Correspondence and compositions collected by The Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 1878-1923.

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was the second wife and First Lady of her childhood companion and the 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909). Edith Kermit Carow knew Theodore Roosevelt from infancy; as a toddler she became a playmate of his younger sister Corinne. Born in Connecticut in 1861, daughter of Charles and Gertrude Tyler Carow, she grew up in an old New York brownstone on Union Square — an environment of comfort and tradition. Throughout childhood she and “Teedie” were in and o...

Addams, Jane, 1860-1935

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Social reformer; founder of Hull House settlement, Chicago. From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Louis J. Keller, Chicago, 1912 May 13. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496308 From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Paul M. Angle, Springfield, Ill., 1932 June 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496294 Founder of Hull House in Chicago. From the description of Cor...

Morse, John Torrey, 1840-1937

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American lawyer and historian. From the description of John Torrey Morse letters to Houghton Mifflin Company [manuscript], 1885, 1897. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648019902 ...

Gillett, Frederick Huntington, 1851-1935

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Frederick Huntington Gillett (October 16, 1851 – July 31, 1935) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts state government and both houses of the U.S. Congress between 1879 and 1931, including six years as Speaker of the House. Frederick H. Gillett was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, to Edward Bates Gillett (1817–1899) and Lucy Fowler Gillett (1830–1916). He graduated from Amherst College, where he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, in 1874 and Harvard Law Scho...

Lansing, Robert, 1864-1928

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United States secretary of state, 1915-1920. From the description of Robert Lansing miscellaneous papers, 1916-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866993 Robert Lansing (b. Oct. 17, 1864, Watertown, New York-d. Oct. 30, 1928, New York, New York) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Legal Advisor to the State Department at the outbreak of World War I, and then as Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson from 1915 to 1920. He was married to Eleanor ...

Stokes, Edward C. (Edward Casper), 1860-1942

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George, W.

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William Potts

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Johnson, Bradley T. (Bradley Tyler), 1829-1903

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Confederate general and author. After the war he practiced law in Richmond, Va., and Baltimore, Md., and served in the Virginia State Senate. From the description of Papers of Bradley T. Johnson, 1676-1937 (bulk 1840-1896). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136031 Confederate soldier; lawyer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to W.W. Belknap, 1873 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489534 From the desc...

Lake, Everett J. (Everett John), 1871-1948

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William Mackay Laffan

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Frazier, Lynn J. (Lynn Joseph), 1874-1947

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Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922

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American clergyman, author, and editor who worked with Henry Ward Beecher as co-editor of the "Christian Union." From the description of Autograph, 1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367554802 American author. From the description of Letter : Cornwall on Hudson, [N.Y.] to Mr. Bok, 1908 Oct. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 33376379 Lyman Abbott was an influential American pastor and author. Born in Massachusetts and educated i...

Sam W. Marvin

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Ade, George, 1866-1944

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Hoosier journalist, humorist, and playwright best known for his Chicago Record column, "Stories of the streets and of the town," which was illustrated by John T. McCutcheon; for his syndicated "Fables in slang;" and for his Broadway plays including The college widow and The county chairman. From the description of George Ade papers, 1871-1970. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 41996200 George Ade was born in Kentland, Indiana. He graduated from Purdue University in 188...

Friends' Mexican Mission.

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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 ...

Russell W. Moore

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Post, Melville Davisson, 1871-1930

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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...

Brumbaugh, Martin Grove, 1862-1930

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G. Douglas Wardrop

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Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand), 1870-1952

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Sabin was an author and historian of the American West. He worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine writer, and novelist. He wrote fiction and non-fiction works. From the description of Edwin L. Sabin western photographs, circa 1890-1920s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367938768 Born December 23, 1870, in Rockford, Ill.; author, best known for his books on the American West. From the description of Letter to Mr. Blodgett [manuscript], 1920 January 2. (University...

Ernest Harvier

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Republican National Convention

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James B. McEwan

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Livingston, Edwin Brockholst, 1852-

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O'Ryan, John F. (John Francis), 1874-1961

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Lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of John F. O'Ryan : oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739309 ...

Seinosuke Uchida.

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William Bailey Howland

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Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927

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British explorer, botanist, zoologist, artist, and pioneer colonial administrator. He was closely involved in what has been called the Scramble for Africa by 19th-century colonial powers and between 1888 and 1891; he exercised much influence on British African policy. From 1891 to 1895 he served as the first British consul general and commissioner in Nyasaland (now Malawi) and obtained the treaties on which the United Kingdom based its claims to Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia. He served two yea...

