Wife: Nellie Griggs Alexander.
Son, Hubert Griggs Alexander, #31844832.
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From lincolnlibraries.org, Lincoln, Nebraska:
Hartley Burr Alexander grew up in Syracuse, Nebraska. He came from a poor family, and worked very hard to put himself through the University of Nebraska. Among other things he waited tables in a Lincoln restaurant. It was there he met Nelly Griggs, an artist and musician and Nathan Griggs' daughter. They were married in 1908. As a student he was considered a "free thinker" and was heavily embroiled in campus politics. He belonged to a "slightly radical group" which was opposed to compulsory military drill, Greek letter fraternities, and the wearing of caps and gowns at commencement. He was an outstanding student, and eventually became chairman of the Philosophy Department at the University. Among other accomplishments, he wrote the inscriptions for the Nebraska State Capital Building and helped with its design. He was a scholar, lexicographer, essayist, poet, teacher, philosopher, and humanitarian. He was also considered an expert on Native American mythology and culture. After the Wounded Knee episode in 1890, he wrote poems (two of his earliest) that sympathized with the Indians. He wrote many dramatizations of Indian legends, nine of which were collected as Manito Masks. When named to the Nebraska Hall of Fame, he was called "Nebraska's Renaissance Man."
Son, Hubert Griggs Alexander, #31844832.
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From lincolnlibraries.org, Lincoln, Nebraska:
Hartley Burr Alexander grew up in Syracuse, Nebraska. He came from a poor family, and worked very hard to put himself through the University of Nebraska. Among other things he waited tables in a Lincoln restaurant. It was there he met Nelly Griggs, an artist and musician and Nathan Griggs' daughter. They were married in 1908. As a student he was considered a "free thinker" and was heavily embroiled in campus politics. He belonged to a "slightly radical group" which was opposed to compulsory military drill, Greek letter fraternities, and the wearing of caps and gowns at commencement. He was an outstanding student, and eventually became chairman of the Philosophy Department at the University. Among other accomplishments, he wrote the inscriptions for the Nebraska State Capital Building and helped with its design. He was a scholar, lexicographer, essayist, poet, teacher, philosopher, and humanitarian. He was also considered an expert on Native American mythology and culture. After the Wounded Knee episode in 1890, he wrote poems (two of his earliest) that sympathized with the Indians. He wrote many dramatizations of Indian legends, nine of which were collected as Manito Masks. When named to the Nebraska Hall of Fame, he was called "Nebraska's Renaissance Man."
Wife: Nellie Griggs Alexander.
Son, Hubert Griggs Alexander, #31844832.
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From lincolnlibraries.org, Lincoln, Nebraska:
Hartley Burr Alexander grew up in Syracuse, Nebraska. He came from a poor family, and worked very hard to put himself through the University of Nebraska. Among other things he waited tables in a Lincoln restaurant. It was there he met Nelly Griggs, an artist and musician and Nathan Griggs' daughter. They were married in 1908. As a student he was considered a "free thinker" and was heavily embroiled in campus politics. He belonged to a "slightly radical group" which was opposed to compulsory military drill, Greek letter fraternities, and the wearing of caps and gowns at commencement. He was an outstanding student, and eventually became chairman of the Philosophy Department at the University. Among other accomplishments, he wrote the inscriptions for the Nebraska State Capital Building and helped with its design. He was a scholar, lexicographer, essayist, poet, teacher, philosopher, and humanitarian. He was also considered an expert on Native American mythology and culture. After the Wounded Knee episode in 1890, he wrote poems (two of his earliest) that sympathized with the Indians. He wrote many dramatizations of Indian legends, nine of which were collected as Manito Masks. When named to the Nebraska Hall of Fame, he was called "Nebraska's Renaissance Man."
Son, Hubert Griggs Alexander, #31844832.
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From lincolnlibraries.org, Lincoln, Nebraska:
Hartley Burr Alexander grew up in Syracuse, Nebraska. He came from a poor family, and worked very hard to put himself through the University of Nebraska. Among other things he waited tables in a Lincoln restaurant. It was there he met Nelly Griggs, an artist and musician and Nathan Griggs' daughter. They were married in 1908. As a student he was considered a "free thinker" and was heavily embroiled in campus politics. He belonged to a "slightly radical group" which was opposed to compulsory military drill, Greek letter fraternities, and the wearing of caps and gowns at commencement. He was an outstanding student, and eventually became chairman of the Philosophy Department at the University. Among other accomplishments, he wrote the inscriptions for the Nebraska State Capital Building and helped with its design. He was a scholar, lexicographer, essayist, poet, teacher, philosopher, and humanitarian. He was also considered an expert on Native American mythology and culture. After the Wounded Knee episode in 1890, he wrote poems (two of his earliest) that sympathized with the Indians. He wrote many dramatizations of Indian legends, nine of which were collected as Manito Masks. When named to the Nebraska Hall of Fame, he was called "Nebraska's Renaissance Man."
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