Pacific Geographic Society records, 1927-1940.

Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975

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Merle Armitage was born in 1893 on a farm outside Mason City, Iowa. He had many jobs over the years, beginning as a train engineer before taking a job as a graphic designer for the Packard Motor Car Company. His next career was as a set designer for New York theaters, which later turned into a long stint in the theater promotion business. Armitage also managed various performers and their concert tours. He co-founded the Los Angeles Grand Opera Association and was its business manager, and also ...

Carruthers, John Franklin Bruce, 1889-

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Biographical and Historical Notes Biography of John Franklin Bruce Carruthers John Franklin Bruce Carruthers was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, on August 31, 1889, the son of James B. and Anna (Wood) Carruthers. He graduated A.B. from Princeton in 1912. From 1912 to 1914, he served as assistant to the minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Baltimore. In 1917, he proceeded A.M. at Princeton, and graduated from Princeton Theologi...

Alexander, Hartley Burr, 1873-1939

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Hartley Burr Alexander taught philosophy at the University of Nebraska from 1908 until 1927 when he joined the Scripps College, Claremont, Calif., founding faculty as professor of philosophy, a position he held until his death in 1939. He wrote numerous books on poetry, history and philosophy and was a special advisor to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. He was an authority on architectural inscriptions and decoration, acting as consultant on the design of the Nebraska State Capitol in 1925, the Lo...

Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974

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Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. At the age of 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize for making a nonstop flight from New York City to Paris. Lindbergh covered the ​33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600-statute-mile (5,800 km) flight alone in a purpose-built, single-engine Ryan monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis. While the first non-...

Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937

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Amelia Mary Earhart (AE) was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, the first daughter of Amy (Otis) Earhart and Edwin Stanton Earhart. Her sister, Grace Muriel, was born three years later. The family moved several times (to Kansas City, Kansas; Des Moines; St. Paul; Chicago) during AE's childhood as her father tried unsuccessfully to establish a profitable legal career. AE graduated from Chicago's Hyde Park High School in 1916. ESE's increasing reliance on al...

Nicholson, Grace, 1877-1948

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Grace Nicholson was born in Philadelphia on December 31, 1877. She lost both parents at a young age. Nicholson studied secretarial training and received a diploma from the Girls’ High School. After working for a collection agency for five months, she moved to Atlantic City and managed a boardwalk amusement concession owned by C. S. Hartman, a family friend. In 1901 Nicholson's grandparents died and she used her inheritance to move to Los Angeles. She opened a shop in Pasadena to offer typewri...

Craig, J. Duncan (John Duncan), 1831?-1909

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Epithet: DD, President Trinity Church Dublin YMCA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x000289 ...

Johnson, Milbank, 1871-

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Fleischmann, Max C. (Max Charles), 1877-1951

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Clark, Walter Gordon.

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Davidson, Gilbert Aubry, 1868-

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Winter, Alice Ames, 1865-1944

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President, Minneapolis Women's Club, 1907-1915; president, General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1920-1924; member, Advisory Committee, Conference on Limitation of Armament, 1921-1922. From the description of Alice Ames Winter papers, 1918-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870822 Biographical/Historical Note President, Minneapolis Women's Club, 1907-1915; president, General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1920-1924; mem...

Firth, R. M.

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Munro, William Bennett, 1875-1957

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Dr. William Bennett Munro (1875-1957), historian and political scientist, taught at Williams College, Harvard University, and California Institute of Technology. He published numerous books in history and political science, served as president of the American Political Science Association (1927) and the American Association of University Professors (1929-31). He was a trustee of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, Cal Tech, and Scripps College and was also a member of the board of o...

Hartog, Adrian.

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Young, Archibald B.

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Hampton, Edgar Lloyd, b. 1872.

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...

Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949

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Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949), physician and educator, served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1929 to 1933. From the description of Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582818 American educator; United States secretary of the interior, 1929-1933; president, Stanford University, 1916-1943. From the description of Ray Lyman Wilbur papers, 1906-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867219 ...

Pacific Geographic Society.

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Pacific Geographic Society was founded in 1926 by Humphrey Read and reorganized in 1929 by Walter Gordon Clark. The Society was organized for the purpose of educational and scientific research pertaining to boundaries of the Pacific Ocean and to promote interests of states and countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean. The Society is believed to have disbanded in 1940-1941. From the description of Pacific Geographic Society records, 1927-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462018669 ...

Kiewit, Ralph W.

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Siemel, Sasha Alejandro.