Manning, James Hilton, 1854-1925

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Author, Mayor of Albany, N.Y. Manning was the author of several articles on Albany's history. He was the son of Daniel Manning. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury during the Cleveland administration. From the description of Papers, 1885-1925. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 145407431 Mayor of Albany, N.Y., editor, and banker. From the description of Letter of James Hilton Manning, 1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454749 ...

Coontz, Robert Edward, 1864-

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Mabey, Charles Rendell, 1877-

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Governor of Utah, 1921-1925. From the description of Papers, 1899-1959 [photographs] (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 80013619 ...

Clark, Thomas Curtis, 1877-1953

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Quentin Roosevelt.

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Read, George W. (George Washington), 1810-

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Waldo B. Fay

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William E. De Vries

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Ohio. Constitutional Convention (1802)

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Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930

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George Haven Putnam (1844-1930) was a publisher and author best known for his commitment to the establishment of national copyright legislation in the U.S. and to American adherence to the international copyright Convention of Berne. After serving in the U.S. Civil War, he entered his father's publishing house, G.P. Putnam's Sons. He assumed the presidency of the firm in 1872 and became an authority on the legal implications of copyright. In 1886 he formed the American Publishers' Copyright Leag...

Almy, Frederic.

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Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954

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Republican politician, namesake of the Hays Code for censorship of American films. Born in Sullivan, Indiana in 1879. Hays served as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1918-1921, managing the successful campaign of Warren G. Harding for the presidency in 1920. Following Harding's election, Hays was appointed Postmaster General in 1921, a post he held until 1922, when he resigned in order to become the first President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America...

Burroughs, John, 1837-1921

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American naturalist and writer. From the description of Poem 1917. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49995946 One of America's great naturalist authors. From the description of Memorabilia, 1905-1931. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27057683 American teacher, naturalist, poet, and essayist of national prominence. Friend of Walt Whitman; influenced by Thoreau, Carlyle, and Emerson. Employed accurate observations of nature, scientific re...

York, New

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Curtis, Charles, 1960-

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Frank A. Munsey

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Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922

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James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, was a British writer, historian and statesman. Born in Belfast, he was educated at Glasgow University and later Oxford, he practiced law briefly, but returned to Oxford as a professor of civil law. He served in Parliament for many years, and held several government positions, including Ambassador to the United States. A renowned historian, he was also a productive writer of travel books, law tracts, and political theory. Universally admired and liked, an obituary...

Harding, William Lloyd, 1877-1934

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William Lloyd Harding was born on a farm in Sibley, Iowa. He attended Morningside College and got a law degree from the University of South Dakota. He taught school and then practiced law in Sioux City. In 1907 he married Carrie Lamoreux. The couple had one daughter, Barbara Esther. Harding served in the state legislature from 1907 until 1912. He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1912 and again in 1914. In 1916 he won the gubernatorial election and served two two-year terms. During his administ...

John B. Franks

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Charles G. Cadwalader

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Samuel A. Purdie

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Kendall, Nathan E., 1868-1936

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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822 and earned degrees from Kenyon College and Harvard Law School before starting a career as a lawyer in Cincinnati. Hayes served as a major general in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1864. Hayes then was elected Governor of Ohio and later served one term as President of the United States (1877-1881) before retiring to his home in Fremont, Ohio, where he died in 1893.President of the Uni...

Cox, Channing H. (Channing Harris), 1879-1968

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McKinley, William Brown, 1856-1926

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William Brown McKinley, businessman and congressman, was born in Petersburg, Illinois, September 5, 1856, the son of George and Hannah (Finley) McKinley. After attending local public schools, he enrolled at the University of Illinois, Urbana, for two years. In 1881 he married Kate Frisbee of Chicago. McKinley began a business career in the family firm of J.B. & W.B. McKinley. The company originally specialized in private banking and mortgages, then expanded into publ...

Edge, Walter E. (Walter Evans), 1873-1956

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Self made advertising millionaire; Governor of New Jersey, U. S. Senator, Ambassador to France. From the description of Walter Evans Edge letter to Curtis P. Brady [manuscript], 1924. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 174964733 Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) was a notable New Jersey businessman and politician. He was elected to serve New Jersey as Governor (1917-1919, 1944-1947) and as a United States Senator (1919-1929). Edge was born in Philadelphia...

Emerson Hough

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Darwin, Leonard, 1850-1943

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Leonard Darwin was born on 15 January 1850, fourth son of the naturalist Charles Darwin. He joined the Royal Engineers as a soldier in 1871 and became a Major in 1890, teaching at the School of Military Engineering at Chatham from 1877 to 1882. Being interested in various branches of science, he had been commissioned to carry out astronomical observations on the Transit of Venus expeditions of 1874 and 1882, and also to observe solar eclipses in distant countries. Darwin went on to ...

