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1Title:  James A. Garfield Papers     
 Creator:  Garfield, James A. 
 Dates:  1857-1936 
 Abstract:  James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) was born in Orange Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, United States Congressman and Senator, and was the twentieth President of the United States who was assassinated in 1881. The collection consists of correspondence, diary (1873), and newspaper clippings, relating to Garfield's career and assassination, Garfield Monument in Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, and the establishment of Lawnfield, his home in Mentor, Ohio, as a memorial museum. Includes correspondence (1874-1900) of his wife, Lucretia Rudolph Garfield. Correspondents include N.L. Chaffee, Burke A. Hinsdale, Frederick Kinsman, and Charles Whittlesey. 
 Call #:  MS 3049 
 Extent:  4.10 linear feet (10 containers and 1 oversize volume) 
 Subjects:  Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881. | Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Assassination. | Presidents -- United States. | Presidents -- United States -- Assassination.
 
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2Title:  William McKinley Papers, Series II     
 Creator:  McKinley, William 
 Dates:  1878-1901 
 Abstract:  William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, served in the American Civil War, and practiced law in Canton, Ohio, where he served as prosecuting attorney for Stark County 1869-1871. In 1876, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He was Governor of Ohio 1891-1896. First elected President of the United States in 1896, he was reelected in 1900. He was assassinated in September 1901. The collection consists of editors' copies and page proofs of McKinley's speeches as President, as well as an index for the book Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley. This collection also includes a small number of speeches made by McKinley's Executive Cabinet and some speeches he made as a Representative of Ohio to the United States Congress. 
 Call #:  MS 4674 
 Extent:  1.60 linear feet (4 containers) 
 Subjects:  McKinley, William, 1843-1901. | Speeches, addresses, etc., American. | Presidents -- United States. | United States -- History -- 1865-1921. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
 
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3Title:  Recollections of the American Civil War Era Scrapbook     
 Creator:  unknown 
 Dates:  1880-1889 
 Abstract:  The collection consists of a scrapbook of unknown origin that contains newspaper clippings regarding the American Civil War and other historical topics and views of northern life in the 1880s. 
 Call #:  MS 5224 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 volume) 
 Subjects:  Howard, Joseph, 1833-1908 | Presidents -- United States | United States -- History -- 19th century. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 | United States. Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | United States. Army -- Officers -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
 
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