BOX 1:
Introductory Material:
Biographical sketches and bibliographies:
Garfield history and Garfield Family history from Burke’s
Presidential Families of the
United States (p. 349-357); Garfield family history from
John S. Kenyon Papers (copy).
Garfield Family Crest, photograph of illustration in A.G.
Riddle’s Life of James A.
Garfield-Related Newspaper Clippings:
James A. Garfield, biographical.
Garfield family.
Garfield birthplace, “A log cabin like the early homes of
Lincoln and Garfield,”
illustrated in pamphlet House Materials, published by
the Cleveland Educational
Bureau, 1882.
Western Reserve Eclectic Institute:
Garfield, James A. “Valedictory
Address,” November 14, 1851. Copy from Corydon G.
Fuller’s Reminiscences of James A. Garfield, 1887.
Reference to Garfield’s employment as a carpenter on
construction of Kilby (later Dean)
house in Hiram, June/August, 1852. F.A.
Henry to Ernest Dean, 10/23/1931.
Garfield, James A. Photocopy
and transcript of letter to Garfield’s mother, brother and
sister about life at the WREI,
8/8/1852.
Garfield, James A. “Farewell,”
June 24, 1853. Poem written for the
1853
Commencement at the Western
Reserve Eclectic Institute. Gift of
Mrs. Wesley Elton, 9/1956. From
her father’s collection (Presley S. Shatters).
Garfield, James A. Transcript
of poems written by Garfield in students’ albums,
2/21/1854.
Garfield,
James A. Copies of assorted lecture
notes (WREI, 1853-56) from LC James A.
Garfield Papers, Series 10A, Reel #125.
Garfield, James A. Excerpt
from “Sam,” poem delivered at Williams College, 7/18/1855
(copy). Poem “Sam” with related materials, copied from Corydon G.
Fuller’s Reminiscences of
James
A. Garfield and published in the Williams Quarterly, summer,
1855, p. 198-203.
Garfield, James A. “The
Province of History,” Williams Quarterly, June, 1856 from LC
Garfield, James A. Speech
to the Philologian Club of Williams College.
Negative copy
from LC James
A. Garfield Papers, Series 10A, Reel #125 .
Gift of Thorn Pendleton, 5/9/1979.
Garfield, James A. Copy of sermon “The Material to the
Spiritual,” Hiram, 1857, from
LC James A. Garfield Papers, Series 10A, Reel #126.
Garfield, James A. Written
excuse for missing class with accompanying letter to H.D.
Carlton, WREI, 9/6/1857. Gift
of Mary Jane and Martha R. Adams.
Garfield, James A. Signed
reports for Martha Rudolph for WREI session ending
10/30/1857; 10/29/1858;report for H.D. Carlton for session
ending 6/10/1858.
Gifts of Mary Jane and Martha R. Adams.
Garfield, Lucretia R.
Invitation “to a wedding party,” on Thursday, November 11, 1858,
to her cousins, Sarah and Martha
Rudolph; dated at Hiram November 2, 1858.
Gift of Mary Jane and Martha R.
Adams. Copies of invitation to Mr.
& Mrs. H.B. Boynton.
Garfield, James A. Chapel Talk, “General Garfield on Margins,” from the John S. Kenyon Papers, n.d.
Garfield, James A. Outline
for series of lectures, “American History,” Hiram, 1/20-29/1858 from LC James A.
Garfield Papers, Series 10A, Reel
#126.
[Garfield, James A.?] Class Roll, WREI, [1858-59].
Garfield, James A. Excerpt
from lecture, “School Government,” Hiram, 11/3/1857;
excerpt from Master’s Oration, Williams College, 8/2/1859; excerpts
from
Debate with Denton, 1858-59; from LC James A. Garfield Papers, Series
10A, Reel #126.
Garfield, James A. Copy
of WREI report card for Mary Johnson for session ending 2/19/1858, signed by
Garfield, 2/19/1858.
Garfield, James A. Letter
to Professor [J.K.?] Pickett, 6/18/1858 about WREI program and textbooks; no
envelope.
