Records, 1943-1946.
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Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958
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Dorothy Canfield Fisher (February 17, 1879 – November 9, 1958) was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. In addition to bringing the Montessori method of child-rearing to the U.S., she presided over the country's first adult education program and shaped literary taste...
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968
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Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1878. Sinclair was an American author, novelist, journalist, and political activist who wrote many books in several genres. He is most well-known for his exposé, The Jungle regarding conditions in Chicago's meat packing plants, which influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Much of Sinclair's writing was related to the economic and social conditions of the early twentieth century. He was heavily in...
Stone, Irving, 1903-1989
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Epithet: born Irving Tannenbaum, writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x0003bb Irving Stone was born Irving Tannenbaum in San Francisco, California, changing his name to Stone after his mother remarried. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, supporting himself by playing the saxophone, and graduated with degrees in political science and economics. He lectured, working on a Ph. D., but m...
Busoni, Rafaello, 1900-1962
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American illustrator and author of children's books; known for his work on the "Lands & Peoples" series of geography books. From the description of Yugoslavia : production material, [1952?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680471 From the description of France : production material, [1947?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494410 From the description of Robin Hood's arrow : production material, [1948?]....
Bailey, Louis J. (Louis Jonathan), 1881-1962
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Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972
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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Mark Van Doren and his wife, Dorothy Van Doren. From the description of Letters, 1965-1978, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155877479 Mark Van Doren was an American author, scholar, and educator. He is probably best remembered for his long tenure as Columbia professor, where he was noted for his inspired Humanities courses and respect for students. His poetry was meticulously well-crafted and gr...
Book and Author War Bond Committee
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To help finance World War II, manuscripts were solicited from famous literary figures to be auctioned or offered as gifts to organizations that sold the greatest number of books. From the description of Records, 1943-1946. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155478195 ...
