Papers, 1880-1924 & n.d.

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Papers, 1880-1924 & n.d.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18116657

Diaries (1881, 1892, 1896, 1901-1910), clippings, printed material, pictures, correspondence, and miscellaneous notes. In the volumes Fiske wrote about his work, business travel, and social and religious activities. He published The Hotel Church Directory, sold a Pew Directory for churches, and was associated with Eastman and Fiske of Baltimore, Md., a firm which sold Hotel Church Registers. Business travel (through early 1896) included collections, contacting various churches, and engaging agents, and took him through the Midwest, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. Fiske, a ruling elder in Philadelphia's Northminster Presbyterian Church, reported on worship services and prayer meetings, sermons, and YMCA meetings. Entries in 1881 tell of President Garfield's death and Fiske's attendance at the trial of assassin Charles Giteau in Washington. Entries in 1896 refer to Fiske's bicycle riding hobby. One diary (1921-1922) and several loose items, such as the pamphlet A BEAUTIFUL LIFE (1922), pertain to Fiske's wife, Lida Robertson Fiske.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Fiske, William Warren, 1857-ca. 1925.

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Publisher and businessman. From the description of Papers, 1880-1924 & n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 18116657 ...

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...

Fiske, Lida Robertson, 1856-1922.

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