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Garland, Judy, 1922-1969

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The child of two vaudeville performers, Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm) began her show business career at the age of 2 years old when she joined her two older sisters in an act called "The Gumm Sisters" and continued to work singing and acting for the rest of her life in vaudeville, radio, theatre, motion pictures and television. Although best known as the star of "The Wizard of Oz", for which she received a special Academy Award, she went on to star in thirty-three films and her own tele...

Abel, Walter, 1898-1987

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An actor on stage, film, radio, and television, Abel's career spanned sixty years. He was born on June 6, 1898 in St. Paul, Minnesota and studied for the stage at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1917-1918. He made his first professional appearance in the 1918 film Out of a Clear Sky, and his Broadway debut in Forbidden at the Manhattan Opera House in 1919. His early career was on the New York stage where he appeared in plays by Eugene O'Neill and others. His film ...

Minnesota Statehood Centennial Commission

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Robert L. Snook was employed by the Commission from October 1957 to October 1958 as head of the Pageantry and Drama Consulting Service, which assisted county Centennial committees, schools, churches and organizations in planning and producing historical stage presentations incorporating the Centennial theme. He made 60 trips to communities throughout the state, serving as a consultant in 33 major pageants and two major musicals. He also produced the Statehood Day Commemorative Ceremony, Capitol ...

Thye, Edward John, 1896-1969

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Edward John Thye : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513347 Spanning almost thirty years of public service, the life of Edward John Thye reflected much of Minnesota's heritage and political personality. Thye was born near Frederick, South Dakota, on April 26, 1896, the son of Andrew J. Thye, a Norwegian immigrant farmer. His family moved to a farm near North...

Sanford, Maria Louise, 1836-1920

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Maria Sanford was Professor of Rhetoric and Elocution at the University of Minnesota 1880-1909. From the description of Maria Sanford papers, 1869-1922. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63301117 Born on December 19, 1836 in Saybrook, Connecticut, Maria Sanford attended the Normal School in New Britain, graduating at the age of 19. After graduation, she taught local children in various Connecticut communities until 1871. Since women wer...

Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959

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John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), was the fifty-third Secretary of State of the United States for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He had a long and distinguished public career with significant impact upon the formulation of United States foreign policies. He was especially involved with efforts to establish world peace after World War I, the role of the United States in world governance, and Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Dulles was born on February 25, 1888 ...

Klopsteg, Paul E. (Paul Ernest), 1889-

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Physicist, research consultant. From the description of Reminiscences of Paul Ernest Klopsteg : oral history, 1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513658 Died 1991. From the description of Oral history interview with Paul E. Klopsteg, 1970 March 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82445932 ...

Morrill, J. L. (James Lewis), 1891-1979

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James Lewis Morrill was a President of the University of Minnesota. From the description of Papers, 1945-1964. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63291883 President of the University of Wyoming and then the University of Minnesota. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1944. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122594975 Acting President of The Ohio State University (1938-1940); Vi...

Norstad, Lauris, 1907-1988

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General Lauris Norstad (1907-1988) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Red Wing, Minnesota where he attended high school. After developing an interest in military service, Norstad secured an appointment to the United States Military Academy where he graduated in 1930 with a commission as a second lieutenant of cavalry. In 1931 Norstad transferred to the Air Corps, thus beginning his long career as an air force officer. During the 1930s Norstad served as Commander of the 18th Pursu...