Garfield, James A. Letter
of reference for H.D. Carlton and J.L. Dille, 4/28/1859.
Gift of Mary Jane and Martha
R. Adams.
Garfield, James A. Autographs
on WREI excuses, with notes on reverse, April-May,
1859. Purchased from
G.A.
Zabriskie.
Garfield, James A. Letter
of recommendation for Miss Frank Robinson, 6/4/1860, with
franked envelope. Gift
of
Maxwell Riddle, 12/2/1974.
Garfield, James A. Criticisms and corrections to paper of B.A. Hinsdale, “Sectionalism,” WREI, n.d.
Garfield, James A. Recommendation
for J.K. Rudolph, 10/1/1860. Contained in gift of family papers from
Elizabeth
Neill, 12/1987.
Garfield, James A. Signed report for E.A. Cannon, WREI, Winter Term, 1860-61.
Garfield, James A. “A
Discourse Delivered at Hiram, O., March 3, 1861, Occasioned By
The Death of Elder
John Smith.” Cleveland:
Fairbanks, Benedict & Co., 1861.
RE: Garfield, James A. Copies of memoranda on Garfield’s military service,
1861-63, from LC James A.
Garfield Papers, Series 7 & 8, Reel #122.
RE: Garfield,
James A. “Reminiscences of James
A. Garfield,” by W.H.H. Monroe; autobiography of
Monroe’s
service in 42nd OVI. Gift
of Mr. & Mrs. W.L. Monroe, 6/8/1984.
RE: Garfield,
James A. “Garfield and the
Ministry,” by President H.W. Everest, clipping found in scrapbook
of
W.O.Moore, pastor of Solon Christian Church, p. 59, n.d.
Garfield, James A. Autograph
letter, signed, to J[ohn] Henry, concerning the whereabouts of his son, Edward.
Washington, December 11, 1862.
Garfield, James A. Css. with Augustus Williams, 1861-62. 3 autograph letters, signed.
Hayden, Amos Sutton. Letter
to Harmon Austin, trustee of WREI regarding appointment of James A. Garfield
to board of
trustees, June 11, 1864. Gift of
Thorn Pendleton, 8/21/1963.
RE: Garfield,
James A. Character evaluation of
Garfield in letter written by Miss Margaret Lord, 12/23/1863.
US House of Representatives:
Garfield, James A. Speech
On The Confiscation Of Property Of Rebels, Delivered In The
House Of
Representatives, January 28, 1864.
Garfield, James A. Stock Certificate for 500 shares of Venango & Virginia Oil Co., issued 12/22/1865.
Garfield, James A. Order
for copies of Garfield’s speech on the Loan Bill, delivered in the House of
Representatives, 3/16/1866.
Garfield, James A. Letter
[not autograph] to O.L. Woolcott regarding the post office in Farmington, OH,
4/5/1866.
Gift of the Pendleton family, 12/1990.
Browne, J. Ross. Reproduction
of letter to James A. Garfield regarding taxation of CA wines, 6/20/1866. Gift
of Elmer Jagow, 10/25/1972.
Spear, W.F. Letter to James A. Garfield on various issues, 7/21/1866.
Garfield, James A. Copy of letter to “Hill,” written at Hiram, OH, 11/19/1866.
Garfield, James A. Remarks
of Hon. Jas. A. Garfield, Of Ohio, In The House Of
Bill to Place the Rebel States Under
Military Control.
Garfield, James A. College
Education. An Address Delivered
Before The Literary
Institute, At Hiram, Ohio, June 14,
1867.
Garfield, James A. Draft
for $400 on account with US House of Representatives, 7/11/1867. [Gift
of F.A.
Henry?].
[Garfield, James A.?] Partial letter from Munich, Germany, [9/1867].
“The Rules
of the Original Ku Klux Klan,” The Michigan Alumnus, 1/3/1924 (363-64).
Describes a pamphlet given by James A. Garfield to Wilbert B. Hinsdale in
1871, but probably printed
c. 1867.
