Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Kathleen F. Lawler Papers
00134
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Lawler, Kathleen F., (Kathleen Frances), 1870-1938
- Title
- Kathleen F. Lawler papers
- ID
- 00134
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1895-1938
- Date [inclusive]
- 1888-1938
- Extent
- 1.33 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Kathleen Frances Lawler served various people, offices and organizations as a stenographer/secretary. In 1895 she steno-reported the Utah statehood campaign; in 1896 she steno-reported both the McKinley and Bryan campaigns in the Midwest. In 1907 she was the steno secretary to Ormsby McHarg who had been appointed to investigate a land fraud case in Santa Fe, New Mexico, involving notable political people in the nascent state. She was a secretary to Senator Platt of Connecticut until his death; secretary to the Republican Speakers Bureau, 1917; and personal secretary to Warren G. Harding during his campaign for the Presidency. In 1920 she served as a special clerk on the Senate Committee of Privilege and Elections which investigated the 1916 Newberry-Ford senatorial election in Michigan.
The collection deals with the 1907 land fraud case, the Republican Speakers Bureau and the Newberry-Ford dispute. This dispute arose from challenges by Henry Ford that his election loss to Truman H. Newberry, a commissioned naval officer, in 1916 was the result of financial improprieties on the part of the Newberry campaign. Following lengthy litigation and investigation these charges were both judicially and subsequently legislatively found groundless.
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains materials from the 1907 land fraud case, the Republican Speaker's Bureau and the Newberry-Ford dispute. This includes correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, newspapers, a scrapbook and photographs.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections May 1979
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
February 2010
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of Madison Kuhn, 1978-11-16
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Republican National Convention.
- Republican Party. (U.S. : 1854-)
- Republican Speakers Bureau.
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee of Privileges.
Genre(s)
- Diaries
- Letters (correspondence)
- Manuscripts
- Pamphlets
- Photographs
- Postcards
- Scrapbooks
Personal Name(s)
- Ford, H. J., (Henry Justice), 1860-1941
- Harding, Warren G., (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923
- Kuhn, Madison, 1910-1985
- McHarg, Ormsby, 1871-
- Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945
Collection Inventory
PapersScope and Contents note |
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Correspondence |
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American Book Mart -- 1938 |
1 | 1 | ||
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Archaeology -- 1908 - 1909 |
1 | 2 | ||
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Baldwin, Faith -- 1934 - 1935 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Barber, Mrs. C.L. (Martha S.) -- 1929 - 1931 |
1 | 4 | ||
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Barnes, Ray -- 1938 |
1 | 5 | ||
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Bauer, Mrs. Jacob -- 1928 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Bean, George W. -- 1920 |
1 | 7 | ||
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Bingay, Malcom W. -- 1937 |
1 | 8 | ||
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Blodgett, John W. -- 1921 - 1935 |
1 | 9 | ||
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Bolt, Orin T. -- 1924 |
1 | 10 | ||
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Brancheau, Reverend L. I. -- 1915 |
1 | 11 | ||
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Brennan, Vincent M. -- 1922 - 1923 |
1 | 12 | ||
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Brigham, William E. -- 1923 - 1933 |
1 | 13 | ||
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Brinsmade, John C. -- 1929 - 1930 |
1 | 14 | ||
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Buckley, Gerald E. -- 1921 |
1 | 15 | ||
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Burke, John C. -- 1929 - 1930 |
1 | 16 | ||
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Bush, John M. -- 1918, 1928, 1931 - 1932 |
1 | 17 | ||
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Cady, Burt D. -- 1930 |
1 | 18 | ||
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Cameron, Ralph H. -- 1932 |
1 | 19 | ||
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Campbell, Ira A. -- 1921 |
1 | 20 | ||
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Capper, Arthur -- 1926 |
1 | 21 | ||
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Carmelita, Sister M. -- 1924, 1928 |
1 | 22 | ||
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Cartwright, John K. -- 1929, 1934 |
1 | 23 | ||
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Case, Ralph Hoyt -- 1928 - 1937 |
1 | 24 | ||
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Chilson, Elbert V. -- 1921 - 1922 |
1 | 25 | ||
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Cochrane, Ethel F. -- 1920 |
1 | 26 | ||
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Cohen, William N. -- 1918 |
1 | 27 | ||
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Cole, Ralph Davis -- 1916 - 1918, 1929 - 1930 |
1 | 28 | ||
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Cole, Jr., Ralph Davis -- 1922 |
1 | 29 | ||
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Colwell, Eugene -- 1920 |
1 | 30 | ||
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Coolidge, Calvin -- 1926 |
1 | 31 | ||
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Coolidge & Dawes Club -- 1924 |
1 | 32 | ||
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Corbin, Mrs. Henry C. (Edythe Patten) -- 1919 - 1924 |
1 | 33 | ||
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Crissey, Forrest -- 1932 |
1 | 34 | ||
