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1913/11/09
Mosby, John S. (1833-1916)
to: Sam Chapman
voted for Henry Stuart; ride in an automobile with Mrs. Julie Keith; plans to travel to Baltimore.
GLC03921.41
1914/04/08
Lecture at a Toronto military institute; plans to spend time in New York.
GLC03921.42
1914/04/09
Suggests Chapman visit Wilson over the Easter holiday; Mosby has completed his speech.
GLC03921.43
1914/04/19
suggests Chapman try to obtain a post as chaplain in a regiment on the eve of war with Mexico.
GLC03921.44
1914/05/03
speech well received; "royal" reception in Canada; receiving social invitations in New York.
GLC03921.45
1914/06/09
letter of Colonel Williams concerning Osborne.
GLC03921.46
1914/06/12
artist would like to paint a group portrait of Confederate officers, including Chapman.
GLC03921.47
1914/07/06
traveling to Manassass to look over the battlefield; says Wilson will not stay in the White House longer than one term.
GLC03921.48
1915/02/04
anniversary of the day he took over the Hong Kong consulate 36 years ago; opposition to Wilson's shipping bill; arranging a sitting for the group painting.
GLC03921.49
1915/02/19
endorses an advertisement of a hotel with rooms for $1 per day.
GLC03921.50
1915/06/18
requesting return of letter from Gov. Stuart; plans to travel to Berkeley for his health.
GLC03921.51
[1915]/06/28
drinking water to help his bladder condition; encounters with Virginians who were Union soldiers before.
GLC03921.52
1916/01/04
3/16/1916 Norfolk, Va. re: news of Willie's marriage; mentions a friend traveling to California.
GLC03921.53
1916/02/27
suffering due to bladder trouble; intention to travel to St. Vincent's hospital in Norfolk for a remedy.
GLC03921.54
1916/10/30
refusal to let Bennet Young write his biography; enclosing copy of Dolly's [Adolphus Richard] biography written by Young [1914].
GLC03921.56
1925
Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933)
Message of the President.
Signed State of the Union Address.
GLC03945
1921/03/04
McAdoo, William G. (1863-1941)
Press statement re: Woodrow Wilson's work at the Peace Conference (Versailles)
Arguing that Wilson "laid the foundations of world peace and a new order" and that Wilson's work will last despite "[t]he tides of reaction."
GLC03967
9 October 1904
to Gaston
Discusses Senator James T. Heflin's remarks on assassination of McKinley. Also writes that black voters hold the balance of power in some states and that Roosevelt would be re-elected. Written on Department of Justice letterhead.
GLC03993
3 July 1900
McKinley, William (1843-1901)
to John Hay
Text reads: "Hay. Instructions to Ambassadors in China defining the attitude of the United States. Approved". Written on Executive Mansion stationery.
GLC03995
18 November 1918
Greely, Adolphus W. (1844-1935)
[Envelope]
Addressed to Mr. J. J. Frank, 345 W 88th Street, New York City
GLC04033.02
5 September 1903
Addressed to Mr. J. J. Frank, 52 William Street, New York City
GLC04033.04
26 April 1927
to Julius. J. Frank
GLC04033.05
24 April 1921
GLC04033.06
2 October 1908
GLC04033.10
26 December 1903
GLC04033.11
7 May 1911
GLC04033.12
10 May 1915
GLC04033.13
24 January 1917
GLC04033.14
GLC04033.16
30 March 1919
GLC04033.17
17 November 1926
GLC04033.21
21 January 1930
GLC04033.24
2 December 1930
GLC04033.25
31 May 1930
GLC04033.26
4 March 1930
GLC04033.27
16 January 1904
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
to Paul H. Lacey
Discusses his desire for a Square Deal for all Americans. Severely faded. Typed on White House letterhead.
GLC04078
1921
Edmonston
[Signed photograph of President Warren G. Harding and his cabinet]
Signed by President Harding and Vice President Calvin Coolidge. Also signed by his cabinet: Herbert Hoover, Charles E. Hughes, Andrew W. Mellon, John W. Weeks, Harry M. Daugherty, Will H. Hays, Edwin Denby, Albert B. Fall, Henry C. Wallace, and...
GLC04097
30 June 1903
Moore, John (1826-1907)
to Molly Kelly
He refers to family, and recounts their travels.
GLC04195.53
1 March 1900
Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915)
The Future of the American Negro
Published by Small, Maynard & Company in 1899. Inscribed in 1900 on the inner front cover to Almira Thornton Goff, wife of Lyman B. Goff, an active Republican and head of the Union Wadding Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Includes a photograph...
GLC04297.01
25 October 1915
Needs and progress of the Negro
Printed leaflet of an address delivered by Washington at the annual meeting of the American Missionary Association. First page contains the New York address of the Missionary Association and a photograph of Washington. Text indicates that this is...
GLC04297.02
29 December 1909
Up from slavery: an autobiography
Published by Doubleday, Page & Company. Signed in Tuskegee, Alabama. Inscribed to George B. Utley, a librarian. Contains articles describing events in Washington's life, including his childhood as a slave in Virginia, his struggle to acquire an...
GLC04327
26 April 1921
Mitchell, William E. (1879-1936)
to L. D. Gardner
Sends a note of encouragement.
GLC04352.04
circa 1923-1929
Coolidge, Grace Goodhue (1879-1957)
[Signature on White House card]
Signed as wife of Calvin Coolidge, United States President 1923-1929. Circa dates based on the dates of Coolidge's presidency.
GLC04353.11
20 December 1916
Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)
[Appointment of John J. Pershing to Major General]
Commission to begin on September 25, 1916. Countersigned by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. Stamp indicating receipt by the Adjutant General's office dated 6 January 1917 and signed by H.P. Milam as Adjutant General. Dated when Pershing commanded...
GLC04460
3 February 1909
[To the editor of the Independent]
Washington, founder and principal of the Tuskegee Institute, expresses appreciation for any reference made within the Independent regarding an upcoming meeting of the Tuskegee Negro Conference, held at the Tuskegee Institute. Does not note the name...
GLC04466.01
circa 1914
Unknown
[Event at the Union League Club]
One undated sepia-toned photograph of attendees at an event at the Union League Club. Pictured is mostly men seated in rows facing backwards towards the camera. A few women sit in the audience as well. Some empty seats marked "Reserved for members."...
GLC04471.16
11 May 1920
[Presidential sentence commutation for Richard E. Polen, who was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon 7 December 1912]
Richard Polen was convicted in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and sentenced to ten years in the State penitentiary at Baltimore, Maryland. The judgment was affirmed by the Court of Appeals and Polen began serving his sentence November...
GLC04544
22 April 1919
[Presidential commutation of the sentence of Otto Bruno Reichelt, convicted of violating the Espionage Act on 4 October 1918]
Reichelt was convicted in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, for violation of the Espionage Act of June 15, 1917, and sentenced to eight years in the State Penitentiary at Baltimore, Maryland. Wilson commuted his sentence to end at once, no...
GLC04549
1901/12/30
to Curtis Guild Jr. re: "Tavern Quatrain" and disappointment with Crane
Typed on White House Stationery.
GLC04675.27
3 August 1920
Harding, Warren G. (1865-1923)
to Clarence Atwood Nado
Written on Senate stationery, thanking him for his message of congratulation -- apparently for being nominated to the presidency.
GLC04675.30
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