Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1996.001.018 |
Object Name |
Book |
Collection |
John L. Caldwell Collection |
Title |
Platforms of the Two Great Political Parties 1856-1912, Inclusive |
Date |
1912 |
Description |
Red leather cover with gold lettering on front cover: "PLATFORMS / OF THE / TWO GREAT POLITICAL PARTIES / 1856-1912, INCLUSIVE / COMPILED BY / SOUTH TRIMBLE / CLERK U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / JULY, 1912" The inside of the book has a tab for every four years, beginning with 1856 and ending with 1912. Each section gives the political platform for the American Republican and Democratic parties. |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-2.75 inches |
Material |
Leather/Paper/Ink |
Provenance |
Lucy Caldwell donated a collection of items that had belonged to her grandfather, John Lewis Caldwell, who was a member of the Ohio Congressional Constitution Committee of 1873-1874. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Caldwell, John Lewis Trimble, South 1864-1946 |
Subjects |
Political issues Political parties Political platforms |