Hubert Merrill Sedgwick papers, 1884-1950 (inclusive).

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Hubert Merrill Sedgwick papers, 1884-1950 (inclusive).

Correspondence, clippings, memorabilia, photographs, and three books with flyleaf inscriptions relating to Hubert Merrill Sedgwick's career as a journalist. Included are seventeen letters (1940-1950) from Connie Mack. Two of the books, one by and the other about Mack, contain inscriptions by him and others to Sedgwick. The third is a privately printed book of poetry and aphorisms by Harry Durant, Yale Class of 1894. Also in the papers is a statement by William Howard Taft on tuberculosis.

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Yale University Library

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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 ...

Durant, Harry, 1870-1957.

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Phelps, William Lyon, 1865-1943

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William Lyon Phelps was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 2, 1865. He received a B.A. degree from Yale in 1887, an A.M. degree from Harvard in 1891, and a Ph.D. from Yale in 1891. Phelps taught English at Yale from 1892 until 1933 and was a popularizer of literature through his public lectures, radio addresses, and syndicated newspaper columns. He died in New Haven on August 21, 1943. From the description of William Lyon Phelps papers, 1826-1944 (inclusive), 1887-1943 (bulk)...

Yale University. Class of 1884

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Sedgwick, Hubert M. (Hubert Merrill), 1867-1950

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Hubert M. Sedgwick: sports writer for New Haven Palladium, 1894-1895; for New Haven Register, 1895, and sports editor, 1908-1917; executive secretary to the mayor of New Haven, 1907-1908, 1910-1918; correspondent for the New York Times, New York Tribune, Boston Transcript, Boston Post, Chicago Tribune, 1920-1944; active in many civic and sports activities. From the description of Hubert Merrill Sedgwick papers, 1884-1950 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168912 ...

Mack, Connie, 1862-1956

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Connie Mack played for the Washington Statesmen (1886-1889), Buffalo Bisons (1890), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1891-1896). Mack is best known, however, as a manager. He managed the Pirates (1894-1896) and Athletics (1901-1950). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. From the description of Letter, 1953, January 22. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 47294734 From the description of Letter, 1932, January 11. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). W...