MS-017 Bickham Collection
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MS-017 Bickham Collection A Collection of Historical Manuscripts at the Dayton Metro Library Dayton, Ohio Processed By: Lisa P. Rickey, Archivist April 2011 with significant assistance from the earlier efforts of: Elli Bambakidis (2002) Helen Hooven Santmyer (1956) 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents................................................................................................................ 2 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 4 Biographical Sketch............................................................................................................ 5 Bibliography & Further Reading ...................................................................................... 10 Scope and Content Note.................................................................................................... 12 Box and Folder Listing ..................................................................................................... 13 Item Level Description ..................................................................................................... 16 Series I: William D. Bickham Papers ........................................................................... 16 Box 1, Folder 1: “Weekly Anne Gazette”, 1850 .......................................................... 16 Box 1, Folder 2: Manuscript story about California Gold Rush, Undated ................... 16 Box 1, Folder 3: W. D. Bickham: Military papers, 1861-1864 .................................... 16 Box 1, Folder 4: W. D. Bickham: Miscellaneous Documents, 1867, 1889.................. 17 Box 1, Folder 5: Loyal Legion of the United States, 1883, 1885, 1894....................... 17 Box 1, Folder 6: Memorials to Major William D. Bickham, 1894............................... 18 Box 1, Folder 7: W. D. Bickham: Biographical Notes - Ohio State University’s School of Journalism Hall of Fame, 1936-1937 ....................................................................... 19 Box 1, Folder 8: W. D. Bickham: Mementoes, 1863-Circa 1903 ................................ 19 Box 1, Folder 9: Correspondence from Charles Marley Anderson, 1885 .................... 20 Box 1, Folder 10: Correspondence from Henry Van Ness Boynton, 1890-1891......... 20 Box 1, Folder 11: Correspondence from William W. Burns, 1862, 1864, 1883-1888. 21 Box 1, Folder 12: Correspondence from Salmon P. Chase, 1860-1865....................... 22 Box 1, Folder 13: Correspondence from Jacob D. Cox, 1860, 1880............................ 23 Box 1, Folder 14: Correspondence from William Dennison, Jr., 1863-1879............... 23 Box 1, Folder 15: Correspondence from Joseph Benson Foraker, 1883-1894............. 24 Box 1, Folder 16: Correspondence from Charles Foster, 1880-1891, Undated ........... 26 Box 1, Folder 17: Correspondence from or regarding James Abram Garfield, 1876- 1881............................................................................................................................... 27 Box 1, Folder 18: Correspondence from Murat Halstead, 1863, 1880, 1888-1894 ..... 29 Box 1, Folder 19: Correspondence from Warren G. Harding, 1919............................. 31 Box 1, Folder 20: Correspondence from Benjamin Harrison, 1891............................. 31 Box 1, Folder 21: Correspondence from William B. Hazen, 1863, 1867..................... 31 Box 1, Folder 22: Correspondence from J. Warren Keifer, 1879-1882 ....................... 32 Box 1, Folder 23: Correspondence from John A. Logan, 1883-1886........................... 33 Box 1, Folder 24: Correspondence from William McKinley, 1891-1896, 1905.......... 34 Box 1, Folder 25: Correspondence from M. D. Potter, 1861, Undated........................ 35 Box 1, Folder 26: Correspondence from Whitelaw Reid, 1863-1868, 1892 ................ 36 Box 1, Folder 27: Correspondence from William S. Rosecrans, 1862-1864, 1876-1883, Undated......................................................................................................................... 37 Box 1, Folder 28: Correspondence from Robert C. Schenck, 1863-1875 .................... 39 Box 1, Folder 29: Correspondence from John Sherman, 1861-1891 ........................... 43 Box 1, Folder 30: Correspondence from Woodrow Wilson, 1912............................... 51 Box 2, Folder 1: Correspondence from Miscellaneous Union Army Officers, 1863- 1864............................................................................................................................... 51 Box 2, Folder 2: Correspondence from Miscellaneous Ohio Governors, 1879-1904 .. 53 2 Box 2, Folder 3: Correspondence from Newspaper men, or about articles printed in the Dayton Journal , 1861-1894.......................................................................................... 