Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946
Person
Dates
- Existence: April 17, 1870-July 12, 1946
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Miriam Hapgood DeWitt Papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 277
Overview:
The Miriam Hapgood DeWitt Papers consists of original and photocopied material, including letters, documents, and literary papers, related to the journalists and authors Hutchins Hapgood (1869-1944) and Neith Boyce (1872-1951), their forebears, and their circle of intellectuals, social reformers, and artists. The collection was created by their daughter Miriam Hapgood Dewitt (1906-1990), with the assistance of her sister Beatrix Hapgood Faust (1910-1994).
Dates:
1812-1990, bulk 1903-1990
Hapgood family papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 41
Overview:
The Hapgood Family Papers contain correspondence; manuscripts of books, plays, poems, articles, book reviews, essays, and short stories; plus business papers, diaries, maps, photographs, subject files, writings of others, and miscellaneous papers which document the lives and careers of various members of the Hapgood family and to a lesser extent the Boyce family, most notably Hutchins Hapgood and Neith Boyce Hapgood.
Dates:
1829-2000, bulk 1900-1940
Richard Hooker papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 697
Overview:
Correspondence with political figures, particularly documenting Hooker's role as adviser and friend to several presidents.
Dates:
1907-1964
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Richard Hooker papers
William Kent family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 309
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, writings, topical files, biographical files, scrapbooks, and other material relating to William Kent's businesses, political activities, and family. The papers document his activities as a municipal reformer in Chicago and Northern California; his interests in conservation, recreation, and public control of water power; his campaigns for election to Congress; his service in the U.S. House of Representatives and on the U.S. Tariff Commission; and his...
Dates:
1768-1961
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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William Kent family papers
Byron Rufus Newton papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 374
Overview:
Corrrespondence, writings, notes, printed materials, clippings, photographs, financial papers, and memorabilia of Byron R. Newton, journalist and official in the Democratic Party. The papers relate largely to Democratic Party politics from 1910-1933, though there is also material relating to the early history of aviation in this country. Correspondents of note include Newton D. Baker, Charles W. Fairbanks, William G. McAdoo, William F. McCombs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow...
Dates:
1882-1938
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Byron Rufus Newton papers
Frank Lyon Polk papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 656
Overview:
The papers consist of correpondence, letterbooks, documents, diaries, subject files and other materials documenting the personal life and professional career of Frank Lyon Polk. The bulk of the material relates to Polk's Department of State service and includes correspondence with political figures, letterpress copybooks (1915-1917), and diaries (1915-1920). Materials relating to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace and the League of Nations are also included.
Dates:
1883-1942
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Frank Lyon Polk papers
Charles Seymour papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 441
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence with Edward M. House (1920-1938), personal correspondence, manuscripts and correspondence preparatory to the publication of Seymour's Intimate Papers of Colonel House (1926-1928), newspaper clippings, articles, and memorabilia. Much of the material concerns Seymour's role as delegate to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919.
Dates:
1912-1963
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Charles Seymour papers
Harold Phelps Stokes papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 645
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, memoranda, notes, writings, clippings, and subject files documenting the personal life and professional career of Harold Phelps Stokes. His interests in United States foreign policy and domestic politics, the Alger Hiss case, the Paris Peace Conference, New York City politics and government, prison reform, and journalism are documented. Stokes corresponded with many prominent American political and social figures.
Dates:
1908-1969
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Harold Phelps Stokes papers
David Peck Todd papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 496B
Overview:
Correspondence, writings, records of astronomical expeditions, diaries, notebooks and scrapbooks of David Peck Todd, astronomer and teacher at Amherst College from 1881 to 1917. Between 1882 and 1914 Todd conducted nine expeditions to various parts of the world to study solar eclipses. The notes, photographs, drawings and memorabilia of these expeditions make up a significant portion of the papers. He was also a fertile inventor, and plans and drawings for many devices, some related to solving...
Dates:
1862-1939
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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David Peck Todd papers
Harry Weinberger papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 553
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, legal papers, notes, and other materials documenting Weinberger's career as a lawyer who specialized in civil liberties cases and, later in his career, copyright law. The one hundred and sixteen (116) case files include legal briefs, writs, and memoranda prepared by Weinberger and his staff, and similar material prepared by opposing attorneys. Correspondence files include letters with clients and individuals interested in a specific case. Weinberger's...
Dates:
1915-1944
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Harry Weinberger papers