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Massachusetts -- Politics and government

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Bidwell family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 79
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, legal and financial documents, and other papers of six generations of Bidwell family members. Principal figures include Barnabas Bidwell (1763-1833), lawyer and politician in Massachusetts and Kingston, Ontario; and his son, Marshall Spring Bidwell (1799-1872), lawyer and politician in Kingston and New York City.

Dates: 1750-1952, bulk 1782-1915
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Bidwell family papers

Henry Stuart Hughes papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1446
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, campaign records, personal papers, and photographs documenting the life and career of Henry Stuart Hughes. The collection documents Hughes' military career during and after World War II, his 1962 senatorial campaign, his tenure as co-chair and chair of the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE), his academic career and writings, and his personal life.

Dates: 1916-2000
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Henry Stuart Hughes papers

Edward Tallmadge Root family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1248
Abstract: Correspondence, diaries, sermons, essays, speeches, and printed matter relating to E. Tallmadge Root's service as a Congregational minister in churches in New England, 1890-1935. Included also are speeches made in connection with his candidacy in Massachusetts for governor (1940) and Senator (1944) for the Prohibition Party. Personal papers include autograph albums, family account books, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous family correspondence. One-third of the papers consist of diaries kept by...
Dates: 1804-1948, bulk 1874-1948
Found in: Manuscripts and Archives > Edward Tallmadge Root family papers