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Guide to Research Collections Indiana Historical SocietyIndianapolis, IN Papers: 1789-1902, 2.25 linear feet. The papers of George Washington Julian contain correspondence (1864-1884) with his wife, Laura (Giddings) Julian, written while he was serving in U.S. House of Representatives (1861-1871), working as a lawyer in Washington, D.C. (1879-1884), and while on speaking tours; family correspondence (1857-1884) of Laura Giddings Julian, including letters from her father, Joshua R. Giddings, written while he was serving in Congress and as U.S. consul general to Canada in Montréal (1861-1864), and correspondence with her sister in Washington, Montréal, and Ohio; other Julian family correspondence, including George Washington Julian’s correspondence with his brothers in Centerville, Ind. (1838-1839), and Iowa (1840s), and with his daughter, Grace Julian Clarke (1870s-1890s); correspondence regarding Indiana and national politics, women’s rights, George Washington Julian’s legal work in Indiana and Washington, and his speeches and writings; copies of his correspondence (1895-1898) with Edward L. Pierce regarding their biographies of Joshua Giddings and Charles Sumner; journals (1869-1899); memoranda books (1850-1858, 1868); ms. of his book, Political Recollections (1884); journal of the family’s trip (1885) to New Mexico, written by his daughter; speeches and speech notes; scrapbook of clippings on Zachary Taylor and the 1848 presidential election; and other papers; together with account book (1877-1878) of an Irvington, Ind., grocery store and meat market. Papers: In the Albert G. Porter (Albert Gallatin) Collection of Papers, 1759-1942, 6 boxes. Other authors include George Washington Julian. A finding aid is available in the repository. City Museum of Washington, D.C. Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Washington, DC Papers: 1866, 1 item. A rendition by David Davidson of Hon. George Julian’s speech on suffrage in the District of Columbia made to the U.S. House of Representatives on January 16, 1866. Indiana State Library Indianapolis, IN Papers: In the Isaac W. Beeson Papers, 1816-1942, 11 boxes and 3 volumes. Subjects include George Washington Julian. A finding aid is available in the library and online. Papers: In the Grace Julian Clarke Papers, 1857-1938, 3 boxes. The papers include Grace Julian Clarke’s correspondence with historians in Indiana and Ohio and at the Library of Congress regarding the papers of her father, George Washington Julian. Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, DC Papers: In the Joshua R. Giddings and George Washington Julian Papers, 1839-1899, 1.8 linear feet. The papers of George Washington Julian contain correspondence that reflects his involvement with the Free Soil Party, the formation of the Republican Party in Indiana, antislavery movements, and Reconstruction. A finding aid is available in the library. The Morgan Library Department of Literary and Historical Manuscripts New York, NY Papers: 1871, 1 item. A letter from George Washington Julian to W. W. Belknap written on April 3, 1871. In the letter, George Washington Julian writes about contracts for military supplies in California and recommends Mr. Louis Goldstone. University of California The Bancroft Library Berkeley, CA Papers: 1883-1886, 3 folders. Lists of private land claims by George Washington Julian acted upon by the U.S. Surveyor General : New Mexico District, 1883-1886. Yale University Library Microform Reference New Haven, CT Microfilm: 1865-1878, 1 microfilm reel. The George Washington Julian papers consist of a diary covering the period June 13, 1869-March 17, 1878 and correspondence January 5, 1865-October 26, 1870. The two major correspondents are George Washington Julian, radical Republican congressman from Indiana, and his second wife, Laura Giddings Julian. Congressional politics during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras and personal matters are the major subjects discussed. The original papers are at Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Indiana. |
