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Fairbanks mss., 1819-1939

Title: Fairbanks mss., 1819-1939

Consists of letters and papers of Charles Warren Fairbanks, 1852-1918, U.S. senator from Indiana and vice president (1905-1909), and his son, Warren Charles Fairbanks, 1878-1938, newspaper publisher. The Charles Warren Fairbanks material, which comprises the bulk of the collection, consists of correspondence with prominent political figures, businessmen, bankers, friends, relatives and constituents; manuscript and printed speeches of Fairbanks; law office papers; bills and receipts; miscellaneous papers; newspaper clippings; invitations; calling cards; pictures; slides of Fairbanks's trip around the world, 1909-1910; and miscellaneous printed matter. The Warren Charles Fairbanks papers, 1918-1938, relate to the settlement of the estate of his father, Charles Warren Fairbanks; the Indianapolis News; the Fairbanks Blue ridge farms in Piatt County, Illinois; and the Fairbanks Valley farms in Greene County, Illinois.

ArchivalResource: 150,006 items

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=InU-Li-VAA1250 View

Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924,. Autograph letter signed from Herman H. Kohlsaat, Chicago, to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1910 February 25.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Herman H. Kohlsaat, Chicago, to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1910 February 25.

Kohlsaat thanks Winter for the the dedication to him in Life and art of Richard Mansfield.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 23 x 15 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/694891729 View

Lowden, Frank O. (Frank Orren), 1861-1943. TLS, 1923 Oct. 15, Sinnissippi Farm, Oregon, Illinois, to H.H. Kohlsaat, New York, N.Y.

Title: TLS, 1923 Oct. 15, Sinnissippi Farm, Oregon, Illinois, to H.H. Kohlsaat, New York, N.Y.

States that he would not consider accepting appointment to the U.S. embassy in London, which was first offered to him by President Warren G. Harding.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 21 cm. + 1 envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122610738 View

Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924,. Autograph letter signed from Herman H. Kohlsaat, Chicago, to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1914 December 29.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Herman H. Kohlsaat, Chicago, to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1914 December 29.

A short letter acknowledging Winter's "card of good wishes" and wishing him a Happy New Year.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 24 x 15 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/694182211 View

Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive).

Title: Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive).

Correspondence, compositions, and diaries of American novelist William Dean Howells as well as papers of his wife and children.

ArchivalResource: 52 boxes, 2 volumes, 2 portfolio boxes (26 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01480/catalog View

Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Johnston" to "La Farge"

Title: Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Johnston" to "La Farge"

Includes letters to Hay and to members of his family.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 6,000 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/495936190 View

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933. ALS, 1923 Oct. 20, to Herman Henry Kohlsaat.

Title: ALS, 1923 Oct. 20, to Herman Henry Kohlsaat.

Coolidge gives his reasons for not wishing to appoint Frank O. Lowden ambassador to Great Britain.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122409524 View

Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924,. Autograph and typed letters signed from H.H. Kohlsaat, Chicago, to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1896-1912.

Title: Autograph and typed letters signed from H.H. Kohlsaat, Chicago, to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1896-1912.

ArchivalResource: 14 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/667624114 View

McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1859-1936. Correspondence, 1870-1936.

Title: Correspondence, 1870-1936.

Private and business correspondence of Chicago, Illinois industrialist Cyrus McCormick, Jr., consisting of incoming and outgoing correspondence, copies of monthly financial records, annual reports, newspaper clippings, bulletins, photographs, copies of wills, and other legal documents. A wide variety of subjects is covered, including the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, investments, trusteeships and settlements of estates, charities and donations, membership in many societies, particularly in Chicago, and family affairs. An alphabetical index to correspondence can be found in boxes 300 through 303.

ArchivalResource: 120.4 c.f. (299 archives boxes, 4 index boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145787524 View

Fifer, Joseph Wilson, 1840-1938. Papers, 1861-1951.

Title: Papers, 1861-1951.

