Letters : Metlakatla, B.C., 1887-1892.

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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Ridley, William, 1836-1911

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Anglican bishop of Caledonia. Prior to his appointment as bishop in 1879, Ridley served in Peshawar and Afghanistan, 1866-1869, in Dresden, 1869-1872, and in England, 1874-1879. He is the author of a grammar of the Tsimshian language, and of translations of the Book of Common Prayer and the New Testament into that language. From the description of Letters : Metlakatla, B.C., 1887-1892. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39959980 ...

Harrison, C. (Charles), Rev

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T.N. Hibben & Co.

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McCullagh, J. B. (James Benjamin), 1854-1921

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Hall, Alfred J. (Alfred James), 1853-1918

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Pilling, James Constantine, 1846-1895

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Canadian geologist Robert Bell directed the Geological Survey of Canada from 1901-1906. From the guide to the Robert Bell correspondence, 1874-1908, 1874-1908, (American Philosophical Society) Ethnologist, linguist, and bibliographer. From his participation in J.W. Powell's 1875 Rocky Mountain survey team until 1880, Pilling remained almost continuosly in the West, tabulating vocabularies of the Indian tribes. In 1885, the Smithsonian issued his "Pro...