James H. Barry papers, 1889-1957 (bulk 1906-1927).

Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924

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Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) was President of the American Federation of Labor and a member of the President's First Industrial Conference in 1919. He was a member of the President's Unemployment Conference in 1921. ...

Burbank , Luther, 1849-1926

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Botanist, horticulturist, and naturalist. From the description of Luther Burbank papers, 1830-1989 (bulk 1880-1926). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981669 Luther Burbank began his work in horticulture in his birthplace, Lancaster, Massachusetts, where he raised seeds and vegetables for market. He moved to Santa Rosa, California in 1875 in order to pursue his work in a warmer climate. Burbank became world famous for his timesaving methods of plant breeding and grafting, esp...

Drury, Wells, 1851-1932

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Journalist, editor of several California newspapers, later secretary of the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce. From the description of Wells Drury papers, 1871-1937. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26624223 ...

Phelan, James D. (James Duval), 1861-1930

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James D. Phelan was a businessman, civic leader, political figure, and philanthropist, of San Francisco, Calif. He served as mayor of San Francisco (1897-1901) and U.S. Senator from Calif. (1915-1921). From the description of James D. Phelan correspondence : ALS and TLS, 1898-1927. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122394967 Biographical/Historical note Phelan was the son of a pioneer California banker....

Reedy, William Marion, 1862-1920

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American editor and critic. Born in St. Louis in 1862, Reedy served his apprenticeship as a writer on the Missouri Republican, then as a reporter for the Globe-Democrat, and in 1893 became the city editor of the St. Louis Mirror. He soon owned the Mirror and the publication changed from a gossip sheet to a sophisticated literary magazine. Reedy became one of the most successful literary entrepreneurs of his day and was influential in the development of American poetry in...

Kiefer, Daniel, 1856-1923

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Kent, William, 1864-1928

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William Kent was born on March 29, 1864 in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Yale (B.A., 1887). From 1895 to 1897 he was a member of the Chicago City Council and was a founding member of the Municipal Voters' League. Kent moved to California in 1907. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives from California (1911-1917) and served on the U.S. Tariff Commission (1917-1921). He lost the nomination in the California senatorial election of 1920. Kent died on March 13, 1928 in K...

Barry family

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James H. Barry Co.

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Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940

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Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist, feminist, author, editor, and lecturer on politics, literature and the arts. She was born in Lithuania and died in Canada. Her lectures and publications attracted attention throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was associated with the anarchist journal Mother Earth from 1906 to 1917 and was imprisoned for publicly advocating birth control in 1916 and pacifism in 1917. In 1919 she was deported to Russia but had to leave because of her criticism of the Bols...

Progressive Party (1912)

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Macarthur, Walter, 1862-1944

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Walter Macarthur was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1862. At age 14 he started his sailing career, working his way up to able seaman by 1881. In 1889 he began taking jobs exclusively in the coastwise trade of the western U.S., shipping on vessels traveling up and down the coast. He ceased being an active seaman in 1891, when, inspired by his participation in the Coast Sailor's Union (later the Sailors' Union of the Pacific) he became the business manager of The Coast Seaman's Journal. He assumed ...

Democratic Party (Calif.)

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Eggleston, William Green, 1859-1937

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Tompkins, E. C., Mrs.

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Sutherland, Howard V. (Howard Vigne), 1868-

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Howard Vigne Sutherland was born in Cape Town, South Africa on August 3, 1868, the son of Thomas and Sophy (Fairbridge) Sutherland. He was a playwright, journalist, and poet who authored "Jacinta, a California Idyll and Other Verses" (1900); "Bigg's Barr and other Klondyke Ballads" (1901); "Songs of a City" (1904); Idylls of Greece, 3 series (1908-1914); and "Other of the North" (1913), among other works. From the description of Howard Vigne Sutherland papers, 1901-1910. (University ...

Brown, James R

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Lane, Franklin K.

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Lane, 1864-1921, born in Canada and lived in California where he practiced law in San Francisco; he was United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913-1920. From the description of Proclamation with portrait of Theodore Roosevelt : broadside. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863398 In 1917, Brown became Special Assistant to Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, and worked with him until November 1918, when he enlisted in the Army. After the war, Brown...

Barry, James H., 1855-1927

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James H. Barry Co., printers and lithographers, was founded in San Francisco in 1878. James H. Barry was founder and editor of The Star, an influential San Francisco weekly newspaper in existence from 1887-1921. From the description of James H. Barry papers, 1889-1957 (bulk 1906-1927). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 57230301 Biographical Information Jame...

McClatchy, Charles K. (Charles Kenny), 1858-1936

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