Papers of Oakley Selleck, 1911-1938.

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Papers of Oakley Selleck, 1911-1938.

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The papers consist chiefly of correspondence and other documents pertaining to Selleck's pension and funeral expenses. Also included are poems by Selleck, letters from him to President Harding re the pension law and to President Franklin D. Roosevelt re curtailment of government spending, and photographs including one of a painting of the battle of Mobile Bay with Selleck, as powder boy, in the foreground.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Harding, Warren Gamaliel, 1865-1923

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Warren Gamaliel Harding (b. November 2, 1865, Blooming Grove, Ohio-d. August 2, 1923, San Francisco, California) was an American politician who served as the 29th President of the United States from March 4, 1921 until his death in 1923....

Selleck, Oakley, 1849-1938.

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Union Civil War veteran; powder boy on the U.S.S. Hartford, Admiral Farragut's flagship; poet. From the description of Papers of Oakley Selleck, 1911-1938. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958241 ...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...