Documents and notes made for his life of Edwin A. Alderman [manuscript].

Harris, William Torrey, 1835-1909

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Philosopher and educator. Born Sept. 10, 1835, near North Killingly, Conn.; died Nov. 5, 1909, in Providence, R.I. Resident of Concord, Mass., 1880-1889. Began teaching in St. Louis public schools in 1857. Became Assistant Superintendent of Schools in St. Louis in 1866, Superintendent in 1868. Student and scholar of German philosophy, particularly of Hegel. Founded Journal of Speculative Philosophy in 1867. In 1880, resigned position in St. Louis to assist Bronson Alcott and F. B. ...

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...

Wilson, Hugh

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Hamman, Louis, 1877-1946

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Alderman, Kate L.,

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Smith, Harvey M

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Malone, Dumas, 1892-1986

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American historian and editor. From the description of Address books [manuscript] ca. 1925-1934. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647963645 Historian, biographer, University of Virginia professor. From the description of Papers of Dumas Malone [manuscript], 1913-1986. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816236 Professor of History at the University of Virginia; Editor of the "Dictionary of American biography," and biographer of ...

Aycock, Charles B. (Charles Brantley), 1859-1912

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Keene, Susan B.,

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Moses, Edward P.

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West, Alice Saunders,

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Dillard, J. H. (James Hardy), 1856-1940

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Dean and professor of Latin, Tulane University; 1st president of the Jeanes fund. From the description of Papers, 1878-1939, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958853 From the description of Papers of James Hardy Dillard [manuscript], 1878-1939, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806738 ...

Hedges, Halstead Shipman, 1867-1968.

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Dabney, Charles William, 1855-1945

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Charles William Dabney was a scientist, educator, and author. Also represented in the collection are four generations of his ancestors, including William Dabney (ca. 1707-1772?); Charles Dabney (1745-1829); Charles William Dabney (1786-1833); Charles William Dabney (1809-1895); Robert Lewis Dabney (1820-1898); Lavinia (Morrison) Dabney (1823-1905); and James Morrison (fl. 1817-1865). From the description of Charles William Dabney papers, 1715-1945. WorldCat record id: 25968501 ...

Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...

Joynes, J. Y.,

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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 ...

House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938

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Edward Mandell House was born July 26, 1858, in Houston, Texas. He became active in Texas politics and served as an advisor to President Woodrow Wilson, particularly in the area of foreign affairs. House functioned as Wilson's chief negotiator in Europe during the negotiations for peace (1917-1919), and as chief deputy for Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference. He died on March 28, 1938, in New York City. From the description of Edward Mandell House papers, 1885-2007 (inclusive), 1885...

Gilder, Joseph Benson, 1858-1936

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Joseph Benson Gilder (1858-1936) was an American editor, author and banker. He was a founder and co-editor of The Critic, a New York literary periodical; editor of its successor Putnam's Magazine; and editor of the New York Times Book Review. He served in the diplomatic service and from 1914 to 1928 was secretary of the Industrial Finance Corporation. From the guide to the Joseph Benson Gilder papers, ca. 1880-1919, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Ayres, Brown,

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

Battle, George Gordon, 1868-

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Stuart, Henry Carter, 1855-1933

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Virginia governor, 1914-1918. From the description of Letter of Henry Carter to Clarence J. Owens [manuscript], 1914 November 17. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805048 From the description of Letter of Henry Carter to Clarence J. Owens, 1914 November 17. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958168 Henry Carter Stuart (1855-1933) of Russell County, Virgninia was a very successful farmer, with a particular interest in breeding shorthorn ca...

Noble, M. C. S. (Marcus Cicero Stephens), 1855-1942

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M.C.S. Noble was an educator and leader in the development of public schools in North Carolina; superintendent of schools in Wilmington, N.C.; member of the University of North Carolina faculty, 1898-1942, as professor of education and dean of the School of Education; and author of History of Public Schools in North Carolina (1930) and of numerous articles and textbooks. From the guide to the M.C.S. Noble Papers, 1860-1971, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. South...

Peabody, George Foster, 1852-1938

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George Foster Peabody, banker and philanthropist, was born in Columbus, Ga. in 1852 and died in Warm Springs, Ga. in 1938. He was the son of George Henry and Elvira Canfield Peabody and husband of Katrina N. Trask. From the description of Cherokee Indian language letters, 1907. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 259719021 Banker and philanthropist. From the description of Papers of George Foster Peabody, 1894-1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 8410865...

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

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Epithet: President of Columbia University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x000180 Butler was a philosopher, diplomat, and educator; president of Columbia University from 1901-1942. From the description of Nicholas Murray Butler letter, 1942 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 777002021 President of Columbia University. From the description of Letters to F.W. Wile and...

