Papers, 1899-1980 (bulk 1930-1954).

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Papers, 1899-1980 (bulk 1930-1954).

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Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, writings, speeches, research materials, political files, biographical materials, legal and financial papers, photographs, and other papers, relating primarily to Davenport's career as writer and editor with Fortune (1930-1944, 1949-1951) and Life (1942-1944, 1949-1951), his management of Wendell Willkie's bid for the Republican presidential nomination (1940) and Edward Corsi's campaign for mayor of New York (1949-1951); his involvement in movements opposing communism and fascism and promoting democracy, liberty, peace, a union of the U.S. and Great Britain, and world government including the Institute for Creative Research established by Davenport (1950) and Republican Advance; Davenport's poetry, fiction, and political writings, including the Dignity of man (1955); and his personal life. Topics include his school years at Thacher School, Ojai, Calif., and Yale University; World War I ambulance service and work as a war correspondent during World War II; his fianceĢe's bout with tuberculosis; his association with Vachel Lindsay; Davenport's use of astrology and psychoanalysis in making predictions concerning colleagues and business and political events; and his research relating to agriculture, business, housing, industry, industrial relations, international relations, medical care, military readiness, social security, and taxation. Correspondents include Robert C. Bates, Raymond Leslie Buell, Harriet Cowles, Cornelia Whipple Davenport, Marcia Davenport, Natalie Potter Davenport, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eric Hodgins, Paul G. Hoffman, Herbert Hoover, Harry Lloyd Hopkins, Robert L. Johnson, Joseph P. Kennedy, Walter Lippmann, Parker Lloyd-Smith, Henry Cabot Lodge, Clare Boothe Luce, Henry Robinson Luce, Archibald MacLeish, Henry V. Poor, Phelps Putnam, John D. Rockefeller, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Elmo Roper, William Siegmund Schlamm, J.M. Scribner, Simon and Schuster, Inc., Blackwell Smith, Thacher School, and Adelaide Walker.

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Bates, Robert Chapman, 1901-1942

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Robert Chapman Bates was Professor of French at Yale University from 1930-1942. He was also an author and editor. From the description of Robert Chapman Bates papers, 1908-1943 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168589 Robert Chapman Bates was Professor of French at Yale University from 1930-1942. He was also an author and editor. ELIJAH BATES, 1770-1850 Elijah Bates, the eldest child of Captain Nathaniel and Hannah Bates, of ...

Corsi, Edward, 1896-1965

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[Photo at right: Edward Corsi] Edward Corsi (1896-1965) was an Italian-American association executive and government official, particularly active in the areas of immigration, labor relations, and social welfare. Born in Italy on December 29, 1896, the son of Philip Frederick and Julia (Pantano) Corsi, he entered America with his family in 1906. The Corsi family settled in New York City, and Edward attended Clason Point Military Academy and Saint Francis Xavi...

Cowles, Harriet

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Buell, Raymond Leslie, 1896-1946

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Epithet: President Foreign Policy Association USA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x0000bd Educator, lecturer, and publicist; active in international affairs. From the description of Raymond Leslie Buell papers, 1915-1981 (bulk 1920-1946). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014557 Biographical Note ...

Davenport, Russell W. (Russell Wheeler), 1899-1954

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Author, editor, and political activist. From the description of Papers, 1899-1980 (bulk 1930-1954). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31816454 Biographical Note 1899, July 12 Born, South Bethlehem, Pa. 1917 Graduated Thacher School, Ojai, Calif. Private, American ...