Name/Title
Mother McKinleyEntry/Object ID
2015.2.01cDescription
Postcard booklet of eight black and white McKinley-related postcards. This is the third card. The front of the card shows a centered image of "Mother McKinley" in an oval. This verse is on either side of the portrait.
"In brains he was rich, not in dollars; Of ancestry sturdy, could boast; But teachings, revered, of his Mother, Were the things that were helping him most. she had taught him those lessons, which manhood Can find in no law book, or creed; They came on the echoes from childhood, Giving strength for each purpose and deed."
The back has space for a handwritten address and stamp on the right. Text on the left reads as follows:
"The White House Washington, D.C., January 28th, 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Wess, Niles, O., Accept my congratulations on the success of the effort to restore the Birthplace of William McKinley. The enshrining of this old homestead is a fitting tribute to a distinguished statesman whose memory we all revere. Woodrow Wilson Visit McKinley's Birthplace."Collection
DoyleAcquisition
Accession
2015.2Source or Donor
Eva DoyleAcquisition Method
Gift