Papers of Thompson Webb, 1798-1974 (bulk post-1905).

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Papers of Thompson Webb, 1798-1974 (bulk post-1905).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228721189

The collection consists of the personal, professional and business papers of educator Thompson Webb (1887-1975) and his wife, Vivian Louise Howell Webb. The letters, manuscripts and documents in the collection concern education (especially the Webb School in Claremont, Calif.), agriculture in the Coachella Valley and Riverside, the town of Claremont, Calif., and religious organizations. There are also materials about the other Webb Schools in Bell Buckle and Knoxville, Tenn., and about Scripps College, The Claremont Colleges, and Pilgrim Place in Claremont, Calif.

Approx. 22,000 pieces.65 boxes (includes minimally processed addenda of 10 boxes)

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Claremont Colleges

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Scripps College

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Scripps College is a private liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1926, it had an enrollment of 1,109 students as of 2019. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges and is known for its extensive interdisciplinary core curriculum and historic campus. Scripps is an undergraduate institution with an emphasis in the humanities and in interdisciplinary education. It is widely regarded as the most prestigious women's college in the Western United States, and is consistentl...

Howell, R. Patton, 1921-

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Webb Schools (Claremont, Calif.)

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Voorhis, Jerry, 1901-1984

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Horace Jeremiah Voorhis served as a U.S. congressman, and was a pioneer in the cooperative and group health movements. He was executive secretary of the Cooperative Health Federation of America and its successor, Group Health Association of America. From the description of Jerry Voorhis papers, 1947-1974. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63291422 From the guide to the Jerry Voorhis papers, 1947-1974, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Social Welfa...

Webb School (Knoxville, Tenn.)

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Webb, Vivian Louise Howell.

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Webb, Thompson, b. 1917.

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Pilgrim Place (Claremont, Calif.)

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Webb, Thompson, 1887-1975

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Richard Thompson Webb (1887-1975), who legally changed his name to Thompson Webb, was a California educator and founder of the Webb School in Claremont. The son of educator and U.S. Senator Sawney Webb (1842-1926), Thompson Webb taught at the Webb School in Tennessee founded by his father before he moved with his family to California in 1922. He served as headmaster of the Webb School in Claremont until his retirement in 1962 and was active in community and educational affairs and retained an in...

Stimson, Marshall, 1876-1951.

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Marshall Stimson, a Los Angeles lawyer, was active in civic affairs and was instrumental in the development of the Los Angeles Harbor. He was director of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and active in reform movements in state and local governments. Stimson was prominent in Republican politics and organized the Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican League of California (1907) and the Progressive Party in California (1912). He was also active in supporting the League of Nations and the United Nations. ...

Clary, Daniel L., 1859-1862.

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Webb, Sawney, 1842-1926

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Clary, Daniel L., fl. 1859-1862.

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Webb, William Robert, b. 1921.

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Webb School (Bell Buckle, Tenn.)

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Webb, William R. (William Robert), 1874-1960

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