Found 4 collections related to Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910

David Bennett Hill (1843-1910), an American lawyer and politician, served as governor of New York from 1885 to 1891 and U.S. senator from 1891 to 1897. He was also president of the New York State Bar Association. Collection consists of correspondence, legal and political papers, writings and speeches, and photographs. Correspondence, 1886-1910, is with prominent citizens of New York and fellow politicians. Legal papers, ca. 1901-1907, include briefs, affidavits and legal opinions. Political papers contain campaign materials and executive orders from Hill's gubernatorial term and a few of his papers as a U.S. senator. Also, writings and speeches, 1892-1904, and photographs including portraits of Hill. less

Timothy Shaler Williams (1862-1930) was an American journalist, railroad official and political figure. After working for a New York City newspaper from 1884 to 1889, he was private secretary to New York governors David H. Hill and Roswell P. Flower. In 1895 he joined the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and served as president from 1911 until his retirement. He also was an amateur historian interested in U. S. colonial history. Collection consists of correspondence, political and government materials, business records, and personal papers of Williams. Bulk of the collection is correspondence, 1877-1929, concerning political, business and personal matters, and includes seventeen volumes of letters written while Williams was secretary to Governors Hill and Flower. Political and government papers contain speeches, legislative bills, copies of party platforms, and biographical papers of Hill, Flower and Manton Marble. Business records relate to ownership of newspapers and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. Personal papers include clippings, ephemera, scrapbooks, and Williams's notes on Cotton Mather, New England witchcraft, Tangier Smith, and Long Island. less

The papers of historian Alexander Clarence Flick consist of correspondence, research notes, and printed matter relating to his biography of Samuel J. Tilden. The correspondence contains letters of inquiry to other scholars, and 19th century letters referring to Tilden and political events from the 1870s to the 1890s. Research notes and printed matter, ca. 1838-1930, include manuscript fragments, historical materials, publications, and clippings relating to Tilden's political career. less

This collection consists of 16 letterpress copy books kept by various New York Governor's private secretaries, including David S. Lamont, secretary to Governor Grover Cleveland; William G. Rice, secretary to Governors David B Hill; and Ashley W. Cole, secretary to Governor Levi P. Morton. These volumes cover 1883-1889 and 1895 less