Brand Blanshard papers, 1873-1989 (inclusive), 1913-1989 (bulk).

Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958

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Dorothy Canfield Fisher (February 17, 1879 – November 9, 1958) was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. In addition to bringing the Montessori method of child-rearing to the U.S., she presided over the country's first adult education program and shaped literary taste...

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965

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Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965), a poet, critic, editor, and playwright, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received a B. A. in 1909 and an M. A. in 1910 from Harvard, where he also pursued a doctoral degree in philosophy. In 1915, he married Vivienne (Vivien) Haigh-Wood. He completed his dissertation in 1916 while living in England and submitted it to Harvard, but was unable to defend it. He was literary editor of the avant-garde magazine The Egoist. In the Spring 1917, he publishe...

University of Oxford

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University of Oxford From the guide to the University of Oxford Musical Exercises, 1890, (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford) Not applicable. From the guide to the Typescript Theses, 1910-55, (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford) Rev. Samuel Myles graduated from Harvard College in 1684. From the description of Diploma : manuscript, 1693 July 14. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612804731 ...

Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.). Press

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Dewey, John, 1859-1952

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John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859 in Burlington, Vermont and graduated in 1879 from The University of Vermont. After graduation Dewey taught high school and published in the Journal of Speculative Philosophy. In 1884 Dewey resumed his studies and earned a Ph. D. from John Hopkins University. Although he taught and remained primarily at Columbia University, he also taught or lectured at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of California, Imp...

Blanshard, Frances Bradshaw, 1895-1966

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University of Michigan.

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

Institute on Religion in an Age of Science.

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University of St. Andrews.

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The collection of papyri in the University Library is of some antiquity and unclear provenance. From the guide to the Papyrii collection of the University of St Andrews, 22AD-299AD, (University of St Andrews) The University of St Andrews was the first university in Scotland. In 1410 a school of higher studies was established and on 28 February 1411/12 the society of masters and scholars received formal incorporation through a charter granted by the Bishop, Henry...

Joachim, Harold H. (Harold Henry), 1868-1938

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English philosopher. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : London, etc., to W.A. Knight, 1892 Dec. 26 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270492110 ...

Ducasse, Curt John, 1881-1969

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Philosopher. Faculty member of Brown University, chair of the Dept. of Philosophy, 1930-1951; Dean of the Graduate School, 1947-1949. From the description of Curt John Ducasse family papers, 1897-1969. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122615904 ...

George Allen & Unwin.

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Publisher. From the description of Letters, 1959. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 173203744 The firm of George Allen & Sons began in 1871 as the publisher of John Ruskin, acquiring the publishing branch of Bemrose & Sons in 1909. In 1911 it merged with Swan Sonnenschein to form George Allen & Co. Ltd. Financial difficulties ensued under George Allen's succeeding sons and daughter, and a Receiver for the Debenture Holders was appoint...

Brightman, Edgar Sheffield, 1884-1953

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American philosophical association

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Moore, G. E. (George Edward), 1873-1958

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Aydelotte, Frank, 1880-1956

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Frank Aydelotte, seventh President of Swarthmore College, was born on October 18, 1880 in Sullivan, Indiana; he was the first president of the College who was not a Quaker. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Indiana in 1900, and three years later received an M.A. from Harvard. He became a Rhodes Scholar and studied at Oxford University from 1905-1907. He then taught at University of Indiana from 1908-1915. Afterward he taught English Literature at M.I.T. where he worked until he ...

Carritt, E.F. (Edgar Frederick), 1876-1964

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Skinner, B.F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-1990

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Psychologist. Full name: Burrhus Frederic Skinner. From the description of B. F. Skinner papers, 1963-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984305 Skinner taught psychology at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Burrhus Frederic Skinner, 1928-1979 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973270 ...

Joseph, H. W. B. (Horace William Brindley), 1867-1943

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Horace William Brindley Joseph (1867-1943) was a Fellow of New College, Oxford . See the Dictionary of National Biography for details. From the guide to the War-time diaries of H.W.B. Joseph, 1914-18, 1939-42, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) ...

Silber, John, 1926-2012

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Bradley, F. H. (Francis Herbert), 1846-1924

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Prichard, H. A. (Harold Arthur), 1871-1947

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Metaphysical Society of America

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The Metaphysical Society of America was founded by Paul Weiss, Professor of Philosophy, Yale University, in 1950 at New Haven. Professor Weiss' purpose was "to turn the attention of the philosophical community from more limited objectives to concern with questions about the nature of reality." From the description of Metaphysical Society of America records, 1951-1981 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168203 From the guide to the Metaphysical Society of America r...

