Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, FLP.RBD.PRESIDENTS

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1 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, FLP.RBD.PRESIDENTS This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit December 5, 0 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department 00.. Philadelphia, PA, 90

2 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Table of Contents Summary Information... Biographical/Historical note... 4 Scope and Contents note... 4 Arrangement note...4 Administrative Information...5 Controlled Access Headings...5 Collection Inventory Page -

3 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Summary Information Repository Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department Creator - Collector Strouse, Charlotte Creator - Collector Strouse, Norman H. Title Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents Date [inclusive] Extent.4 Linear feet Language English Abstract This is a collection of manuscript letters of presidents of the United States dating from 780 to 99 collected by Norman H. Strouse. All of the presidents are represented except for Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. The letters and other documents relating to Abraham Lincoln have been separated into their own collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Older letters are generally more substantive, with more recent letters mostly being short notes of thanks. Preferred Citation note [Description and date of item], [Box number], Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, , Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department. - Page -

4 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Biographical/Historical note Norman H. Strouse was born in Olympia, Washington in 906. Strouse worked for forty years at the J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency, then the world's largest. In 955 he was promoted to president, and was made chief executive in 960. He served as chairman from 964 until he retired in 968. He was also chairman of the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the recipient of the Gold Medal Award in advertising. After retiring in 968, Strouse focused on collecting rare books, fine printing, and bindings. He specialized in books by Thomas Carlyle, works bound by Thomas Bird Moser, and th-6th-century illuminated manuscripts. He and his wife, Charlotte, founded the Silverado Museum in St. Helena, dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson, with more than 6,000 books and other items. Strouse also wrote four books, including How to Build a Poor Man s Morgan Library. Scope and Contents note This is a collection of manuscript letters of presidents of the United States dating from 780 to 99. All of the presidents are represented except for Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan. The letters and other documents relating to Abraham Lincoln have been separated into their own collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Older letters are generally more substantive, with more recent letters mostly being short notes of thanks. Some highlights of the collection are published volumes with inscriptions by Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, and Richard Nixon. There are also printed copies of "Report upon Weights and Measures" (8) and "Eulogy on James Madison" (86), both signed by John Quincy Adams; an autograph book with signatures of presidents, cabinet secretaries, senators, and other politicians; Bushrod Washington's Supreme Court Commission, signed by John Adams (798); a framed photograph of Norman Strouse; a signed framed photograph of Herbert Hoover; and transcriptions of letters of George Washington (the originals are not in the collection). The varied nature of this collection limits how useful it will be to researchers. However, because these are documents relating to the presidents of the United States, the likelihood that an individual item (or a short run of related items) could be of interest is high. Arrangement note - Page 4 -

5 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Items are arranged by president or administration, and then within this grouping, chronologically. Administrative Information Publication Information Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department 00.. Conditions Governing Access note This collection is open for research use. Conditions Governing Use note The right of access to material does not imply the right of publication. Permission for reprinting, reproduction, or extensive quotation from the rare books, manuscripts, prints, or drawings must be obtained through written application, stating the use to be made of the material. The reader bears the responsibility for any possible infringement of copyright laws in the publication of such material. A reproduction fee will be charged if the material is to be reproduced in a commercial publication. Custodial History note The great majority of the materials were collected by Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse and donated between 960 and 978, but some items were donated by other individuals or purchased by the library from various dealers at later dates. Immediate Source of Acquisition note Gift of Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse, Processing Information note Finding aid entered into the Archivists' Toolkit by Garrett Boos. Controlled Access Headings - Page 5 -

6 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Corporate Name(s) United States. President. Personal Name(s) Adams, John Quincy, Adams, John, Arnold, Isaac Newton, Arthur, Chester Alan, Barkley, Alben William, Bingham, John Armor, Buchanan, James, Bush, Barbara, 95- Bush, George, 94- Caldwell, John, Camp, Benjamin Franklin, Clarke, Sidney, Cleveland, Grover, Collamer, Jacob, Coolidge, Calvin, 87-9 Curtin, Andrew Gregg, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), Fillmore, Millard, Forbes, Wm. (William), d. 877 Ford, Gerald R., Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 8-88 Goodwin, John Noble, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), Harrison, Benjamin, 8-90 Harrison, William Henry, Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 8-89 Hoover, Herbert, Jackson, Andrew, Jefferson, Thomas, Johnson, Andrew, Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), Judah, Henry Moses, Kellogg, Francis William, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), Lincoln, Abraham, Page 6 -

