Myers, Harriet Williams.
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Harriet Goodhue Williams Myers was born in Durand, Illinois, in 1867. She moved with her family to Iowa in the early 1870s and attended the State University at Iowa City. She married William Myers in 1890 and had two daughters, Neva and Helen. Around the turn of the century the Myers moved to California, where they settled in the Garvanza area. Harriet Myers was the first member of the Woman's California Court of Assistants and also served as the association's national vice-president and state historian, and was actively involved with the Audubon Society of California, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Colonial Dames of California. Myers was also a noted author of articles and books about ornithology, including The birds' convention (1913).
Henry Smith Williams (1863-1943) was a noted physician, ornithologist, and author of works on science, history, and medicine. He was also the originator of the Proteomorphic Theory of Immunization.
Edward Huntington Williams (1868-1944) was an associate professor of Pathology and Bacteriology at State University of Iowa, an assistant physician at the State Hospital for Insane Criminals in Mattawan, New York, and a physician at the Manhattan State Hospital. He was the author of a variety of books on psychology and addiction.
From the description of We three: Henry, Eddie, and me, 1945, July. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 741763290
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