James A. Beaver papers, 1855-1914 (bulk 1881-1896).

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James A. Beaver papers, 1855-1914 (bulk 1881-1896).

Business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, circulars, clippings, and photos chiefly covering Beaver's campaigns and term as Governor. Includes material relating to his Civil War service with the 45th Pennsylvania Regiment, his business enterprises in the Bellefonte, Pa. area, his term as Justice of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, his service as trustee and board president of the Pennsylvania State College, the Curtin Memorial Monument, Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, Pa., and the State Hospital for the Insane in Warren, Pa.

23 cubic feet.

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Pennsylvania State College

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Beaver, James A. (James Addams), 1837-1914

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Colonel, 148th Pennsylvania regiment, Civil War; brevet brigadier general of volunteers, 1864; governor of Pennsylvania, 1887-1891; judge of Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1895-1914. From the description of Letter : Bellefonte, Penn[sylvani]a, to Mrs. John A. Logan, Washington, D.C., 1893 April 21. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27045475 Lawyer, thrice wounded Colonel of the 148th Pennsylvania; Governor of Pennsylvania; Judge in the Superior Court o...