7 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Madison, James, Markey, Morris, McKinley, William, Monroe, James, Moore, William Yorke, Motley, John Lothrop, Nixon, John T. (John Thompson), Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), Pierce, Franklin, Polk, James K. (James Knox), Roosevelt, Eleanor, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), Roosevelt, Theodore, Taft, William H. (William Howard), Taylor, Zachary, Truman, Harry S., Tyler, John, Van Buren, Martin, Washington, Bushrod, Washington, George, Wilson, Woodrow, Yates, Richard, Page 7 -

8 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Collection Inventory Box Washington, George, Letter signed, to Commodore John Hazelwood. Head Quarters, Pennsylvania, page 777 October 9 Transcription laid in. Washington, George, Autograph note to Thomas Willing, page circa May Washington, George, Autograph letter signed, to Judge James Duane. Morris Town, New Jersey, pages 780 May Transcription laid in. Washington, George, Autograph letter signed, to William Barton. Mount Vernon, Virginia, pages 788 September 7 Cf. Sparks. - Page 8 -

9 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Adams, John, Supreme Court Commission for Bushrod Washington, page 798 December 0 8 Signed by President John Adams and Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. Adams, John, Autograph letter signed, to Benjamin Rush. Quincy, Massachusetts, 6 pages 808 December Adams, John, Autograph letter signed, to Matthew Carey. Quincy, Massachusetts, pages 8 May 0 Adams, John, Autograph letter signed, to Richard Rush. Quincy, Massachusetts, 4 pages 85 October 9 Transcription laid in. Jefferson, Thomas, Autograph letter signed, to Henry Lee. Monticello, Virginia, page 84 August 0 Jefferson, Thomas, Autograph letter signed, to Thomas Leiper. Monticello, Virginia, page 84 December 6 - Page 9 -

10 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Part of integral address leaf cut out, with loss of text. Cf. The works of Thomas Jefferson. Monroe, James, Autograph letter signed, to the "Gentlemen Justices of Botetourt." Richmond, Virginia, pages 800 June Madison, James, Autograph letter signed, to James Barry. Department of State, Washington, D.C., page 80 December 4 Monroe, James, Autograph letter signed, to an unidentified recipient. London, page 804 February 0 Monroe, James, Printed document, signed, granting land to Francis Rodes. Washington, D.C., page 87 November 8 Countersigned by Josiah Meigs. Autographed note signed by S.W. Meigs at foot. Notes in unidentified hand on verso spell recipient's name as Rhodes and Rhoades. On vellum. With seal. Printed notice from the General Land Office, Washington, October, 87, attached to verso. Adams, John Quincy, Autograph letter signed, to William Leete Stone. Washington, D.C., 4 pages 8 December Adams, John Quincy, Autograph letter signed, to his nephew, Thomas Boylston Adams. Quincy, Massachusetts, page 84 July 5 - Page 0 -

11 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Jackson, Andrew, Autograph letter signed, to Susan Wheeler Decatur. Washington, D.C., pages 80 January With seal. Jackson, Andrew, Autograph letter signed, to his son Andrew Jackson. Washington, D.C., 4 pages 8 January Engraved portrait laid in. Transcription laid in. Jackson, Andrew, Autograph letter signed, to the Reverend Robert Hunter. Washington, D.C., pages 85 May 8 Van Buren, Martin, Autograph letter signed, to William Learned Marcy. London, pages 8 March 4 Autographed note signed by Eugene A. Vail on verso of integral address leaf. With seal. Van Buren, Martin, Autograph letter signed, to Benjamin Tappan. Kinderhook, New York, 4 pages 84 August 8 Harrison, William Henry, Autograph letter signed, to Jacob Burnet. Washington, D.C., pages 88 January 6 - Page -

12 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Transcription laid in. Multiple signatories. Autograph document signed, a petition presented to Mr. Campbell recommending that John Caldwell be appointed Commissary General of Purchases, with one hundred and three signatures. Pennsylvania, page 84 March 4 Addressed to Harrison during his term of office as President of the United States. Torn into two pieces. Tyler, John, Autograph letter signed, to his son Robert Tyler. Sherwood Forest, Virginia, pages 859 March 5 Transcription laid in. Polk, James K. (James Knox), Autograph letter signed (possibly a draft), to Felix Robertson, Robert Weakley, George Crockett, George S. Smith, James P. Grundy, and Samuel H. Laughlin. Nashville, Tennessee, 7 pages 85 September 6 Small hole chewed through foot of all pages, with loss of text. Polk, James K. (James Knox), Autograph letter signed, to George W. Janes. Nashville, Tennessee, pages 840 November 7 - Page -

