Lois Caswell Howison Letters 1883-1910

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Lois Caswell Howison Letters 1883-1910

The letters describe live in Berkeley, California, from 1883-1910. Includes comments on faculty members at the University of California, weather, home life, and the earthquake of 1906.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6398094

Marietta College Library

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Howison, George Holmes, 1834-1917

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Biography George Holmes Howison, philosopher and professor of the University of California, was born in Maryland in 1834. He graduated from Marietta college in 1852, and took his master's degree there in 1855. He did further work at Lane Theological Seminary, graduating in 1855. He then taught mathematics from 1864 to 1866, at Washington University in St. Louis. and at the age of 35 published a textbook on analytic geometry. Here from 1866 to...

University of California (1868-1952)

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Administrative History During the mid-twentieth century, the American Labor Movement reached a pinnacle of power and influence within society. The Second World War required that labor be managed as a strategic resource; the high productivity of workers during the war carried over in the peace time economy, which experienced a sustained economic "boom." Unlike European labor relations, where unions play an "official" role in government, the Am...

Howison, Lois Caswell, 1837-1931

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Lois Caswell Howison was born on August 14, 1837 to Alvarus and Ann White Sampson Caswell. She was the wife of George Holmes Howison, a Marietta College Alumnus (Class of 1852; Lane Seminary, 1855). They were married on November 25, 1863. Lois Howison died on February 14, 1931. For many years, George Howison was Professor of Philosophy at Berkeley, University of California. He was a well-known philosopher of his day. See also: George Holmes Howison biographical file. From the guide t...