Stephen B. Elkins Correspondence and Legal Papers A&M 1794

Stephen B. Elkins Correspondence and Legal Papers A&M 1794


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1794
Title
Stephen B. Elkins Correspondence and Legal Papers 1881-1896 1866-1910
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/210889
Quantity
0.42 Linear Feet, 5 in. (1 document case, 5 in.; 1 oversize folder)
Creator
Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
Most materials are in English except for the blueprints of Santa Fe, NM, 1907 ("Plano General del Pueblo Moderno" and "Villa Catalina Elkins"), which are written in Spanish.

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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).

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Container List

Mixed Materials Box 1 Folder: 1
Correspondence to or concerning Senator Elkins
1885-19101885-1889English.
Mixed Materials Box 1 Folder: 2
Correspondence to or from Garfield, Grant, McKinley, and Taft
1881-1910English.
Mixed Materials Box 1 Folder: 3
Correspondence from James G. Blaine
1875-1891English.
Mixed Materials Box 1 Folder: 4
Correspondence to or from Benjamin Harrison
1888-1896English.
Mixed Materials Box 1 Folder: 5
Miscellaneous Letters Concerning Elkins' Speeches
1883-1886, 19021883-1886English.
Mixed Materials Box 1 Folder: 6
Correspondence with Benjamin Butler
1887-1892English.
Mixed Materials Box 1 Folder: 7
Correspondence and Legal Documents Relating to Stephen Elkins, T. B. Catron, William C. Rencher, and New Mexico lands
1871-1905English.
Mixed Materials Box 1 Folder: 8
Benjamin Butler v. Stephen Elkins Legal Briefs and Related Documents
1885-1895English.
Mixed Materials Box 1 Folder: 9
Legal Cases Involving Stephen Elkins, Benjamin Butler, Ehud N. Darling; The Ortiz-Mine Grant
1880-1891English.
Mixed Materials Box 1 Folder: 10
Photograph of Land in Homer, Texas, Finance Committee, West Virginia Legislature Section of Forested Land
1866English.
Mixed Materials Oversize Folder 1
Copy of oration delivered by Elkins at the University of Missouri, "Dangers that Menace the Country—Causes and Remedies"
1885 June 4
Mixed Materials Oversize Folder 1
Blueprints of Plano General del Pueblo Moderno, Santa Fe, New Mexico (founded by Mutual Cooperative Life Insurance Company) by Abraham L. Pozzo
December 1907Spanish; Castilian.