Frank Bury Woodford papers, 1940-1967.

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Frank Bury Woodford papers, 1940-1967.

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Correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, book reviews and manuscripts of unpublished writings; also research materials concerning Lewis Cass, Augustus B. Woodward, Gabriel Richard, and Alexander J. Groesbeck, and papers relating to the Civil War in Michigan, the development of Harper Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, the Detroit Public Library, the D̲e̲t̲r̲o̲i̲t̲ F̲r̲e̲e̲ P̲r̲e̲s̲s̲, and the building of the Mackinac Bridge.

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Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Richard, Gabriel, 1767-1832

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French priest and missionary in Detroit, Michigan; also co-founder of the Catholepistemiad (or University of Michigan). From the description of Gabriel Richard papers, 1792-1832. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420837 Richard was born at Saintes, France on Oct. 15, 1767. He was well educated and became a priest of the Sulpitians, a society devoted to the care of young men for the sanctuary in 1791. In 1792 he came to Baltimore (Md.), moving to Detroit (Mich.)...

Detroit public library

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Woodward, Augustus B. (Augustus Brevoort), -1827

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Augustus B. Woodward was the dominant figure in the government of Michigan Territory prior to 1812. Educated at Columbia University and Virginia, by 1797 he was buying property in Washington, D.C. Woodward came to Detroit shortly after the devastating fire of 1805 and was appointed chief of the Michigan Territory's first three judges. Finding the city in ruins, Woodward was able to persuade Governor William Hull to postpone rebuilding until a comprehensive plan could be drawn up. Based on his ex...

Woodford, Frank B. (Frank Bury), 1903-1967

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Detroit, Michigan journalist and historian. From the description of Frank Bury Woodford papers, 1940-1967. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418808 Detroit journalist and author. From the description of Frank B. Woodford papers, 1950-1965. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 51576947 Frank B. Woodford was born in Detroit on Feb. 27, 1903, and was educated at Hillsdale College and the University of Pennsylvania. He joi...

Groesbeck, Alexander J. (Alexander Joseph), 1873-1953

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Harper Hospital

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Mackinac Bridge Authority (Mich.)

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Records of the Mackinac Bridge Authority, formed in 1950 by the Michigan State Legislature. The Authority was formed to investigate the feasibility of construction of a bridge across the Straits of Mackinac, which had previously been serviced by ferries. Although plans for a bridge were submitted as early as 1938, the advent of World War II halted any progress. The bulk of records comprising this group were generated by the Mackinac Bridge Authority, which was granted powers of financing, constr...