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Wendell Willkie collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1411
Scope and Contents
This collection includes four letters written by Wendell Willkie (1936-1943); an early draft of a biography by Will Hays titled “Wendell L. Willkie: A Great Liberal” (May 1940); a typewritten copy of “Gentleman From Indiana,” an essay by Janet Flanner that was published in Harper’s Bazaar (September 15, 1940); other documents related to his 1940 presidential campaign; rough drafts of editorials following Willkie’s death (October 1944); carbon copies of letters...
Dates:
1936-1945
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Which? Gold or Silver pamphlet
Collection — Folder: S2139
Identifier: S2139
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the pamphlet, Which? Gold or Silver. Copyrighted by C. M. Daniels Publishing Co. in 1896, the pamphlet is "a compilation by a workingman" regarding the question of whether the United States should base its money on the gold standard of on free silver coinage and was published and distributed (for 10 cents a copy, plus 2 cents in stamps) prior to the 1896 presidential election.
Dates:
1896
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Whitelaw Reid letter
Collection — Folder: S2724
Identifier: S2724
Scope and Contents
The collection is one letter written by Whitelaw Reid on February 15, 1863, in which he declines the offer of the editorship of a proposed "loyal" newspaper to be published in New Albany, Indiana, for the reason of his being settled in or, as Reid put it, being a "fixture in the Gazette." He compliments the city of New Albany, although he realizes it is reliant on a Peace Democrat newspaper, and closes by saying: "If at any time I can be of service to you in the furtherance of your...
Dates:
1863/02/15
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Wilfrid J. Ullrich papers
Collection
Identifier: L530
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, clippings, documents and notes ranging from 1969 to 1977 regarding Wilfrid J. Ullrich's work as a senator in the Indiana General Assembly. The bulk of the correspondence is from Indiana residents stating their support or opposition to bills being considered during the 1977 legislative session. Ullrich received the largest number of letters concerning the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.); the creation of an Indiana Board of Chiropractic...
Dates:
1969-1977
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Will H. Hays collection
Collection
Identifier: L560
Scope and Contents
The collection includes Will H. Hays' correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, notebooks and photographs, principally from the period of 1914-1954. His political papers include correspondence and other papers regarding his work as Indiana and National Republican Party Chairman; his work with the State Council of Defense during World War I; his efforts to unite the liberal and conservative wings of the Republican Party for the 1920 election, including his correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt on...
Dates:
1857-1957
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William B. Pickett collection
Collection
Identifier: L449
Scope and Contents
This collection includes chapters related to the dissertation, "Homer E. Capehart: The making of a Hoosier Senator" and book manuscript,Homer E. Capehart: A Senator's Life, 1897-1979, written by William Beatty Pickett, ranging from 1914 to 1981. The collection also includes correspondence, book notes, articles, photographs, oral history interview transcripts, speeches, clippings, pamphlets, political documents, and index cards with notes on sections,...
Dates:
1914-1981, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William C. Miller thesis
Collection — Folder: S0964
Identifier: S0964
Scope and Contents
This collection contains William C. Miller's thesis, "The Indiana Klan and Its Influence on Hoosier Politics," circa 1970s. The thesis discusses the influence of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana during the 1920s and the rise "in the fortunes and power of almost all the leaders of the movement," most notably David Curtis (D.C.) Stephenson. Miller's thesis advisor was Professor Joel Silbey of Cornell University.
Dates:
circa 1970s
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William Dudley Foulke papers
Collection
Identifier: L056
Scope and Contents
The collection includes William Dudley Foulke's correspondence relating to civil service reform, the women's rights movement, Indiana and national Republican Party politics, the Progressive Party in 1912 and 1916, American involvement in the Philippine Islands, and his work on behalf of American preparedness in World War I, and on behalf of the World Court, the League to Enforce Peace, and the League of Nations; copies of his extensive correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt regarding civil...
Dates:
1849-1932
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William F. Jones papers
Collection
Identifier: L086
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal and business papers and correspondence of William F. Jones ranging from 1827 to 1890. The correspondence regards Jones’s land and business interest in Blackford and Delaware County and his work on the Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad. There is also information regarding state and national politics, receipts, and a girl’s diary. Correspondents include Jones’s family in Ohio, his daughter and son-in-law, Thomas Dowling, William H. English, Andrew J....
Dates:
1827-1890
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
William H. Blodgett scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: L372
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two scrapbooks from William H. Blodgett in Anderson, New Castle, and Richmond, Indiana; Illinois; and elsewhere in the United States, ranging from 1858 to 1895 and undated. The scrapbooks contain correspondence, checks, advertisement cards, newspaper clippings, programs, and a ribbon. The first scrapbook (1858-1884, 1895) concerns numerous topics, including politics, business, religion, crime, sports, temperance, police corruption, and other current and local events...
Dates:
1858-1895
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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