Papers 1870-1920.

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Papers 1870-1920.

Papers consist primarily of greeting cards, 1870-1910 and correspondence, published materials and a scrapbook relating to George Cook Reiter's role in the Guatamalan Barrundia Affair of 1890.

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Spencer Family.

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The Spencers were a middle class family who lived in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Shadyside during the late nineteenth century. This family was the subject of the Spencers of Amberson Avenue, written by Ethel Spencer. George Reiter (1843-1930) was an officer in the U.S. Navy and first cousin to Mary Acheson Spencer. From the description of Papers 1870-1920. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 28953088 ...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Reiter, George Cook, 1843-1930.

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Barrundia, J. M., d. 1890.

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Acheson Family.

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Dalzell, John, 1845-1927

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The Honorable John Dalzell was elected to the United States Congress for thirteen consecutive terms from 1888 until 1911. After earning degrees from Western University (now the University of Pittsburgh) and Yale University, Dalzell was admitted to the Allegheny County bar in 1867 and formed a partnership with John H. Hampton. He would later defeat General James S. Negley on a protectionist platform to gain a seat in the House of Representatives in the 50th Congress. In his first term he embraced...