Item 115: Collection of Autographs for John Long Davis, John Milton Hay, Elihu Root, John W. Griggs, Ethan A. Hitchcock, Charles Emory Smith, James Wilson, Philander C. Knox, Lyman J. Gage (Removed to Black Box #1), 1899-1907
Item — Box: 11, Folder: 115
Dates
- Created: 1899-1907
Creator
- Long, John Davis, 1838-1915 (Person)
Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities
Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Autographs
Condition Note:
Excellent.
Measurements:
9 13/16 in. x 13 ¾ in.
Description:
A collection of nine different autographs from American politicians between 1899 to 1907 such as John Long Davis, John Milton Hay, Elihu Root, John W. Griggs, Ethan A. Hitchcock, Charles Emory Smith, James Wilson, Philander C. Knox, and Lyman J. Gage. John Long Davis was born in Maine in 1838. After he graduated from Harvard University he settled in Massachusetts. While in Massachusetts he became their 32nd governor. Long later served as Secretary of the Navy during the Spanish-American War and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1883. John Milton Hay was born in Indiana in 1838. Hay saw Lincoln like a father, he assumed the role of president Lincoln’s secretary, presidential emissary, and became the Secretary of State in 1898. Elihu Root was born in New York in 1845. Following his ten year position as Secretary of War he was elected to the U.S. senate. Later, Root was elected as the 38th president of the American Bar Association. John W. Griggs was born in New Jersey in 1829. Griggs served as governor of New Jersey from 1896 to 1898 and United States Attorney General from 1898 to 1901. He was also strongly considered to be nominated for the Supreme Court in 1892. Ethan A. Hitchcock was born in Vermont in 1798. He was an author and United States Army officer who would become a major general during the American Civil War. Hitchcock was also a musician, he played the flute and had a collection of flute music. Hitchcock also had a private library in which he kept over 250 volumes on alchemy. Charles Emory Smith was born in Connecticut in 1842. Smith was the United States minister to Russia from 1890 to 1892. As well as being a journalist he was a Republican delegate to several Republican National Conventions. James Wilson was born in Scotland in 1835. Upon immigrating and settling in Iowa, he was elected to the House of Representatives serving as the speaker. Wilson also served as Secretary of Agriculture in 1897. Philander C. Knox was an American politician, lawyer, and bank director. He was born on May 6, 1853. He was born in Brownsville Pennsylvania and became a prominent attorney in Pittsburgh forming the law firm Knox and Reed. He served as the Director of the Pittsburgh National Bank of Commerce and in 1901, he accepted an appointment to be United States Attorney General under President William McKinley until McKinley was assassinated. In 1909, President Taft appointed Knox as U.S. Secretary of State. As Secretary of State, Knox reorganized the State department and pursued dollar diplomacy, which emphasized stabilizing U.S. investments abroad. Lyman J. Gage was born on June 28, 1836. He was a successful American financier as he held many positions of influence at financial institutions including president of the National Bank of Chicago in 1891 and president of the United States Trust Company in NYC from 1902 to 1906. He was board of directors at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1890. He initially belonged to the Republican party before he changed political parties in 1884 to support Grover Cleveland for president. From March 1892 to January 1902 he served as Secretary of the Treasury under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. His role as Secretary of the Treasury allowed him to pass the Gold Standard Act of 1900 which reestablished American currency to be backed by gold.
Creator
- Long, John Davis, 1838-1915 (Person)
- Hay, John Milton, 1838-1905 (Person)
- Griggs, John W., 1849-1927 (Person)
- Hitchcock, Ethan A., 1798-1870 (Person)
- Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 (Person)
- [Illegible name [Pos. Lengerke Meyre, George von, 1858-1918] (Person)
- Wilson, James, 1835-1920 (Person)
- Knox, Philander Chase, 1853-1921 (Person)
- Gage, Lyman J., 1836-1927 (Person)
- Smith, Charles Emory, 1842-1908 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu