Talk:Stephen A. Douglas
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editAlso, after reviewing the common name page you sent, that is not in reference to the correct spelling of names - it is going with a person's commonly known stage-name. Ie. Norma Jean Mortenson versus Marilyn Monroe - it would be correct to go with her stage name. I agree with you and Wikipedia that much. I'm not insisting that we go by her first name of Rose. It's Adele versus Adèle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.231.159.16 (talk) 16:46, November 18, 2015
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editHere are two more links from the University of Chicago. One is a signed letter, the other is a dinner invitation - both using Adèle. Maybe she didn't know her own name - which makes sense for someone who was upper class and received the absolute best education at the time. :-| Kind of funny to have any doubts about her name when the source is her own personal documents... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.231.159.16 (talk) 17:00, November 18, 2015
Proposed merge of Stephen A. Douglas ancestry into Stephen A. Douglas
editShould just be part of a background or ancestry section, having the ancestry article is unnecessary. βӪᑸᙥӴ • Talk • Contribs 19:38, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
- Wholeheartedly agree, this ancestry article is way too short & irrelevant not to be part of "Stephen A. Douglas." TheConflux (talk) 21:06, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
- Support. It is concise enough that the entirety of that article would work as a section of the main article on Douglas. SecretName101 (talk) 22:02, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
- Strong support. It is simply a short bit of material with little room for future expansion and of the sort usually included in a main article. -A-M-B-1996- (talk) 17:23, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
Merger complete. Klbrain (talk) 17:23, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
Old University of Chicago land endowment
editWould it not be worth mentioning that the late senator endowed the land for the Old University of Chicago? SecretName101 (talk) 07:17, 14 March 2021 (UTC)
- Agreed and (simply) Done Klbrain (talk) 17:41, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
Position on Slavery
editWhile that section now has citations, the sources need page numbers by them. 136.175.73.79 (talk) 02:19, 29 January 2024 (UTC)