Isaac N. Arnold papers [manuscript], 1860-1885.

  • Creator Names Arnold, Isaac Newton, 1815-1884
  • Title Isaac N. Arnold papers [manuscript], 1860-1885.
  • Physical description 0.5 linear ft. (ca. 57 items).
  • Access and usage restrictions Advance appointment with special permission required to view the Life of Lincoln (3 v.) set in this collection, which includes bound original letters.
  • Collection summary Correspondence of I.N. Arnold, a Chicago lawyer, Republican Congressman (1861-1865), Episcopalian, and historian; as well as books written by Arnold. Concerns Civil War era politics and Arnold's writings, including biographies of Abraham Lincoln, whom Arnold knew personally, and a biography of Benedict Arnold, a member of his family. Present in the collection are five volumes by I.N. Arnold with which are bound letters received while researching or publishing them: Life of Lincoln (3 v., 1885); Dispair and hope, essays on religion by Arnold and others, 1879-1880; and The layman's faith, 1882, advocating personal piety over ritualism. Also present is a volume of orations at Arnold's funeral and letters of condolence.
  • Acquisition information This collection was assembled from many sources, including donations by I.N. Arnold estate (M1984.0157), Timothy Bakken (M1975.0051), the Chicago Tribune (1957), H.E. Fishburn (1965), Carl Gazley (M1964.0469), G. Hamill (M1941.0050), Eben Lane (M1984.0159), Albert A. Sprague (M1944.0026), the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Florida (M1974.0006), and the Gunther purchase in the 1920s.
  • Names
    • Arnold, Isaac Newton, 1815-1884 Archives.
    • Arnold, Isaac Newton, 1815-1884. Dispair of the unbeliever.
    • Arnold, Isaac Newton, 1815-1884. Layman's faith.
    • Arnold, Isaac Newton, 1815-1884. Life of Lincoln.
    • Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801. 1879: Aug 31, Nov 17; 1880 Jul 21.
    • Bates, Eli. 1881 Jul 13.
    • Browning, Eliza Caldwell. 1872 Nov 25.
    • Burch, Francis. 1885 Mar 21 (Memorial v.)
    • Clarkson, Robert H. (Robert Harper), 1826-1884. 1885 Mar 21 (Memorial v.)
    • Cook, B. C. (Burton Chauncey), 1819-1894. 1882 Jun 15.
    • Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861. 1880 Sept 15; 1883 Mar 7 (Lincoln v.1 p.149)
    • Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833. 1883: Oct 8, 17.
    • Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. 1872 Nov 28; 1880 Jan 21.
    • Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Portraits. 1872 Dec 27 (Lincoln v.3, opp. p.419)
    • Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872. 1863 May 18.
    • Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899. Dispair v.
    • Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894. 1872 Nov 28.
    • Judd, Norman B. (Norman Buel), 1815-1878. 1882 Jun 15.
    • Lamon, Ward Hill, 1828-1893. 1872: Nov 25, 27.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. 1864: July 13, Nov 8; 1872: Nov 27, 28; 1880 Sept 15; 1881 Jun 17; 1882: Jan 18 (Lincoln v.1), Jun 15; 1883 Mar 7 (Lincoln v.1 p.149); 1867 Aug 6; 1869 Dec 29; 1872: Nov 25, 27; 1873 Aug 3.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Biography.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Monuments. 1881 Jul 13.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Religion. 1872: Nov 25, Dec 5, 12; 1883 Jan 8 Layman's v.
    • Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882. 1872 Nov 9; 1881 Feb 19.
    • Lincoln, William Wallace, 1850-1862. 1872 Nov 25.
    • Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891. 1872 Nov 28.
    • Robinson, Beverly, 1722-1792. 1880 Jul 21.
    • Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. 1879 Nov 17.
    • Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872. 1872 Nov 27.
    • Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869. 1872 Nov 27.
    • Storrs, Emery A. (Emery Alexander), 1833-1885. 1883 Apr 15.
    • Todd, John, 1750-1782. 1881 Feb 19.
    • Waterman, George I. 1872 Nov 9.
    • River Queen (Ship) 1872 Nov 28.
    • St. James Cathedral (Chicago, Ill.) 1885 Mar 21 Memorial v.
    • United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation. 1872 Dec 5.
    • Episcopal Church Parties and movements. 1885 Mar 21 Memorial v.
    • Republican Party (Ill.) 1860 May 14.
    • Arnold, Harriet A. Dorrance, recipient. rcp 1881 Jun 17.
    • Arnold, Isaac Newton, 1815-1884. Dispair of the unbeliever.
    • Arnold, Isaac Newton, 1815-1884. Layman's faith.
    • Arnold, Isaac Newton, 1815-1884. Life of Lincoln.
