Archives International Auctions Auction 86B August 15, 2023

Archives International Auctions - Sale 86b 46 August 15, 2023 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Ephemera - Political & Historic Autographs and Documents New York 1184 1184Correspondence with Averell Harriman, Governor of New York, 1958 New York....., 1958. Lot of 2 letters with autograph of Averell Harriman on State of New York, Executive Chamber, letterhead. Harriman served as governor of New York for one term before losing to Nelson Rockefeller in 1958. As governor, he increased personal taxes by 11% but his tenure was dominated by his presidential ambitions. Harriman was a candidate for the Democratic Presidential Nomination in 1952, and again in 1956 when he was endorsed by Truman but lost (both times) to Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $35-70 1185 1185Governor Herbert H. Lehman andSecretaryWalterT. Brown, 1937 Autograph Pair and Letter Trio New York, 1937. Group of 3 Typewritten letters, from Herbert H. Lehman or his secretary Walter T. Brown, and addressed to Lawrence H. Tasker on State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead. The January 6th letter thanks Tasker for his previous letter, and writes “I am very glad indeed that you and Mrs. Tasker were able to come to the Inauguration but regret that we did not see you at the reception;” The second letter, dated January 8th, thanking Tasker for sending a copy of an article he wrote on Mortgage Financing; The final letter, dated July 1st, is from Lehman’s secretary Walter T. Brown, and acknowledges an earlier letter on behalf of Governor Lehman. The two letters from Lehman are signed by him at bottom right, while the letter from Secretary Walter T. Brown is signed at bottom center. Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 - December 5, 1963) was an American Democratic Party politician from New York. He served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th Governor of New York and represented New York State in the U.S. Senate from 1949 until 1957. He was born to a Reform Jewish family in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Babetta (née Newgass) and German-born immigrant Mayer Lehman, one of the three brothers who co-founded Lehman Brothers financial services firm. VF condition. (3) ����������� Est. $35-70 Ephemera - Presidential Washington, D.C. 1186 1186Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association, ND (ca. 1910-20) Specimen Membership Certificate. Washington, D.C., ND (ca.1910-20), Specimen Membership certificate with Portrait of President Roosevelt on top with screaming eagle at bottom, ornate border, red specimen and purple archival overprints on face, POC’s, Order # 74099 on top margin back blank, XF-AU condition, Rare Specimen of this memorial certificate which has not been offered since the June 1991 “Christies - ABN Archives sale”. (Ex. Dennis Luck collection). The only memorial to the 26th president of the United States in the nation’s capital is a small island in the Potomac River. An architectural memorial and the restored natural landscape surrounding it together form a living memorial to the man known as the “Great Conservationist.” Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to make conservation of America’s natural resources a centerpiece of his domestic policy. For him, wise stewardship of land and wildlife made present and future growth possible. Almost 230 million acres of land came under the protection of the Federal Government during his term in office. Architect Eric Gugler and sculptor Paul Manship created the architectural memorial, with its open plaza and larger than life sized statue. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., and his associate Henry Hubbard, created the plan that still guides maintenance of the memorial landscape. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $200-300