Martha J. Lamb Papers 1838-1969 1862-1893

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Martha J. Lamb Papers 1838-1969 1862-1893

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Author, historian, editor. The Lamb Papers consist of extensive personal and some professional correspondence; copies of all major articles and published books; diaries; research notes and reviews for her ; and copies of her . Topics reflected in writings include women's rights, social reform, politics, and personal remembrances. Notable correspondents include Louisa May Alcott, Presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and Theodore Roosevelt, and John Jay. History of the City of New York Magazine of American History

12 boxes; (4.5 linear ft.)

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Sophia Smith Collection

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Jay, John, 1745-1829

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John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father, abolitionist, negotiator, and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783. He served as the second governor of New York and the first chief justice of the United States. He directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. Jay was born into a wealthy family of merchants and...

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

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Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the for her novel Little Women (1868) and the sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Born in Germantown (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott was the daughter of transcendentalist and educator Amos Bronson Alcott and social worker Abby May. Like her famous literary counterpart, Jo March, she was the second of four daughters. The eldest, Anna Bronson (Al...

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878

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Family members represented include Theodore Roosevelt (merchant); his wife, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt; his father, Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt; his mother, Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt; his uncles, John Redman Barnhill and Nicholas Roosevelt; his brothers, James Alfred Roosevelt and Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; and his children, Anna Roosevelt Cowles and President Theodore Roosevelt. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt family papers, 1810-1919 (bulk 1849-1877). (Unknown). Worl...

Magazine of American History

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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822 and earned degrees from Kenyon College and Harvard Law School before starting a career as a lawyer in Cincinnati. Hayes served as a major general in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1864. Hayes then was elected Governor of Ohio and later served one term as President of the United States (1877-1881) before retiring to his home in Fremont, Ohio, where he died in 1893.President of the Uni...

Lyman, Susan Elizabeth. Lady historian, Martha J. Lamb, 1969-

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Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893

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American historian, author, owner and editor of Magazine of American History. From the description of Martha J. Lamb letters [manuscript], 1887-1892. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 212376748 Historian, author, and magazine editor, New York City. From the description of Letterbooks, 1884-1895. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58670246 From the description of Papers, 1756-1892 (bulk 1876-1892). (New York University...