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Politicians -- United States -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

James Eli Watson papers

 Collection
Identifier: L237
Scope and Contents The collection consists of school papers, speeches, correspondence, invitations, clippings, publications, and other papers of James Eli Watson in Indiana and Washington, D.C., ranging from 1879 to 1913, regarding his education, personal life, and career. Also included are a collection of U.S. and foreign stamps and a stamp album.

There are also oversize newspaper clippings and a speech dated 1890-1913 (OBC032).
Dates: 1879-1913

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

John V. Beamer collection

 Collection
Identifier: L517
Scope and Contents This collection principally consists of papers related to John V. Beamer's career in U.S. Congress from 1951 to 1959 and includes correspondence regarding legislation and political issues from constituents and colleagues, national associations, labor unions, Indiana newspapers, colleges and universities, and businesses in his district; speeches, newsletters, and press releases; copies of the Congressional Record; newspaper clippings; campaign records, printing...
Dates: 1910-1974

Kirby L. Gray letters

 Collection — Folder S601
Identifier: S0601
Scope and Contents This collection includes two letters sent to Kirby L. Gray in Indianapolis, Indiana from Indiana politicians in U.S. Congress, Congresswoman Julia Carson and Senator Richard G. Lugar in Washington, D.C. ranging from 2001 to 2005 regarding child support and renewable energy and environmental conservation, specifically concerning Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Dates: 2001-2005

"Leaders of the Democratic Party" newspaper clipping

 Collection — Folder OBD036
Identifier: OBD036
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a newspaper clipping portraying "Leaders of the Democratic Party" circa 1868, during the 1868 U.S. presidential election, depicting Horatio Seymour, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Raphael Semmes, and Wade Hampton III.
Dates: circa 1868

Luella Cotton collection

 Collection
Identifier: L259
Scope and Contents This collection includes letters, papers, news clippings, tickets and programs ranging from 1955 to 1970 regarding Luella Cotton's Democratic Party political activities. She received correspondence from across Indiana from fellow Democrats serving on county and state committees and from individuals working for the Democratic National Committee. The collection includes Cotton's correspondence with Indiana state politicians Larry Conrad, S. Hugh Dillin, Marie Lauck, Jack H. Mankin,...
Dates: 1954-1974

Miscellaneous autographs collection

 Collection — Folder S1485
Identifier: S1485
Scope and Contents This collection contains items with autographs of well-known Hoosiers and other influential individuals compiled by the Indiana State Library during late 19th and early 20th centuries. Names in the collection include Louis Ludlow, Thomas H. Benton, J.K. Lilly, Arthur B. Ayres and Ferdinand Foch.
Dates: 1813-1937

Nikki Schofield political elections scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: L391
Scope and Contents This collection includes a scrapbook created by Nikki Schofield during the time she volunteered in Republican politics. The bumper sticker on the front cover states: "This Woman Is For Reagan-Bush '84." The materials begin in 1982 and end in 1988. Some of the candidates included in the scrapbook are: John R. Price, Bill Hudnut, George Bush, Dan Quayle, Dan Burton, Steve Carlock, Ronald Wilson Raegan, Joseph P. Watkins, Robert Orr, Gerald Zore, Steve Goldsmith, John Mutz, and Brian C. Bosma. On...
Dates: 1982-1989

Otis Bowen bust ceremony photographs

 Collection — Folder SP111
Identifier: SP111
Scope and Contents This collection includes black-and-white photographs taken at the ceremony for former Governor Otis R. Bowen's bronze bust in the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1983.
Dates: 1983

Political figures autographs collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1486
Scope and Contents This collection contains signatures of United States Presidents, Indiana governors and other important political figures, including Calvin Coolidge, Jonathan Jennings, John Gibson, and Benjamin Butler. There are also letters from political figures and their staff regarding the acquisition of autographs from the 1930s.
Dates: 1887-1934