Horace L. Wilgus Papers 1878-1935

Ladies Library Association of Ann Arbor.

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The Ladies Library Association of Ann Arbor was established in 1866 as a subscription library with dues set a three dollars a year. The idea of a free public library was discussed early on with the thought that the city might match support for the library. In 1870, the organization proposed that the city council take over the subscription library and make it a public one. This idea was rejected. In 1879, the Association rejected the idea of combining its collection with that of the ...

Mosher, Eliza Maria, 1846-1928

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Eliza Maria Mosher was born October 2, 1846 in Cayuga County, New York. After attending the New England Hospital for Women and Children, she enrolled at the University of Michigan Department of Medicine and Surgery, graduating in 1875. In 1877, after a year in private practice, she was made resident physician at the Massachusetts State Reformatory Prison for Women. She was later appointed superintendent. She taught for a time at Wellesley College, then in 1883, she opened a private prac...

Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915

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Soldier, businessman, civic leader and historian. Descendant of two presidents and the son of a noted diplomat, Adams served with distinction as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war, he became a nationally recognized authority on the railroad industry, chairing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission from 1869 to 1879, and ultimately taking on the presidency of the Union Pacifc Railroad for six stormy years, 1884-1890. From 1890 to 1915, Adams was content to be a man of a...

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the United States House of Representatives and as the United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Just before his death, he gained national attention for attacking the te...

Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937

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Newton Diehl Baker Jr. (December 3, 1871 – December 25, 1937) was an American lawyer, Georgist, politician, and government official. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915. As U.S. Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921, Baker presided over the United States Army during World War I. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Baker established a legal practice in Cleveland after graduating from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He became progressive Democratic ally of...

Markham's Pottery Works (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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University of Michigan. Alumni Association

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See the findig aid for University of Michigan. Alumni Association for a biref history of the Alumni Association. From the guide to the Alumni Association (University of Michigan), Individual Photographs, ca. 1880-ca. 1960s, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan was established in 1897 following a consolidation of the Society of Alumni with the alumni societies of the professional schools. ...

Mecham, Floyd R. (Floyd Russell), 1858-1928

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Ann Arbor Cattle Company.

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University of Michigan.

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

University of Michigan. Dept. of Law. Class of 1903.

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Frieze House (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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Logan, Walter S. (Walter Seth), 1847-1906

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University of Michigan. Research Club.

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The Research Club of the University of Michigan was founded in 1900 as the "Society for Promotion of Research at the University of Michigan." In its constitution, adopted on February 15, 1900, the club first articulated its goal: "to unite those members of the academic staff of the university who are actively engaged in research, and to originate and support such measures as are calculated to foster and advance research in the university." According to W.H. Hobb's histor...

Ann Arbor (Mich.). Board of Commerce.

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Gelston, J. M. (Joseph Mills), 1847-1931

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University of Michigan. Office of Religious Affairs.

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Congregational Churches

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Little, Clarence C. (Clarence Cook), 1888-1971

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President of University of Michigan, 1925-1929. From the description of Clarence Cook Little papers, 1924-1929. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423334 C.C. Little was President of the University of Maine from 1922-25, President of the University of Michigan 1925-29, graduated from Harvard in 1910. Was director of Jackson Memorial Laboratory 1929-1971, and a researcher in the fields of cancer, genetics, and tobacco. From the description of Papers 1...

Ames, James Barr, 1846-1910

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Law professor. Harvard Law School: Assistant professor, 1873-1877; Professor, 1877-1910; Bussey Prof. of Law, 1879-1903; Dean of the Faculty of Law, 1895-1910; Dane Prof. of Law, 1903-1910. From the description of Correspondence, 1872-1910. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047262 James Barr Ames was Dean of the Harvard Law School (1895-1910); Albert Francis Judd was Chief Justice of the Hawaii (Republic) Supreme Court (1881-1900). From the des...

Patton, Carl S. (Carl Safford), 1866-1939

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Ann Arbor (Mich.). Dept. of Public Works.

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Ann Arbor Union Builders' Corporation.

