Frederick Wiedman Jr. collection of Presidential papers
Scope and Contents
The Frederick Wiedman Jr. collection of Presidential papers contains 39 paper documents signed by each United States President from George Washington to George H.W. Bush. Ranging from the personal to the official, the papers touch on a variety of topics. There are a number of letters as well as more unusual documents like shipping and custom receipts.
Dates
- Creation: 1783-1973
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers.
Biographical / Historical
The collection was assembled by Frederick Wiedman Jr., a long-time Rochester attorney and supporter of RIT. He established the Frederick and Anna B. Wiedman Professorship in Imaging Science in recognition of his parents in 1985 and joined the RIT Board of Trustees in 1986. Upon his death in 1995, he bequeathed the major portion of his assets to the university to directly support educational programs. This collection of presidential signatures was part of his bequeath.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 flat boxes)
Language
English
Overview
The Frederick Wiedman Jr. Collection of Presidential papers is a fascinating group of documents each signed by one of our 39 United States Presidents. The collection provides a glimpse into the lives of the individuals who have held the most important office in the nation.
The collection was assembled by Frederick Wiedman Jr, a long-time Rochester attorney and supporter of RIT.
Processing Information
Finding aid created by Lisa Witt in April 2013.
Subject
- Adams, John (Person)
- Adams, John Quincy (Person)
- Arthur , Chester A. ( Chester Alan) (Person)
- Buchanan , James (Person)
- Carter, Jimmy (Person)
- Coolidge, Calvin (Person)
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David) (Person)
- Fillmore, Millard (Person)
- Ford, Gerald R. (Person)
- Garfield , James A. ( James Abram) (Person)
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Person)
- Grover, Cleveland (Person)
- Harding, Warren G. ( Warren Gamaliel) (Person)
- Harrison, Benjamin (Person)
- Harrison, William Henry (Person)
- Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (Person)
- Hoover, Herbert (Person)
- Jackson, Andrew (Person)
- Jefferson, Thomas (Person)
- Johnson, Andrew (Person)
- Johnson, Lyndon B. ( Lyndon Baines) (Person)
- Kennedy, John, F. ( John Fitzgerald) (Person)
- Lincoln, Abraham (Person)
- Madison, James (Person)
- McKinley, William (Person)
- Monroe, James (Person)
- Nixon, Richard (Person)
- Pierce, Franklin (Person)
- Polk, James K (James Knox) (Person)
- Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004 (Person)
- Roosevelt , Franklin D. ( Franklin Delano) (Person)
- Roosevelt, Theodore (Person)
- Taft, William Howard (Person)
- Taylor, Zachary (Person)
- Truman , Harry S. (Person)
- Tyler, John (Person)
- Van Buren, Martin (Person)
- Wilson, Woodrow (Person)
- Title
- Frederick Wiedman Jr. collection of Presidential papers
- Status
- Published
- Subtitle
- RIT Archives
- Author
- Lisa Witt
- Date
- 24 April 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the RIT Archives Repository