Shoup, Oliver H., 1869-1940

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Oliver H. Shoup (1869-1940) was a Colorado businessman who began his career with the Colorado Springs Company and then worked as private secretary then general manager to Verner Z. Reed. He made a fortune in oil fields in Wyoming. He was the first president of the Midwest Oil Company; and in 1914, he became the first president of the Midwest Refining Company. He retired in 1916 from active participation in the oil business and devoted his time to stock raising and agricultural development in Col...

Münsterberg, Hugo, 1863-1916

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Psychologist Hugo Münsterberg studied at Leipzig under Wilhelm Wundt and received further training in medicine at Heidelberg and Freiburg. He met William James at a conference in 1891, and in 1892 James invited him to Harvard University, where Münsterberg lectured and chaired the department of psychology for three years. After a brief period in Germany, he returned to Harvard, which remained his chief institutional affiliation. Münsterberg is best known for his pioneering work in clincal, for...

Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904

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Marcus Alonzo Hanna was born on September 24, 1837, in New Lisbon (in 1895 renamed Lisbon), Ohio, to Dr. Leonard and Samantha Hanna. Leonard's father, Benjamin Hanna, a Quaker of Scotch-Irish descent, was a wealthy store owner in New Lisbon. Dr. Hanna practiced in Columbiana County, where New Lisbon was located, until he suffered a spinal injury while riding. After the accident, he joined the family business, B., L., and T. Hanna, by now a major grocery and goods brokering firm. Samantha, née Co...

Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926

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Secretary of the Department of Labor and Commerce, 1906-1909. From the description of Letter, 1906 Nov. 7, New York, to Lee M. Friedman, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 174212191 American ambassador and government official. From the description of Papers, 1869-1947. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122589779 Attorney, businessman, public official, diplomat, U.S. secretary of commerce and labor, and author...

Clarkson, James Sullivan, 1842-1918

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Newspaper editor and proprietor and prominent Republican. Clarkson co-owned the Iowa State register with his father (Coker F. Clarkson) and brother (Richard). During his tenure as editor-in-chief the paper achieved national prominence as an organ of the Republican Party. Clarkson served as first assistant U.S. Postmaster General and Surveyor of Customs for the Port of New York, chairman of the Republican State Committee of Iowa and the National Executive Committee. In 1887 he organized the Natio...

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

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Elihu Root, born in Clinton, NY, attended Hamilton College (A.B., 1864, A.M. in course, 1867) and University Law School of New York. He served as member Alaskan Boundary Tribunal; United States District Attorney, Southern New York, 1883 - 85; Secretary of War, 1899 - 1904; Secretary of State, 1905 - 09; U.S. Senator from New York, 1909 - 15; Senior Counsel for the U.S., North Atlantic Fisheries Arbitration, The Hague, 1910; Ambassador at Head of Special Diplomatic Mission to Russia, 1...

Irwin, Wallace, 1876-

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Badger, Frederic.

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Lodge, Henry Cabot

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Epithet: senator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000023 ...

Baxter, Percival Proctor, 1876-1969

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Mayor of Portland, governor of Maine (1921-1925), philanthropist and benefactor of Maine Historical Society, creator of Baxter State Park and a school for the deaf, of Portland, Me. From the description of Maine legislature hearings report, 1917. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 214070790 Lawyer, legislator, and governor of Maine. From the description of Percival P. Baxter collection of theater programs, 1895-1901. (Maine Historical Society...

John Hay

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Grohman, William Adolph Baillie-

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Lowden, Frank O. (Frank Orren), 1861-1943

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Lawyer, politician, landowner. A.B., University of Iowa, 1885. LL. D., Union College of Law, 1887. Congressman from Illinois, 1906-1911. Governor of Illinois, 1916-1921. Advocate for scientific farming and farmers' interests. From the description of Papers, 1885-1943 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 55818931 U. S. Congressman from Illinois (1906-1911) and Illinois governor (1917-1921). From the description of Letter, January 9, 19...

Preus, Jacob A. O. (Jacob Aall Ottesen), 1920-1994

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Sulzer, William, 1863-1941

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New York politician William Sulzer (1863-1941) served as a United States Representative from New York (1895-1912). During 1912 Sulzer chaired the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs. In January, 1913 Sulzer was elected governor of New York State. Shortly after his inauguration, he was impeached by the New York State Assembly on charges of having diverted campaign funds to his own use. Sulzer asserted that false charges had been brought against him because he refused to follow the wi...

Denby, Edwin, 1870-1929

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Edwin Denby (February 18, 1870 - February 8, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Secretary of the Navy in the administrations of Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge from 1921 to 1924. He also played a notable role in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal which took place during the Harding presidency. From the description of Letter, November 22, 1923. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168841 U.S. Congressman, 1905-1911; and U.S. Secretary of the N...