Morton, Hon. O.P. Reconstruction.
Speech of Hon. O.P. Morton In The U.S. Senate, January 24, 1868,
On The Constitutionality Of The
Reconstruction Acts.
Garfield, James A. Autograph
letter, signed, to Alexander Campbell, Jr., 4/22/1868.
Gift of Keylon Clarke.
Garfield, James A. The
Currency. Speech of Hon. James A.
Garfield, Of Ohio,
Of Representatives, May 15, 1868.
Garfield, James A. Autograph
letter, signed, to J.S. Fisk regarding politics in the Warren and Meadville,
[PA?] areas, 10/4/1868.
Garfield, James A. Oration
Of Hon. James A. Garfield, Delivered At Arlington, VA, May
The Occasion Of Strewing Flowers on the Graves of
Union
Garfield, James A. Elements
Of Success. Address of James A.
Garfield At Graduating
Spencerian Business College, Washington, D.C.,
June 29, 1869. Gift of James Rinehart or Thorn
Pendleton,
6/12/1979.
Garfield, Lucretia R. Copy of letter to Dr. J.P. Robison regarding family matters, 12/26/1869.
Garfield, James A. Letter to F[rederick] Kinsman, 1/17/1870.
Garfield, James A. Public
Expenditures and the Civil Service. Speech
of Hon. James A.
Ohio, In The House Of Representatives, March 14,
1870.
Garfield, James A. Autograph letter to Lottie [Sackett], 4/3/1870. Completed, signed by Lucretia R. Garfield.
Garfield, James A. Hiram
College Commencement invitation, 6/10/1871, addressed to Mr. & Mrs. Boynton, with
note initialed by Garfield.
Garfield, James A. The
Campaign on the Reserve. Speech Of
Hon. James A. Garfield,
The Congressional Convention Of The
Nineteenth District, At
Garfield, James A. Letter “To The Republican Voters Of The Nineteenth District, Hiram, Ohio, April 21, 1873.”
Garfield, James A. The
Future Of The Republic, Its Dangers And Its Hopes, An Address,
The Literary Societies Of Hudson College,
July 2, 1873.
Garfield, James A. Autograph
letter, signed, to Edwin S. Bower, 9/19/1873.
Gift of Helen Bower Laughlin,
4/1967.
Garfield, James A. Discovery
And Ownership Of The Northwest Territory And
Reserve. An Address Delivered
September 16, 1873.
Ohio
Historical Society of Cleveland, February, 1874.
Reprinted by a Gentleman of Cleveland,
September, 1881. 3 copies.
Garfield, James A. The
Northwest Territory: Settlement of the Western Reserve.
Address
Burton, Ohio, Before The Historical Society of
Geauga County,
James R. Osgood, 1885.
Garfield, James A. Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem. 3 sources, c. 1875.
Garfield, James A. Autograph letter, signed, to Lottie [Sackett], 2/23/1876. Mentions death of Almeda Booth.
Garfield, James A. Can
the Democratic Party be Safely Intrusted with the
Government.
Speech Of Hon. James A. Garfield, Of Ohio,
August 4, 1876.
Garfield, James A. In
Memoriam. Life And Character Of
Almeda A. Booth, An Address
College, Ohio, June 22, 1876. 2
copies. Also Hiram College
Commencement program for same date.
Black, J.S. Open
Letter…To Gen. Garfield Where The General Got His Ideas.
Pro-
Of The
Abolitionists. Carpet Bag And
Credit Mobilier Thieves.
Garfield’s
Unfaithfulness To The “Goddess Of
Garfield, James A. John
Winthrop And Samuel Adams. Remarks
Of Hon. James A.
Delivered In The House Of Representatives,
December 19,
“The Florida Case—Before the Electoral Commission,”
painting by Cornelia Adele Fassett, [February, 1877],
reproduction with key. Garfield on
rostrum at right.
Garfield, James A. Repeal
of the Resumption Law. Speech Of
Hon. James A. Garfield, Of Ohio, Delivered
In The House Of Representatives, November
16, 1877.
