Letters, to Agnes Inglis, 1916-1940.

Reitman, Ben L. (Ben Lewis), 1879-1942

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Hobo, physician and anarchist, Ben Reitman (1879-1942) was an advocate for the disadvantaged in Chicago and throughout the country. Reitman left school at age ten to become a hobo. He tramped around the U.S., panhandling and riding the rails until he returned to Chicago and took a job as a laboratory boy. In 1900, he was admitted to the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Reitman started a private practice on Chicago's South Side in 1904. He continued to champion the causes of hobos and the unem...

Minick, G. R.

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Collins, Charles, Sir, 1887-

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C. Collins, 1898-19--, was born in Balmain, N.S.W. He enlisted in July 1918 served in the Pacific with the Samoan Relief Party during the Spanish influenza epidemic, then in England, and re-enlisted in the A.I.F. during the World War 1939-1945. Before migrating to England, Collins lived on Lord Howe Island, 1947-1957. He has had articles published in journals on his travels and Lord Howe Island, presumably using the pseudonym of Colin Bell. From the description of Memoirs [manuscript...

Inglis, Agnes, 1870-1952.

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Anarchist, social worker, friend of Joseph A. Labadie, and first curator of the Labadie Collection, 1924-1952. From the description of Letters, 1932-1934, to Jack Conroy. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34363858 Anarchist, social worker, friend of J.A. Labadie, and first curator of the Labadie Collection, 1924-1952. From the description of Papers, 1909-1954. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34369551 ...

Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940

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Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist, feminist, author, editor, and lecturer on politics, literature and the arts. She was born in Lithuania and died in Canada. Her lectures and publications attracted attention throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was associated with the anarchist journal Mother Earth from 1906 to 1917 and was imprisoned for publicly advocating birth control in 1916 and pacifism in 1917. In 1919 she was deported to Russia but had to leave because of her criticism of the Bols...