W.R. Grace & Co. records, 1828-1986, bulk 1861-1960.

W.R. Grace & Co.

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W. R. Grace and Co. is an American chemical business based in Columbia, Maryland. It produces specialty chemicals and specialty materials in two divisions: Grace Catalysts Technologies, which makes catalysts and related products and technologies used in petrochemical, refining, and other chemical manufacturing applications, and Grace Materials and Chemicals, which makes specialty materials, including silica-based and silica-alumina-based materials, used in pharmaceutical/consumer, coatings, and ...

Straus, Isidor, 1845-1912

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Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American Jewish businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York's 15th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1894 until March 1895. He died with his wife, Ida, in the sinking of the passenger ship RMS Titanic. Born in Otterberg in the former Palatinate, then ruled by the Kingdom of Bavaria (n...

Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933

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American essayist. From the description of Essay, 1915 May 25, London, on Stilton cheese. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 166330051 Writer on subjects of moral philosophy, ancient Greek literature, and events of historical and social significance. From the description of Letters, 1922-1934, bulk 1927-1928, to Henry Chester Tracy. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 12486594 John Jay Chapman was an American essayist, poet, playwright,...

Sherman, J. S. (James Schoolcraft), 1855-1912

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James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was an American politician who was a United States representative from New York from 1887 to 1891 and 1893 to 1909, and the 27th vice president of the United States from 1909 until his death. He was a member of the interrelated Baldwin, Hoar, and Sherman families, prominent lawyers and politicians of New England and New York. Although not a high-powered administrator, he made a natural congressional committee chairman, and his ge...

Mckinley, William, 1843-1901

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President William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He was beginning his second term as President after winning the election in 1900. On Sept. 5, 1901 he and his wife were attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York when he was shot by as assassin waiting in line to shake his hand. After being attended by physicians, he was resting at the exposition's director's home in Buffalo, NY. He seemed to be recovering when his condition rapidly worsened on Sept. 14th. P...

Williams, George Fred, 1852-1932

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Lawyer, politician, and diplomat, of Boston. From the description of Papers, 1852-1932 ; (bulk 1876-1888). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20274063 ...

Davis, J. C. Bancroft, 1822-1907

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Jurist, diplomat, journalist, and court reporter. From the description of J.C. Bancroft Davis papers, 1849-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982285 Biographical Note 1822, Dec. 29 Born, Worcester, Mass. 1844 Admitted to Massachusetts bar 1847 ...

Ingersoll-Rand Company

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Hallock, Charles, 1834-1917

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Quincy, Josiah, 1859-1919

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Robinson, Tracy, 1833-1915

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McCall, John A. (John Augustine), 1849-1906

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Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1847-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077865 Admiral David Dixon Porter was born in Chester, PA, on June 8, 1813. He was instrumental in Farragut's capturing of New Orleans in 1862 when he set off 20,000 bombs to destroy the Confederate forts, Jackson and Saint Philip. This allowed Farragut to sail past the forts and up the Mississippi to New Orleans. He also was instrumental in the Battle of Vicksburg...

Cerro de Pasco Mining Syndicate.

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Jarvis, Thomas Jordan, 1836-1915

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Warner, John DeWitt, 1851-1925

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Cornell University Class of 1872. From the description of John DeWitt Warner scrapbook, 1870-1883. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64074596 ...

Montt, Pedro

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Astor, John Jacob, 1864-1912

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Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927

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Biography Benjamin ide Wheeler, Greek scholar, philologist and president of the University of California, was born July 15, 1854 at Randolph, Massachusetts. He attended Thornton Academy and Colby Academy prior to entering Brown University. Upon his graduation in 1875, he taught in Providence High School for two years, then became a tutor at Brown from 1879 to 1881. He continued his studies in Germany, at Leipzig, Heidelberg, Jena and Berlin f...

Frye, William P. (William Pierce), 1831-1911

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Senator and Representative from Maine. From the description of William P. Frye autograph letter signed, 1884. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 261346577 Lawyer, mayor, state legislator, U.S. Representative and Senator (1881-1911), of Lewiston, Me. From the description of William P. Frye collection, 1882-1975. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 501843365 Lawyer, mayor, and U.S. Representative and Senator, of Lew...

Watts, Frederick, 1801-1889

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Alexander, James W. (James Waddel), 1839-1915

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James W. Alexander, member of the Princeton class of 1860, was a prominent New York City insurance official and financier, an active alumnus, and a member of the Princeton Board of Trustees. From the description of James W. Alexander scrapbooks on Princeton University, 1893-1905. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 692625891 American insurance executive. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York, to Messrs. Schell and Davis o...

