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Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Jacob Gould Schurman papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 3-4-6
Abstract The Schurman papers consist of correspondence, addresses, photographs, testimonials, diplomas, certificates, newspaper clippings, printed material, and records of the New York Constitutional Convention (1915). The material listed covers Schurman's career as a teacher, college president, and diplomat; the majority of the papers involve his role in national and foreign affairs. His views on American imperialism are reflected in letters to President McKinley, David Starr Jordan, David J. Hill,...
Dates: 1867-1942, [1986].

Lena Lillian Hill Severence papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064947553]
Identifier: 2790
Scope and content Letters to Lena Hill Severence, plus two pamphlets and a mimeographed item. Letters concern her efforts to secure pension legislation for teachers in New York State. Correspondents include New York State Normal School officials Myron T. Scudder, William J. Milne, and Isaac B. Poucher; university presidents Andrew D. White, Jacob Gould Schurman, James B. Angell, David Starr Jordan, and Charles W. Eliot; lawyer and politician Elihu Root; New York State legislator Jesse S. Phillips; and New...
Dates: 1903-1916.

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