Howard, Oliver Otis, 1830-1909
Biography
Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909) was a general in the U.S. Army during the Civil War and an administrator of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction. He later was a founder and president of Howard University in Washington, D.C., which was named in his honor.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Oliver Otis Howard letters
Collection
Identifier: Mss 868652.2
Mss 868652.2
Date(s):
1868 to 1882
Scope and Contents
Two letters from Oliver Otis Howard, one dates Dec. 10, 1868 referring to a misunderstanting with Charles Brandon Boynton and to the resulting letter of Henry Van Ness in the "New York Tribune" of Dec. 4, 1868, and second ont is a response to a young autograph seeker.