Ashley W. Cole Letters 1882-1916

Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tg0mrd (person)

Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a US representative from New York, and as the 31st governor of New York. The son of a Congregational minister, Morton was born in Vermont and educated in Vermont and Massachusetts. He trained for a business career by clerking in stores and working in mercantile establishments in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. After rel...

Woodhull, Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin), 1838-1927

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xm94pf (person)

Victoria C. Woodhull was a woman's rights pioneer who achieved notoriety on many fronts in Gilded Age America. She founded (with her sister Tennessee Claflin) a Wall Street brokerage, with the support and advice of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Woodhull used profits to publish Woodhull & Claflin Weekly, advocating female suffrage, free love, and other progressive causes. Later she addressed House committee on suffrage, and exposed the Beecher-Tilton scandal, implicating celebrated minister Henry War...

Cole, Ashley W...

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vc2zvx (person)

Ashley W. Cole (1841-1920) was born in Hampshire, England. He came with his parents to the United States in 1849, and attended public school in New York City. After serving in the Tenth New Jersey Volunteers he found work as a journalist, working for the New York Herald as city editor and foreign correspondent (South America and Cuba). He later worked on the city staff of the New York Times and served as their Albany correspondent. In 1887 he became city editor of The Press and then...

King, Oscar A.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h855p5 (person)

Avery, Robert, 1918-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xj22bs (person)

Cummings, Amos J. (Amos Jay), 1841-1902

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v41j1d (person)

Journalist, member of the House of Representatives from New York. From the description of Amos Jay Cummings letters to S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1890. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 180936633 ...

Dittenhoefer, Abram J. (Abram Jesse), 1836-1919

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63v15j0 (person)

Sprague, Frank Julian

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rs4wbb (person)

Prince, L. Bradford (Le Baron Bradford), 1840-1922

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qv3tx4 (person)

L. Bradford Prince served as Chief Justice of the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court (1879-1888) and as Governor of the Territory of New Mexico (1889-1893). He was also an historian who served on the Board of Regents for the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1902) and as President of the Historical Society of New Mexico (1923). From the guide to the L. Bradford Prince Papers, 1744-1922, (New Mexico State Records Center and Archives) Le Baron Bradford Pri...

Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q81qtx (person)

Charles Ranlett Flint (1850-1934) was a financial capitalist, merchant and industrial consolidator. He entered the shipping business and worked for commission merchants in New York City. Popularly known as the "Father of Trusts", he was responsible for many industrial consolidations and mergers. From the guide to the Charles R. Flint papers, 1872-1930, 1885-1915, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) was a lawye...

Jerome, William Travers, 1850-1934

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6df79h4 (person)

American lawyer, prosecutor in the trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford White. From the description of Letter to Glen Walton Blodgett, 1925 June 2. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 67764609 ...

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h814sk (person)

Booker T. Washington was an African American educator and public figure. Born a slave on a small farm in Hale's Ford, Virginia, he worked his way through the Hampton Institute and became an instructor there. He was the first principal of the Tuskegee Institute, and under his management it became a successful center for practical education. A forceful and charismatic personality, he became a national figure through his books and lectures. Although his conservative views concerned many critics, he...

Hill, James Jerome 1838-1916

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xp799h (person)

Railroad financier. From the description of Addresses, 1902-1916. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853289 Businessman and railroad executive, James J. Hill (1838-1916), was founder of the Great Northern Railway Company, which incorporated and extended an important transcontinental line, running from St. Paul, Minnesota to Seattle, Washington by 1893. Frequently called the "Empire Builder," Hill amassed a personal fortune through h...

Carter, Mrs. Leslie (Louise D.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dm05hj (person)

Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, 1850-1919

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ng4xnr (person)

American journalist and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Home" [Johnstown Center, Wisconsin], to "Dear Hattie", 1872? Mar. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587512 From the description of Papers of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1884-1919. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 31083828 Popular poet and Theosophist. Wilcox was born in Wisconsin and began writing poetry at an early age. Among her best-known works are "Poems of passion," "Poem...

Andrews, Charles Bartlett, 1834-1902

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xd2h5j (person)

Lawyer, judge, and governor of Connecticut (1878-1881); resident of Litchfield, Conn. From the description of Papers, 1860-1903. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70960814 From the description of Charles B. Andrews speeches, 1879. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 700948364 American lawyer and judge. Governor of Connecticut. From the guide to the Charles Bartlett Andrews letter to Mrs. Stauton, 1882, (The New York Pu...

Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rn3pvt (person)

Thomas Collier Platt was a Republican Senator from New York. It was through his influence in the Republican party that Theodore Roosevelt became William McKinley's running mate in the 1900 presidential election. From the description of Thomas Collier Platt photograph album of Theodore Roosevelt, not before 1905. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612813357 Thomas Collier Platt: clerk of Tioga County (N.Y.), 1859-1961; member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1873-...

James, Thomas L. (Thomas Lemuel), 1831-1916

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xk9v9v (person)

Fairchild, Charles S. (Charles Stebbins), 1842-1924

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6571gtq (person)

U.S. secretary of the treasury. From the description of Charles S. Fairchild papers, 1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452649 ...

Brookfield, William.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mn13q0 (person)

Whitney, William C. (William Collins), 1841-1904

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69z9f8n (person)

Raymond Perry Rodgers (December 20, 1849 - December 28, 1925) was an officer in the United States Navy. He achieved the rank of Rear Admiral and succeeded Lt. Theodorus B.M. Mason as the second head of the Office of Naval Intelligence. From the description of Letter, April 3, 1883. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17928294 Whitney practiced law in New York City, where he was active in the movement against the Tweed ring. His career also included terms as corporate co...

Wynne, Robert John.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6819sjr (person)

Hatton, Frank, 1846-1894,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k07kpr (person)

Republican Party (N.Y.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65x6bnm (corporateBody)

The Republican Party in New York predates the national party, which was not officially formed until 1854. From the guide to the Republican Party Broadside, 1837, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60h488d (person)

Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

Lamont, Daniel Scott, 1851-1905

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cr62zg (person)

American statesman and railway magnate. From the description of Autograph list, 1886 June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598554 American secretary of war and financier. From the description of Autograph, 1889 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270595340 Financier, private secretary to President Grover Cleveland, and U.S. secretary of war. From the description of Papers of Daniel Scott Lamont, 1853-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Cravath, Paul D. (Paul Drennan), 1861-1940

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rr2915 (person)

Philip, John

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m47kk3 (person)

Green, A. H. (Andrew Haswell), 1820-1903

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gm88wc (person)

Lawyer. From the description of Andrew H. Green letters, 1870-1882. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74898591 Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903) was a New York City lawyer, city planner, civic leader, and reformer. From the description of A.H. Green papers, 1790-1923 (bulk 1832-1903) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517523 Andrew Haswell Green (1820-1903) was a New York City lawyer, city planner, civic leader and reformer wid...

Andrews, Avery

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cd5qj4 (person)

Grant, Lewis A., 1829-1918

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vf5q4f (person)

Hartley, Jonathan Scott, 1845-1912

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rx9fd4 (person)

Sculptor, stone worker; studied in England, Paris and Rome. Married George Inness' daughter. From the description of Jonathan Scott Hartley photograph, 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394604 ...

Tracy, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1830-1915

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6251w3n (person)

Benjamin F. Tracy, a lawyer, served as Secretary of the Navy, 1889-1893, where he presided over the development of the Modern Navy and the increase in the number of battleships and the formation of a naval reserve. He resumed his law practice in New York in 1893 and died there in 1915. From the description of Naval order, July 18, 1889. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 729740231 From the description of Signature, 1890. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 1797421...

Cornell, Alonzo B., 1832-1904

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qv42f4 (person)

Governor of New York. From the description of Alonzo B. Cornell papers, 1830-1904. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935485 Alonzo Cornell was a governor of New York and the eldest son of Ezra Cornell, the founder of Cornell University. From the description of Letter, 1871 October 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122488115 Alonzo Cornell was the son of Ezra Cornell, who founded Cornell University. Alonzo proposed publishing these remi...

Cortelyou, George Bruce, 1862-1940

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vt1s8b (person)

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...

Jenks, Jeremiah Whipple, 1856-1929

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r49rjq (person)

Sandow, Eugen, 1867-1925

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gq8gxb (person)

Boynton, Henry Van Ness, 1835-1905.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wj0p14 (person)

American army officer, commander of an Ohio regiment in the Civil War; became a journalist in Washington in 1865. Chairman of Chickamauga and Chattanooga national military park. From the description of Henry Van Ness Boynton items, [ca. 1890-1905]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936748 ...

Rice, Graham L.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60m70hd (person)

Wallace, William C.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68b5wqt (person)

Porter, John Addison, 1856-1900

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k93tt1 (person)

Lounsbury, Phineas Chapman.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xf5rhd (person)