Jesse Macy papers, 1864-1919.

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Jesse Macy papers, 1864-1919.

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Contains correspondence between Macy and several people from the 1879s to 1919, including one letter from Woodrow Wilson; miscellaneous family documents; Macy's diary from 1864-65 while in Savannah, Georgia; sixty letters of tribute at the time of Macy's death.

1 box (2.5 linear in.)

Grinnell College. Burling Library

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Grinnell College. Burling 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 ...

Macy, Jesse, 1842-1919

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Jesse Macy moved to Powesheik County, Iowa from Indiana in 1856. In 1859 he entered the academy of Iowa College at Grinnell. In 1864 he was drafted into the Union Army, serving as Quaker non-combatant with Sherman's March to the Sea. He graduated from Iowa College (later known as Grinnell) in 1870. In 1872 Macy married Mary Maude Little. From 1871 to 1885 he was principal of the Iowa College Academy. From 1885 until his retirement in 1912 he taught political science and history at Grinnell. He w...