Helen Fuller Lawton papers, 1906-1936.

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Helen Fuller Lawton papers, 1906-1936.

Correspondence, clippings, photographs, post cards, published items, and other papers of Lawton, a St. Paul sculptor, primarily documenting her friendship with Lorado Taft, her Chicago teacher and colleague (1909-1936). There is information on their personal lives, families, careers, and colleagues; comments on each other's work; and reproductions of some of their sculptures.

0.3 cu. ft. (1 box).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6774435

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Douglas, Emily Taft, 1899-1994

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Emily Taft Douglas (April 10, 1899 – January 28, 1994) was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Illinois. She served as a U.S. Representative at-large from 1945 until 1947 and was married to U.S. Senator Paul Douglas from 1931 until his death in 1976. She was the first female Democrat elected to Congress from Illinois, and her election made Illinois one of the first two states to have been represented by female House members from both parties. Born Emily Taft in Chicago, Illin...

Taft family.

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St. Paul School of Fine Arts.

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Lawton, Helen Fuller, 1885-

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Fiske, Horace Spencer, 1859-1940

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Editor and writer. From the description of Papers, 1882-1938 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 45478697 Editor and poet. From the description of Papers, 1882-1938 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248148 Horace Spencer Fiske was born November 4, 1859, in Dexter, Michigan. He received a B.A. degree from Beloit College in 1882, and M.A. degrees from Beloit and the University of ...

Taft, Ada Bartlett

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Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936

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Sculptor and lecturer. From the description of Letters, 1910-1929. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233120960 Sculptor; Illinois. Born in Elmwood, Ill. From the description of Lorado Taft papers, 1882-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122454444 ...