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  • Title: William F. McCombs letters received
    Date (inclusive): 1912-1913
    Collection Number: 90021
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 folder (0.1 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Nine letters, including seven by Woodrow Wilson, one by George B. Pugh, and one by Louis Wiley, relating to the 1912 Democratic National Convention and to Democratic Party politics. Also includes two statements by Wilson to be transmitted to delegates at the 1912 convention, and a 1938 letter from the political scientist William Starr Myers to the sister of W. F. McCombs, relating to the papers of McCombs.
    Creator: Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
    Creator: Myers, William Starr, 1877-1956
    Creator: McCombs, William F. (William Frank), 1876-1921
    Creator: Pugh, George B. (George Bernard), 1872-1933
    Creator: Wiley, Louis, 1869-1935
    Creator: Democratic National Convention (Location of meeting: Baltimore, Md. Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1912.)
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1990.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], William F. McCombs letters received, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    American lawyer; manager of the presidential campaign of Woodrow Wilson, 1912; chairman, Democratic National Committee, 1912-1916.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Nine letters, including seven by Woodrow Wilson, one by George B. Pugh, and one by Louis Wiley, relating to the 1912 Democratic National Convention and to Democratic Party politics. Also includes two statements by Wilson to be transmitted to delegates at the 1912 convention, and a 1938 letter from the political scientist William Starr Myers to the sister of W. F. McCombs, relating to the papers of McCombs.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    United States -- Politics and government -- 1913-1921
    Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1912
    Democratic Party (U.S.)