Class of 1795


Roger Brooke Taney and the Emancipation Proclamation
Date:
Friday, January 18, 2013

Researcher requested any primary sources regarding Roger B. Taney (class of 1795) and his thoughts and opinions on the Emancipation Proclamation. No relevant documents were identified.

Topic: Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795

Earl Warren speech re: Roger Brooke Taney
Date:
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Researcher requested a copy of a speech by Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered October 24, 1954 in Frederick, Maryland. Warren shares thoughts on Roger Brooke Taney, Dickinson College...

Topic: Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795, Earl Warren

John Passmore (1774-1827), Class of 1795
Date:
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Resarcher requested information regarding John Passmore, graduate of the class of 1795, who went on to become the first mayor of Lancaster, PA in 1818. Information was provided.

Topic: Class of 1795, John Passmore

Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795
Date:
Monday, March 21, 2011

Researcher requested information regarding the Roger Brooke Taney Collection and other possible original sources. Available information was provided. Researcher also inquired whether John Hanson Thomas attended Dickinson...

Topic: Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795, John Hanson Thomas

Nicholas Rodgers Merryman and Roger Brooke Taney
Date:
Monday, March 8, 2010

Researcher asked if a Nicholas R. Merryman attended Dickinson College at the same time as Roger B. Taney, graduate of the class of 1795. No record was found of a Nicholas Merryman ever attending the college.

Topic: Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795, Nicholas Rodgers Merryman

Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795
Date:
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Researcher requested information regarding a miniature portrait of Roger Brooke Taney, Dickinson class of 1795, that is housed in a reused daguerreotype case. Available information was provided.

Topic: Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795

Roger Brooke Taney and James Buchanan
Date:
Friday, June 26, 2009

Researcher requested information about available resources regarding Roger Brooke Taney (Dickinson class of 1795) and James Buchanan (Dickinson class of...

Topic: James Buchanan, Class of 1809, Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795

Philip Altz
Date:
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Researcher requested copies of documents found in the Roger Brooke Taney papers regarding a legal action involving Philip Altz. Copies were provided.

Topic: Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795, Philip Altz

Roger Brooke Taney and Moses Merryman
Date:
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Researcher asked if anyone related to John Merryman may have attended Dickinson College around the time that Roger B. Taney (class of 1795) was a student, based on an alleged connection that may have influenced Taney in his "ex parte Merryman" ruling. Records show that a Moses Merryman (class...

Topic: Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795, Moses Merryman, Class of 1802, John Merryman

Roger Brooke Taney and Dred Scott
Date:
Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Researcher requested information regarding Roger Brooke Taney and the Dred Scott decision. Was sent links to a biographical sketch of Taney, the Taney...

Topic: Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795, Dred Scott

Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795
Date:
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Researcher requested information on personal papers of Roger Brooke Taney. Researcher was informed of professional papers at Dickinson College, and was referred to other repositories for additional resources.

Topic: Roger Brooke Taney, Class of 1795
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