Samuel-W-Meek-PapersMeek, Samuel W. papersGuide to the Samuel W. Meek Papers Mss. 39.2 M47Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.Special Collections Research Center

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Scope and Contents

Letters, 1886-1917, received by Samuel W. Meek in his connection with newspapers in Akron and Cleveland, Ohio and Washington, D. C. and as business manager for the Times-Dispatch in Richmond, Va. and for The Press in Philadelphia, Pa. Prominent correspondents include John Stewart Bryan, Ellis A. Gimbel and John Wanamaker.

Correspondence American newspapers--District of Columbia--History American newspapers--Ohio--History American newspapers--Pennsylvania--History American newspapers--Virginia--History Bryan, John Stewart, 1871-1944 Gimbel, Ellis A., 1865-1950 Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922 Papers/repositories/2/archival_objects/2692671886-1917EnglishManuscripts Group 2 Box 211Scope and Contents

Item 1: J. S. Leith, Nashville, Tenn., "to whome it may concern," n.p., 29 September 1886 ALS. 1 p.

Item 2: Jno. Gaius, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., to G. T. Rowland, Akron, Ohio., 11 March 1898 TLS. 1 p.

Item 3: G. Mercer Adam, Akron, Ohio, to [Samuel] W. Meek, n.p., 19 May 1900 ALS. 2 pp.

Item 4: John Lee Mahin, Pittsburg, [Pa.], to Sam[uel] W. Meek, n.p., 4 June 1901 ALS. 1 p.

Item 5: J. C. Shaffer, Chicago, Ill., to Sam W. Weeks [sic] Samuel W. Meek, Cleveland, O[hio]., 13 June 1901. TLS. 1 p.

Item 6: Chase A. Otis Jr. [?], Cleveland, O[hio], to Samuel Meek, n.p., 7 July 1905. TLS. 1 p.

Item 7: Charles M. Palmer, New York, [N.Y.], to S[amuel] W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 6 March 1906. TLS. 1 p.

Item 8: [?], Boston, [Mass.], to Sam[uel] W. Meel, Richmond, Va., 8 March 1906. TLS. 1 p.

Item 9: William Henry, New York, [N.Y.], to [Samuel W.] Meek, n.p., 16 March 1906. ALS. 1 p.

Item 10: C[harles] M. Palmer, Aikeu, S.C., to [Samuel W.] Meek, n.p., 16 April 1906. ALS. 1 p.

Item 11: Don C. Seit, N[ew] Y[ork], [N.Y.], to Sa[muel] W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 16 November 1906. TLS. 1 p.

Item 12: J. H. Gordon, New York, [N.Y.], to Samuel W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 26 February 1907. TLS. 1 p.

Item 13: C[harles] M. Palmer, New York, [N.Y.], to S[amuel] W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 9 March 1907. TLS. 1 p.

Item 14: J. H. Gordon, New York, [N.Y.], to Sam[uel] W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 12 April 1907. TLS. 1 p.

Item 15: W. S. Forbes, Richmond, Va., to Sam[uel] W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 22 April 1907. TLS. 1 p.

Item 16: J. H. Gordon, New York, [N.Y.], to Sam[uel] W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 14 May 1907 Including a Cy of TLS from Jonathan Bryan, n.p., to J. H. Gordon, New York City, [N.Y.], 29 April 1907. Also including a Cy of TLS, from Jonathan Bryan, n.p., to J. H. Gordon, New York City, [N.Y.], 9 May 1907. TLS. 2 pp.

Item 17: William D. Wemeyre[?], Washington, D.C., to Sam[uel] W. Meek, Washington, [D.C.]., 13 February 1909. ALS. 1 p.

Item 18: B. Minnos[?], Washington, D.C., to Samuel W. Meek, Washington, D.C., 1 December 1909. TL. 1 p.

Item 19: Melville E. Stone, New York City, [N.Y.], to Samuel W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 31 December 1910. TLS. 1 p.

Item 20: S[olon] B. Woodfin, Richmond, Va., to J. Sidney Peters, n.p., 16 January 1911. Including a TLS from Edwin Camp, [Atlanta, Ga.] to S[olon] B. Woodfin, Richmond, Va., 13 January, 1911. TLS. 1 p.

