MSS 271 Harry Daugherty Papers

              OHIO
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Collection Synopsis
MSS 271
Harry M, Daugherty Collection
1/ 4 cubic foot
Preliminary Inventory
Provenance: The Ohio Historical Society acquired the original
Harry M. Daugherty papers prior to 1956. Photocopies of
related correspondence held by several other repositories were
added to the collection at a later date. Kay Weisman processed
the collection in May 1979.
Property rights: Property rights to this collection are held
by the Ohio Historical Society.
Copyright: Copyrights to the manuscripts in this collection
have n- ot been dedicated to the public. Consideration of the
requirements of copyrights is the responsibility of the author
and publisher.
Access: This collection is open to researchers under the
regulations of the Archives- Manuscripts Division.
Citation: Examples of suggested citations for this collection
are :
Harry M. Daugherty to E. Mont Reily, April 23, 1920,
Harry M. Daugherty Collection ( MSS 271) Box 1, folder 1,
Ohio Historical Society.
Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Denby, Oct. 16, 1922. Original
manuscript held by the Detroit Public Library. Photocopy
in the Harry M. Daugherty Collection ( MSS 271) Box 1,
folder 5, Ohio Historical Society.
Related Collections: The Ohio Historical Society possesses
three letters and one speech by Harry M. Daugherty in its
vertical file materials ( VFM 1599, 1869 and 2499), as well
as a personal ledger of Daugherty's brother, Ma1 S. Daugherty
( VOL 182).
Biographical sketch: Harry Micajah Daugherty was born January
26, 1860 in Washington Court House, Ohio. Educated in local
public schools, he graduated with a law degree from the
University of Michigan in 1881. He practiced Law alone for
eleven years and held several minor public offices in Ohio
early in his career.
Daugherty exerted a strong influence on the Republican party
in Ohio although he was never elected to an office higher
than state assemblyman. He was the main thrust behind Warren
G. Harding, managing Warding's campaigns for lieutenant
governor, governor, and president. President Harding appointed
Daugherty Attorney General in 1921.
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