    • Arnold, Katherine Dorrance, 1844-1925. 1884 Apr 26 Memorial v.; rcp 1884 Dec 12; 1885 Mar 21 Memorial v.
    • Bolles, James A. 1880 Aug 2 Dispair v.; 1884: Apr 25, May 1, 11 Memorial v.
    • Boyd, Andrew, recipient. rcp 1869 Dec 29; 1872 Nov 9.
    • Brooks, Arthur. 1884 May 3 Memorial v.
    • Brown, Joseph E, (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894. 1882 [Jul?] 16.
    • Brown, William Harrison. 1883 Jan 30 Layman's v.
    • Brown, W. S., recipient. rcp 1861 Sept 26.
    • Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806-1881. 1871 Dec 1; 1872: Nov 25, Dec 5; 1880 Sept 15.
    • Burgess, Bryant. 1883 Jan 17 Layman's v.
    • Burns, Charles D. F. 1879 May 7.
    • Caton, John Dean, 1812-1895. 1883: Jan 1, Feb 12 Layman's v.
    • Chapin, John Putnam, 1810-1864, recipient. 1860 May 14. rcp
    • Clarke, Samuel Clarke. 1883 Feb 18 Layman's v.
    • Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 1879 Aug 31; rcp 1874 Aug 3.
    • Conkling, Roscoe, 1829-1888. 1873 Mar 31 Lincoln v.2 p.222; 1878 Nov 11; 1881 Oct 24 Lincoln v.2 p.223.
    • Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914. 1881 Jul 13.
    • Curtis, George William, 1824-1892. 1880 Jan 21; 1882 Dec 29 Layman's v.
    • Davis, David, 1815-1886. 1882 Jan 18 Lincoln v.1 p.57.
    • Dawson, Henry B, (Henry Barton), 1821-1889. 1880 Jul 21.
    • Deane, Charles, 1813-1889. 1883 Jan 25 Layman's v.
    • Edwards, Ninian Wirt, 1809-1889. 1881 Feb 19; 1883 Feb 28 Lincoln v.1 p.68; subj 1883 Mar 10 Lincoln v.1 p.176.
    • Ela, J. H. 1883 Sept 17.
    • Ellis, Thomas H. 1883 Jan 15 Layman's v.
    • Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870. 1864 Jan 20 Lincoln v.3 p.382.
    • Farragut, Loyall. [1885?] Lincoln v.3 p.332.
    • Field, Marshall, 1834-1906. 1883 Oct 17; rcp 1883 Oct 8.
    • Goldsborough, May Lawrence. 1883 Jan 5 Layman's v.
    • Goodwin, Daniel, 1832-1901. 1885 Mar 21 Memorial v.
    • Grant, Frederick Dent, 1850-1911. [1885?] Lincoln v.3 p.425.
    • Green, Oliver B. 1883 Jan 4 Layman's v.
    • Grey, Charles F., recipient. 1881 Mar 24. rcp
    • Hager, Albert D. (Albert David), 1817-1888. 1885 Feb 25.
    • Hay, John Milton, 1838-1905, recipient. 1873 Mar 31 Lincoln v.2 p.222. rcp
    • Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894. 1872 Dec 27 Lincoln v.3 opp. p.419.
    • Healy, Louise. 1873 Jan 20 Lincoln v.3 p. following 418.
    • Hesler, Alexander, 1823-1895. 1885 Feb 25.
    • Higgins, Van Hollis, 1821-1893. 1884 Oct 21.
    • Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894. 1882 Dec 27 Layman's v.
    • Homes, Thomas A. 1882 Dec 25 Layman's v.
    • Howe, Timothy Otis, 1816-1883. 1872 Sept 7 Lincoln v.2 p.221.
    • Jones, Kiler K., recipient. rcp 1878 Jan 9.
    • Judd, Adaline Rossiter. 1882 Jun 15.
    • Lane, Eben, recipient. 1881 Apr 14. rcp
    • Larned, Edwin Channing, 1820-1884. 1883 Jan 4 Layman's v.; 1884 Apr 17 Memorial v.
    • Lawrence, Margaret. 1882 Dec 23 Layman's v.
    • Lay, G. M. 1882 Dec 28 Layman's v.
    • Lecky, William Edward Hartpole, 1838-1903. 1883 Jan 25 Layman's v.
    • Lee, A. C. 1882 Dec 28 Layman's v.
    • Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882. 1873 Jan 18 Lincoln v.3 p.440.
    • Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. 1873 Jan Lincoln v.3 p.426; rcp 1871 Nov 9.
    • Little, Arthur. 1884 Apr 26 Memorial v.
    • Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886. 1872 Mar 28.
    • Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891. 1879: Nov 17, 26; rcp 1864 Nov 8.
