This collection is open for research.
Volwiler taught history at Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio in the 1920's,
taking a leave from 1925-1926 to teach at Indiana University. In 1934 he was
appointed professor of history at Ohio University and was head of that department
from 1947-1955. He was the author of
George Croghan and the
Westward Movement, 1741-1782
and
The
Correspondence Between Benjamin Harrison and James G. Blaine, 1882-1893
among other books . He pursued his research for the Harrison biography for many
summers, but died in 1957 before completing the work.
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Correspondence; II.
Research and notes; III. Drafts; IV. Miscellaneous.
The Volwiler mss., 1898-1958, consists of material collected by Albert Tangeman
Volwiler, 1888-1957, historian, on Benjamin Harrison, president of the United States
from 1889-1893 for a biography. The correspondence includes Volwiler's concerning
his research and copies of Harrison's letters. There are also eight original
letters, 1898-1899, from Harrison to his clerk Everard F. Tibbott
(see: II. Research and notes. Subjects. Venezuela.
Correspondence)
Series:
Box 8
II. Research and notes
Large and small envelopes are arranged numerically by their original assigned
numbers.
Subseries:
Large envelopes, Nos. 1-62
Guide to Large Envelopes, Nos. 1-181
1. Map studies of Indiana, 1870-1888
1a. Ancestry. Miami. Volwiler correspondence, 1928-1934. Draft
of Chapter I. Harrison genealogy and speeches
1b. John Anderson Letters, 1853-1868. Typescripts
1c. John Scott Harrison. Three school papers; calendar,
printed pieces
1d. Wm. H. Harrison Funeral
2. Politics 1850's. Volwiler correspondence, 1931-1932. School
paper, and notes.
2a. Pen Portrait of Benjamin Harrison
3. Civil War - Indianapolis Journal articles. Clark paper
[Indiana University Seminar paper]
5. Civil War - White Letters [James White]
9. Lawyer. 1. John B. Elam's Paper; 2. Ferdinand Winter's
statement, Mar. 10, 1927 to
Volwiler; 3. Wm. D. Foulke's statement, Morrison Will Case,
1893, Indianapolis St. Railway
Case, 1897; 4. Harrison's Argument
in Nancy Clem Murder Case
11. Harrison Before U.S. Supreme Court. Two school
papers
15. Treason exposed & Democratic Party [1886]
17.1874,
1876,
1878 Campaign Speeches
19.1876 Burnett's paper.
Published in
Indiana Magazine of
History
20.1877 Railroad Strike.
Three term papers
21. Mississippi River Com. Letter to Volwiler, Mar. 1928
30. Term paper and printed.
23. Personnel of 47, 48, 49, 51, & 52
Congress
25. Senate Votes.
[Includes 29-page typed copy:
"Yea and
Nay Votes Cast by Hon. Benjamin Harrison, A Senator from
Indiana, arranged in chronological and alphabetical order,
showing the date when cast and page of Congressional Record
where found"
]
27. Senator 1880-1885. Lacy, Indiana University paper
29. Sen. Harrison - 47th Congress, 1st & 2nd
Sessions
31. 48 Congress, 1st Session. Miss Galt's, Miss McClintock's
term papers
33. 49 Congress, 1st Session. Sittler & Sweetland's
papers
35. Senator Harrison in 2nd Session of 49th Congress. By Karl
Smith, Penn, 1928 Arthur Neal,
49th & Reelection
37. Harrison: Agriculture Problems, 1881-1887. Mr.
Kretschman, term paper
39. Senator & Territories. Five term
papers
41. Senator Harrison & Bankruptcy Legislation. Term
paper
43. Chinese Exclusion. Three term papers
45. Civil Service. Senator Harrison: Civil Service Reform,
1881-1887. Miss Bowers, Wittenberg Pro Seminar,
1930; Miss Morrow, Wittenberg,
Pro Seminar 1932; Mr.
