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Papers, 1873-1997
Author
Rice, William Gorham, 1856-1945.
Pages:
27
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2 copies available at Manuscripts and Special Collections.
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Papers, 1873-1997
Rice, William Gorham, 1856-1945.
Control Number:
(N) SC12866
Author:
Rice, William Gorham, 1856-1945.
Title:
Papers, 1873-1997.
Quantity:
27 boxes (16 cu. ft.)
Historical/biog note:
Rice was born in Albany, N.Y. and attended the Albany Academy. He married Harriet Langdon Pruyn, daughter of John VanSchaick Lansing Pruyn in 1892. Rice was Assistant Paymaster General of the New York State National Guard and secretary to Governor Cleveland. In 1895 he became U.S. Civil Service Commissioner. He later served as a member of the New York State Civil Service Commission. Rice was the author of several works on carillons and was an expert on the subject.
Abstract:
The photographic material includes three boxes of magic lantern slides showing carillons in the U.S. and Canada, the League of Nations building in Geneva and scenes from the Netherlands. Many of these pictures were used in Rice's carillon books.
Abstract:
These papers relate mainly to Rice's research on a Grover Cleveland biography and on carillons. They include correspondence, research notes, copies of articles, manuscripts of publications and photographic material. The Cleveland material has good personal and political content and includes material on the 1884 presidential campaign. The carillon material mostly relates to Rice's two books on the subject. There is also official correspondence from the Civil Service Commission and material related to legislation authorizing the construction of the Broadway Arcade Railroad. In addition, these papers include personal correspondence between Rice and Edgar Apgar, letters from Woodrow Wilson and Edith Bolling Wilson regarding the Woodrow Wilson Foundation for World Peace, and a collection of letters from American political figures including: Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, Charles Evans Hughes, Alfred E. Smith, Herbert Lehman, Thomas E. Dewey and Robert Moses.
Access restriction:
Original letters of prominent politicians, especially those of Grover Cleveland are kept in the vault. Two business days notice required for retrieval.
Finding aids:
Unpublished guide available in repository and on Internet site.
Preferred citation:
William Gorham Rice Papers, 1841-1937.
Personal subject:
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908.
Personal subject:
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
Personal subject:
Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961.
Personal subject:
Apgar, Edgar K.
Personal subject:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964--Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948--Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944--Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963--Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971--Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Moses, Robert, 1888-1981--Correspondence.
Personal subject:
Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886--Photographs.
Personal subject:
Rice, William Gorham, 1856-1945--Photographs.
Personal subject:
Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing, 1811-1877--Correspondence.
Corporate subject:
New York (State). Governor (1883-1884 : Cleveland)
Corporate subject:
New York (State). Dept. of Civil Service.
Corporate subject:
New York (State). Civil Service Commission.
Corporate subject:
New York Arcade Railway Company.
Corporate subject:
League of Nations--Buildings--Photographs.
Corporate subject:
Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.
Subject:
Bell founding.
Subject:
Bell founders--Photographs.
Subject:
Bell towers--Photographs.
Subject:
Bells--Photographs.
Subject:
Campanologists.
Subject:
Carillons.
Subject:
Carillons--Photographs.
Subject:
Civil service--New York (State)
Subject:
Public service employment.
Subject:
Carillons--Photographs.
Subject:
Presidents--United States--Elections--1884.
Geographic terms:
Albany (N.Y.)--History--Sources.
Geographic terms:
Albany (N.Y.).--City Hall.
Geographic terms:
Belgium--Photographs.
Geographic terms:
Canada--Photographs.
Geographic terms:
Cape Town (South Africa)--Photographs.
Geographic terms:
Geneva (Switzerland)--Photographs.
Geographic terms:
Great Britain--Photographs.
Geographic terms:
Netherlands--Photographs.
Geographic terms:
United States--Politics and government--1865-1900.
Geographic terms:
New York (State)--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Geographic terms:
United States--History--1913-1921.
Form/genre terms:
Letters (correspondence) aat
Form/genre terms:
Postcards. gmgpc
Form/genre terms:
Lantern slides. gmgpc
Personal author:
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908.
Personal author:
Apgar, Edgar K.
Personal author:
Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947.
Personal author:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Personal author:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Personal author:
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
Personal author:
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
Personal author:
Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944.
Personal author:
Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963.
Personal author:
Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing, 1811-1877.
Personal author:
Stetson, Francis Lynde.
Personal author:
Cleveland, Rose Elizabeth, 1846-1918.
LOCATION:
Manuscripts and Special Collections New York State Library Albany, NY 12230.
Electronic access:
Finding aid: http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc12866.htm
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