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William Howard T*tt COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM of P&oers Processed? HA Bate* 1/23/56 HOWARD TAFT (1357 - 1930} the papers of William Howard Teft, l&vyer, 0# S# Circuit , governor of the Philippines, Secretary of War, President of the United States, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, were given to th<* Ititofcxy oi - C Measure of sise* 539 containers Approximate nuaioer of items* papers &re open to scholarly research under Library of Congress restrictions* "lii© a&in group of papers, ocmprisiog an t t H f ttii 5^^ l e t t e r s end ctaer items, i s in the Library of Congress, &n& uiany official papers ar» in the National Archives. There are some papers ftlflt in the Southern Historical Collection of the Ifeiiveraity of Borth Carolina, the H&yes Mesori&l Library, the Ohio St«te Archaeological and Historical Society, the Hev lork Public Library, the Cornell University -Library, tkl University of Rochester Library, the l e l e University Library, and the Michigan Historical Collections (University of Kichi&&n), Four volumes of Taft's speeches, Presidential addresses, s t t t e p&pers hive been published, but there he.a been no systematic publication of the correspondence and other manuscripts** From j* B&tional Fro^rfem f o r t n e P u b l i c a t i o n of H l a t o r i c f e l Documents p, 74. William Hovurd t a f t II *• 2 •• Blo&r&phlcal Hote 1857, Sept. 15 Bom, Cincinnati, Ohio 1878 B,A», 1380 LL # B., Cincinnati Lev School and admitted to Ohio bar 1880 L&v reporter, Cincinnati li&es &n& Cciflgerciej. 1381-83 Prosecuting attorney, Keaiilton County, Ohio 18S3-B7 Practiced lav in Cincinnati U | Married Helen He iron June 19 13H 7-90 Judge, Superior Court, Cincinnati Solicitor gtBftftl of U. S. 1892-1900 U. i« Circuit Judge, 6th Circuit 1696-1900 Professor and d*&n of Ifcv department, Univ# of Cincinnati President, U, 8* Philippine 1901-04 first civil governor of Philippine Islands y of War in cabinet of Theodore Boosevelt 1904-08 President of the United States (Republican), defeated Hilliea Jennings Bryan 191 ni ted for PreiJidency, defeated by Voodro^r Kent irofessor of lev, Xrle 1921-30 Chief Justice of the U. S, 1930, Mar. Died AutAor of* Four oT Civic Duty* Volume on Popular Govemisent, containing B lectures and 2 Addresses before American Bar Asaoeletion. 1913* Tq« ^ntj-Trugt Act t%n<l. tli© Supreme Court. 1914* The U« Stt anj| Peac^, 1914. Our Chief Mfagistrate and His Powers» 1916* t P&pera on League of Hatlona» 1920. ^"ho Vts Vho In America, 1897-19A2, rolm If Harouis 3overd T&ft III * | Description of Series Tae 539 eottf JOTf of Taft papers include 144 volumes of letterpress copies of correspondence dating froa 1890 to 1921. Addressee and articles are bound in 42 volumes* the K&in bo4y of the Presidential papers wes arranged in 3 ©ep&rate files by Executive Office sssistenta tad has been kept that Tlie idbr&r/ a^c> a t^&por&rv" description of the v&rioug series into vaich the collection i s divided* *>nc • listing of letter press b/ date# A sore completa register i s la preparation*
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