7920. Anson Conger Goodyear
Anson Conger GoodyearPARENTS: Charles Waterhouse Goodyear and Ella Portia Conger
AKA: Conger
OCCUPATION: 1st president of the Museum of Modern Art in NYC
RESIDENCES: Buffalo, NY; Old Westbury, NY
BIOGRAPHY:
A. Conger Goodyear was born in Buffalo, New York on June 20, 1877. A member of a Western New York family prominent in business, he graduated from Yale University in 1899.Goodyear became active in business, serving as chairman of the board of directors of Gaylord Container Corporation, director of Paramount Pictures, director of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and as an executive or director of several other corporations.
Active in the New York National Guard, Goodyear served as a Colonel in World War I and was the personal representative of the United States Secretary of War. Goodyear later rose to the rank of Major General in the New York Guard. During World War II he served in Hawaii as department commander for the American Red Cross. He also made observation tours in Europe and reported to the Secretary of War on conditions in the field and troop morale.
A noted philanthropist, Conger was an organizer of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and served as its first President and a member of the board of trustees. He was a close friend of actress and theater producer Katharine Cornell, also from Buffalo. Upon her death, she bequethed part of her foundation's assets to MoMA. Goodyear was also a director of the Buffalo Academy of Fine Arts, an honorary governor of the New York Hospital, and a donor to Dartmouth College.
A friend of Ernest N. Harmon, Conger also made donations to Norwich University, and NU's Goodyear Hall is named for him.
Goodyear died in Old Westbury, New York on April 24, 1964. He is buried in Buffalo's Forest Lawn Cemetery.
His Old Westbury home, the A. Conger Goodyear House, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
References:
Syracuse University Library, Biography, A. Conger Goodyear, A. Conger Goodyear Papers Inventory, accessed September 1, 2012
State University of New York at Buffalo, A. Conger Goodyear biography, Finding Aid for the A. Conger Goodyear Papers, accessed September 1, 2012
New York Times, A. Conger Goodyear, 86, Dies, April 24, 1964
George F. Goodyear, Goodyear Family History, 1976, page 137
New York Times, Red Cross Widens Services in Pacific, November 27, 1944
National Infantry Association, Infantry Journal], Volumes 60-61, 1947, page 54
Museum of Modern Art, Imagining the Future of The Museum of Modern Art, 1998, page 82
Arshile Gorky, Matthew Spender, Arshile Gorky: Goats on the Roof: A Life in Letters and Documents, 2009, page 148
New York Hospital. Society, Annual Report, 1963, page 5
Hood Museum of Art, T. Barton Thurber, European Art at Dartmouth: Highlights From the Hood Museum of Art, 2008, page 197
Ernest N. Harmon, Combat Commander: Autobiography of a Soldier, 1970, page 307
James Trager, The New York Chronology, 2004, page 653
Jay Boone, Anson Conger Goodyear page, Find A Grave, accessed September 1, 2012
Alex Hoyt, A. Conger Goodyear House: A Look at an Edward Durell Stone House on Long Island That Narrowly Avoided Demolition, Architect magazine, November 17, 2011
(Source: Wikipedia)
Zaidee C. CobbSPOUSE: Married to Cornelius Newton Bliss, Jr. and A. Conger Goodyear. Three children with Mr. Bliss. No children listed with Mr. Conger.
11562. Anson Conger Goodyear
Anson Conger Goodyear, Jr.PARENTS: Anson Conger Goodyear and Mary Foreman
7921. Esther Permelia Goodyear
Esther Permelia GoodyearPARENTS: Charles Waterhouse Goodyear and Ella Portia Conger
7922. Charles Waterhouse Goodyear
Charles Waterhouse Goodyear, Jr.PARENTS: Charles Waterhouse Goodyear and Ella Portia Conger
REFERENCE: Bogalusa Story by C. W. Goodyear (copyrighted 1950).
This is Charles Waterhouse (C. W., II) GOODYEAR, Jr. (born: April 6, 1883; died: June 22, 1967 in Buffalo, NY; married Grace RUMSEY on June 2, 1908, divorced about 1935; and, then married Marion PERKINS Spaulding in May 1935.)Several formats to choose from (photo version and non-photos versions): eBook (PC computers and Pocket PC) versions, web pages, documents, and actual images of pages.
This book is about ...
the founding of Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana by the GOODYEARs (Frank Henry GOODYEAR and Charles Waterhouse GOODYEAR), William Henry SULLIVAN, and others who erected a sawmill on the Bogue Lusa Creek in 1906: "Magic City of the Deep South."
the GOODYEARs - Four generations of the Goodyear family - C.W.G.; C.W.G., II; C.W.G., III; and C.W.G., IV.
the Father and Mother of Bogalusa: William Henry SULLIVAN (1st Mayor of Bogalusa, 1914-1929) and his wife, Elizabeth FITZRANDOLPH Sullivan; as well as other prominent families and their industrial and civic accomplishments. Many local people, as well as those from the Buffalo, New York area, are mentioned, too.
