Charles Moore papers 1901-1940

Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940

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Hamlin Garland, also known as Hannibal Hamlin Garland, (born September 14, 1860, West Salem, Wisconsin – died March 4, 1940, Hollywood, California), an author who put his own part of the country on the literary map, is best remembered by the title he gave his autobiography, Son of the Middle Border. Gaining his spurs with a successful collection of grimly naturalistic 'down home' stories in 1891, Garland came to prominence just as the "frontier" mentality was losing out to the waves of settlemen...

Greene, Belle da Costa, 1883-1950

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Belle da Costa Greene (December 13, 1883 – May 10, 1950) was the librarian to J. P. Morgan. After Morgan's death in 1913, Greene continued as librarian under his son, Jack Morgan. In 1924 the private collection was incorporated by the State of New York as a library for public uses, and the Board of Trustees appointed Greene first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library. Born Belle Marion Greener in Washington, D.C., Greene grew up there and in New York City. Her biographer Heidi Ardizzone lis...

Dole, Nathan Haskell, 1852-1935

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Nathan Haskell Dole was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard University. He worked as a teacher and journalist in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and California, and as advisor and editor for the publishing firms Crowell and Appleton. He also wrote poetry, and was a prolific translator of Russian works into English, including Tolstoy's works and numerous songs and lyrical pieces. From the description of Nathan Haskell Dole letter to Dear sir and poem, 1894-1895. (...

Burton, Richard, 1861-1940

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Richard E. Burton was an editor, author, and educator. He was born in Connecticut and educated at Trinity College and Johns Hopkins. He was literary editor of the Hartford Courant for several years before accepting a position at the University of Minnesota as English professor and department head. He wrote poetry and biography, and edited several publications. From the description of Richard E. Burton letter and poem, 1915. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record ...

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Private art library collection; New York City, New York. Founded in 1924 when business tycoon, J.P. Morgan opened his home and private collection to the public. From the description of Pierpont Morgan Library records, 1682-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122404272 ...

Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958

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American fiction writer and playwright. From the description of Questionnaire, [n.d.], from Betty Hogan, Lake Mohawk, N.J. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365006 American author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Sewickley [sic], to Mr. Mitchell, 1916 Dec. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872168 Novelist and playwright. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 3643...

Shrady, Henry Merwin, 1871-1922

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Sculptor; Elmsford, New York. From the description of Henry Merwin Shrady papers, 1901-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122859 ...

McLaughlin, Andrew C. (Andrew Cunningham), 1861-1947

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Professor of history at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago. From the description of Andrew C. McLaughlin papers, 1881-1947. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422024 American constitutional historian. McLaughlin served as chairman of the Department of History at the University of Chicago from 1906 until 1927, as professor until 1929, and as emeritus from 1929 until 1936. From the description of Papers, 1881-1944 (inclusive). (Un...

Parsons, William Edward, 1872-1939.

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William Edward Parsons was born on June 19, 1872, in Akron, Ohio. He was educated at Norwich Free Academy and Yale University, attaining the degree of B.A. in 1895. After graduation, Parsons continued his studies at Columbia University, where he gained the degree of B.S. in 1898, and at the École des Beaux-Arts. Between 1901 and 1905, he left his job in New York, received a B.F.A. from Yale, and became consulting architect to the U.S. Government in the Philippines Islands. In 1914, he moved to ...

Delano, Frederic Adrian, 1863-1953

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Army officer and railroad officer. From the description of Frederic Adrian Delano papers, 1917-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982936 Frederic Adrian Delano (1863-1953), uncle of Franklin D. Roosevelt, was born in Hong Kong, China. His father, Warren Delano, II, was at that time a partner in the shipping firm of Russell and Company based in that city. A few years later the Delano family returned to Algonac, the family home near Newburgh, New York, and Delano spent muc...

Putnam, Ruth, 1856-1931

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Historian and author. From the description of Papers of Ruth Putnam, 1535-1913 (bulk 1535-1629). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455332 American visitor to Luxembourg. From the description of Ruth Putnam papers, 1920-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866998 ...

Lorch, Emil, 1870-1963

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Dean of the College of Architecture and Design at University of Michigan. From the description of Emil Lorch papers, 1891-1963. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422357 Emil Lorch was born in Detroit of German-American parentage on July 21, 1870. He attended schools in Detroit, including the Detroit Museum of Art School, then went to work for the city's architectural offices. He next studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1890-1892, ...

