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Warren G. Harding letter to P. L. Hunt, December 20, 1919
No full textIn this letter dated December 20, 1919, Senator Warren G. Harding writes to P. L. Hunt of Massillon, Ohio, in response to his letter of December 17 regarding pending railway legislation. Harding states that the bill will be a compromise between the opposing ideas of the House and Senate.
This letter is part of the Warren G. Harding Papers (MSS 345). This collection includes correspondence, business records, and other materials documenting Harding’s business career as owner and editor-in-chief of The Daily Marion Star, as well as the various stages of his political career. A significant portion of the collection, and what’s available on Ohio Memory, highlights his 1920 presidential campaign, spanning just before publicly announcing his candidacy to handily defeating Ohio Governor James M. Cox in the election. Correspondents include both Ohio and national businessmen, political figures, and ordinary citizens writing with questions, support, congratulatory notes, and campaign advice. Some of the most interesting insights into the tumultuous political climate in the U.S., the extreme factionalism within the Republican Party in Ohio, and Harding’s campaign strategies are described in letters between Harding and his campaign manager, Harry M. Daugherty. Some of the topics addressed include women’s suffrage, Prohibition, the League of Nations, African American representation and issues, and lingering peace negotiations following World War I
Warren G. Harding letter to Adolphe Danziger, February 21, 1921
No full textIn this letter dated February 21, 1921, President-elect Warren G. Harding writes to Adolphe Danziger, a Jewish scholar, lawyer and author, to thank him for the poem he wrote honoring Harding titled "Within the Storm."
This letter is part of the Warren G. Harding Papers (MSS 345). This collection includes correspondence, business records, and other materials documenting Harding’s business career as owner and editor-in-chief of The Daily Marion Star, as well as the various stages of his political career. A significant portion of the collection, and what’s available on Ohio Memory, highlights his 1920 presidential campaign, spanning just before publicly announcing his candidacy to handily defeating Ohio Governor James M. Cox in the election. Correspondents include both Ohio and national businessmen, political figures, and ordinary citizens writing with questions, support, congratulatory notes, and campaign advice. Some of the most interesting insights into the tumultuous political climate in the U.S., the extreme factionalism within the Republican Party in Ohio, and Harding’s campaign strategies are described in letters between Harding and his campaign manager, Harry M. Daugherty. Some of the topics addressed include women’s suffrage, Prohibition, the League of Nations, African American representation and issues, and lingering peace negotiations following World War I
Warren G. Harding letter to William P. Dillingham, February 20, 1921
No full textIn this letter dated February 20, 1921, President-elect Warren G. Harding writes to Senator William Paul Dillingham in response to his letter of February 16, in which he suggests Walter W. Husband for commissioner general of immigration. Husband formerly served as a member of the U.S. Immigration Commission, the Inter-Racial Council in London, and chief of the Contract Labor Division of the Department of Commerce and Labor. In 1921 Harding appointed Husband as the commissioner-general of immigration, and in 1925 was appointed the second assistant secretary of labor by President Calvin Coolidge.
This letter is part of the Warren G. Harding Papers (MSS 345). This collection includes correspondence, business records, and other materials documenting Harding’s business career as owner and editor-in-chief of The Daily Marion Star, as well as the various stages of his political career. A significant portion of the collection, and what’s available on Ohio Memory, highlights his 1920 presidential campaign, spanning just before publicly announcing his candidacy to handily defeating Ohio Governor James M. Cox in the election. Correspondents include both Ohio and national businessmen, political figures, and ordinary citizens writing with questions, support, congratulatory notes, and campaign advice. Some of the most interesting insights into the tumultuous political climate in the U.S., the extreme factionalism within the Republican Party in Ohio, and Harding’s campaign strategies are described in letters between Harding and his campaign manager, Harry M. Daugherty. Some of the topics addressed include women’s suffrage, Prohibition, the League of Nations, African American representation and issues, and lingering peace negotiations following World War I
Inez P. McWhorter at Warren G. Harding home
No full textInez P. McWhorter, a cook cutting chicken at the home of Warren and Florence Harding in Marion, Ohio, during the 1920 presidential campaign. Harding used his middle-class home in Marion as his campaign headquarters. He chose to give speeches from the uniquely designed round front porch to crowds who would come to him
Inez P. McWhorter at Warren G. Harding home
No full textThis is a photograph of Inez P. McWhorter, a cook at the Harding home in Marion, Ohio, cutting watermelon on steps outside the house during the 1920 presidential campaign. Harding used his middle-class home in Marion as his campaign headquarters. He chose to give speeches from the uniquely designed round front porch to crowds who would come to him
S. P. Humphrey letter to Warren G. Harding, December 2, 1919
No full textIn this letter dated December 2, 1919, S. P. Humphrey of Toledo, Ohio, writes to Senator Warren G. Harding to express his support for his presidential campaign. Humphrey mentions that there are General Leonard Wood supporters in Toledo, but his son and other men returning home after serving overseas in World War I do not endorse Wood for president.
