Meyer Lissner Papers , 1903-1923 (inclusive), 1910-1920 (bulk)

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...

La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925

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Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925), colloquially known as Fighting Bob, was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the Governor of Wisconsin. A Republican for most of his career, he ran for President of the United States as the nominee of his own Progressive Party in the 1924 presidential election. Historian John D. Buenker describes La Follette as "the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history." Born...

Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948

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Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American statesman, Republican Party politician, and the 11th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the 36th Governor of New York, the Republican nominee in the 1916 presidential election, and the 44th United States Secretary of State. Born to a Welsh immigrant preacher and his wife in Glens Falls, New York, Hughes pursued a legal career in New York City. After working in private practice for several ye...

Stephens, William D., 1859-1944.

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Kent, William, 1864-1928

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William Kent was born on March 29, 1864 in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Yale (B.A., 1887). From 1895 to 1897 he was a member of the Chicago City Council and was a founding member of the Municipal Voters' League. Kent moved to California in 1907. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from California (1911-1917) and served on the U.S. Tariff Commission (1917-1921). He lost the nomination in the California senatorial election of 1920. Kent died on March 13, 1928 in K...

Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952

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Lawyer and U.S. secretary of the interior. From the description of Harold L. Ickes papers, 1815-1969 (bulk 1933-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980130 Harold Ickes (1874-1952) was a United States administrator and politician. He served as Secretary of the Interior for 13 years, from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and afterwards he became a syndicated columnist writing on political topics. From the guide to the Harold Ickes ...

Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican League.

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Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician who served as U.S. President (1908-1912) and Chief Justitce of the Supreme Court (1921-1930). 1857 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15th 1878 Graduated from Yale University 1880 Graduated from Cincinnati Law School ...

Baumgartner, J. P.

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Anderson, George Burgwyn, 1831-1862

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The Mohonk Mountain House, located in New Paltz, N.Y., was purchased by Albert K. Smiley in 1869. Smiley was a Quaker civic leader, educator, and philanthropist as well as a hotel proprietor. From the description of [Letter] 1906 May 8, New York : [to] Albert K. Smiley, Lake Mohonk Mountain House / [from] Geo. B. Anderson. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 60548696 George Burgwyn Anderson was a general in the army of the Confederate States of Ame...

League of Nations

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Krehbiel, Henry Edward, 1854-1923

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American critic and writer on music. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 18 April [n.y., 1915 or later], to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1928 July 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578972 ...

Neylan, John Francis, 1885-1960

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Biographical Information John Francis Neylan, lawyer, journalist, political and educational figure, was born in New York City on November 6, 1885. After graduation from Seton Hall College in New Jersey in 1903, he came West. California was his destination, but he stopped off in Arizona and worked there for several years as a teamster, bank teller and reporter. The desire for a newspaper career brought him to San Francisco and, eventually, a j...

Stone, George W.

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Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

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First director, United States Forest Service (1905). He changed the name of protected "forest preserves" to "national forests" and advocated a controversial "wise use" policy for the resources of the national forests, whereby a greater use of forest resources, such as tree harvests and grazing rights could be permitted. From the description of Correspondence, 1905-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 40804560 Forester and governor of Pennsylvania. F...

Pope, Arthur Upham, 1881-1969

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Epithet: American orientalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001072.0x00028e Arthur Upham Pope (1881-1969) was an American authority on Persian art and antiquities. During the 1920s and 1930s, he organized international exhibitions of Persian art; advised museums, dealers and purchasers of Iranian art objects; edited the multi-volume Survey of Persian Art (published in 1938); and conducted archaeological exped...

Young, Clement Calhoun, 1869-1947.

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Biography Clement Calhoun Young was born in New Hampshire on April 28, 1869, and moved to California with his family the following year. He taught at Lowell High School in San Francisco, serving as head of the English Department and becoming the author of a textbook on English. In 1902 he married Lyla J. Vincent in San Francisco. He resigned from school work in 1906 and went into real estate development. He served in the California State Asse...

Chenoweth, L. E. (Lawrence E.)

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Thompson, Newton Wayland, 1882-

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Thompson attended Harvard College 1901-1904 but did not earn a degree. From the description of English metrical translation of the Latin poets in the Harvard College Library : [paper in English 36, 1901-1903] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074560 ...

Robinson, Leo S.

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Spreckels, Rudolph.

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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Otis, Harrison Gray, 1837-1917

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Bancroft, Philip, 1881-

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Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945

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Hiram Johnson was the governor of California, 1911-1917, a United States Senator from California, 1917-1945, and a leader in the Progressive Party. From the description of Hiram Johnson papers, 1895-1945. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 82192663 Hiram Johnson served as governor of Calif. (1911-1917), Progressive candidate for Vice President of the U.S. (1912), and U.S. Senator from Calif. (1917-1945). From the description of Hiram Johnso...

