Papers, 1865-1937, 1871-1922 (bulk).

Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

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George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman, and an active promoter of secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. As U. S. Secretary of the Navy under James K. Polk, Bancroft established the Naval Academy at Annapolis and later served as U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1846-1849), Prussia (1867-1871), and the German Empire (1871-1874). He is best remembered however for his 10-volume History of the United States, a work which fellow historian Leop...

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...

West, Andrew Fleming, 1853-1943

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Andrew Fleming West graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in the Class of 1874. In 1883 he was called to Princeton by President McCosh to fill the newly founded Giger chair in Latin. He was president of the American Philological Association, a trustee of the American Academy in Rome, one of the founders of the American School of Classical Studies in Rome, and the principal founder of the American Classical League, which he organized in an effort to stem...

Ballantine, Robert F., 1836-1905

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Brewer; resided in Newark, New Jersey. From the description of Yachting journal, 1896-1901 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122591567 ...

Presbrey, Frank, 1855-1936

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Dryden, John F. (John Fairfield), 1839-1911

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Freeman, Charles M., M.D.

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Second Reformed Church (New Brunswick, N.J.)

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Frelinghuysen, Frederick, 1848-1924

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Goodell, Henry Hill, 1839-1905

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Hartford resident who enlisted with the 25th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers, Company F, where he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. From the description of Henry H. Goodell letter, 1863 August 3, Carrollton, La. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 63284520 Union officer; enlisted (1862) as a 2nd lieutenant in the 25th Connecticut Infantry, Company F; mustered out, 1863. From the description of Civil War letter of Henry Hill Goodell, 1863 Jan. 26. (Unk...

Droysen, Johann Gustav, 1808-1884

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Chester, Albert Huntington, 1843-1903

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Albert Huntington Chester, chemist, mineralogist, and mining engineer, was born at Saratoga Springs, New York on November 22, 1843, the son of Albert Tracy and Elizabeth (Stanley) Chester of Connecticut. Chester married Alethea S. Rudd of New York City in 1869. When she died in 1891, he married Georgiana Waldron Jenks of Buffalo in 1898. He died on April 13, 1903. He had one son, Albert Huntington Chester, Jr. Following two years of study at Union College, Chester entere...

Rutgers College. Department of Graphics and Mathematics.

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Rutgers College. Department of Astronomy and Mathematics.

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Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

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Epithet: President of Columbia University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x000180 Butler was a philosopher, diplomat, and educator; president of Columbia University from 1901-1942. From the description of Nicholas Murray Butler letter, 1942 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 777002021 President of Columbia University. From the description of Letters to F.W. Wile and...

Rutgers College. Robert F. Ballantine Gymnasium.

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Henry Guest House (New Brunswick, N.J.)

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Shumway, Edgar Solomon 1856-

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Parker, Richard Wayne, 1848-1923

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U.S. representative from New Jersey. From the description of Statement of Richard Wayne Parker, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454850 ...

Scott, Austin, 1848-1922

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Rutgers College President Austin Scott, Ph.D., LL.D., born Frank Austin Scott on August 10, 1848, in Toledo, Ohio, was educated at Yale University (A.B., 1869) and the University of Michigan (A.M., 1870), after which he went to Germany for graduate training. He studied history at Freidrich Wilhelm University (University of Berlin) and the University of Leipzig, from which he received his Ph.D. in 1873. Scott's professors of ancient history included Theodor Mommsen and Johann Gustav ...

Rutgers College. Department of Agriculture.

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Rutgers Preparatory School (Somerset, N.J.)

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Long, John Davis, 1838-1915

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U.S. secretary of the navy and U.S. representative and governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Letters and signature of John Davis Long, 1885-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014961 ...

Dana, John Cotton, 1856-1929

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U.S. librarian and museum director. B. Aug. 19, 1856 Woodstock, Vt. Librarian of Denver, Colo. Public Library 1889-1897. Library at that time occupied quarters in East Denver High School building. Dana also served as secretary of the Board of Education, Arapahoe County School District No. 1. D. July 21, 1929 New York City. Library leader and innovator, Dana has been the subject of several books, among them one by Chalmers Hadley (librarian of Denver Public Library 1911-1924). From th...

Rutgers College. Van Nest Hall.

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New Brunswick Historical Club (N.J.)

