Papers, 1922-1966.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965

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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. Raised in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in numerous positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Alcohol Administration, Department of the Navy, and the State Department. In 1945, he served on the committee that created the United Nations, and he was a me...

United States. War Production Board

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The War Resources Board was established August 9, 1939, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a civilian advisory group to collaborate with the Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board in formulating economic mobilization policies. It was abolished November 24, 1939. The Advisory Commission to the World War I Council of National Defense was revived, May 29, 1940. Three of its functional divisions (Industrial Production, Industrial Materials, and Labor), responsible for the stockpiling and delivery o...

McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

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University of Chicago. Divinity school

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Illinois. Board of Public Welfare Commissioners.

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Chicago Crime Commission

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Baptist Theological Union (Chicago, Ill.)

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The Baptist Theological Union was organized in 1856 for the purpose of founding and supporting an institution for theological instruction. Instruction began at the Baptist Union Theological Seminary in the fall of 1867. The Theological Seminary moved from Chicago to Morgan Park in 1877. In 1892 the Theological Seminary became the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. The Baptist Theological Union continued as a separate organization. From the description of Records, 1865-1924...

University of Chicago.

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Most of the records in the collection pertain to the $400,000 raised by the American Baptist Education Society in 1889-1890 in order to obtain a 600,000 grant from John D. Rockefeller for the creation of an endowment for the University of Chicago. The first volume in the inventory, Record of Pledges for the University of Chicago, contains an alphabetical numbered listing of subscribers, amounts pledged, and payments made through 1906. The subscription forms and letters (1:4-13) are numbered to c...

American Friends of the Middle East

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American Friends of the Middle East; founded in 1951; headquarters first in New York, N.Y., moved to Washington D.C. in 1959; membership organization formed to promote understanding and friendship between the people of the Middle East and the United States; provided specialized services in the fields of technical training, educational and cultural exchange in the Arab countries including North Africa; published magazines, newsletters, books and pamphlets; issued booklists and sponsored a lending...

Nuveen, John, 1896-

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Investment banker, community leader, University of Chicago trustee, and diplomat. From the description of Papers, 1922-1966. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52246876 Born 1896 to John Nuveen Sr. and Ida (Strawbridge) Nuveen, John Jr. was raised I Chicago, Il to parents who were very active in the local Baptist community. John Sr. established the now famous John Nuveen Company, which sold municipal bonds specializing in school and public work...

University of Chicago. Board of Trustees

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Secretaries of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees included Thomas W. Goodspeed (1891-1912), J. Spencer Dickerson (1913-1926), John F. Moulds (1927-1944), Wilbur C. Munnecke (1945-1948), Lyndon H. Lesch, (acting, 1948), R. W. Harrison (acting, 1949), and Howard H. Moore (1950-1962). From the description of University of Chicago Board of Trustees Correspondence of the Secretary records 1890-1960 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 608326494 ...

University of Chicago. Alumni Council

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