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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Stephen B. Elkins Correspondence and Legal Papers, A&M 1794, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and legal papers of Republican U.S. Senator (1895-1911) Stephen B. Elkins. There are letters (originals and
copies) from James A. Garfield (3); U.S. Grant (2); William McKinley (1); William H. Taft (1); James G. Blaine (23); Benjamin
Harrison (18); and other political and business associates. Other personal letters include various correspondents and their
opinions of Elkins's speeches. The legal documents pertain to Elkins's New Mexico land interests and lawsuits resulting from
his claims, particularly his legal suit with former Civil War General Benjamin F. Butler. Others interested in the New Mexico
affairs include William C. Rencher, Abraham Staab, Adolph Staab, T. B. Catron, F. W. Risque, R. C. Kerens, John T. McCook,
and Ehud N. Darling.
There is a photostat positive of page 2 of the New York Daily Tribune, dated Thursday, June 4, 1885, that contains a copy
of an oration by Stephen Elkins, delivered at the University of Missouri, "Dangers that Menace the Country--Causes and Remedies."
There also are blueprints that relate to Elkins's interests in New Mexico (Oversize Folder 1).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Legal documents
- New Mexico
- United States -- Politics and government
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- New Mexico
- United States -- Politics and government