Gorman, Arthur P. (Arthur Pue), 1839-1906

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Arthur P. Gorman was United States senator from Maryland, 1880-1899 and 1903-1906, and president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. From the description of Arthur P. Gorman papers, 1872-1916 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23153531 Arthur Pue Gorman (1839–1906) was a United States Senator from Maryland. Beginning as a page in the House of Representatives (1852), he was transferred to the Senate through the influence of Illinois senator Stephen A. Dougla...

Havemeyer, William Frederick, 1850-1913.

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Hornblower, William B. (William Butler), 1851-1914

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Grace, Michael Paul, 1842-1920

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Coudert, Frederic R. (Frederic René), 1832-1903

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Cortelyou, George Bruce, 1862-1940

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Cortelyou was born in New York City to Rose (née Seary) and Peter Crolius Cortelyou, Jr. He was part of an old New Netherland family whose immigrant ancestor, Jacques Cortelyou, arrived in 1652. He was educated at public schools in Brooklyn, the Nazareth Hall Military Academy in Pennsylvania, and the Hempstead Institute on Long Island. At 20, Cortelyou received a BA degree from Westfield Normal School, now Westfield State University, a teacher's college in Westfield, Massachusetts. He graduat...

McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1865-1940

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George Brinton McClellan (b. Nov. 23, 1865, Dresden, Germany-d. Nov. 30, 1940, Washington, D.C.), Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, Member, U.S. House of Representatives, and Mayor of New York City, had a varied career after graduating from Princeton University and earning a law degree. He worked as a newspaper reporter, was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1892, and was elected to the U.S. Congress for five terms from 1895 to 1903, resigning in 1903 having been elected Mayor of New York...

Phelan, James D. (James Duval), 1861-1930

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James D. Phelan was a businessman, civic leader, political figure, and philanthropist, of San Francisco, Calif. He served as mayor of San Francisco (1897-1901) and U.S. Senator from Calif. (1915-1921). From the description of James D. Phelan correspondence : ALS and TLS, 1898-1927. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122394967 Biographical/Historical note Phelan was the son of a pioneer California banker....

Douglas, Robert M. (Robert Martin), 1849-1917

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Son of Stephen A. Douglas; lawyer, Greensboro, North Carolina; private secretary to Ulysses S. Grant; U.S. Supreme Court justice. From the description of Letters and biographical sketch: Greensboro, N.C., to Frank E. Stevens, Chicago, Ill., 1908-1910. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29551849 Son of Stephen A. Douglas; lawyer, Greensboro, N.C.; private secretary to Ulysses S. Grant; U.S. Supreme Court justice. From the description of Le...

Porter, John Addison, 1856-1900

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Pan American-Grace Airways

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Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

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Grover Cleveland, born in Caldwell, NJ, 18 March 1837; moved to Buffalo, NY in 1855; Erie County Sheriff, 1871-1874; Mayor of Buffalo, 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-1884; President of the United States, 1885-1889, 1893-1897; married Frances Folsom, 1886; died at Princeton, NJ, 24 June 1908....

Mills, Darius O. (Darius Ogden), 1825-1910

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Peruvian Corporation, Limited.

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Yglesias Castro, Rafael, 1861-1924

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Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893

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American statesman; Secretary of State. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, to Thomas J. Durant, 1870 Oct. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538114 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to F.B. Schell, 1890 Jan. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270526181 American statesman and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William B. Snell, Esq., (18)76 Dec. 19. (Unknown). World...

Guardia, Tomás, 1832-1882

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Dana, Richard Henry, 1851-1931

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Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682758 From the guide to the Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Address of Mr. Andrew Carnegie before the Pitt...

Saunders, W. L. (William Lawrence), 1856-1931

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Sargent, A. A. 1827-1887.

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Daly, Joseph Francis, 1840-1916

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Mathematical statisticians. From the description of Oral history interview with Joseph Francis Daly and Churchill Eisenhart, 1984 July 10. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63289513 ...

Strobel, Edward Henry, 1855-1908

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Edward Henry Strobel (1855-1908) earned his Harvard AB 1877, a Harvard L.L.B. 1882, and L.L.D. 1906. He was Bemis Professor of International Law from 1898 to 1906. He served as general advisor to the King of Siam from 1903 to 1908. From the description of General information about Edward Henry Strobel. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77068058 ...

Barlow, Samuel Latham Mitchell, 1826-1889.

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Grace, Joseph Peter, 1872-1950.