13 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Transcription laid in. Taylor, Zachary, Autograph letter signed, to his brother Hancock Taylor. Mackinac, Michigan, pages 86 October 9 Transcription laid in. Taylor, Zachary, Autograph letter signed, to an unidentified recipient. Point Gabell, Texas, page 846 May 7 Transcription laid in. Taylor, Zachary, Autograph letter signed, to John Ellis Wool. Camp near Monterey, California, 4 pages 847 September 7 Copy in six pages, probably made by Taylor's secretary, laid in. Fillmore, Millard, Autograph letter signed, to Lewis Falley Allen. Washington, D.C., page 88 March 7 Fillmore, Millard, Autograph letter signed, to Lewis Falley Allen. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., pages 89 December - Page -

14 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Transcription laid in. Fillmore, Millard, Autograph letter (fragment), to an unidentified recipient. Buffalo, New York, page 849 July Fillmore, Millard, Autograph letter signed, to the President of the National Whig Convention at Baltimore (possibly William Henry Seward). Washington D.C., 9 pages with envelope 85 June 0 Identity of recipient uncertain. Fillmore, Millard, Autograph letter signed, to George R. Babcock. Washington City, D.C., pages with envelope 85 June Babcock, George R., d.876. Autograph letter signed, to the editor of the New York Express to accompany two letters by Millard Fillmore. Irving House, pages 85 June 8 Fillmore, Millard, Autograph letter signed, to his nephew George M. Fillmore. Buffalo, New York, pages 86 November 6 Autographed note signed by A. Lincoln to the Secretary of War (Simon Cameron) Nov. 0, 86, on verso of integral address leaf. Cf. The collected works of Abraham Lincoln. - Page 4 -

15 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Fillmore, Millard, Carte-de-visite photograph of Millard Fillmore, signed on verso for an unidentified recipient, card 869 Photograph by Upson & Simpson, 56 Main Street, Buffalo, New York Fillmore, Millard, Collection of autographs of Millard Fillmore and members of his cabinet, including Daniel Webster, Thomas Corwin and Alex H.H. Stuart, written or pasted into a Scriptural album with floral illustrations (New York, undated). volume circa Pierce, Franklin, Autograph letter signed, to Isaac Hill. Hillsboro, New Hampshire, pages 88 July 8 Transcription laid in. Pierce, Franklin, Autograph letter signed, to Asa Fowler. Washington, D.C., pages 84 December 9 Autographed note in unidentified hand, identifying recipient, on verso of integral address leaf. Engraved portrait and photograph of Pierce laid in. Pierce, Franklin, Letter signed, to Charles Boarman. Executive Chamber, Washington, D.C., pages 855 May 0 - Page 5 -

16 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Cosigned by W. L. Marcy. Pierce, Franklin, Autograph letter signed, to William Butterfield. Boston, Massachusetts, 6 pages 859 December Buchanan, James, Autograph letter signed, to Molton Cropper Rogers. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, page 89 April 4 Autographed document signed, signed by Buchanan and Sam Dale, Lancaster, 4 April 89, on verso. Buchanan, James, Autograph letter signed, to James J. Kennedy. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, pages 84 November 8 Buchanan, James, Autograph letter signed to William Watts Hart Davis. Wheatland, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, page 85 May 9 Transcription laid in. Buchanan, James, Autograph letter signed, to James Campbell. Wheatland, near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, page 85 March 0 - Page 6 -

17 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Johnson, Andrew, Autograph letter signed, to his son Robert Johnson. Nashville, Tennessee, 4 pages 854 April 6 Autographed note, February /64, possibly in the hand of John L. Cochran, at foot of fourth page. Transcription laid in. Johnson, Andrew, Document signed, giving instructions to the Secretary of State (William Henry Seward) concerning John Lothrop Motley. Washington, D.C., page 867 April 8 Johnson, Andrew, Autograph note signed, to an unidentified recipient, page undated In pencil. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to Major General William Tecumseh Sherman. City Point, Virginia, page 864 November 0 am in pencil in unidentified hand at head. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to Major General George Henry Thomas. City Point, Virginia, page 864 December - Page 7 -

