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Creator: Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 Date: 1955 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: 1955 Telegram from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Major Harwell G. Davis on the occasion of Howard College's Cornerstone Ceremony. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Underwood, Oscar W. (Oscar Wilder), 1862-1929 Date: 1912 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter dated June 10, 1912, from lawyer and politician Oscar Underwood to Henry B. Gray. Underwood ran for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924 and is the only individual to serve as the Democratic leader in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Henry B. Gray served as the sixt... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: King, William R. (William Rufus), 1786-1853 Date: 1848-08-26 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: <p> William Rufus King (1786-1853) was elected as Vice President of the United States under President Franklin Pierce in 1852, becoming the only Alabamian to ever be elected to executive office. Earlier, King served as a U.S. representative from North Carolina and as a senator from Alabama. He al... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Creator: Morgan, John Tyler, 1824-1907 Date: 1896-07-05 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: <p> In the letter Morgan discusses the Nicaraguan Canal issue, as well as the major economic policy issue of free silver. Regarding the canal issue, Morgan writes: "The canal is, with our people an Alabama question, for which nothing can be substituted." </p> <br> <p> John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1838-03-24 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: John H. Marr, son of wealthy Tuscaloosa plantation owners William and Nancy G. Marr, was in medical school in Philadelphia at the time this letter was written. In the letter, Marr describes his visit to Washington, D.C. John writes of seeing President Martin van Buren at the White house. He also ... View Full Item at Samford University Library