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Curtis, Charles -- 1920 - 1936 |
1 | 35 | ||
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Daugherty, H.M. -- 1921, 1924 |
1 | 36 | ||
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Davis, Earl J. -- 1925 - 1926 |
1 | 37 | ||
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Deneen, Charles S. -- 1927 |
1 | 38 | ||
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Dery, L.S. -- 1925 |
1 | 39 | ||
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Dillingham, William P. -- 1909 - 1920 |
1 | 40 | ||
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Dodson, Louise M. -- 1928 |
1 | 41 | ||
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Dover, Elmer -- 1921 |
1 | 42 | ||
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Dwight, John W. -- 1916 |
1 | 43 | ||
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Edmunds, George -- 1919 - 1923 |
1 | 44 | ||
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Farley, Edward P. -- 1923 |
1 | 45 | ||
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Ferrine, Danna H. -- 1935 |
1 | 46 | ||
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Fletcher, Huey P. -- 1921 |
1 | 47 | ||
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Fort, Franklin W. -- 1928 |
1 | 48 | ||
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Ford-Newberry Case |
1 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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1920 |
1 | 49 | ||
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1921 |
1 | 50 | ||
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1922 |
1 | 51 | ||
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Fowler, Elbert H. -- 1930 |
1 | 52 | ||
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Gallinger, Jacob H. |
2 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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1909 - 1915 |
2 | 1 | ||
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1916 - 1918 |
2 | 2 | ||
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Grant 3rd, U.S. -- 1929 |
2 | 3 | ||
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Groesbeck, Alexander J. -- 1928 |
2 | 4 | ||
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Gutterson, H.L. -- 1928 |
2 | 5 | ||
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Hague, Robert L. -- 1919 |
2 | 6 | ||
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Hanna, Richard H. -- 1910 |
2 | 7 | ||
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Harding, Warren G. -- 1921 - 1922, 1932 |
2 | 8 | ||
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Hart, George L. -- 1924 |
2 | 9 | ||
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Harvey, George -- 1924 |
2 | 10 | ||
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Hays, William H. -- 1918 - 1919 |
2 | 11 | ||
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Hert, Sallie A. -- 1928 |
2 | 12 | ||
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Hibbs, William B. -- 1926 - 1934 |
2 | 13 | ||
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Horne, Frank A. -- 1923 - 1924 |
2 | 14 | ||
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Hurnery, Francis J. -- 1932 |
2 | 15 | ||
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King, Paul A. -- 1921 - 1922 |
2 | 16 | ||
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Lawler, T.A. -- 1922 |
2 | 17 | ||
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Legg Jr., Edgar K. -- 1925 - 1935 |
2 | 18 | ||
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Lockwood, George A. -- 1928 |
2 | 19 | ||
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Longworth, Nicholas -- 1928 |
2 | 20 | ||
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Lord, Frank B. -- 1934 - 1937 |
2 | 21 | ||
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Luddy, Michael G. -- 1928 |
2 | 22 | ||
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McFie, John R. -- 1909 - 1910 |
2 | 23 | ||
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McHarg, Ormsby -- 1910 - 1913 |
2 | 24 | ||
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Madigan, Thomas F. -- 1934 |
2 | 25 | ||
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Marshall, Mrs. -- 1921 |
2 | 26 | ||
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Mason, Bertha H. -- 1929 |
2 | 27 | ||
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Moore, Charles -- 1926 |
2 | 28 | ||
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Murfin, James O. -- 1921 - 1922 |
2 | 29 | ||
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Nan -- 1931 |
2 | 30 | ||
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Newberry, Truman H. -- 1921 - 1927 |
2 | 31 | ||
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Noble, Herbert -- 1925 |
2 | 32 | ||
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Osborn, Chase S. -- 1912- 1920 |
2 | 33 | ||
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Page, William Tyler -- 1928 |
2 | 34 | ||
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Palus, Edg. H. -- 1916 |
2 | 35 | ||
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Prues, J.O.A. -- 1923 |
2 | 36 | ||
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Pulver, Gussie Jesspu -- 1928 |
2 | 37 | ||
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Republican Party -- 1932 |
2 | 38 | ||
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Robinson, Arthur A. -- 1926 |
2 | 39 | ||
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Root, Elihu -- 1916 |
2 | 40 | ||
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Sawyer, Carl W. -- 1924 |
3 | 1 | ||
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Slemp, C. Bascon -- 1924 |
3 | 2 | ||
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Smith, Clifford W. -- 1911 - 1928 |
3 | 3 | ||
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Smith, Henry C. -- 1906 - 1907 |
3 | 4 | ||
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Spaid, W.W. -- 1934 |
3 | 5 | ||
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Spaulding, Fred C. -- 1924 |