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Kent, Charles A. (Charles Artemis), 1835-1917

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Charles Artemas Kent was born in Hopkinton, New York, Oct. 11, 1835, the son of Artemas and Sarah (Weed) Kent. He received a A.B. from the University of Vermont in 1856 and studied at Andover Theological Seminary, 1857-1859. Kent was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1960 began practicing law in Detroit. Kent joined the Law School faculty in 1868. He had been a student in the law office of Professor Charles I. Walker before joining the faculty as the Fletcher Professor of Law. The position named f...

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,...

Presbyterian Church

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Michener, Earl Cory, 1876-1957

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Earl Cory Michener was born November 30, 1876 in Seneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Adrian, Michigan in 1889 which he made his residence for the rest of his life. He served in the Spanish-American War, 1898-1899, then studied law at the University of Michigan, 1901-1902. He graduated with a law degree in 1903 from Columbian University (now George Washington University). He practiced law in Lenawee County for the next two decades, then in 1918 was elected Republican member of the U...

Wilgus, Horace L. (Horace La Fayette), 1859-1935

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Professor of law at University of Michigan, and specialist in corporation law. From the description of Horace LaFayette Wilgus papers, 1879-1935. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423634 Horace Lafayette Wilgus, a member of the University of Michigan Law School faculty for 34 years, was born in Conover, Ohio, in 1859. After graduating in 1882 from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree, he held a variety of occupations, including d...

First Congregational Church (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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This history was taken from the church's homepage, Feb. 2011. Additional details can be found in A History of the First Congregational Church in Ann Arbor 1847-1976 (published by the church). This volume includes a reprint of the earlier history by Calvin Olin Davis covering the period of 1847 to 1947. The First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was organized and established on March 23, 1847. The church was formed when its first ...

Michigan School of Religion.

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Davis, R. C. (Raymond Cazallis), 1836-

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Librarian of University of Michigan. From the description of Raymond Cazallis Davis papers, 1850-1917. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418729 Raymond Cazallis Davis was born at Cushing, Maine, June 23, 1836, son of George and Catherine (Young) Davis. After his mother's death in 1849, his father, who was a sea captain, took young Davis on a cruise around the world which lasted two years. Later, in 1869 he published a volume of his experiences enti...

Ohio State University

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The Medical Alumni Society of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, since 1931 with the exception of 1939, has given the honor of "Man of the Year" to a doctor(s) during their annual reunions. In 1973 the award name changed from the title "Man of the Year" to "Professor of the Year." And in 1975, Margaret (Peg) Hines was the first woman to be so honored. From the guide to the Man/Professor of the Year Photograph Collection, 1934-1993, (Medical Heritage Center) ...

First Presbyterian Church (Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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The First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor was established in 1826. From the guide to the First Presbyterian Church (Ann Arbor, Mich.) records, 1872-1972, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) ...

Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club.

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The Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club was started as the Ann Arbor Golf Club in 1899 and its first meeting was held at the residence of Junius E. Beal on September 26th of that same year. It grew out of the University Golf Club which had been started in 1897. The golf course sits on 40 acres of land that was originally farmland owned by A.E. Roberts. It is still located on its original site at the corner of Stadium and Main across from Crisler Arena and the University of Michigan Footb...

University of Michigan. Law school

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Please consult the history found in the finding aid for the Law School (University of Michigan) Records . From the guide to the [Law School (University of Michigan) publications], 1859-2011, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan) Interviews of retired Law School faculty conducted by Enid Galler. From the description of Law School (University of Michigan) oral history interviews, 1988-2002. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778476 ...

University of Michigan. Dept. of Law. Class of 1898.

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Scott, W. (Walter), 1846-

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Second president of The Ohio State University (1881-1883). From the description of Papers, 1868-1896. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24587021 ...

Flexner, Abraham, 1866-1959

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Abraham Flexner was an educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Abraham Flexner : oral history, 1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122473834 Educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Abraham Flexner : oral history, 1954. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309737398 From the description of Reminiscences of Abraham Flexner : oral history, [195-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat r...

