McKim (Leonora Jackson and William Duncan McKim) collection, 1899-1991 (bulk 1899-1969).

Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906

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Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. In 1851, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activ...

Nikisch, Arthur, 1855-1922

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Austro-Hungarian conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Wiesbaden, 18 June 1910, to the Arbeits-Komité des französischen Musikfestes in Munich, 1910 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582963 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Berlin, 29 June 1909, to Herr Harder, 1909 June 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582967 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, [21 June 1911], to Dr. Hei...

Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961

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Edith Bolling Galt Wilson was second wife of the 28th President, Woodrow Wilson. She served as First Lady from 1915 to 1921. After the President suffered a severe stroke, she pre-screened all matters of state, functionally running the Executive branch of government for the remainder of Wilson’s second term. “Secret President,” “first woman to run the government” — so legend has labeled a First Lady whose role gained unusual significance when her husband suffered prolonged and disabling illnes...

Mckinley, William, 1843-1901

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President William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He was beginning his second term as President after winning the election in 1900. On Sept. 5, 1901 he and his wife were attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York when he was shot by as assassin waiting in line to shake his hand. After being attended by physicians, he was resting at the exposition's director's home in Buffalo, NY. He seemed to be recovering when his condition rapidly worsened on Sept. 14th. P...

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

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Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later the family moved to Munich, where he later on began his schooling at the Luitpold Gymnasium. Later, they moved to Italy and Albert continued his education at Aarau, Switzerland and in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as a teacher in physics and mathematics. In 1901, the year he gained his diploma, he acquired Swiss citizenship and, as he was...

McKim, Leonora Jackson, 1880-1969

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Leonora Jackson was born in Boston in 1880 and studied the violin in Chicago, Paris, and Berlin. Among her teachers was Joseph Joachim. She made her debut in 1896 and was awarded the Mendelssohn State Prize by the Prussian government in 1898. She was a soloist with leading European and American orchestras, including the London Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony. In 1915 she married Dr. William Duncan McKim (1855-1935) and became a patron of the arts. She died in 1969. From the desc...

Library of Congress. McKim Fund

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McKim, W. Duncan

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Joachim, Joseph, 1831-1907

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Hungarian-German violinist and composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed : 13 Airlie Street, Campden Hill, W., [London], to Arthur Sullivan, [n.y.] Mar. 26 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125464 Canadian tenor and opera impresario of Welsh and Irish descent. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Salzburg, 18 July [n.y.], to an unidentified recipient, 1937 Mar. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578670 C...

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 ...