Blaine House collection, 1917-1928 (bulk 1919-1920).

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Blaine House collection, 1917-1928 (bulk 1919-1920).

Chiefly correspondence between Beale and her lawyer, Norman L. Bassett, concerning her 1920 donation of the Blaine House as the governor's mansion; deeds for the home, and drafts and revisions of the Maine Legislature's act accepting the home; correspondence relating to the construction of Blaine Memorial Park in Augusta; Blaine family photographs; and other materials.

ca. 250 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8045237

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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...

Bassett, Norman L.

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Maine. Legislature

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Blaine family.

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Beale, Harriet S. Blaine

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Daughter of American statesman James G. Blaine; wife of Truxton Beale; b. 1872; d. 1958. From the description of Blaine House collection, 1917-1928 (bulk 1919-1920). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70925621 ...

Blaine House (Augusta, Me.)

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