The collection is arranged chronologically.
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[identification of item], Orlando S. Rapp Papers, SPEC.RARE.CMS.0025, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, The Ohio State University
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Processed by Darnelle Melvin, 2016 February; Finding Aid updated by Belle Teesdale and Karen Glenn, 2017 July
Orlando Silas Rapp (1872-1928) was the Vice President of the Prendergast Company, a lumber and coal business located in Marion, Ohio. He was a friend of United States president Warren G. Harding and President Harding’s personal secretary George B. Christian, Jr.
The Orlando S. Rapp Papers are comprised of correspondence and photographs related to Rapp’s business, civic, political and personal life. Correspondence includes both letters received and copies of letters sent by Rapp, some of which are to President Warren G. Harding and his personal secretary George B. Christian. Other major topics in correspondence include Rapp’s participation in organizations such as: the Freemasons, the Marion Country Club, the Greens Committee of the United States Golf Association, the Harding Memorial Association, and his business (the Prendergast Company of Marion, Ohio). Materials range in date from 1917-1928.