The papers span the years 1864-1962 and include correspondence and writings by Vinnie Ream Hoxie, and notes and other research materials on Mrs. Hoxie compiled by Harold E. Miner.
Photocopies of scattered correspondence of Mrs. Hoxie and her husband cover the period 1866-1897. Most letters concern her role in persuading Senator Edmund Ross of Missouri to oppose the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1866. The writings include typescripts of several poems (1900, 1902, and undated) and a songbook published in 1921 entitled “A Group of Songs by Vinnie Ream.”
The research materials, prepared by Miner between 1943 and 1954, include a notebook, one hundred and seventy pages of notes taken by Miner from the Hoxie Family Collection at the Library of Congress, and a file of miscellaneous articles about Mrs. Hoxie. The notebook contains an extensive bibliography on Mrs. Hoxie, numerous typescripts of clippings and articles concerning her notes on conversations with her acquaintances, and Miner's correspondence seeking information from historical institutions concerning her life and accomplishments.
The correspondence, writings, and research materials described so far are also available on microfilm. Not on the microfilm are biographical and genealogical material added to the collection in 1987; and a draft biography of Vinnie Ream Hoxie written by Miner and submitted to the Historical Society for publication in 1962. The biography was never published and was added to this collection in 1992.