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Bradley, Joseph P., 1813-1892

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U.S. Supreme Court justice. From the description of Papers, 1836-1937. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 84019822 Bradley served as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1870-1892. From the description of Letters and autograph of Joseph P. Bradley, 1870-1891. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339480 Joseph P. Bradley, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was born of English descent in Berne...

Ralph Voorhees Library (New Brunswick, N.J.)

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Voorhees, Edward B. (Edward Burnett), 1856-1911

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Demarest, William H. S. (William Henry Steele), 1863-1956

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Putnam, Herbert

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Herbert Putnam (b. Sept. 20, 1861, New York City–d. Aug. 14, 1955, Woods Hole, MA) was the eighth Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939. Putnam was born in New York City to parents Victorine and George Palmer Putnam; his father owned publishing house, G. P. Putnam's Sons. He married Charlotte Elizabeth Munroe and had two daughters, Shirley and Brenda Putnam. Putnam graduated from Harvard University in 1883. He served as librarian at Minneapolis Athenaeum, later Minneapolis Public Library, a...

Woodhull, Alfred A. (Alfred Alexander), 1837-1921

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Military surgeon and author of medical literature; retired in 1901; later lecturer at Princeton University. From the description of Letter, 1913 Aug. 26. (Historical Society of Princeton). WorldCat record id: 70963361 Alfred Alexander Woodhull, 1837-1921 was a military surgeon. He graduated from the College of New Jersey with a B.A. degree in 1856 and an M.A. in 1859. In that same year he graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. He saw active ...

Bussing, Ann Van Nest

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Patton, Francis Landley, 1843-1922

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Rutgers College. Department of Roman Law.

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Paterson, William, 1745-1806

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Patterson immigrated from Ireland as a child, and practiced law from 1769. He was attorney general of New Jersey (1776-1783), a member of the Constitutional Convention (1787), and associate justice of the Supreme Court (1793-1806). From the description of Letters to George Simpson, 1796, 1806. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339803 William Paterson (1745-1806), was a prominent New Jersey attorney, senator (1789), and governor (1791) who became an associa...

Mommsen, Theodor, 1817-1903

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Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903) was a classical historian. See the Neue Deutsche Biographie for details. From the guide to the Letters and postcards from Theodor Mommsen to F.J. Haverfield, 1883-1903, (University of Oxford, Sackler Library) ...

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

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U.S. politician, historian and newspaper editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cedarville, to Schuyler Colfax, 1863 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 649441349 American newspaperman, editor, diplomat, and historian. From the description of Papers of Whitelaw Reid [manuscript], 1878-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647879858 From the description of Papers of Whitelaw Reid, 1878-1893. (University of Virginia). ...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Rutgers College. Department of Chemistry.

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Rutgers College. Department of Greek.

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Atherton, George Washington, 1837-1906

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Professor of political science, history, and constitutional law at Rutgers College and president of Pennsylvania State College (later Pennsylvania State University). From the description of Papers, 1857-1878. (Rutgers University). WorldCat record id: 28374919 George W. Atherton was a political scientist, historian, and Pennsylvania State College's seventh president (1882-1906). From the description of George W. Atherton papers, 1837-1950. (Pennsylvania State Univ...

University of Leipzig (Leipzig, Germany)

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Murphy, Franklin, 1846-1920

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Soldier, manufacturer, Republican Party leader, and governor of New Jersey. From the description of Supply returns, 1863-1865 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122616584 Civil War soldier, manufacturer, and governor of New Jersey. From the description of Papers, 1863-1887; (bulk 1863-1866). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28419570 Military officer, businessman, and governor of New Jersey; of Newark. From the description of Papers, 18...

Rutgers College

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Rutgers was first chartered in 1766 as Queen's College, the eighth institution of higher learning to be founded in the colonies. The school opened its doors in New Brunswick in 1771 and during its early years, the college developed as a classic liberal arts institution. In 1825, the name of the college was changed to honor a former trustee and Revolutionary War veteran, Colonel Henry Rutgers. In 1864, Rutgers College became the land-grant college of New Jersey. Rutgers College attained universit...

Rutgers College. College Extension.

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Freidrich Wilhelm University (Berlin, Germany)

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Scott, Anna Prentiss Stearns, d.1933.

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Stryker, William S. (William Scudder), 1838-1900

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Lawyer, U.S. soldier, and adjutant general of N.J. From the description of Papers, 1861-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38065811 ...