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Bolton Hall papers

Title
Bolton Hall papers, ca. 1891-1938.
Author
Hall, Bolton, 1854-1938.
Supplementary Content
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Additional Authors
  • Addams, Jane, 1860-1935.
  • George, Henry, 1839-1897.
  • Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964.
  • Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984.
  • Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936.
  • Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
Description
9 linear feet (21 boxes and 3 v.)
Summary
Collection contains Hall's writings, correspondence, personal papers, and scrapbooks.
Subject
  • Hall, Bolton, 1854-1938
  • George, Henry, 1839-1897
  • Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910
  • Bible. > Versions
  • Grief
  • Land use
  • Publishers and publishing > New York (State) > New York
  • Saving and investment
  • Single tax
  • Social problems
Genre/Form
Scrapbooks.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Hicks, Ami Mali; Gertrude Post Herrick
Biography (note)
  • Bolton Hall (1854-1938) was an American lawyer and author.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 1288
OCLC
NYPW93-A276
Author
Hall, Bolton, 1854-1938.
Title
Bolton Hall papers, ca. 1891-1938.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Bolton Hall (1854-1938) was an American lawyer and author. He prepared the expurgated text of the King James version of the Bible (called The Living Bible) in addition to writing and speaking on topics such as social reform and political economy. He was a founder of the Longshoremen's Union and the New York Tax Reform Association, was a disciple of Henry George, and an advocate of the single tax and model tenement housing.
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Occupation
Authors.
Lawyers.
Added Author
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935.
George, Henry, 1839-1897.
Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964.
Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984.
Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936.
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
Research Call Number
MssCol 1288
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