Walter Dormitzer was born in 1862 to Henry and
Anna Dormitzer, Bohemian immigrants. He was an importer/exporter who traveled
extensively, collecting art and historical memorabilia. He lived in Nigeria
during the late 1800s and collected Yoruba art that he later donated to the
Newark (New Jersey) Museum. His autograph books are highly sought after and
contain autographs of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He owned
the Watson and Dormitzer firm with his partner Calvin A. Watson. He and his
wife Carrie Auerbach were members of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of
Essex County, New Jersey. He died August 15, 1935, from the effects of malaria
contracted when he lived in Africa.
This collection contains correspondence
written by Arkansas governors and senators, collected by Walter Dormitzer.
Biographical newsclippings about the politicians are included with some of the
correspondence.
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Governors'
correspondence (Reel MG00203)
o 1840 May 1: William S. Fulton, Washington,
District of Columbia, to Captain M.C. Young, Washington, District of Columbia
o 1842 February 3: William S. Fulton,
Washington, District of Columbia, to Lewis J. Cist, Cincinnati, Ohio
o 1842 August 14: John Pope, Washington,
District of Columbia, to L.J. Cist, Cincinnati, Ohio
o 1846 March 8: A. Yell, Washington, District of
Columbia, to A.T. Keller
o 1846 September 28: Elias N. Conway, Little
Rock, Arkansas, to John C. Rives, Washington, District of Columbia
o 1850 January 19: P. Clayton, Washington,
District of Columbia, to Corcoran and Riggs, Washington, District of Columbia
o 1864 December: Isaac Murphy, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to Mark B. Robinson
o 1868 June 6: Isaac Murphy, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to A. Bill Perry
o 1871 December 11: Powell Clayton, Washington,
District of Columbia, to Major Benjamin Perley Poore
o 1872 August 14: O.A. Hadley, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to H. Storm
o 1877 January 29: W.R. Miller, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to Henry Storm, New York
o 1878 September 9: Elias N. Conway, Little
Rock, Arkansas, to Henry Storm, New York
o 1883 October 19: James H. Berry, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to [Lyle Thoburn], Bellair, Ohio
o 1883 October 26: Powell Clayton, Eureka
Springs, Arkansas, to [Lyle Thoburn], Bellair, Ohio
o 1884 October 11: O.A. Hadley, Raton, New
Mexico, to Lyle Thoburn
o 1885 February 16: Simon P. Hughes, Little
Rock, Arkansas, to Mabel [Cristty]
o 1890 January 25: Elisha Baxter, Batesville,
Arkansas, to "Sir"
o 1890 October 30: A.H. Garland, Washington,
District of Columbia, to Lawrence F. [Busch], Allegheny City, Pennsylvania
o 1897 April 25: W.M. Fishback to Elliott
Danforth
o 1900 October 8: Dan W. Jones, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to S.B. Costron, New York
o 1910 December 21: Jeff Davis, Washington,
District of Columbia, to Gardner Richardson, New York
o Undated: H. Flanagin [fragment]
·
Senators'
correspondence
o 1839 January 20: A.H. Sevier, Washington,
District of Columbia, to M. Spaulding, Washington, District of Columbia
o 1846 May 24: W.S. Fulton, Washington, District
of Columbia, to D. William Jones, Washington, District of Columbia
o 1848 January 27: Chester Ashley, Washington,
District of Columbia, to "Sir"
o 1848 February 9: R.W. Johnson, Washington,
District of Columbia, to Ritchie and Heiss
o 1849 March: S. Borland, Washington, District
of Columbia, to ?
o 1855 February 21: W.K. Sebastian, A.B.
Greenwood, and R.W. Johnson, Washington, District of Columbia, to [T.] C.
Dobbins, Washington, District of Columbia
o 1855 December 29: W.K. Sebastian, Washington,
District of Columbia, to William R. King
o 1858 December 17: William S. Fulton,
Washington, District of Columbia, to C.L. Alexander
o 1861 February 27: W.K. Sebastian, Washington,
District of Columbia, to C.L. Alexander
o 1869 April 5: Alexander McDonald, Washington,
District of Columbia, to [?], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
o 1869 May 27: Alexander McDonald, Washington,
District of Columbia, to W. Wakeman
o 1870 March 8: B.F. Rice, Washington, District
of Columbia, to [?]
o 1871 March 16: B.F. Rice, Washington, District
of Columbia, to Ben Perley Poore
o 1872 June 4: Powell Clayton, Washington,
District of Columbia, to W.H. Morgan, Washington, District of Columbia
o 1877 October 13: S.W. Dorsey, Washington,
District of Columbia, to Benjamin P. Poore
o 1881 April 9: J.D. Walker, Washington,
District of Coumbia, to [?]
o 1886 November 1: A.H. Garland, Department of
Justice, [Washington, District of Columbia], to "Mr. President"
o 1887 August 31: A. McDonald, New York, to G.B.
Patrick
o Undated: James H. Berry
o Undated: James K. Jones, Washington, District
of Columbia, to G.B. Patrick
·
Miscellaneous
o List of United States Senators
o Senators from Arkansas
o Governors of Arkansas
o Undated: Newsclipping, "Powell Clayton,
of Arkansas, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of United
States to Mexico"