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Hubbard, Bernard R. (Bernard Rosecrans), 1888-1962

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Born in 1888, Bernard Hubbard demonstrated a love of exploration as a youth. He attended St. Ignatius College and Santa Clara University, and entered the Jesuit order in 1908. In 1926 Hubbard returned to Santa Clara as a professor of Greek, German, and geology. He began exploring the Alaskan wilderness in 1927, financing his trips with proceeds from lectures describing his adventures. His exploits were written up in such publications as National Geographic, The Saturday Evening Post, and The Lit...

Pottenger, Francis Marion, 1869-

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Emmons, George Edward, 1857-

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Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949

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Robert LeRoy Ripley (b. Dec. 25, 1890–d. May 27, 1949), American cartoonist, entrepreneur and amateur anthropologist, who created the world famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, radio show, and television show which feature odd facts from around the world. From the description of Ripley, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1890-1949 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582310 ...

Kurtz, Edward M., 1872-

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Mattison, Fitch C. E., 1861-

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Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975

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Sproul was at this time the president of the University of California; according to Alma's letter, he was a personal acquaintance of General Mark Clark, the U.S. high commissioner in Austria in the immediate postwar period. Ida was Robert's wife. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1943-1946. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864521 Personal correspondence and papers as President and President Emeritus of the U...

Cookman, Alfred, 1891-

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Edmunds, Charles K. (Charles Keyser), 1876-

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Moore, Robert T., 1938-....

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Feakins, William B.

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Davidson, Ray

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Swaffield, Roland G.

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Cravens, John Smith, 1871-

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Hutter, John.

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Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960

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Zoologist, explorer, and author. From the description of Roy Chapman Andrews correspondence, 1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449556 Naturalist and explorer, leader of the Asiatic Zoological Expeditions and the Central Asiatic Expeditions, director of American Museum of Natural History from 1935 to 1941. From the description of Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930 [microform] / Roy Chapman Andrews. 1919-1930. (American Museum of Natural His...

Orcutt, William Warren, 1869-

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Sargent, Homer Earle, 1875-

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Harrington, M. R. 1882-1971.

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Wilson, Edward Elmer, 1900-

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Read, Humphrey.

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Bryan, Julien Hequembourg

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American filmmaker. From the description of Julien Hequembourg Bryan papers, 1959-2003. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864664 Documentary film maker. From the description of Reminiscences of Julien Bryan : oral history, 1973. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122564883 Biographical/Historical Note American filmmaker. From the guide to the Julien Hequembo...

Pepperdine, George, 1886-1962

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Emmons, Frederick E., 1907-

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Taussig, Joseph K. (Joseph Knefler), 1877-1947

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1914-1948. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 28413932 Joseph Knefler Taussig (30 August 1877 - 29 October 1947) was a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy. He served in the Spanish-American War, China Relief Expedition, World War I and World War II. From the description of Papers, 1883-1967. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46361502 From the description of Letter, November 7, 1946. (Nav...

O'Connor, Arthur James

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Burg, Amos

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"Amos Burg lived a life most people only dream about -- explorer, adventurer, writer, filmmaker, even secret agent. Burg, a long-time Juneau resident, died Wednesday, June 11, 1986 at the age of 84, but his exploits -- the stuff of legend- are likely to be permanently etched in history. Burg grew up in Oregon along the Columbia River and early on developed a love for rivers which would take him on treks down most of the major waterways of the West including the Columbia, Snake, Salmon, Mackenzie...

Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

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Arthur Pillsbury (1870-1946) was an American photographer, scientist, inventor, explorer, author, and lecturer. He was a pioneer in many areas of photography, including time-lapse, underwater, macro, micro, and x-ray. From the description of Arthur C. Pillsbury photographs and slides, circa 1890s-1960s. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 123235446 Arthur Clarence Pillsbury (1870-1946) was a photographer and film maker based in Yosemite, California. He attended S...

Knopf, Carl Sumner, 1889-1942

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Stevenson, Marcia Jacobs, 1875-

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Hughes, Margaret E., 1943-

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Barrett, S. A. 1879-1965.

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McBride, George McCutchen, 1876-

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Sawyer, Ernest Walker.

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McCurdy, Robert M. (Robert Morrill), 1878-

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Keedick, Lee, 1879-

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Bernard, Robert J.

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Hertzog, Walter Sylvester, 1881-

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Grosvener, Melville Bell, 1901-

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Sawders, James Caleb, 1894-

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McFadden, H. M.

