Politicians -- United States -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
Florence K. Harding letter
Collection — Folder S0588
Identifier: S0588
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a typewritten letter sent from Florence K. Harding to Mrs. Harry S. New on February 3, 1922. Typed on White House stationary and signed by Mrs. Harding, it is a personal letter addressed to "Dear Bill New", a nickname used by Mrs. New's close friends. Mrs. Harding notes that things are "going better" than expected (Senator New's campaign), speaks of several people they know in common, and mentions the "Knickerbocker disaster." Also included is a one-page, typed...
Dates:
1922-1930
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Florence K. Harding letter
Fred S. Purnell portrait engraving
Collection — Folder B052
Identifier: B052
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a portrait engraving of Fred S. Purnell from the 20th century.
Dates:
20th century
Frederick Landis collection
Collection
Identifier: L604
Scope and Contents
The collection includes materials from Frederick K. Landis and his family dating from 1855 to 2000, including clippings, scrapbooks, radio scripts, and manuscripts. The bulk of the collection is clippings about the political and editorial careers of Frederick Landis. The majority of the radio scripts are undated but were made during the late 1920s and early 1930s and have been left in the order in which they were found. Topics include the military conflicts of the time, economics, politics,...
Dates:
1855-2000
Good Roads Day, Indiana centennial photographs
Collection — Folder SP128
Identifier: SP128
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two black-and-white photographs taken of the president, Indiana governor, and city mayor at "Good Roads Day" during the Indiana centennial on October 12, 1916.
Dates:
1916/10/12
Harry S. New collection
Collection
Identifier: L299
Scope and Contents
The majority of the collection consists of Harry S. New’s correspondence regarding state and national politics, particularly the 1912, 1920, and 1924 presidential elections. Correspondence also includes discussion of his work as U.S. postmaster general (1923-1929). New added several notes throughout the collection (written in the early 1930s) that provide contextual background and significance of correspondence. New also provided his reminiscences of the 1896, 1908, and 1912 presidential...
Dates:
1869-1938
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Harry S. New collection
Henry W. Lawton statue dedication photographs
Collection — Folder SP106
Identifier: SP106
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 3 black-and-white photographs related to the dedication of the Henry W. Lawton statue in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 30, 1907. Two of the images are from the dedication of the statue in front of the old Marion County Courthouse, one showing James Whitcomb Riley reading poetry to the crowd below. There is also a photograph of the prominent attendees, including President Theodore Roosevelt, gathered at Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks' house. This image is a copy of...
Dates:
1907/05/30
Herbert Hoover portrait
Collection — Folder OB139
Identifier: OB139
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a photograph portrait of Herbert Hoover, created sometime during his presidency, 1929-1933.
Dates:
circa 1929-1933
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Herbert Hoover portrait
Ira J. Chase collection
Collection — Folder S0069
Identifier: S0069
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an invitation to the October 11-13, 1892 ceremonies of the dedication of the buildings of the World's Columbian Exposition and a letter and certified copy of a resolution offered by the Board of Lady Managers of the World's Columbian Commission thanking Governor Chase for the escort of members of the board to the exposition grounds by his military aide dated October 26, 1892. Other items from the exposition include a souvenir cablegram by the Commercial Cable Company...
Dates:
1882-1895, 1941
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ira J. Chase collection
James Eli Watson papers
Collection
Identifier: L237
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of school papers, speeches, correspondence, and other papers of James Eli Watson ranging from 1879 to 1913. Also included are a collection of U.S. and foreign stamps and a stamp album.
There are also oversize newspapers dated 1890-1913 (OBC032).
There are also oversize newspapers dated 1890-1913 (OBC032).
Dates:
1879-1913
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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James Eli Watson papers
John S. Benham photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP055
Identifier: SP055
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs and ephemera of John S. Benham in Ripley County, Indiana ranging from 1906 to 1922 and undated regarding his teaching and political career, which include several group photographs of teachers and students, a group of workers with timber on two wagons, and a group of U.S. congressmen in Canada. There are also two cards promoting Benham for Congress.
Dates:
1906-1922, undated