18 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, am in pencil in unidentified hand at head. On stationery headed "Head Quarters Armies of the United States." Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to Major General George Henry Thomas. City Point, Virginia, pages 864 December pm in pencil in unidentified hand at head. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to Major General George Henry Thomas. City Point, Virginia, page 864 December pm in pencil in unidentified hand at head. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to Major General George Henry Thomas. City Point, Virginia, pages 864 December 4 pm in pencil in unidentified hand at head. On stationery headed "Head-Quarters Armies of the United States." Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to Edwin McMasters Stanton. City Point, Virginia, pages 864 December 0 - Page 8 -

19 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, am in pencil in unidentified hand at head. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to Major General Henry Thomas. "Copy for General George Stoneman." City Point, Virginia, pages 865 February 7 am in pencil in unidentified hand at head. On stationery headed "Head Quarters Armies of the United States." Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to William Coffin. Washington, D.C., pages 865 November On stationery headed "Headquarters Armies of the United States." Transcription laid in. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to William Coffin. Washington, D.C., pages 866 March Transcription laid in. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to Charles Henry Davis. Washington, D.C., pages 866 July 7 - Page 9 -

20 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, On stationery headed "Headquarters Armies of the United States." Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to William Coffin. Washington City, D.C., pages 867 December On the stationery of the War Department. Transcription laid in. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to William Coffin. Washington, D.C., pages 868 March On stationery headed "Headquarters Armies of the United States." Transcription laid in. Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), Autograph letter signed, to Adolph Edward Borie. Washington, D.C., page 874 March 9 Autographed note signed by Borie on recto of integral address leaf. On the stationery of the Executive Manison. Blossom, Lewis G. Autograph letter signed, to Sadie E. Myers enclosing the manuscript of Melville W. Fuller's poem, "The Great Commander," on the death of Ulysses S. Grant. Chicago, IIl., 4 pages 890 January 5 - Page 0 -

21 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, One-page letter, with three-page manuscript. Fuller authenticates the poem with his signature in Blossom's letter. The manuscript, in pencil, is in an unidentified hand. Cf. Willard L. King"s letter, July 970, in curatorial files. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, Autograph letter signed, to Edwards Pierrepont. Columbus, Ohio, page with envelope 876 June 0 Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, Autograph letter signed, to Susan M. Clay. Washington, D.C., page with envelope 877 April On the stationery of the Executive Manison. Autographed letter signed from Clay, near Lexington, April 6th 877, to Hayes, laid in. Garfield, James A. (James Abram), Autograph letter signed, to Robert Cumming Schenck. Hiram, Ohio, pages 865 October 4 Transcription laid in. Arthur, Chester Alan, Autograph letter signed, to Mr. Campbell. New York, pages 85 April 7 Arthur, Chester Alan, Autograph letter signed, to Silas Wright Burt. New York, pages 86 July - Page -

22 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Transcription laid in. On the stationery of the State of New York, Quartermaster General's Department. Arthur, Chester Alan, Autograph letter signed, to Henry Bowen Anthony. Washington, D.C., page 88 November 9 On the stationery of the Executive Mansion. Transcription laid in. Arthur, Chester Alan, Letter signed, to Darwin C. Pavey. Washington, D.C., page 885 February 06 On the stationery of the Executive Mansion. Cleveland, Grover, Autograph letter signed, to Reverend Samuel Byram Halliday. Washington, D.C., pages 886 March 6 On the stationery of the Executive Mansion. Transcription laid in. Engraved portrait of Cleveland laid in. Cleveland, Grover, Autograph letter signed, to William Edward Dorsheimer. Washington, D.C., 6 pages 886 April 4 - Page -

23 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, On the stationery of the Executive Mansion. Transcription laid in. Engraved portrait of Cleveland laid in. Cleveland, Grover, Autograph letter signed, to Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. Lakewood, New Jersey, 8 pages with envelope 89 May 6 Housed separately. Transcription laid in. Cleveland, Grover, Signed portrait photograph of Grover Cleveland, for an unidentified recipient, page 897 February Photograph by C.M. Bell, Penna. Ave. 70 Fifteenth St. Washington, D.C. Two engraved portraits of Cleveland, one signed, laid in. Cleveland, Grover, Autograph letter signed, to William Lyne Wilson. Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, 4 pages with envelope 900 July 9 Cleveland, Grover, Autograph letter signed, to Kate Sanborn. Princeton, New Jersey, pages 905 February 7 Cleveland, Grover, Autograph letter signed, to John Cullen Bryant. Tamworth, New Hampshire, page 906 August - Page -