Weinman, Adolph A. (Adolph Alexander), 1870-1952

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Adolph Weinman (1870-1952) was a sculptor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Adolph A. Weinman papers, 1890-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82921654 American sculptor, Adolph Alexander Weinman was born on December 11, 1870 in Germany and came to New York City in 1880. At the age of fifteen, he attended evening classes at Cooper Union. He later studied at the Art Students League. When he was twenty years old, he entered the studio of Philip Martiny ...

Charnwood, Godfrey Rathbone Benson, Baron, 1864-1945

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British author; Abraham Lincoln biographer. From the description of Letter: [London], to J.H. Edge, 1926 June 4. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28165770 From the description of Letter: New York, [N.Y.], to [Jessie Palmer] Weber, 1918 Oct. 7. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28165783 From the description of Letters: to [Jesse W.] Weik, 1917 Sept. 10-1920 Jan. 11. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat ...

Putnam, Herbert

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Herbert Putnam (b. Sept. 20, 1861, New York City–d. Aug. 14, 1955, Woods Hole, MA) was the eighth Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939. Putnam was born in New York City to parents Victorine and George Palmer Putnam; his father owned publishing house, G. P. Putnam's Sons. He married Charlotte Elizabeth Munroe and had two daughters, Shirley and Brenda Putnam. Putnam graduated from Harvard University in 1883. He served as librarian at Minneapolis Athenaeum, later Minneapolis Public Library, a...

Adams, Adeline Valentine Pond, d. 1948.

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Proctor, Alexander Phimister, 1860-1950

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Alexander Phimster Proctor (1862-1950) was the sculptor of the "Rough Rider" statue of Theodore Roosevelt in Portland, Or., the "Pioneer" statue in Eugene, and "The Circuit Rider" statue in Salem. From the description of Alexander Phimister Proctor papers [manuscript], 1892-1980. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 711782255 From the guide to the Alexander Phimister Proctor papers, 1892-1980, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

Melchers, Corinne.

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Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932

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Julius Garibaldi Melchers was an artist. From the description of Julius Garibaldi Melchers papers, 1878-1928. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 51538563 Painter, mural painter and portrait painter. Lived at "Belmont", his home in Falmouth, Virginia, near Fredericksburg. Born in Detroit, Michigan. Studied at Royal Art Academy, Dusseldorf, Germany; and Ecole des Beaux-Arts and Academie Julian, Paris. Won Grand Prize at 1889 Paris Exposition...

Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., 1966

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Angell, James Burrill, 1829-1916

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American educator who served as the president of the University of Michigan. From the description of Letter, 1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367566221 President of the University of Michigan, minister to China and Turkey. From the description of James Burrill Angell papers, 1845-1916. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419061 Editor of Providence Journal, 1860-1866. From the description of Letter, [ca.1860-1866], Providence,...

Fairbanks, Avard T. (Avard Tennyson), 1897-1987

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Avard Tennyson Fairbanks (1897-1987) was born to John B. and Lilly Annetta Huish Fairbanks. His artistic talent was recognized around the age of twelve when he created his first sculpture, a rabbit, which he entered in the Utah State Fair. A year later he began to copy sculptures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and was awarded scholarships to continue his studies. Fairbanks' obvious talent later took him to the finest art schools in the United States and France. He was commission...

Adams, James Truslow, 1878-1949

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Mormon missionary. From the description of Diary, 1900-1902. [photocopy]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122604696 James Truslow Adams was successful businessman who became a celebrated historian, writing chiefly about the history of early New England. In 1912, having worked for twelve years as a businessman in a New York brokerage house, Adams moved to Bridgehampton, L.I., and began writing. His first books--"Memorials of Old Bridgehampton" (1916) a...

Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966

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Epithet: LLD, Editor-in-Chief 'National Geographic Magazine' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001150.0x000388 ...

Cheatham, Kitty, 1864?-1946.

