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Holmes, Samuel L., 1788-1853
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4052
37 items (1 folder)
Samuel L. Holmes (1788-1853) of Bedford and Brooklyn, New York was an educator, New York State Assemblyman and, at the time of his death, Superintendent of Public Schools in Brooklyn. Holmes and Huldah Bouton (1800-1874) were teachers in Bedford... more
Hale family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1283
1 linear foot (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Collection consists of correspondence and other papers of the Hale family of Newburyport, Mass. Includes letters, chiefly to relatives, from Benjamin Hale, Sr. (1797-1863), president of Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y., and from Benjamin Hale, Jr.;... more
Hall family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1290
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Collection consists of correspondence of John Hall, Sr., of Ellington, Conn., and his sons Edward, Junius and John Hall, Jr., relating to village and family affairs, the school conducted by John Hall, Sr., his efforts at publishing a book and its... more
Leipziger, Henry Marcus, 1854-1917
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1727
5.8 linear feet (17 boxes)
Henry Marcus Leipziger (1854-1917) was an educator, lecturer and teacher. Born in England, he came to the U.S. as a child and settled in New York City. He established the Hebrew Technical Institute and became its director between 1884 and 1891.... more
Griscom, John, 1774-1852
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1251
.3 linear feet (1 box)
John Griscom (1774-1852) was the first American educator to teach chemistry in 1803. He taught at Queens College (now Rutgers University) from 1812 to 1828 and at Columbia College; organized the New York High School for Boys in 1825; was principal... more
Cogswell, Joseph Green, 1786-1871
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 586
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Joseph Green Cogswell (1786-1871) was an educator and librarian. He was appointed librarian and professor of mineralogy and geology at Harvard University in 1820, founded the Round Hill School in Northampton, Mass. with George Bancroft in 1823,... more
Dwight family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 874
.5 linear feet (2 boxes, 2 microfilm reels)
Among the notable members of the Dwight family of Connecticut were: Timothy Dwight (1752-1817), a Congregational minister and president of Yale College; Theodore Dwight (1764-1846), a lawyer, editor and author; Theodore Dwight, Jr. (1796-1866),... more
Lieberman, Elias, 1883-1969
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1755
7 linear feet (14 boxes, 23 v., 2 packages)
Elias Lieberman (1883-1969), educator and poet, was born in Russia but emigrated to the U.S. as a child. He worked in the New York City school system as a teacher, principal and associate superintendent of schools. His published works included... more
Levy, Florence N. (Florence Nightingale), 1870-1947
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1742
.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Florence Nightingale Levy (1870-1947) was an art editor and educator of New York City. Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts of Levy's lectures, radio scripts, magazine articles, and other writings. Includes papers, 1924-1939, of the... more
Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3258
6.2 linear feet (8 boxes, 15 volumes, 1 oversized folder)
The Noah Webster papers consist of correspondence, writings by Webster on various topics, diaries, and miscellaneous papers. Correspondence, 1776-1843, and diaries, 1784-1820, relate to his career as lawyer, educator, editor of newspapers,... more
Johnson, Joseph, 1751?-1777
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1572
.2 linear feet (1 volume)
The Joseph Johnson diary, dated November 18, 1772 to February 1, 1773, was kept by Mohegan preacher Joseph Johnson during his time teaching children of the Tunxis tribe in Farmington, Connecticut. At least one child of European settlers also... more
Papanek, Ernst
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2333
23 linear feet (42 boxes)
Ernst Papanek (1900-1973) was an Austrian-born child psychologist and educator known for his work with refugee children during and after World War II and for his involvement in socialist parties in Europe and the United States. Collection consists... more
Finley, John H. (John Huston), 1863-1940
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1000
105 linear feet (168 boxes)
Collection contains correspondence, addresses and speeches, writings, diaries, miscellaneous papers, photographs, and printed matter that document Finley's varied career. Correspondence, 1892-ca.1939 reflects his professional activities,... more
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1643
.4 linear feet (2 folders)
Correspondence, diplomas, stock certificates, and legal papers belonging to Henry Kiddle, teacher and superintendent of New York City schools, and his descendants, Alfred W. and A. M. F. Kiddle, as well as Orr family relatives, and papers relating... more
Leonowens, Anna Harriette, 1831-1915
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3453
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Anna Leonowens (1831-1915), born Anna Harriett Emma Edwards, was an Indian-born British travel writer, educator, and social activist. The papers consist mainly of letters from Leonowens to prominent businessman and lawyer Gordon Lester Ford and... more
Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 22939
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Autograph letter signed (4 p.) from British author Aldous Huxley at Llano, California, 1942 September 6, to L. P. Jacks, a British author, educator, philosopher and Unitarian minister. Responding to a query in Jacks’s last letter concerning... more
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4673
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Collection consists of two typescript letters dated 1901, signed by Booker T. Washington, African-American leader, educator and author, as well as a clipped signature. Letters are written from the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in... more
Finley, John H. (John Huston), 1863-1940
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6416
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
The miscellany chiefly contains letters to and from American editor, educator, author, and civic leader John Huston Finley. Outgoing letters stem mainly from Finley's term as editor-in-chief of the New York Times, though the tone of the... more
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