Ghent, William J. (William James), 1866-1942

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From the description of Papers of William J. Ghent, 1876-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063264

Biographical Note

  • 1866, Apr. 29: Born, Frankfort, Ind.
  • 1894: Founder, Social Reform Club, New York, N.Y.
  • 1897 - 1898 : Editor, American Fabian
  • 1900 - 1913 : Regular contributor to the Independent
  • 1906 - 1909 : Secretary, Rand School of Social Science
  • 1909: Married Amy Louise Morrison
  • 1909 - 1911 : President, Rand School of Social Science, New York, N.Y.
  • 1911 - 1912 : Secretary to Victor L. Berger
  • 1915 - 1917 : Editor, California Outlook
  • 1917 - 1919 : Member, Executive Committee of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy
  • 1919 - 1920 : Regular contributor to the Weekly Review
  • 1929: Staff member, Dictionary of American Biography
  • 1942, July 12: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the William J. Ghent Papers, 1876-1942, (bulk 1902-1942), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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referencedIn Francis R. Hagner collection, 1860-1946, 1876-1925 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Intercollegiate Socialist Society. Records, 1904-1921. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Hagner, Francis R. (Francis Randall), 1873-1940,. Francis R. Hagner collection, 1860-1946, bulk (1876-1925). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Socialist Party (U.S.) New York (N.Y.) Letter Books, Bulk, 1911-1914, 1907-1914, (Bulk 1911-1914) Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Eastman, Max Forrester, 1883-1969. Eastman mss. 1892-1968 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Charles F. Bates papers, 1866-1977 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Tamiment Library Manuscript Files, 1749-1988 (bulk: 1910-1965) Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Tamiment Library. Tamiment Library manuscript files collection relating to individuals and organizations associated with radicalism, the labor movement, and progressive social action in the United States, 1950-2001 (bulk 1910-1965). Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Socialist Party (U.S.). Local New York. Letter books, 1907-1914, 1911-1914 (bulk). Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
creatorOf William J. Ghent Papers, 1876-1942, (bulk 1902-1942) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Ghent, William J. (William James), 1866-1942. Letters : to F. S. Dellenbaugh / by William James Ghent, 1933. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn American Socialist Society. Records, 1905-1955. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
referencedIn Intercollegiate Socialist Society Records, 1900-1921 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Berger, Victor L., 1860-1929. Frances Nacke Noel/Job Harriman papers, 1889-1986 (bulk 1940-1980). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Hillquit, Morris, 1869-1933. Papers, 1886-1944. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Sacagawea collection, 1920-1927. Library of Congress
creatorOf Ghent, William J. (William James), 1866-1942. Unpublished biography of John Colter : and related materials, 1926-1936. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Guide to the Rand School of Social Science Records, 1905-1962 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Socialist Party (U.S.) Correspondence, 1902-1947 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Algernon Lee Papers, 1861-1954 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Algernon Lee Papers, 1861-1954 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Beattie, R. Kent (Rolla Kent), 1875-1960. Papers, 1899-1956 Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
referencedIn Workingmen's Co-operative Publishing Association Records, Bulk, 1908-1915, 1906-1920 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Intercollegiate Socialist Society Records, 1900-1921 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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Birth 1866-04-29

Death 1942-07-10

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