Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, 1887-1970

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Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, journalist, author, and lecturer, was born in New York City. In 1910 she married Eugene Meyer, a financier who purchased The Washington Post in 1933. The Meyers lived in Mount Kisco, New York, and Washington, D.C., where Agnes Meyer was active in government service and social reform.
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referencedIn Abraham Walkowitz papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Arthur J. Goldberg Papers, 1793-1990, (bulk 1941-1985) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Putnam, Herbert, 1861-1955. Papers of Herbert Putnam, 1783-1958 (bulk 1899-1939). Library of Congress
referencedIn Lalley, J. M. (Joseph Michael), 1896-1980. J.M. Lalley papers 1895-1981. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Charles Lang Freer Papers, 1876-1931 Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965. Houghton Library
referencedIn Zayas, Marius de. Papers, 1914-1948. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Miller, Emma Guffey, 1874-1970. Papers: Series III-IV, 1900-1972 (inclusive) [microform]. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Charles Lang Freer selected papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, 1887-1970. Correspondence, 1957, from Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965. Adlai E. Stevenson papers, 1861-1990 (bulk 1952-1965). Princeton University Library
referencedIn Antioch Review mss., 1940-2007 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, 1887-1970. Letters, 1934-1953, n.d., to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn John Collier papers, 1910-1987 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Agnes E. Meyer collection of Paul Claudel, 1897-1957 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Joseph Pulitzer Papers, 1897-1958, (bulk 1925-1955) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Meyer, Eugene, 1875-1959. Reminiscences of Eugene Meyer : oral history, 1953. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn John Collier papers Yale University Library
creatorOf Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, 1887-1970. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1949. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Naumann, Francis M. Marius de Zayas Research Collection for How, When and Why Modern Art Came to New York, ca. 1910-1936. Whitney Museum of American Art, Library
referencedIn Sage Colleges Archives. Honorary degree recipient for 1948, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer. The Sage Colleges Libraries
referencedIn Scott Millross Buchanan papers, 1911-1972. Houghton Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous photographs collection Archives of American Art
referencedIn Papers of Drew Pearson. Files from the Merry-Go-Round Farm, 1919-1969 Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965. Letters, 1948-1965. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
referencedIn Herbert Block Papers, 1863-2002, (bulk 1945-2001) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Miller, Emma Guffey, 1874-1970. Papers, 1833-1975 (bulk: 1884-1972) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Zayas, Marius de. Letters sent to Paul B. Haviland, 1915-1918. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn [Lucy (Lucie) Ernst, mother of Agnes Ernst Meyer] [graphic]. Library of Congress
referencedIn [Agnes Meyer and her brother] [graphic]. Library of Congress
creatorOf Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, 1887-1970. Papers of Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer, 1907-1970. Library of Congress
referencedIn [Small boy in coat, hat, and boots, probably related to Agnes Ernst Meyer] [graphic]. Library of Congress
creatorOf Lyndon Baines Johnson Archives Collection. 1931 - 1968. Famous Names Correspondence Files Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Bertha S. Adkins Papers. 1928 - 1983. Personal Files, 1928 - 1983 Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Collier, John, 1884-1968. John Collier papers, 1910-1987 (inclusive). Yale University Library
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referencedIn Papers of Drew Pearson. 1915 - 1969. Files from the Georgetown Office and Residence Lyndon Baines Johnson Library

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associatedWith Emma (Guffey) Miller, 1874-1970 person
associatedWith Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919. person
correspondedWith Goldberg, Arthur J. person
correspondedWith Goldberg, Arthur J. person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Honegger, Arthur, 1892-1955. person
associatedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Lalley, J. M. (Joseph Michael), 1896-1980. person
associatedWith Léproserie de Kōhama. corporateBody
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associatedWith Lézey, L. Droüart de. person
associatedWith Meyer, Eugene, 1875-1959. person
associatedWith Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974. person
associatedWith Miller, Emma Guffey, 1874-1970. person
associatedWith Naumann, Francis M. person
associatedWith Petit, Paul. person
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correspondedWith Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911 person
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associatedWith Vetch, Louise. person
associatedWith Zayas, Marius de. person
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District of Columbia DC US
Mount Kisco NY US
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