3 | 6 | ||
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Sparkes, Boyden -- 1934 |
3 | 7 | ||
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Speel, Mrs. -- 1928 |
3 | 8 | ||
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Spencer, Selden P. -- 1920 |
3 | 9 | ||
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Staub, Christine B. -- 1928 |
3 | 10 | ||
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Sutherland, George -- 1917 - 1922 |
3 | 11 | ||
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Tobey, Waldo -- 1927 |
3 | 12 | ||
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Townsend, Charles E. -- 19106, 1920, 1922 |
3 | 13 | ||
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Vandenberg, Arthur H. -- 1928 |
3 | 14 | ||
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Van Fleet, Grant H. -- 1924 |
3 | 15 | ||
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Virginia Sandstone Corp. -- 1923 |
3 | 16 | ||
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Watson, James E. -- 1920 - 1927 |
3 | 17 | ||
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Webb, Charles A. -- 1920 - 1921 |
3 | 18 | ||
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Welliver, Jud -- 1934 |
3 | 19 | ||
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West, Bina M. -- 1924 |
3 | 20 | ||
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White, George -- 1932 |
3 | 21 | ||
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Wiest, Howard -- 1921 |
3 | 22 | ||
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Wood, James B. -- 1914 - 1917 |
3 | 23 | ||
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Correspondence, Notes -- 1921, 1924, n.d. |
3 | 24 | ||
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Speeches -- 1928, 1929 |
3 | 25 | ||
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Biographical Papers -- 1888, 1895 - 1928 |
3 | 26 | ||
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Journal of Visitors to Hardings "Front Porch" -- 1920 |
3 | 27 | ||
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Diaries |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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June 13, 1895 - August 19, 1895 |
4 | 1 | ||
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August 22, 1895 - September 10, 1895 |
4 | 2 | ||
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November 23, 1895 - January 31, 1896 |
4 | 3 | ||
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February 2, 1896 - February 15, 1896 |
4 | 4 | ||
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Newberry Case Material |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Supreme Court Opinions -- 1921 |
4 | 5 | ||
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U.S. Senate Briefs -- (n.d.) |
4 | 6 | ||
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Manuscripts |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Excerpts from Writings of Woodrow Wilson -- 1916 |
4 | 7 | ||
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Japan Material -- 1913 |
4 | 8 | ||
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Pamphlets |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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"Remarkable Career of a Farmer's Boy" -- 1914 |
4 | 9 | ||
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"Republican Party"-- 1924 |
4 | 10 | ||
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"Why John R. McFie Should Not Be Appointed" -- 1909 |
4 | 11 | ||
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"The Woman, The Child and the Republican Party" -- 1924 |
4 | 12 | ||
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Program: Republican National Convention -- 1924 |
4 | 13 | ||
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Program: Inauguration -- 1929 |
4 | 14 | ||
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Invitations |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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1909, 1913 |
4 | 15 | ||
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1916 - 1929 |
4 | 16 | ||
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Convention Tickets -- 1924, 1928 |
4 | 17 | ||
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Song Sheet -- 1928 |
4 | 18 | ||
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Newspapers |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Cleveland Plain Dealer-- 1924 |
4 | 19 | ||
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Pipp's Weekly-- 1920 |
4 | 20 | ||
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Clippings -- 1920 - 1922 |
4 | 21 | ||
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Story Map of Ireland -- 1935 |
4 | 22 | ||
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Scrapbook |
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| Volume | ||||
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No. 203: News clippings on Republican Political Party 1916-1931 |
SB 203 | |||
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Photographs |
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| Box | ||||
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People. Bryan, William Jennings |
LC Photo 38 | |||
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People. Lawler, Tim A. |
LC Photo 38 | |||
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World War I. Soldiers |
LC Photo 38 | |||
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Postcards |
Drawer Postcards |
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Canada. Quebec. Laval. Chateau Frontenac |
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Canada. Quebec. Montreal. St. James Cathedral |
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England. London. Restaurant |
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Martinique. Fort-de-France |
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New Jersey. Atlantic City. Holmhurst |
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Ships. Steamships |
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