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Box R: Newspapers, Newspaper Clippings, Congressional Globe Clipping, and Circular (1876-1909 and n.d.).
F 1: Newspapers, Newspaper Clippings, and Circular (1876-1885).
a. Circular. "An Address by the Republican Voters of Kansas" (n.d.). Re: mass meeting in Leavenworth October 24, 1876, resolutions against George T. Anthony as nominee for governor. Printed. 1 page; both sides. (2 copies)
b. Clipping. "The Verdict," Leavenworth Daily Times (January 20, 1878). Re: conviction of U. S. Marshal Charles H. Miller of libel against Daniel R. Anthony.
c. Clipping. "Red Letter Day," Kansas City Daily Times (September 17, 1879). Re: Quarter-Century Celebration at Bismarck Grove [Lawrence], summary of speech and introduction of Hon. George W. Julian by SC, and texts of addresses by Julian, Col. C. K. Holliday, and Hon. G. A. Crawford.
d. Clipping. "A Vinegary Vindication," The Atchison Patriot (March 3, 1880). Re: Ingalls' "vindication" reception, speeches by Mayor Tomlinson and Ingalls, D. R. Anthony's resolution.
e. Newspaper. The Columbian (October 16, 1880). Contains on page 1 the article "What Can They Say Now." Re: comparison of 1873 statements of Republican newspapers concerning James A. Garfield and their present opinion of him.
f. Clipping. "Ingersoll's Latest," The Washington Post (December 13, 1882). Re: Ingersoll's attack on Christianity and clergy of the orthodox church in Chicago lecture.
g. Newspaper. The Daily Wellingtonian (May 3, 1885). Contains on page 4 the article "Oklahlma [sic] Colony." Re: announcement of Memorial Day speech by SC.
F 2: Newspaper, and Newspaper Clippings (1886-1890).
a. Clippings.
(1) "Cherokee or Public," Daily Beacon (April 17, 1886). Re: ownership of public land strip.
(2) "How Kansas Lands Are Monopolized" [on same clipping as above article] Daily Beacon (April 17, 1886). Re: railroad land monopolies.
(3) "Powderly" (no source; January, 1887). Re: speech by Powderly at Newark, New Jersey, Knights of Labor meeting concerning enslavement by monopolies, objects of Knights of Labor organization, charge of influence by Roman Catholic Church, rumors of dissension with the Federation of Trades, and Chicago revolt against Powderly.
(4) "Oklahoma," Larned Weekly Chronoscope (August 12, 1887). Re: boomers proposed entry on August 16 at Geuda Springs.
b. Clippings.
(1) "Tariff Debate" (no source; January, 1887). Re: opening of debate with Canfield presenting positive side of topic, meeting of Jeffersonian Club, presentation of map by SC.
(2) "Tariff Talk," Lawrence Daily Journal (January, 1887). Re: opening of tariff debate with Canfield presenting positive side.
(3) "Protection to Amerioan [sic] Labor," Lawrence Daily Journal (January 25, 1887). Re: second address of debate with Thacher presenting negative side.
(4) "Tariff Debate" (no source, January 25, 1887). Re: debate between Thacher and Canfield on protective tariff with Judge Thacher presenting negative side, meeting of Jeffersonian Club.
(5) "The tariff debate is creating...." (no source or date). Re: Riggs as next speaker in tariff debate.
c. Clippings.
(1) "Ingalls a Rebel," Kansas City News (May 9, 1888). Re: facts concerning Ingalls' copperhead record.
(2) "Material for Voorhees," Kansas City Journal (May 10, 1888). Re: public acts of Ingalls during late war.
(3) "Ingalls During the War," Kansas City Times (May 10, 1888). Re: Ingalls' record as a politician.
(4) "All for Galveston," The Iowa State Register (October 10, 1890). Re: list of delegates at Deep Water Harbor Convention, statement and resolution adopted, committee appointments including SC to finance and transportation committees, banquet and speeches, favoring of harbor at Galveston.
d. Clippings.