This letter is part of the Warren G. Harding Papers (MSS 345). This collection includes correspondence, business records, and other materials documenting Harding’s business career as owner and editor-in-chief of The Daily Marion Star, as well as the various stages of his political career. A significant portion of the collection, and what’s available on Ohio Memory, highlights his 1920 presidential campaign, spanning just before publicly announcing his candidacy to handily defeating Ohio Governor James M. Cox in the election. Correspondents include both Ohio and national businessmen, political figures, and ordinary citizens writing with questions, support, congratulatory notes, and campaign advice. Some of the most interesting insights into the tumultuous political climate in the U.S., the extreme factionalism within the Republican Party in Ohio, and Harding’s campaign strategies are described in letters between Harding and his campaign manager, Harry M. Daugherty. Some of the topics addressed include women’s suffrage, Prohibition, the League of Nations, African American representation and issues, and lingering peace negotiations following World War I
Roft P. Gaupp letter to Warren G. Harding, February 12, 1921
No full textIn this letter dated February 12, 1921, Roft P. Gaupp (name partially illegible) of Spencer Kellogg and Sons, Inc. writes to President-elect Warren G. Harding to express his support for the selection of Charles E. Hughes as Harding's Secretary of State, and suggests E. R. Fancher, governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, for Secretary of the Treasury.
This letter is part of the Warren G. Harding Papers (MSS 345). This collection includes correspondence, business records, and other materials documenting Harding’s business career as owner and editor-in-chief of The Daily Marion Star, as well as the various stages of his political career. A significant portion of the collection, and what’s available on Ohio Memory, highlights his 1920 presidential campaign, spanning just before publicly announcing his candidacy to handily defeating Ohio Governor James M. Cox in the election. Correspondents include both Ohio and national businessmen, political figures, and ordinary citizens writing with questions, support, congratulatory notes, and campaign advice. Some of the most interesting insights into the tumultuous political climate in the U.S., the extreme factionalism within the Republican Party in Ohio, and Harding’s campaign strategies are described in letters between Harding and his campaign manager, Harry M. Daugherty. Some of the topics addressed include women’s suffrage, Prohibition, the League of Nations, African American representation and issues, and lingering peace negotiations following World War I
P. L. Hunt letter to Warren G. Harding, December 17, 1919
No full textIn this letter dated December 17, 1919, P. L. Hunt, president of The First National Bank, writes to Senator Warren G. Harding to express his support of his recent announcement of his candidacy for president, and especially notes his reservations about the League of Nations proposed by President Woodrow Wilson. Hunt asks about the Transportation Act (1920), which he refers to as the Cummins Bill, which restored private ownership and management of railroads as they operated before the railway system was nationalized during World War I.
This letter is part of the Warren G. Harding Papers (MSS 345). This collection includes correspondence, business records, and other materials documenting Harding’s business career as owner and editor-in-chief of The Daily Marion Star, as well as the various stages of his political career. A significant portion of the collection, and what’s available on Ohio Memory, highlights his 1920 presidential campaign, spanning just before publicly announcing his candidacy to handily defeating Ohio Governor James M. Cox in the election. Correspondents include both Ohio and national businessmen, political figures, and ordinary citizens writing with questions, support, congratulatory notes, and campaign advice. Some of the most interesting insights into the tumultuous political climate in the U.S., the extreme factionalism within the Republican Party in Ohio, and Harding’s campaign strategies are described in letters between Harding and his campaign manager, Harry M. Daugherty. Some of the topics addressed include women’s suffrage, Prohibition, the League of Nations, African American representation and issues, and lingering peace negotiations following World War I
1968 Commencement of Harding College
No full textProgram for Commencement exercises on May 30, 1968.
Commencement Speaker: Carr P. Collin
1942 Harding College Baccalaureate Service
No full textProgram for the Baccalaureate service on May 31, 1942.
Baccalaureate Sermon: S. P. Pittma
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