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BOX 222 2019 Addition, 1881-1936
Primarily outgoing correspondence from Root. Also includes letters sent by his wife, Clara Root. There are a number of letters to family friend Margaretta Farrar-Smith (née MacVeagh) from both Elihu Root and Clara Root. In addition, this series includes a campaign button from Root’s first senate run, pictures of Root, and postcards with images of Root’s homes.
General correspondence is listed first followed by correspondence to Margaretta Farrar-Smith. Correspondence is arranged chronologically. Other related material is arranged alphabetically by material type.
BOX 222 Correspondence
General, 1881-1888, 1897-1935
(6 folders)
General from Root, Clara, undated
Farrar-Smith, Margaretta, 1912-1917, 1926-1936
Farrar-Smith, Margaretta from Root, Clara, 1916-1924, undated
Other related material
Campaign button, circa 1909
Pictures of Root, undated
Postcards with images of Root’s homes, 1906-1909
BOX OV 1-OV 9 Oversize, 1903-1917
Portfolios of maps and photographs pertaining to the Alaskan Boundary Dispute and Tribunal, 1903, Root's 1917 mission to Russia, and a scrapbook of newspapers relating to trips to South America, 1906 and Mexico, 1907.
BOX OV 1 Alaska Boundary Tribunal, 1903
Atlas accompanying the case of the United States
BOX OV 2 Atlas accompanying the counter case of the United States
BOX OV 3-4 Maps and charts accompanying the case and counter case of the United States (two copies)
BOX OV 5 British counter case, album, appendix, vol. II
BOX OV 6 British counter case, portfolio of maps, appendix, vol. III
BOX OV 7 Mission to Russia, maps, 1917
BOX OV 8 South American trip, scrapbook of newspapers, 1906
BOX OV 9 Mexico trip, newspaper articles, 1907

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