(1) "The Deep Harbor," Des Moines Daily News (October 10, 1890). Re: meeting of Deep Harbor Committee, appointment of SC to finance and transportation committees, banquet, purpose of committee.
(2) "The City's Guests," Des Moines Leader (October 10, 1890). Re: members of Deep Harbor Committee including SC, branding of committee as thieves by Register, work of committee, committee appointments including SC to finance and transportation committees, banquet and speeches.
e. Clipping. "Knocked Out," Oklahoma Daily Journal (December 2, 1890). Re: land case concerning Arbeka Hotel in Oklahoma City. [Clipping in bad condition]
f. Newspaper. Oklahoma Journal (November 28, 1890). Contains on page 1 the following articles:
(1) "The action of the mayor and city council...." Re: SC's appointment as Oklahoma City's special representative at Washington this winter. (2 copies)
(2) "A Reception." Re: reception in Oklahoma City for Kansas City Commercial Club excursion, speech by SC.
F 3: Newspaper Clippings (1891-1893 and n.d.).
a. "Uncle Chet" (no source; April 12, 1891). Re: obituary for Chester Thomas. Handwritten note by SC attributing it to Henry King.
b. (1) "Oklahoma Legislation," Tecumseh paper (December 1892). Re: interview with SC about ratification of Indian agreements and land grants for public institutions.
(2) Same article as that listed above published in unknown paper.
(3) "Oklahoma Legislation," [Gazette?] (n.d.). Re: Gazette interview with SC concerning Indian agreements and land grants for public institutions.
c. (1) "Democracy" (no source; August, 1892). Re: Democratic Convention in Oklahoma City, SC's supporters and opposition.
(2) "O. H. Travers," Oklahoma Daily Times-Journal (August 18, 1892). Re: nomination of Travers for Democratic delegate to Congress; SC in race up to 8th or 9th ballot, resolutions of convention; wearing of SC badges by county candidates for renomination.
d. (1) "A Letter and a few remarks," Oklahoma Times-Journal (November 24, 1892). Re: L. H. Barlow.
(2) "A Pulverizing Letter," Oklahoma Daily Times-Journal (February 1, 1893). Re: revoking of Ransom Payne's commission by William Grimes, U. S. Marshal, capture of Daltons.
e. (1) "Personal," The Evening Gazette (January 4, 1893). Re: bribery and threats by Richardson in regard to Gazette's stand on his canvass for governor.
(2) "Editor Oklahoma Gazette," Evening Gazette (January 11, 1893). Re: SC speech in Ardmore; efforts of SC, Couch, and Crocker in Washington to open Oklahoma for settlement; endorsement of SC for governor.
f. (1) "According to a report...," El Reno Evening Herald (March 18, 1893). Re: probable appointment of SC as Governor of Oklahoma.
(2) "Back from Washington," Guthrie Daily News (May 20, 1893). Re: interview with Judge Lowe, governor's race, SC a strong candidate but opposition too strong, need to organize the Democratic party and fuse factions.
F 4: Newspaper and Newspaper Clippings (1866, 1894-1905 and n.d.).
a. Clippings.
(1) "Statehood Certain," ...Columbian... (November 29, 1894). Re: meeting of Territorial Democratic Central Committee at El Reno, adoption of Dawes commission plan, denouncement of House bill 7943 (Flynn Sooner Bill) for the relief of settlers.
(2) "Proceedings of the Convention" (no source or date). Re: committees and officers, resolutions about statehood.
(3) "Judge Scott's Mistake," The State Capital (April 3, 1894). Re: Scott's sentencing of McMaster for contempt of court.
