Papers, 1824-2000 (bulk 1927-1990).

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

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Richard Rodgers, composer and producer, was born in New York on June 28, 1902. He composed his first song, My Auto Show Girl when he was fourteen years old. (This is included in the collection Box 16, Folder 6) In 1918 Rodgers met his first professional partner, Lorenz Hart. Together they presented their first hit show, The Garrick Gaieties in 1925. In 1929 Rodgers and Hart appeared in a two-reel autobiographical short, Masters of Melodyproduced by Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corp. and written and di...

United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...

Leonowens, Anna Harriette, 1831-1915

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Anna Harriette Leonowens (born Anna Harriet Emma Edwards;[1] 5 November 1831 – 19 January 1915) was an Anglo-Indian or Indian-born English[2] travel writer, educator and social activist. She became well-known with the publication of her memoirs, beginning with The English Governess at the Siamese Court (1870), which chronicled her experiences in Siam (modern Thailand), as teacher to the children of the Siamese King Mongkut....

Landon, Kenneth Perry, 1903-

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Missionary, State Department specialist, professor, author; born Kenneth Perry Landon, March 27, 1903; graduated from Wheaton College (Ill.), 1924; married Margaret Mortenson, June 1926; with Margaret, served in Thailand as missionaries, 1927-1937; completed Ph. D. at the University of Chicago, 1938; dissertation later published as, Siam in Transition; specialist on Southeast Asia for the U.S. State Department, 1941-1965: his posts included serving on the National Security Council, 1954-1960, le...

Foreign Service Institute (U.S.)

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American University (Washington, D.C.)

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Landon, Margaret, 1903-1993

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Author. From the description of Anna and the king of Siam : literary manuscripts, circa 1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131952 ...

Cole, Edna Sarah.

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Bradley, Dan Beach, 1804-1873

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Physician and missionary. Obtained support of the King of Siam to pursue smallpox and cowpox vaccination programs in Siam, 1835-1873. Vaccinated several members of the royal family, but failed to win the support of the people for a general vaccination program. From the description of Extracts concerning smallpox from the diary of the Rev. Dan Beach Bradley, M.D., 1830-1873, Congregational missionary to Siam, 1835-1873. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). WorldCat record id...

Mongkut, King of Siam, 1804-1868

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King Mongkut, also known as Rama IV (b. 18 October 1804, Bangkok, Siam–d. 1 October 1868, Bangkok, Siam), was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1851 to 1868. Following tradition, he became a Buddhist monk in 1824 and let the priesthood to ascended the throne in 1851. King Mongkut was often seen as pro-British and is known for his involvement in the Bowring Treaty between the United Kingdom and Siam. During his reign, King Mongkut instituted cultural ...

Mattoon, Stephen, 1815-1899.

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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.

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American distribution and production corporation of motion pictures. From the description of Pressbooks, 1977-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391955 American film producing and distributing corporation formed by the merger of two companies in the early half of the century. In 1915 William Fox began the Fox Film Corporation; and in 1925, he bought controlling interest in the then largest theater in the world, the Roxy Theater of New York, N.Y. The Roxy boasted a seati...

Presbyterian church in the U.S.A.

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The Transylvania Presbytery was organized by appointment of the synods of New York and Philadelphia. The Synod of New York made part of the Presbytery of Abingdon into the Transylvania Presbytery, which encompassed the district of Kentucky and the settlements on the Cumberland River. The Reverend David Rice, Adam Rankin, Andrew McClure, and James Crawford met at the Danville, Kentucky courthouse to organize the presbytery. The synods of New York and Philadelphia appointed David Rice as moderator...

Davenport, Mary Frances Greenhow Roper, 1819-1896.

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