Letter, 1953, November 19, to Henry Merritt Wriston.

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Letter, 1953, November 19, to Henry Merritt Wriston.

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Thinking the Eisenhowers' practice of not serving alcohol in the White House adds interest to a similar custom in Hayes' administration, Scott sends for the [Brown] library material on Mrs. [Rutherford B.] Hayes. With this are Scott's pamphlet "Illinois' Testimonial to Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes" and a parchment autographed by Justice W. S. Burges of R.I.

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Hayes, Lucy Webb, 1831-1889

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Lucy Ware Webb Hayes served as First Lady of the United States as the wife of the 19th President, Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881). Nicknamed affectionately both “Mother Lucy” and “Lemonade Lucy”, she was well known for caring for wounded infantrymen in her husband’s command during the Civil War and for her staunch support of the temperance movement, respectively. She came to the White House well loved by many. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, daughter of Maria Cook and Dr. James Webb, she lost her ...

Burges, Walter S. (Walter Snow), 1808-1892

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Scott, George Tressler, 1881-1978

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Wriston, Henry M. (Henry Merritt), 1889-1978

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Educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Henry Merritt Wriston : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513023 Eleventh president of Brown University, 1937-1955; president of Lawrence College, 1925-1937; faculty at Wesleyan University; member of Council on Foreign Relations and the American Assembly. From the description of Henry Merritt Wriston papers, 1914-1977 (bulk 1930s-1960s). (Brown University). ...