Elia Wilkinson Peattie papers, 1896-1989 (bulk 1923-1929).

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Elia Wilkinson Peattie papers, 1896-1989 (bulk 1923-1929).

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Chiefly autobiographical and biographical writings by Peattie, her husband Robert Burns Peattie, and their son Donald Culross Peattie. Elia Peattie's autobiography concerns her childhood on a farm in southwestern Michigan, journalism career, involvement in the women's club movement, and family. Robert Peattie's autobiography describes his childhood in Chicago, the Chicago fire, his journalism career, and Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Includes biographical material on Donald Culross Peattie; Olive Child pertaining chiefly to her childhood in Saratoga, N.Y., during the early 19th century; and Alfred Payne concerning his career as a portrait painter.

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Peattie, Robert Burns, 1857-1930

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Child, Olive

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Peattie, Donald Culross, 1898-1964

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Naturalist and author. From the description of Flowering plants of Kennicott's Grove : manuscript, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132214 Donald Culross Peattie, author and botanist, was born in 1898 in Chicago. He was the son of journalist parents. His career was determined by a hiking trip in the Appalachians and a visit to the famous "glass flower" at Harvard. He studied botany at Harvard. Louise Redfield Peattie, author, was born in 190...

Payne, Alfred, -1893

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Peattie, Elia Wilkinson, 1862-1935

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Journalist, writer, and women's club activist. Died 1935. From the description of Elia Wilkinson Peattie papers, 1896-1989 (bulk 1923-1929). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132897 ...

Peattie family.

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