Item 21: Robert H. McNeil, Washington, D.C., to S[amuel] W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 30 September 1912. TLS. 1 p.

Item 22: Robert H. McNeil, Washington, D.C., to S[amuel] W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 30 September 1912. TLS. 2 pp.

Item 23: John Stewart Bryan, Richmond, va. to S[amuel] W. Meek, n.p., 24 November 1913. ALS. 1 p.

Item 24: Statement of E. C. Baker, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia concerning the assignment and transfer of interest dealing with the process of refining vegetable, fish, and animal oils to S[amuel] W. Meek and W. H. Campbell., 11 November [19]14. TDS. 1 p.

Item 25: J. F. Allen, New York, [N.Y.], to S[amuel] W. Meek, Richmond, Va., 16 November 1914. TLS. 1 p.

Item 26: Alexander H. Sands, Richmond, Va., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 24 March 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 27: Seymour Eaton, Lansdowne, Pa., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 26 March 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 28: P. F. O'Keefe, Boston, Mass., to the Business Manager of the [Philadelphia] Press, Philadelphia, Pa., 29 March 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 29: Don C. Seit, New York, [N.Y.], to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 9 April 1915. TLS. 1 p,

Item 30: Fred P. Whitney, Philadelphia, Pa., to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 16 April 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 31: Frank S. Woodson, Richmond, Va., to [Samuel W.] Meek, n.p., 17 April 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 32: Myron T. Herrick, Cleveland, [Ohio], to Sam[uel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 20 April 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 33: "Buck" Schloss, Richmond, Va., [Samuel W.] Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 10 May 1915. ALS. 3 pp.

Item 34: J. St. Geo[rge] Bryan, Richmond, Va., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 26 May 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 35: W. W. Atterbury, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., 28 May 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 36: Myron T. Herrick, Cleveland, [Ohio], to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 31 May 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 37: J. St. Geo[rge] Bryan, Richmond, Va., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 9 June 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 38: John Stewart Bryan, Richmond, Virginia, to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 23 June 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 40: John Stewart Bryan, Richmond, Virginia, to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 26 June 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 41: Louis A. MacMahon [?], Richmond, Virginia, to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 30 June 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 42: John Wanamaker, Philadelpia, [Pa.], to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 14 June 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 43: Juanita Abossie [?] Patterson, Richmond, Va, to [Samuel W.] Meek, n.p., 6 August 1915. ALS. 4 pp.

Item 44: F. D. Caruthers, New York, [N.Y.], to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 10 August 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 45: James Brown, New York, [N.Y.], to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 12 August 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 46: Charles Tibbits, London, [England], to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, [Pa]., 27 September 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 47: Oliver J. Sands, Richmond, Va., to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 11 October 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 48: Louis Gilman, New York, [N.Y.], to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 5 November 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 49: F[ritz] Cunliffe-Owen, New York, [N.Y.], to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, [Pa.]., 12 November 1915. TLS. 1 p. Including a Cy of TL from Henry W. Sackett, New York, [N.Y.], to Fritz Cunliffe-Owen, New York, [N.Y.], 10 November 1915.

Item 50: Wilson [?], Richmond, Va., to "Dear Father," n.p., 2 December 1915. ALS. 3 pp.

Item 51: J. Hampton Moore, Washington, D.C., to Sam[uel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 17 December 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 52: Ellis A. Gimbel, Philadelphia, [Pa.], to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 27 December 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 53: [?], St. Louis, Mo., to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 27 December 1915. TLS. 1 p.

Item 54: [?], St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight, [England], to Mr. and Mrs. [Samuel W.] Meek, Philadelphia, [Pa.]., [?] 1916. ALS. 1 p.

Item 55: [Samuel W. Meek], Philadelphia, Pa., to William Howard Taft, New Haven, Connecticut., 17 January 1916. Tl. 1 p. Including a TL from J. P. Tumulty, Washington, [D.C.], to Samuel W. Meek, Phila[delphia], Pa., 14 January 1916.

