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Croffut, W. A. (William Augustus), 1835-1915. Papers of W. A. Croffut, 1774-1933 (bulk 1880-1915).

Title: Papers of W. A. Croffut, 1774-1933 (bulk 1880-1915).

Correspondence (chiefly 1880-1915) pertaining to Croffut's publications, his activities with the Anti-Imperialist League, and the presidential campaign of 1900; drafts and copies of Croffut's articles, books, and other works; papers pertaining to the Anti-Imperialist League, including minutes, drafts of articles advocating the cause of the Philippines and of the Boers in South Africa, pamphlets, and newspaper articles; scrapbooks containing newspaper columns and an account of the Columbian Exposition of 1893; material on Ethan Allen Hitchcock, including a copy of his memoir which was used for the book, "Fifty Years in Field and Camp," edited by Croffut (1909), copies of correspondence with Mrs. Nathaniel Hawthorne and material on George Washington, and letters of John Quincy Adams and Jefferson Davis; journals of Dr. Henry A. Robbins containing accounts of his travels in Europe during the 1870's and relating information concerning medicap practices in Europe; and papers (mostly after 1915) of Croffut's wife, Bessie. Correspondents include George S. Boutwell, William J. Bryan, Edward Corser, Samuel Gompers, John W. Hayes, Joseph B. Henderson, Patrick O'Farrell, Carl Schurz, Bertrand A. Shadwell, Charles A. Towne, George W. Van Siclen, and Erving Winslow.

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