Papers, 1906-2000.

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Papers, 1906-2000.

The papers document Cushman's artwork, related contacts, and her wide social network, particularly in Chicago circa 1910's, and Europe circa 1920's. There is correspondence, printed materials, and writings by and about many notable individuals including Jane Addams, Stephen Vincent Benť and family, Sarah Bernhardt, Giacomo Boni, Clarence Darrow, Lauro De Bosis, Louise de Koven Bowen, Edward Ward Carmack, Primo de Rivera, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Elizabeth Sparhawk Jones, Benito Mussolini, Dorothy and Ezra Pound, Frank Lloyd Wright, Amelia Earhart, Daniel Chester French, Alice Hamilton, Grace Hegger Lewis, Marion and Edward MacDowell (founders of the MacDowell Colony), among others. Of particular interest are biographical materials, correspondence, and writings by and about Ezra Pound; letters from historian Mary Ritter Beard describing attempt to establish The World Center for Women's Archives; autobiographical letters between Cushman and Alice Gerstenberg, and Frank Lloyd Wright's letters and an essay by him on communism (1950).

4.24 linear ft. (12 boxes; flat file)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7704737

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Addams, Jane, 1860-1935

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Social reformer; founder of Hull House settlement, Chicago. From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Louis J. Keller, Chicago, 1912 May 13. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496308 From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Paul M. Angle, Springfield, Ill., 1932 June 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496294 Founder of Hull House in Chicago. From the description of Cor...

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972

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Ezra Pound was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, The Cantos (c. 1917–1962). Pound's contribution to poetry began in the early 20th century with his role in developing Imagism, a movement stressing precision and economy of language. Working in London as foreign editor of several American l...

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

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Architect, designer; Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona. From the description of Frank Lloyd Wright textile design studies, [ca. 1955]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122971 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an American Architect internationally recognized for his distinctive Prairie Style houses, innovative building design, Taliesin school and fellowships, and philosophy of "organic architecture." From the guide to the Frank Lloyd Wright Miscel...

De Bosis, Lauro, 1901-1931

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De Bosis was an Italian poet and freedom fighter who was killed in 1931 after dropping anti-fascist leaflets from an airplane over Rome. From the description of Papers, 1917-1933. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122581282 De Bosis was an Italian poet and anti-fascist; he taught at Harvard beginning in 1926, during which time he published his translation of La vita privata di Elena di Troia by J. Erskine. From the description of Letter : to unidentified ...

Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923

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Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was a French actress. From the guide to the Sarah Bernhardt Collection, 1878-1969, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Actress, sculptor, and painter, Sarah Bernhardt was born in Paris, France. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007114 French born actress, artist, and writer. From the description of Sarah Bernhardt Collection, c...

Primo de Rivera, Miguel, 1870-1930

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Beard, Mary Ritter, 1876-1958

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Historian, feminist, and author. Married historian Charles Beard. From the description of Papers, 1935-1958 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006703 From the description of Letters, 1937-1942 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008676 Beard was an American author and historian. From the description of Correspondence: [1938?]-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155180912 Mary Ritter Bear...

Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of India's independence from British colonial rule to world attention. His philosophy of non-violence, for which he coined the term satyagraha, influenced both nationalist and international movements for peaceful change. Gandhi's principle of satyagraha (from Sanskrit satya: truth, and graha: grasp/hold), often translated as "way of truth" or "pursui...

Pound, Dorothy

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Epithet: Mrs wife of Ezra Pound British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000349.0x000392 ...

Gerstenberg, Alice

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Author and dramatist Gerstenberg was born in Chicago, Ill., in 1885, the daughter of Erich and Julia Weischendorff Gerstenberg. She attended Bryn Mawr College, wrote novels and plays, and was the co-founder of the Junior League Theater for Children (1921) and founder of the Playwright Theater (1922), both in Chicago. Nancy Cox-McCormack Cushman studied art in St. Louis and Chicago, and was a sculptor in bronze and terra cotta. She was married to Charles T. Cushman. ...

Bowen, Louise de Koven, 1859-

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Louise deKoven Bowen (1859-1953) was a Chicago philanthopist, social reformer and benefactor of Hull-House. She was the director of the Woman's Club of Chicago and served as Hull-House Treasurer and president of the Board of Directors. She also served as the first president of the Juvenile Protective Association where she supervised research examining such issues as working conditions, racial prejudice, prostitution and popular entertainment and their effects on young people. In 1912, she donate...

Cox-McCormack, Nancy, 1885-1967

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Sculptor. From the description of Nancy Cox-McCormack papers, 1911-1965. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 35309950 A sculptor, Cushman studied art in St. Louis, Mo. and at the Art Institute of Chicago. From the description of Papers, 1931-1936 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007180 Sculptor; Author; and Traveler. Nancy Cox was born in Nashville, Tennessee and attended Ward Se...

Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945

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Dictator, Italy. From the description of Tribute of Benito Mussolini, 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454676 Premier of Italy, 1922-1943. From the description of Taking care of agriculture : typescript, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122446815 Biographical/Historical Note Premier of Italy, 1922-1943. From the guide to the Benito Mussolini typescript : Taking care of agriculture...