Item 56: W. W. Atterbury, Philadelphia, Pa., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 4 February 1916. TLS. 1 p. Including a TLS from Harry A. Berwind, Philadelphia, [Pa.], to W. W. Atterbury, Philadelphia, Penn[sylvani]a, 3 February 1916.

Item 57: H. F. Yealsel, Philadelphia, Pa., to [?] Martin, n.p., 18 February 1916. ALS. 3 pp.

Item 58: [?] Martin, n.p., to [Samuel W.] Meek, n.p., 24 February 1916. TL. 1 p. Including a Cy of TL from [? Martin], Philadelphia, Pa., to Louis Gilman, Manhattan, [N.Y.], 24 February 1916.

Item 59: Lloyd [?] Dodson, Philadelphia, [Pa.], to "Gentlemen," Phila[delphi]a, Pa., 29 February 1916. TLS. 1 p.

Item 60: George H. Frazier, Philadelphia, Pa., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, [Pa.]., 2 March 1916. TLS. 1 p.

Item 61: Cyrus S. Gray, Pittsburg, Pa., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 23 March 1916. TLS. 1 p.

Item 62: W[illia]m Harding, New York, [N.Y.], to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, [Pa.]., 26 March 1916. TLS. 2 pp.

Item 63: Charles Belmont Davis, New York , [N.Y.], to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 17 April 1916. TLS. 1 p.

Item 64: [?] Patterson, Philadelphia, Pa., to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 28 April 1916. TLS. 1 p.

Item 65: Cyrus S. Gray, Pittsburg, Pa., to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Penn[sylvani]a., 21 June 1916. TLS. 1 p.

Item 66: Harry Bacharach, Atlantic City, N.J., to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 14 August 1916. TLS. 1 p.

Item 67: Fred[eric]k Carroll Brewster, Jr., to [Jamestown, Rhode Island], to "Gentlemen," [Philadelphia, Pa.]., 28 August 1916. ALS. 1 p. Including a Cy of TL from Frederick Carroll Bewster, Jr., Jamestown, Rhode Island, to President Woodrow Wilson, n.p., 26 August 1916.

Item 68: E. W. DeWitt, New York, [N.Y.], to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 3 October 1916. TLS. 2 pp. Including a TCy of official figures from Erie.

Item 69: Harry Bacharach, Atlantic City, N.J., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia Penn[sylvani]a., 7 October 1916. TLS. 1 p.

Item 70: J. Taylor Ellyson, Richmond, Va., to Samuel W. Meek, [Philadelphia, Pa.], 7 November 1916. ALS. 1 p.

Item 71: S. B. Woodfin, Richmond, Va., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 24 January 1917. TLS 1 p.

Item 72: Cyrus S. Gray, Pittsburg, Pa., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Penn[sylvani]a., 26 January 1917. TLS. 1 p.

Item 73: James B. Reynolds, Washington, D.C., to Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Penn[sylvani]a., 2 February 1917. TLS. 1 p.

Item 74: [?], New York, [N.Y.], to S[amuel] W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 28 February 1917. TLS. 2 pp.

Item 75: L. W. [?], Governors Island, N.Y., to S. W. Mills [sic] Samuel W. Meek, Philadelphia, Pa., 1 March 1917. TLS. 1 p.

Item 76: Don C. Seit, New York, [N.Y.], to Sam[uel W. Meek], n.p., 20 April n.y. ALS. 1 p.

Item 77: [?], New York, [N.Y.], to [Samuel W.] Meek, n.p., 20 September n.y. ALS. 2 pp.

Item 78: May Bosman (Mrs. B.S.), Huntington Valley, Pa., to [Samuel W.] Meek, n.p., Undated. ALS. 2 pp.

Item 79: Ameilia S. Frazur [?], n.p. to S[amuel W.] Meek, n.p., Undated. ALS. 2 pp.

Item 80: C[yrus] S. Gray, n.p., to [Samuel W.] Meek, n.p., Undated ALS. 1 p.

Item 81: [?] to Samuel W. Meek, [Philadelphia, Pa.], Undated. TLS. 1 p.