Waddy B. Wood Papers 1885-1941 (bulk 1913-1935)

Carrère & Hastings.

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Originally built by Alexander Jackson Davis for Charles A. Davis (no relation) 1846. cf. Garmey, Stephen. Grammercy Park, an illustrated history of a New York neighborhood / by Stephen Garmey ; foreword by Paul Goldberger; contemporary photographs by Philip Howard. [New York] : Balsam Press: distributed by Kampmann & Co., c1984. From the description of [Episcopal residence] No. 7 Granacy [i.e. Gramercy] Park, N.Y. [graphic] : [Alterations] / [Carrère and Hastings]. [circa 1904]....

Department of the Interior Building (Washington, D.C.)

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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...

Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961

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Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was second wife of the 28th President, Woodrow Wilson. She served as First Lady from 1915 to 1921. After the President suffered a severe stroke, she pre-screened all matters of state, functionally running the Executive branch of government for the remainder of Wilson’s second term. “Secret President,” “first woman to run the government” — so legend has labeled a First Lady whose role gained unusual significance when her husband suffered prolonged and disabling illnes...

Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937

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Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952

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Lawyer and U.S. secretary of the interior. From the description of Harold L. Ickes papers, 1815-1969 (bulk 1933-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980130 Harold Ickes (1874-1952) was a United States administrator and politician. He served as Secretary of the Interior for 13 years, from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and afterwards he became a syndicated columnist writing on political topics. From the guide to the Harold Ickes ...

Wood, Waddy B. (Waddy Butler), 1869-1944

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Architect, of Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1891-1941 (bulk 1913-1935). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149567 Architect of Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers of Waddy B. Wood, 1885-1941 (bulk 1913-1935). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80974433 ...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924

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According to Oliver, this house, which Goodhue designed for himself, was never built. In 1920 Goodhue enlarged a small house in Montecito. From the description of [Proposed house for the architect at Montecito, California] [graphic] : [perspective rendering set in evening landscape with figures] / B. G. G. ; figures by Donn Barber (under protest). 1919. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 80787120 At the time of this project the address of B.G....

McKim, Mead & White

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At the time of this project the address of McKim, Mead & White was given as 160 Fifth Ave. (New York, N.Y.). From the description of Prospect Park, entrance shelters at Plaza entrance, [Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.] [graphic] : [detail drawing of dome in section and plan] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. Aug.24, 1895. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 78960919 Architectural company. From the description of Photographs, [ca. ...

Delano, Frederic Adrian, 1863-1953

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Army officer and railroad officer. From the description of Frederic Adrian Delano papers, 1917-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982936 Frederic Adrian Delano (1863-1953), uncle of Franklin D. Roosevelt, was born in Hong Kong, China. His father, Warren Delano, II, was at that time a partner in the shipping firm of Russell and Company based in that city. A few years later the Delano family returned to Algonac, the family home near Newburgh, New York, and Delano spent muc...

Mellon, Andrew William, 1855-1937

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Andrew William Mellon (b. March 24, 1855, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-d. August 26, 1937, Southampton, New York), was a banker, industrialist, and politician. He was Secretary of the Treasury under President Harding, and remained in that office under President Coolidge. He served as Ambassador to Great Britain from April 9, 1932 until March 17, 1933....

Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934

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Cass Gilbert was born on November 24, 1859, in Zanesville, Ohio, the son of General and Mrs. Samuel Augustus Gilbert. He received his education at MacAlester College, St. Paul, Minnesota and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge after working in a St. Paul architect's office. Following graduation, he traveled throughout Europe and upon his return, entered the office of McKim, Mead, and White, Architects in New York City. A year later, in 1882, he established his own off...

Carrère & Hastings.

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Democratic Party (U.S.)

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American Institute of Architects

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The Western Association of Architects (WAA) was founded in Chicago in 1884 as a rival organization of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Members consisted of architects from the Midwest and the South with chapters forming in many states. The WAA was the first architectural organization to petition for licensure of architects. Many architects were members of both WAA and AIA and a decision was made in 1889 for WAA to merge with AIA. From the guide to the Papers of the Western...

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952

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Frances Benjamin Johnston (January 15, 1864 – May 16, 1952) was an early American photographer and photojournalist whose career lasted for almost half a century. She is most known for her portraits, images of southern architecture, and various photographic series featuring African Americans and Native Americans at the turn of the 20th century. In the 1880s, Johnston studied art in Paris and then returned home to Washington, DC, where she learned photography. She quickly established a national...