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James Kerney Collection on Woodrow Wilson

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Kerney, James, 1873-1934

James Kerney, born in 1873, was a liberal newspaper publisher in Trenton, New Jersey. He edited the Trenton Evening Times and was the vice-president of the Trenton Times Company. He was the author of author of The Political Education of Woodrow Wilson, published in 1926. Kerney died of pneumonia in Baltimore in 1934.

The James Kerney Collection on Woodrow Wilson consists of speeches, correspondence, photographs, and printed material of and about Woodrow Wilson collected by James Kerney and dating from Wilson's tenure as governor of New Jersey and president of the United States.

The James Kerney Collection on Woodrow Wilson is arranged alphabetically.

The "James Kerney Obituary," Time Magazine, April 16, 1934 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,769867-2,00.html and Link, Arthur S., ed., The Papers of Woodrow Wilson, vol. 21, 1976, were consulted during preparation of the biographical note.

Gift of James Kerney, Jr. and John E. Kerney in 1967.

This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.

No information about appraisal is available for this collection.

Publisher
Public Policy Papers
Finding Aid Date
2007
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. For quotations that are fair use as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission to cite or publish is required. For those few instances beyond fair use, researchers are responsible for determining who may hold the copyright and obtaining approval from them. Researchers do not need anything further from the Mudd Library to move forward with their use.

Collection Inventory

Kerney, James, Correspondence Received, 1910-1923. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Kerney, James, "Last Talks with Woodrow Wilson," Saturday Evening Post, 1924 March 29. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Letters and Statements of Biographical Interest Concerning Wilson, 1912-1927. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Official Souvenir Program of Wilson's Second Inauguration, 1917. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Photographs, 1910-1912. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Wilson, Woodrow, Letters Addressed to, 1910-1913. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Wilson, Woodrow, Correspondence and Writings, 1910-1917. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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