Hartley Burr Alexander Letter 1925

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Hartley Burr Alexander Letter 1925

2-page holograph letter, signed

1 folder (SC)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6361011

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Alexander, Hartley Burr, 1873-1939

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Hartley Burr Alexander taught philosophy at the University of Nebraska from 1908 until 1927 when he joined the Scripps College, Claremont, Calif., founding faculty as professor of philosophy, a position he held until his death in 1939. He wrote numerous books on poetry, history and philosophy and was a special advisor to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. He was an authority on architectural inscriptions and decoration, acting as consultant on the design of the Nebraska State Capitol in 1925, the Lo...

La Flesche, Francis, 1857-1932

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Francis La Flesche was born on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska and was of Omaha, Ponca, and French descent. He was the son of Omaha chief Joseph LaFlesche (also known as Iron Eye) and his second wife Ta-in-ne (Omaha). He attended the Presbyterian Mission School on the Omaha Reservation from 1865 until 1869. He later earned undergraduate and master's degrees at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. In the late 1870s, he acted as interpreter and informant for ethnologi...