Howell Wright collection, 1868-1977 (inclusive).

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

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Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was an English author and poet. His best-known works include the novels and short story collections The Jungle Book (1894), Just So Stories (1902), Puck of Pook's Hill (1906), and Kim (1901), as well as a number of poems such as "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), and "If-" (1910). Kipling was born in Bombay, India, into an artistic family: his father was a sculptor, pottery designer, and professor of architectural sculpture and tw...

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937

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Newton Diehl Baker Jr. (December 3, 1871 – December 25, 1937) was an American lawyer, Georgist, politician, and government official. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915. As U.S. Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921, Baker presided over the United States Army during World War I. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, Baker established a legal practice in Cleveland after graduating from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He became progressive Democratic ally of...

Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941

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Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, (b. Paddington, London, England, 22 February- d. 1857 January 1941, Nyeri, British Kenya), British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Boy Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement. Baden-Powell authored the first editions of the seminal work Scouting for Boys, which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement. From...

Fraser, John George, Sir, 1840-1927

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Cornwall, William L.

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Beard, Charles Austin, 1874-1948

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American historian and educator From the guide to the Charles Austin Beard letters, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Historian, political scientist. From the description of Austin Charles Beard letters, 1929-1939. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 465279213 Charles Austin Beard was born in 1874 and died in 1948. He was a political science professor and historian at Columbia Univer...

Heymans, Guillaume.

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Goldman, Charles Sydney

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Beit, Alfred, 1853-1906

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Radziwill, Catherine, Princess, 1858-1941

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Polish aristocrat. From the description of Kni︠a︡gina Ekaterina Rzewuska Radziwill diary, 1899-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868123 Biographical/Historical Note Polish aristocrat. From the guide to the Kniagina Ekaterina Rzewuska Radziwill diary, 1899-1900, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Rose-Innes, J. (James), 1855-1942

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Tabler, Edward C.

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Edward C. Tabler (1916-1977) was an engineer who received his B.S. degree from the University of West Virginia in 1938, and his M.S. degree in 1940. He held various positions with Union Carbide, and was the author of many books on the history of South Africa and big game hunting. From the description of Edward C. Tabler papers, 1863-1977 (inclusive), 1940-1977 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78374151 From the description of Edward C. Tabler papers, 1863-1977 (inclusiv...

Thompson, Matabele, 1857-1927

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Moffat, Harold Unwin, 1869-

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Wright, Howell, 1882-1954

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Howell Wright was born in Swansea, Massachusetts, on January 21, 1882. He graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1906) and served as a municipal official in Cleveland, Ohio, for several years. He collected books, manuscripts, and photographs on Rhodesia and South Africa until his death in 1954. From the guide to the Howell Wright collection, 1868-1977, (Manuscripts and Archives) Howell Wright was born in Swansea, Massachusetts, on January 21, 1882. He graduated from Yale Univ...

DuToit, Martin Andrʹe.

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Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916

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Epithet: Mrs; of Add MS 37312 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x0001da American author, editor and war correspondent. From the description of Richard Harding Davis Letters concerning South Africa and the Boer War [manuscript], 1899-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 611582020 American newspaperman, war correspondent and novelist. From the description of Letter to Arthur...

Lobengula, King of the Matabele, 1833 (ca.)-1893?

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Kotzé, J. G., (John Gilbert), 1849-1940.

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Hammond, John Hays, 1855-1936

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Engineer. From the description of Letter of John Hays Hammond, 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450745 John Hays Hammond, Sr., (1855 March 31-1936 June 8) was a mining expert and superintendent of mines in California and Mexico, 1881-1893; worked for Cecil Rhodes and others in South Africa, 1893-1899; consultant in England, 1896-1900, and in Mexico, 1900; general manager and consulting engineer for Guggenheim Exploration Co., 1903-1907; chairman Engineers, Exploration ...

Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902

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British financier and politician. From the description of Cecil John Rhodes miscellany, 1886-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867143 Biographical/Historical Note British financier and politician From the guide to the Cecil John Rhodes miscellany, 1886-1930, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Allen, Carleton Kemp, 1887-1966

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Bower, Graham, 1848-1933

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Epithet: Commander; RN; KCMG British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000389.0x00027e Epithet: KCMG; Imperial Secretary to the South African High Commissioner British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000389.0x00027f Sir Graham John Bower (1848-1933) entered the Royal Navy in 1861. He served continuously until December 1880, at which point he be...

Hertzog, James Barry Munnik, 1866-1942

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Epithet: General Prime Minister of South Africa British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001123.0x0000d8 ...

Sibbett, Cecil John, 1881-

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Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

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First director, United States Forest Service (1905). He changed the name of protected "forest preserves" to "national forests" and advocated a controversial "wise use" policy for the resources of the national forests, whereby a greater use of forest resources, such as tree harvests and grazing rights could be permitted. From the description of Correspondence, 1905-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 40804560 Forester and governor of Pennsylvania. F...

Johannesburg Reform Committee.

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Chamberlain, Joseph, 1836-1914

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Joseph Chamberlain was born in 1836; he was educated at University College School, and at the age of sixteen moved from London to Birmingham to join his uncle's screw manufacturing business, Nettlefold and Chamberlain; he became a member of the Birmingham Education Society, the National Education League, and was chairman of the Birmingham School Board [1868-1873]; he was a member of Birmingham Town Council [1872-1880], being Councillor for St Paul's Ward and Mayor [1873-1876]; he was MP for West...

Cohen, Louis, 1854-

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Cooper-Chadwick, J., 1864-

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Jameson, L. S. (Leander Starr), 1853-1917

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The album was given to John M. Swan, sculptor of the Rhodes bust at Groote Schuur, by Sir Leander Starr Jameson. From the guide to the Album of photographs of the Groote Schuur Estate and the Rhodes Memorial, [ca. 1902-1910], (The Bodleian Library of Commonwealth and African Studies at Rhodes House) ...

Clements, P.B.

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Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922

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James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, was a British writer, historian and statesman. Born in Belfast, he was educated at Glasgow University and later Oxford, he practiced law briefly, but returned to Oxford as a professor of civil law. He served in Parliament for many years, and held several government positions, including Ambassador to the United States. A renowned historian, he was also a productive writer of travel books, law tracts, and political theory. Universally admired and liked, an obituary...

Jollie, Ethel Tawse

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Burnham, Frederick Russell, 1861-1947

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Frederick Russell Burnham was born on May 11, 1861, in Tivoli, Minnesota. After his family moved to California, he became a scout and learned from the best professionals in western America and Mexico. He earned fame and honors for his work as a scout in the two Matabele Wars and the Boer War in South Africa. He also explored uncharted regions of both Africa and Mexico and ran development, oil, and mining companies in the United States, Africa, and Mexico. He married Blanche Blick in 1884, and th...

Carruthers, Jack.

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Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess, 1859-1925

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George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925) was a British politician and conservative. He held a number of important government offices at home and in the colonies, including Viceroy of India (1899-1905) and Foreign Secretary (1919-1924). From the guide to the George Curzon Letter, Undated, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) First Marquis Curzon of Kedleston. From the description of Letters, 1895-1925. (...

Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950

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South African statesman. From the description of Typed letter signed : to Sir Sydney Cockerell, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665092 Jan Christiaan Smuts was a guerilla commander in the Boer War, led forces against the German in World War I, and commanded South African forces in World War II. He was Prime Minister of South Africa, 1919-1924 and 1939-1948, and helped draft the United Nations charter. From the description of Walt Whitman : a study in th...

Tredgold, Robert C. (Robert Clarkson), Sir, 1899-

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Lothian, Philip Henry Kerr, marquis of, 1882-1940

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British diplomat. From the description of Papers of Philip Henry Kerr, Marquis of Lothian, 1939-circa 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014969 ...