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William Allen papers, 1796-1879
3,000 items. 23 containers. 5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, farmer, and U.S. representative and senator from and governor of Ohio. Correspondence, speeches, memoranda, financial records, printed material, maps, and other papers largely relating to Allen's service as United States senator (1837-1848) and governor (1873-1875) of Ohio.
Nicholas Longworth papers, 1782-1931
1,800 items. 4 containers plus 2 oversize. 2.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, congressman, and speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and memorabilia consisting chiefly of speeches made during Longworth’s servce in the House of Representatives. Includes a series of letters to Theodore Roosevelt concerning the nomination of an African American to be surveyor of customs for the Port of Cincinnati; a group of letters by Longworth's grandfather, Nicholas Longworth (1782-1863); and an album of letters of speakers of the United States House of Representatives.
Joseph Warren Keifer papers, 1850-1865
1,100 items. 6 containers plus 1 oversize. 2.2 linear feet. 3 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Army officer, lawyer, banker, and congressman. Correspondence, military orders, casualty lists, ordnance and paymaster records, and other military records documenting military life and operations of the Third and 110th Ohio infantry regiments, the Army of the Ohio, and the Army of the Potomac during campaigns in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.
Thomas Corwin correspondence, 1850-1853
3,000 items. 21 containers. 4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, Ohio governor, U.S. representative and senator, and U.S. secretary of the treasury. Correspondence received during Corwin's tenure as secretary of the treasury. Subjects include appointments to and removals from office, Whig politics, and financial and commercial policies of Millard Fillmore's administration.
Robert Taft Jr. papers, 1897-1993
118,650 items. 339 containers plus 3 classified, 2 oversize and 3 cartons of computer tapes. 141.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, state legislator, and U.S. representative and senator from Ohio. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, press releases, agenda, schedules, bills, rosters, printed material, scrapbooks, and other papers comprising Taft's personal, professional, and legislative files and documenting his career as a lawyer in Cincinnati and state legislator, U.S. representative, and senator from Ohio, and as an advisor to President Richard M. Nixon.
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William Henry Harrison papers, 1734-1939
1,000 items. 12 containers. 2.5 linear feet. 3 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States president, senator, representative, and army officer from Ohio. Correspondence and military papers, with special emphasis on Indian campaigns and affairs, a letterbook reporting on the War of 1812 in the Northwest Territory, and correspondence regarding Harrison's unsuccessful campaign for the presidency in 1836.
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William McKinley papers, circa 1847-1935
131,000 items. 425 containers plus 3 oversize. 56 linear feet. 98 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States president, representative, and army officer, and governor of Ohio. Correspondence, speeches, will, messages, scrapbooks, printed matter, and other papers pertaining primarily to McKinley's presidential administration.
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Joshua R. Giddings and George Washington Julian papers, 1839-1899
900 items. 7 containers. 1.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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United States representative from Ohio, abolitionist, and consul general to Canada (Joshua R. Giddings); United States representative from Indiana and biographer (George Washington Julian). Chiefly family letters of Giddings and Julian, together with some political correspondence. Topics include Ohio and Indiana politics and the abolition of slavery.
William Medill papers, 1834-1864
2,300 items. 6 containers. 2.4 linear feet. 1 microfilm reel. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Lawyer, United States representative and governor of Ohio, and United States government official. Correspondence, account books, and miscellaneous material primarily relating to Medill’s service as assistant postmaster general (1845), commissioner of Indian affairs (1845-1850), and first comptroller of the United States treasury (1857-1861).
John McLean papers, 1816-1866
4,000 items. 27 containers. 10.6 linear feet. 18 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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U.S. representative from Ohio, U.S. postmaster general, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Ohio Supreme Court associate justice. Correspondence, financial data, docket book, printed matter, a file of reports, opinions and briefs arranged by case name, and other papers relating to McLean’s service as postmaster general and Supreme Court justice.