Papers of George Frederick Kunz, 1783-1928.

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Papers of George Frederick Kunz, 1783-1928.

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Correspondence, notes, clippings, typescripts of articles, illuminated Russian land papers, and other material such as certificates, broadsides, and membership announcements relating to Kunz's career as a gemmologist. Pertains primarily to his trip to Russia (1892-1893) and is chiefly concerned with mineralogy. Other items, including ca. 50 letters, concern an article Kunz wrote on the geography, tunnels, and bridges of the Hudson River. Correspondents include Robert Grier Cooke, James F. Fielder, McDougall Hawkes, Henry B. Kummel, William G. McAdoo, Arthur J. O'Keefe, and William Sulzer.

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Hawkes, McDougall.

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Cooke, Robert Grier.

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Kunz, George Frederick, 1856-1932

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American mineralogist and gem expert, Vice-President of Tiffany & Co. (1879- ), U.S. Geological Survey special agent (1883-1909), President of the New York Mineralogical Club. From the description of Papers, 1879-1932. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 18538661 From the description of Papers, 1879-1932 [microform]. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 41124182 George Frederick Kunz, A.M., Ph.D., Sc.D, (1856-1932), was...

Kümmel, Henry Barnard, 1867-

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O'Keefe, Arthur J.

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Sulzer, William, 1863-1941

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New York politician William Sulzer (1863-1941) served as a United States Representative from New York (1895-1912). During 1912 Sulzer chaired the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs. In January, 1913 Sulzer was elected governor of New York State. Shortly after his inauguration, he was impeached by the New York State Assembly on charges of having diverted campaign funds to his own use. Sulzer asserted that false charges had been brought against him because he refused to follow the wi...

Fielder, James F. (James Fairman), 1867-1954

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McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941

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Lawyer, business executive, Democratic Party leader, U.S. secretary of the treasury, Director General of Railroads, and U.S. senator from California. From the description of Papers of William Gibbs McAdoo, 1786-1941 (bulk 1880-1941). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063506 McAdoo was born near Marietta, Cobb County, GA, on Oct. 31, 1863; attended the Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville; admitted to TN bar in 1885 and began law practice in Chattanooga, TN; moved to NYC, 1892; devel...