Lucretia Rudolph Garfield papers, 1807-1958 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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BOX 65-87	General Correspondence and Other Papers, 1844-1912
BOX 65-87		Largely letters received.
		Arranged chronologically by day.
		Also includes at the end of the file letters transmitting resolutions on President's James A. Garfield's death and undated invitations.
BOX 65		1844-June 1880
BOX 66		July 1880-Jan. 1881
BOX 67		1881
			Feb.-May
BOX 68			June-7 July
BOX 69			8-13 July
BOX 70			14-25 July
BOX 71			26 July-11 Aug.
BOX 72			12-19 Aug.
BOX 73			20-25 Aug.
BOX 74			26-29 Aug.
BOX 75			30 Aug.-1 Sept.
BOX 76			2-14 Sept.
BOX 77			15-22 Sept.
BOX 78			23-30 Sept.
BOX 79			1-15 Oct.
BOX 80			16 Oct.-5 Nov.
BOX 81			5 Nov.-31 Dec.
BOX 82		1882-1886
BOX 83		1887-1892
BOX 84		1893-1912, undated, including fragments
BOX 85		Letters transmitting resolutions, 1881-1882
BOX 86		Invitations
			A-L
BOX 87			M-W
BOX 88-89	Writings, Diaries, Drafts, and Other Memorabilia, 1854-1912
BOX 88-89		Miscellaneous material formerly found in a volume labeled "School Days," drawings and drafts of poetry, talks, notes, will and related statements, and a few drafts of letters.
		Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
BOX 88		Diaries and diary notes, 1854-1856, 1881 original diary, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
		Essays, notes, and drawings, 1851-1857
BOX 89		Excerpts of poetry
		"Introduction to the Literature of John Wycliff and His Contemporaries," 3 Oct. 1900
		"Life and Works of Frances Burney," 21 Jan. 1902
		Lines written to her five children, 19 Apr. 1912
		"Mrs. Garfield on Woman's Duties," undated
		Notes on artists and authors, 3 Sept. 1880
		Notes on behavior of young people, 1900
		Notes on gathering material for biography of James A. Garfield, 1912(?)
		Notes on reading, 1910-1915
		"Personal Reminiscences of Edward Everett Hale" (read before "The Miscellany"), Oct. 1899
		"Rough Sketch of an Introduction to a Life of General Garfield," 1887
		"A Statement for the Family of James A. Garfield addressed to Harry A. Garfield," 21 Feb. 1898
		"To the Poplar Tree Outside the President's Window" (holograph poem on Executive Mansion stationery), 1881
		Translation of Victor Hugo's "William Shakespeare" (incomplete), 1885
		Will and related statements, 1895, 1902, 1918
		Drafts of letters sent and a few originals of letters received, 1856-1912
BOX 90-92	Miscellany, 1877-1918
BOX 90-92		Biographical material about James A. Garfield and Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, certificates, inventories, and notes.
		Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of material.
BOX 90		Biographical, James A. Garfield
			Correspondence and related matter concerning publication and distribution of Works of James Abram Garfield, 1882-1912
		"From Mentor to Elberon," by Almon Ferdinand Rockwell, Jan. 1882
		Library of Congress bibliography, 1913
		Material on last illness, 1881-1882
		"Rough Sketch of an Introduction to a life of General Garfield," by Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (copy), 1887
		Biographical, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
			Genealogical notes, undated
			Medical charts during last illness, Jan.-Feb. 1918
			Memorial services, Mar. 1918
			Obituary notices, Mar. 1918
		Helen N. Garfield's biographical notes on Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, Mar. 1918
		Lucretia Garfield Comer's description of inauguration of 1881, 1952
		"The Passing of a Beautiful Life," by Polly Garfield, Mar. 1918
		Printed matter, including a list of descendants
BOX 91		Composition books of Mary Garfield, with letters, 1877-1883, undated
		Certificates, etc.
		Franking privilege
		Inventories, including lists of White House furniture
BOX 92		Notes found with papers, calling cards, photographs, and related matter
BOX 93-104	Financial Papers, 1881-1917
BOX 93-104		Account books, canceled notes and checks, farm and other property records, and a file on the United States Trust Co., administrator of the Garfield Fund.
		Arranged by type of material.
BOX 93		Account books
			1881-1885
BOX 94			1890-1905
BOX 95			1905-1914
BOX 96		Bank statements, 1901-1917
		California property, 1906-1917
		Canceled checks, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield
			Mar. 1885-1886
BOX 97			May 1886-Jan. 1891
		Canceled notes, 1882-1916
BOX 98		Chicago property, 1882-1893
		Cleveland Building Co., 1895
		Contributions, 1885-1909
		Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Euclid farm, 1883-1890
		Estate of James A. Garfield, 1881-1899
		Hiram property, 1908-1917
BOX 99		“Lawnfield,” Mentor, Ohio
			Farm production books, 1901-1906
BOX 100			Receipts
				1881-1886
BOX 101				1887-1907
BOX 102				1908-1917
				Undated
BOX 103		Silver King Mining Co., 1877-1890
		United States Trust Co., Garfield Fund, 1882-1917
BOX 104		Washington, D.C., property, 13th and I Streets, NW, 1881-1895
		Miscellany, 1882-1916
BOX 105-127	Scrapbooks, 1881-1882
BOX 105-127		Twenty-five scrapbooks titled "Eighty Days History" (2 July-19 Sept. 1881); two volumes of scrapbooks on the inauguration and assassination of James A. Garfield; eight volumes of "Memorial Poetry," and seven volumes of addresses, sermons, and proceedings.
		Arranged by topic or type of material.
BOX 105		“80 days history” (2 July-19 Sept. 1881)
			Vol. 39
BOX 106			Vols. 40-41
BOX 107			Vols. 42-43
BOX 108			Vols. 44-45
BOX 109			Vols. 46-47
BOX 110			Vols. 48-49
BOX 111			Vols. 50-51
BOX 112			Vols. 52-53
BOX 113			Vols. 54-55
BOX 114			Vols. 56-57
BOX 115			Vols. 58-59
BOX 116			Vols. 60-61
BOX 117			Vols. 62-63
BOX 118		"Inauguration-Assassination," 1881
BOX 119		Scrapbook of clippings collected by David Robert Truitt about President James A. Garfield's death
BOX 120		Anonymous
			Vol. 21
BOX 121			Vol. 3, A-B
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