Willard Straight papers at Cornell University, 1857-1925 (inclusive), [microform].

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Willard Straight papers at Cornell University, 1857-1925 (inclusive), [microform].

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The papers consist of personal and official correspondence, reports, diaries, writings, memoranda, and family papers of Willard D. Straight, American diplomat and financier, relating chiefly to his activities in the Far East and to his service during World War I. There are also many papers of Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight following the death of her husband.

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Elmhirst, Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight, 1887-1968

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Dorothy Payne Whitney, daughter of William C. Whitney, a financier and Secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland, married Willard Dickerman Straight in 19ll. Straight died in 1918, and she married Leonard Knight Elmhirst in 1925. Dorothy and Elmhirst purchased Dartington Hall, Devon, England, reconstructed the 14th century manor and founded a school on the property. Dartington Hall became a center for the arts and a leading coeducational progressive school. The New School for Social...

J.P. Morgan & Co.

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Morgan, Edwin Vernon.

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Straight, Willard Dickerman, 1880-1918

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Willard D. Straight was born on January 31, 1880 in Oswego, New York. His father died in 1886; the following year Straight and his family moved to Japan. In 1890 his mother died and he returned to Oswego. He attended Bordentown Military Institute in New Jersey, 1896-97, and majored in architecture at Cornell University, 1897-1901. In November 1901 he was appointed to a position with the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, and from 1902-04 he was personal secretary and assista...