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Maryland -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 -- History -- Sources

 Topic
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Irwin France papers

 Collection 0083-MDHC
Abstract

Joseph Irwin France (1873-1939) was a physician, state and U.S. senator, and a Maryland politician. His papers consist of scrapbooks, correspondence, pamphlets, speeches, and financial records. They relate to such subjects as Maryland and national politics; Republican party politics; suffrage; child welfare; trade; Russia; World War I; conscription; food control; farm relief; prohibition; labor strikes; disarmament; election campaigns; and Washington, D.C. society.

Dates: 1873-1935 and undated

Pleasant Hunter Family papers

 Collection 0280-MDHC
Abstract

This collection contains a group of business-related letters, addressed to a Pleasant Hunter, mainly from correspondents in Annapolis and Baltimore. Hunter was active in local politics and was the county sheriff of Baltimore County for many years. Also includes letters addressed to Sheriff Hunter's daughter, Laura ("Lida") Hunter in which the women describe their families, personal relationships and jobs.

Dates: 1852-1890; Majority of material found within 1860-1870

Mary W. Stewart papers

 Collection 0289-MDHC
Abstract

Mary W. Stewart was the postmistress of Oxford, Maryland, from 1877 to 1940. The collection consists of correspondence to and from Mary Stewart and her family, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia relating to her tenure as postmistress. It also includes a blueprint of Mary Stewart's home and post office in Oxford, Maryland.

Dates: 1902-1941; Majority of material found within 1932-1940