Material relating to Petersburg, Va. including public schools, Southern Female College, University School, Leavenworth Collegiate Seminary and Mrs. E.N. Newson's School [manuscript] 1820-1911.

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Material relating to Petersburg, Va. including public schools, Southern Female College, University School, Leavenworth Collegiate Seminary and Mrs. E.N. Newson's School [manuscript] 1820-1911.

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Correspondence of Robert Shanks and William H. Baxter incident to the founding and operation of the Petersburg Gas Co.; clippings on President William H. Taft's visit to the city in 1909; and miscellaneous items regarding Old Blandford Church. Other names mentioned are Ida Baxter, Marie Exall Baxter, Thomas P.P. Clapp, James Colt, Richard E. Colt, W.T. Davis, T.P. Leavenworth, and William H. Ruffner.

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Petersburg Gas Co.

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Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930

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William Howard Taft (1857-1930) was an American politician who served as U.S. President (1908-1912) and Chief Justitce of the Supreme Court (1921-1930). 1857 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 15th 1878 Graduated from Yale University 1880 Graduated from Cincinnati Law School ...

Mrs. E.N. Newson's School (Petersburg, Va.)

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Baxter, Marie Exall.

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Baxter, Ida.

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Ruffner, William Henry, 1824-1908

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William Henry Ruffner was born February 11, 1824, the son of Henry Ruffner, a Presbyterian minister and college president. He graduated from Washington College (Lexington, Va.) where his father served, in 1842. Ruffner attended Union Theological Seminary (Richmond, Va.) in 1845 and 1846, and graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1847. He married Harriet Anne Gray of Collicello, Va. in 1850. Ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia in 1852, he served for a year as pastor of Seventh P...

Shanks, Bob, 1924-

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Author, screenwriter, television and film producer. Bob Shanks's credits in television as a creator, writer and/or producer include "Tonight Show" starring Jack Paar for NBC-TV, "The Morning Program" for CBS-TV, "Good Morning America" and "20/20" for ABC-TV, "Merv Griffin Show" for both NBC-TV and CBS-TV, as well as PBS's "The Great American Dream Machine." He received Emmys for the latter in 1970 and 1971 and for segments of "20/20" in 1978. He is the author of several ...

Colt, James.

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Colt, Richard E.

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Old Blandford Church (Petersburg, Va.)

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Leavenworth Collegiate Seminary (Petersburg, Va.)

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Baxter, William Hubbard, 1921-

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Baxter is believed to have lived in Andover, Mass. From the description of Fabric style books. [19--?] (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 48959973 ...

Davis, W. T.

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University School (Petersburg, Va.)

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Southern Female College (Petersburg, Va.)

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Clapp, Thomas P. P.

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Leavenworth, T. P.

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