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Contains 7 Collections and/or Records:

William Henry Harrison collection

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: MSP 228
Scope and Contents The William Henry Harrison collection contains materials related to William Henry Harrison, his presidential campaign in 1840, and the Battle of Tippecanoe.  Materials include campaign songsheets, campaign ribbon, political document, newspaper clipping, and commemorative plate.
Dates: 1840 - 1966; Majority of material found in 1840 - 1840

Document by the Democratic Harrison Tippecanoe Club of Alexandria, Virginia, May 23, 1840

 File — Box: Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 228, File 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The William Henry Harrison collection contains materials related to William Henry Harrison, his presidential campaign in 1840, and the Battle of Tippecanoe.  Materials include campaign songsheets, campaign ribbon, political document, newspaper clipping, and commemorative plate.
Dates: May 23, 1840

Harrison Campaign sheet music, 1840

 File — Box: Box 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 228, File 2
Scope and Contents The Harrison Song The Log Cabin Song The Buckeye Song Ye Sons of Patriots Gone We've Walloped Them So Nine Cheers for Old Tip The Cincinnatus of the West Tipp's Invitation to Loco The Log Cabin The Gallant Old Hero
Dates: 1840

"General's Side of the Battle" newsclipping, February 5, 1966

 File — Box: Box 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 228, File 3
Scope and Contents "General's Side of the Battle" from Lafayette Journal and Courier; 2 page spread with illustrations
Dates: February 5, 1966

Harrison Campaign ribbon, 1840

 Item — Box: Box 1, Item: 1
Identifier: MSP 228, Item 1
Scope and Contents Framed ribbon with text "Union for the Sake of the Union," "Our Country's Hope," "Harrison & Reform." Imagery of eagle, log cabin, and William Henry Harrison.
Dates: 1840

Battle of Tippecanoe Sesquicentennial commemorative plate, 1961

 Item — Box: Box 1, Item: 2
Identifier: MSP 228, Item 2
Scope and Contents Plate with illustration of battlefield memorial in center and description of the battle on reverse.
Dates: 1961

Lithographs and Prints, undated

 File — Box: Box 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSP 228, File 4
Scope and Contents Four 19th-century prints of William Henry Harrison: - Print of engraving by E.H. Knight - Print of painting by Chappel - Print of engraving by H.B. Hall and Sons - Print of pencil sketch, hand colored and mounted, creator unknown
Dates: undated