(4) "O Justice, Justice, How Many Crimes Are Committed in Thy Name," Ardmore State Herald (April 12, 1894). Re: Judge Scott's jailing of McMaster for contempt.
b Clipping. "Oklahoma Judges," Evening St[andard?] (1902). Re: appointment of Gillett, Beauchamp, and Pancoast to Oklahoma Supreme Court.
c. Clipping containing two articles.
(1) "A View of Oklahoma," Daily Times Journal (October 8, 1905). Re: resources of Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory, advantages of single statehood; fiscal condition of Oklahoma.
(2) "Tells of Quantrell's [sic] Raid" [on reverse side of above article]. Re: interview with SC about Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas, in 1863.
d. Clippings.
(1) "A Tribute to the Dead," Oklahoma City Times Journal (September 24, 1905). Re: tribute to Mrs. Delos Walker.
(2) "The Ishmaelite of Oklahoma," Oklahoma Daily Times-Journal (August 13, n.y.). Reprint of a paper read at the Women's Congress in Chicago by Mrs. Selwyn Douglas. Re: Indian history and culture.
e. Clippings.
(1) "How Oklahoma...First...Captain David Payne's Experience...,"The World (n.d.). Re: Payne's part in creating Oklahoma Territory, climate and possible crops in the Territory.
(2) "Four Years at Hard Labor," Oklahoma Daily Times-Journal (n.d.). Re: sentencing of Grant Stanley for perjury, mention of SC in statement by Stanley.
f. Newspaper. The Kansas State Journal (April 19, 1866). Contains on page 2 speech by SC on Reconstruction delivered in the House of Representatives April 7, 1866.
F 5: Newspaper Clipping, Congressional Globe Clipping, and Newspapers (1865, 1869, 1880-1881).
a. Clipping. "I renew the amendment just withdrawn...," Congressional Globe (December 14, 1869). Re: favoring of amendment, effects on Kansas of waiting three years for reapportionment.
b. Newspaper. Kansas Weekly Tribune (July 13, 1865). Contains on page 1 a speech by SC entitled "The Lessons of Our History," delivered at Ottumwa, July 4, 1865. Re: the power of slavery, Reconstruction, and a free ballot as the key to human rights.
c. Additional copy of above newspaper.
d. Clipping. "Clarke's Speech," Lawrence Evening Standard (September 8, 1880). Text of speech by SC at Liberty Hall, Lawrence, on September 8, 1880. Re: issues to be considered in the election of state senators and representatives in next election.
e. Newspaper. The Daily Commonwealth (May 31, 1881). Contains article entitled "Memorial Services." Re: impromptu remarks by SC at Memorial Day service concerning memories of Civli War and of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
F 6: Newspaper Clippings and Galley Proof (1899, 1902, 1909).
a. Clippings.
(1) "The Funeral of Dr. John W. Scott," Iola Daily Register (January 23, 1899). Re: memorial address by SC.
(2) "Sidney Clarke Makes Strong Plea for Oklahoma Statehood," Wichita Daily Be[acon] (June 3, 1899). Re: speech by SC at Trans-Mississippi Congress concerning Oklahoma statehood.
b. Clippings.
(1) "Clarke on Oklahoma," (no source or date; [1899]). Includes portion of SC's answer to a toast in which he makes a plea for Oklahoma statehood.
(2) "Some Personal Reminiscences," Daily Oklahoman (February 13, 1909. Part of address by SC at Lincoln Centennial Exercises. Re: early life of Lincoln, SC's memories of Lincoln.
c. Galley sheets. 4 sheets of galley proof of SC's statehood speech at the Kingfisher Fair on October 8, 1902. Re: omnibus statehood bill and single statehood movement and why SC favors omnibus bill.
d. Galley sheets. 4 additional sheets of galley proof for above item.
