We three: Henry, Eddie, and me, 1945, July.

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We three: Henry, Eddie, and me, 1945, July.

Self-published family memoir and history compiled by Harriet Williams Myers in 1945. Focuses on biographies of Myers and her brothers Henry Smith Williams and Edward Huntington Williams, including anecdotes about their childhoods and a compilation of their later accomplishments. Includes the text of an articles on birds by Henry Williams, the text of various songs and poems meaningful to the family, and the text of obituaries for Henry and Edward Williams. Also includes several printed illustrations, some original photographs of members of the Williams family, and a letter from the author explaining her reasons for writing the book, dated January 1945.

1 bound typescript, 152 pages.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8114202

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Williams, Edward Huntington, 1868-1944

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Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-1943

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Henry Smith's family moved from Durand, Illinois to Charles City, Iowa in 1873. As a young boy he was interested in shooting and mounting birds. He graduated from the Chicago Medical School and became a physician at the State Insane Asylum in Independence, Iowa. He later went to work for a mental health hospital in Bloomingdale, New York and began writing articles for scientific magazines. He edited the 25 volume Historian's History of the World, and the 4 volume History of Art in Writing. ...

Myers, Harriet Williams.

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Harriet Goodhue Williams Myers was born in Durand, Illinois, in 1867. She moved with her family to Iowa in the early 1870s and attended the State University at Iowa City. She married William Myers in 1890 and had two daughters, Neva and Helen. Around the turn of the century the Myers moved to California, where they settled in the Garvanza area. Harriet Myers was the first member of the Woman's California Court of Assistants and also served as the association's national vice-presiden...