24 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Harrison, Benjamin, Autograph letter signed, to C.G Powell. Indianapolis, Ind., page 880 April 8 On the stationery of the Law Office of Harrison, Hines & Miller. McKinley, William, Autograph letter signed, to Mary E. McDonald. Canton, Ohio, page with envelope 88 December 6 Signed "W. McKinley Jr." McKinley, William, Typewritten letter signed (retained copy), to Major- General Joseph Cabell Breckinridge. Washington, D.C., page 898 August With corrections in McKinley's hand. On the stationery of the Executive Mansion. Roosevelt, Theodore, Signed photograph of a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, to F.G. Smith, page 90 December 5 Roosevelt, Theodore, Typescript draft of "Remarks of President Roosevelt to the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor and the representatives of labor associated with them." Washington, D.C., 9 pages 906 March - Page 4 -

25 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Extensive additions and corrections in Roosevelt's hand. Engraved portrait of Roosevelt laid in. Roosevelt, Theodore, Typewritten letter signed, to William Bailey Howland. Washington, D.C., page with envelope 906 June 0 On the stationery of the White House. Roosevelt, Theodore, Typewritten letter signed, to Henry Yates Thompson. Washington, D.C., page 908 January 8 On the stationery of the White House. Roosevelt, Theodore, Typewritten letter signed, to William Wingate Sewall. Oyster Bay, New York, pages 908 June 6 On the stationery of the White House. Roosevelt, Theodore, Typewritten letter (draft), to Julian La Rose Harris, 5 pages on leaves 9 July - Page 5 -

26 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Extensive additions and corrections, in pencil, in Roosevelt's hand. Two pages are additions in an unidentified hand. Roosevelt, Theodore, Typewritten letter signed, to Hamilton Wright Mabie. 87 Fourth Avenue, New York, pages 9 April 6 With corrections in Roosevelt's hand. On the stationery of The Outlook. Taft, William H. (William Howard), Typewritten letter signed, to Hampton L. Carson. United States Circuit Court of Appeals, For the Sixth Circuit, Judge's Chambers, Cincinnati, page 894 January Taft, William H. (William Howard), Autograph letter signed, to Mrs. Isabel Weld Perkins Anderson. Washington, D.C., pages 9 August 0 On the stationery of the White House. Transcription laid in. Taft, William H. (William Howard), Autograph letter signed, to Wilbur Lucius Cross enclosing the typescript of Taft's "Mr. Wilson and the issues of the campaign." Pointe a Pic, Quebec, 77 pages 90 August 9 Mr. Wilson and the campaign. One page letter. Extensive additions and corrections in Taft's hand in typescript, including ten pages completely handwritten. Published in the - Page 6 -

27 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Yale Review (October 90) as "Mr. Wilson and the Campaign." Incomplete copy of Yale Review (October 90) laid in. Taft, William H. (William Howard), Autograph letter signed, to Warren G. Harding. Montreal, 4 pages with envelope 9 February 6 On stationery headed "New Haven, Conn.," but written while in Montreal. Transcription laid in. Engraved portraits of Taft, Harding, Elihu Root, and Charles Hughes laid in. Taft, William H. (William Howard), Typewritten letter signed, to John Proctor Clarke. Washington, D.C., pages 9 September 6 Postscript in Taft's hand on second page. On the stationery of the Supreme Court of the United States. Taft, William H. (William Howard), Typewritten letter signed, to James Montgomery Beck. Washington, D.C., page 9 April 5 On the stationery of the Supreme Court of the United States. Wilson, Woodrow, Autograph letter signed, to his cousin Harriet Woodrow on the leaf of an autograph album. Staunton, Virginia, page 880 June - Page 7 -

