Papers 1905-1932.

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Papers 1905-1932.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30820689

Papers include speeches, correspondence, scrapbooks, and materials from civic and political organizations with which Stevenson worked, providing excellent documentation of boosterism during the early part of the twentieth century.

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Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Heinz History Center Detre Library and Archives

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