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Hunt, Rockwell Dennis, 1868-

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Historian, educator. Ph. D., Johns Hopkins University (1895). Taught at University of the Pacific, San Jose, Calif. (1896-1902). Principal, San Jose High School (1902-1908). Professor of Economics (1908-1920) and Dean of Graduate School (1920-1945) at University of Southern California. Director of California History Foundation at University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif. (1946-1954). Author of numerous books and pamphlets on various aspects of California history, including "California and Cali...

Prisk, Charles Henry, 1875-

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Simpson, Anita.

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Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956

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Frederick Webb Hodge was an ethnographer, archaeologist, editor and museum director. Hodge's first exposure to archaeology was as secretary of the Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition. When the project was over he returned to work at the Bureau of American Ethnology as Librarian. His work as editor began with the revitalization of the American Anthropologist and carried through his 2 vol. set of the Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, to the famous 20 vol. set by Edward S. C...

Monnette, Orra Eugene, 1873-1936

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Potter, Charles Franklin, 1861-

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Terriss, Tom.

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Martin, Harold H., 1879-

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Stein, Jay J.

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Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973

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Contains correspondence from Gladys Lloyd Cassell Robinson, wife of Edward G. Robinson. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1940-1944. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155893597 American actor and author; b. Emanuel Goldenberg in Romania. From the description of Edward G. Robinson collection, 1912-1988. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 71055456 Edward G. Robinson owned an electric company in Auro...

Close, Upton, 1894-1960

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Plummer, George E.

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Jones, Mattison Boyd, 1869-

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Bowman, Michael Lee, 1953-

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Peat, Harold R. (Harold Reginald), 1893-1960

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Peat was a literary agent. Huebsch was the head of Viking Press, publisher of Werfel's works in the U.S. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1943, n. d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864271 ...

Starbuck, Edwin Diller, 1866-1947

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Clements, George P., 1867-

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Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962

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Vilhjalmur Stefansson was born on November 3, 1879 in Arnes, Manitoba, Canada. He attended the University of North Dakota from 1897-1902. He was voted the best orator in 1900, and also worked for the school newspaper. In 1930 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, only the third such degree awarded. He then transferred to the University of Iowa and graduated in 1903 with a degree from the School of Liberal Arts. He next enrolled at Harvard, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1...

Palmer, Carl David, 1951-

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Forbes, A. S. C., Mrs.

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Monsen, Courtenay.

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Kleinsmid, Rufus Bernhard von, 1875-1964

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Newlin, Gurney Elwood, 1880-

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Prisk, William Frederick, 1870-

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Scherer, James A. B. (James Augustin Brown), 1870-1944

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James Augustin Brown Scherer (aka James A.B. Scherer) was born in Salisbury, North Carolina on May 22, 1870 to the Rev. Simeon Scherer and Harriet Isabella Brown. After earning his bachelor's degree from Roanoke College, Scherer accepted a position teaching English at the Japanese Imperial Government school in Saga, Japan. While serving in this post, he met Bessie Brown, a native of Yamaguchi, Japan, whom he wed on July 5, 1894. He also began a lifelong interest in the Japanese peop...

Smith, Nina Slingsby

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Cruickshank, Lewis Davie

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Miller, Frank W. (Frank William), 1921-2006

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Johnson, Paul Franklin, 1874-1945

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Harris, Frederic R. (Frederic Robert), 1875-1949

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Scott, James Brown, 1866-1943

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Elliott, Henry Wood, 1846-1930

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Illustrator. From the description of Henry Wood Elliott drawings, [ca 1871]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122403874 ...

Ware, Carolyn E.

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Pearson, Harry C.

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Pollak, Katherine H. (Katherine Heilprin)

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Farrand, Max, 1869-1945

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Max Farrand was born in Newark, N.J., into the family of Samuel Ashbel Farrand and Louise Wilson Farrand. He graduated from Princeton University, where he also received his Ph.D.; later he continued further graduate work in Leipzig and Heidelberg, and at Wesleyan and Yale Universities. He became professor of history at Wesleyan, Stanford, Cornell, Harvard, and Yale Universities (1896-1925), Incorporator and Director of the Commonwealth Fund (1918-1927) and Director of the Huntington Library (192...

Braunschweiger, Walter J.

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Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931

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Educator, author, and naturalist. From the description of Papers of David Starr Jordan, 1861-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068098 Zoologist David Starr Jordan was elected president of Indiana University in 1885. He left IU in 1891 to become Stanford University's first president. Jordan died in 1931. From the description of David Starr Jordan papers, 1874-1929, bulk 1895-1929. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 61225195 American ichthyolog...