John Wingate Weeks papers
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Description
The papers of John Wingate Weeks contain personal and professional correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, written speeches, articles and biographical materials chronicling his political career as a member of Congress and as Secretary of War under Presidents Harding and Coolidge. Correspondents include Calvin Coolidge, Woodrow Wilson, Newton D. Baker, Edwin A. Filene, Warren G. Harding, Sinclair Weeks, Henry Cabot Lodge, William H. Taft, Theodore Roosevelt and Charles G. Washburn. Some genealogical material of the Weeks family is also included.
Dates
- 1843 - 1976
Creator
- Weeks, John Wingate, 1860-1926 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.
Extent
61 linear ft. (44 boxes)
1 Digital File(s)
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Abstract
John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926), banker, congressman and Secretary of War. The papers consist of personal and professional correspondence, scrapbooks with clippings, photographs, written speeches, articles and biographical materials chronicling his political career as a member of Congress and as Secretary of War. Some genealogical material of the Weeks family is also included.
Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository