Franklin MacVeagh Papers 1799-1934 (bulk 1909-1913)

Pumpelly family

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Blue, Rupert Lee, 1868-1948

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U.S. physician, Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service between 1912-1920. From the description of Rupert Lee Blue letter, 1919, Jan. 10, Washington, D.C., to Dr. J.G.B. Bulloch, Washington, D.C. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34847828 William Henry Welch, the dean of American medicine, presided over the Red Cross conference at Cannes, France in April 1919. Conceived by the American Red Cross, it had delegates representing Great Britain, Italy, France, Japa...

Lynch, Thomas, Sir, -1684?

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United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary.

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Born 26 Feb. 1786 in Waterbury, New Haven, Conn.; died in Oswego, N.Y. in July 1826. From the description of Release of Selah Bronson from debtors' prison, 1825 Oct. 19. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 191767452 ...

Eames family.

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United States. Commission on Economy and Efficiency.

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MacVeagh, Eames.

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Leighton, George R.

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Miller, Charles H., merchant

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MacVeagh, Eames, b. 1871

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Bailey, R. O.

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Immigration Restriction League

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McClung, Lee.

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McVey family.

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Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915

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Soldier, businessman, civic leader and historian. Descendant of two presidents and the son of a noted diplomat, Adams served with distinction as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war, he became a nationally recognized authority on the railroad industry, chairing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission from 1869 to 1879, and ultimately taking on the presidency of the Union Pacifc Railroad for six stormy years, 1884-1890. From 1890 to 1915, Adams was content to be a man of a...

Miller, Charles H.

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National Civil Service Reform League (U.S.)

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The National Civil Service Reform League was established in 1881 to encourage efficiency in federal, state, and local government. The league, which was founded before the Civil Service Commission, concentrated on personnel problems and policies of the federal government. From the description of National Civil Service Reform League (U.S.) records, 1880-1967. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 61354239 ...

Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician who served as U.S. President (1908-1912) and Chief Justitce of the Supreme Court (1921-1930). 1857 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15th 1878 Graduated from Yale University 1880 Graduated from Cincinnati Law School ...

Keyes, Rollin Arthur, 1854-1925

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United States. Tariff Board

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Civic Federation of Chicago (Ill.)

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Cabell, Royal Eubank, 1878-1950

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Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921

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Lawyer and public official. From the description of Papers of Philander C. Knox, 1893-1922 (bulk 1901-1921). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79632215 Philander C. Knox (1853-1921) was an attorney and politician from southwest Pennsylvania. Knox served as U.S. Attorney General (1901-1904), U.S. Senator (1904-1909, 1917-1921), and as Secretary of State (1909-1913) under William Howard Taft. From the description of Philander C. Knox letter to N.B. Billingsley, 1882 M...

Hay, John, 1838-1905

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Brown class of 1858. Secretary to Abraham Lincoln; Ambassador to Court of St. James; Secretary of State; author. From the description of Papers, 1829-1916. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122598680 American diplomat and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cleveland, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644640373 Statesman, poet, Secretary of State. ...

MacVeagh, Franklin, 1837-1934

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Lawyer, businessman, and U.S. secretary of the treasury. From the description of Franklin MacVeagh papers, 1799-1933 (bulk 1909-1913). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78802204 Biographical Note 1837, Nov. 22 Born near Phoenixville, Chester County, Pa. 1862 A.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. ...

McClung, Lee, 1870-1914

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Bannard, Henry C.

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Boutell, Henry Sherman, 1856-1926

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Immigration Restriction League (U.S.)

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The Immigration Restriction League was founded in 1894 by three Harvard College graduates: Prescott F. (Prescott Farnsworth) Hall, Robert DeCourcy Ward, and Charles Warren. The League was founded in Boston, but membership spread across the U.S. Their intention was to educate the populace to problems of the immigration system in the U.S., gain support for immigration restriction from powerful individuals and groups, and to lobby for passage of restrictive legislation. The League remained active f...

Chicago symphony orchestra

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Formed 1891 as the Chicago Orchestra; 1913, name changes to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. From the description of General film and videorecordings collection, 1934-[ongoing] (bulk 1971-[ongoing]). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70963621 Scores were kept in the orchestra's music library, with markings intact; annotations have been added to the score's cover to indicate which scores had markings by Reiner. From the description of Fritz Reiner marked scores collec...

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...

Nagel, Charles, 1849-1940

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Charles Nagel was born in Colorado County, Texas, on August 9, 1849, and moved to St. Louis, Missouri during the Civil War. He received an LL.B. from Washington University in 1872 and did postgraduate work at the University of Berlin. On his return to St. Louis he was admitted to the bar and practiced law there for the rest of his life. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives (1881-1883) and on the St. Louis City Council (1893-1897). Nagel was secretary of commerce and labor in Willia...

Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927

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General (GEN) Leonard Wood was stationed at Headquarters, Eastern Department, Governor's Island, NY on 16 November 1914. From the description of Leonard Wood papers, 1914. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 61241654 Leonard Wood was a physician who served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (1910-1914), military governor of Cuba (1899-1902) and Governor-General of the Philippines (1921-1927). His son Osborne (sometimes spelled Osborn) at the time of this lette...

Scidmore, Eliza Ruhamah, 1856-1928

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Eliza R. Scidmore visited Alaska and wrote guidebooks for travelers in the latter part of the nineteenth century. From the description of The Alaska boundary, 1896. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 42071031 Foreign secretary, National Geographic Society. From the description of Autograph letter signed (8) : Washington, DC, and New York, to editors at Harper & Brothers, 1890 Nov. 3-1895 Dec. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270633401 ...

Hitchcock, Frank H. (Frank Harris), 1867-1935

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U.S. postmaster general, chairman of the Republican National Committee, and newspaper publisher From the description of Frank H. Hitchcock papers, 1905-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980118 ...

Montgomery, Charles P.

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Lumholtz, Carl, 1851-1922

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Bailey, R. O.

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Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912

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Maher, George Washington, 1864-1926

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MacVeagh family.

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Chicago Literary Club

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Pumpelly family

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Franklin MacVeagh & Company

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Art Institute of Chicago.

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Lynch, Thomas S.

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Gaines, S. M.

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United States. President's Commission on Economy and Efficiency

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Norton, Charles Dyer, 1871-1922

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MacVeagh, Eames, 1871-

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Fisher, Walter L. (Walter Lowrie), 1862-1935

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Lawyer, municipal reformer, and cabinet officer. From the description of Papers of Walter L. Fisher, 1879-1936 (bulk 1909-1919). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84920409 Fisher was Secretary of the Interior, 1911-1913. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to L.C. Marshall, Chicago, 1912 June 4. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 79832142 From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to L.C. Marshall, Chicago, 1912 June...

Barbour, James J. (James Joseph), 1869-

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United States. Public Health Service

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In April 1955 the Department of HEW licensed 6 companies to distribute a newly-developed polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The vaccine's effectiveness had been endorsed by NIH and the Surgeon General. Shortly after the vaccine was distributed, however, Cutter laboratory's allotment was found to be tainted and a cause of 72 new cases of polio. Responding to the crisis, the U.S. Public Health Service directed CDC epidemiologist Alexander Lang...

Frothingham, Francis E.

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Dickinson, J. M. (Jacob McGavock), 1851-1928

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MacVeagh, Wayne, 1833-1917

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Leighton, George Ross, 1902-1966

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George R. Leighton planned to write a history of world's fairs, a subject that had interested him from childhood. He researched the subject for years but did not complete the project. From the description of George R. Leighton collection, 1928-1971 (bulk 1958-1965). (California State University, Fresno). WorldCat record id: 206519320 ...

