Charles S. Sydnor Papers, and undated, 1729-1978 - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Harvard University. Summer School of Arts and Sciences and of Education

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Summer courses have been offered at Harvard since 1871. Although the Summer School of Arts and Sciences and of Education was suspended from 1943 through 1947, the Graduate School of Education had summer sessions open to the public during those years. The Summer School was re-established in 1948 and is under the direction of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences....

Huntington Library

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The Huntington Library, Art Collecitons 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. From the description of Hanover County, Virginia related materials 1726-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122632586 ...

Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885

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American politician. From the description of Letter signed : "Department of the Interior," to J.S. Black, Attorney-General, 1858 May 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572142 From the description of Letter signed : "Department of the Interior," to J.S. Black, Attorney General, 1857 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572137 From the description of Signature clipped from the register of Brown's Hotel : Washington, D.C., 1858 Jun. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" The original library was housed in the Washington, DC until August 1814, ...

Columbia University

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The Columbia University community and administration mobilized to the fullest extent in answer to the entry of the United States into World War I. Summed up by President Nicholas Murray Butler in the 1918 Annual Report, the effects of the war on the University were far-reaching: "Students by the hundred and prospective students by the thousand entered the military, naval, or civil service of the United States; teachers and administrative officers to the number of nearly four hundred...

Duke University. Department of History

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The study of history emerged as a separate field of study at Trinity College in the late nineteenth-century supported by a change in popular attitudes, interests, and the ongoing professionalization of the field of historical inquiry. In 1891, Trinity College became the first southern educational institution to establish a distinct chair of history. In 1896, Stephen B. Weeks founded the Trinity College Historical Society which gave further impetus to strengthening the Department of ...

Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Wailes, Benjamin L. C. (Benjamin Leonard Covington), 1797-1862

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Planter and educator of Mississippi. From the description of Benjamin L.C. Wailes diary excerpt, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981286 Agriculturist, geologist, and naturalist, of Washington County, Miss. From the description of Papers, 1843-1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20273418 Scientist and planter, chiefly remembered for his interest in soil, rocks, fossils, plants and animal life. Collected specimens in all these field...

Historian; interviewee b. 1921. From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Ferrell : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122631937 Robert H. Ferrell (b. 1921) is an American historian and author of several books on Harry S. Truman and the diplomatic history of the United States. He received a B.S. in Education from Bowling Green State University in 1946 and a Ph.D. from Yale in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force...

Stewart, Alexander Peter, 1821-1908

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Alexander Peter Stewart (1821-1908), Confederate General, commanded the Army of Tennessee in 1864. From the description of Letter to Colonel Andrew J. Kellar, 1864 May 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476231 Major general (from Tenn. and Ky.) in the Confederate army. From the description of Papers, 1862-1863. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38247278 ...

Cunningham, Noble E., 1926-2007

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American historian of early republic. From the description of The image of Thomas Jefferson in the public eye, 1982. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51091427 ...

Wailes, Benjamin L. C. (Benjamin Leonard Covington), 1797-1862

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Sydnor, Charles S. (Charles Sackett), 1898-1954

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History professor and Dean, Duke University, Durham, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1729-1978 and n.d. (bulk 1923-1954). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122509902 From the description of Papers, 1729-1978 (bulk 1923-1954). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 28081387 1898, July 21 Born, Augusta, Ga. 1915 ...

Cornell

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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Abingdon-Cokesbury Press.

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Correspondence to Sophia Mumford from Edith Patterson Meyer, Editor, Children's Books, Abingdon-Cokesbury Press. From the description of Letter, 1951, to Sophia Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155867471 ...

Poindexter, George, 1779-1853

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Lawyer, attorney general of Mississippi Territory (1803-1807), territorial representative to Congress (1807-1813), governor (1820-1801), and U.S. senator (1830-1835). From the description of Papers, 1804-1819. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39390450 U.S. senator, U.S. representative, governor, and jurist of Mississippi. From the description of Letter of George Poindexter, 1835. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449399 ...

Turner, Edward

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Epithet: MP, 2nd Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x000268 Epithet: chemist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x00012d Epithet: MD, FRS, Professor of Chemistry, Univ. College, London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x000130 ...

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Established at University of Texas in 1918 as the Southwestern Political Science Assn. Became Southwestern Political and Social Science Assn. in 1923 - then Southwestern Social Science Association in 1931. Oldest such regional assn. in the nation. Seeks to bring the social sciences together. It's mouthpiece, the SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, is published jointly with the University of Texas at Austin. It holds annual spring meetings. From the description of Records, 1930-1991. (Texas Tec...

Phi beta kappa

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Collegiate scholastic honor society founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. From the description of Phi Beta Kappa records, 1776-2006 (bulk 1900-2000). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983375 The national Phi Beta Kappa Society, America's oldest and most prestigious honor society, was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Membership in the national society is a significant achievement, which honors excellen...

Edens, Arthur Hollis, 1901-

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Arthur Hollis Edens (1901-1968) had a long career as an educator and administrator. He served as president of Duke University from 1949 to 1960. During that time, Edens focused on fund-raising and long range planning, and oversaw the implementation of a new student union and a University Council for faculty members. From the description of A. Hollis Edens records, 1949-1960. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 53906097 Arthur Hollis Edens was born on ...