Garfield, James A. The
Policy of Pacification and the Prosecutions in Louisiana. Speech Of The Hon.
James A. Garfield, Of Ohio, Delivered in
the House of Representatives, February 19,
1878.
Endicott, William, Jr.
A Refutation Of Some Of Gen. Butler’s Recent Mis-Statements To
Massachusetts. Delivered at Faneuil Hall, Boston, September 10,
Garfield, James A. General
Garfield’s Speech On Honest Money. Delivered
at Faneuil
September 10, 1878.
Garfield, James A. Autographed
copy of A Memorial: The Reunion of the Olive Branch
Hiram College, 1853-1877.
4/8/1878.
Garfield, James A. In
Memoriam Joseph Henry. Address Of
Hon. James A. Garfield, At
Meeting In The House Of Representatives, January
16, 1879.
Garfield, James A. Speeches
Of Hon. James A. Garfield, Of Ohio, In The House Of
Extra
Session [of the 46th Congress], March 18 to July 1, 1879.
Garfield, James A. Revival
of State Sovereignty in Congress. Speech
Of Hon. James A.
In The House Of Representatives, June 27,
1879.
Garfield, James A. Speech
Of Hon. James A. Garfield, Of Ohio, Delivered At Cleveland, Ohio, October 11,
1879.
Post Office Department. Memo to James A. Garfield, 2/24/1880.
James A. Garfield with Harmon Austin, css.:
Garfield, James A. Css.
with Harmon Austin, various dates, 1860-70.
13 letters. Gift of Pendleton family,
12/1990.
RE: Garfield,
James A. Css. of others with Harmon
Austin, various dates, 1866-81. 9 letters. Gift of
Pendleton
family, 12/1990.
Garfield, James A. Telegrams
to Harmon Austin, various dates, 1864-70. 3
telegrams. Gift of Pendleton family,
12/1990.
Garfield, James A. Css.
with Harmon Austin, various dates, 1870-79.
3 letters and a fragment. Gift
of Pendleton
family, 12/1990.
RE: Garfield,
James A. Memorabilia, the Old
XIXth District Garfield Club, various dates, 1881-92. Gift
of
Pendelton family, 12/1990.
James A. Garfield with Charles E. Henry, css.:
RE: Charles E. Henry’s appointment as clerk in postal car service. 4 letters, 1869-73, and supper invitation.
Garfield, James A. Css. with Charles E. Henry, 1869-72. 12 letters.
Garfield, James A. Css. with Charles E. Henry, 1873. 11 letters.
Garfield, James A. Css. with Charles E. Henry, 1874. 15 letters.
Garfield, James A. Css. with Charles E. Henry, 1875. 10 letters, including one typewritten letter, dated 3/3/1875.
Garfield, James A. Css. with Charles E. Henry, 1876. 15 letters.
Garfield, James A. Css. with Charles E. Henry, 1877. 9 letters.
Garfield, James A. Css. with Charles E. Henry, 1878. 9 letters, 1 envelope.
Garfield, James A. Css. with Charles E. Henry, 1879. 22 letters.
Garfield, James A. Css.
with Charles E. Henry, 1880. 10
letters.
James A. Garfield with Albert Stiles, css.:
Photocopies of 35 letters, dated 2/14/1873 –10/21/1880.
Gift of Carol Fritz Schultz, granddaughter of Albert
Stiles, 5/1983.
Presidential Campaign of 1880:
Garfield, James A. and Arthur, Chester A.
Letters Of Acceptance of Hon. J.A. Garfield
Arthur, And The Platform Adopted By The
Republican National
RE: Garfield,
James A. and Chester A. Arthur. Advertisement
by Vandercook & Co., engravers, for Garfield
and Arthur portraits, n.d., probably
1880.
Republican Congressional Committee.
Garfield and Arthur Campaign Songbook.
1880. Gift of Mary Jane
and Martha R. Adams.
Photocopy of same, from Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library.
Republican Central Campaign Club of NY.
