Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Valin" to "Watterson".

Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1843-1899

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Cornelius Vanderbilt was the favorite grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who bequeathed him $5 million, and the eldest son of William Henry Vanderbilt (who bequeathed him about $70 million) and Maria Louisa Kissam. In his turn, he succeeded them as the chairman and the president of the New York Central and related railroad lines in 1885. On February 4, 1867, he married Alice Claypoole Gwynne (1845–1934); they had seven children. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage on September 12, 1899, at...

Van Buren, Harriette S.

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Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900

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Charles Dudley Warner was an American editor, essayist, and novelist. Born in Plainfield, Mass., Warner spent most of his childhood years in Charlemont, Mass. Following graduation from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., and legal training at the University of Pennsylvania, Warner practiced law in Chicago, returning to the East Coast to assume editorial positions at The Hartford press (later Hartford courant) and Harper's magazine. He was the first president of the National Institute of Arts and ...

Van Vliet, Stewart, 1815-1901

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Union Brigadier General, born July 21, 1815 in Ferrisburg, Vermont. Graduated from West Point in 1840. Died on March 28, 1901 at Washington D.C. From the description of Letter: Baltimore, to Katherine R. Boze, Richmond, 1867 June 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122488120 American soldier who served as a general for the Union during the American Civil War. From the description of Letter, 1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609432 From the guide to t...

Vogelson, William McKendree, -1893.

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Frederick Warne Publishers (London)

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Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887

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A native of Maine, Washburne became a Galena, Illinois lawyer and served in the U. S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1853-1869). A supporter of both Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant, he was American minister to France (1869-1877). From the description of Letter, 1854, 1857, and 1877. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 443060766 From the description of Letters, 1849-1872, nd. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 226...

Warder, Ellen N.

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Walker, John Grimes, 1835-1907

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Walker was an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy; secretary, then chairman of the Lighthouse Board; served as Chief of the Navigation Board; was a member of the Nicaragua Canal Commission; and president of the Isthmian Canal Commission. From the description of The Admiral John G. Walker collection of family papers. 1865-1907. (Wichita State University). WorldCat record id: 32915790 John Grimes Walker was an American naval officer who helped lead the siege of Vicksburg duri...

Van Horn, Charles

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Wales, Philip S. (Philip Skinner), 1837-1906

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Warder, B. H.

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Inaugural Committee (1897 : Washington, D.C.)

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Vallette, Rosa.

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Wales, Salem Howe, 1825-.

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Voinesco, S.

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Wallach, Richard.

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Wahburn, William Drew, 1831-1912.

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Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895

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Leonard Wells Volk (1828-1895) was an American sculptor. Born November 7, 1828 in Wellstown (now Wells), New York, he was one of twelve children of Garrett and Elizabeth Gesner Volk. At sixteen he began work as a marble cutter in his father's shop in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Four years later, in 1848, he went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he opened a studio and studied drawing and modeling independent of formal instruction. Stephen A. Douglas, a cousin of Volk's wife, became inter...

Wallihan, A. G. (Allen Grant), 1859-1935

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A.G. Wallihan (1859-1935) was a photographer in Colorado. From the description of A.G. Wallihan photographs of nature, circa 1890s-1900s. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 181091529 Colorado wildlife photographer, pioneer in photographing game animals in their natural habitat. B. June 15, 1859 Fortville, Wis.; arrived in Colorado 1882; d. Dec. 14, 1935 Lay, Colo. From the description of Papers, 1932-1938. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id:...

Walport, Charles T.

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Wade, J. H.

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Vivian, Susan Lawrence Endicott.

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Hay, John, 1838-1905

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Brown class of 1858. Secretary to Abraham Lincoln; Ambassador to Court of St. James; Secretary of State; author. From the description of Papers, 1829-1916. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122598680 American diplomat and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cleveland, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644640373 Statesman, poet, Secretary of State. ...

Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885

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Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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American sculptor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (6) : New York, N.Y., to Messrs. Schell and Bradley of Harper & Brothers, 1890 May 12-1892 Jan. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270659398 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [New York, N.Y.], to an unidentified correspondent, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270659388 Sculptor, New York City. From the description of John Quincy Adams Ward papers, 1857-1915. (Ne...

Vampires, Cleveland.

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Vockey, Ellen.

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Wadsworth.

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Ward, Samuel, 1814-1884

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American lobbyist and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1861 Mar. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270856372 Ward, an American lobbyist, financier, author, and adventurer, was well known in social and political circles in both the U.S. and Europe. Maud Howe Elliott was his niece, and the daughter of reformer Julia Ward Howe. From the guide to the Papers, ca. 1814-1936., (Houghton Library, Harvard...

Vickers, David.

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Valin, Augustus.

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Watson, Peter H.

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Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1846-1926

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Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921

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Journalist, author, and politician. From the description of Papers of Henry Watterson, 1857-1983, (bulk 1882-1921). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071676 American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Louisville, KY, to Hon. D. A. Wells, 1887 Oct. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270660897 Watterson was the editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal. From the description of Autograph letters signed from Henry Watters...

Warmouth, Henry Clay, 1842-1931.

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Waldstein, Charles, sir, 1856-1927

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Charles Waldstein, 1856-1927, art historian and archeologist. Born New York City, studied at Columbia University and received his PhD at the University of Heidelberg. Traveled to Greece and Rome and joined the faculty at Cambridge in 1880 as a lecturer. Became Professor of Greek Art in 1883 there. Also appointed Director of Fitzwilliam Museum in 1883 and while still holding these positions he joined the American School of Archeology in Athens. His reputation was gained by his discov...

Villiers, Francis Hyde, Sir, 1852-1925.

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Waring, George E. (George Edwin), 1833-1898

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American agriculturalist and author. From the description of A health we drink to Holmes : autograph manuscript signed of a toast : Newport, R.I., 1884 Aug. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646039894 Waring was Secretary of the U.S. National Board of Health. From the description of George Edwin Waring correspondence : [Newport, R.I.], 1883-1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 49805529 Epithet: of Bailieborough, county Cavan British Library ...

Wallihan, George P.

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Wallace, Susan E. (Susan Elston), 1830-1907

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Waite, Amelia C. (Warner)

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Walker, John Hanson, 1843 or 1844-1933

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Walker, John Brisben, 1847-1931

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John Brisben Walker, magazine publisher, automobile entrepreneur. Published Cosmopolitan Magazine (1889-1905) and founded Locomobile Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Samuel Sydney McClure, founder, editor, and publisher of McClure's Magazine. From the description of Letters to Mr. McClure, 1890 January 14 and August 21. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 59227915 ...

Warren, Emily Fortes (Chase).

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Van Bergen, Robert.

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Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932

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American author and educator; professor of history of art, Rutgers University. From the description of Autobiography, 1929. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28743604 Librarian, art historian and critic, and professor of art at Rutgers College, of New Brunswick, N.J. From the description of My golden age : personal narrative of American life from 1861 to 1931, 1931. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70958363 ...

Wadsworth, H. N.

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Walker, Francis Amasa, 1840-1897

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American economist and educator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 645501803 Lawyer, educator, and economist. From the description of Francis Amasa Walker papers, 1878-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981602 American publicist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, Conn., to Mr. We...

Walker, George

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George Walker was a surveyor and prothonotary in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. From the description of Records, 1775-1873, 1775, 1829-1873. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122632974 Epithet: Governor of Londonderry British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000701.0x0003e7 In the 1840s the Governor of New South Wales, Sir George Gipps, believed the colony had a great futu...

Vincent, John Heyl, 1832-1920

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Methodist bishop and founder of the Chautauqua Assembly. From the description of John Heyl Vincent correspondence, 1876 March 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981275 Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1888-1920. From the description of John Heyl Vincent papers, 1798-1956, bulk 1860-1920. (Southern Methodist University). WorldCat record id: 667267180 The Rev. John Heyl Vincent, S.T.D., LL. D. (1832-1920), was a noted minister, auth...

Van Vlissingen, Peter.

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