Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Albert J. Beveridge collection
Collection
Identifier: L016
Scope and Contents
The collection consists largely of Beveridge’s correspondence with John C. Shaffer, publisher of the Chicago Evening Post and the Indianapolis Star and president of a syndicate owning the Indianapolis street railways. Included are letters from Beveridge as Shaffer’s lawyer handling the dissolution of the Indianapolis street railways syndicate (1893) and letters on personal and political matters (1897-1914). The collection also includes Beveridge’s manuscript for...
Dates:
1893-1926, bulk 1893-1914
Lucius Burrie Swift collection
Collection
Identifier: L155
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of Lucius B. Swift’s correspondence from the period 1885-1908 relating to his work with federal civil service reform, including correspondence relating to the work of the National Civil Service Reform League; Swift’s publication of the Civil Service Chronicle; federal appointments in Indiana and elsewhere, and the work of the U.S. Civil Service Commission; and the role of reformers in state and national elections. Also included...
Dates:
1851-1931