James A. Garfield family collection, [18--]-[19--].

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James A. Garfield family collection, [18--]-[19--].

Correspondence, diaries, autographs, tax receipts, genealogies, scrapbooks, sermons and addresses, poems, eulogies, obituaries, certificates, programs, newspapers, periodicals, articles and clippings, maps, drawings, photographs (including many portraits), memorabilia, and other papers, of Garfield, his wife, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, and other family members. Family members represented include his parents: Abraham (also called Abram) Garfield and Eliza (Ballou) Garfield, of Orange, Ohio; some of his children: Harry Augustus Garfield, James Rudolph Garfield, Mary (Mollie) Garfield Stanley-Brown, and Abram Garfield; and other relatives including Lucretia (Garfield) Comer, Edith Garfield, Edward W. Garfield, Eleanor Garfield, Helen Newell Garfield, Rudolph Hills Garfield, Louise Garfield Muranko, Arabella Mason Rudolph, James Hollycroft Rudolph, and Katharine Stanley-Brown.

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Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph, 1832-1918

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Lucretia Rudolph Garfield served as First Lady of the United States in 1881 until the assassination of her husband, President James A. Garfield. In the fond eyes of her husband, President James A. Garfield, Lucretia “grows up to every new emergency with fine tact and faultless taste.” She proved this in the eyes of the nation, though she was always a reserved, self-contained woman. She flatly refused to pose for a campaign photograph, and much preferred a literary circle or informal party to ...

Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893

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James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830 – January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, and then in the United States Senate from 1876 to 1881. Blaine twice served as Secretary of State (1881, 1889–1892), one of only two persons to hold the position under three separate presidents (the other being Daniel Webster), and...

Garfield, Abraham, 1799-1833

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Garfield, Helen Hewell, 1866-1930.

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Muranko, Louise Garfield

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Garfield, Helen Newell, 1866-1930

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Helen Newell Garfield was the daughter of John Newell, president of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, and Julia Poore Hills. She married James Rudolph Garfield, son of President James A. Garfield, in 1890, and had four sons; John N., James A., Rudolph H., and Newell. Helen was an advocate for the education and treatment of deaf children. She herself had become deaf around 1918. She ran the Lake Erie School of Speech Reading, and was an officer of the Cleveland Association for the Har...

Garfield, Abram, 1872-

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Son of president Garfield who became a Cleveland architect, co-founder and president of the School of Architecture (later a part of Western Reserve University), and member of the Regional Association of Cleveland. From the description of Papers, 1886-1972. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17463340 ...

Hiram College

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

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

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...

James A. Garfield Home (Mentor, Ohio)

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Republican National Committee (U.S.)

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Landon was the 1936 Republican presidential nominee. He lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt, but had the second highest number of votes out of a number of contenders for the position. He was governor of Kanses, 1933-1937. From the description of Campaign Pamphlets, [1935]. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 42033301 ...

Society to Aid the Orphaned Children of France

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Geauga Seminary (Chester Center, Ohio)

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Garfield, Eleanor, 1908-

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United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 42nd (1861-1864)

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Comer, Lucretia Garfield, 1894-1968

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Garfield, Edith

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Garfield, Edward W. (Edward Williams), 1899-

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Stanley-Brown, Katharine, 1893?-1972

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Rudolph, Arabella Mason

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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, 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. ...

Western Reserve Eclectic Institute (Hiram, Ohio)

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Western Reserve Eclectic Institute was founded by the Disciples of Christ in 1850 in Hiram, Ohio, as a nonsectarian, coeducational college. James A. Garfield was a student at the Institute from 1851-1853 before completing his education at Williams College. Garfield then returned to teach at Western Reserve Eclectic Institute before becoming its Principal. Western Reserve Eclectic Institute changed its name to Hiram College in 1867. From the description of Western Reserve Eclectic Ins...

Garfield, Eliza Ballou, 1808-1888

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Mother of President James A. Garfield. She resided at the White House from March until June, 1881 and kept a diary during the last year of the President's life. From the description of Diary, 1881. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17725256 ...

Williams College

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Garfield, Rudolph Hills, 1899-

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Disciples of Christ

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Rudolph, James Hollycroft

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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...

Garfield family.

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Guiteau, Charles J. (Charles Julius), 1841-1882

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Born in Freeport, Illinois, Charles J. Guiteau was connected with the Oneida Community but later sued them. He was admitted to the Bar of Illinois but mostly worked as a bill collector. He was interested in law, theology and politics. He assassinated President James Garfield for which crime he was hanged in 1882. From the description of Papers, 1877-1881. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 22761008 Guiteau, a lawyer and supporter of the "Stalwart" faction o...