28 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Signed "T. Woodrow Wilson". A second album leaf, with an autographed note signed by Edward Freeman Wells (sic), , and an autographed note signed by James W. Bones, Helenhurst Nov /8, laid in. Photograph of Harriet Woodrow laid in. Wilson, Woodrow, Autograph letter signed, to Emma C. Spenser. Princeton, New Jersey, pages 90 January 9 Wilson, Woodrow, Typewritten letter signed, to James Slocum Rogers. Princeton, New Jersey, page with envelope 90 September On the stationery of the President's Room Princeton University. Wilson, Woodrow, Typewritten letter signed, to William Henry Rideing. Trenton, New Jersey, page 9 February 4 On the stationery of the State of New Jersey Executive Department. Wilson, Woodrow, Printed document, wedding announcement of Eleanor Randolph to William Gibbs McAdoo. The White House, Washington, D.C., page with envelope 94 May 7 Wilson, Woodrow, Typewritten letter signed, to John Wesley Wescott. Washington, D.C., page 95 March - Page 8 -

29 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, On the stationery of the White House. Wilson, Woodrow, Typewritten letter signed, to Sarah Baxter Bird, page undated Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), Typewritten letter signed, to Russell Abner Wood. Washington, D.C., page 99 June On the stationery of the United States Senate, Committee on the Philippines. Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), Typewritten letter signed, to Will Harrison Hays. Washington, D.C., page 9 November 5 Postscript in Harding's hand. On the stationery of the White House. Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), Typewritten letter signed, to Lyman Love Pierce. Washington, D.C., pages 9 December On the stationery of the White House. Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), Typewritten letter signed, to Lyman Love Pierce. Washington, D.C., page 9 December - Page 9 -

30 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, On the stationery of the White House. Coolidge, Calvin, Typewritten letter signed, to Edward Albert Filene. State House, Boston, page 99 February On the stationery of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Department. Coolidge, Calvin, Autograph letter signed, to Mgr. William Henry O'Connell. New York, 4 pages 9 November 0 Holes punched through head of pages. Transcription laid in. Coolidge, Calvin, Typewritten letter signed, to Waldo Weston. Washington D.C., page with envelope 97 March 8 On the stationery of the White House. Hoover, Herbert, Typewritten letter signed, to Frank Aloysius Tichenor, page 98 November - Page 0 -

31 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Hoover, Herbert, Typewritten letter signed, to Marie Therese Brolova Pereire Nichols and William Ichabod Nichols. The Waldorf Astoria Towers, New York, New York, page with envelope 958 December 6 Postscript in Hoover's hand. Autographed letter (draft) of the same letter, in pencil, laid in. Aves, Linda. Autograph letter signed, carbon copy to Herbert Hoover. Puyallup, Washington, page 96 December 4 Collins, Gerald. Autograph letter signed, to Herbert Hoover. 905 South Third Avenue, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, pages 96 January 5 Hoover, Herbert, Autograph letter (draft), to Linda Aves, page 96 January 0 In pencil. Typewritten letter. Copy of the same letter laid in, with date. Carbon copy of the same letter laid in. Hoover, Herbert, Autograph letter (draft), to Gerald Collins. The Waldorf Astoria Towers, New York, New York, page 96 May 4 In pencil. Typewritten letter. Copy of the same letter, with place and date, laid in. Carbon copy of the same letter laid in. - Page -

32 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Nichols, William Ichabod, b.905. Typewritten letter signed (carbon copy), to Gerald Collins concerning correspondence with Herbert Hoover. New York, page 96 February 4 Signed by Gerald Collins and Mrs. Merritt G. Collins at foot. On the stationery of This Week magazine. Nichols, William Ichabod, b.905. Typewritten letter signed, to Norman H. Strouse concerning correspondence with Herbert Hoover. 485 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, page 96 February 4 On the stationery of This Week magazine. Nichols, William Ichabod, b.905. Typewritten letter signed (carbon copy), to Eldon Angelo concerning correspondence between Linda Aves and Herber Hoover. New York, page 96 February 5 Signed by Linda Aves and Mrs. Jim Aves at foot. On the stationery of This Week magazine. Aves, Linda. Autograph letter signed, to William Ichabod Nichols concerning her letter to Herbert Hoover. 08 0th Ave. S.E., Puyallup, Wash., pages with envelope 96 February 6 - Page -

