Edward Price Bell papers, 1886-1951, bulk 1900-1942.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Midwest manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. At the age of 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. Lindbergh covered the ​33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600-statute-mile (5,800 km) flight alone in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. While the first non-...

Quezon, Manuel Luis, 1878-1944

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Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, KR (19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also referred to by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino statesman, soldier and politician who served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the entire Philippines (as opposed to the government of previous Philippine states), and is considered to have been the second president of the Philippines, after Emilio Aguinaldo (1899–1901), whom Quezon defeated i...

Knox, Frank, 1874-1944

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William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Knox flanked by his assistant John O’Keefe walked into Roosevelt's White House study at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST announcing that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Knox was mentioned by name in Adolf Hitler...

Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948

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Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American statesman, Republican Party politician, and the 11th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the 36th Governor of New York, the Republican nominee in the 1916 presidential election, and the 44th United States Secretary of State. Born to a Welsh immigrant preacher and his wife in Glens Falls, New York, Hughes pursued a legal career in New York City. After working in private practice for several ye...

Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron, 1879-1964

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Virginia Taylor McCormick (1873-1957), of Norfolk, Virginia was a poet, literary critic, essayist, lecturer, and the editor of The Lyric, 1921-1929. From the guide to the Virginia Taylor McCormick Papers, 1887-1953., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) ...

Shidehara, Kijūrō, 1872-1951.

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Dennis, Charles Henry, 1860-1943

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Chicago newspaper editor. Born in Decatur, Illinois, in 1860, Charles Henry Dennis was a newspaperman all his life. After graduation from the University of Illinois, he began his career as a reporter and in 1882 joined the staff of the Chicago Daily News which was owned by Melville Stone and Victor F. Lawson. When Lawson became sole owner of the News in 1891, he made Dennis the managing editor of the morning edition known as the Chicago Record. When that newspaper was so...

Katō, Takaaki, 1860-1926

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America First Committee

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Private organization to promote United States nonintervention in World War II. From the description of America First Committee records, 1940-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868195 ...

Lloyd, William Bross, 1908-

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William Bross Lloyd, Jr. (1908- ) was an American writer, editor and political activist. He worked as a reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer from 1929 to 1931 and became involved in the consumer cooperative movement in Chicago and Racine, Wisconsin. From 1935 to 1938 he edited The Racine Day, then joined the staff at the Campaign for World Government. In 1943 he was assigned to a Civilian Public Service Camp as a conscientious objector to military service in World War...

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Pankhurst, E. Sylvia (Estelle Sylvia), 1882-1960

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Epithet: political activist, author, and artist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x0003c7 British suffragist, daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst. From the description of The Home front Manuscript, 1932. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006778 Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst, suffragette and leading international socialist, was at the forefront of the social struggles at the beginning...

Insull, Samuel, 1859-1938

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Public utilities magnate, Chicago, IL. Born in England in 1859, Samuel Insull became the private secretary and bookkeeper for Col. George E. Gouraud, London agent of Thomas Edison, in 1879. Insull emigrated to the United States in 1881 to become the private secretary of Edison. While working for Edison he was in charge of establishing the Edison Machine Works at Schenectady, New York; the second Vice President in charge of the manufacturing and selling departments of Edison General Electric; and...

Pius XI, Pope, 1857-1939

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Portrait watermarks are rather rare. A description of the process is included, photocopied from Dard Hunter's "Paper Making, the history and technique of an ancient craft, " Dover Publications, facsimilie 2nd ed., 1947. From the description of Pope Pius XI : portrait watermark, c. 1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864269 Achille Ambrogio Damiano Ratti. From the description of Letter of acknowledgement : to Mr. J.P. Morgan, 1929 Sept. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat ...

Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925

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Editor and publisher. From the description of Letters of Victor Freemont Lawson, 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014889 Pioneering newspaperman, founder, along with Melville Stone, and publisher of the Chicago Daily News. From the description of Victor Lawson papers, ca. 1860-1931, bulk 1885-1925. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 187974493 Pioneering newspaperman, owner and publisher of Chicago Daily News, president of newly formed Associat...

Mowrer, Paul Scott, 1887-1971

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Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent, newspaper editor, and poet. From the description of Paul Scott Mowrer papers, 1894-1988, bulk 1912-1971. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 182630334 ...

Macdonald, James Ramsay, 1866-1937

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British Prime Minister. From the description of Letters (6) : London, to Harold Picton, 1931-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270972304 Epithet: Prime Minister British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001072.0x0001c1 Margaret Macdonald (nee Gladstone), 1870-1911, was educated largely at home. As a young woman, she was involved in various branches of voluntary social work, including ...

Bell, Mary Alice Mills.

