Box 1
Container
Contains 31 Collections and/or Records:
Robert Maitland O'Reilly to Joseph Bryant and William Williams Keen regarding health of President Cleveland, 1893 June 19-1893 June 27
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s Saturday Evening Post article which appeared on September 22nd, 1917. Material in the collection was initially assembled in a scrapbook, however due to preservation concerns items were removed from the scrapbook and...
Dates:
1893 June 19-1893 June 27
Joseph Decatur Bryant to William Williams Keen, 1893 July 6
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s Saturday Evening Post article which appeared on September 22nd, 1917. Material in the collection was initially assembled in a scrapbook, however due to preservation concerns items were removed from the scrapbook and...
Dates:
1893 July 6
John B. Roberts to William Williams Keen expressing gratitude for care of President Cleveland, 1893 September 1
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s Saturday Evening Post article which appeared on September 22nd, 1917. Material in the collection was initially assembled in a scrapbook, however due to preservation concerns items were removed from the scrapbook and...
Dates:
1893 September 1
Joseph Decatur Bryant to Colonel Daniel Lamont and William Williams Keen regarding secrecy surrounding President Cleveland's surgery, 1905 May 9-1905 July 6
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s Saturday Evening Post article which appeared on September 22nd, 1917. Material in the collection was initially assembled in a scrapbook, however due to preservation concerns items were removed from the scrapbook and...
Dates:
1905 May 9-1905 July 6
Annette A. Bryant (Wife of Joseph Decatur Bryant) and William Williams Keen regarding article preparation, 1915 November 26-1916 April, 1917 April
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s Saturday Evening Post article which appeared on September 22nd, 1917. Material in the collection was initially assembled in a scrapbook, however due to preservation concerns items were removed from the scrapbook and...
Dates:
1915 November 26-1916 April, 1917 April
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston and William Williams Keen regarding article preparation, 1916 February 23-1917 May
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s Saturday Evening Post article which appeared on September 22nd, 1917. Material in the collection was initially assembled in a scrapbook, however due to preservation concerns items were removed from the scrapbook and...
Dates:
1916 February 23-1917 May
Florence Bryant de Peyster (daughter of Joseph Decatur Bryant) and William Williams Keen regarding article preparation, 1916 July 16-1916 September, 1917 May 1
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s Saturday Evening Post article which appeared on September 22nd, 1917. Material in the collection was initially assembled in a scrapbook, however due to preservation concerns items were removed from the scrapbook and...
Dates:
1916 July 16-1916 September, 1917 May 1
E. J. Edwards and William Williams Keen regarding article preparation and E. J. Edward's original sources of information, 1916 September 9-1916 October, 1917 September 12
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s Saturday Evening Post article which appeared on September 22nd, 1917. Material in the collection was initially assembled in a scrapbook, however due to preservation concerns items were removed from the scrapbook and...
Dates:
1916 September 9-1916 October, 1917 September 12
Elias Cornelius Benedict to William Williams Keen regarding article preparation, 1916 October 6, 1917 February 8
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s Saturday Evening Post article which appeared on September 22nd, 1917. Material in the collection was initially assembled in a scrapbook, however due to preservation concerns items were removed from the scrapbook and...
Dates:
1916 October 6, 1917 February 8
Kasson C. Gibson and William Williams Keen regarding article preparation, 1916 October 14, 1916 November, 1917 February 13
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection documents William Williams Keen’s role in President Grover Cleveland’s 1893 secret surgery through Keen’s correspondence and reflections. The collection primarily covers developments surrounding two events: the surgery on July 1st, 1893, and the publication of Keen’s Saturday Evening Post article which appeared on September 22nd, 1917. Material in the collection was initially assembled in a scrapbook, however due to preservation concerns items were removed from the scrapbook and...
Dates:
1916 October 14, 1916 November, 1917 February 13
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