Papers, 1853-1940 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Chiefly letters written by Harrison, his first wife, Caroline Scott Harrison (1832-1892), and his second wife, Mary Lord Harrison (1858-1948). Includes letters from Harrison to his wife while he was serving as an officer in the Union Army in Tennessee and Georgia, and while he was president; letters (1895-1897) to Edward Bok concerning articles Harrison was writing for Ladies Home Journal on the nature of the federal government; letters to family members, including his cousin, Margaret Peltz, of St. Louis, Mo., and his son, Russell B. Harrison; Civil War military papers and correspondence; legal documents pertaining to the early years (1853-1866) of Harrison's law practice in Indianapolis, Ind.; and other letters relating to Indiana and national politics, Indianapolis, and family matters. Correspondents include Benjamin H. Brewster, Noble C. Butler, Person Colby Cheney, Schuyler Colfax, James A. Garfield, George W. Lasher, Louis T. Michener, Oliver P. Morton, Lazarus Noble, Godlove Orth, Robert S. Taylor, Richard W. Thompson, Harriet Taylor Upton, John Wanamaker, and William A. Woods