Warfield Family papers, 1801-1960 (majority 1900-1920)
Title:
Warfield Family papers
This collection includes the papers of Edwin A. Warfield (1848-1920), Governor of Maryland, politician, and gentleman farmer, and of his son, Edwin Warfield, Jr. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, financial records, diaries, scrapbooks, maps, pamphlets, memorabilia, and photographs. Topics covered include banking; European trips; the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland; historical societies; the Maryland National Guard; Maryland politics; St. John's College; and World War I. Edwin Warfield, born in Howard County, Maryland, was prominent in Maryland business, publishing, and politics. Included in his papers are two documents pertaining to an older relative, Albert Gallatin Warfield. The first document is a claimant's certificate showing that A. Warfield enlisted his slave Samuel Heall in the U. S. Colored Troops. The second document is a certificate from the Office of Commissary General of Prisoners regarding A. Warfield's status as a prisoner of war. Edwin Warfield (1848-1920) of Howard County, Maryland, was a lawyer, banker, newspaper publisher, senate president, and governor of Maryland (1903-1907). His papers include correspondence and diaries that cover family life, Warfield's European travels, Maryland society and politics, etc. Mr. Warfield served in the Maryland State Senate and as governor of Maryland for one term. Important subjects in the collection include genealogy, Maryland politics, World War I, farming, real estate, and newspapers. These are covered in correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, diaries, and pamphlets. This collection includes the papers of Edwin A. Warfield (1848-1928), Governor of Maryland, politician, and gentleman farmer, and of his son, Edwin Warfield, Jr. Topics covered include the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Baltimore, Maryland. This collection includes the papers of Edwin A. Warfield (1848-1928), Governor of Maryland, politician, and gentleman farmer, and of his son, Edwin Warfield, Jr. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, financial records, diaries, scrapbooks, maps, pamphlets, memorabilia, and photographs. The papers concern the newspaper which was owned by Edwin A. Warfield; historical societies; and the Oakdale Farm in Howard County. This collection also contains memorabilia Ellicott City Times This collection includes the papers of Edwin A. Warfield (1848-1928), Governor of Maryland, politician, and gentleman farmer, and of his son, Edwin Warfield, Jr. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, financial records, diaries, scrapbooks, maps, pamphlets, memorabilia, and photographs. Included are clippings and photographs relating to the "crime, capture, trial, and execution" of William Lee in 1906. Lee was hanged on Smith Island for allegedly assaulting two white women.
ArchivalResource:
10.00 Linear Feet, 558 Photographs, 23 Negatives (Photographs)
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