McVey family.

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Chicago Bureau of Charities

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Wickersham, George W. (George Woodward), 1858-1936

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U.S. attorney general, public official, and lawyer. From the description of George W. Wickersham correspondence, 1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981363 ...

United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing

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United States. Internal Revenue Service

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Taxing agency of the United States government. From the description of Daily record of spirit stamps other than tax paid, 1872-1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122652961 Office of internal taxation in the United States. From the description of Monthly report of tobacco, snuff, and cigar stamps, 1872-1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122351647 ...

Ballinger, Richard Achilles, 1858-1922

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Richard Achilles Ballinger was mayor of Seattle, Washington from 1904–1906 and United States Secretary of the Interior from 1909–1911. He was born on July 9, 1858 in Boonesboro, Iowa, and graduated from Williams College in 1884. After serving as mayor of Seattle, Ballinger attracted the attention of President Theodore Roosevelt's administration and was appointed commissioner of the General Land Office from 1907 to 1909. In 1909, President William Howard Taft appointed him Secretary of the Interi...

Cullom, Shelby M. (Shelby Moore), 1829-1914

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Springfield (Sangamon Co.), Ill. republican politician. From the description of Papers, 1910. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38386302 U.S. senator and representative from and governor of Illinois. From the description of Shelby M. Cullom correspondence, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984527 Governor of Illinois, 1877-1883, and U.S. Senator, 1883-1913. From the description of Autograph. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Lib...

MacVeagh, Emily Eames

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American Civic Association

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U.S. Customs Service

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Isaac H. Scott was born in Quebec; came to the United States at age 14. Served during the Civil War and was the last surviving member of the crew of the Monitor. He was employed at the Ferry St. U.S. Customs office, Buffalo, N.Y., for 33 years. From the description of Personnel file of Isaac H. Scott, 1915-1920. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33113607 The establishment of customs districts and ports of entry and appointment of customs officers was...

Eames family.

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Cortelyou, George Bruce, 1862-1940

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Cortelyou was born in New York City to Rose (née Seary) and Peter Crolius Cortelyou, Jr. He was part of an old New Netherland family whose immigrant ancestor, Jacques Cortelyou, arrived in 1652. He was educated at public schools in Brooklyn, the Nazareth Hall Military Academy in Pennsylvania, and the Hempstead Institute on Long Island. At 20, Cortelyou received a BA degree from Westfield Normal School, now Westfield State University, a teacher's college in Westfield, Massachusetts. He graduat...

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

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U.S. politician, historian and newspaper editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cedarville, to Schuyler Colfax, 1863 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 649441349 American newspaperman, editor, diplomat, and historian. From the description of Papers of Whitelaw Reid [manuscript], 1878-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647879858 From the description of Papers of Whitelaw Reid, 1878-1893. (University of Virginia). ...

Chandler, Walter T.

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Murray, Lawrence O., 1864-1926

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Lawrence Owen Murray (1864-1926) was a banker, government official, and Comptroller of the Currency, 1908-1913. He was educated in law, receiving degrees from both Metropolis law school and New York University law school in 1893, and immediately went to Washington, D.C., to work as private secretary to William Edmond Curtis, assistant secretary of the United States treasury. There he continued his education in law and was ultimately promoted to Chief of Organization of the treasury ...

United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary

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Broughton, William S., 1874-1951

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Municipal Art League of Chicago

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National Civic Federation

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1 - National Civic Federation Records. Civic Federation of Chicago, boxes 155-168. 2 - Regulation of Industrial Corporations Department, box 241, folders 5 and 6; box 242, folders 1-6; and box 246, folders 5-10. 3 - . Trade Agreements Department, box 255, folder 4, enclosures to form letter dated May 11, 1906, from [Jeremiah Jenks]. Jenks was a political economist, a student of the combinations movement (he was the chairman of the NCF sub-committee that drafted a bill to amend the S...