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Campaign speeches

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Buckner, Simon Bolivar. Speech of Gen. S. B. Buckner Delivered at Democratic Rally and Barbecue, Lexington, Kentucky, June 15, 1887. Frankfort, Ky.: Capital Print, 1887

 File — Box 3: Series Series 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series 4 comprises publications documenting state and national matters and includes works on government, history, agriculture, events, and state politics. Many resources focus on the states of Kentucky and Michigan. Of special note, the final work in this series is a program from the April 9, 1968 memorial services for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held in Atlanta, Georgia. Each subseries (Kentucky, Michigan, Other States) is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the...
Dates: 1887

Carpenter, Matthew H. The President Vindicated.: Speech of Hon. Matt. H. Carpenter, Delivered in the United States Senate, June 3, 1872. Washington, D.C.: Chronicle Publishing Company, 1872

 Item — Box 5: Series 5, Folder: 35
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1872

Conkling, Roscoe. The Presidential Battle of 1872: Grant and His Defamers: Deeds Against Words: Speech of Hon. Roscoe Conkling, at Cooper Institute, New York, July 23, 1872. Buffalo: Commercial Advertiser, 1872

 Item — Box 5: Series 5, Folder: 36
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1872

Dix, John A. Address to the Democracy of the Union, by General John A. Dix, Delivered at the Convention and Mass Meeting of the Democracy Opposed to the Chicago Platform, Held at Cooper Institute, New York, Nov. 1, 1864., 1864

 File — Box 4: Series Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 27
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1864

Everett, Edward, and Alexander H. Stephens. Address by Hon. Edward Everett, Delivered in Faneuil Hall, October 19, 1864: The Duty of Supporting the Government in the Present Crisis of Affairs, 1864

 File — Box 4: Series Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 28
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1864

Harlan, James. The Constitution Upheld and Maintained.: Speech of Hon. Jas. Harlan, of the United States Senate. Washington, D.C.: Union Congressional Committee, 1864

 File — Box 4: Series Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 29
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1864

McClellan, George B. General McClellan's Letter of Acceptance, Together with His West-Point Oration. New York: E.P. Patten, 1864

 File — Box 4: Series Series 4; Series 5, Folder: 32
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1864

Sherman, John. Is a Change Necessary? Speech of Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, Delivered at Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, August 30th, 1880. Washington, D.C., 1880

 Item — Box 6: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7, Folder: 13
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1880

The Issue in Michigan. Address of the State Central Committee on the Issues of the Present Campaign. Detroit, 1868

 Item — Box 3: Series Series 4, Folder: 25
Identifier: Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Political handbill. Recto: "The Issue in Michigan" address to the Republicans of Michigan. Verso: "The Political Issue" letter from Speaker Colfax to the Indiana Republican State Convention.

Dates: 1868

Wilson, Henry. Stand by the Republican Colors! Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, at Great Falls, New Hampshire, February 24, 1872

 Item — Box 6: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7, Folder: 8
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series 5 is the largest series in the collection. It contains printed matter by and about national government, politics, and politicians. Many works were produced as partisan campaign literature during the tumultuous presidential elections of 1864, 1868, and 1872. Most such items promote the Republican Party’s views and candidates. The series is arranged by publication date, then by author and title. Within the same year, works without authors precede works with authors.

Dates: 1872