Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810

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Native of Philadelphia, novelist, journalist, the first person in the United States to make authorship his primary profession. Brown earned considerable distinction for a number of his novels.

From the description of Travel journal, ca. 1800. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213494884

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referencedIn Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854. Diaries, 1800-1851 [microfilm and photoprints]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Eleanor M. Tilton Papers, 1770-1991 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Robert E. Hemenway Personal Papers, 1906-2008 University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library University Archives
referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
referencedIn Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854. Notebook describing a visit to the Soho Works, 1800 [typed transcript]. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Hood, Richard, 1910-. Portraits of American authors [manuscript], ca. 1902-1935, (bulk 1910-1919). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kent State University. Institute for Bibliography and Editing. Charles Brockden Brown Bicentennial Edition records, 1689-1995 (bulk 1917-1995). Kent State University
referencedIn Charles Brockden Brown Bicentennial Edition records, 1689-1995, 1917-1995 Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
referencedIn Newspaper and other clippings related to Charles Brockden Brown, 1896-1928. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Letters regarding Charles Brockden Brown [manuscript], 1769 and n.d. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810. Travel journal, ca. 1800. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Brown family. Brown family papers, 1715-1837, bulk 1800-1810. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson, 1868-1936,. Papers, 1735-1931. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Hemenway, Robert E., 1941-. [Robert E. Hemenway personal papers] University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library
referencedIn Tilton, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marguerite), 1913-. Papers, 1770-1991. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810. Papers of Charles Brockden Brown [manuscript], 1769-1848, 1922, and n.d. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810. Papers of Charles Brockden Brown, 1783-1848, and n.d. University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Beers, William P., fl. 1800, person
associatedWith Beers, William Pitt, 1766-1810 person
associatedWith Brown, Elizabeth Linn, fl. 1810-1812, person
associatedWith Brown family. family
associatedWith Brown, James, fl. 1795, person
associatedWith Brown, William Linn, person
associatedWith Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 person
associatedWith Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854. person
associatedWith Dunlap, William, 1766-1839. person
associatedWith Hall, John Elihu, fl. 1806, person
associatedWith Hemenway, Robert E., 1941- person
associatedWith Keese, William, fl. 1812, person
associatedWith Kennedy, Daniel E. person
associatedWith Kennedy, Daniel Edwards. person
associatedWith Kent State University. Institute for Bibliography and Editing corporateBody
associatedWith Kent State University. Institute for Bibliography and Editing. corporateBody
associatedWith Nicholson, Maria, fl. 1798, person
associatedWith Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson, 1868-1936, person
associatedWith Ogilvie, James, fl. 1813, person
associatedWith Romeyn, John B., fl. 1808, person
associatedWith Ross, John, fl. 1769, person
associatedWith Smith, Elihu Hubbard, d. 1799 person
associatedWith Templeton, Maria, fl. 1798, person
associatedWith Tilton, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marguerite), 1913- person
associatedWith Wilkins, William Wood, 1790-1795, person
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Authors, American
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Birth 1771-01-17

Death 1810-02-22

Americans

English

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