Guide to the President Benjamin Harrison's tour of the Pacific Coast : photographs and ephemera, 1891-1987
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Sean Quimby and Michael Olsen.
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The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the President Benjamin Harrison's tour of the Pacific Coast : photographs and ephemera, 1891-1987
Collection number: M0643
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- 1993 Oct.
- Encoded by:
- Sean Quimby and Michael Olsen
© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. Pacific Coast tour photographs and ephemera,
Date (inclusive): 1891-1987
Collection number: M0643
Creator:
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Extent:
1.5 linear ft.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: President Harrison's speech-making tour in 1891 was, at that time, the longest journey ever undertaken by any President while
in office. The 9,232 mile rail trip lasted one month and three days. The trip was partly planned and largely financed by the
former Governor of California, Leland Stanford. The pioneer railroad builder had invite
d the President to his ranch in Palo Alto to discuss a professorship at the newly built Stanford University and to participate
in the dedication of that institution. Included in the Presidential party were First Lady Caroline Harrison, her secretary
and niece Mrs. Dimmick, Russell B. Harrison and his wife, Mary McKee (the Harrison's daughter), Carter B. Harrsion and his
wife, Postmaster General John Wanamaker, Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah McClain Rusk, and Marshall Dan Ransdell.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Provenance
Purchased, 1993.
Preferred Citation:
President Benjamin Harrison's tour to the Pacific Coast : photographs and ephemera. M0643. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Acquisition Information
Purchased, 1993.
Scope and Content
Collections largely consists of photographs taken during the tour, some of which are arranged in an album; subjects include
the visit to Stanford University, San Francisco, Monterey, Sacramento, Salem (Oregon), the Presidential train and its crew,
the Presidential party, and crowd scenes at various depots. Other items include the printed itinerary, a presentation copy
of Harison's published speeches from the tour, "Through the south and west with the President," miscellaneous research clippings
on the tour and the Harrison family, 1959-87, and the wedding booklet of Marthena S. Harrison and Harry A. Williams, 1912.
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Harrison, Caroline Lavinia Scott, 1832-1892.
Harrison, Carter B.
Harrison, Russell B. (Russell Benjamin), 1854-1936.
Rusk, Jeremiah McClain.
Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893.
Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905.
Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922.
Stanford University--History.
Presidents--United States.
Albums.
Photoprints.
Box 1
Lithograph portrait of Benjamin Harrison,n.d.
Box 1
Itinerary of the Tour of the President, to the Pacific
Coast,1891 Apr 14 - 1891 May 16
Physical Description: Includes map
Scope and Content Note
signed by Harrison
Box 1
Our Bridal Chimes - wedding booklet of Marthena S. Harrison and Harry A. Williams,1912
Box 1
Through the South and West with the President.1891 June
Physical Description: Presentation copy
Scope and Content Note
Published by The Mail and Express. Inscribed to Richard Mansfield and signed by Harrison.
Box 1
"The Presidential Album" - "California Trip"n.d.
Physical Description: Photograph album (55 photographs)
Scope and Content Note
Inscribed by Caroline Harrison
Box 2
Loose photographsn.d.
Physical Description: arranged in mylar sheets in 3-ring notebook
Box 2
Folder of miscellaneous research materials,1959-1987