Kretschman
47. Sen. Harrison - the Blair Education Bill. Wittenberg,
Miss Faries, 1930; Educational
Problems in 47, 48th & 49th, Miss Lowergrund,
Pennsylvania
49. Schrope: Eulogies of Ben. H. Wittenberg, 1932
51. Senator & Internal Improvements. Davey's
papers
53. Senator & Indian Affairs, Carmean's Thesis. Two
term papers.
55. Senator Harrison & Labor, 1881-1887, McCulloh's seminar paper; Liquor Problem,
1881-1887, Mr. Frederick
57. Sen. Harrison & Maricopa Co., Arizona. Letter to
Volwiler, Mar. 7, 1932; Term
paper
59. Senator Harrison & National Parks. Bowers'
paper
61. Senator & Pensions. Five term papers
62. Personal sketch as revealed by Congressional Record. Erma
Leonard, Wittenberg, 1932
Subseries:
Box 9
Large envelopes, Nos. 63-133
63. Senator Harrison & Railroads. Wm. Avery,
Wittenberg, 1930; Marshall Moore,
Wittenberg, 1928
65. Senator, Presidential Succession. Miss Schafer's Seminar
Paper - Presidential Succession Act
67. Senator - Tariff. Lenhart's paper
69. Schrope: H. Voorhees & Indiana. Wittenberg,
1932
71. H.L.P.A. [Holy League of Peers of America]. Letter to
Volwiler, Mar. 6, 1945; and
papers
73. Delegate, l880,
1884 Term
paper
75.1886 Senatorial
Election. W. S. Garber's manuscript
77.1888 Nomination of
Harrison. Seminar paper by Clyde Ferguson, Indiana; paper by Edmund
D. Washington, Indiana; comments by Louis T. Michener
79.1889-1891. Harrison & the 51st Congress. Miss
Wright's paper, Indiana
81. Bering Sea. Scholl, 1932
82. Harrison to Elkins. Typescripts
83. Patrick Egan. Thesis by W. F. Beck, 1933
85. Catholic Influence & the Election of '92. Term
paper
87. Chilean Crisis. Miss Buzby's and Miss Wiedinmyer's
papers, Penn, 1932
88. Chilean Letters. Typescripts
89. Cholera, 1892 Muscalus,
Penn, 1932
91. Hawaii, 1891-1893. Winch, Penn, 1932
93. Canadian Relations, 1889-1893. Boyer, Penn, 1932
95. Financial Situation of the U.S.,1893 Ehrhart, Penn, 1932
97. Mafia Incident. Larimer, Pro-seminar Wittenberg,
1931; letter to Volwiler,
December 14,
1941
98. Executive - Legislative Relations under Harrison and
Cleveland. Dennis Porter's thesis
99. Restrictions on American Pork. Ruth Taylor, Penn,
1932
101. Post Office Dept., 1889-1893. Leatherman, 1932
105. Reciprocity. Cassell, 1932
107. Samoa, 1889 Agee,
Penn, 1932
108. Oklahoma
109. Threatened Panic, 1890 Preston, Penn, 1932
111. Vetoes of Pres. Harrison. Louise Moser, Wittenberg,
1930
113. Allison correspondence, 1891-1892. Typescripts
114. Platt. Correspondence, 1888-1900. Typescripts
115. Carnegie Letters. Typescripts
116. Catholic Indian School Controversy.
Typescripts
119. Clarkson political letters, 1890-1892. Typescripts
121. Eccentric letters. Typescripts
123. Fishback-Hay [W. P. Fishback and Eugene Hay]. Articles
on Harrison
125. Halford-Tibbott Diaries. Typescripts
127. Halford's letters, 1889-1895. Typescripts
127a. Halford's letters. Typescripts
128. Halford's Leslie Articles. Photostats, printed and
typescripts
129. Homestead documents. Typescripts
130. Mrs. Isabella de la Hunt, post office at Cannelton,
Indiana. Typescripts
133. Louis T. Michener. Eighteen articles, 1927
Subseries:
