Powell Clayton letters to B. J. Rosewater
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Description
- Title
- Powell Clayton letters to B. J. Rosewater
- Creator
- Clayton, Powell, 1833-1914
- Contributor
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Clayton, Powell, 1833-1914
Republican Party (Ark.)
Rosewater, B. J. - Published / Created
- 1898-1901
- Abstract
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Thirteen TLS from Powell Clayton, most written from Mexico, to "Ben" J. Rosewater, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Most letters concern news of Arkansas politics, Republican conventions, and visits by Clayton to Arkansas. Also discussed is news of Eureka Springs politics. A few letters were written while Clayton was travelling in the United States.
- Description
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Powell Clayton served as governor of Arkansas, 1868-1871, and as a United States senator from Arkansas, 1871-1877. In 1882 he settled in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, where he built the Eureka Springs Railway. He was appointed minister to Mexico in 1897 and served as ambassador to Mexico, 1899-1905.
Purchased from South By Southwest on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1976. - Extent
- 13 items.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-2297 C5791
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
Typescripts - Resource Type
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Geographic)
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Arkansas--Politics and government--To 1950
Eureka Springs (Ark.)--Politics and government - Subject (Name)
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Clayton, Powell, 1833-1914
Republican Party (Ark.)
Rosewater, B. J.
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Powell Clayton Letters to B. J. Rosewater. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 4405463
- Object ID (OID)
- 17257199
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