    • Lovejoy, Ida. 1883 Jan 20 Layman's v.
    • Lovejoy, Owen G. 1880 Sept 20.
    • McVicker, James Hubert, 1822-1896. 1883 Jan 11 Layman's v.
    • Merritt, W. 1883 Jul 20 Layman's v.
    • Murray, Bronson. 1880: June 18, 19 Dispair v.; 1883 Jan 4 Layman's v.
    • Oglesby, Richard J. (Richard James), 1824-1899. 1883 Mar 7 Lincoln v.1 p.149.
    • Palmer, Erastus Dow. 1883 Jan 27 Layman's v.
    • Parker, Peter, 1804-1888. 1883: Jan 7, 8 Layman's v.
    • Pomeroy, Theodore Medad, b.1834, recipient. rcp 1867 Aug 6.
    • Reed, James A. 1872 Dec 12.
    • Ruggles, Samuel Bulkley, 1800-1881, recipient. rcp 1862 Sept 20; 1863 Feb 16.
    • Seward, Frederick William, 1830-1915. 1878 Apr 18.
    • Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888. 1882 Dec 15 Lincoln v.3 p.376.
    • Sheldon, Edwin Holmes, 1821-1890, recipient. rcp 1865 Jan 2.
    • Sherman, Caroline K., 1841-1929. 1880 Aug 25 Dispair v.
    • Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. 1872 Nov 28; 1883 Jan 3 Layman's v.; rcp 1884 Feb 20; subj 1880 Jan 21.
    • Smith, James H. 1880 Sept 13 Dispair v.
    • Stickney, T. C. 1883 Feb 3 Layman's v.
    • Stone, E. A. 1883 Feb 11 Layman's v.
    • Strong, Mary. 1882 Dec 29 Layman's v.
    • Swing, David, 1830-1894. 1882 Apr 24 Memorial v.
    • Taylor, C. H. 1883 Jan 6 Layman's v.
    • Thompson, Hugh Miller. 1882 Dec 27 Layman's v.
    • Tree, Lambert, 1832-1910. 1883 Jan 6 Layman's v.
    • Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896. 1871 Nov 28 Lincoln v.1 p.122; 1881 Mar 22.
    • Vibbert, William Henry, 1839-1918. 1883 Feb 2 Layman's v.; 1884 Apr 26 Memorial v.
    • Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887. 1883 Mar 10 Lincoln v.2, p.176; 1884 Dec 12 Lincoln v.2 p.240; subj 1883 Feb 28 Lincoln v.1 p.68.
    • Washburne, Adele Gratiot. 1883 July 22 Layman's v.
    • Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. 1872 Nov 27; subj 1872 Dec 5.
    • Wentworth, John, 1815-1888. 1882 Dec 1.
    • Wipple, H. B. 1882 Dec 27 Layman's v.
    • Woodbridge, John, d.1900. 1882 Dec 28 Layman's v.
    • Chicago Historical Society. 1865 Jan 2; 1871 Dec 1; 1872: Sept 7 (Lincoln v.1, p.221), Nov 9; 1881 Apr 14; 1882 Jun 15; 1883: Mar 7 (Lincoln v.1, p.68), Oct 8, 17; 1884 Oct 21; 1885 Feb 25.
  • Uniform Title
    • Mistakes of Ingersoll. 1879. Dispair v.
    • Recollections of the early Chicago and Illinois bar. 1880. Dispair v.
  • Subjects
    • Agnosticism. Dispair v.
    • Artists Italy Rome.
    • Episcopalians Illinois Chicago. 1885 Mar 21 Memorial v.
    • Faith.
    • Fires Illinois Chicago.
    • Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871. 1871 Nov 28 Lincoln v.1 p.122; 1872: Mar 28 & Sept 7; Lincoln v.2 p.221.
    • Historians Illinois.
    • Lawyers Illinois.
    • Lincoln-Douglas debates, 1858. 1883 Mar 7 Lincoln v.1 p.149.
    • Presidents Election 1860. United States. 1872 Nov 27.
    • Presidents Election 1880. United States. 1880 Jan 21.
    • Presidents Election 1884. United States. 1884 Feb 20.
    • Real property and taxation Illinois Chicago. 1865 Jan 2.
    • Ritualism. 1885 Mar 21 Memorial v.
    • Sectionalism (United States) 1882 [Jul?] 16.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.) 1862 Sept 20; 1863 Feb 16.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Description and travel. 1881 Mar 24.
    • United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Pictorial works. 1872 Nov 28.
    • Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.) Siege, 1861. 1872 Nov 27.
    • United States Politics and government 1861-1865. 1872 Nov 27.
  • Genre
    • Biography. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Essays. aat
    • Reminiscences. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.