Shute, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1856-1943

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Shute was an American lawyer and writer, noted for his book: The real diary of a real boy (1902).

From the description of [Autograph signature] / Henry A. Shute. [between 1900 and 1943] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 437427419

Humorist.

From the description of Henry A. Shute autograph, 1930 January 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983946

Epithet: Reverend Lecturer of Whitechapel

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001083.0x000008

Henry Augustus Shute was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy (1875) and Harvard University (1879). He was born and lived in Exeter, New Hampshire, where he worked as a lawyer and a judge of the municipal court. Sometime in the 1890's, Henry Shute began writing for the Exeter News-Letter. His weekly stories based on recollections from boyhood were popular, however, it was not until the publication of THE REAL DIARY OF A REAL BOY (1902) that Shute acquired national recognition. He went on to write nineteen other books and published extensively in the SATURDAY EVENING POST (1925-1928). Named the "Mark Twain of New England," Shute's humorous, innocent, and 'jolly' stories continue to "provide valuable insight into the customs of his hometown."

From the description of Henry Augustus Shute papers, 1903-1942. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 28836677

American humorist, police court judge, author of boys' books.

From the description of Papers of Henry Augustus Shute, 1918-1943. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136352

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn James, William, 1842-1910. Papers, 1803-1941 (bulk: 1862-1910) Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
creatorOf Shute, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1856-1943. [Autograph signature] / Henry A. Shute. Smith College, Neilson Library
creatorOf Adams, James Truslow, 1878-1949. Barrett assorted authors collection, 1814-1947 University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Shute, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1856-1943. Henry Augustus Shute papers, 1903-1942. UNH Durham, Dimond Library
referencedIn Henry Augustus Shute Collection, 1927-1929 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Henry Augustus Shute Collection University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Cornelius Yeate, Archdeacon of Wiltshire: Reverend Henry Shute, Lecturer of Whitechapel: Letter to Cornelius Yeate from Rev. Henry Shute: 1702. British Library
creatorOf Shute, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1856-1943. Papers of Henry Augustus Shute, 1918-1943. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Ellis Parker Butler papers, 1897-1937. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Jacob Blanck correspondence, 1923-1935. Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company. Houghton Mifflin Company reader reports on manuscripts submitted for publication. 1882-1931. Houghton Library
creatorOf Wright, Howell, 1882-1954. Letters, 1937-1943, to Howell Wright. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Henry Augustus Shute Collection, 1927-1929 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
creatorOf Shute, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1856-1943. Henry A. Shute autograph, 1930 January 29. Library of Congress
referencedIn Henry Augustus Shute Collection, 1941 Oct 7 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Adams, Scott. Henry A. Shute : a bibliographical tribute : typescript, 1940. Houghton Library
creatorOf Shute, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1856-1943. [Letters] 1935 March 8, 1926 May 5, Exeter, N.H. [to] Charles H. Batchelder, South Hampton, N.H. New Hampshire Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Adams, Scott. person
associatedWith Bartlett, Roscoe. person
associatedWith Batchelder, Charles Hull, 1876-1948. person
correspondedWith Blanck, Jacob, 1906-1974 person
associatedWith Brackett, G. M., Miss, person
associatedWith Brown, John P., person
associatedWith Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937. person
associatedWith Freeman, Grace. person
correspondedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
correspondedWith James, William, 1842-1910 person
associatedWith Jitney players. corporateBody
associatedWith McGee, James A., person
associatedWith Noyes, Sarah E. person
associatedWith Towle, Sarah E. person
associatedWith Whitacre, Joseph A., person
associatedWith Wright, Howell, 1882-1954. person
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New Hampshire--Exeter
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American literature
Autographs
Humorists, American
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Humorists
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Birth 1856

Death 1943

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