Ghent, William J. (William James), 1866-1942

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Author and journalist.

From the description of Papers of William J. Ghent, 1876-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063264

Biographical Note

  • 1866, Apr. 29: Born, Frankfort, Ind.
  • 1894: Founder, Social Reform Club, New York, N.Y.
  • 1897 - 1898 : Editor, American Fabian
  • 1900 - 1913 : Regular contributor to the Independent
  • 1906 - 1909 : Secretary, Rand School of Social Science
  • 1909: Married Amy Louise Morrison
  • 1909 - 1911 : President, Rand School of Social Science, New York, N.Y.
  • 1911 - 1912 : Secretary to Victor L. Berger
  • 1915 - 1917 : Editor, California Outlook
  • 1917 - 1919 : Member, Executive Committee of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy
  • 1919 - 1920 : Regular contributor to the Weekly Review
  • 1929: Staff member, Dictionary of American Biography
  • 1942, July 12: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the William J. Ghent Papers, 1876-1942, (bulk 1902-1942), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Francis R. Hagner collection, 1860-1946, 1876-1925 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Intercollegiate Socialist Society. Records, 1904-1921. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Hagner, Francis R. (Francis Randall), 1873-1940,. Francis R. Hagner collection, 1860-1946, bulk (1876-1925). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Socialist Party (U.S.) New York (N.Y.) Letter Books, Bulk, 1911-1914, 1907-1914, (Bulk 1911-1914) Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Eastman, Max Forrester, 1883-1969. Eastman mss. 1892-1968 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Charles F. Bates papers, 1866-1977 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Tamiment Library Manuscript Files, 1749-1988 (bulk: 1910-1965) Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Tamiment Library. Tamiment Library manuscript files collection relating to individuals and organizations associated with radicalism, the labor movement, and progressive social action in the United States, 1950-2001 (bulk 1910-1965). Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Socialist Party (U.S.). Local New York. Letter books, 1907-1914, 1911-1914 (bulk). Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
creatorOf William J. Ghent Papers, 1876-1942, (bulk 1902-1942) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Ghent, William J. (William James), 1866-1942. Letters : to F. S. Dellenbaugh / by William James Ghent, 1933. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn American Socialist Society. Records, 1905-1955. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
referencedIn Intercollegiate Socialist Society Records, 1900-1921 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Berger, Victor L., 1860-1929. Frances Nacke Noel/Job Harriman papers, 1889-1986 (bulk 1940-1980). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Hillquit, Morris, 1869-1933. Papers, 1886-1944. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Sacagawea collection, 1920-1927. Library of Congress
creatorOf Ghent, William J. (William James), 1866-1942. Unpublished biography of John Colter : and related materials, 1926-1936. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Guide to the Rand School of Social Science Records, 1905-1962 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Socialist Party (U.S.) Correspondence, 1902-1947 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Algernon Lee Papers, 1861-1954 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Algernon Lee Papers, 1861-1954 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Beattie, R. Kent (Rolla Kent), 1875-1960. Papers, 1899-1956 Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
referencedIn Workingmen's Co-operative Publishing Association Records, Bulk, 1908-1915, 1906-1920 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Intercollegiate Socialist Society Records, 1900-1921 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith American Socialist Society. corporateBody
correspondedWith Barry, J. Neilson (John Neilson), 1870-1961 person
associatedWith Barry, J. Nelson. person
associatedWith Bates, Charles Francis, b. 1862. person
associatedWith Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1874-1948. person
associatedWith Beattie, R. Kent (Rolla Kent), b. 1875 person
associatedWith Benteen, Frederick William, 1834-1898. person
associatedWith Brininstool, E. A. (Earl Alonzo), 1870-1957. person
correspondedWith Byrne, P. E. (Patrick Edward), 1869- person
associatedWith Byrne, P. T. person
associatedWith Colter, John, ca. 1775-1813. person
associatedWith Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933. person
associatedWith Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876. person
associatedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935. person
correspondedWith Drumm, Stella Madeleine person
associatedWith Drumm, Stella Madeleine. person
associatedWith Dustin, Fred, 1866- person
associatedWith Eastman, Max, 1883-1969 person
associatedWith Foreman, Grant, 1869-1953. person
associatedWith Godfrey, Edward Settle, 1843-1932. person
correspondedWith Godfrey, Mary J. Pocock, -1883 person
associatedWith Godfrey, Mary Pocock. person
associatedWith Graham, W. A. (William Alexander), 1875-1954. person
associatedWith Hafan, Leroy Reuben, 1893- person
correspondedWith Hafen, LeRoy R. (LeRoy Reuben), 1893-1985 person
associatedWith Hagner, Francis R. (Francis Randall), 1873-1940, person
associatedWith Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936. person
associatedWith Hillquit, Morris, 1869-1933. person
associatedWith Intercollegiate Socialist Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937. person
associatedWith Kelly, Charles, 1889-1971. person
associatedWith Lee, Algernon. person
correspondedWith Longmans, Green, and Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Longmans, Green and Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Malone, Dumas, 1892-1986. person
associatedWith Morgan, Dale L. (Dale Lowell), 1914-1971. person
associatedWith Myers, Gustavus, 1872-1942. person
associatedWith Nefert, William W. person
correspondedWith Neifert, William W. person
associatedWith Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971. person
associatedWith Paulding, Holmes O. person
associatedWith Paulding, Holmes O. (Holmes Offley), 1853-1883 person
associatedWith Rand School of Social Science. corporateBody
associatedWith Reno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889. person
associatedWith Russell, Don, 1899-1986. person
correspondedWith Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand), 1870-1952 person
associatedWith Sabine, Edwin Legrand, 1870- person
associatedWith Sims, Fred A. person
correspondedWith Sims, Frederick A. (Frederick Augustus), 1867-1947 person
associatedWith Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. person
associatedWith Socialist Party of New York. corporateBody
associatedWith Socialist Party (U.S.). corporateBody
associatedWith Socialist Party (U.S.). Local New York. corporateBody
associatedWith Spargo, John, 1876-1966. person
associatedWith Sullivan, Mark, 1874-1952. person
associatedWith Tamiment Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Webb, George Washington, 1856-1938. person
associatedWith White, John G. person
correspondedWith William, Maurice, 1881-1973 person
associatedWith Williams, M. (Maurice), 1905-1976. person
associatedWith Workingmen's Co-operative Publishng Association. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)
United States
United States
Subject
Biography
Indians of North America
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
Socialism
Socialism
Occupation
Authors
Journalists
Activity

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Birth 1866-04-29

Death 1942-07-10

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