Wilson I. Davenny papers 1889-1917

Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

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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...

Davenny, Wilson Imbrie, 1859-1917.

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Wilson I. Davenny was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. In his career, he was newspaperman for the New York Tribune, field secretary for the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, a waterways lobby, and assistant adjutant general of the United Spanish War Veterans organization. From the guide to the Wilson I. Davenny papers, 1889-1917, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) Newspaperman, lobbyist for the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, and spokesman f...

Ransdell, Joseph E. (Joseph Eugene), 1858-1954

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Joseph E. Ransdell was born in Alexandria, La., to John H. Ransdell, planter of Elmwood Plantation in Rapides Parish, and his wife, Amanda Thickman. He attended the public schools and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1882. He practiced law at Lake Providence, La., between 1883 and 1889 and was district attorney for the eighth judicial district of Louisiana (1884-1896). Ransdell served as U.S. Representative for the Fifth Congressional District of Louisiana (1899-1913), a U.S. ...

United Spanish war veterans

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Smith, Samuel William, 1852-1931.

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Maine (Battleship)

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USS Maine (BB/2C), an armored battle ship, was blown up in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898. A court of inquiry was unable to obtain evidence regarding the cause of the ship's destruction. In August 1910, Congress authorized the raising of the ship. The hull was refloated and towed into the Gulf of Mexico where it was sunk with honors on March 16, 1912. From the description of Photographs and diary; 1910-1912. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46425385 ...

National Rivers and Harbors Congress

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