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United States. Congress. Senate

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Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946

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"These were written at periods when Mr. Tarkington and Susanah [his wife] were in Indianapolis and they wanted to have news from Kennebunkport, Maine. We had known him very shortly after we moved to Kennebunkport in about 1917, after the war. He was known as 'the gentleman from Indiana' and was a well known author at the time the first letter in this collection was written. . . . Mr. Tarkington had rented a house in Kennebunkport for many years but decided that he would like to design his own pl...

Faulkner, Barry, 1881-1966

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Artist. From the description of Barry Faulkner papers, 1861-1966 (bulk 1900-1966). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82380415 Muralist, painter, and teacher; Keene, N.H. Studied with George de Forest Brush, Abbott Handerson Thayer, and at the American Academy in Rome. Was a trustee of the McDowell Colony, Peterborough, N.H. Died Oct. 27, 1966. From the description of Barry Faulkner papers, 1900-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78618549 ...

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...

Adams, Herbert, 1858-1945

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United States. Commission of Fine Arts

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United States National Commission of Fine Arts, established 1910. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to Elihu Root, New York, 1922 Sept. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 29837246 ...

Calder, Alexander Stirling, 1870-1945

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Taylor, Henry Osborn, 1856-1941

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Epithet: historian British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x00012a ...

Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941

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Librarian and historian. From the description of Papers of Worthington Chauncey Ford, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068790 American historical editor, bibliographer, and statistician. From the description of Letters of Worthington Chauncey Ford [manuscript], 1886-1900. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806452 Worthington Chauncey Ford (1858-1941), the eldest son of Gordon Lester Ford and Emily Fowler Ford, first worked as a cas...

Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978

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James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) was a chemist, educator and public servant. Conant taught chemistry at Harvard from 1917-1933; he served as Harvard's president from 1933-1953. He was the national director of defense research from 1941-1945, and was instrumental in the creation of the atomic bomb. He continued as President of Harvard until 1953, at which time he was made United States High Commissioner for Germany. When allied military occupation of Germany ended in 1955, Conant became the U.S. A...

Becker, Carl L. (Carl Lotus), 1873-1945

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Historian; professor of history, Cornell University. From the description of Carl Becker papers, 1898-1956. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64073315 ...

Noyes, Theodore W. (Theodore Williams), 1858-1946

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As editor of the Star, a leading Washington, D.C. newspaper, Noyes was deeply involved in leadership positions with the Board of Trade, D.C. Public Library, George Washington University, Oldest Inhabitants Association, and other social organizations. He also led efforts to promote and enlarge local responsibility for self-government, the right of District residents to vote, as well as efforts to establish the Zoo and Park system. From the description of Scrapbooks, 1861-1943. (Distri...

Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964

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Hermann Hagedorn was born in New York City in 1882 and educated at Harvard University, the University of Berlin, and Columbia University. From 1909 to 1911 he was an instructor in English at Harvard. Hagedorn was a friend and biographer of Theodore Roosevelt and served as Secretary and Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association from 1919 to 1957. Hagedorn died in Santa Barbara, California in 1964. From the guide to the Hermann Hagedorn papers, 1898-1970, (Beinecke Rare Book and M...

Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955

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Museum director, architect. Educated at Harvard (M.Arch. 1912) and University of Michigan (Ph.D. 1915). Founder and director of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University (1923-1925). Director of Philadelphia Museum of Art (1925-1955). From the description of Papers of Sidney Fiske Kimball, 1918-1952 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 269301918 Sydney Fiske Kimball, b. Newton, Mass. Architect, architectural historian, professor of architecture and ...

Religious Liberty Association.

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Howells, John Mead, 1868-1959

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Architect and collector of autographs. From the description of John Mead Howells collection of correspondence, 1894-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456141 John Mead Howells was a New York-based architect, best-known for his design for the Chicago Tribune Tower (1923), done with partner Raymond Hood. Howells studied architecture at Harvard and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was in practice with architect I. M. Phelps Stokes before joining Hood. During the 192...

Kendall, William Mitchell, 1856-1941.

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Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912

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Moore, Charles, 1855-1942

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Charles Henry Moore (b. 1859) was the son of William James Moore, who had emigrated from Copiah County, Mississippi, to Nacogdoches, Texas in 1844. Moore was raised in Anderson County. From the description of Moore, Charles H., Reminiscences, 1932-1933 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 755804035 Moore was chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts (1915-1937), served as overseer at Harvard University, and was author of works about George Washington. ...