Letters, 1951-1952.

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Letters, 1951-1952.

Letters and copies of letters to Elizabeth Stevenson Ives, sister of Adlai Ewing Stevenson II, as well as several other people, trying to explain Wakefield's frustrations about determining what to do with the Lindsay family home as well as trying to finish several books about Vachel Lindsay.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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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...

Wakefield, Olive Lindsay, 1877-1957.

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Wakefield, the sister of the poet and artist Vachel Lindsay, was married to Paul Wakefield and served with him as a missionary to China. From the description of Letters, 1951-1952. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 549439191 ...

Ives, Elizabeth Stevenson, 1897-1994

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Interviewee sister of Adlai E. Stevenson; married Ernest Ives. From the description of Reminiscences of Elizabeth Stevenson Ives : oral history, 1966-1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527635 Sister, aide, admirer & confidante of Adlai E. Stevenson (1900-1965). Elizabeth and her husband, Ernest Ives, both actively worked for Adlai's campaigns when he ran for governor of Illinois in 1948 and U.S. President ...

Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931

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Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was born in Springfield, IL. He studied in Ohio, Chicago, and New York and acquired a reputation as a poet and lecturer. Lindsay became famous for his walk from Springfield, IL to New Mexico in 1912, and for an unusual method of writing poetry. In 1924 he arrived in Spokane where he worked as a columnist for the "Spokesman-Review". He returned to Springfield in 1929, and at the time of his death was a major figure in American poetry. From the description of Co...

Graebel, Richard Paul, 1908-1976

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Clergyman. From the description of Reminiscences of Richard Paul Graebel : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122308442 Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield, Illinois (1947-1971). Member and leader of numerous religious, civic, and social service organizations. From the description of Papers, 1947-1975. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 22166312 ...