Kidder family papers, 1797-1974 (bulk 1862-1919)

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Kidder family papers, 1797-1974 (bulk 1862-1919)

1797-1974 (bulk 1862-1919)

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The Kidder Family Papers include the papers of Alfred Kidder, a Michigan mining engineer for the Jackson Iron Company, Volunteer Mining Company and the Pittsburgh and Lake Angeline Iron Company, all of Marquette, Michingan. There are also papers of his two sons: Alfred V. Kidder, concerning his archaeological digs in Arizona, Colorado, and with Charles A. Lindbergh in Guatemala; and Homer Kidder, concerning his activities as an ambulance driver and Red Cross worker in France and the Balkans during and after the First World War. In addition there are letters by members of the allied Curtis, Mixter and Hall families, especially Civil War letters of Hall Curtis who served with Dr. Samuel A. Green in the 24th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 1862-1864.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6676200

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Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. At the age of 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. Lindbergh covered the ​33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600-statute-mile (5,800 km) flight alone in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. While the first non-...

Kidder, Alfred Vincent, 1885-1963

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Kidder was an archaeologist who excavated sites in the Southwest. He became a member of the Advisory Board for the Laboratory of Anthropology in 1927. From the description of Alfred Vincent Kidder Pecos papers, 1915-1935. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37992640 Kidder was an archaeologist who excavated sites in the southwest. He became a member of the Advisory Board for the Laboratory of Anthropology in 1927. From the description of Alfred Vi...

Kidder family.

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Kidder, Homer.

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Green, Samuel A. (Samuel Abbott), 1830-1918

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U.S. physician and historian. From the description of Letter, 1868, Feb. 18 : Boston, to Henry B. Dawson. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35089797 ...

Mixter family.

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American National Red Cross

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American charitable organization. From the description of American National Red Cross records, 1906-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867267 Historical Note The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principals of the International Red Cross Movement. The Federal Charter states it is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizat...

Jackson Iron Company (Marquette, Mich.)

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Volunteer Iron Company (Marquette, Mich.)

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Curtis family.

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Curtis, Hall.

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Pittsburgh and Lake Angeline Iron Company (Marquette, Mich.)

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Hall family.

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