Cooley, Lyman Edgar, 1850-1917

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Chicago, Illinois engineer, editor of T̲h̲e̲ ̲A̲m̲e̲r̲i̲c̲a̲n̲ ̲E̲n̲g̲i̲n̲e̲e̲r̲, member of the International Deep Waterways Commission. From the description of Lyman Edgar Cooley papers, 1865-1917. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418322 Lyman Edgar Cooley was one of Chicago's best-known consulting hydraulic engineers. After graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he taught engineering subjects at Northwestern University (1874-1877). He...

Progressive Party (1912)

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Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940

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Lawyer and U.S. senator from Idaho. From the description of William Edgar Borah papers, 1905-1940 (bulk 1912-1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979901 U.S. senator from Idaho. From the description of Letter, 1929 Oct. 12, Washington D.C., to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184904148 Attorney in Boise, Idaho; United States senator from Idaho, 1907-1940. From the description of Correspondence, 1902-1932. (Idah...

Bradshaw, John William, 1878-

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Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950

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James Rudolph Garfield was the son of President James A. Garfield and Lucretia Rudolph Garfield. He graduated from Williams College and Columbia Law School, and praticed law in Cleveland, Ohio, with his brother, Harry Augustus Garfield. James married Helen Newell in 1890. They had four sons; John N., James A., Rudolph, and Newell. He served in the Ohio Senate 1896-1900, and was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt to the U.S. Civil Service Commission in 1902, and to the Department of Commer...

Hutchins, Harry B. (Harry Burns), 1847-1930

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Professor of law and president of the University of Michigan. From the description of Harry Burns Hutchins papers, 1879-1930. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423004 Harry Burns Hutchins was born in Lisbon, N.H., in 1847 and received his preparatory education in the east. However, from the time he entered the University of Michigan as an undergraduate, his life and work were closely tied to Michigan. He was the first student to receive a degree fr...

Anti-Saloon League of Michigan

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J.L. Hudson was the president of this temperance organization which was headquartered in Detroit (Mich.). It began around 1906 and functioned until 1939. The organization advertised against breweries, saloons, and for prohibition. The Clarke Historical Library has the extensive papers of M.D. Olds. From the description of Collection, 1911-1912. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 46368355 ...

Kent, Charles Foster, 1867-1925

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Early 20th century American Biblical scholar; professor at Brown and Yale. From the description of Charles F. Kent letters to Byron J. Rees [manuscript], 1898-1900. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 174963453 ...

University of Michigan. Class of 1866

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Bishop, William Warner, 1871-1955

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Epithet: Librarian University of Michigan British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001149.0x0003d1 Librarian of the University of Michigan, 1915-1941. From the description of William Warner Bishop papers, 1891-1955. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420631 William Warner Bishop was librarian of the University of Michigan from 1915 until his retirement in 1941. After gradua...

Tatlock, Henry, 1848-1942

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Fletcher, William Asa, 1788-1852

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Eaton, Amasa M. (Amasa Mason), 1841-1914

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Hudson, Joseph L. (Joseph Lowthian), 1846-1912

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American Federation of Labor

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Labor organization. From the description of American Federation of Labor records, 1883-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980267 ...

Bogle, Thomas A. (Thomas Ashford), 1852-1921

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Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), 1860-1949

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Author and newspaper editor at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, University of Michigan regent and Republican governor of Michigan, 1911-1912. From the description of Chase Salmon Osborn papers, 1889-1949. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423228 Chase S. Osborn was born in Huntington County, Indiana on January 22, 1860, the son of George A. and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn. He married Lillian G. Jones on May 7, 1881. Osborn was a newspaperman and author before becoming ...

Shaw, Wilfred B. (Wilfred Byron), 1881-1959

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Director of University of Michigan Alumni Association and editor of Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review. From the description of Wilfred Byron Shaw papers, 1900-1954. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423307 Artist and etcher, Director of University of Michigan Alumni Association and editor of Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review. From the description of Wilfred Byron Shaw papers, 1873-1954 (bulk 1900-1951) (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 8...