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Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957

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American artist; president of the National Academy of Design. From the description of DeWitt M. Lockman interviews with artists, 1927. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475906995 DeWitt Lockman was a portrait painter, New York, N.Y. He studied in Europe, 1891-1892 and 1901-1902; a pupil of James H. Beard, Nelson N. Bickford and William Sartain; and was president of the National Academy of Design and records secretary of the New York Historical Society. F...

Stokes, Caroline Phelps, 1854-1909

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Caroline Phelps Stokes and Olivia Egleston Phelps Stokes (1847-1927), sisters, and daughters of wealthy and religious parents in New York City, devoted their lives to Christian philanthropy, particularly to the improvement of education and housing for blacks in the U.S. From the description of Papers of Caroline and Olivia Phelps Stokes, 1866-1927 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006859 From the description of Papers, 1892-1927 (inclusive). (Harvard ...

Munn, William

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Glover, Mary, Manhattan property owner.

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Munn, Stephen B.

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Sage, Gardner A.

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Senff, Henry.

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Suffern, Thomas

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Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848

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John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company in 1808, and the Pacific Fur Company in 1810. In the spring of 1811 he established a post at Astoria on the Columbia River, but sold it to British interests in 1813. By 1817 Astor had gained control of all the Mississippi Valley posts of the Northwest and Southwest Companies. The Columbia Fur Company, one of Astor's major competitors, was absorbed in 1827. By 1834 Astor tired of the fur business and sold all of his interests. From t...