Papers, 1861-1916.

Barton, Clara, 1821-1912

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Civil War nurse, suffragist, and founder of the American Red Cross Clarissa Harlow Barton was born in North Oxford, MA, on December 25, 1821, the fifth and last child of Stephen and Sarah (Stone) Barton. She was a shy and lonely child, and for two years at the age of eleven she devoted her time to nursing her brother David during a protracted illness, an experience which later affected her life's work. At eighteen she began to teach in neighboring schools. In 1850 she spent a year at the Libe...

Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911

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Hiram Corson, originally a Philadelphian, served for a time as librarian at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., and also as a teacher and writer about literature and spiritualism. From 1870 to 1903 he taught at Cornell University. He was the author of "An Introduction to the Study of Shakespeare" (1889). From the description of Letters to Horace Howard Furness, 1872-1909. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155879238 ...

Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909

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Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) was an American author and Unitarian minister. Hale was involved in many social reform movements, including abolition and popular education. He is best known for his 1863 short story, "The Man Without a Country," which promoted patriotic support of the Union. From the guide to the Edward Everett Hale Letters, 1884-1897, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Ream, Vinnie, 1847-1914

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Sculptor; Washington, D.C. Myers was a Congressman. From the description of Letters to Leonard Myers, 1872-1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515436 American sculptor and composer. From the description of Letter : to unidentified recipient, [18--?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22773764 Sculptor of the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. From the description of Vinnie Ream letter : Washington, D.C., to Chas. A. Clarke...

Anderson, Rasmus Björn, 1846-1936

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Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, 1850-1919

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American journalist and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Home" [Johnstown Center, Wisconsin], to "Dear Hattie", 1872? Mar. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587512 From the description of Papers of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1884-1919. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 31083828 Popular poet and Theosophist. Wilcox was born in Wisconsin and began writing poetry at an early age. Among her best-known works are "Poems of passion," "Poem...

Moore, Anne Aubertine Woodward, 1841- .

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Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth, 1848-1895

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American author and educator. From the description of The little chap : autograph manuscript of the first page only, unsigned, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132652 Norwegian born American author. From the description of Papers of Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen [manuscript], 1867-1895. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833514 Boyesen was an American author. From the description of Letters, 1889-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

Gregory, Charles Noble, 1851-1932

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Epithet: American lawyer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x0002f6 ...

Gale, Zona, 1874-1938

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Zona Gale was a prominent writer and political activist born in Portage, Wisconsin. Gale attended the University of Wisconsin and worked as a reporter in Milwaukee. Gale, a lifelong friend of Jane Addams, became involved in the fight for the women's vote and eventually went to work for the writer Edmund Clarence Stedman. Her novel, "Miss Lulu Bett" was successfully adapted for the theater. From the description of Correspondence, 1907-1929. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat reco...

Burns, Robert Wilson.

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Griswold, Hattie Tyng, 1840-1909

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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822 and earned degrees from Kenyon College and Harvard Law School before starting a career as a lawyer in Cincinnati. Hayes served as a major general in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1864. Hayes then was elected Governor of Ohio and later served one term as President of the United States (1877-1881) before retiring to his home in Fremont, Ohio, where he died in 1893.President of the Uni...

Giles, H. Harry

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Ruddy, Ella Giles, 1851-1917

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Rexford, Eben E. (Eben Eugene), 1848-1916

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American lyricist. From the description of Autograph sheet signed : [n.p.], [190-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270924806 American author of articles, poems, poems and books on gardening. From the description of Silver threads among the gold [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647926187 ...

Savage, Minnie Stebbins.

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Hobart, Sarah D.

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Wisconsin. State Board of Charities and Reform

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The Wisconsin State Legislature created the board in 1871 to coordinate operations at state institutions. The board had no powers except to inspect, visit, and make recommendations for changes; the institutions were governed by independent authorities. The board was eliminated in 1891, when it merged with the State Board of Supervision of Wisconsin Charitable, Reformatory, and Penal Institutions (WIHV87-A1267) to create the State Board of Control (WIHV85-A2106). From the description ...