Dora Wells papers, 1870-1943.

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Dora Wells papers, 1870-1943.

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Writings by Dora Wells, first principal (1911-1935) of Lucy Flower Technical High School, Chicago (Ill.); incoming letters; and a few other items. Includes Wells' autobiographical essays and her essay on Flower High School, a scrapbook of newsclippings on Wells and printed essays by her; Wells' teaching certificates (2 items; 1906, 1909); Wells' journal of the 55th anniversary celebrations of Wellesley College's class of 1884; incoming letters from Henry Irving (1 item; 1899), Jane Addams (4 items; 1921, 1927), and others (1899-1935); constitution of the Dora Wells Foundation, a scholarship fund for Flower High School graduates (1938); and autographs by U. S. Grant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Mary A. Livermore.

0.5 linear ft. (1 box)

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Addams, Jane, 1860-1935

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

Wells, Dora, 1862-1948

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Dora Wells, first principal (1911-1935) of Lucy Flower Technical High School, Chicago (Ill.)...

Livermore, Mary A. (Mary Ashton), 1820-1905

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Mary Livermore, born Mary Ashton Rice, (December 19, 1820 – May 23, 1905) was an American journalist, abolitionist, and advocate of women's rights. When the American Civil War broke out, she became connected with the United States Sanitary Commission, headquarters at Chicago, performing a vast amount of labor of all kinds—organizing auxiliary societies, visiting hospitals and military posts, contributing to the press, answering correspondence, and other things incident to the work done by tha...

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882

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Poet, from Cambridge (Middlesex Co.), Mass. From the description of Papers, 1859-1874. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903002 American author and poet. From the description of A psalm of life, fourth verse, 1850. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 274069802 American teacher, translator, and poet. From the description of Letter, Nahant, Mass., to Mrs. T.B. Lawrence, Newport, 1872 July 20. (Boston Athenaeum...

Flower Vocational High School (Chicago, Ill.)

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Wellesley College. Class of 1908

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