Letters, 1914-1954.

Bush, S. H. (Stephen Hayes), 1878-1945,

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Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

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Cartoonist, artist, lecturer, and later diplomat; of Morristown, N.J.; died in Ecuador while he was serving as American consul-general. From the description of Papers, 1850s-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70939185 German-born American cartoonist; contributed to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York Illustrated News, and Harper's Weekly; traveled to Europe in 1860; lived in New York City and Morristown, N.J.; appointed consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1902 where...

Howey, Walter Crawford, 1892-1954,

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Boyd, John Paul, 1939-

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John Boyd, from Scotland, was employed by the J.P. Coates thread company in their Barcelona, Spain factory. From the description of John Boyd letters 1927-1932 (Olson Library, Northern Michigan University). WorldCat record id: 34299907 ...

Lowell, Orson 1871-1956

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Illustrator, painter and cartoonist. From the description of Letters, 1914-1917. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122504329 ...

Wright, George S.

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Architect George S. Wright graduated from Harvard and served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He designed a number of significant buildings in the Southwest. While a few are located in Texas and Nevada, the majority are located in New Mexico. Some of his best known buildings can be found at the Albuquerque Zoo, the University of New Mexico Law School and St. Anthony's Church in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. One example is the Giraffe House at the Albuquerque Zoo, a favor...

Clemens, Cyril, 1902-1999

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Cyril Clemens (1902- ) was editor of the Mark Twain Journal and president of an international Mark Twain society. Clemens was a native of St. Louis, Mo.; son of James R. and Katherine Boland Clemens; and a kinsman of Samuel L. Clemens. From the guide to the Cyril Clemens Papers, ., 1936-1976, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Cyril Clemens, born in St. Louis on July 14, 1902, died in Kirkwood on May 16, 1999. Distant cous...

Reuter, Richard

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Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962

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Journalist and tireless advocate for preservation of the environment, Jay N. "Ding" Darling (1876-1962) spent the majority of his career working as an editorial cartoonist for the Des Moines Register. Twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for syndicated editorial cartoons he drew almost daily between 1900 and 1949, in 1934-1935 he headed what is now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, created the Federal Duck Stamp Program which has since restored thousands of acres of wet lands, and in 1936 founded ...

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...

Meier, Norman C. (Norman Charles), 1893-

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Norman Charles Meier was born February 22, 1893 in Carrollton, Missouri. He earned his Ph.B. and M.A., both at the University of Chicago in 1921 and 1922. He took his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa in 1926. He joined the University of Iowa Department of Psychology in 1922 as an assistant. Mr. Meier was promoted to instructor, then associate, became assistant professor in 1927, then associate professor, and was made full professor in 1954. He retired in 1964. Norman C. Meier died November 2, 196...

Reynolds, Conger, 1891-1971,

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Journalist, diplomat, and public relations expert. From the description of Papers of Conger Reynolds, 1899-1970. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233107376 ...

Staton, Harry P. (Harry Parker), 1879-1959,

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Herriott, Frances,

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Jessup, Walter A. (Walter Albert), 1877-1944

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Walter Albert Jessup was president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a former president of Iowa State University, and a long-time friend of University of Minnesota President Coffman. From the description of Address, 1940. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63291867 ...

Cashion, Med,

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Madsen, John Douglas

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Reynolds, Mrs. Conger,

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Keyes, Charles R. (Charles Reuben), 1871-1951

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Keyes was a lifelong resident of Mount Vernon, Iowa. He was a professor at Cornell College in Mount Vernon and for a number of years directed the Iowa state archaeological survey. He published and lectured extensively on birds and the archaeology of the eastern United States. From the description of Charles R. Keyes ornithological papers, 1896-1952. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 299064873 ...