54 Box 2, Folder 4: Correspondence from politicians, or about political matters, 1866- 1900............................................................................................................................... 56 Box 2, Folder 5: W. D. Bickham: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1853, 1861-1867, 1891, Undated............................................................................................................... 61 Box 2, Folder 6: Correspondence and Documents concerning the Dayton Daily Journal , 1863-1875, 1895, 1938, Undated ................................................................... 62 Box 3: Bickham Civil War Photo Album, Circa 1860-1870........................................ 64 Box 4: Scrapbook of Miscellaneous News Clippings, Circa 1864-1887...................... 72 Box 4, Folder 1: Loose items from the Scrapbook of Miscellaneous News Clippings, 1863-1889 ..................................................................................................................... 97 Series II: Papers of Other Family Members ................................................................. 98 Box 2, Folder 7: Correspondence to Miscellaneous Bickham Family Members, 1865, 1893, 1941-1949 ........................................................................................................... 98 Box 2, Folder 8: D. D. Bickham: Letters regarding Princeton University controversy, 1908-1910 ................................................................................................................... 100 Box 2, Folder 9: D. D. Bickham: Miami Conservancy Tax statements and receipts, 1939-1943 ................................................................................................................... 101 Box 2, Folder 10: History of the Dayton Journal by D. D. Bickham, Undated......... 101 Box 2, Folder 11: Miscellaneous History Notes by D. D. Bickham, Undated ........... 101 Box 2, Folder 12: D. D. Bickham: Cash Book, 1912-1931........................................ 101 Box 2, Folder 13: C. G. Bickham: Service in Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, 1898-1901.............................................................................................. 102 Box 2, Folder 14: C. G. Bickham: Letters concerning Military Career, 1897-1917 .. 105 Box 4: Spanish-American War & Philippine Insurrection Scrapbook #1, 1898-1901108 Box 4: Spanish-American War & Philippine Insurrection Scrapbook #2, 1898-1901119 Box 4, Folder 2: C. G. Bickham News Clippings (1 of 2), 1902-1915 ...................... 150 Box 4, Folder 3: C. G. Bickham News Clippings (2 of 2), 1898-1903 ...................... 151 Box 5: C. G. Bickham Philippine Insurrection Photo Album, 1899-1902 ................. 154 Box 2, Folder 15: Genealogical Notes on Bickham and Strickle Families, Undated. 154 Box 5: Rebecca Strickle Autograph Album, 1859-1861 ............................................ 155 Box 2, Folder 16: Abraham E. Strickle Memorial Album & Civil War Documents, 1862-1914 ................................................................................................................... 162 Box 6: Bickham Postcard Album, Circa 1900-1910 .................................................. 166 Box 2, Folder 17: J. Jones leases to Wm. Flowers 200 acres of land, Hanover Parish, King George Co., VA, 1728 ....................................................................................... 166 Index ............................................................................................................................... 168 3 INTRODUCTION The Bickham Collection contains materials created or collected by Dayton Journal editor William D. Bickham, by his sons Daniel D. Bickham and Charles G. Bickham, and by his wife’s family, the Strickle family of Wilmington, Ohio. Materials primarily concern the family members’ careers in the military, politics, and journalism. The collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, and military papers. Materials from the time span 1728-1949 are included, though the bulk is dated 1860-1902. The collection comprises approximately 3 linear feet. The subject matter include late 19 th century Republican politics on state and national levels; military activities during the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and the Philippine Insurrection; and the history of the Dayton Journal newspaper. Several items in the collection are marked as having been donated by Mrs. Daniel D. Bickham; one of those items includes a donation date of October 12, 1953. The collection was probably donated sometime after 1951 (when Daniel D. Bickham died) and 1956 (when Helen Hooven