piattwilliam Preliminary Inventory of the William M. Piatt Papers, 1843-1908 (bulk 1845-1883) Processed by: Don Sechler; machine-readable finding aid created by: Walt Evans

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from automated markup system. Date of source: July 6, 1998 Processed by Don Sechler, July 6, 1998; Finding Aid encoded by Walt Evans, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, May 25, 2001 Description is in English. 12-31-2005 PUBLIC "-//David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::William M. Piatt Papers)//EN" "piattwilliam.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. November 20, 2002 Electronic finding aid edited and updated by Cat Saleeby to conform to current Rubenstein Library practices and formats as found in the ENCODING MANUAL FOR EAD 1.0 Version 1. December 18, 2008 Electronic finding aid edited and updated by Meghan Lyon to include addition 2008-0297, which was interfiled with the existing collection. Electronic finding aid edited and updated by Alice Poffinberger to include addition 2009-0239, which was interfiled with the existing collection. Preliminary Inventory of the William M. Piatt Papers, 1843-1904 (bulk 1845-1883) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary William M. Piatt Papers, 1843-1908 (bulk 1845-1883) Piatt, William M. 593 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William M. Piatt Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The William M. Piatt Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 1958. Additions were received in 2008 and 2009.

Processing Information

Initially Processed by Don Sechler

Completed July 6, 1998

Last updated June 29, 2011

Encoded by Walt Evans

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

This is a preliminary finding aid for an unprocessed collection. Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Biographical Note

Lawyer and state legislator of Tunkhannock and Harrisburg, Pa.

Collection Overview

Collection comprises letters to and from Piatt. Topics include Pennsylvania canals; Democratic Party politics in Pennsylvania in the 1840s, 1850s, and 1860s; the temperance movement; the Piatt family, Pennsylvania railroads; the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention of 1872; and the Liberal Republican Party.

Addition (2008-0297) (10 items; 0.1 lin. ft., 1853-1908) includes letters to and from William Piatt, along with two later letters from his sons. This addition has been interfiled with the collection.

Addition (2009-0239) (63 items; 0.2 lin. ft., 1846-1873 and undated) comprises letters to and from William Piatt. Most are from family members. This addition has been interfiled with the collection.

Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Piatt, William M. Piatt family. Pyatte family. Democratic Party (Pa.). Liberal Republican Party. Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention (1872-1873). Canals--Pennsylvania. Railroads--Pennsylvania. Temperance. Pennsylvania--Politics and government. Contents of Collection William Piatt Papers (Accessions 1956-0647, 1956-0737, 1960-0135, 2008-0297, and 2009-0239) 1 Letters, 1860-1908 and undated Legal Papers, 1854-1904 Printed Material Bills, Receipts, etc., 1848-1856 2 Letters, 1843-1873 and undated