Helen Magill White papers, 1865-1938.

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Helen Magill White papers, 1865-1938.

Includes Magill family correspondence, 1865-90; correspondence between Helen and a childhood friend, Eva Channing; letters and other papers pertaining to Helen's work as principal of Howard Institute; letters between Helen and A. D. White before and after their marriage; letters to Helen from friends; correspondence with White's children from his first marriage; correspondence with Karin, Helen's daughter; and microfilm of 19 diaries, 1867-1933. Also includes correspondence of A. D. White; notebooks, bills, and receipts, invitations to and menus from diplomatic affairs, Christmas cards, and a diplomatic case.

7.6 cubic ft., 6 reels microfilm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7906586

Cornell University Library

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Channing, Eva.

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Magill, Edward H. (Edward Hicks), 1825-1907

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Previously Principal of its Preparatory Department, Edward Hicks Magill became the second President of Swarthmore College in 1870. He had supported the decision to make the college coed and implemented one hundred rules to show his belief in strict discipline. Swarthmore College progressed during his Presidency and the first class was graduated in 1872. During his term, the Preparatory Department was abolished, and Swarthmore's reputation as an established college was secured. After his retireme...

Howard Collegiate Institute.

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White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918

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The second International Peace Conference was held at the Hague in 1907. From the description of Hague Peace Conference documents, 1907. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64052217 Ambassador to Russia; first president of Cornell University. From the description of Andrew Dickson White papers, 1901-1902. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155410378 Andrew Dickson White was born at Homer, New York, November 7, 1832. ...

White, Karin Andreevna.

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White, Helen Magill, 1853-1944

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Helen Magill completed her Ph.D. in Greek in 1877 at Boston University. She served as principal of the Howard Collegiate Institute, a girls' school in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts; taught briefly at Evelyn College, a short-lived women's annex to Princeton University; and taught physical geography at Brooklyn High School. In September 1887, while presenting a paper at the annual meeting of the American Social Science Association, she met Andrew Dickson White, a friend of her father, Edward Hic...