33 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Collins, Gerald. Typewritten letter signed, to William Ichabod Nichols concerning his letter to Herbert Hoover. 905 South Third Avenue, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, page with envelope 96 February 0 Nichols, William Ichabod, b.905. Typewritten letter signed, to Norman Strouse concerning correspondence between Herbert Hoover and Linda Aves and Gerald Collins. 485 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, pages 96 February 4 On the stationery of This Week magazine. Hoover, Herbert, Typewritten letter signed, to Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse. The Waldorf-Astoria Towers, New York, New York, page 96 February 7 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), Autograph letter signed, to Mr. Fontein. Hyde Park, New York, 6 pages 89 January Holes punched through foot of each page. Recipient formerly identified as Wyger J. Fontein, the recipient's son. Related letters and a newspaper article about Wyger J. Fontein laid in. Two photographs of Wyger J. Fontein with Sara Delano Roosevelt and in Genoa, 97, laid in. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), Typewritten letter signed, to Stanislaus Vincent Henkels. Washington, D.C., page 97 January 0 - Page -

34 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, On the stationery of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), Typewritten letter signed, to John Crosby Brown. Albany, New York, page 90 November 6 On the stationery of the State of New York Executive Chamber. Typewritten note from Philip Farish to Norman Strouse, concerning Crosby, laid in. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), Typewritten letter signed, to Mrs. Frank T. Griswold. Washington, D.C., page with envelope 95 May On the stationery of the White House. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), Typewritten letter signed, to John Brendan Kelly. Washington, D.C., page with envelope 940 May 8 On the stationery of the White House. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), Typewritten letter signed, to T. Salisbury Huff. Washington, D.C., page 940 July On the stationery of the White House. - Page 4 -

35 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), Typewritten letter signed, to Harry Francis Kelly. Washington, D.C., page 94 August 9 On the stationery of the White House. Typewritten letter signed from Elmer J. Hanna, Harbor Springs, Michigan, to Norman H. Strouse, March, 96, laid in. Documents relating to the circumstances referred to in Roosevelt's letter laid in. Roosevelt, Eleanor, Typewritten note signed, to Mr. Oliver. The White House, Washington, D.C, page 945 April 9 9 Written three days before death of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Truman, Harry S., Typewritten letter signed, to L. Stauffer Oliver. Washington, D.C., page 948 January 4 On the stationery of the White House. Signed carbon copies of Oliver's letters to Truman and George C. Marshall laid in. Truman, Harry S., Typewritten letter signed, to David H. Morgan. Washington, D.C., page with envelope 949 January 7 On the stationery of the White House. - Page 5 -

36 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Inaugural Committee (U.S. : 949). Printed invitation to the inauguration of Harry S. Truman and Alben William Barkley, on January 0, 949, addressed to Elbert L. Huber. Washington, D.C., page with envelope 949 March Date postmarked. Truman, Harry S., Autograph letter signed, to Mary Ethel Noland. Federal Reserve Bank Building, Kansas City, Missouri, page 954 February Truman, Harry S., Typewritten letter signed, to Emerson Greenaway. Independence, Missouri, page 965 January 9 Truman, Harry S., Signature on a reproduction of the front page of the New York Times, August 7, 945, page undated Markey, Lawrence Morris, Typewritten letter, to J. A. McKaughan concerning Dwight D. Eisenhower. 44 East 5nd Street, New York, New York, pages 948 June 7 Typewritten letter signed from J.A. McKaughan to Emerson Greenaway laid in. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), Typewritten letter signed, to the Chief Librarian, Free Library of Philadelphia (Franklin Haines Price). New York, New York, pages 950 May 5 - Page 6 -

37 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, On the stationery of Columbia University in the City of New York, Office of the President. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), Typescript signed (mimeographed copy) of "The Message of the President on the State of the Union as actually delivered to the Joint Session of the 8rd Congress." Washington, D.C., pages 954 January 7 State of the Union message. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), Typewritten letter signed, to W. Atlee Burpee, Jr. Washington, D.C., page with envelope 959 January 0 On the stationery of the White House. Typewritten letter signed (carbon copy) from Burpee to Eisenhower, Philadelphia, January 0 959, laid in. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), Typewritten letter signed, to Robert Cutler. Indio, California, pages 968 April H. Harris (Firm). Record of tailoring done for John Fitzgerald Kennedy. New York, folder 955 February 6 - Page 7 -

