Letter : Boston, to J.W. Powell, Washington, D.C., [1885] May 18.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Alger, Abby Langdon

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Alger was a translator. From the description of Letter, 1877. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007500 Boston resident, professional translator, and author of In Indian tents, a volume of Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, and Micmac stories and legends. From the description of Letter : Boston, to J.W. Powell, Washington, D.C., [1885] May 18. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 35987277 ...

Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902

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Wallace Earle Stegner is an author. From the guide to the Papers, 1868-1879, relating to John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River, 1868-1879, (American Philosophical Society) John Wesley Powell was a geologist, ethnologist, and director of the United States Geological Survey; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1889. From the guide to the John Wesley Powell correspondence, 1869-1879, of the Powell Survey, 1869-1879, (American Philosophical So...