Records, 1936-1979.

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Records, 1936-1979.

Correspondence, office records, minutes, reports, memoranda, newsletters, opinion polls, financial records, scrapbooks, and other printed materials relating to the founding and continuing work of the Society which included purchase of property to be preserved, legislation, fund raising, educational activities, investigations, surveys, beautification plans for waterfront areas, water and air pollution concerns, opposition to roads, and other conservation issues. Correspondents include Mr. and Mrs. William Church Osborn, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Osborn, Margaret Gillmore, Mrs. Erastus Corning II, Theodore Cornum, Mrs. John Donaldson, Mrs. Chester B. Glunt, Elmer S. Hader, Ruth G. Hardy, Rhoda Hinkley Hunt, Mrs. Wallace B. Lydecker, George W. Perkins, Calvin W. Stillman, Mrs. Frank Washburn, Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb, Dudley B. Martin, A. Scott Warthin, Jr., and John Winthrop Aldrich.

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Webb, Aileen Osborn, 1892-1979

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Aileen Osborn Webb (1892–1979) was an American patron of crafts. She was a founder of the organization now known as the American Craft Council and considered a "principal supporter" of the American Craft movement during the Great Depression. She founded the School for American Craftsmen (SAC), which is now part of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)....

Perkins, George W.

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Inspector of Agencies, and Vice President of New York Life Insurance Company. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1875-1891] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155470533 ...

Martin, Dudley B.

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Hunt, Rhoda Hinkley.

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Corning, Erastus, 1909-1983

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Erastus Corning II (1909-1983) was an American politician from New York State. A great-grandson of Erastus Corning I, who had been elected mayor of Albany, NY four times; grandson of Erastus Corning, Jr., who had been an Alderman of the city; and son of Edwin Corning, who had been one of the founders of the Albany Democratic party, he was elected mayor eleven times, holding the position for 41 years. Erastus Corning II was born on October 7, 1909 into one of the most soc...

Donaldson, John, 1936-

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Osborn, Wm. Church (William Church), 1862-1951

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William Church Osborn was a longtime trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art who also served as the institution's Vice President, President and Honorary President. From the description of William Church Osborn records, 1904-1953. (Metropolitan Museum of Art). WorldCat record id: 537884005 ...

Aldrich, John Winthrop

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Gillmore, Margaret.

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Warthin, Aldred Scott, 1866-1931

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University of Michigan pathologist. From the description of Aldred Scott Warthin papers, 1893-1947 (bulk 1923-1931). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 82744671 Aldred Scott Warthin was a pathologist and professor of pathology at the University of Michigan. From the guide to the Aldred Scott Warthin pamphlets and reprints, 1909-1929, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan) ...

Hader, Elmer, 1889-1973

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Born in California and a member of the San Francisco Art Association. He painted landscapes and portraits and also worked as an illustrator. From the description of The Grapes of Wrath / John Steinbeck : book jacket reproduction, 1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122565814 Berta Hoerner Hader (ca. 1890-1976) and Elmer Stanley Hader (1889-1973) were authors and illustrators of books for children. They won the Caldecott award for The Big Snow (New York: Macmillan, 1948) in ...

Hardy, Ruth G.

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Osborn, Frederick, 1889-1981

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Historical/biographical note. From the description of Frederick H. Osborn Papers, 1941-1963. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 177674693 Government official, businessman, and sociologist; d. 1981. From the description of Papers, 1947-1954. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959636 Frederick Henry Osborn was an administrator, humanist, scientist. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1903]-1980. (American Philosop...

Lydecker, Wallace B., Mrs.

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Washburn, Frank S. (Frank Sherman), 1860-1922

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Cornum, Theodore.

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Hudson River Conservation Society

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The society was incorporated in 1936 for the purpose of protecting and maintaining the beauties of the Hudson Valley, and was sparked by destructive quarrying at High Tor and on Mt. Taurus. From the description of Records, 1936-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523399 The Hudson River Conservation Society was founded in 1936 in order to preserve and protect scenic and historic landmarks in the Hudson Valley and seek regulation when necessary to achieve thi...

Still, Calvin W.

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Glunt, Chester B., Mrs.

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