Garfield and Arthur Republican Campaign
Photocopy from Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library.
Peterson, Hiram E. Our
Next President, James A. Garfield. Song
and Poems. NY:
1880. Photocopy from
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library.
Rosewig, A.H. Gen.
Jas. A. Garfield’s Campaign Grand March.
Philadelphia: 1880.
Photocopy from
Rutherford B. Hayes
Presidential Library.
Garfield, James A. General
Garfield As A Statesman And Orator. Paragraphs
From His Speeches In
Congress And On The Stump.
NY: National Republican
Com., 1880.
Republican Central Campaign Club of New York.
Stand Firm In Your Places; Or, Why
Garfield, Lucretia and James A. Holograph letter to Nellie Austin, daughter of Harmon Austin, on the occasion of
her
marriage to W.C. Pendleton. Washington,
1/25/ 1880. Gift of Thorn
Pendleton.
Garfield, James A. Autograph letter to W.K. Pendleton, President of Bethany College, 4/1/1880.
RE: Garfield,
Lucretia. Description of Lucretia
Garfield receiving news of her husband’s nomination at the home
of J.P. Robison, Mentor,
OH.
Republican State Executive Committee. Garfield And Arthur Campaign Tracts. July, 1880. No. 1.
Garfield, James A. Letter
to Messrs. Shober and Carqueville from Mentor, OH, 7/27/1880.
2 copies. [Probably
lithographs.]
Garfield, James A. Text
of telegrams from Rudolph cousins congratulating Garfield on his nomination and
autograph
letter from Garfield thanking them, 11/3/1880 and 11/11/1880.
Gifts of Mary Jane and Martha
R. Adams.
RE: Garfield,
James A. The Life And Character
Of James A. Garfield. Prepared By
President of
Hiram College. [1880]
2 copies.
Garfield, James A. “President
Garfield’s Leave-Taking Of Hiram,” Fifteenth Annual
College, For
The Year Ending June, 1882: 5. 4
copies. “Garfield’s Farewell Address
to Hiram,”
The Hiram Broadcaster, vol. 1 #5, 2/1929: 1; 8.
Letter from Executive Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
regarding tickets to Inauguration Ball, 3/4/1881.
3 copies.
Lithograph of Haverly’s Minstrels as they appeared by
special invitation at the Inauguration of President Garfield
in
American Heritage, 12/1955: 36-37. Also photocopy.
Gift of Thorn Pendleton, 1981.
Sousa, John Philip. President
Garfield’s Inaugural March, 1881. Reprinted
by JC Penney as part of The
Bicentennial Musical Celebration, 1975.
Also letter regarding the March from R.F.
Goldman
of the Peabody Institute, 2/27/1995. Also set of 4 slides connected to
musical celebration.
Garfield, James A. Holograph
letter from Executive Mansion, Washington, to Burke A. Hinsdale, 3/26/1881.
Also css. between HC Archivist and Chris Coover, senior ms. Specialist at Christie’s,
NY, regarding
holograph letter appraisal.
Garfield, James A. Copy
of autograph letter to Gen. U.S. Grant at the City of Mexico, 5/15/1881.
From the
JAG Papers at the Library of Congress.
Garfield, James A. Printed quotations: “Practical Education”; “ A Pound of Pluck is worth a ton of Luck.” n.d.
Garfield-related newspaper clippings, presidential election.
Garfield Campaign and Death Memorabilia:
Campaign pin, 1880. Gift of Jan Goodland-Metz, 8/1999.
Memorial medals. Gifts of Thorn Pendleton, 10/21/1986; and Andrew Sawyer, 12/1988.
Memorabilia of the Old XIXth District Garfield Club,
1881-1892:
“Resolution Of Respect,” Warren, OH, 9/26/1881; Constitution, By-Laws
and Proceedings,1890,1891
(2 copies); program, Banquet of the
Garfield Club, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891; invitation, 1890; menu,
1892.
Badge, Cleveland Exposition, 13th International
Convention, 7/1894. Includes illustrations of Garfield statue and
Memorial.
