CUSHMAN K. DAVIS:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Davis, Cushman K., 1838-1900, creator. | |
| Title: | Cushman K. Davis papers. | |
| Dates: | 1861-1913. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, speeches, clippings, and miscellaneous papers of this United States senator from Minnesota (1887-1900) and member of the St. Paul (Minnesota) law firm of Davis, Kellogg, and Severance. | |
| Quantity: | 8.0 cubic feet (13 boxes and 1 partial box, including 3 volumes; 19 Reserve items). | |
| Location: | P2712: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Included is information on national politics; civil service reform; railroad legislation; the Republican party; reciprocity; currency questions; the Alaskan boundary; forestry; the election repeal bill; the Monroe Doctrine; the American Protective Association; the St. Lawrence waterway; the 1892 election; Fort Ridgely; the growth of Duluth; Minnesota real estate; Macalester College; Indian agents; the Farmers' Alliance; and the Spanish-American War.
Among the correspondents are Christopher C. Andrews, James G. Blaine, William Bonga, George A. Brackett, William E. Chandler, Solomon G. Comstock, Ignatius Donnelly, Earle Goodrich, Charles N. Hewitt, Frank B. Kellogg, Daniel Lawler, William G. Le Duc, John Lind, Henry Cabot Lodge, William R. Marshall, Hans Mattson, Charles E. Mayo, William R. Merriam, Knute Nelson, John S. Pillsbury, Henry M. Rice, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight M. Sabin, John B. Sanborn, Halvor Steenerson, James A. Tawney, William D. Washburn, and William Windom.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Davis, Cushman Kellogg. Cushman K. Davis Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 990017320570104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| P2712 | 1 | Correspondence | |||||||||
| Much of the correspondence deals with national politics, civil service reform, railroad legislation, the Republican Party, reciprocity, currency questions, the Alaskan boundary, forestry, the election repeal bill, the Monroe Doctrine, the American Protective Association, various pensions, the one cent postage agitation, the St. Lawrence Seaway, applications for employment, and the election of 1892. Minnesota correspondence relates to Fort Ridgely, the growth of Duluth, real estate, Macalester College (1889), Indian agents, local politics and government, and the Democrat and Farmers' Alliance. | |||||||||||
| Undated, 1861, 1874, 1883, 1886, May 24, 1888-July 15, 1889. | |||||||||||
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| P2712 | 2 | July 16, 1889-May 10, 1891. | |||||||||
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| P2712 | 3 | May 11-August 31, 1891. | |||||||||
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| P2712 | 4 | September 1, 1891-August 31, 1892. | |||||||||
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| P2712 | 5 | September 1, 1892-May 31, 1893. | |||||||||
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| P2712 | 6 | June 1, 1893-April 15, 1895. | |||||||||
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| P2712 | 7 | April 16-December 1895. | |||||||||
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| P2712 | 8 | January-December 1896. | |||||||||
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| P2712 | 9 | 1897-1913. | |||||||||
| Bills and receipts, 1888-1897. | |||||||||||
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| P2712 | 10 | Notes and transcripts of lectures and speeches. | |||||||||
| Contains notes and transcripts of speeches and lectures delivered by Davis. The manuscripts are arranged chronologically. Some items consist only of outlines of speeches or lectures, while others are fairly complete drafts. | |||||||||||
| Undated. 13 folders. | |||||||||||
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| P2712 | 11 | 1864-1880. 11 folders. | |||||||||
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| P2712 | 12 | 1884-1899. 22 folders. | |||||||||
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| P2712 | 13 | 1900. 5 folders. | |||||||||
| Marriage certificate of Cushman Davis and Anna Agnew, September 1, 1880. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous papers, undated; 1875-1898. | |||||||||||
| Included are biographical sketches of Horatio N. Davis; a manuscript on the 60th wedding anniversary of Horatio Davis; notes on legal cases; a copy of Governor Davis' Thanksgiving Day proclamation; and Horatio N. Davis' appointment as a Trustee of the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane; Cushman K. Davis' appointment as a delegate to the Inter-State Deep-Harbor Convention; two documents appointing Davis a Commissioner Plenipotentiary of the United States in the treaty negotiations with Spain; Davis' passport as Commissioner; statement of military service. | |||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings, undated; 1863-1899. | |||||||||||
| Clippings relate to political matters and to Horatio N. Davis' career as Mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin and as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. There are also a few clippings relating to Cushman K. Davis. | |||||||||||
| Printed materials, undated; 1886-1903. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes speeches and invitations. | |||||||||||
| Scrapbook, 1873-1895. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Relating to Cushman K. Davis. | |||||||||||
| 142.H.17.7B-2 | Scrapbook, 1894. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Clippings regarding Davis' stand on Senator James H. Kyle's Resolution of July 2, 1894 relating to the Railway Strike. | |||||||||||
| Letterbook, July 1894. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Letters written to Davis congratulating him for his statements on the Railway Strike. | |||||||||||
| Reserve 105 | Letters from Benjamin Harrison to Cushman Davis. 5 letters. | ||||||||||
| Letters relate to political appointments in Minnesota. | |||||||||||
| September 19, 1889. | |||||||||||
| March 27, 1891. | |||||||||||
| June 1, 1891. | |||||||||||
| July 2, 1891. | |||||||||||
| August 12, 1891. | |||||||||||
| Letters from Theodore Roosevelt to Cushman Davis. 4 letters. | |||||||||||
| Letters relate to political appointments in Minnesota. | |||||||||||
| April 19, 1893. | |||||||||||
| May 31, 1893. | |||||||||||
| September 11, 1896. | |||||||||||
| August 13, 1897. | |||||||||||
| Papers regarding the Spanish-American War. | |||||||||||
| Letter from Henry F. Hoyt, Second Brigade, Second Division, Luzon Island, Philippines, to Cushman Davis, February 9, 1900. | |||||||||||
| Two communiques in Spanish written by S. Akino and Emilio Aguinaldo. | |||||||||||
| Two manuscript maps used in military operations: | |||||||||||
| Sketch of the Province of Ecija, Luzon showing cities, rivers and provincial boundaries. | |||||||||||
| Rough sketch of unidentified area in the Philippines. | |||||||||||
| Resume of Filipino Operations by S. Akino, in Spanish, November 1899. | |||||||||||
| +Reserve 28 | Maps of the Philippine Island. | ||||||||||
| Map showing two portions of the Island of Luzon. | |||||||||||
| Map of Pueblo de Angeles. | |||||||||||
| Map of Croquis de S. Fernando Pampanza. | |||||||||||
| Map of Angeles and vicinity. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Civil service -- Minnesota.
- Lectures and lecturing -- Minnesota.
- Political parties -- Minnesota.
- Railroad laws -- United States.
- Spanish-American War, 1898.
- Organizations:
- United States. Congress. Senate.
- Places:
- Minnesota -- Politics and government.
- United States -- Politics and government.
- Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1898-1902.
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