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SNAC: Social Networks and Archival Context
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U.S. senator from Vermont and lawyer.
From the description of William Upham correspondence, 1851 December 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981652Clark, Lincoln, 1800-1886.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.Library of CongressUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)Upham, William, Mrs., d. 1856Upham, Olla.Upham, William H.Upham, William, 1792-1853Clark, Lincoln, 1800-1886. Papers of Lincoln Clark : Addenda, 1837-1853.Clark, Lincoln, 1800-1886.Arms, Cephas, 1811-1883Arms, Hannah Clark, 1814-1844.Clark, Elisha, 1765-1847.Alabama. Supreme Court.Amherst College.Papers of Lincoln Clark : Addenda, 1837-1853.7 pieces.Letters, manuscripts, and documents of Lincoln Clark and his family. Included are letters by father Elisha Clark and sister Hannah Clark Arms written between 1837 and 1840. In his two letters (1837, July 10 and 1839, May 29) Elisha Clark provides detailed updates on the friends and family in New England, the Midwest, and the South and expresses concerns over their "spiritual wellfare." In the letter of July 10, 1837, Elisha Clark gives an account of friends and family members whose finances were devastated by the crisis of 1837, and Hannah informs of her marriage to Arms and her plans to go Illinois, despite her reservations about leaving New England which is "a greater treasure that all the riches of the West and South." Her letter of Dec. 7, 1840 describes her new life in Knoxville, Ill. In his letter of June 3, 1844, Hannah's husband Cephas Arms gives an account of her death that followed shortly after giving birth to their daughter. Lincoln Clark's "Notes of Things and Events in and Around Washington in the Winter of 1853" describes some incidents of his life in Washington that took place between Jan. 14 and Apr. 4. Included are news of the death and funeral of William Upshaw (Clark noted that the Vermont senator contracted smallpox as a result of the vaccination), and that of the wife of Stephen A. Douglas (of whom he disapproved: she "inherited a vast Estate made by trading slaves ... Ambition is the God of her husband with just enough of the spirit of avarice to sustain it"); visit from a Texas woman seeking compensation for a financial loss; trip to Lancaster, Pa. to assist James Buchanan "on some private business;" reading a history of the War of 1812 "many of its incidents I remember," and attending sermons and sevices held by James Gallagher, the chaplain of the House, Rev. Byron Sunderland (1819 - 1901), the newly appointed minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.and Daniel Hopkins Emerson (1810-1883) of York, Pa. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical GardensLa Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925. Robert M. La Follette Sr. papers, 1879-1910, 1922-1924.La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.Robert M. La Follette Sr. papers, 1879-1910, 1922-1924.57.6 c.f. (214 archives boxes, 18 black boxes, and 1 flat box) and163 reels of microfilm (35 mm); plusadditions of 0.1 c.f.Papers of Wisconsin statesman and politician Robert M. La Follette, Sr., consisting of correspondence, governor's letterbooks, speeches and writings, records of the Wisconsin Republican Party, financial records, and miscellaneous records. La Follette served as a Wisconsin congressman, governor, and U.S. senator and was a crucial figure in the Progressive Movement of the early twentieth century. The collection documents his early career in the political reform movement in Wisconsin. In 1901 the reformers won control of the state Republican Party and La Follette began the first of his three terms as governor. Under his leadership, the state enacted the chief planks of his reform program--the primary election law and the railroad regulation act. These important pieces of legislation then served as the models for similar reforms by other states and by the federal government. The largest section of the La Follette Papers consists of personal, political, and legal correspondence. Included in addition to La Follette's own letters are letters to his law office, letters to his campaign offices, and mail between other members of the reform coalition. Little personal correspondence among members of the La Follette family is present. The letters prior to 1900 largely relate to La Follette's law practice; after that date constituent correspondence predominates including opinions and questions on pending legislation, speaking invitations, and job applications. Constituent correspondence after his election to the Senate in 1906 chiefly concerns those issues upon which La Follette had established a national reputation including interstate commerce, railroad reform, Indian affairs, and other topics. In addition routine correspondence from his 1908 Presidential campaign and his 1910 Senatorial campaign is included. Included is information on the founding of the Milwaukee Free Press as a statewide progressive newspaper and its financial difficulties. Numerous letters from both Wisconsin and national figures reflect La Follette's activities and growing influence in political affairs. The governor's letterbooks contain outgoing correspondence, 1901-1905. Many of the letters are routine although a few personal letters are included. The speeches and writings section contains speeches and drafts, messages to the legislature, statements and proclamations, remarks, books and articles, and some campaign documents. Also present is a large amount of research material on railroad rates used in speech preparation. The Wisconsin Republican Party records consist of correspondence, voter lists, registers of electors, legal material for the tumultuous 1904 convention from which the "stalwart" segments of the party withdrew to nominate their own candidate, and miscellaneous material. The voter lists were used for campaign mailings and to aid in organizing local Republican committees; these are among the few records of personal party affiliation during this significant period. The lists provide notes on occupation, national origin, and degree of party influence. The registers of electors concern a small number of Wisconsin cities. The 1904 convention material consists of research material, affidavits and exhibits, and drafts, all concerning the La Follette slate's brief for the Wisconsin Supreme Court deciding which was the legitimate ticket of the Republican Party. The collection's only materials dating after 1910 are the correspondence from 1922 and 1924 included in this section. This is generally routine material from La Follette's Senate campaign office in 1922 and from the Wisconsin organization of his 1924 Presidential campaign. Included in 1924 are forms listing names, occupations, and amounts of contributions. Financial records date primarily before 1900 and consist of checks, check stubs, deposit books, bills and receipts, the personal financial records of law partner Samuel A. Harper, and the records of the law firm La Follette, Harper, Roe, and Zimmerman. Miscellaneous records include shorthand notebooks, a register of letters of application and endorsement, and two volumes from La Follette's law practice. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above, dates 1879-1910, 1922-1924, and is described in the box list and published guide. An additional accession, 1896-1906, is described below. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper ProjectUpham, William, 1792-1853. William Upham correspondence, 1851 December 24.Upham, William, 1792-1853.William Upham correspondence, 1851 December 24.1 item.ALS written by Upham to his wife describing the fire at the U.S. Capitol on that date and the destruction of the Library of Congress then housed there. Library of Congress