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Davis, Noah, 1818-1902

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Holt, Henry, 1840-1926

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American author and publisher. From the description of Papers of Henry Holt [manuscript], 1905 April 8. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816422 ...

Shearman, Thomas Gaskell, 1834-1900

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Rogers, Henry Huttleston, 1840-1909

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Grace, William Russell, 1832-1904

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Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909

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Army officer and railroad builder; founder of Colorado Springs. From the description of Papers, 1862-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 11375487 Army officer and railroad builder. From the description of Papers, 1878-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 11408547 American railroad president, pioneer of the West, founder of a number of towns including Colorado Springs, Colorado, and developer of mining and industrial projects. From the descri...

Ward, William Lukens, 1856-1933.

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Fish, Stuyvesant, 1851-1923

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Banker and railroad executive. From the description of Papers, 1889-1910. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122443188 ...

Woodward, James H. M., 1948-

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Eyre, Edward, 1851-1937.

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Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948

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Born in Marietta, Ohio, July 27, 1861; graduated from Marietta College in 1883 and joined the staff of the New York Tribune shortly thereafter; began his political career at the age of twenty-three when he served as head of the press bureau of the Republican National Committee during the James G. Blaine campaign of 1884; served as Ohio State Librarian from 1885-1887; in 1887 became the Washington correspondent for the Philadelphia Press; again served as press agent in 1888 during the successful ...

Catholic Church

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During much of Doctor José Gaspar de Francia's dictatorship (1814-1840), Paraguay was without a bishop and the church was harrassed. From the description of Libro de providencias, ordenes, y autos : por Dn. Juan Antonio Riveras, cura rector de la parrequial de la Villeta : manuscript, 1804-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612746619 An antiphonary is a book containing sacred vocal music, both the antiphons of the breviary, and the musical notes. An antiphon it...

Bryce, Grace & Co.

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Corrigan, Michael Augustine, 1839-1902

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Epithet: Archbishop of New York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000787.0x0000a7 Epithet: of Invercargill, New Zealand British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000572.0x0001a6 ...

Lamont, Daniel Scott, 1851-1905

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American statesman and railway magnate. From the description of Autograph list, 1886 June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598554 American secretary of war and financier. From the description of Autograph, 1889 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270595340 Financier, private secretary to President Grover Cleveland, and U.S. secretary of war. From the description of Papers of Daniel Scott Lamont, 1853-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Hay, John, 1838-1905

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Brown class of 1858. Secretary to Abraham Lincoln; Ambassador to Court of St. James; Secretary of State; author. From the description of Papers, 1829-1916. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122598680 American diplomat and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cleveland, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644640373 Statesman, poet, Secretary of State. ...

Stickney, Albert, 1859-1908.

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Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886

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Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885....

Prado, Mariano Ignacio, 1826-1902

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Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913

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Collector. From the description of John Pierpont Morgan collection of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1761-1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448959 Financier, industrial organizer, and art collector. Born in 1837 in Hartford, John Pierpont Morgan was educated in the U.S. and Europe before embarking on a career as a banker. From his first position as an unsalaried clerk at the New York banking firm of Duncan, Sherman & Company, Morgan went on to become a ...

Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878

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Joseph Henry (1797-1878, APS 1835), a physicist, was the first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution, a post he retained for over three decades. Henry was a leading experimental scientist whose contributions include several discoveries in the field of electromagnetics. He has been credited with the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph, among other things. Henry was born in 1797 in Albany, New York, the son of William Henry, a teamster, and his wife An...

Harding, B. L.

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Dodge, W. E. (William Earl), 1832-1903

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Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926

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Secretary of the Department of Labor and Commerce, 1906-1909. From the description of Letter, 1906 Nov. 7, New York, to Lee M. Friedman, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 174212191 American ambassador and government official. From the description of Papers, 1869-1947. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122589779 Attorney, businessman, public official, diplomat, U.S. secretary of commerce and labor, and author...

Zelaya, José Santos 1853-1919

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Milliken, Seth Mellen, 1836-1920

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Seth Mellen Milliken was born in 1836 in Poland, Me. He married Margaret Leighton Hill of Dover, N.H. in 1874. Their children were Seth M. Milliken, Jr., M.D.; Gerrish Hill Milliken (1877-1947); and Margaret Leighton Milliken (Mrs. Harold Ames Hatch). Seth Milliken founded Deering, Milliken & Co. in 1865 with William Deering, who withdrew in 1868 to establish Deering Harvester & Co. in Chicago. Gerrish Milliken became head of Deering, Milliken & Co. upon his father's retirement, abou...