Papers, 1852-1901.

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

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Born in 1832, George Washington Custis Lee was the oldest of the Lees' children and had the reputation of a trouble maker as a small child. But he grew up to be a serious, and most capable young man and graduated at the top of his class from the United States Military Academy in 1854. After graduation, Custis pursued a military career. In May 1861, Custis resigned his commission in the U.S. Army shortly after Virginia voted to secede from the Union. During the Civil War he attained the rank of B...

Straus, Isidor, 1845-1912

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Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American Jewish businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York's 15th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1894 until March 1895. He died with his wife, Ida, in the sinking of the passenger ship RMS Titanic. Born in Otterberg in the former Palatinate, then ruled by the Kingdom of Bavaria (n...

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902

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Thomas Brackett Reed (October 18, 1839 – December 7, 1902), was an American politician from the state of Maine, and was a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives 12 times, first in 1876, and served as Speaker of the House, from 1889–1891 and again from 1895–1899. Occasionally ridiculed as "Czar Reed", he had great influence over the agenda and operations of the House, more so than any previous speaker. He increased the Speaker's power by in...

Shurz, Carl.

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Atkinson, Edward, 1827-1905

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Economist. From the description of Papers of Edward Atkinson, 1882-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449908 Edward Atkinson was an American economist and underwriter. From the description of Edward Atkinson letters, 1868-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122575952 From the guide to the Edward Atkinson letters, 1868-1898, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American author, industrialist, and economist. ...

Russell, William E. (William Eustis), 1857-1896

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Wilson, William Lyne, 1843-1900

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William Lyne Wilson was an educator, cabinet officer, representative to Congress, and president of Washington and Lee University from 1897-1900. From the description of Papers, 1862-1980. (Washington & Lee University). WorldCat record id: 39039977 United States Postmaster General. From the description of Autograph on card, 1895 Apr. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588901 ...

Lee, Mildred.

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Resident of Lawton, Okla., and on board of Museum of the Great Plains; husband was coach at Douglass High School eventually joining the staff of Cameron University and active in Northside Chamber of Commerce. From the description of Mildred Lee collection, 1931-2002. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71129076 From the description of Mildred Lee photograph collection, 1902-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 260052034 Lee (b. 1908) wrote adult and juvenile novels and s...

Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922

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Author, diplomat. From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript], 1878-1923. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823870 From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript] 1891. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647949629 Virginia author; U.S. ambassador to Italy. From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript], 1889-1899. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813209 ...

Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922

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James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, was a British writer, historian and statesman. Born in Belfast, he was educated at Glasgow University and later Oxford, he practiced law briefly, but returned to Oxford as a professor of civil law. He served in Parliament for many years, and held several government positions, including Ambassador to the United States. A renowned historian, he was also a productive writer of travel books, law tracts, and political theory. Universally admired and liked, an obituary...

MacLaughlin, William, 1828-1898.

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United States. Post Office Department

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On July 26, 1775, members of the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, agreed: That a postmaster general be appointed for the United Colonies, who shall hold his office at Philada, and shall be allowed a salary of 1000 dollars per an: for himself, and 340 dollars per an: for a secretary and Comptroller, with power to appoint such, and so many deputies as to him may seem proper and necessary. That a line of posts be appointed under the direction of the Postmaster general, from Fal...

Washington and Lee University. University Library

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Willis, Henry Parker, 1874-1937

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H. Parker Willis was an economist and editor of the Journal of Commerce. From the guide to the Railroad traffic and rates, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Professor of Banking at Columbia University, 1917-1937. Willis was editor of the NEW YORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, 1919-1931, and the author of numerous works on banking. Willis was instrumental in drafting the first Federal Reserve Act. From the descriptio...

Grady, Henry Woodfin, 1850-1889

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Henry Woodfin Grady, journalist and orator, was born 24 May 1850, in Athens, Georgia, where he married Julia King on 5 October 1871. Grady worked as a reporter, editor, publisher, or writer (1870-1875) for newspapers in Atlanta and Rome, Georgia, and as a correspondent for THE NEW YORK HERALD (1876). While part owner and managing editor of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION (1880-1889), he delivered his "New South" speech (1886) which established his reputation as a distinguished orator.He died of pneumon...

Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905

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Fitzhugh Lee, grandson of Henry "Light-Horse Harry" and nephew of Robert E. Lee was Major General of the Confederate Army. After the war, he wrote about and taught the history of the South during the Civil War and wrote a biography of Robert E. Lee. In 1885-1889, he served as governor of Virginia. From the description of Papers of Fitzhugh Lee, 1863-1889 (bulk 1885-1889). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122446276 Fitzhugh Le...

Tucker, Henry St. George, 1780-1848

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U.S. representative from Virginia, jurist, educator, and soldier. From the description of Henry St. George Tucker correspondence, 1822 November 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980667 Henry St. George Tucker, b. Mataox, Chesterfield County, Va., served in the War of 1812; graduated William and Mary where he studied law; professor of law at UVA where he introduced the Honor Code in 1842; served in the Virginia House of Delegates, practiced law and was chancellor of a priv...

Tucker, John Randolph, 1823-1897

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J.R. Tucker (1823-1897) was a lawyer, teacher, Attorney-General and Congressman, spending most of his life in Winchester and Lexington, Virginia. M.R.H. Garnett (1821-1864) was a lawyer and politician serving in the state and national legislatures, and the Confederate Congress. From the description of Letters: to Muscoe R.H. Garnett, 1842 October 30-1853 January 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122555400 ...

Breckinridge, William C. P. (William Campbell Preston), 1837-1904.

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