A group of pamphlets and publications written by Philemon Tecumseh Sherman, the youngest son of William Tecumseh Sherman and the caretaker of his library.

Of particular note is a 1908 pamphlet written by Philemon about his father: General Sherman in the Last Years of the Civil War. New York: Robert Grier Cooke, 1908. Original wrappers. "Compliments of the author" slip tipped in. copies. (1 with wrappers detached/spine split)

Also includes 15 additional pamphlets written by Philemon, mostly related to his labor work, including many written for the National Civic Federation:

Catholic Pioneers in North America. St. Louis: Rev. E. Carreras, 1886. 2 copies. -- Inside the Machine: Two Years in the Board of Aldermen 1898-1899. New York: Cooke & Fry, 1901. (Lacking wrappers). -- Explanatory Statement Upon Workmen's Compensation Bill. New York: 1911. -- The Efficient Enforcement of Labor Legislation. Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York. Vol. II, No. 2, January 1912. -- Massachusetts Bar Association. Workmen's Compensation Acts. Boston: The Rockwell & Churchill Press, 1912. Original wrappers. -- Comments on the New York Workmen's Compensation Law. [New York]: Privately Printed, 1914. -- Report of the Committee on Preliminary Foreign Inquiry. New York: Social Insurance Department, The National Civic Federation, [1914]. -- The Jurisprudence of the Workmen's Compensation Laws. [Philadelphia]: University of Pennsylvania, 1915. -- Dangerous Tendencies in the American Social Insurance Movement. [New York]: The Insurance Society of New York, 1916. -- Criticism of a Tentative Draft of an Act for Health Insurance. New York: Committee on Social Insurance oof the American Association for Labor Legislation, 1917. -- Opinion of the Actuarial-Audit of the Ohio State Insurance Fund. New York: Workmen's Compensation Publicity Bureau, 1919. -- Social Insurance in France. New York: The National Civic Federation, 1922. -- Old Age Pensions Experience in Denmark, New Zealand, Australia, France, and Great Britain. New York: Committee on Pensions, Welfare Department, The National Civic Federation, 1923. -- Extent of Old Age Dependency. New York City: Industrial Welfare Department, The National Civic Federation, 1928. -- Some Comments on Unemployment Insurance. New York: Industrial Welfare Department, The National Civic Federation, [1931].

Of interest are the directories and circulars of the Aztec Club, an organization for veterans of the Mexican-American War, including: Circular 1921-22. -- Circular 1923. -- Circular 1928. -- Circular 1929. -- May 1937. -- July 1941.

Also with 2 works featuring biographies of Philemon T. Sherman: Edgar L. Murlin. The New York Red Book. Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1907. With biography and portrait of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. -- The Decennial Record of the Class of Eighty-Eight Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press, 1899. With biography of P.T. Sherman.

Also includes 9 additional pamphlets and publications, many of which Philemon Tecumseh Sherman likely contributed or presented to him: Major General Grenville M. Dodge. How We Built the Union Pacific Railway and Other Railway Papers and Addresses. -- The Yale Literary Magazine. Conducted by the Students of Yale College. Vol. LII, No. IX. New Haven, Connecticut: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1887. With contributions by PTS. -- Fifth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor...for 1905. Albany: Brandwo Printing Company, 1906. P.T. Sherman signature to front wrapper. -- New York Labor Bulletin. Albany, New York. Vol. VIII, No. 1, March 1906. AND Vol. VIII, No. 4, December 1906. -- Seventh Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor...1907. Albany: State Department of Labor, 1908. 2 copies. -- The Evarts Club List of Members Junary, 1914. New York: The Evening Post Job Printing Office, 1914. -- Committee on Constructive Plan Social Insurance Department. A Refutation of False Statements in Propaganda for Compulsory Health Insurance. New York: N.p., 1919. -- Statement to Legislature State of New York Upon Constructive Plan for Health Conservation Issued by the National Civic Federation. New York: National Civic Federation, 1920. -- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Order of Indian Wars of the United States. Washington DC: [Army & Navy Club], 1941.

A comprehensive collection of Philemon's extensive professional life. Philemon was well-educated, he received a Ph.D. from Yale University and a law degree from Columbia Law School. He was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was elected a member of the New York Board of Alderman in the late 1880s. In the early 1900s, he was appointed the New York Commissioner of Labor.

Condition: Varies, a complete condition report is available upon request.

PROVENANCE:

The Sherman-Fitch Library

Primarily assembled by General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), the collection of books was inherited and curated by his son, Philemon Tecumseh Sherman (1867-1941). Before his death, Philemon transferred the library to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch (1876-1959). Eleanor was the granddaughter of General Sherman through his eldest daughter, Maria "Minnie" Ewing Sherman Fitch (1851-1913). Until now, the Sherman-Fitch library was held at the family estate in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

The library includes a range of diverse material owned by General Sherman that principally relates to the Civil War, American history, and the Sherman family. Many works in the Sherman-Fitch library are historically significant, including General Sherman's annotated copy of Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs, the Sherman family bible, and Barnard's "Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign."

Most examples in the collection are affixed with bookplates that bear both General Sherman's and Philemon's names. In some cases, where General Sherman's ownership was clear, his bookplate was not always affixed. However, books with just Philemon's bookplate were generally acquired after his father's death in 1891. General Sherman’s bookplates were likely added by Philemon after his father’s death. Philemon’s bookplates were placed by Tecumseh Sherman Fitch (1908-1969) after he inherited the library in 1942.

[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Books, Biographies, Memoirs, Ephemera, Generals]