Over 500 letters include 26 from Fifer and his brother George, while serving in the Civil War. Letters from Joseph, his wife Gertrude and Florence discuss family and local affairs. The majority of letters refer to politics, campaigns, and the Republican Party and include letters from ex-governors, congressmen, newspaper publishers and other prominent names of the time including Joseph Cannon, Shelby Cullom, James S. Ewing, Stuyvesant Fish, Benjamin Harrison, Herman H. Kohlsaat, Joseph Medill, Richard J. Oglesby, John Tanner, Frank O. Lowden, Richard Yates, Jr. and many others. Legislative matters receiving the most attention are the Reformatory Bill and the Compulsory School Law, requiring all classes to be taught in English till age 12. A number of letters: re work on the Interstate Commerce Commission. Copies of speeches, news clippings and 6 scrapbooks re: the campaigns of 1888, 1892 and the failed effort to get Fifer to run again in 1903. Letters of Florence Fifer Bohrer mostly include those received on the death of her father. Three from Frank Lowden, 1936, 1941, and one from Adlai E. Stevenson, 1951.

ArchivalResource: 1.9 linear feet (4 1/2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56434060 View

Winter, William, 1836-1917,. Typescript letter from William Winter to H.H. Kohlsaat [manuscript], 1912 November 9.

Title: Typescript letter from William Winter to H.H. Kohlsaat [manuscript], 1912 November 9.

Regarding a payment for a dispatch written by Winter to "The Inter-Ocean" about Mr. Faversham's production of "Julius Caesar." Winter's own file copy, unsigned.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 28 x 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/535028465 View

Green Mount Cemetery (Baltimore, Md.). Mortuary stub book : manuscript, 1868-1872.

Title: Mortuary stub book : manuscript, 1868-1872.

Book of autograph receipts recording arrival and release of bodies to a mausoleum holding vault at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. Many receipts signed by various undertakers including: Jacob Weaver, Jenkins & Son, and Harvey & Marr. Stub No. 560 records receipt of body of John Wilks (sic) Booth/ [received] Feb. 18th 1869/ 27 years/ paid $8.00/ Taken out June 20th 1869. Also includes: photostat copy of stub book page recording receipt of Booth body; and clipping, "Booth's letter to Grant," by Herman Henry Kohlsaat, cut from the Saturday Evening Post, February 9, 1924, p. 20. Clipping relates to actor Edwin Booth's many letters to government officials concerning his desire to have the remains of his brother, John Wilkes Booth, released from federal custody.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612734351 View

Edward Sanford Martin correspondence and compositions, 1882-1939 (inclusive), 1900-1938 (bulk).

Title: Edward Sanford Martin correspondence and compositions, 1882-1939 (inclusive), 1900-1938 (bulk).

Correspondence and compositions of the American writer Edward Sandford Martin, documenting his socio-political interests and his interest in spiritualism.

ArchivalResource: 13 boxes (6.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00297/catalog View

Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924,. Autograph letter signed from H.H. Kohlsaat to William Winter [manuscript], 1913 September 1.

Title: Autograph letter signed from H.H. Kohlsaat to William Winter [manuscript], 1913 September 1.

Kohlsaat has received Winter's letter. Work is harder, but he likes it. He is accumulating a fine collection of grandchildren. Includes envelope.

ArchivalResource: 1 item ; 23 x 14 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/319861486 View

Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924,. Autograph letter signed from H.H. Kohlsaat, Chicago, to William Winter [manuscript], 1905 January 28.

Title: Autograph letter signed from H.H. Kohlsaat, Chicago, to William Winter [manuscript], 1905 January 28.

Kohlsaat has received Winter's letter and clippings. Mentions writing to Winter another time before he goes to New York to meet for dinner and a good talk.

ArchivalResource: 1 item ; 23 x 14 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/319861474 View

Richard Aldrich papers, 1842-1956 (inclusive), 1883-1938 (bulk).

Title: Richard Aldrich papers, 1842-1956 (inclusive), 1883-1938 (bulk).

Correspondence, compositions, andother papers of the music critic Richard Aldrich (1863-1937), including collectedphotographs and programs. Also includes collection of letters from Aldrich to OttoDresel (1826-1890).

ArchivalResource: 9.5 linear feet (9 boxes)

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou01976 View

Kohlsaat, Herman Henry, 1853-1924,. Autograph letter signed from H.H. Kohlsaat to William Winter [manuscript], 1914 May 25.

Title: Autograph letter signed from H.H. Kohlsaat to William Winter [manuscript], 1914 May 25.

Thanks Winter for his letter and writes that newspaper life is exciting and engrossing. Includes envelope.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 24 x 15 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/319864199 View

Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period

Title: Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period

Letters from various correspondents to American editor and diplomat Walter Hines Page concerning his editorial work and his interest in education in the South.

ArchivalResource: 24 boxes (8 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01471/catalog View