Box 10
Large envelopes, Nos. 134-173
134. Mormons. Copy of Woodruff-Clarkson letter of July 11, 1894; six term
papers
134a. Mormons. Copy of Woodruff-Clarkson letter of July 11, 1894
134b. Mormons. Woodruff-Clarkson letter of July 11, 1894
135. Levi P. Morton. Letters, 1888-1892. Typescripts
137. Regarding Charles F. Murchison letters.
Typescripts
139. Indiana Politics, 1891 Mason-Edson letters. Typescripts
141. Ocean Mail, 1891-1892. Typescripts
143. Quay & Patronage, 1889 Two term papers by Brunhouse
145. B. F. Tracy. Three addresses, 1891
147. Silver Letters, 1890-1892. Typescripts
148. Family letters and others to Harrison, 1850-1892. Typescripts
150. Letters from Harrison's Private letter book, 1880-1888. Typescripts
151. Harrison's Letters to 1888 Photostats and typescripts
153. Harrison's Letters, 1888-1901. Photostats and
typescripts
154. Harrison-Blaine Letters. Photostats
155. Dictionary of American Biography article.
Drafts
155a-b. Letters for No. 155. Typescripts
162. Venezuela Arbitration. Papers by Volwiler
162a. Venezuela Arbitration. Letters to Volwiler, 1929-1931, and
drafts
162b. Venezuela Arbitration. Drafts 1st, 3rd, 4th,
5th
162c. Venezuela Arbitration. Letter to Volwiler, 1929 and notes.
162d. Venezuela Arbitration. Mrs. Harrison's "Diary" letters, 1889
163. Pictures for Biography: 4 maps, 26 photos (includes
political cartoons), 2 printed pictures, photos of 2
letters
l67. Indianapolis Journal references to Harrison: list of
dates
169. Bibliography for Benjamin Harrison
171. Catalogue of Harrison's papers in Library of
Congress
173. Calendar of Harrison letters
Subseries:
Small envelopes, Nos. 1-4
1. Letters to Volwiler, 1945-1948; and notes
1a. Washington & New York. Notes and letters to
Volwiler, 1928-1932
1b. Indianapolis. Letter to Volwiler, 1930; and notes
1c. Cincinnati. Letters to and regarding Volwiler, 1927-1936; maps
and notes
1d. Chronology
1f. Prospective articles. Letter to Volwiler, 1932; and notes
1g. Indianapolis Journal references; list of Harrison-Hayes
letters
2. Harrison speech. Notes
3. John Scott Harrison. Letter to Volwiler, Dec. 10, 1941; notes; and
clipping
4. Ancestry and childhood. Notes
Subseries:
Box 11
Small envelopes, Nos. 5-37
5. Youth, Cincinnati and Miami. Notes and letters to
Volwiler, 1927-1928.
6. Lawyer, 1853-1862. Notes
9. Civil War I. Notes
10. Civil War II. Notes
12. Civil War III. Notes
13. Personal, 1865-1889. Notes
14. Personal, 1865-1888 (including Religion & Community).
Notes
15. Politics, 1865-1880. Notes
17.1865-1878 Politics. Notes
19.1876 Campaign Politics.
Notes
21. Railroad strike, 1877 Notes
23. Law, 1865-1888. Notes and letters to Volwiler, 1929 and 1940
25. Law, 1865-1888. Notes
27. Lawyer, Law, 1865-1888. Notes and letters to
Volwiler, 1932
35. Senate. Notes and letters to Volwiler, 1930 and 1939
37. Senate. Notes
Subseries:
Box 12
Small envelopes, Nos. 39-61
39. Senate. Notes; and letter to Volwiler, 1943
43.1884 Delegate &
President. Notes, and Volwiler letter of 1931
(carbon)
