Forwarded with permission. Ron ---- Begin Forwarded Message Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> Greetings from Memphis! My great grandfather, George A. Stauffer, was a close personal and political friend of Frank WIllis and Warren Harding, and was a vital force in Northwest Ohio and the push toward Prohibition. As such, when Harding became President, Grandfather became U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Ohio. In that position he was able to watch first-hand the results of Halstead et al, and, over time, changed his position from Prohibition to pro-personal choice/anti-government involvement. I have collected all his known extant personal papers, including speeches, political and personal letters, newpaper articles from his scrapbooks, etc. They offer an astonishing framework to that era and its people, including information on behind-the-scenes politics and campiagn styles and deals, and insight into the people who shaped the time. They also show the slow, arduous and at times painful struggle to come to grips with the realities of the law and jurisprudence, and outline personal changes in viewpoint as it occured, in his own words and those of the people around him. I was a history major at Northwestern University (considering graduate work in history as well), and am working on writing his story. I was thrilled to find this web site at OSU, and was wondering what additional online resources you know that may be relevant to my search? I am also curious as to the possibilities of assitantships in history at OSU and would be delighted if you could point me in the right direction on that subject as well. I am willing to share materials - however, they amount to over five shelf feet of sorted documents and several more boxes of materials that are in an ongoing evaluative state. I come to Ohio several times a year to do research and visit family (I grew up in Findlay), and will be in Columbus next month - March 19-20. I would love to get together if you think such a meeting might be mutually beneficial. Please e-mail me with your thoughts on the subject. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Laura Wilson-Perry -- Ron Roizen, Ph.D. voice: 510-848-9123 fax: 510-848-9210 home: 510-848-9098 1818 Hearst Ave. Berkeley, CA 94703 U.S.A. [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]