Yale University.

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Harris, Errol E. (Errol Eustace)

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Hunt, Everett Lee, 1890-1984

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American humanist association

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Hendel, Charles William, 1890-

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Freeman, Eugene, 1906-1986

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Smith College.

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Since 1900, Christmas at Smith College has involved the sending of cards, the singing of carols and the annual Vespers. Smith College's Christmas Vespers has allowed religious and non-religious students alike to come together and appreciate the music and spirit of the holiday season. At this annual candlelight ceremony, Smith College choral groups perform seasonal songs and religious readings. From the description of Records of Christmas at Smith College, 1900-[ongoing]. (Smith Colle...

Pap, Arthur, 1921-1959

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Blanshard, Brand, 1892-1987

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Brand Blanshard was born in Ohio in 1892. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1914, a master's degree from Columbia University in 1918, a B. Sci. from Oxford in 1920, and a doctorate from Harvard in 1921. Blanshard taught philosophy at the University of Michigan (1921-1925), Swarthmore College (1925-1945), and Yale University (1945-1961, emeritus 1961-1987). He was one of the nation's leading rational philosophers and wrote more than 300 books and articles. Brand Blansha...

Swarthmore college

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Founded by members of Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Swarthmore College was incorporated in 1864 under a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The College opened in 1869 as an college and preparatory school, although the preparatory division was phased out in the 1880s. The Charter was amended in 1908 to remove any formal links to the Society of Friends. The College continues to operate as a liberal arts college with a...

Knox, T. M. (Thomas Malcolm), 1900-

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Schlipp, Paul Arthur, 1897-

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Emmet, Dorothy, 1904-

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Dorothy Mary Emmet was born on 29 September 1904 in Kensington, London as the first child of Rev. Cyril William Emmet and his wife Gertrude Julia (n'e Weir). A sister, Margery Lilian was born in 1906 and a brother, Arthur Maitland, in 1908 (d. 2001). The family left London when her father became vicar of West Hendred, nr. Wantage, Oxfordshire. In 1920 the Rev. Emmet became Vice Principal of Ripon Hall and fellow of University College, Oxford, and the family moved to Oxford. Dorothy Emmet attende...

Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal

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Salzburg Seminar in American Studies

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Hiss, Alger

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Alger Hiss (1904-1996) was born in Baltimore, Maryland and educated at Baltimore City College, Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Law School. During the new Deal period he worked as an attorney at the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, in the Solicitor General's Office at the Justice Department, as Assistant Secretary of State and in other positions in the State Department, and as a member of the U.S. delegation to the Yalta conference in 1945. He served as Secretary General of the United...

Nason, John W.

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John Nason was born on February 9, 1905 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended high school at St. Paul High School and then went to Phillips Exeter Academy. He attended Carleton College in 1922 and graduated summa cum laude in 1926, having been elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. He then spent 1926-27 at Yale Divinity School after receiving a fellowship from the Council on Religion in Higher Education. At the end of the year he was elected a fellow of the Council. From there he went on to...

Open Court Publishing Company.

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The Open Court Press was established in 1887 by Edward G. Hegeler, a zinc manufacturer of LaSalle, Illinois, to reflect his deep interest in problems of philosophy, ethics, and religion. Under the leadership of Dr. Paul Carus, a young German scholar who assumed editorship of the press in its first year and continued until his death in 1919, Open Court gained international recognition for its titles in philosophy, religion, sciences, and mathematics. The press's first publication was a fortnightl...

Blanshard, Paul, 1892-1980

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Author and social and religious commentator. From the description of Paul Blanshard papers, 1912-1974. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419299 Paul B. Blanshard was an author and a noted social and religious commentator, perhaps best known for his book American Freedom and Catholic Power . Blanshard was born in Fredericksburg, Ohio in 1892. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1914 then did graduate work at Harvard, Columbia, and Union ...

Ryle, Gilbert, 1900-1976

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Professor of philosophy at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. From the description of Essay, n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 43297772 ...

Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966

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Hocking graduated in 1901 and taught philosophy at Harvard. From the description of Philosophy D : technique of thought and of argument. [1942-1943] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228512457 From the description of Papers of William Ernest Hocking, 1927-1949 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973067 Hocking was a professor of philosophy at Harvard University. Together with his wife, Agnes Hocking, they founded the Shady Hill School. ...