Elizabeth Macfarlane (Sloan) Chesser.

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McKelvie, Samuel Roy, 1881-1956

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Robert W. G. Vail

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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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...

White, Edward Lucas, 1866-1934

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Edward Lucas White (1866-1934) was a classics teacher and author of historical romances, short stories and poetry. Poor health, combined with financial problems, forced White to leave Hopkins before completing his degree. White then began his life-long career teaching classics in Baltimore secondary schools. He taught at the Friends School (1892-1895), the Boys' Latin School (1899-1915), the University School for Boys (1896-1899, 1916-1930), and McDonogh School (1933-193...

San Souci, Emery J

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Stephens, William Dennison, 1859-

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Howard, Esme William Howard

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New York State National Guard Association.

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Olcott, Ben W. (Ben Wilson), 1872-1952

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Ben Wilson Olcott (1872-1952) was born on Keithsburg, Illinois on October 15, 1872. He came west to Salem, Oregon in 1892 to work with William Brown and Company. While in Salem he became acquainted with Oswald West, who was elected Oregon's Governor in 1910, and who exerted major influence on Olcott's future career. After a stint as a gold dust teller and buyer with the Fairbanks Banking Company, Olcott rejoined his friend West in 1907. West headed Oregon's State Land Office and he ...

Morgan, Ephraim Franklin, 1869-1950

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

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Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was born into a prominent Boston family in 1850. Through his mother’s family, the Cabots, Lodge traced his lineage back to the 17th century, with one great-grandfather a leading Federalist during the Revolutionary period. Growing up in both an intellectual and privileged household, "Cabot" took naturally to academic subjects, particularly history and literature. Beyond his early devotion to scholarly pursuits, Lodge also enjoyed numerous sports and the great outdoor...

Roosevelt, Oliver Wolcott, 1890-1953

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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. ...

William Yerings

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Newberry, Truman Handy, 1864-1945

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Detroit industrialist, assistant secretary and secretary of the Navy (1908), U.S. Senator (1919-1922), treasurer of the Detroit Steel and Spring Co., and director of Peoples State Bank, Packard Motor Car Co., and Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. From the description of Truman Handy Newberry papers, 1879-1936. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 55791991 ...

Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930

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George Haven Putnam (1844-1930) was a publisher and author best known for his commitment to the establishment of national copyright legislation in the U.S. and to American adherence to the international copyright Convention of Berne. After serving in the U.S. Civil War, he entered his father's publishing house, G.P. Putnam's Sons. He assumed the presidency of the firm in 1872 and became an authority on the legal implications of copyright. In 1886 he formed the American Publishers' Copyright Leag...

Gladstone, Louise.

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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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...

Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935

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Lawyer, public official, and author from Indiana. From the description of Papers of William Dudley Foulke, circa 1470-1952 (bulk 1868-1935). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063216 A native of Pennsylvania, William D. Foulke moved to Texas as a rancher, living at Melissa Ranch, Mountain Home, and Kerrville. In 1889, Foulke was arrested for murder, but the charges were dismissed the next year. From the guide to the Foulke, William D. papers 87-022., 1886-1891, (Do...

S B. Coston

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Stanley, A O

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George B. Covington

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Nestos, R A

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Wright, Mabel Osgood, 1859-1934

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Author of bird and nature studies; photographer; helped found the Connecticut Audubon Society and the building of the Birdcraft sanctuary. From the description of Mabel Osgood Wright collection, ca. 1890-1920, 1998. (Fairfield Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 74986204 ...

Badger, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1894

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Henry C. Badger was a minister; he served the Unitarian church in Harrison Square, Boston, from 1871 to 1874. It is not known what other churches he served. He may have also taught or run a school. His wife was named Ada. They had sons named Theodore, Fred, and Ernest, and may have had other children as well. From the description of Household expense book, 1865-1876. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261233346 ...

Terhune, Albert Payson, 1872-1942

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American author, dog breeder, and journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Mrs. Merrall, 1916 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 603593817 Author, dog breeder and journalist. From the description of Letters, 1936 Dec. 22-1939 May 24, Pompton Lakes, N.J., to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184904630 Author. From the description of Albert Payson Terhune papers, 1890-1957 (bulk ...

King, Horatio C.

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Union army officer, 1862-1865, and New York City attorney. From the description of Letterbooks, 1862 Sept.-1868 Nov. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58759159 Military man and politician. King moved to Brooklyn in 1865 and served on the Brooklyn Board of Education. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1840]-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451560 Biographical Note ...