Rare And Important Autograph Book Signed By 100's Of Promi...

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Rare And Important Autograph Book Signed By 100's Of Prominent United States Personalities Including Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Politicians, Suffragettes, Entertainers, And More! Amazing autograph book assembled by James Alexander Semple, the author of "Representative Women of Colorado", published in 1911. Semple was President of the Alexander Publishing Co. in Denver, Co. That book contained information about 500 prominent women who attained social stature in Colorado in the early 20th Century. His next venture was to publish another book "Representative Women of America" dedicated to prominent women of the first quarter of the 20th Century. He sent out questionnaires to prominent women asking for a biographical sketch of each one for the publication. While this process was going on he assembled this autograph book signed by many prominent citizens of the country wishing him luck on his venture. It's basically a "Who's Who" of prominent people. The leather bound book measures 11.5" x 8.5" x 2", and was assembled and given to Helen Loring Grenfell, who was a friend of Semple as well as being a Suffragette and Colorado's Superintendent of public instruction. Included are President's William Howard Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and all four first Ladies. Supreme Court Justices Holmes, Stone, Brandeis, Sanford and Butler. Over 100 Senators and 15 Governors, including Alfred Smith. Other prominent people include Helen Keller, former First Lady Mary Lord Harrison, author Ida Tarbell, Singer Sophie Tucker, artist of the Campbell Soup Kids Grace Drayton (With sketch), artist Georgia O'Keefe, Vice President Charles Dawes, radio stars Amos and Andy, artist Howard Chandler Christy (With sketch), politician Alton Parker and so many more. The book has some soiling to some of the pages, the leather binding has minimal edge wear, overall fine. Certainly ranks as one of the best 20th Century autograph books we have ever had the pleasure to offer. Please see the extended description field on our website for a more detailed list.

More Information: Supreme Court Justices

Taft, William H. - Chief Justice
McReynolds, James Clark
Sanford, Edward Terry
Brandeis, Louis
Sutherland, George
Butler, Pierce
Stone, Harlan F.
Van Devanter, W.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Senators

Ashurst, Henry F. - Senator, Arizona
Bayard, Thomas F - Senator, Delaware
Blease, Coleman L. - Senator, South Carolina
Borah, William - Senator, Idaho (Died before the end of the term)
Boussard, Edwin S. - Senator, Louisiana
Bratton, Sam G. - Senator, New Mexico
Bruce, William Cabell - Senator, Maryland
Butler, William - Senator, Massachusetts
Cameron, Ralph H. - Senator, Arizona
Capper, Arthur - Senator, Kansas
Caraway, Thaddeus - Senator, Arkansas
Caraway, Thaddeus - Senator, Arkansas
Copeland, Royal S. - Senator New York
Couzens, James J. - Senator, Michigan
Cummings, Albert B. - Senator, Iowa (Died 55 days after autograph)
Curtis, Charles - Senator, Kansas (Also, VP 1929-1933)
Deneen, Charles, S. - Senator Illinois
Dill, Clarence C. - Senator, Washington
DuPont, Thomas Coleman - Senator, Delaware
Edge, Walter E. - Senator, New Jersey
Edwards, Edward I. -Senator, New Jersey
Ernst, Richard P. - Senator, Kentucky
Fernald, Bert M. Senator, Maine (died a few months later on 8/23/26)
Fess, Simeon D. - Senator Ohio
Fletcher, Duncan U. - Senator, Florida
Frazier, Lynn - Senator, North Dakota
George, Walter F. - Senator, Georgia
Gerry, Peter G. - Senator, Rhode Island
Gille, Fredrick H. - Senator, California
Glass, Carter - Senator, Virginia
Goff, Guy D. - Senator, West Virginia
Goodling, Frank - Senator Idaho
Green, Frank L. - Senator, Vermont
Hale, Fredrick - Senator, Maine
Hardy, Guy U - Congressman, Colorado
Harreld, John W. - Senator, Oklahoma
Harris, William J. - Senator, Georgia
Harrison, Pat - Senator, Mississippi (former Congressman)
Heflin, J. Thomas - Senator, Alabama
Howell, Robert B. - Senator, Nebraska
Johnson, Hiram - Senator, California
Jones, Abdruieus, A - Senator, New Mexico
Jones, Wesley L. - Senator, Washington
Kendrick, John B. - Senator, Wyoming
King, William H. - Senator, Utah
LaFollette, Robert M. Jr. - Senator, Wisconsin (committed suicide in 1953)
Lenroot, Irving L. - Senator, Alabama
Longworth, Nicholas - Speaker of the House
Mayfield, Earle B. - Senator, Texas
McKeller, Kenneth - Senator, Tennessee
McKinley, William B. - Senator, Illinois (Died before the end of term)
McLean, George P. - Senator, Connecticut
McMaster, William H. - Senator, South Dakota (former Governor)
McNavy, Charles L. - Senator, Oregon
Means, Rice W, - Senator, Colorado
Metcalf, Jesse H. - Senator, Rhode Island
Moses, George H. - Senator, New Hampshire
Nelly, Matthew M. Senator, West Virginia
Norbeck, Peter - Senator, South Dakota
Norris, George W. - Senator, Nebraska
Nye, Gerald - Senator, North Dakota
Oddie, Tasker L. - Senator, Nevada
Overman, Lee S. - Senator, North Carolina
Pepper, George Warton - Senator, Pennsylvania
Phipps, Lawrence C - Senator, Colorado
Pine, William B. - Senator, Oklahoma
Pittman, Key - Senator, Nevada
Porter, H. Dale - Senator, Vermont
Randell, Joseph E. - Senator, Louisiana
Reed, David, A - Senator, Pennsylvania
Reed, James A. - Senator, Missouri
Robinson, Arthur R. - Senator, Indiana
Robinson, Joe T. - Senator Arkansas
Sackett, Fredric M. - Senator, Kentucky
Schall, Thomas D. - Senator, Minnesota (Blind)
Sheppard, Morris - Senator, Texas
Shipstead, Henrik - Senator, Minnesota
Shortridge, Samuel M. - Senator, California
Simmons, Furnifold M. - Senator, North Carolina
Smith, Ellison D. - Senator, South Carolina
Smoot, Reed - Senator, Utah
Stanfield, Robert N. - Senator, Oregon
Steck, Daniel F. - Senator, Iowa
Stephens, H. D. (Herbert) Senator, Mississippi
Swanson, Claude - Senator, Virginia (Also, secretary of Navy)
Taylor, Edward T. - Congressman, Colorado
Timberlake, Charles Bateman- Congressman, Colorado
Trammell, Park - Senator, Florida
Tyson, Lawrence D. - Senator, Tennessee
Underwood, Oscar W. - Senator, Alabama
Vaile, William - Congressman, Colorado
Wadsworth, James W. - Senator, New York
Walsh, Thomas J. - Senator, Montana
Warren, Francis, E. - Senator, Wyoming (also first Governor of Wyoming
Waterman, Charles W. - Senator, Colorado
Watson, James E. - Senator Indiana
Weller, Ovington E. - Senator, Maryland
Wheeler, Burton K. - Senator, Ohio
Williams, George H. - Senator Missouri
Willis, Frank B. - Senator, Ohio (Died in office)
Woodbridge, N. Ferris - Senator, Michigan (Died in office)

