Papers, 1805-1962 (bulk 1903-1953).

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Papers, 1805-1962 (bulk 1903-1953).

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Correspondence, 1897-1953, including two letters from Woodrow Wilson, 1910-1912; printed matter collected by Mr. Gansworth, mostly related to Indians, Princeton University and the Princeton Club of Buffalo; clippings, 1911-1952, and a scrapbook, ca. 1903-1913, related to the Princeton Club of Buffalo; clippings, 1911-1949, related to Iroquois Indian affairs, including the trial of Lila Jimerson for murder, 1930; notebooks on Indian history and constitutional law; and catalog cards comprising a bibliography of Iroquois Indian tribes and Mr. Gansworth's personal book collection. Includes several issues of the newspaper The Daily Princetonian, 1897-1902.

(9.0 linear ft.)

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...

Jimerson, Lila.

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Gansworth, Howard E. (Howard Edwards), 1876-1956.

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Son of Tuscarora and Seneca Indian parents, descendant of Red Jacket and related to General Eli S. Parker; attended the Carlisle Indian School and was the first American Indian to enroll at Princeton University, where he received a B.A. in 1901. General manager, later treasurer and president, of General Specialty Co., Buffalo. Avid collector of books related to Indians; active in the Princeton Club of Buffalo, Indian Welfare Society and other organizations. From the description of Pa...

Daily Princetonian (Newspaper)

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Princeton Club of Buffalo (N.Y.)

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