Jacob Chandler Harper papers

This collection primarily contains the correspondence of Jacob Chandler Harper from 1908 to 1921. There are 10 William H. Taft letters (two of which were written by his secretary Fred W. Carpenter) that concern a 1908 proposed amendment to the Ohio constitution providing for a general referendum and to Taft's successful 1908 presidential campaign. Also present are several items regarding Scripps family members dated 1921 and 1939, including material about the death of Eliza Virginia Scripps (1852-1921) and a genealogy report.