James E. Devoe papers, 1921-1947.

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James E. Devoe papers, 1921-1947.

Collection of "ghost signatures" (impressions of a signature made by folding the paper over while the ink is still wet) of 10 prominent people.

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Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1898-1974

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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., 1898-1974. Born in New York City. He was an author, lecturer, and cinematographer, and was a newspaper and magazine editor and publisher. He worked in intelligence during World War II, and decorated with the Croix de la Croix Rouge by the French, and Distinguished Service from Federal Bureau of Investigation. He authored "Symposium of Public Opinion on Japanese American Question," in 1921, and numerous books including My Fabulous Mother, Farewell to Fifth Avenue, and V...

Joffe, Ioffe Adolf Abrahamovich, 1883-1927.

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Sandlin, Dorothy, b. 1919.

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Hubbard, Bernard R. (Bernard Rosecrans), 1888-1962

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Born in 1888, Bernard Hubbard demonstrated a love of exploration as a youth. He attended St. Ignatius College and Santa Clara University, and entered the Jesuit order in 1908. In 1926 Hubbard returned to Santa Clara as a professor of Greek, German, and geology. He began exploring the Alaskan wilderness in 1927, financing his trips with proceeds from lectures describing his adventures. His exploits were written up in such publications as National Geographic, The Saturday Evening Post, and The Lit...

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Thebom, Blanche

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Operatic mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania in 1915, and began her formal concert career in 1941. She was a member of the Metropolitan Opera through 1967, known for her roles in Wagnerian epics. During this period she also toured extensively, including being the first American to perform at the Bolshoi in Moscow. In 1967 she was appointed head of The Atlanta Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Following that, Thebom taught at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock....

Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962

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Flagstad was a Norwegian soprano who achieved international recognition with her Metropolitan Opera debut on February 2, 1935. From the description of Kirsten Flagstad collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording], 1935-1960. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 123527574 From the guide to the Kirsten Flagstad collection of noncommercial recordings [sound recording], 1935-1960, (The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded So...

MacMillan, Donald Baxter, 1874-1970

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Leader of the Crocker Land Expedition. From the description of Field note book[s], Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1915. 1914-1917. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 15046950 From the description of [Lists of photographs of the Crocker Land Expedition]. [between 1913 and 1917?] (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 15046958 From the description of Geographical report of the Crocker Land Expedition / by Donald B. MacMillan. 1...

Arrau, Claudio, 1903-1991.

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Chilean pianist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Wittenburg, 30 August 1926, to Herr [Alexander Maria] Schnabel, 1926, 30 August. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270680676 ...

Wells, Carveth

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