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Flexner, Abraham, 1866-1959

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Abraham Flexner papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055762]
Identifier: MS-0304
Abstract

Abraham Flexner graduated from Johns Hopkins in 1886. The collection consists of one letter, Flexner to Miss Cole, September 14, 1943, telling her that he still working on his biography of Daniel Coit Gilman; one copy of Field and Work of the Squibb Institute, November 1938; one card signed by F.J. Furnivall.

Dates: 1938,1943

Arthur Oncken Lovejoy papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0038
Abstract Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (October 10, 1873 – December 30, 1962) was an American philosopher and intellectual historian, who founded the discipline known as the history of ideas with his book The Great Chain of Being (1936). The papers of Arthur O. Lovejoy span the years 1872 to 1963 and include correspondence, manuscript notes for lectures, notebooks, diaries, newspaper clippings, reports, speeches, photographs, drafts, typescripts, galley proofs, and books owned and...
Dates: 1872-1963; 1872 - 1963

Elisabeth Gilman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0235
Abstract

Elisabeth Gilman was born in New Haven, Connecticut, December 25, 1867. She was the younger daughter of Daniel Coit and Mary (Ketcham) Gilman. Her father was a college professor and the first president of The Johns Hopkins University. The papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings, diaries, newspaper clippings, printed material, memorabilia, and photographs.

Dates: 1872-1949

Frank Johnson Goodnow papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0003
Abstract

Frank Johnson Goodnow, Ph.D., LL.B. (January 18, 1859 – November 15, 1939), President of Johns Hopkins University, was an American educator and legal scholar, born in Brooklyn, New York. The collection consists of about 12,000 items and spans the years 1880 to 1940. The majority of the material is Goodnow's correspondence, but there are also lectures, addresses, writings and printed material.

Dates: 1880-1940

John Calvin French papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0070
Abstract

John Calvin French was professor of English and librarian at The Johns Hopkins University and author of "A History of the University founded by Johns Hopkins." The collection consists largely of his research and manuscript notes dealing with the founding and later development of the University dating from 1928-1957.

Dates: 1928-1957

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