Series IV. Family Papers

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{"value"=>"1856-1950", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1856/1950"}
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{"value"=>"<p>This series consists mostly of the correspondence and papers of Annie Fox George and Henry George, Jr., including their letters to Henry George and letters to and from other relatives and friends. The Annie George correspondence includes many letters from Helen Taylor, stepdaughter of John Stuart Mill, and a large group from Mrs. Belle Stickney (later Robbins), a California friend; there are single letters from Emma Willard and Samuel Gompers.</p> <p> Henry George, Jr.'s correspondence before 1897 consists largely of his letters to his father about political and editorial matters. A lengthy series from 1889 details the bitter split in the ranks of Single Taxers which developed while Henry George was touring Britain. After 1897, the correspondence, writings, and notes are mostly related to Henry George Jr. 's work on a biography of his father. Among the reminiscences solicited from old friends and colleagues of Henry George is a good deal of material not used in the published <span class=\"title\">Life</span>. There is a folder of condolence letters on the death of Annie George (1904), and many letters to and from Hamlin Garland concerning plans for an anniversary banquet in 1905. The letters to Garland (Box 17) include George Bernard Shaw's famous account of his \"conversion\" by Henry George in 1882.</p> <p> A small group of papers relating to other family members includes genealogical material, Henry George's marriage certificate, and a folder of papers of Anna George de Mille (1877-1947) chiefly concerned with her research on a biography of her father and her efforts to gather and preserve papers relating to him.</p>"}
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1856
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1856
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1950
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1856
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1950

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  1. A. Annie Fox George, Correspondence and Papers [4/1]
  2. B. Henry George, Jr., Correspondence [21/1]
  3. C. Henry George, Jr. Writings, Notes, and Papers [5/1]
  4. D. Papers of Other George Family Members [6/1]