Hartshorne family papers, 1840-1979.

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Hartshorne family papers, 1840-1979.

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This collection consists of correspondence, deeds, real estate transactions, photographs, and genealogical information relating to the Hartshorne family of Newark. Also included are the papers, correspondence, photographs, diaries, certificates and ephemera related to Judge Richard Hartshorne, former U.S. District Court Judge for New Jersey. A major part of the collection includes newspaper articles and correspondence relating to Judge Richard Hartshorne's federal judge appointment by President Truman in 1951. Included is Hartshorne's correspondence with many prominent individuals including former presidents. A highlight of the collection is letters from former presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower, and Harry Truman. Correspondence with Supreme Court figures include Hugo Black, William J. Brennan, Jr., Harlan Stone, and Earl Warren. Hartshorne also corresponded with J. Edgar Hoover, Thomas Mann, Alexander Graham Bell, and Henry Fairfield Osborne. Also included are the diaries of Judge Richard Hartshorne's wife, Ellen Fritz Sahlin Hartshorne, from the years of 1921-1933. The daily entries include records of her days and thoughts. Her daughter, Penelope Hartshorne Batcheler, has included her own notes on the diaries and provided a guide to the people discussed in the entries.

2.58 linear feet (8 boxes)

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7292986

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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