Campaign and Memorial Ribbons:
“Garfield: 1880”; “Reception,” with Garfield illustration;
“Lake County,” with Garfield photograph; “Hiram
Memorial, Sept. 25th,
1881,” with Garfield image (3 copies); black memorial ribbon; Garfield Memorial
Dedication
ribbon, May 30, 1890.
Assassination of James A. Garfield:
Headline “Assassinated,” from Wyandotte [MI] Herald, 7/2/1881.
Telegraph message to Lucretia Garfield from Mattie R. and
H.D. Carlton on the occasion of Garfield’s
assassination,
7/5/1881.
Letter of sympathy to Lucretia Garfield from Rev. T.B.
Knowles, Geneva, OH, 7/5/1881, and acknowledgement
from J.
Stanley Brown, Garfield’s secretary, 7/19/1881.
Garfield, Lucretia R.
Autograph letter, signed, to Mrs. Harmon Austin, expressing Garfield’s desire for “some of
Minerva Austin’s little hard biscuit,” 7/21/1881,with envelope.
National Conference of Charities and Corrections, meeting
at Boston, MA, 7/25-30, 1881.
Sentiments regarding
assassination of President James A. Garfield, photocopy.
Garfield, Lucretia R.
Autograph letter, signed, to Mrs. Harmon Austin, acknowledging receipt of the biscuit,
7/29/1881,
with envelope.
Garfield, James A. [Secretarial
ms. copy of Garfield’s last letter to his mother?], with explanatory material.
Gift of
Herbert Sihler, Jr., 1/22/2001.
Garfield, James A. Reproductions of his last letter to his mother, 8/11/1881, with newspaper clippings.
“Ho, Reapers of Life’s Harvest,” President
Garfield’s favorite hymn, words and music, with account by B.S.
Dean, n.d.
Klein, Theo. H. Funeral March, In Memory Of James A. Garfield. Boston: W.A. Evans and Bro., [1881].
Palmer, William Kimberley. The Passing of Garfield, ms., no publication data.
Garfield funeral obsequies in Cleveland, September 20, 1881, typed copy of program.
Facsimile front pages from The Cleveland Press:
“Dead,” September 20, 1881; “The Last of Guiteau,” June 30,
1882;
“Garfield,” May 30, 1890.
Hinsdale, Burke A. President
James Abram Garfield, Remarks of President B.A.
College
Memorial Service, Held In The First
7 copies.
Parkhurst, Rev. Charles H.
Sermon Preached…On Sabbath Morning Following The
James A.
Garfield,
Memorial Services for James A. Garfield, City Hall,
Waterbury, September 26, 1881, program. Garfield’s
assassination and death, contemporary
clippings.
Charles Guiteau:
Autographs of James A. Garfield and Charles Guiteau.
Guiteau’s Crime.
The Full History Of The Murder of President James A. Garfield.
Taylor, John M. “Assassin On Trial,” [Timeline?], n.d.: 30-39.
Letters regarding aspects of the trial and execution of
Charles Guiteau, November 16, 1881—January 27, 1882.
4 letters. Gift of Charles
A. Henry.
Anonymous. “Charles Guitah,” poem with no publication data. Gift of John Shaw, 3/7/1984.
Copies of invitation to Charles V. [sic] Henry, U.S.
Marshall and Deputies, to witness Guiteau’s execution, June
30, 1882. 9 copies.
Garfield Monument:
Ladies’ Aid Society, State of Ohio.
Form letter to the women of Ohio requesting donations for the National
Bazaar,
Industrial and Art Exposition to benefit the Garfield Memorial Fund,
11/10/1882. Gift of Mary
Jane and
Martha R. Adams.
Garfield Monument Fund.
Certificates of contribution ($1.00) to fund, issued to Eddie Adams and Mary E.
Hinsdale.
No date. Gift of Mary Jane
and Martha R. Adams.
Garfield Monument Fund. Certificate of contribution ($100.00) to fund, issued to Harmon Austin, n.d.