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William Howard Taft Letters
An inventory of his
letters at Syracuse University
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Oct 1987
[Derived from Summit]
12 Mar 2007
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11 Feb 2009 - converted to EAD (LDC)
Overview of the Collection
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Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
William Howard Taft Letters
1891-1929
6 items (SC)
Papers of the U. S. President. Outgoing correspondence concerning recommendations for appointments; the raising of a native militia and the use of American engineers in the Philippines; and devising a plan for a government in Manila.
149283
English
Biographical History
William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician who served as U.S. President (1908-1912) and Chief Justitce of the Supreme Court (1921-1930).
1857Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15th
1878Graduated from Yale University
1880Graduated from Cincinnati Law School
1880-1892Solicitor General under President Benjamin Harrison
1886Married Helen Herron on June 19th
1892-1900Judge for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
1900-1904Chief Administrator of the Philippines
1904-1908Secretary of War under President Theodore Roosevelt
1908-1912President of the United States
1921-1930Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (nominated by President Warren G. Harding)
1930Died on March 8th; first U.S. President to be buried in Arlington National Cemetary
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The William Howard Taft Letters consist of six outgoing items of Correspondence written between 1891 and 1929. The three items to John Proctor Clarke concern recommendations for appointments. There are also two letters to Lyman Kennon relating to issues concerning the Philippines, including the raising of a native militia and the use of American engineers for construction purposes. In addition is a letter to Henry MacFarland discussing a plan for the government of Manila:
The city is surrounded with such peculiar conditions that we are convinced that we must make it a city of the Archipelago and treat it as Washington has been treated and not as part of a province. In the government of such a city as this the natural tendency to corruption of the Tagalog and Filipino politician would make a popular government here result in a terrible condition of things.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection contains one series, Correspondence, which is arranged alphabetically by recipient.
Subject and Genre Headings
Politics, government and public administration
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930 -- Correspondence.
Presidents -- United States. United States -- Politicians and government -- 1865-1933.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Philippines.
Letters (correspondence)
Politicians.
Presidents.
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Preferred Citation
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William Howard Taft Letters,
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Inventory
Correspondence
Clarke, John Proctor
5212 Nov 1891
5210 May 1904
5223 Feb 1929
Kennon, Lyman Walter Vere
521900
521902
MacFarland, Henry Brown Floyd
5219 May 1901