Overview
Russell Hooper will discuss his collecting journey, how he became interested in the Fontaine–Maury family, and his vision for telling a story drawn from the history preserved in the papers. He will also highlight notable individuals represented in the collection, including: Matthew Fontaine Maury, “The Pathfinder of the Seas” and the “Father of Oceanography”; Presidents James Madison and James Garfield; Admiral Samuel DuPont; Ellen Mordecai, author of History of a Heart and member of the influential Mordecai family; James Gore King, often called “The Almighty of Wall Street”; John Cropper, a world-renowned abolitionist known as “The Most Generous Man in Liverpool; William H. Galvani, namesake of the William H. Galvani Rare Maps Collection at Oregon State University; Phillip Evans, son of Jupiter Evans, Thomas Jefferson’s personal enslaved servant; and Anthony Fiala, National Geographic’s first Explorer-Cinematographer
Date: Monday, January 12, 8PM EST
Guest Presenter: Russell Hooper
Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore
Presenter
Russell Hooper is a history enthusiast and collector who, over the past 15 years, has amassed the largest known collection of Fontaine-Maury family papers, which he calls “The Pathfinder Papers.” He lives in Spring Hill, Tennessee, where he has served on the Boards of The Battle of Franklin Trust and the Maury County Historical Society. In 2018, Hooper received a 2018-2019 SCRC Research Travel Grant from the College of William & Mary.
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