James A. Garfield family papers, 1855-1938.

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James A. Garfield family papers, 1855-1938.

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Consists of correspondence, diaries, deeds, herbariums, receipts, architectural plans, and probate documents. The correspondence represents Garfield's Civil War and political careers, and commentary by Garfield and other family members on politics, the Republican Party, Garfield's assassination, as well as family relationships and management of Lawnfield as a family property. Lucretia R. Garfield's letters and papers cover travel and include details of farm life, remodeling, and management at Lawnfield. Joseph Rudolph, brother of Lucretia, managed the farm at Lawnfield, and also administered the estate of James A. Garfield. Some estate documents are included. Rev. Mark Hopkins, president of Williams College, received almost daily telegrams on the President's medical condition during the weeks after the assassination, which are included in the collection. The diaries of the president's mother, Eliza Ballou Garfield, are also included, and cover such topics as travels, household details, life in the White House, births, deaths, and illness, as well as the war and Garfield's political career. Correspondence and other documents written by Garfield's sons; James Rudolph, Harry Augustus and Irvin Garfield, and by his daughter and son-in-law, Joseph and Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown, are included. Other correspondents include Salmon P. Chase, Sara Williams Garfield, L.W. Whitney, John Newell, Rutherford B. Hayes, W.S. Rosecrans, Carl Schurz, and A.H. Smith.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7515025

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906

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Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph, 1832-1918

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Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873

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Garfield, Eliza Ballou, 1808-1888

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Stanley-Brown, Mary Garfield, 1867-1947

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Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown (1867-1947), known as Mollie as a girl, was the daughter of assassinated President Garfield. From the description of Mollie Garfield (Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown) papers regarding President James Garfield, 1874-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 669909659 Mary (Mollie) Garfield Stanley-Brown was the daughter of President James A. Garfield and Lucretia Rudolph Garfield. She married Joseph Stanley-Brown in 1888 and had three children; Rudolph, Rut...

Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rudolph, Joseph.

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Garfield, Harry Augustus, 1863-1942

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Son of James A. Garfield, 20th President of United States. Practiced law with Garfield, Garfield & Howe, served as President of Williams College, 1908-1934. Involved with numerous civic commitments; received many honorariums. From the description of H. A. Garfield letters to Byron J. Rees [manuscript], 1914 Jun 22 and 1919 Dec 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 316338458 Lawyer, educator, public official, and son of President James A. Garfield. ...

Rudolph, Elizabeth

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Hopkins, Mark, 1802-1887

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Stanley-Brown, Joseph, 1858-1941

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Secretary to James Garfield who married the president's daughter, Mollie, in 1888. He also served as stenographer to Maj. John W. Powell on a geologic survey of the Rocky Mountains, and as a member of the Bering Sea Arbitration Commission. From the description of Papers, 1874-ca. 1930. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17383238 Presidential secretary, civil servant, and banker. From the description of Joseph Stanley-Brown papers, 1730-1941 (bulk...

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Garfield, Sara Williams.

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Rosecrans, William S. (William Starke), 1819-1898

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General during the Civil War; congressman from California (1881-1885); U.S. Register of the Treasury (1885-1893). From the description of Papers, 1864-1895. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 24039377 William Starke Rosecrans was an inventor, coal-oil company executive, diplomat, politician, and United States Army officer during the Civil War. He was the victor at prominent Western Theater battles such as Second Corinth, Stones River, and the Tullahoma Campaign,...

Garfield, Irvin McDowell, 1870-1951

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Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950

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James Rudolph Garfield was the son of President James A. Garfield and Lucretia Rudolph Garfield. He graduated from Williams College and Columbia Law School, and praticed law in Cleveland, Ohio, with his brother, Harry Augustus Garfield. James married Helen Newell in 1890. They had four sons; John N., James A., Rudolph, and Newell. He served in the Ohio Senate 1896-1900, and was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt to the U.S. Civil Service Commission in 1902, and to the Department of Commer...

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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