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The Centenary Celebration of the Birth of Rutherford Birchard Hayes

Lucy Elliot Keeler · 1922

A 1922 account by Lucy Elliot Keeler of the centenary celebration of Rutherford B. Hayes's birth at Spiegel Grove, showing how later generations commemorated him.

This commemorative book shows how Hayes was honored by later generations at the centenary of his birth, rather than how he was seen in his own lifetime.

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Dark blue cloth book cover with gold-stamped title reading 'The Centenary Celebration of the Birth of Rutherford Birchard Hayes' and author name 'Lucy Elliot Keeler' below. A white library call-number label is in the upper left corner.
Lucy Elliot Keeler, The Centenary Celebration of the Birth of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 1922. Cover image from Wikimedia Commons.

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What it is

This is a book by Lucy Elliot Keeler titled The Centenary Celebration of the Birth of Rutherford Birchard Hayes. The cover is dark blue cloth with gold-stamped title and author name, and a white library call-number label in the upper left corner. The work is a 1922 commemorative account of the celebration marking one hundred years since Hayes's birth.

Why it matters

Centenary books record how a later community chose to remember a former president. Because this account was written about a century after his birth, it reflects the views of people who gathered to honor him rather than his own words. It shows how Hayes's reputation was shaped after his death.

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  • What does the title suggest the author wanted readers to remember about Hayes?
  • Who would have organized and attended a celebration like this, and why might they have wanted to do so?
  • What might a commemorative book leave out compared with records made during Hayes's lifetime?

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