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United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 100 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Russell, Jr. political files, between 1902 and 1954

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 18
Scope and Contents

Contains bills and resolutions, articles by Samuel Russell, Jr. on politics, taxes and trade, and other topics, National Bureau of Standards reports and documents on weights and measures, Supreme Court briefs, fiscal relations within the United States, records on the Mayfield case. Most materials dated 1902 to 1930; others probably created between 1904 and 1954.

Dates: Other: between 1902 and 1954

Samuel Russell, Jr. rough drafts and papers by various authors, between 1822 and 1954

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 14
Scope and Contents Contains articles and papers of Samuel Russell, Jr. and others on weights and measures, women's suffrage, U.S. Congress bills and resolutions, scales and standardization, coinage and financial systems, war and its revenues, international relations and peace treaties (Germany, Japan, Turkey, etc.), World War I, the Armenian genocide, American Indian defense, trade and marketing systems, railroads, prohibition, the U.S. Constitution, tariffs and taxation, elections, executive powers, the...
Dates: Other: between 1822 and 1954

Samuel Russell, Jr. Senate, government, and business materials, 1898-1952

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 12
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence of Samuel Russell, Jr., regarding other senate and government work and business matters, dated 1898 to 1952.

Dates: Other: 1898-1952

Senator William H. King correspondence, 1921 March 24-1925 May 15

 File — Box 8: Series 11; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197233277646], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 11 File 9
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence of Senator King, including a letter addressed to Herbert Hoover (before he became president of the United States). 11 items, dated March 24, 1921 to May 15, 1925.

Dates: 1921 March 24-1925 May 15

Senator William H. King correspondence, 1926 April 15-1927 April 16

 File — Box 8: Series 11; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197233277646], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 11 File 10
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence of Senator King, including a 39-page letter to Huburt Work (United States Secretary of the Interior, 1923-1928). 12 items, dated April 15, 1926 to April 16, 1927.

Dates: 1926 April 15-1927 April 16

Senator William H. King correspondence, approximately 1903-1930

 File — Box 8: Series 11; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197233277646], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 11 File 12
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence of Senator King. 3 items, undated (approximately 1903 to 1930).

Dates: approximately 1903-1930

Vay Stinger scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9653
Scope and Contents

Pages from a large scrapbook containing ephemera such as tourism pamphlets, postcards, and clippings related to the federal and state governments of the United States and information about various states. Includes collected autographs of governors, presidents and other American politicians, letters from political offices, and some artwork. The creator appears to be Henley Varian "Vay" (always signed H.V.) Stinger, and is dated 1960s to 1970s.

Dates: 1960s-1970s

Times and seasons of Norman D. Shumway

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239251181]
Identifier: MSS 9325
Scope and Contents

Contains a compact discD labelled "Times and Seasons of Norman D. Shumway," created by Norman Shumway in 2009. The disc contains autobiographical information on the life of Norman D. Shumway.

Dates: 2009

Volume of articles on politics (unnumbered), between 1904 and 1954

 File — Box 21: Series 17 [Barcode: 31197233277778], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 17 File 12
Scope and Contents

Contains another volume of articles on politics, written by Samuel Russell, Jr.; not numbered with the rest of the series, and without an official title. Volume undated, but would have been created some time between 1904 and 1954.

Dates: between 1904 and 1954

Weights and Measures documents and Papers on Contemporary Politics, date of production not identified

 File — Box 24: Series 18 [Barcode: 31197233277802], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 18 File 3
Scope and Contents

Contains Weights and Measures documents from the National Bureau of Standards, and Papers on Contemporary Politics written by Samuel Russell, Jr. Materials undated.

Dates: date of production not identified