1965 annual meeting addresses [sound recording], 1965.

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1965 annual meeting addresses [sound recording], 1965.

Two speeches delivered at the Society's 1965 Annual Meeting at Sturgeon Bay, Wis.: one by historian Avery Craven on the importance of history and historical thinking to modern America and the modern world; and one by Alice E. Smith on the Scottish-born multimillionaire George Smith, an antebellum Chicago financier who helped develop the area along the Lake Michigan Coast.

2 tape recordings.

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Smith, George, 1807-1899.

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State historical society of Wisconsin

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The State Historical Society was founded in 1846, chartered in 1853, and became a trustee of the state in 1855. Chapter 75, Laws of 1967, continued the Society as an independent agency. The Society is charged by statute with the collection, preservation, and dissemination of historical and cultural resources relating to Wisconsin, the Midwest, and the nation. From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145776528 ...

Craven, Avery, 1886-1980

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Smith, Alice E. (Alice Elizabeth), 1896-

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