David Walbridge Kendall papers, 1862-1865, 1891-1924, and 1932-1976.

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David Walbridge Kendall papers, 1862-1865, 1891-1924, and 1932-1976.

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Personal and autobiographical materials; correspondence, 1932-1976; copies of outgoing responses made as special counsel to the president; speeches, articles, scrapbooks, and clippings pertaining to his career and to his political and civic interests; Amtrak files, including memos and minutes of the board of incorporators, also copies of Civil War correspondence of his uncle Austin J. Kendall, 1862-1865, and papers of his father, educator Calvin Kendall, ca. 1890-ca. 1917; and photographs. Subjects covered in the correspondence include state and national Republican party campaigns, notably Kendall's support of Arthur Vandenberg for president from 1936 to 1948.

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