Governor's Signatures

Byrd, Harry F.
Carlton, Doyle E. - Florida
Donahey, Vic - Ohio
Fuller, Alan T. - 50th Gov. Mass.
Graves, Bibb - Alabama
Hardman, Lamartine G. - Georgia
Horton, Henry H. - Tennessee
Morley, Clarence J. -24th governor of CO. Sent to prison for fraud
Ross, Nellie Tayloe-14th Gov. of Wyoming 1925-1927(1st woman governor)
Sampson, Flem D. - Kentucky
Smith, Alfred- 42nd governor of NY Lost 1928 presidential race
Stearns, Clark Daniel, 9th Gov. Samoa & US naval captain
White, Frank - North Dakota governor and US Treasurer (1921-1928)

1926 Presidential Cabinet

Davis, Dwight F - Sec of War
Davis, James - Sec. of Labor
Hoover, Herbert - Sec. of Commerce
Jardine, William M - Sec of Agriculture
Kellogg, Frank - Sec of State
Mellon, Andrew W - Sec of Treasury
New, Harry S. Postmaster General
Sargent, John G. - Attorney General
Wilbur, Curtis - Sec. of Navy
Work, Hubert - Sec of Interior

Other Personalities

Moffett, Eleanor - Broadway performer
Baily, Mildred - Native American jazz singer
Lewis, Welcome - Singer
Woodward, Adele - President National Motion Picture League
Camp, Ruth - Female aviator
Sanger, Margaret - Woman activist
Roosevelt, Theodore Jr. - Son of President Theodore Roosevelt
Gibbs, Katharine - Founder of Gibbs College
Bryan, Mary - Wife of William Jennings Bryan
Murrow, Mae - Film producer / actress
Thomas. Lowell - Broadcaster
Upton, Harriet Taylor - Author & Suffragette
Kent, Louise - President General National Society Daughters of the Revolution
Gabriel, Olive Stone - Suffragette & Lawyer
Parsons, Alice - Women's rights activist
Clemens, Clara - Daughter of Mark Twain
Booth, Maude - Co founder Salvation Army
Boatwright, William- 22nd Colorado Attorney General
Ringling, John - Circus
Davis, John - Politician & 1924 Presidential candidate
Crothers, Rachel - Theater

And hundreds more!