Isidor Rayner papers, 1866-1921 [manuscript].

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Isidor Rayner papers, 1866-1921 [manuscript].

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Scattered letters and speeches and 11 scrapbooks regarding the political and legal career of Isidor Rayner of Baltimore, Md., U.S. representative 1887-1889 and 1891-1895, and senator, 1905-1912. The scrapbooks contain clippings and other records of celebrated legal cases conducted by Rayner and his son William B. Rayner, including their defense of Admiral Winfield Scott Schley at a court of inquiry in 1901, and of their activities in state and national Democratic politics.

400 items (1.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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