Simplified Spelling Board publications, 1906-1913.

James, William, 1842-1910

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William James (born January 11, 1842, New York City – died August 26, 1910, Tamworth, New Hampshire) was the preeminent American philosopher of his day. His reinterpretations of psychology and pragmatism were among his major contributions to world thought, and his work continues to reward study and inspire analysis. ...

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

Funk, Isaac K. (Isaac Kaufman), 1839-1912

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Clergyman and publisher. From the description of Isaac K. Funk scrapbook, 1876-1907. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455561 Funk was manager of the Religious Newspaper Agency, publishers of the Metropolitan pulpit, which became the Homiletic review. In 1878, with A.W. Wagnalls founded Funk and Wagnalls, publishers. From the description of [Letter] 1877 Feb. 8, Brooklyn, N.Y. to John A. Broadus / I.K. Funk. 1877. (SBTS Library). WorldCat record id: 48463055 ...

Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931

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Educator, author, and naturalist. From the description of Papers of David Starr Jordan, 1861-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068098 Zoologist David Starr Jordan was elected president of Indiana University in 1885. He left IU in 1891 to become Stanford University's first president. Jordan died in 1931. From the description of David Starr Jordan papers, 1874-1929, bulk 1895-1929. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 61225195 American ichthyolog...

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682758 From the guide to the Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Address of Mr. Andrew Carnegie before the Pitt...

Gage, Lyman Judson

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Simplified Spelling Board

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Prominent members of the Simplified Spelling Board included Andrew Carnegie, Mark Twain, Melvil Dewey, Isaac K. Funk, Lyman J. Gage, Henry Holt, William James and David Starr Jordan. From the description of Simplified Spelling Board publications, 1906-1913. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072529 ...

Dewey, Melvil, 1851-1931

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Director of the New York State Library. From the description of Employment card, 1888-1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122573790 ...

Holt, Henry.

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