: I, 1909 June 24-1909 Sept. 22

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: J, 1909 May 22-1909 Oct. 29

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: K, 1909 May 18-1909 Sept. 22

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: L, 1909 May 19-1909 Sept. 27

Offsite-Box: 11, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: M, 1909 May 19-1909 Sept. 24

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: N, 1909 May 18-1909 Sept. 22

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: O, 1909 May 21-1909 Oct. 13

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: P, 1909 May 18-1909 Nov. 5

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: R, 1909 May 18-1909 Sept. 23

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: S, 1909 May 18-1909 Jul. 30

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: S, 1909 Aug. 2-1910 May 19

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: T, 1909 May 18-1909 Nov. 3

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: U, 1909 May 18-1909 Sept. 20

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: V, 1909 May 19-1909 Sept. 28

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: W, 1909 May 20-1909 Sept. 28

Offsite-Box: 12, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: Y, 1909 Jun. 24-1909 Sept. 15

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Donation Pledges: Z, 1909 Jun. 25-1909 Sept. 10

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries I.C. Invitation Responses

Scope and Contents note

This subseries consists of replies to the various events sponsored by the Commission, as well as thank you letters commending the Commission on a job well done. Most of the individuals invited to the Celebration and banquets were dignitaries and officials from the United States, as well as countries throughout the world.

Invitation Responses, A-N, 1909 Sep-1909 Nov.

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Invitation Responses, P-V, 1909 Sep-1909 Nov.

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acceptances for Astor Hotel Banquet, 1909 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acceptances for Astor Hotel Banquet, 1909 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acceptances for Astor Hotel Banquet, 1909 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acceptances for Astor Hotel Banquet, 1909 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acceptances for Astor Hotel Banquet, 1909 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Regrets for Astor Hotel Banquet, 1909 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acceptances for Governor's Island banquet, 1909 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 13, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acceptances for Governor's Island banquet, 1909 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Regrets for Governor's Island banquet, 1909 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acceptances for Metropolitan Opera House banquet, 1909 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Thank you letters: Foreign countries, A-M, 1909 Oct.-1910 Feb.

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Thank you letters: Foreign countries, A-M, 1909 Oct.-1910 Feb.

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Thank you letters: United States (includes letter from President Taft), 1909 Oct.-1909 Dec.

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries I.D. Acknowledgements

Scope and Contents note

This subseries contains acknowledgements sent to the Commission confirming receipt of The Fourth Annual Report of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission.

Acknowledgements confirming receipt of The Fourth Annual Report of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission, 1909, 1911 May

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acknowledgements confirming receipt of The Fourth Annual Report of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission, 1910, 1911 May

Offsite-Box: 14, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acknowledgements confirming receipt of The Fourth Annual Report of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission, 1911, 1911 May-1911 Jul.

Offsite-Box: 15, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acknowledgements confirming receipt of The Fourth Annual Report of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission, 1912, 1911 May-1911 Jul.

Offsite-Box: 15, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acknowledgements confirming receipt of The Fourth Annual Report of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission, 1913, 1911 May-1911 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 15, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acknowledgements confirming receipt of The Fourth Annual Report of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission, 1914, 1911 May-1911 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 15, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acknowledgements confirming receipt of The Fourth Annual Report of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission, 1915, 1911 May-1911 Sept.

Offsite-Box: 15, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Acknowledgements confirming receipt of The Fourth Annual Report of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission, 1916, 1911 May 16-1911 Oct. 24

Offsite-Box: 15, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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