A. R. McGill and familypapers. 1794-1931 (bulk 1870-1900).

University of Minnesota

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The West Bank Union at the University of Minnesota was established in 1967 to offer services to students. It took until 1980 for the union to have its own space in Willey Hall, including an auditorium and lounge spaces for students. Student services and facilities were established in the newly constructed West Bank Union skyway, which connected Willey and Blegen Halls. From the guide to the West Bank Union papers, circa 1970s-1980s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Arch...

Polk, Sarah Childress, 1803-1891

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Sarah Childress Polk was married to the 11th President of the United States, James Polk. She served as First Lady from 1845 to 1849. Elder daughter of Captain Joel and Elizabeth Childress, Sarah Childress gained something rarer from her father’s wealth. He sent her and her sister away to school, first to Nashville, then to the Moravians’ “female academy” at Salem, North Carolina, one of the very few institutions of higher learning available to women in the early 19th century. So she acquired ...

Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918

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Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was an American politician who served as a senator from Indiana from 1897 to 1905 and the 26th vice president of the United States from 1905 to 1909. He was also the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 1916 presidential election. Born near Unionville Center, Ohio, Fairbanks moved to Indianapolis after graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University. He became an attorney and railroad financier, working under railroad magnate Jay Gould. F...

Smith, Samuel George, 1852-1915

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Hubbard, Lucius F. (Lucius Frederick), 1836-1913

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Flower, M. D. (Mark Deloss), 1842-1907.

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Loring, Charles M. (Charles Morgridge), 1832-1922

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Van Sant, Samuel Rinnah, 1844-1936

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Minnesota and Pacific Railroad Company

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The company was authorized to build a main line across Minnesota from Stillwater to Breckenridge and a branch line from St. Anthony to St. Vincent. It received a territorial land grant of 3.25 million acres. It began, but never completed, line construction, due to its financial failure following the panic of 1857. The legislature reorganized it as the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in 1862, and it was acquired by GN predecessor St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway at a foreclosure sale. ...

Castle, Henry A. (Henry Anson), 1841-1916

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Loeb, William, 1866-1937

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Junior Collector of Customs. From the description of Correspondence, 1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270723173 ...

Phillips, James M.

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McGill, Charles Dillon, 1802-1875.

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Republican Party (Minn.)

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Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903

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U.S. secretary of war, U.S. senator and governor of Minnesota, governor of Minnesota, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, mayor of St. Paul, Minn., banker, and lawyer. From the description of Letter and portraits of Alexander Ramsey, 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449469 ...

Martin, Mary Ryan, 1789-1866.

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McKinely, William, 1843-1901

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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...

Donnelly, Ignatius, 1831-1901

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Farmer, editor, author, and orator. From the description of Ignatius Donnelly papers, 1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009547 American politician and author. From the description of Letter, 1863, Washington, D. C. [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812376 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to President Lincoln, 1864 May. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531076 From the description of ...

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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The Republican Party is a national political party in the United States, and was founded in 1854. In the 1864 election, the party took the name National Union Party to allow the participation of Democrats. From the description of Republican Party tickets, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 496362231 From the guide to the Republican Party tickets, 1864, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Scheffer, Albert, 1844-1905.

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United States Naval Academy

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Taffinder was born on March 18, 1884, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906, attained the rank of Vice Admiral, retired from the Navy in 1947, and died in 1965. From the description of Diploma, June 14, 1906. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 704931343 Founded in 1845, the United States Naval Academy trains students in a four-year Officer Development Program, preparing them for assignments as midshipmen after graduation. The courses focus on moral...

McGill family.

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Merriam, William Rush, 1849-1931

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Hays, W. M. (Willet Martin), 1859-1916

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Agricultural education reformer, farm management expert, U.S. assistant secretary of agriculture, 1905-1913. Willet Hays received his bachelor and master degrees from Iowa State University in 1885 and 1896, respectively. Hays was a pioneer in the teaching and field study of agricultural economics, particularly farm management. He introduced and tested many hybrid varieties of field crops. He was best known for his promotion of agricultural education on a high school level, and established a uniq...

