Papers, 1788-1928.

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Papers, 1788-1928.

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Chiefly business correspondence of Harrison and of his father, James Harrison, merchant and investor. Includes personal letters, copies of poems, financial statements, and materials relating to mining in Saint François County, Mo., the Iron Mountain Railroad, trade down the Mississippi with New Orleans and Chihuahua, Mexico, the Missouri Historical Society, Washington University, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Correspondents include Richard P. Bland, William Jennings Bryan, James Fiske, Jr., Frederic W. Putnam, John Sherman, George H. Shields, and Calvin M. Woodward.

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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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Missouri historical society

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Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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Sherman, John, 1823-1900

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Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915

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Frederic Ward Putnam (1839-1915) was one of the earliest anthropologists in the United States. He founded anthropology programs, and worked to establish museum collections in anthropology. He directed some of the first field expeditions in the Americas, including sites in Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, New Jersey, and California. Putnam was born April 16, 1839 in Salem, Massachusetts to Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Putnam III. In 1864, Putnam married Adelaide Martha Edmands; they h...

Iron Mountain Railroad Company.

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Washington university Saint Louis, Mo.

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Harrison, James, b. 1803.

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Bland, Richard Parks, 1835-1899

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Bland was an American politician who served as a United States congressman. From the description of Letter, ca. 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83722831 ...

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Edmund W. Sinnott was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the time of this correspondence. Walter G. Berl was an editor for the Association. From the description of Letters, 1948-1971, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155878457 ...

Shields, George Howell, 1842-1924.

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Lawyer and politician, of St. Louis, Mo. From the description of Papers, 1868-1934. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20159052 ...

Harrison, Edwin, 1836-1905.

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Mining and railroad investor, of St. Louis, Mo. From the description of Papers, 1788-1928. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19595637 Harrison was a mining and railroad investor of St. Louis, Mo. He was born in Washington, Arkansas and studied with Frederic Ward Putnam (under Louis Agassiz) at Harvard College. He was variously involved in mining and milling, railroading and natural gas ventures. He was socially active and took part in numerous historical and sci...

Fiske, James, Jr.

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Woodward, C. M. (Calvin Milton), 1837-1914

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