Williams, John Sharp, 1854-1932

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John Sharp Williams of Mississippi was a congressman 1893-1907 and a senator 1911-1923. At the time of the writing of this letter he was chairman of the Senate Committee on the Library. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1917. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191100814 Born in Memphis, Tenn., but raised in Yazoo City, Miss., John Sharp Williams practiced law and dabbled in cotton planting before being elected in 1893 as a Democrat to ...

Madison, James, 1751-1836

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James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth president of the United States, born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1786, and the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783. His proposals at and management of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 earned him title "father of the U.S. Constitution." He cooperated with Alexander Hamilton and Jay in writing a series of papers (pub. 1787-88 under title of The Federalist) explaining the ne...

Lee, Guy A.

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Scotland

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Historical Society of North Carolina

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Organized in 1844 by University of North Carolina President David L. Swain, the North Carolina Historical Society collected publications and manuscripts related to the history of North Carolina. The Society ceased operation in the early 20th century. From the description of North Carolina Historical Society records, 1880-1901. WorldCat record id: 23992528 When the Historical Society of North Carolina was formed in 1945, it was said to be a reorganization based on earlier soc...

John Krout

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Trinity College Historical Society

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In 1892, Dr. Stephen B. Weeks, a professor of history at Trinity College, organized the Trinity College Historical Society. The goals of the Society were to collect, arrange, and preserve written materials and artifacts illustrative of the history of North Carolina and the South, and to promote the study of Southern history through lectures and publications. Active membership in the Society was open to anyone connected with Trinity College or to citizens of North Carolina, while corresponding me...

Southern Historical Association

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The Southern Historical Association was established in 1934 to promote the study of history of the American South and the teaching of all branches of history in the South. From the description of Southern Historical Association records, 1935-2005. WorldCat record id: 25466009 Eighteen historians from seven southern states organized the Southern Historical Association in November 1934, to promote interest and research in Southern history, to collect and preserve ...

George, James Z. (James Zachariah), 1826-1897

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U. S. Senator from Mississippi. From the description of J. Z. George questionnaire [manuscript], undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 438113061 ...

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania was established in 1824 by seven young Philadelphians who were inspired by the patriotic celebrations and renewed civic pride brought on by the Marquis d Lafayette's visit to the United States. The aim of their fledgling organization was to collect and preserve evidence related to history of the commonwealth, to encourage scholarly research, and to stimulate public interest in American history. This mission remains central to the wo...

Foote, Henry S. (Henry Stuart), 1804-1880

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United States Senator and Governor of Mississippi. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, D.C., to the President, 1878 Jun. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538122 American political leader. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Horace H. Harrison : [n.p.], to President, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270519281 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2705256...

Abbott, William, 1789-1843

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Epithet: Fellow of St John's Coll., Cambridge, afterwards Prebendary of York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000676.0x0001ff Theatrical manager. From the description of ALS, 1823 June 19, Theatre Royal, to R. W. Elliston. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935375 Epithet: of Add MS 27714 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description :...

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Press

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LSU Press was first organized in 1931 to publish a modest series of graduate studies and became an autonomous department of the university in 1935 as a nonprofit book publisher dedicated to the publication of scholarly, general interest, and regional books. It is the only university press to have won a Pulitzer Prize in both fiction and poetry and is perhaps most widely recognized as the original publisher of John Kennedy Toole's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Confederacy of Dunces (1980). Thro...

Society of American Archivists

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The Society of American Archivists is the oldest and largest archivist association in North America. It was established in 1936 on the heels of the creation of the National Archives. The organization was born in the wake of the dissolution of the Public Archives Commission of the American Historical Association....

Duke University. Library

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The libraries of Duke University consist of the William R. Perkins Library and its seven branches on campus: Biological and Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Lilly, Engineering, Music, Mathematics-Physics, Special Collections; the Pearse Memorial Library at the Duke Marine Laboratory in Beaufort; and the independently administered libraries of Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Business (Ford Library). As of June 1996, these libraries contained over 4,534,000 volumes. The collection includes eleven m...

Fleming, Walter L. (Walter Lynwood), 1874-1932

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Walter Lynwood Fleming (1874-1932) was professor of history at various universities in the U.S. including West Virginia University, Louisiana State University and Vanderbilt University, in addition to serving as dean of arts and sciences at Louisiana State and director of graduate work at Vanderbilt. He wrote and edited numerous publications. From the description of Walter L. Fleming papers, 1685-1932, bulk (ca. 1845-1932). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122314179 ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

University of Michigan.

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

Gordon, James

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Epithet: of Add MS 37287 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000766.0x00014f Epithet: valuer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000766.0x000157 Epithet: son of A Gordon, of Barskeoch, in Kells, county Kirkcudbright British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000766.0x00...

University of Kentucky.

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The University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY is a land grant institution founded in 1865. The University evolved through three stages before becoming the University of Kentucky in 1916: the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Kentucky University, 1865-78, a private, denominational institution in Lexington created by an act of the legislature on February 22, 1865; the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Kentucky, 1878-1908; and State University, Lexington, 1908-1916. A statute in 1916 changed ...

Charles S. Sydnor Papers, and undated, 1729-1978 - View Resource (original) (raw)

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