Title

Retirement of President Franklin Pierce

Creator

William C. Bryant and Co.

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

A newspaper clipping originally appearing in the Evening Post (New York, New York, United States, 1850-1919) citing the retirement of Ex-President Franklin Pierce. It is mounted to a sheet of textured paper and features text typed in red ink. The clipping was originally enclosed in a frame, but was removed for preservation.

Description Source

NYS Historic Newspapers. http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83030390/ (accessed 21 May 2018).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

25 March 1857

Measurement

3 1/4 X 4 1/4

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper mounted on paper

Inscription

Recto, above clipping: Retirement of President Franklin Pierce recto, below clipping: From New York Evening Post / March 25, 1857.

Subjects

New York (N.Y.)--Newspapers; Presidents--United States--History

Work Type

clipping (information artifact)

Class

Ephemera

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

6983

Digital ID

FVW_06983

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.