Furness, William Eliot, 1839-1913

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Gutherz, Carl, 1844-1907

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Mural painter; Washington, D.C. Born in Schoeftland, Switzerland, and came to America in 1851. He is best known for his ceiling decoration in the Representatives Reading Room, Library of Congress. From the description of Papers relating to Carl Gutherz assembled by Joseph S. Czestochowski, 1895-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648037 ...

Shandrew, Charles.

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Adams, Elmer E. (Elmer Ellsworth), 1861-1950

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McGill, Mary Elizabeth, 1944-

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Windom, William, 1827-1891

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U.S. senator and representative from Minnesota, U.S. secretary of the treasury, and lawyer. From the description of William Windom correspondence, 1865-1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981400 William Windom was born in Belmont County, Ohio, on May 10, 1827, the son of Hezekiah and Mercy Spencer Windom. In 1837 the family moved to Knox County, Ohio, where Windom was admitted to the bar in 1850. He commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Ohio and was elected Kno...

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was a Republican politician who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was both preceded and succeeded in office by Democrat Grover Cleveland. From the guide to the Benjamin Harrison letter to George C. Baker, 1888, (Brooklyn Historical Society) John Harrington Farley, born in Cleveland in 1845, was a Democratic politician who served three terms on Cleveland's city council (1871-1877) and two terms as its mayor (...

McGill, Patrick, 1762-1832.

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Martin, Charles, 1753-1818.

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McGill, Anna Baird.

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Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891

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American pioneer; first Governor of Minnesota. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to William L. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664016 Fur trader; soldier; politician; Governor of Minnesota, 1850-1860. From the description of Papers, 1815-1830. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17998041 Henry Sibley was a general in the Confederate Army. From the de...

Swift, Henry A., 1823-1869

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Miller, Stephen, 1816-1881

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Pusey, Pennock, 1825-1903

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Ireland, John, 1838-1918

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McGill, Angeline Martin, 1811-1849.

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St. Peter Tribune.

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Martin, Armand, 1785-1861.

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Windom, Ellen Towne Hatch, 1831-1914.

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Collins, Loren Warren, 1838-1912.

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Johnson, John Albert, 1861-1909

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St. Paul and Minneapolis Mortgage Loan and Trust Company.

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Douglas, John

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Epithet: Sir?; 3rd Baronet; of Kelhead?; brother-in-law of Adam Cokburne, Lord Ormiston British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000508.0x0002e8 Epithet: surgeon, of Edinburgh British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000508.0x0002e9 Epithet: of Add MS 32714 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ...

Von Rosenlind, Eric.

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McGill, A. R. (Andrew Ryan), 1840-1905

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Andrew Ryan McGill, the son of Angeline (née Martin) and Charles McGill, was born in Saegertown, Pennsylvania, on February 19, 1840. Andrew's father, Charles Dillon McGill (1802-1875) was the youngest son of Patrick (1762-1832) and Anna (née Baird) McGill. Patrick had emigrated from County Antrim, Ireland, about 1774, settling in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. In 1795 Patrick and Anna moved their family to the western part of Pennsylvania, homesteading several hundered acres in Crawf...

Martin, Charles, 1786-1854.

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Davis, Cushman Kellogg, 1838-1900

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Cushman Kellogg Davis, a Senator from Minnesota, was born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N.Y., on June 16, 1838. He moved with his parents to Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he attended the public schools, Carroll College in Waukesha, and graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Waukesha. He moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1865 and became a member of the State house of representatives ine 1867, then s...

Wilson, James C., 1827-1905

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Austin, Horace, 1831-1905

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Marshall, William Rainey, 1825-1896

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Marshall was governor of Minnesota from 1866-1870. From the description of William R. Marshall papers, 1853-1894. (Minnesota Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122508843 ...

Martin family.

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Pattee, William Sullivan, 1846-1911

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McGill, Eliza E., d. 1877.

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