Papers, 1923-1974

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Papers, 1923-1974

Correspondence, photographs, speeches, etc., of Thyra E. Pedersen, teacher and nurse.

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United States. Veterans Administration

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Thyra E. Pedersen, ca. 1889-

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Thyra E. Pedersen spent two years, 1923-1925, traveling around the world and teaching at the Union Girls' School in Hangchow, China and Sgaw Karen High School in Bassein, Burma. Her letters and short articles describe life, customs and notable places of East Asia. She returned to the United States in 1925 and resumed her work as Assistant Director of the Nursing Service of the U.S. Veterans Administration, a post she held until 1943. As a Rehabilitation Officer for the A...

Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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Percy, Charles H., 1919-2011

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Charles Harting Percy : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147380 Epithet: US senator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000067 ...

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), III, 1930-2021

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Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American lawyer, business executive, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party and the son of former Illinois Governor and two-time presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 1970 to 1981 and was twice a candidate for Governor of Illinois. Born in Chicago, Stevenson attended the Milton Academy in Massachusetts, Harrow School in England, and Harvard College. ...