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Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin Harrison collection

 Collection
Identifier: L063
Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection consists of invoices and receipts for Benjamin Harrison’s personal and household expenses in Indianapolis, Indiana (1893-1897) and for expenses incurred in the construction of his Indianapolis home (1874-1875).The correspondence includes Harrison’s letter (1896-1900) to his law partner, W. H. H. Miller, regarding Republican Party politics, Harrison’s work in the Venezuelan boundary dispute, investments, and family and personal matters; letters regarding a...
Dates: 1852-1900

Benjamin Harrison funeral photographs

 Collection — Folder: SP104
Identifier: SP104
Scope and Contents This collection includes black-and-white photographs from the day of Benjamin Harrisons's funeral in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 16 and 17, 1901, depicting the exteriors of the Indiana Statehouse where Harrison's body lay in state in on the 16th and the Harrison house on the day of the funeral on March 17th. The images show parade formations and crowds lined up to enter the Indiana Statehouse as the casket was carried inside, as well as pallbearers conveying the coffin out of the Harrisons'...
Dates: 1901 March 16-17

Ellen Graydon collection

 Collection — Folder: S0535
Identifier: S0535
Scope and Contents This collection comprises correspondence and photocopies of typed documents, including speeches and programs, from Katharine Merrill Graydon and John H. Holliday in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1914 to 1938, regarding Samuel Merrill, William A. Bell, Henry P. Coburn, Constance Fennimore Woolson, and Benjamin Harrison. A few notable items include a January 28, 1914 speech entitled "William A. Bell"; a 1924 document titled, "A Pioneer Tale: the Life of Samuel Merrill"; and an undated...
Dates: 1914-1938, undated

Harrison family photograph collection

 Collection — Folder: SP037
Identifier: SP037
Scope and Contents This collection includes photographs and 35mm slides in Indianapolis, Indiana, Washington, D.C., and other places in the United States ranging from 1908 to 1961 regarding the Harrison and Scott families, specifically Benjamin Harrison, Caroline Scott Harrison, and Mary Lord Harrison, as well as related houses, clothing, painted portraits, memorials, and historic sites such as the White House and Continental Hall in Washington, D.C.
Dates: 1908-1961

Rutherford B. Hayes letter

 Collection — Folder: S616
Identifier: S0616
Scope and Contents This collection contains a letter from Rutherford B. Hayes to Benjamin Harrison on April 12, 1890 expressing his gratification in the actions of the president in the matter of the Ohio Pension Agency.
Dates: 1890 April 12

Schuyler Colfax collection

 Collection
Identifier: L036
Scope and Contents The majority of the collection consists of Schuyler Colfax's correspondence from 1841 to 1884 regarding Whig and Republican Party politics in Indiana and nationally. Also included are letters from Indiana officers in the U.S. Civil War regarding promotions and assignments; Colfax's letters on routine business as Speaker of the House and Vice President; his letters regarding speaking engagements; letters to his wife regarding his role in the "Credit Mobilier" affair in 1875; and letters...
Dates: 1782-1970