Foster, John Watson,  1836-1917. <br/><br/>
John Watson Foster papers, 1872-1917  (bulk 1872-1905). 

 - 175  items. 1  container. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Chiefly letters received (1872-1905) relating to Indiana politics, Republican Party, Alaska-Canadian boundary dispute, sealing rights in the Bering Sea, and diplomatic relations with Mexico, Russia, Spain, and China.  Correspondents include James Gillespie Blaine, Schuyler Colfax, William Maxwell Evarts, Walter Quintin Gresham, Benjamin Harrison, John Hay, Richard Olney, Whitelaw Reid, and Theodore Roosevelt. 
<br/><br/><br/>Diplomat, U.S. secretary of state, lawyer, and publisher. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78021162  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893 --Correspondence.<br/>Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 --Correspondence.<br/>Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901 --Correspondence.<br/>Gresham, Walter Quintin, 1832-1895 --Correspondence.<br/>Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901 --Correspondence.<br/>Hay, John, 1838-1905 --Correspondence.<br/>Olney, Richard, 1835-1917 --Correspondence.<br/>Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912 --Correspondence.<br/>Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Department of State. <br/>Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bering Sea controversy.<br/>Diplomatic and consular service, American.<br/>Sealing--Bering Sea.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Alaska--Boundaries--Canada.<br/>Canada--Boundaries--Alaska.<br/>China--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Indiana--Politics and government.<br/>Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Russia--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Spain--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Russia.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Spain.<br/>United States--Foreign relations--China.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Cabinet officers.<br/>Diplomats.<br/>Lawyers.<br/>Publishers.