Herman Roe papers, 1906-1965.

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...

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978

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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1968 presidential election, losing to Republican nominee Richard Nixon. Born in Wallace, South Dakota, Humphrey attended the University of Minnesota. At one point he helped run his ...

Gould, Laurence McKinley, 1896-1995

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Laurence (Larry) McKinley Gould was born in Michigan in 1896. He studied law and geology at the University of Michigan before serving in Italy and France with the US Army Ambulance Service during the First World War. After the war, he resumed his geological studies at the University of Michigan, receiving his doctorate in 1923. In 1926, he was a member of the University of Michigan's expedition to Greenland under Professor W.H. Hobbs and the following year, he joined George Palmer Putnam in expl...

Minnesota State Agricultural Society

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National Editorial Association

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Eberhart, Adolph Olson, 1870-1944

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A. O. Eberhart was born in Kil Varmland, Sweden (June 23, 1870), the son of Andrew and Louise Olson. Because of bad economic conditions, Andrew, Louis and all of the family except Adolph emigrated to St. Peter, Minnesota. In 1882, Adolph joined the family there. Eberhart graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter (1895); studied law in a law office in Mankato; served as a deputy clerk of United States Circuit and District Court in Minnesota; and served as United States Comm...

Brownell, Herbert, 1904-1996

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Lawyer, politician. From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert Brownell : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451268 From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert Brownell : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481064 From the description of Reminiscences of Herbert Brownell : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat ...

Mose, Carl.

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Barnhart, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1902-1955

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Thomas Frederick Barnhart was born on 26 October 1902 in Shohomish, Washington. He earned his B.A. from the University of Washington in 1930 and his M.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1937. He was employed as a staff member and editor of newspapers in Washington, including the Seattle Times and the Everett Daily Herald . Barnhart was an assistant instructor of journalism at the University of Washington from 1929-1930. He joined the staff of the University of Minnesota as an assistant profe...

King, Stafford, 1893-1970

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Boe, L. W. (Lars Wilhelm), 1875-1942

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Stassen, Harold E. (Harold Edward), 1907-2001

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Lawyer; governor. From the description of Reminiscences of Harold Edward Stassen : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513413 American politician. From the description of Letter, 1945 April 30, San Francisco, to Helen M. Taft, Mendon, Mass. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315953452 Stassen was born in Minnesota in 1907. His political career began in 1930 when he was elected as Dakota County at...

Morgenstierne, Wilhelm Thorlief von Munthe af, 1887-

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Granskou, Clemens, 1895-1977

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Youngdahl, Luther W., 1896-1978

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Luther Wallace Youngdahl was born in Minneapolis on May 29, 1896, the son of John Carl and Elizabeth (Johnson) Youngdahl. He was educated in the Minneapolis Public Schools, attended the University of Minnesota for a year and then transferred to Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota. After service in World War I, he returned to Gustavus Adolphus and was graduated from there in 1919. He began his law studies at the Minnesota College of Law (later William Mitchell College of ...

Björnson, Val 1906-1987

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Republican Party (Minn.)

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LeVander, Harold, 1910-1992

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Harold LeVander served as the 32nd governor of Minnesota from 1967to 1971. Before that, he practiced law in South St.Paul and was active in community affairs. He received a BBL from the University of Minnesota in 1935. From the description of Papers, ⁺ca. 1932⁽-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122427053 Harold LeVander was born in Swede Home, Nebraska, October, 1910, the son of Lutheran minister Peter Magni and Laura (Lovene) LeVander. The family, consisting...

McIntosh, Alan C., 1905-1967.

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Bjornson, Gunnar B., 1873-1957.

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Quie, Albert H., 1923-

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Bjornson, Bjornstjerne

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Epithet: Norwegian writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000389 ...

Hobe, Engebreth H., 1860-1940.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Preus, J. A. O. (Jacob Aall Ottesen), 1883-1961

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Rolvaag, Ella Valborg, 1910-

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Bjornson, Jon Henrik.

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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...

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...

Björnson, Hjalmar

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Andresen, August H. (August Herman), 1890-

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Thye, Edward John, 1896-1969

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Edward John Thye : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513347 Spanning almost thirty years of public service, the life of Edward John Thye reflected much of Minnesota's heritage and political personality. Thye was born near Frederick, South Dakota, on April 26, 1896, the son of Andrew J. Thye, a Norwegian immigrant farmer. His family moved to a farm near North...

Christianson, Theodore, 1883-1948

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Roe, Herman, 1886-1961.

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Christiansen, Fredrik Melius

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Casey, Ralph D. (Ralph Droz), 1890-

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Ralph Droz Casey was born on May 8, 1890 in Aspen, Colorado. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1913 and master's degree in 1924 from the University of Washington. In 1929, he earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin. Before becoming a professor of journalism, Dr. Casey was a reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the New York Herald . He was an instructor at the University of Montana (1916-1919), the University of Washington (1919-1920) and the University of Oregon (192...

Holm, Mike, 1874-1952

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Minnesota State Fair

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Hong Kierkegaard Library

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Holbrook, Stewart H., 1893-1964

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Prolific author and journalist, Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893-1964), was well known for works of popular history that covered a variety of topics. A columnist for the Oregonian newspaper, Holbrook also published several books. He described these writings as "lowbrow or non-stuffed shirt history." Born in Vermont, Holbrook had traveled throughout North America with his father while still a child, but was left to fend for himself after his father's untimely death. As a teenager, Holbrook supported h...