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Bell, Edward Price, 1869-1943

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Chicago reporter and foreign correspondent. In 1900, Chicago Record publisher Victor Lawson asked Bell to manage the fledgling foreign news service of that newspaper, and Bell and his family relocated to London. When Lawson sold the Chicago Record a year later, its foreign news service transferred to the Chicago Daily News, and Bell remained in London for the next twenty-two years as overseas manager. During this time, the foreign news service of the Chicago Daily News b...

London Naval Conference

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International conference on naval armament limitations. From the description of London Naval Conference miscellaneous records, 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868145 Biographical/Historical Note International conference on naval armament limitations. From the guide to the London Naval Conference miscellaneous records, 1930, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

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Chancellor of Germany. From the description of Papers of Adolf Hitler, 1938-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450921 As a result of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on July 20 1944, Adolf Hitler suffered ruptured eardrums from the detonation of an explosive device. The radiographs under reference are reported to have been produced subsequent to these events. From the description of Radiographs : Adolf Hitler. [1944-1970] (New York Academy of Medicine)....

Northcliffe, Alfred Harmsworth, viscount, 1865-1922

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British newspaper publisher; owner of London Daily News and founder of the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror; Director of Propaganda under Lloyd George. From the description of Articles and letters by Lord Northcliffe [manuscript], 1914-1918. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647998226 ...

King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950

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King was a Canadian politician and served as prime minister of Canada for 21 years (1921-1930 and 1935-1948). Elizabeth Gaskell Norton (b. 1866) was the daughter of Charles Eliot Norton, editor, literary scholar, and professor of fine arts at Harvard. From the description of Letters to Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, 1906-1911. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79390084 Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur F237 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person...

Strong, Walter Ansel, 1883-1931.

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Owner and publisher of the Chicago Daily News, 1925-1931. From the description of Walter Ansel Strong papers, 1847-2008, bulk 1912-1931. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 318598235 ...

Poincaré, Raymond, 1860-1934

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President and statesman, and author of France. From the description of Address of Raymond Poincaré, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449397 President of the French Republic. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to an unidentified correspondent, 1908 Mar. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617750 ...

Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

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Elihu Root, born in Clinton, NY, attended Hamilton College (A.B., 1864, A.M. in course, 1867) and University Law School of New York. He served as member Alaskan Boundary Tribunal; United States District Attorney, Southern New York, 1883 - 85; Secretary of War, 1899 - 1904; Secretary of State, 1905 - 09; U.S. Senator from New York, 1909 - 15; Senior Counsel for the U.S., North Atlantic Fisheries Arbitration, The Hague, 1910; Ambassador at Head of Special Diplomatic Mission to Russia, 1...

Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945

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Dictator, Italy. From the description of Tribute of Benito Mussolini, 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454676 Premier of Italy, 1922-1943. From the description of Taking care of agriculture : typescript, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122446815 Biographical/Historical Note Premier of Italy, 1922-1943. From the guide to the Benito Mussolini typescript : Taking care of agriculture...

Bullen, Percy Sutherland, 1869-

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Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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Epithet: president of the United States British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00001d Calvin Coolidge's son John married John Trumbull's daughter Florence. From the description of Letter, 1931 March 16, Northampton, Mass., to John H. Trumbull, Plainville, Conn. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 25622017 For information on Pres. Coolidge, see an encyclopedia. No information is...

Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918

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Editor and American ambassador to Great Britain; of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1889-1917. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077806 Walter H. Page was editor of The Atlantic Monthly, 1895-98. Prior, he was with the Forum. Robert Johnson worked at the Century magazine. From the description of TLS, 1896 July 1, Boston, Mass. to Robert Underwood Johnson / Walter H. Page. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 37228165 ...

Smith, Henry Justin, 1875-1936

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Managing editor of the Chicago Daily News, novelist, and author of several books on Chicago history. From the description of Henry Justin Smith papers, 1912-1980, bulk 1912-1935. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 187966637 In September of 1924, Henry Justin Smith was appointed Assistant to the President of the University. He came to the University after some twelve years with the Chicago Daily News, and left again in 1926 to become its Managing Editor. During his time ...

Ku Klux Klan 1915-....

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The Ku Klux Klan was formally incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia on Dec. 4, 1915. The incorporated organization is a continuance of the earlier post Civil War Reconstruction Era unincorporated Ku Klux Klan and of the Knights of the White Camellia. Women of the Ku Klux Klan was incorporated at a late date as a separate entity. The stated purpose of the KKK was to promote an all White, Protestant United States, excluding all other races and religions. From the descript...

Taylor, Graham, 1851-1938

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Ordained minister who founded and ran the Chicago Commons social settlement, founded the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy (incorporated into the University of Chicago in 1920), and who was a professor of social economics at the Chicago Theological Seminary. From the description of Graham Taylor papers, 1820-1975, (bulk 1866-1940). (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 57180658 ...

Tang, Shaoyi, 1860-1938

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Brown, Constantine, 1889-1966

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Marx, Wilhelm, 1863-1946

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