Henry Raup Wagner papers 1917-1962, 1930-1952

John Carter Brown library

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John Carter Brown of Providence, Rhode Island, began to decisively collect books about America in 1848, although he had started collecting rare books, “the favorite pastime of wealthy noblemen” much earlier. An admirer of Old World traditions, Brown focused upon European voyages and travels, as well as books that provided a background for European expansion. Around 1846, he began an avid pursuit of Americana, an area of interest he termed “the Great Subject....

California historical society

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First organized April 29, 1852. Official incorporation March 6, 1886. From the description of California Historical Society Correspondence, 1886-1888. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58746660 History The California Historical Society was first organized April 29, 1852 and officially incorporated March 6, 1886. The papers of the California Historical Society were published in two parts in 1887. ...

McCombs, Nelson N.

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University of California (1868-1952)

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Administrative History During the mid-twentieth century, the American Labor Movement reached a pinnacle of power and influence within society. The Second World War required that labor be managed as a strategic resource; the high productivity of workers during the war carried over in the peace time economy, which experienced a sustained economic "boom." Unlike European labor relations, where unions play an "official" role in government, the Am...

Brigham, Clarence S. (Clarence Saunders), 1877-1963

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Clarence Saunders Brigham (1877-1963) began his distinguished library career while a student at Brown University. After graduation in 1899 he was appointed librarian of the Rhode Island Historical Society and in 1908 he left that position to accept the offer of the librarian's post at the American Antiquarian Society. He was named director of the Society in 1930 and was made its president in 1955. He resigned fifty-one years after he began working in Worcester. Brigham was a dedicated librarian ...

King, James F.

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Lanning, John Tate, 1902-1976

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John Tate Lanning served as a Latin America scholar, historian, and Professor of History at Duke University. From the description of John Tate Lanning papers, 1926-1976. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 53906279 John Tate Lanning was born in Linwood, N.C. in 1902. He received degrees from Trinity College (A.B., 1924) and the University of California (A.M., 1925, Ph.D., 1928). A teacher, lecturer, educator, and historian, Lanning began h...

Powell, Lawrence Clark, 1906-2001

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Lawrence Clark Powell was a noted writer and librarian. Powell was well-known for his writings on librarianship and the literature of the American Southwest, including books such as Books West Southwest and Southwest Classics. He served as head librarian at UCLA from 1944 to 1961, when he became the founding dean of the UCLA Graduate School of Library Service. After retiring from UCLA, Powell moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1971, where he served as a Professor in Residence at the University of Arizo...

Childs, James B. (James Bennett,), 1896-1977

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Librarian and author. From the description of Papers of James Bennett Childs, 1922-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132028 ...

Coney, Donald

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Hammond, George Peter 1896-

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American historian, author, director of the Bancroft Library, and professor of history at various American universities. From the description of Papers, 1628-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122599113 George P. Hammond, son of a Danish homesteader in North Dakota, resided in that state until his adolescence, at which point he moved, along with his family, to California. There, he pursued his doctoral degree and established himself as a known scholar of Mexic...

Lydenberg, Harry Miller, 1874-1960

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Harry Miller Lydenberg (1874-1960) was the third director of the New York Public Library, from 1934 to 1941. Prior to becoming director, he worked at the Library for nearly forty years including serving as the administrative assistant to John Shaw Billings, the first director, in 1899, Chief Reference Librarian from 1908 to 1927, and assistant director from 1928 to 1934. He was active in various professional organizations and continued to work with international library groups after his retireme...

Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975

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Sproul was at this time the president of the University of California; according to Alma's letter, he was a personal acquaintance of General Mark Clark, the U.S. high commissioner in Austria in the immediate postwar period. Ida was Robert's wife. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1943-1946. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864521 Personal correspondence and papers as President and President Emeritus of the U...

University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...

Duke, Elizabeth F. (Elizabeth Foster)

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Yale University.

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Wroth, Lawrence C. (Lawrence Counselman), 1884-1970

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Caughey, John Walton, 1902-1995

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Caughey was born July 3, 1902 in Wichita, KS; attended Univ. of Texas; Ph. D., UC Berkeley, 1928; became UCLA professor of history, 1930; editor, Pacific historical review, 1947-68; served on editorial boards of various western historical journals; served on boards of American Historical Association (AHA)and Organization of American Historians (OAH); chairman, UCLA Dept. of History; in 1949 began to fight against UC loyalty oath; active in American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Am...

Shearer, Augustus Hunt, 1878-1941

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Conway, G. R. G. (George Robert Graham), 1873-1951

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Streeter, Thomas W. (Thomas Winthrop), 1883-1965

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Thomas Streeter was a collector of Americana; Dr. Mumey was a noted physician, Western historian, aviator, author, inventor and woodcarver. From the description of Letters 1959-1960. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 43482440 Thomas Winthrop Streeter (1883-1965) of Morristown, N.J., was an attorney financier, and businessman before becoming a bibliographer, rare-book dealer, and owner of one of the largest collections of Americana in the country. His collection in...

Bagrow, Leo

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Bibliographical society of America

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García Pimentel, Joaquín.

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Historical Society of Southern California

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Wagner, Henry Raup, 1862-1957

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Wagner was born on Sept. 27, 1862 in Philadelphia, PA; A.B. (1884), LL. B (1886), L.H.D. (1946), Yale Univ.; D. Litt. (1935), Pomona College; LL. D (1949), UC Berkeley; admitted to Missouri bar in 1887 and began practicing in Kansas City; became member of the executive committee (1918-20), the vice president (1920-21), American Smelting and Refining Co., New York; began to collect books, and made contributions to the history and bibliography of Latin America and the American West; member, Americ...

Huggins, Dorothy H.

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American Antiquarian Society

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The American Antiquarian Society was founded in Worcester, Mass., in 1812, largely through the efforts of Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831). The Society's original stated purpose was to "encourage the collection and preservation of the Antiquities of our country, and of curious and valuable productions in Art and Nature [that] have a tendency to enlarge the sphere of human knowledge." AAS from its inception attempted to be national in its collecting and its membership, which is by election....