Records of the Literary Society of Washington, Washington, D.C., 1873-1987.

Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1825-1908

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Ainsworth Rand Spofford (September 12, 1825 – August 11, 1908) was an American journalist and the sixth Librarian of Congress. Spofford was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. Ill health prevented him from attending Amherst College. He instead, at age 19, moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he became a bookseller, publisher, and newspaper man. In 1849 Spofford founded the Literary Club of Cincinnati with John Celivergos Zachos, Stanley Matthews (judge) and 9 others founded. One year later Ruthe...

Gallaudet, Edward Miner, 1837-1917

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Biographical Note T. H. Gallaudet 1787, Dec. 10 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1805 B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 1808 M.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 1814...

Woodward, Robert Simpson, 1849-1924

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Yard, Robert Sterling, 1861-1945

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Yard was a conservationist and founded the Wilderness Society in 1935, which promoted the conservation of natural resources. From the description of Papers, 1918-ca. 1942. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30697567 Robert Sterling Yard (1861-1945) was an American journalist and Sunday editor of the New York Herald Tribune. From the description of Robert Sterling Yard diary, 1893-1906. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record...

Dennett, Tyler, 1883-1949

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Historian, editor, and biographer of John Hay (statesman, diplomat, historian, journalist, and poet). From the description of Tyler Dennett collection relating to John Hay, 1861-1937 (bulk 1899-1937). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84414449 Biographical Note Tyler Dennett 1883, June 13 Born, Spencer, Wis. ...

McBlair, Julia Ten Eyck

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Bowerman, George Franklin, 1868-1960

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Chief Librarian of the District of Columbia Public Library, 1904-1940. From the description of George Franklin Bowerman papers, 1894-1904. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 470399725 BIOGHIST REQUIRED George Franklin Bowerman (1868-1960) is best known for his career as Chief Librarian of the District of Columbia Public Library, 1904-1940. BIOGHIST REQUIRED He was born in Ontario County, NY, on Sept. 8, 1868, to Jarvis...

Nicolay, Helen, 1866-1954

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Nicolay was the daughter of John G. Nicolay, secretary to Abraham Lincoln while President of the United States. She was an author and painter. From the description of [Letter] 19__ May 6, The Woodward, Washington, D.C. [to] Miss Wead / Helen Nicolay. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 300034973 Helen Nicolay was an author of American biography and history. Her works included juvenile biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson an...

Merriam, John C. (John Campbell), 1869-1945

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Professor of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. From the description of John C. Merriam papers, 1904-1934. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 81162069 Paleontologist, educator, and author. From the description of Papers of John C. Merriam, 1899-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407628 Biographical Note 1869 ...

Spofford, Florence P.

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Noyes, Theodore W. (Theodore Williams), 1858-1946

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As editor of the Star, a leading Washington, D.C. newspaper, Noyes was deeply involved in leadership positions with the Board of Trade, D.C. Public Library, George Washington University, Oldest Inhabitants Association, and other social organizations. He also led efforts to promote and enlarge local responsibility for self-government, the right of District residents to vote, as well as efforts to establish the Zoo and Park system. From the description of Scrapbooks, 1861-1943. (Distri...

White, Henry, 1850-1927

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American diplomat; member, American delegation, Paris Peace Conference, 1918-1919. From the description of Henry White miscellaneous papers, 1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867941 Diplomat. From the description of Henry White papers, 1812-1931 (bulk 1880-1928). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77578131 American diplomat. White served with Ambassadors John Hay and Joseph Choate in England, and was appointed Ambassador to Ita...

Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922

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Inventor and educator. From the description of Check, 1918 Feb. 11. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70954428 Alexander Graham Bell, inventor and educator, and members of the related Bell, Fairchild, Grosvenor, and Hubbard families. From the description of Alexander Graham Bell family papers, 1834-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979893 Inventor Alexander Graham Bell became a member of the American Philsophical Society in...

Hill, David Jayne, 1850-1932

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Diplomat and historian. From the description of Letters of David Jayne Hill, 1908-1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450897 Educator, diplomat and historian born in Plainfield, New Jersey. He was president of Bucknell University (1879-1888), University of Rochester(1888-1896), Assistant Secretary of State (1898-1903), Minister to Switzerland (1903-1905), Minister to the Netherlands (1905-1908) and Ambassador to Germany (1908-1911). Active in the peace movement during his...

O'Brien, Robert Lincoln, 1865-1955

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A correspondent for the Boston Transcript who was a colleague of Wiley's. O'Brien later became editor of the Boston Herald. From the description of Correspondence to Franklin Baldwin Wiley, 1899-1919. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 756036376 Publisher and presidential secretary. From the description of Robert Lincoln O'Brien address, 1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980316 Publisher. From the description of Re...

Moore, Charles, 1855-1942

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Charles Henry Moore (b. 1859) was the son of William James Moore, who had emigrated from Copiah County, Mississippi, to Nacogdoches, Texas in 1844. Moore was raised in Anderson County. From the description of Moore, Charles H., Reminiscences, 1932-1933 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 755804035 Moore was chairman of the National Commission of Fine Arts (1915-1937), served as overseer at Harvard University, and was author of works about George Washington. ...

Atwood, Albert W. (Albert William), 1879-1975

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Author and editor. From the description of Albert W. Atwood correspondence, 1923-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449754 ...

Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949

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Political cartoonist for the Washington post (1891-1907) and Washington star (1907-1949). From the description of Cartoon and manuscript collection [graphic]. 1899-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42967653 Editorial cartoonist, of Washington, D.C. From the description of Clifford K. Berryman papers, 1835-1976. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70958744 Clifford Kennedy Berryman was born in Kentucky on April 2, 1869, after he...

Mearns, David C. David Chambers 1899-1981

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Librarian and historian. From the description of Papers of David C. Mearns, 1918-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132260 Biographical Note 1899, Dec. 31 Born, Washington, D.C. 1914 1916 Student, St. Albans School, Washington, D.C. ...

Safford, William Edwin, 1859-1926

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Vice-governor of Guam and botanist. From the description of Papers of William Edwin Safford, 1521-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84017153 William Edwin Safford (1859-1926), botanist, was born in Chillicothe, Ohio. Safford graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1880, and served in the United States Navy from 1880 to 1890. He undertook postgraduate work at Yale University, 1883-1885, Harvard University, 1885, and finally received his Ph.D. from Ge...

Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966

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Epithet: LLD, Editor-in-Chief 'National Geographic Magazine' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001150.0x000388 ...

Goff, Frederick Richmond, 1916-1982

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Chief, Rare Books Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Editor of the Library of Congress Quarterly Journal. From the description of Correspondence, 1948 5 August to 21 September. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122594315 ...

Literary Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.)

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Leland, Waldo Gifford, 1879-1966

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Historian. From the description of Reminiscences of Waldo Gifford Leland : oral history, 1955. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309726749 Leland earned his Harvard AM in 1901. From the description of Notes in Government 4, lectures by E. H. Strobel, 1901-1902. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074498 From the description of Notes in Economics 10, 1900-1901. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074440 ...

Chapin, Katherine Garrison, 1890-1977

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Poet and author. Mrs. Francis Biddle. From the description of Katherine Garrison Chapin papers, 1930-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77651764 Poet; wife of Francis Biddle. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, [after 1938]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122583171 Katherine Garrison Chapin Biddle was born on Sept. 4, 1890, in Waterford, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Lindley Hoffman Chapin...

Landon, Margaret, 1903-1993

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Author. From the description of Anna and the king of Siam : literary manuscripts, circa 1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131952 ...