Collection Summary
Elijah Walker Halford
Papers
1867-1938
1867-1938
MSS15685
Halford, Elijah Walker,
1843-1938
400 items
2 containers
.8 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Soldier and newspaper
editor. Correspondence, writings, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed matter
relating primarily to Halford’s career as private secretary to President
Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886--Correspondence.
Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903--Correspondence.
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933--Correspondence.
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895--Correspondence.
Halford family--Correspondence.
Halford, Elijah Walker, 1843-1938.
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901--Correspondence.
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893--Correspondence.
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926--Correspondence.
McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Correspondence.
Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909--Correspondence.
Riley, James Whitcomb, 1849-1916--Correspondence.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence.
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Correspondence.
Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905--Correspondence.
Subjects
American newspapers--Indiana--Indianapolis.
Places
Europe--Description and travel.
United States--Politics and government--1889-1893.
Titles
Indianapolis journal (Indianapolis, Ind. : Daily)
Occupations
Newspaper editors.
Secretaries, Presidential.
Soldiers.
Provenance
The papers of Elijah Walker Halford, soldier and newspaper editor,
were given to the Library of Congress by Halford Hallock in 1970.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Elijah Walker
Halford is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Elijah Walker Halford are open to research. Researchers
are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Elijah Walker Halford Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Elijah Walker Halford (1843-1938) span the years
1848-1938 and consist of correspondence, writings, scrapbooks, photographs, and
printed matter. The papers relate primarily to Halford’s career as private
secretary to President Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893. Also included is a volume
of articles from the
Indianapolis Journal
written by Halford during a trip to
Europe in 1887. Correspondents include Chester A. Arthur, Cassius M. Clay,
Calvin Coolidge, Frederick Douglass, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes,
Robert Todd Lincoln, William McKinley, Helena Modjeska, James Whitcomb Riley,
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Lew Wallace, and members of Halford’s
family.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Articles by Halford,
1919
1919
1
Family correspondence,
1865, 1889-1893, 1919, undated
1865, 1889-1893, 1919, undated
1
General correspondence,
1848, 1865, 1878-1880, 1887-1927, undated
1848, 1865, 1878-1880, 1887-1927, undated
(4
folders)
1
Miscellany,
1898-1902, 1908, 1924, 1938
1898-1902, 1908, 1924, 1938
1
Photographs,
1893, 1927, undated
1893, 1927, undated
1
Printed matter,
1888, undated
1888, undated
2
Scrapbooks,
1855-1911
1855-1911
(3
folders)