Dixon Gannett papers, [ca. 1930-1987].

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Dixon Gannett papers, [ca. 1930-1987].

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Photographs of Gannett's relatives, including his parents, Frank and Caroline Werner Gannett; his wife, Jean, and their children; Gannett's aunts and uncles; his sister, Sally Gannett McAdam and her family; Gannett employees and friends, including pilot Russell Holderman; and photographs of Gannett airplanes, their yacht (the Widgeon), family gatherings, and public events. Also, several small photo albums of Dixon Gannett as a child; a scrapbook of letters, telegrams, programs, and newspaper clippings relating to him and other family members; and loose clippings concerning the marriage of Dixon and Jean, and Frank Gannett's death.

1.4 cubic ft.

Cornell University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7904860

Cornell University Library

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Gannett, Frank E. (Frank Ernest), 1876-1957

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While a student at Cornell University, Frank Gannett worked as a reporter for the ITHACA JOURNAL, correspondent for newspapers in other cities, and editor of the CORNELL DAILY SUN. He accompanied the first United States Commission to the Philippines as secretary to its chairman, Jacob Gould Schurman, then President of Cornell. Returning to Ithaca, New York in 1900, he worked for the ITHACA DAILY NEWS and the CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS. He also worked for a time in New York City and Pittsbu...

Gannett, Dixon, 1927-

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Gannett, Jean.

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Holderman, Russell.

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McAdam, Sally Gannett.

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Gannett, Caroline Werner, 1894-1979

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Civic leader. Caroline Werner was born in Rochester, New York, on January 22, 1894, the daughter of Lillie Boller Werner and New York State Court of Appeals Judge William E. Werner. She attended public schools in Rochester until the 8th grade, completing her education in various private schools. She also spent a year at "Pension Glucker," a girls school in Munich, and traveled throughout Europe during her teens. On March 25, 1920, Miss Werner married Frank E. Gannett, wh...