Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Badeau" to "Best".

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Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Badeau" to "Best".

Includes letters to Hay and to members of his family.

Approximately 6,000 items.

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Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891

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Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher and philanthropist. Barnum became a small-business owner in his early twenties and founded a weekly newspaper before moving to New York City in 1834. He embarked on an entertainment career, first with a variety troupe called "Barnum's Grand Scientific and Musical The...

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Bancroft, Elizabeth Davis, 1803-1886

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Elizabeth David Bancroft was the second wife of diplomat and historian George Bancroft. From the description of Elizabeth Davis Bancroft letter to Mrs. Botten, undated. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 703386255 ...

Beavis, B. R.

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Barca [Corral], Francisco, 1831-1883.

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Bellow, Frank Henry Temple, 1828-1888.

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Bauer, O.

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Barrie, J.M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937

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James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a playwright and novelist who is chiefly remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. Barrie was born in Scotland and moved to London in 1885 where he would reside for the remainder of his life. His first successful novel, Auld licht idylls, was published in 1888 and Barrie continued to write fictional and autobiographical tales until the late 1890s. In 1897 Barrie became focused on writing for the theatre, producing Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't grow up, in 190...

Barlow, Francis C., 1834-1896

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Barlow was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a Unitarian minister, but was raised in his mother's home town of Brookline, Massachusetts. He studied law at Harvard University, graduated first in his class, and was practicing law on the staff of the New York Tribune newspaper when the Civil War broke out in 1861. In April 1861, Barlow enlisted as a private in the 12th Regiment, New York State Militia, leaving behind his new bride, Arabella Wharton Griffith Barlow, ten years his senior, aft...

Bayard, Mary W. (Clymer).

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Benton, Miss.

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Beeler, Joseph, 1797-1851

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Bardens, William.

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Batchellor, A. S.

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Barreda, Matilde L.

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Baldasano y Topete, Arturo

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Barker, Fordyce, 1819-1891

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Beale, Harriet Stanwood (Blaine), 1872-

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Baker, George E.

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Bates, Charlotte Fiske, 1838-1916

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American author and compiler. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Edward Russell Jones, 1902 March 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22864766 American poet. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367407807 ...

Barker, T.

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Benson, Evelyn.

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Bartholomei, M.

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Beresford, Charles William De la Poer Beresford, Baron, 1846-1919

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Baker, Edward L.

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Edward L. Baker was born in Concord, New Hampshire, and came to Iowa in 1856. He served as adjutant-general of Iowa from 1861 to 1871, then received a medical education at Rush Medical College in Chicago and from Louisville [Kentucky] Medical College, graduating from the latter in 1873. Baker began his medical practice in Iowa in 1875, practicing in Indianola. From the description of Medical ledger, 1903-1914. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 212816987 ...

Beavis, William

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Bangs, George H.

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Benson, Robert-Hugh, 1871-1914

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Barnum, Alan A.

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Barlow, Samuel Latham Mitchell, 1826-1889.

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Bertinatti, C. G.

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Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930

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British Prime Minister, 1902-1905. From the description of Papers, 1882-1908. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19210580 British Prime Minister. From the description of Letters to the Duchess of Sutherland [manuscript], 1895-1917. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647916243 Correspondents include: Arthur James Balfour, Prime Minister of England; Alexander Hugh Bruce, Balfour of Burleigh, Secretary for Scotland; Sir John Edward Be...

Barnet, J. J.

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Barnes, Almont, d. 1918.

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Bartlett, William Francis, 1840-1876

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Bartlett, the son of Charles Leonard Bartlett and his wife Harriett Dorothy Plummer, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and entered Harvard College in 1858. The Civil War began during his junior year and, almost immediately after hearing of the surrender of Fort Sumter, Bartlett enlisted as a private with the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Bartlett initially enlisted in the 4th Battalion Massachusetts Infantry, also known as the New Eng...

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Badger, M. L.

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Baslington, G. O.

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Batchelor, George Sherman, 1837-1908.

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Batchelder, George W., 1803-

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Barreda, F. L.

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Best, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1860-

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Becker, George F. (George Ferdinand), 1847-1919

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Epithet: American geologist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x0000d4 Geologist, mathematician, engineer, and physicist. From the description of George F. Becker papers, 1814-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131117 Biographical Note 1847, Jan. 5 Born, New York, N.Y. ...

Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898

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American statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Wilmington, Del., to [Henry Morrison] Flagler, 1884 Sept. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672065 Epithet: American statesman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x000223 Diplomat and statesman; U.S. senator (1869-1885); U.S. secretary of state (1885-1888); of Wilmington, Del. From the descriptio...

Baden-Powell, George, 1847-1898

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Politician and author Sir George Smyth Baden-Powell was born in Oxford, part of a large, successful, and aristocratic family. His education was interrupted by health concerns, and he travelled abroad for three years, before graduating from Balliol College, Oxford. He took a position as secretary to the governor of Victoria, and thereafter served on various commissions, as well as four terms in Parliament. In addition to travel and political activities, Baden-Powell was a prolific writer, complet...

Besson, C.

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Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895

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Badeau was a Union army general, an aide to General William T. Sherman, and a historian. From the description of Badeau, Adam, narrative. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23360819 American author and historian. From the description of Letter, 1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367573079 General, United States Army; biographer of Ulysses S. Grant. From the description of Correspondence, 1885, 1889. (Abraham Lincoln Presid...

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. ...

Bell, Clark, 1832-1918

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