F 7: Newspapers and Newspaper Clippings (1866, 1876, 1879, 1890, 1902, 1929).
a. Newspaper. Leavenworth Daily Times (April 13, 1876). Contains on page 2 article entitled "Mrs. Elizabeth D. Speer," an obituary by SC for the wife of John Speer.
b. Clipping. "Things Seen and Unseen," Lawrence Daily Journal-Tribune (March 31, 1890). Sermon by C. G. Howland delivered at the Unitarian Church on March 30, 1890. Re: "education of the will, the intellect, and the conscience" as the "purpose of creation and the business of souls."
c. Clippings.
(1) "Speech of Hon. S. C. Pomeroy, Delivered at Leavenworth, Kansas, August 24, 1866," Leavenworth Evening Bulletin (August 22, 1866). Re: reconstruction, constitutional amendment, black suffrage.
(2) "Oration of Hon. Samuel A. Riggs, at Cottonwood Falls, July 4, 1879," The National [?] (Emporia, Kansas, paper) (July 11, 1879). Re: restoration of the dignity of labor.
d. Newspaper. The Sissiboo Echo, Weymouth Bridge, Nova Scotia (March 28, 1902). Contains on page 2 the article "Hon. Sidney Clarke." Re: visit of SC to his daughter in Nova Scotia, short biographical sketch of SC.
e. Clipping. "'The Good We Do'--The Story of Sidney Clarke," by Alvin Rucker, Daily Oklahoman (June 2, 1929). Includes details of attempted purchase of Osage lands by land-grabbing corporation, SC's part in Oklahoma settlement and statehood, and his Kansas and Oklahoma careers.
f. Clipping. "The Story of Sidney Clarke," continuation of the above article.
Box S: Issues of Mother's Magazine and Family Circle (1864-1871). Includes the following issues of Mother's Magazine and Family Circle, edited by Rev. D. Mead and by Rev. D. D. Newton, published in New York by D. Mead:
1864 - January, March through July.
1865 - February through May.
1866 - September through December.
1867 - January and cover of February issue.
1868 - June and July.
1869 - September through December.
1870 - February through April, June through December.
1871 - January and February, September through December.
Box T: Newspapers, Newspaper Clippings, and Various Certificates (1864-1909)
F 1-5: Daily Oklahoman. April 22, 1909. Issue commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Run of 1889.
F 6: a. Oklahoma Press. November 27, 1892. Sidney Clarke as gubernatorial candidate for Oklahoma Territory.
b. Kansas City Daily Times. September 7, 1879. 25th anniversary of founding of Kansas.
c. Unidentified clipping. Abraham Lincoln and the 25th anniversary of founding of Kansas.
d. American Nonconformist. October 9, 1890.
F 7: a. Leslie's Weekly. February 25, 1909. Article on the death of Sidney Clarke.
b. Sidney Clarke's discharge from Frontier Guard. 1861.
c. "Lincoln and Johnson." 1864. Address of the National Union Committee for the West.
d. License to Practice Law, Supreme Court of Tennessee for A. S. Norvell. 1906. Damaged.
Box U: Ledger/Scrapbook (1871, 1875, 1881, and n.d.). Scrapbook of George L. Clarke containing articles on the breeding and care of poultry.
Box V Duplicates: Includes newspapers and speeches.
The remaining materials are located in the map case.
a. "Certificate of Record. The Genealogical Registry for the United States" (1871). Certifies SC as "duly elected" honorary member of the Genealogical Registry. Signed by Wm. Coventry H. Waddell, President. Printed with handwritten entries. 1 sheet. [Certificate is contained in a large-sized folder.]
b. Weekly Kansas Tribune, 1-2-1873, 5-8-1973.
c. Union Pacific Railway, E.D. - Local Freight Tariff
d. Muster Roll of Company F, Second Regiment of the Arkansas Infantry Volunteers. October 1864, December 1864.
e. Newspaper Clipping. St. Louis, May 2, 1873. Article of American journalism, address by Henry Watterson of Louisville Courier.
f. Broadside. The Carney Senatorial Fraud! n.d. Sidney Clarke to be a speaker.
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