G. Bromley Oxman Papers 1823-1923 (bulk 1912-1960)

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Lilienthal, David E. (David Eli), 1899-1981

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David Eli Lilienthal (July 8, 1899 – January 15, 1981) was an American attorney and public administrator, best known for his Presidential Appointment to head Tennessee Valley Authority and later the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). He had practiced public utility law and led the Wisconsin Public Utilities Commission. Later he was co-author with Dean Acheson (later Secretary of State) of the 1946 Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy, which outlined possible methods for internati...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities (1934-1975)

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From 1934 to 1937 The U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities began as the Special Committee on Un-American Activities and was also known as the McCormack-Dickstein Committee. The Dies Committee, was created on May 26, 1938, with the approval of House Resolution 282, which authorized the Speaker of the House to appoint a special committee of seven members to investigate un-American activities in the United States, domestic diffusion of propaganda, and all other questions relating thereto...

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965

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Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was an American politician, journalist, and farmer who served as the 11th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the 33rd vice president of the United States, and the 10th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He was also the presidential nominee of the left-wing Progressive Party in the 1948 election. The oldest son of Henry C. Wallace, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1921 to 1924, Henry A. Wallace was born in Adair County, Iowa in...

Athēnagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, 1886-1972

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Oxnam, G. Bromley (Garfield Bromley), 1891-1963

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Methodist clergyman and theologian. From the description of Papers of G. Bromley Oxnam, 1823-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452145 Biographical Note 1891, Aug. 14 Born, Sonora, Calif. 1913 A.B., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. ...

Taylor, Myron Charles, 1874-1959

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After receiving his law degree from Cornell University, Myron Charles Taylor (1874-1959) worked primarily in the corporate law sphere, starting in the textile and banking industries in New York City. He later became Chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. He was also a Vice Chairman of the international Intergovernmental Committee on Political Refugees. From the guide to the Myron Charles Taylor papers, 1935-1939, (Brooklyn Historical Society) Industrialist, lawyer....

Crane, Henry Hitt, 1890-1977

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Methodist clergyman, pastor of the Centre Methodist Church in Malden, Massachusetts, the Elm Park Methodist Church in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Central Methodist Church in Detroit, Michigan. From the description of Henry Hitt Crane papers, 1902-1977 (bulk 1938-1958). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 80045132 From the description of Henry Hitt Crane papers, 1902-1969 (bulk 1938-1958). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418797 ...

Brown, George Smith

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Catholic Church

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During much of Doctor José Gaspar de Francia's dictatorship (1814-1840), Paraguay was without a bishop and the church was harrassed. From the description of Libro de providencias, ordenes, y autos : por Dn. Juan Antonio Riveras, cura rector de la parrequial de la Villeta : manuscript, 1804-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612746619 An antiphonary is a book containing sacred vocal music, both the antiphons of the breviary, and the musical notes. An antiphon it...

Stidger, William L. (William Le Roy), 1886-

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Methodist-Episcopal clergyman and writer. Brown class of 1912. From the description of Letters to William Leroy Stidger, 1917-1949. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122691965 ...

Poling, Daniel A. (Daniel Alfred), 1884-1968

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Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950

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Henry Lewis Stimson, the politician, was one of Eleanor Stimson Brooks's cousins. He took an interest in the family and had given her support throughout Van Wyck's struggles with depression (1926-1930). From the description of Correspondence to Charles Van Wyck Brooks, 1930-1945. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191821881 Stimson served as U.S. Secretary of war (1911-1913, 1940-1945), was governor general of the Philippine Islands (1927-1929) and U.S...

Harris, Frederick Brown, 1883-1970

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Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959

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John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), was the fifty-third Secretary of State of the United States for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He had a long and distinguished public career with significant impact upon the formulation of United States foreign policies. He was especially involved with efforts to establish world peace after World War I, the role of the United States in world governance, and Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Dulles was born on February 25, 1888 ...

Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976

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Government official and appointments secretary to President Truman. From the description of Files, 1945-1953. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70958771 Matthew J. Connelly (1907-1976) was the appointments secretary to President Harry S. Truman from 1945 to 1953. From the description of Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571784 ...

Parlin, Charles C. (Charles Coolidge), 1898-

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Newton, Louie D. (Louie Devotie), 1892-1986

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Southern Baptist pastor, editor, educator, and denominational leader. Pastor of Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1929 to 1968. President of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1947-1948. From the description of Oral memoirs of Louie Devotie Newton, 1973-1981. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 26980241 From the description of Oral memoirs of Louie Devotie Newton, [microform] 1973-1981. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id...

Jackson, Donald Lester, 1910-1981

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Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976

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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...

Sherrill, Henry Knox, 1890-1980

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Henry Knox Sherrill was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 6, 1890. He was educated at Yale and Episcopal Theological School. He served as an Episcopal clergyman in Massachusetts from 1914-1930. He was elected Bishop of Massachusetts in 1930, serving until 1946. He was Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1947-1958. He held the office of President of the National Council of Churches from 1950-1952, and of the World Council of Churches from 1954-1961. He died on May 11, 1980. ...

Eddy, Sherwood, 1871-1963

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YMCA secretary for Asia, evangelist and author. From the description of Letter of Sherwood Eddy, 1932. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 31743372 George Sherwood Eddy was born in Leavenworth, Kansas on January 19, 1871. He prepared at Phillips-Andover Academy in Massachusetts from 1887-1888 and earned a Ph.B. degree from Sheffield Scientific School, Yale University in 1891. He attended Union Theological Seminary and graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1891-18...

Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955

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Cordell Hull was a Tennessee state representative (1893-1897), a judge of the fifth judicial circuit of Tennessee (1903-1906), U.S. Representative for Tennessee (1907-1921, 1923-1931), chairman of the Democratic National Executive Committee (1921-1924), U.S. Senator for Tennessee (1931-1933), Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1944), and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945. From the description of Cordell Hull letter, 1941 Dec. 12. (Loui...

McIntire, Carl, 1906-2002

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Native of Ypsilanti, Michigan; clergyman, president and founder of the International Council of Christian Churches, editor of the Christian Beacon, and founder of the Twentieth Century Reformation Hour, and affiliated organizations. From the description of Carl McIntire publications, 1933-1993 (bulk 1960s-1970s). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 84082396 From the description of Carl McIntire publications, 1933-1983 (bulk 1960s-1970s). (University of Michigan). W...

Fry, Franklin Clark, 1900-1968

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American Lutheran clergyman and Protestant leader. Born August 30, 1900 and ordained June 10, 1925. Served congregations in Yonkers, New York and Akron, Ohio. He was president of the United Lutheran Church in America (1945-1962), Lutheran Church in America (1962-1968) and the Lutheran World Federation (1957-1968). He served as Central Committee Chairman, World Council of Churches, 1954-1968. Dr. Fry died June 6, 1968. From the description of Papers, 1925-1972. (Evangelical Lutheran C...

McIntyre, Marvin Hunter, 1878-1943

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Welch, Herbert, 1862-1969

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Velde, Harold Himmel, 1910-1985

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Church of All Nations (New York, N.Y.)

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