Found 5 collections related to McKinley,%20William,%201843-1901

William McKinley (1843-1901) was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897 until his assassination on September 14, 1901. The collection consists of a small quantity of letters written on behalf of McKinley by his personal secretary, John Addison Porter, acknowledging letters sent to the President. One typescript letter to A. A. E. Taylor, president of the College of Wooster, is signed by McKinley less

Elihu Root (1845-1937) was United States Secretary of War from 1899 to 1904. Collection consists of papers relating to Root's appointment as United States Secretary of War, including telegrams from President William McKinley; and letters and telegrams from prominent political and business figures. less

Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) was a lawyer, railroad executive, and U.S. Senator from New York. His papers consist primarily of correspondence sent and received between 1880-1925. The collection contains correspondence and autographs collected by Depew. Correspondence consists chiefly of letters received by Depew from various persons prominent in American and English political and social life. Also, autographed calling cards, clipped autographs and other papers. less

These committee letters concern the formal transfer of Grant's tomb from the federal government to the City of New York (March-May 1897). Contributors include President William McKinley, Vice President Garret Hobart, various justices of the Supreme Court, and members of congress. The Grant Monument Association was formed in 1885 for the creation and maintenance of a tomb for Ulysses S. Grant less