benjaminidewheeler

Pres. B.I. Wheeler and Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst (LOC)

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• Harry Angstrom said:

  Phoebe Hearst was the mother of William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper mogul, and she herself was a major philanthropist, particularly for education, here is article on her from Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Hearst Here is an article about Mrs. Hearst's role in helping the University of California, it has photos of her amazing hacienda in Northern California, and it discusses Benjamin Ide Wheeler, President of the University (of California). bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/anthro/3founders1.html Here is a page with some info about President Wheeler. NOTE his middle initial would appear to be "I" for Ide; rather than "L". bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/anthro/3founders2.html#item5 Here is Wikipedia page on President Wheeler en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Ide_Wheeler

• The Library of Congress said:

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