Straight, Willard Dickerman, 1880-1918 |
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Collector |
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dates
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1880-1918 |
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city
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New York City |
| state | NY | | other cities | Oswego, NY; Bordentown, NJ; Ithica, NY; Seoul, Korea; Havana, Cuba; Mukden, Manchuria; Peking, China; Paris, France; |
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historical notes
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Willard Dickerman Straight was an investment banker who, in 1911, married Dorothy Payne Whitney Straight (1887- 1968).
Together in 1914, the couple, in partnership with Herbert Corly, began The New Republic magazine.
Their elder two children were Whitney, who became a race-car driver and head of British Overseas Airway Corporation, and Beatrice, who became a distinguished actress.
Straight collected French graphic art relating to World War I.
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decades
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1910-1920
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Archives/Repository |
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Collection Details |
Cornell University Libraries
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections |
Willard Dickerman Straight papers, 1825-1925. |
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Peabody Essex Museum
Phillips Library |
Peirce-Nichols Family of Salem, Massachusetts Papers, 1702-1967 |
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