Roswell Park telegrams, letters, and reminiscences of McKinley week, 1901.

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Roswell Park telegrams, letters, and reminiscences of McKinley week, 1901.

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Three telegrams received by Park, Sept. 1901, including one from Gov. Frank W. Higgins, asking for information on the president's condition; two letters, one from J. Collins Warren, Boston, 17 Sept. 1901, expressing his support of Dr. Park, the other from P. M. Rixey, Canton, Ohio, 22 Sept. 1901, stating that he and his associates have conducted the case "in a thoroughly dignified and professional manner", and that he is rapidly putting together his report; and Park's reminiscences of his role as medical director of the Pan-American Exposition and the events surrounding the assassination of President McKinley. Includes notes by Julian Park regarding questions raised by the reminiscences.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Mckinley, William, 1843-1901

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President William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He was beginning his second term as President after winning the election in 1900. On Sept. 5, 1901 he and his wife were attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York when he was shot by as assassin waiting in line to shake his hand. After being attended by physicians, he was resting at the exposition's director's home in Buffalo, NY. He seemed to be recovering when his condition rapidly worsened on Sept. 14th. P...

Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927

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Park, Julian, 1888-1965

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Dean of the University of Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, 1919-1954; consular agent of France for Western New York, 1917-1920; president of the Buffalo Historical Society, 1955-1959. From the description of Lincoln-Kosciuszko Day speech and memoir, 1955, ca. 1960. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 77481338 ...

Rixey, P. M.

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New York (State). Governor (1905-1907 : Higgins).

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Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907

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Park, Roswell, 1852-1914

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Professor of surgery in the School of Medicine at the University of Buffalo, 1883-1914; medical director of the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901. From the description of Roswell Park telegrams, letters, and reminiscences of McKinley week, 1901. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 77481336 ...