| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | McKinley, William |
| Title: | William McKinley Papers, Series II |
| Dates: | 1878-1901 |
| Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (4 containers) |
| 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. |
| MS Number | MS 4674 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
William McKinley (1843-1901) was born in Niles, Ohio, and lived in Ohio until he attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. In 1861 he left college and enlisted as a private in the Union Army, serving under Rutherford B. Hayes. At the end of the Civil War McKinley was discharged as a major. He studied law, then practiced law in Canton, Ohio, where he served as Prosecuting Attorney for Stark County from 1869 to 1871. In 1876, McKinley was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. He was a member of the House until 1891, with the exception of the 48th Congress, 1883-1884. In 1891 McKinley was voted out of office as a result of his promotion of a high tariff, known as the McKinley Tariff. He was Governor of Ohio from 1891 to 1896. In November 1896 William McKinley was elected the 25th President of the United States. He was reelected in 1900 and served as President until his assassination in Buffalo, New York, in September 1901. As President, McKinley instituted protectionist tariffs (Dingley Tariff), signed the Gold Standard Act into law, and approved annexation of Hawaii. McKinley also presided over the Spanish-American War which resulted in the acquisition of Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam.
The William McKinley Papers, Series II (1878-1901), consist of editors' copies and page proofs of McKinley's speeches as President, as well as an index for Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley (New York: Doubleday and McClure, Co., 1900). 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.
This collection pertains mostly to national and international political issues between the years 1878 and 1901.
This collection is of value to the McKinley scholar, historians of the late nineteenth century, and students of the United States Presidency.
None.
Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 3201 William McKinley Papers.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4674 William McKinley Papers, Series II, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Unrecorded.
Processed by Charles Piotrowski in 1994.
Series I: Subject Index to Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley (New York: Doubleday & McClure, Co., 1900) 1900 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1-5 | Index, A through Z 1900 | |||||||||
Series II: Page Proof Copies of Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley (New York: Doubleday & McClure, Co., 1900) 1900 |
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| 2 | 6 | Page proof copies, revision received May 5, 1900 1900 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Page proof copies, third revison 1900 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Galley proof copies 1900 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Proof copies 1900 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Correctional instruction sheets for edited speeches 1900 | |||||||||
Series III: Duplicates of Communications and Speeches 1878-1901 undated |
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| 3 | 11-12 | Communication duplicates 1892-1901 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Labor speeches and speeches while in United States House of Representatives 1878-1892 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Speeches while Governor of Ohio 1895-1896 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Speeches as President-elect and President 1897 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14-16 | McKinley and Cabinet Members, speeches 1898-1901 | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Miscellaneous government documents, memoranda 1897-1900 undated | |||||||||
Series IV: Page Proof Copies of Addresses to Congress 1898-1899 |
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| 4 | 18 | Message of the President to Congress, three versions December 5, 1899 | |||||||||
| 4 | 19 | Message of the President of the United States, Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress, Beginning of the Third Session of the Fifty-fifth Congress, three versions 1899 | |||||||||
| 4 | 20 | Message of the President, three versions 1898 | |||||||||
| 4 | 21 | Message of the President, two versions December 4, 1899 | |||||||||
| 4 | 22 | Message of the President December 4, 1899 | |||||||||
| 4 | 22 | Message of the President, sixth printed draft, two versions December 2, 1899 | |||||||||