the Great Southern Lumber Company Sawmill (1908-1938), Bogalusa Paper Company (1918-1937), Bogalusa Turpentine Company, Bogalusa Tung Oil, Inc. and the Bogalusa Stores, Bogue Chitto Farm, Gaylord Container Corporation (acquired by Temple-Inland Inc.), New Orleans Great Northern Railroad, papermill, pulp and paper mill, pulp and paper industry, paper manufacturing, paper making machines, finishing room at the paper mill, Kraft paper mill, log pond, lumber yard, BOGALUSA BRAND timber, portable sawmill, Refuse burner, power house, band mills.
forestry, forests, reforestation, tree farms, tree plantations, Pine Tree Nursery, Tung oil grove, Bogue Chitto Stock Farm, Isabel Stock Farm, timber, "Bogalusa Brand" timbers, long leaf pine, yellow pine, longleaf yellow pine, slash-pine nursery, slash pine, heart pine, commercial logging, "turpentined" trees, Tung oil industry, Tung oil trees, Colonial Creosoting Company plant.
places like: Washington Parish Courthouse; Bogalusa Railroad Station; Colonial Hotel; Office Building of the Great Southern Lumber Company; Bogalusa High School; Great Southern Lumber Company commissary; Y.M.C.A.; City Hall; Tammany House; Charles W. Goodyear Memorial Gateway; Elizabeth Sullivan Memorial Hospital; Lee's Creek schoolhouse; Ben's Ford; Bedroom of Preacher Ford's house where Andrew Jackson slept; Blarney Castle; Bogue Chitto River; Columbia Street; Money Hill Tung Plantation; Plantation House and General Store; Great Southern Hotel and later renamed the Pine Tree Inn; and
Senator Huey P. Long ("Kingfish") and Louisiana politics; WWI; and a lot more.
This 208 page book has been fully transcribed with all photos (88 images on 84 pages) and illustrations (1 illustration on 1 page) in the book as well as the actual images of all pages of text (123 pages). There is no index. Note: This book is still copyrighted.
Thanks to David L. GOODYEAR (grandson to Charles Waterhouse GOODYEAR, the author) and his family for permission to post this wonderful book on the Web. When I'm done transcribing it, I will offer it to the Washington Parish Public Library to post on their web site. I will also "burn" several CDs for use at the library. I may convert this book to an e-Book format in the future, but again with the stipulation that it not be used for profit in any way.
Transcription is copyrighted (© 2002) by me, "Pat," Patricia Darlene McClendon. It may not be reproduced in any way. Please contact me, Pat McClendon at Pat@PatMcClendon.com for limited exceptions.
URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mcclendon/Bogalusa/Bogalusa%20Story/
7923. Bradley Goodyear
Bradley GoodyearPARENTS: Charles Waterhouse Goodyear and Ella Portia Conger
7926. Almon Noah Conger
Almon Noah CongerOCCUPATION: Salesman
ORGANIZATIONS: Mason
Ivy Velma RiceSPOUSE: Ivy Velma Rice was the 2nd spouse of Almon Noah Conger.
OCCUPATION: House Mother at the University of Washington
CHURCH_AFFILIATION: Member of the Lutheran Church
Mary Amelia McCoryNAME-CONFLICT: Marie Myers in CFA I, p. 129; Mary Amelia McCory, CFA II, p. 314
7933. Elmer Conger
Elmer CongerBIRTH: b. 27 Dec (abt) 1869, d. Aug (Abt) 1946 (CFA I, p. 153)
OCCUPATION: Well driller
HOBBIES: Gardening
Lottie M. PetersonRELATIONSHIP: Step-daughter of Mr. Peterson
DEATH: In the fall of 1949
HOBBIES: Sewing
NAME-CONFLICT: Lottie M. Johnson, CFA I, p. 226
NAME-QUESTION: What was the maiden surname of this person?
11580. David H. Conger
David H. CongerSSN:
Individual: Conger, David
Social Security #: 516-20-9605
SS# issued in: Montana
Birth date: Apr 26, 1895
Death date: Nov 1969
Residence code: Washington
ZIP Code of last known residence: 98310
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:
Bremerton, Washington
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5, Social Security Death
Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 1, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.48091.93]
11581. Jennie Conger
Jennie CongerDEATH: Winter of 1946
11588. Ledford Conger
Ledford CongerSSN: Is this SSDI record for this Ledford Conger? If so, there is a conflict
on the date of birth.
Individual: Conger, Ledford
Social Security #: 555-05-4000
Issued in: California
Birth date: Jul 27, 1902
Death date: Mar 1984
Residence code: Oregon
ZIP Code of last known residence: 97386
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:
Sweet Home, Oregon
ZIP Code of address where death benefit payment was sent: 97386
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:
Sweet Home, Oregon
[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-K, Ed. 7, Social Security Death
Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 12, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.111.7.54150.195]
7936. Arthur Garfield Conger
Arthur Garfield CongerNAME: Arthur G. Conger, in CFA I, p. 224 & 26; Arthur Garfield Conger by Krista Conger.
Minnie HigbeeBIRTH-QUESTION: In what county did the birth occur?
Grace WrightSPOUSE: Grace Wright was the 2nd spouse of Arthur G. Conger.