Fuller, W. W. (Williamson Whitehead), 1858-1934

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General counsel for the American Tobacco Company. From the description of Papers, 1922-1935. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39352970 ...

Trudeau, E. S.,

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Moore, Elise P.,

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Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931

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Educator and orator. From the description of Letter to a former student [manuscript], 1920 June 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647976354 From the description of Edwin Anderson Alderman papers [manuscript], 1881-1950. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647925708 University of Virginia president. From the description of Sketch of Edwin Anderson Alderman [manuscript], ca. 1925. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 64781...

Dancy, Frank B.,

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Erickson, Alfred W.,

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Wilson, Edwin M.,

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Bellamy, John D.,

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Baker, Page M. (Page Mercer), 1840-1910

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Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944

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Ida M. Tarbell was an investigative journalist best known from her The History of the Standard Oil Company published in 1904. She wrote for American Magazine, which she also co-owned and co-edited, from 1906 to 1915. From the guide to the Ida M. Tarbell papers, 1916-1930, (Ohio University) Historian, journalist, lecturer, and muckraker, (Allegheny College, A.B., 1880). For further information, see Notable American Women (1971). From the description of The nationa...

Smith, Charles P., 1931-

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Baldwin, Edward R. (Edward Robinson), 1864-1947

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Edward Baldwin was associated with the Saranac Laboratory for the Study of Tuberculosis and became director of The Edward L. Trudeau Foundation for Research and Teaching in Tuberculosis in 1915. From the guide to the Edward Robinson Baldwin Papers, 1895-1933, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine) Edward Baldwin was associated with the Saranac Laboratory for the Study of Tuberculosis and became director of the Trudeau Foundation in 1915. Fro...

Curry, Lamar Monroe,

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Dern, George Henry, 1872-1936

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U.S. secretary of war and governor of Utah. From the description of George Henry Dern papers, 1933-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980069 Governor. From the description of School land titles in public land states. (Southern Utah University). WorldCat record id: 122599949 Dern was born in Nebraska but moved to Utah to be bookkeeper for his father's Mercur Gold Mining and Milling Co. He was involved in ranching, dairying, public utilities, and banki...

Barringer, Paul B. (Paul Brandon), 1857-1941

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Price, J. Woods,

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Murphy, Edgar Gardner, 1869-1913

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Episcopal clergyman, publicist, executive secretary of the Southern Education Board, 1903-1908, author, and amateur astronomer. From the description of Edgar Gardner Murphy papers, 1893-1913. WorldCat record id: 24439055 Edgar Gardner Murphy was born in Fort Smith, Ark., and grew up there and in San Antonio, Tex. From 1891 to 1903, Murphy was a practicing Episcopal clergyman in San Antonio; Laredo, Tex.; Chillicothe, Ohio; Kingston, N.Y.; and Montgomery, Ala. In 1903, he lef...

Saunders, M. Garnett, Mrs.,

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Fuller, Thomas Staples,

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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...

Hoge, Dayton Harrison,

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Stevenson, Eugene

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Craighead, E. B.,

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Graves, Louis, 1791-1857

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McIver, Charles Duncan, 1860-1906

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Charles Duncan McIver was born on September 27, 1860 in Moore County, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1881 and began teaching school in Durham and Winston. In 1886 he went to Peace Institute in Raleigh. In 1889, McIver and Edwin A. Alderman were chosen by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to hold teacher institutes across the state. An advocate of higher education for women, he was chosen President of the State Normal and Industrial Scho...

Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918

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Editor and American ambassador to Great Britain; of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1889-1917. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077806 Walter H. Page was editor of The Atlantic Monthly, 1895-98. Prior, he was with the Forum. Robert Johnson worked at the Century magazine. From the description of TLS, 1896 July 1, Boston, Mass. to Robert Underwood Johnson / Walter H. Page. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 37228165 ...

Green, Hector M., Mrs.,

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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

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Booker T. Washington was an African American educator and public figure. Born a slave on a small farm in Hale's Ford, Virginia, he worked his way through the Hampton Institute and became an instructor there. He was the first principal of the Tuskegee Institute, and under his management it became a successful center for practical education. A forceful and charismatic personality, he became a national figure through his books and lectures. Although his conservative views concerned many critics, he...

Bryan, John Stewart, 1871-1944

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Fenner, Charles E. (Charles Erasmus), 1834-1911

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Charles E. (Charles Erasmus) Fenner (1834-1911) was a Louisiana Supreme Court justice and an officer in the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department. He was married to Caroline Payne, daughter of Jacob V. Payne, merchant of New Orleans, La. From the guide to the Charles E. Fenner Papers, ., 1797-1900, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Louisiana Supreme Court justice; officer in Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department. ...

Alderman, Emma Graves,

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