Papers of Philip Van Doren Stern, 1938-1962.

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Papers of Philip Van Doren Stern, 1938-1962.

Correspondence with Civil War historians and buffs. Correspondents include Paul M. Angel, David Rankin Barbee, F. L. Bullard, Bruce Catton, Patrick C. Courtney, J. H. Cramer, Jonathan Daniels, Clifford Dowdey, Otto Eisenschiml, Thomas W. Greene, Virgil Carrington Jones, Earl Schenck Miers, Jay Monaghan, Richard D. Mudd, Allan Nevins, Hudson Strode, Oswald G. Villard, and Rufus Rockwell Wilson.

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Catton, Bruce, 1899-1978

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American journalist and historian of the American Civil War. From the description of Bruce Catton papers, 1861-1865 and 1951-1961. (The Citadel, Daniel Library). WorldCat record id: 624071973 Bruce Catton (1899-1978), a Civil War historian, was a newspaper reporter in Cleveland and Boston before working for the War Production Board and the U.S. Department of Commerce during World War II. The first of his 15 Civil War histories was published in 1951. Catton's "A Stillness at ...

Jones, Virgil Carrington, 1906-1999

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Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971

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Historian, journalist and educator. He attended the University of Illinois where he earned a B. A. 1912 and an M. A. in English, 1913. Nevins moved to New York to work and eventually was made a Professor of History at Columbia University. Wrote numerous biographies and articles on history. President of the American History Association in 1959. Helped found the Society of American Historians. From the description of Commencement address, June 1953. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Librar...

Wilson, Rufus Rockwell, 1865-1949

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Newspaper journalist and magazine writer; known for books about Abraham Lincoln. From the description of Rufus Rockwell Wilson lettersh[manuscript], 1895. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647999168 ...

Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-1984

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Philip Van Doren Stern (1900-1984) was a historian, social critic, editor and author, best known for the short story which became the source for the 1946 film IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Philip Van Doren Stern (1900-1984) was a historian, social critic, editor and author, best known for the short story which became the source for the 1946 film IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. Philip Van Doren Stern was born in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, in 1900, grew up in Brooklyn, New Yo...

Mudd, Richard Dyer, 1901-2002

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Grandson of Dr. Samuel Mudd who was implicated in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. From the description of Oral history interview, 1972. (Maryland Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32818965 ...

Cramer, J. H.

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Angle, Paul M. (Paul McClelland), 1900-1975

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Author and historian. From the description of Paul M. Angle papers, 1947-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123391606 Paul M. Angle (1900-1975), historian and author, was secretary of the Abraham Lincoln Association (1925-1932), Librarian of the Illinois State Historical Library (1932-1945), and Director of the Chicago Historical Society (1945-1965). Angle was an Abraham Lincoln scholar and wrote several books on Lincoln and Illinois history, including The Lincoln Reader (...

Dowdey, Clifford, 1904-1979

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Virginia historian. From the description of Papers of Clifford Dowdey [manuscript], 1941-1967. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806719 From the description of The Virginia dynasties [manuscript], 1969. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806716 From the description of Papers, 1941-1967. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32958817 ...

Eisenschiml, Otto, 1880-1963

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Chemist, author, and Civil War/Lincolniana expert. From the description of Papers, 1936-1963. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 21204274 ...

Miers, Earl Schenck, 1910-1972

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Greene, Thomas W.

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Courtney, Patrick C.

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Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949

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Epithet: US journalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000429.0x000092 Villard, a journalist and author, was president of the New York Evening Post (1897-1918), editor and owner of The Nation (1918-1932), publisher and contributing editor of The Nation (1932-1935), a founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and of Yachting Magazine, and owner of the Nautical Gazette. His father ...

Bullard, Frederic F. (Fredric Lauriston), 1886-1952.

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Strode, Hudson, 1892-1976

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Daniels, Jonathan, 1902-1981

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Journalist. From the description of Reminiscences of Jonathan Daniels : oral history, 1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481338 From the description of Reminiscences of Jonathan Worth Daniels : oral history, 1966. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451557 Author, journalist, and government official Jonathan Daniels was a college classmate of Thomas Wolfe at the University of North Carolina. ...

Monaghan, Jay, 1891-1980

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Author, historian, teacher. Writing from Santa Barbara, Calif. where he was consultant to the Wyles Collection, UCSB Library. From the description of Letters to Caroline Bancroft, 1966 June 21 & Oct. 24. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 19018455 The following biographical sketch was derived from: Donald C. Davidson, "James Jay Monaghan IV, 1891-1980; Mildred Eversole Monaghan, 1902-1980" in Soundings: Collections of the University Library (UCSB),...