Rice, William Gorham
Variant namesRice was born in Albany, N.Y. and attended the Albany Academy. He married Harriet Langdon Pruyn, daughter of John VanSchaick Lansing Pruyn in 1892. Rice was Assistant Paymaster General of the New York State National Guard and secretary to Governor Cleveland. In 1895 he became U.S. Civil Service Commissioner. He later served as a member of the New York State Civil Service Commission. Rice was the author of several works on carillons and was an expert on the subject.
From the description of Papers, 1841-1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122578198
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| creatorOf | Welsh, Herbert, 1851-1941. Correspondence, on the Miles report, 1903. | University of Michigan | |
| referencedIn | Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) | Library of Congress. Music Division | |
| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Daily Mining Gazette. Daily Mining Gazette Records Collection, 1899-1963. | Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech | |
| referencedIn | Learned Hand papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Papers pertaining to family, business and personal affairs, 1882-1945. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | William Woodville Rockhill papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Grover Cleveland Papers, 1743-1945, (bulk 1885-1908) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Wendell family papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Rice, William Gorham, 1892-1979. Papers, 1914-1978. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Charles Eliot Norton papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Rice, William Gorham, 1856-1945. Papers, 1841-1937. | American Periodical Series I | |
| referencedIn | George Foster Peabody Papers, 1894-1937 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Elizabeth Gaskell Norton and Sara Norton papers, 1867-1948 (inclusive), 1880-1946 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | William Sulzer Letters, 1898-1941 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Norton family. Letters received by the Norton family, 1830-1920 | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Apgar, Edward K, 1842-1885. Papers, 1873-1886. | American Periodical Series I | |
| creatorOf | Van Laer, Arnold J. F. (Arnold Johan Ferdinand), 1869-1955. Papers, 1908-1952. | New York State Library |
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