45.1888 Nomination I.
Notes
47.1888 Nomination.
Miscellaneous notes
49.1888 Campaign. Notes and
Volwiler correspondence of 1947
51.1888 Campaign.
Notes
52. Original notes on Halford's Diary
53. Blaine I. notes
54. Blaine II. notes
55. Blaine III. notes
57. Cabinet. Notes
59.Nov. 1888-Mar. 4, 1889. Notes
61. Patronage, 1889-1893. Notes
Subseries:
Box 13
Small envelopes, Nos. 63-97
63. Nepotism. Notes
65. Patronage. Notes
67. Civil Service. Notes
69. Civil Service. Printed reports
71. Civil Service Reform. Contemporary Documents from Foulke
regarding 1889. Printed
73. Personal, 1889-1893. Notes.
75.1889-1893 Personal Miscellaneous. Notes and letter to
Volwiler, 1928
77.1889-1893 Miscellaneous Tour. Notes and letters to
Volwiler, 1928
79. 1st Session, 51st Congress. Notes
81. Panics; Finance. notes
83. Southern Question. Notes and letter to Volwiler,
undated
85. Tanner, Lottery, Cholera. Notes
89. Catholic & Religious Schools Question. Notes and
letters to Volwiler, 1931 & 1933
90. Mormons. Notes
91. Election of 1890 Notes
93. Navy, Imperialism. Notes
95. Chile, Hawaii. Notes
97. Bering Sea, Foreign Affairs. Notes and letters to
Volwiler, 1940
Subseries:
Box 14
Small envelopes, Nos. 99-121; Oklahoma
99.1891-1892. Notes
101.1891-1892. Notes
103. Re-nomination. Notes
105.1892 Campaign.
Notes
107.1893-1895. Miscellaneous. Notes and letter to
Volwiler, 1931
109.1893-1896. Notes & letters, 1928
111. Law, 1893-1901. Notes
113.1895-1901
115. Venezuela. Notes
117. Venezuela. Notes
119a-c. Venezuela, notes
121. Memorial pamphlet. Printed
Oklahoma. Research notes on Oklahoma, 1889-1891
(2 folders)
Subseries:
Box 15
Subjects, A-Z
All the Republican National Conventions, 1856-1896, by
Henry H. Smith. Printed.
Bayliff's notes. regarding silver and gold
33rd, 34th, 47th-49th Congresses. lists of members &
votes
(blank forms)
"The Diaries of Elijah W. Halford
and Everard F. Tibbott, private secretaries to President
Benjamin Harrison."
65pp. Typescript
Halford & Tibbott. Correspondence regarding their
deaths, 1927-1952
Illustrations. Photographs and negatives; plans for use of
illustrations for frontispiece & endpapers
Late added notes for Harrison letters, corrected 1955 Copies of Harrison letters notes,
printed material, and Volwiler correspondence, 1944 & 1957
Late additions of notes, miscellaneous material.
Michener, Louis T. Correspondence by and about Michener,
1927-1958
Michener, Louis T. Memos, prepared for Volwiler in 1932
Miscellaneous letters, 1888-1950. Typescripts
Miscellaneous notes, correspondence, 1833-1957. Photostats and typescripts
Miscellaneous notes 1, 2, 3
Miscellaneous notes, Harrison clippings
Relations between President & Congress. notes
& papers
Use for quotes and notes
Venezuela. Documents 1 & 2
Venezuela. Correspondence. Harrison to Everard F. Tibbott:
1898, Apr. 4,
June 17,
June 21,
July 2;
1899, Apr. 23,
May 2,
May 3,
May 5. Tibbott to his wife,
1899, Sept.
21. Miscellaneous correspondence, 1899-1950
Venezuela. Chapter 21?
Weickselbaum, Norman. The Catholic Indian School Controversy,
1889-1891: A Conflict of Ideas. Chapters I-VIII and
complete carbon transcript
Yellowstone Park and The First Forest Reserve, by Thomas G.
Manning. Carbon, 10pp.
Box 18
Index cards, alphabetically arranged. Harrison documents and
letters, with notes
(5 boxes)
