Strong, George Templeton ___ 1820-1875 ___ American ___ lawyer

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Strong was born in New York, educated at Columbia College (for which he later became a trustee), and trained as a lawyer. Throughout the Civil War he served as treasurer on the executive committee of the Sanitary Commission. He helped found the Union League Club of New York, an organisation pledged to 'cultivate a profound national devotion' after the war. Strong was an unusually committed diarist, writing detailed observations for 40 years. Irene and Alan Taylor say his diary is remarkable for its length and for the 'flavoursome precision' of the writing.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - Wall Street palpitating

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1835-1875 ___ political social commerce culture family society slavery

WEB TEXT LINKS
many extracts
etext
many extracts

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Columbia University Rare Books and Manuscript Library

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The Diary of George Templeton Strong
 

May 2005, August 2008, April 2013
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