Autograph and typed letters signed collection, 1895-1963.

Lattimore, Eleanor Frances, 1904-1986

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Eleanor Frances Lattimore was born in China, lived briefly in Switzerland and came to the United States with her parents in 1920. She worked as a free-lance artist, author of children's stories and book illustrator, chiefly of her own books. From the description of Eleanor Frances Lattimore papers, 1962-1975. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63301722 Eleanor Frances Lattimore was born June 30, 1904, in Shanghai, China, the daughter of American nati...

Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989

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Robert Penn Warren (1905-1989), first poet laureate of the United States, was a poet, writer of fiction, and co-author with Cleanth Brooks of influential textbooks on literature. He won Pulitzer Prizes for All the King's Men (1946) and for volumes of poetry, Promises (1958) and Now and Then (1979). From the description of Robert Penn Warren papers, 1906-1989. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702132948 Robert Penn Warren served on the faculty of Louisiana State University, Dept...

Richardson, Louise

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Florida State College for Women

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According to Robin Sellers' Femina Perfecta, in 1914 members of the even-year classes of Florida State College for Women (juniors and freshmen) wore their green and yellow class colors to chapel on the Saturday morning before Thanksgiving. A spontaneous pep rally ensued. On the following Wednesday, odd-year class members (seniors, sophomores, and sub-freshmen) carried canes wrapped with ribbons in their individual class colors of red, white, and purple. On Thanksgiving Day the odd-year classes d...

Aguinaldo, Emilio, 1869-1964

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Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (1869-1964) was a Filipino who led the insurrection against Spain, and later the fight for independence against the United States, until his capture in 1901 and his consequent oath of allegiance to the United States. ...

Deland, Margaret, 1857-1945

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Author Margaret Wade Campbell Deland was born in Allegheny, Penn. She became interested in the plight of unmarried mothers, taking them into her home until they could find proper jobs. For biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971). From the description of Letters, 1884-1937 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007073 Margaret Deland was born in Western Pennsylvania, was educated in New York, and lived much of her adult life i...

Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

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Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968) devoted her life to bettering the education and treatment of the blind, the deaf, and the nonverbal, and was a pioneer in educating the public in the prevention of blindness in newborns. Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. When Helen Keller was 19 months old she became ill with Scarlet Fever, which resulted in her becoming blind and deaf. In her autobiography The Story of My Life, a book she first wrote in 1903 at the age of 23, she desc...

Tallahassee Historical Society

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The Tallahassee Historical Society was organized on January 11, 1933 by W.T. Cash (State Librarian), Edward B. Eppes, and Robert S. Cotterill. It was originally named the Capital Historical Society. The Society promotes preservation of historic buildings; educates the public about Tallahassee's history; publishes a historical journal, "Apalachee"; and co-sponsors and provides judges for the Leon County History Fair. Its activities include monthly meetings from September through May, field trips ...

Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975

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Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), novelist and playwright. From the description of Thornton Wilder collection, 1918-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82555916 From the description of Thornton Wilder collection, 1918-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702165470 Thornton Wilder was an American playwright, novelist, and essayist. From the description of Thornton Wilder collection of papers, 1926-1975 bulk (1926-1967). (New York Public Library). WorldCat rec...

Dewey, John, 1859-1952

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John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859 in Burlington, Vermont and graduated in 1879 from The University of Vermont. After graduation Dewey taught high school and published in the Journal of Speculative Philosophy. In 1884 Dewey resumed his studies and earned a Ph. D. from John Hopkins University. Although he taught and remained primarily at Columbia University, he also taught or lectured at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of California, Imp...

Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973

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Pearl S. Buck was the daughter of American missionary parents, and spent the first seventeen years of her life in China. Her third novel, The Good Earth, won the Pulitzer Prize, and a Nobel Prize for literature followed, citing The Good Earth as well as her biographies of her parents. Critical reception for her works has been mixed since these early successes. A prolific and optimistic author, most of her fiction is set in China, and she displays great affection for the place and her characters....

Caldwell, Millard Fillmore, 1897-1984

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Lawyer, politician, and judge. City attorney, Milton, Florida, 1926-1932; Attorney, Santa Rosa County School Board; Member, Florida House of Representatives, 1929-1931; Representative, U.S. Congress, 1933-1941; Governor of Florida, 1945-1949; Chairman, Board of Control for Southern Regional Education, 1948-1950; and justice of the Florida Supreme Court, 1962-1969. From the guide to the Millard Fillmore Caldwell Papers, 1938-1950, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smath...

Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972

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James F. Byrnes was born on May 2, 1882, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Elizabeth McSweeney and James Byrnes. On May 2, 1906, he married Maude Busch, who was born in Aiken, SC, on October 22, 1883. Byrnes was elected Court Solicitor of the Second District in 1908; U.S. Congressman from 1911-1925; U.S. Senator from 1931-1941. He was appointed to serve as a Justice of U.S. Supreme Court 1941-1942. He also served as Director of the Office of Economic Stabilization, 1942; Director of the Office o...

Lotos Club (New York, N.Y.)

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Salley, Nathaniel Moss

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Philippine General Hospital

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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Rutledge, Archibald, 1883-1973

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Poet and author; poet laureate of South Carolina, 1934-1973. From the description of Archibald Hamilton Rutledge papers, 1780-1983. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 28415056 McClellanville (Charleston Co.), S.C. poet. From the description of Letter, 1939. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36635469 ...

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

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Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later the family moved to Munich, where he later on began his schooling at the Luitpold Gymnasium. Later, they moved to Italy and Albert continued his education at Aarau, Switzerland and in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as a teacher in physics and mathematics. In 1901, the year he gained his diploma, he acquired Swiss citizenship and, as he was...

Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists

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Established in June 1946 to disseminate information about atomic energy issues and to raise funds for other organizations involved in similar efforts. Dissolved September 1951. From the description of Records, 1946-1951 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52250074 ...