Papers, 1860-1967

Van Waters, Miriam, 1887-1974

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Miriam Van Waters, penologist, was born October 4, 1887, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the eldest living child (an older daughter died before Miriam was born) of George Browne (1865-1934) and Maude Vosburg (1866-1948) Van Waters. She had two sisters and two brothers: Ruth Van Waters Burton (1893-1967); Rebecca Van Waters Bartholomew (1898-1974?); George, Jr. (1899-19??); and Ralph (1906-). She graduated in 1904 from St. Helen's Hall in Portland, Oregon, and then attended the Univers...

Consumers' League of Ohio

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The Consumers League of Ohio was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1900 by a small group of women active in a local literary society, the Book and Thimble Club. The League affiliated with the National Consumers League which had been founded in 1899 by Florence Kelley. Its purpose was "to further the welfare of those who make or distribute the things bought" and to this end all Leagues created "white lists" of stores which consumers might patronize, secure in the knowledge that the wor...

Ohio Committee on Penal Conditions.

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Hall, Fanny Southard Hay, 1872-

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Fanny Southard (Hay) Hall was born September 26, 1872, to Malcolm and Virginia (Southard) Hay. She was one of nine children (six of whom survived childhood), including Virginia, Lucy, Edith, Margaret, and Southard. She attended St. Agnes School in Albany, N.Y., and Bishop Thorpe School in Bethlehem, Pa. On April 11, 1896, she married Keppele Hall, Princeton graduate and electrical engineer, in Trenton, N.J. The Halls lived in Maine and Massachusetts before moving to Dayt...

Women's City Club of Cleveland

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Women's forum for the discussion of topics of civic and public interest. It was founded in 1916, by Cleveland suffragettes and society leaders, in response to the establishment of an all-male City Club in 1912. From the description of Records 1916-1965. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17649380 The Women's City Club of Cleveland was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 18, 1916 ". . .for the purpose of promoting a broad acquaintance among ...

Hall, Keppele, 1872-1926

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Keppele Hall was an engineer, contractor, management theorist, superintendent of planning for Joseph & Feiss Company, and member of the National Board of Labor Managers. As a management consultant, he oversaw the implementation of management systems according to the principles enunciated by proponents of scientific management. From the description of Hall, Keppele. Files, 1894-1926, bulk 1914-1923. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63541049 ...

American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

Higbee, Lucy Ann, -1853

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Lucy Ann Higbee lived in Richmond Hill near Trenton, NJ. From the description of Diary, 1837. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122580071 ...

Massachusetts Reformatory for Women (Sherborn, Mass.)

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New York (N.Y.) Emergency Work Bureau.

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Women's Council for the Promotion of Peace.

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Hay, Malcolm, 1842-1885

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