38 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Contents include folder with thirty-five fabric swatches, thirty-two order slips with specifications, and two pages of measurements and style notes. One color photograph and two color slides of the swatch folder are laid in. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), Typewritten letter signed, to H. Harris. United States Senate, Washington, D.C., page 955 May 0 Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), Typewritten letter signed, to H. Harris. United States Senate, Washington, D.C., page 958 April Probably signed by a secretary. Cf. Secretary XIV in Hamilton's The robot that helped to make a president. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), Typewritten letter signed, to H. Harris. United States Senate, Washington, D.C., page 958 July 5 Probably signed for Kennedy by his secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. Cf. Secretary II b in Hamilton's The robot that helped to make a president. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), Typewritten letter signed (photocopy), to Irving Kolodin. United States Senate, Washington, D.C., 5 pages 960 September 6 - Page 8 -

39 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Probably signed with an autopen. Cf. Robot Pattern I a in Hamilton's The robot that helped to make a president. Typewritten letter signed (carbon copy) from Norman H. Strouse to William D. Patterson, March 9 96, laid in. This copy sent to Emerson Greenaway. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), Typewritten letter signed, to William Dudley Patterson. Washington, D.C., page 96 February Probably signed for Kennedy by his secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. Cf. Secretary II c in Hamilton's The robot that helped to make a president. On the stationery of the White House. Lincoln, Evelyn Norton, 9-. Typewritten letter signed to H. Harris, concerning a tailoring order from John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Washington D.C., page 96 March Date of receipt, Mar 4 96, stamped at head. On the stationery of the White House. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), Typewritten document signed, Proclamation of National Library Week, April 6-, 96. Washington, D.C., page 96 April Probably signed by a secretary. Cf. Secretary III c in Hamilton's The robot that helped to make a president. On the stationery of the White House. Typewritten letter signed from Myer Feldman to Raymond O. Starzmann, Washington, April 96, laid in. - Page 9 -

40 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), Typewritten letter signed, to William Dudley Patterson. Washington, D.C., page 96 October On the stationery of the White House. Harris, S. Typewritten letter signed, to Evelyn Lincoln concerning a tailoring order from John Fitzgerald Kennedy. 600 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, page 96 December 8 Autographed note signed by Evelyn Lincoln to Harris at foot. On the stationery of H. Harris Custom Tailor. Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), Autograph letter signed, to H. Harris. United States Senate, Washington, D.C., pages undated Lincoln, Evelyn Norton, 9-. Autograph note signed, to H. Harris concerning a tailoring order from John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Washington, D.C., page undated Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), Envelope addressed, to Albert Monroe Greenfield. Washington, D.C., envelope 964 December 8 Place and date postmarked. On the stationery of the White House. - Page 40 -

41 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), Typewritten letter signed, to Emerson Greenaway. Washington, D.C., page 967 January On the stationery of the White House. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 9-.Typewritten letter signed, to Norman H. Strouse. Washington, D.C., page 956 November 9 On the stationery of the Office of the Vice President Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 9-.Typewritten letter signed, to Norman H. Strouse. Washington, D.C., page with envelope 956 November 9 On the stationery of the Office of the Vice President. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 9-.Typewritten letter signed, to Mrs. A.H. Prior. Washington, D.C., page 960 July Signed "Dick Nixon". On the stationery of the Office of the Vice President. Autographed note by Mrs. Prior at foot. - Page 4 -

42 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 9-.Typewritten letter signed, to Norman H. Strouse, page 96 November 5 Signed "Dick." Photograph of Nixon laid in. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 9-. Typewritten letter signed, to Norman H. Strouse. 77 First Avenue, New York, New York 007, page 965 January 7 Signed "Dick." On the stationery of the Boy's Clubs of America. Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 9-. Typewritten letter signed, to Norman H. Strouse. 77 First Avenue, New York, New York, page 965 October 9 Signed "Dick." Ford, Gerald R., 9-. Typewritten letter signed, to Paul E. Sabol. Washington, D.C., page 974 November 7 Signed "Gerry Ford." On the stationery of the White House. - Page 4 -

43 Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse collection of letters of the presidents, Bush, George, 94-. Typewritten letter signed, to Lawrence Edmund Spivak. Washington, D.C., page with envelope 987 October Place from envelope. Bush, George, 94-. Typewritten proclamation signed, commemorating the bicentennial of the first United States patent, celebrated at The Free Library of Philadelphia. The White House, Washington, D.C., page 990 July 0 Bush, Barbara, 95-. Typewritten letter signed, to Elliot Louis Shelkrot. The White House, Washington, D.C., page 989 February Page 4 -