Mc Cabe, Alexander.

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Sierra club

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"The dedication of the new Lodge at Horse Camp, Mount Shasta took place at high noon on Fourth of July 1923... The crowning event was when Miss Harwood of Los Angeles stepped forward and with much vim and enthusiasm pronounced the words: 'I christen thee Shasta Alpine Lodge (crash went the bottle of Shasta Ginger Ale on the stone doorway) and dedicate thee to all lovers of the great out-of doors...'" (Sierra Club Circular, Sept. 1, 1923, p. 1). From the description of Sierra Club mou...

Older, Fremont, 1856-1935

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Editor-in-chief and President of the San Francisco Call Bulletin. From the description of Scrapbook of editorials, 1932-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553238 Biography Fremont Older was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, August 30, 1856. He began his journalistic career as a printer's devil in his home state in 1869. At the age of 16 he went West and worked as a printer for various newspapers in California and Nevada, ...

Willard, C. D.

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Russell, Charles Edward, 1860-1941

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Author and journalist. From the description of Papers of Charles Edward Russell, 1864-1941 (bulk 1900-1930). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80347779 Journalist, author, poet, and political activist; won the Pulitzer Prize in 1930 for his biography of Haym Solomon in the Revolution; a founder of the NAACP; socialist candidate for Governor of New York State, and U.S. President. From the description of Album, 1937-1940. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Luce, Edgar A., 1881-

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Heney, Francis J., 1859-1937.

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Dickson, E. A.

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Lissner, Meyer, 1871-1930,

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Biographical Note 1871, June 16 born in San Francisco; son of Louis and Mathilda (Block) Lissner. education: public grammar and high school in Oakland. c. 1886 began successful jewelry and pawnshop business. 1896,...

Southern Pacific Company

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What started as a boycott by the American Railway Union against Pullman's Palace Car Co. in 1894 escalated to a strike covering the area from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. On the premise of interfering with the mails the federal government intervened and crushed the strike. From the description of Journal of incidents in San Francisco resulting from the American Railway Union strike, 1894 June 27-Aug. 31. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record ...

Woodruff, Clinton Rogers, 1868-1948

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Shoup, Paul, 1874-1946.

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Paul Shoup was born 1874 in San Bernadino, California. In 1892 he began his forty-seven year career with the Southern Pacific Company. In 1929 Shoup became president of the Southern Pacific Company and in 1932, vice-chairman of the board. Shoup also served as president of the Pacific Oil Company and Associated Oil Company. Shoup was active in politics and interested in social issues. He also served on various boards, among them the Stanford University Board of Trustees. From the desc...

Title Insurance and Trust Co. (Los Angeles)

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Rowell, Chester H. (Chester Harvey), 1867-1948

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Rowell was born on Nov. 1, 1867 in Bloomington, IL; Ph. B, Univ. of Michigan, 1888; LL. D, College of the Pacific, 1927; Litt. D, Univ. of Southern CA, 1928; served as clerk, committee on elections, US House of Representatives, 1889-91; chairman, CA Republican State Convention, 1910; member, Republican National Campaign Committee, 1916; chairman, Republican State Committee, 1916-18; editor and publisher, Fresno Republican, 1898-1920; president, CA League of Nations Assn., 1927-39; delegate, Repu...

California Railroad Commission.

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Rolph, James, 1869-1934

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Rolph served as mayor of San Francisco (1912-1930) and governor of Calif. (1931-1934). From the description of James Rolph, Jr. papers, 1904-1934, bulk 1911-1930. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122288066 Rolph served as mayor of San Francisco (1911-1930) and governor of Calif. (1931-1934). From the description of James Rolph, Jr. photograph album [graphic]. [ca. 1913-1916] (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 213468344 ...

Nelles, Fred C.

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Progressive Party (1912)

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Lewinsohn, Joseph L.

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White, William Allen, 1868-1944

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American journalist known as the "Sage of Emporia"; owner and editor of the "Emporia Gazette." From the description of Papers of William Allen White, 1890-1940 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647837106 Journalist. From the description of Letters, 1889-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122644557 Pulitzer Prize-winning Emporia, Kansas, newspaper editor and author. From the description of William Allen White letter...

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...

Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge), 1862-1920

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Financier, industrialist. Perkins was a vice president of the New York Life Insurance Company, and a partner in the financial firm of J.P. Morgan. He also took an active part in the formation of the International Harvester Company, and the Northern Securities Company, and in the management of the U.S. Steel Corporation. From the description of George W. Perkins papers, 1871-1920. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 298686852 ...