Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902

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Godkin was an editor and political writer. He was founder and first editor of The Nation (founded in 1865) and later also editor of the New York Evening Post.

From the description of Edwin Lawrence Godkin papers, 1845-1927. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612368182

American journalist and essayist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed, Wednesday 12th. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269587330

Edwin Lawrence Godkin was an author, journalist, and editor. Born in Ireland, he covered the Crimean War for the London Daily News, later moving to New York. He ws invited to become co-founder and editor of The Nation which, under his guidance, became one of the most influential publications of its era, impacting politics and culture beyond its modest circulation. Godkin was a passionate writer and editor, with a witty, straightforward style and a liberal outlook.

From the description of Edwin Lawrence Godkin letter to E.C. Stedman, 1888 Nov. 22. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53432438
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referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Samuel Gray Ward and Anna Hazard Barker Ward papers, 1823-1934 (inclusive) 1837-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn James K. Hosmer papers Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn James Russell Lowell additional papers, 1802-1898. Houghton Library
creatorOf Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902. Edwin Lawrence Godkin letter to E.C. Stedman, 1888 Nov. 22. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Brown, James Wright, 1873-1959. Collection, 1789-1951. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Godkin family. Correspondence, 1857-1888. Houghton Library
referencedIn William Dwight Whitney family papers, 1778-1951, 1814-1912 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn James Russell Lowell papers, 1835-1919. Houghton Library
referencedIn Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894. William Dwight Whitney family papers, 1778-1951 (inclusive), 1814-1912 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Francis James Child papers, 1842-1925. Houghton Library
creatorOf Century Club (New York, N.Y.). Dinner to Mr. Wilkie Collins : printed menu : New York, 1873 Oct. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Theodore Roosevelt Collection: Manuscript copies, 18-- - 19--. Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Edwin Lawrence Godkin letters, 1868-1898 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn James, William, 1842-1910. Papers, 1803-1941 (bulk: 1862-1910) Houghton Library
referencedIn Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009. Houghton Library
creatorOf Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902. Papers of Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 1898, n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn North American Review, papers, ca.1842-1868. Houghton Library
referencedIn Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. William Dean Howells Collection, 1859-1924. Rutgers University
referencedIn Wright, Chauncey, 1830-1875. Papers, 1850-1875 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902. Autograph letter signed, Wednesday 12th. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902,. Autograph letters signed from Edwin Lawrence Godkin to various people [manuscript], 1886-1896. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Carl Schurz Papers, 1842-1983, (bulk 1860-1906) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). Nation papers, 1865-1893.. Houghton Library
referencedIn Sumner, William Graham, 1840-1910. William Graham Sumner papers, 1863-1946 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn John Jay Chapman papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Isabella Stewart Gardner papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Woolsey family papers, 1750-1969 (bulk 1811-1921) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902. Edwin Lawrence Godkin papers, 1845-1927. Houghton Library
referencedIn Charles Eliot Norton papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Nation, papers, 1865-1893. Houghton Library
referencedIn Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period Houghton Library
creatorOf North American Review. North American Review papers, ca. 1842-1868 (inclusive), 1864-1868 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902. [Letters, 1865]. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn James, Henry, 1843-1916. Papers of Henry James [manuscript], 1876-1915, 1930-1939. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Thomas Bailey Aldrich papers, 1837-1926. Houghton Library
referencedIn Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881. Fields-Garrison literary collection, 1869-1906. Library of Congress
creatorOf Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1832-1902. Rockwell family papers, 1813-1927. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn William Gilman Thompson autograph collection, 1771-1924 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
referencedIn Whitney, William Dwight, 1827-1894. William Dwight Whitney family papers, 1778-1951 (inclusive), 1814-1912 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Frederick Law Olmsted Papers, 1777-1952, (bulk 1838-1903) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Henry Hamilton papers, 1768-1933. Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas Wentworth Higginson correspondence Houghton Library
referencedIn Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. Additional papers, 1767-1898. Houghton Library
referencedIn Correspondence and other papers, 1831-1891. Houghton Library
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
creatorOf Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915. Papers, 1860-1933; bulk: 1890-1918 Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Gillman" to "Halpine". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Kensett, John Frederick, 1816-1872. Papers, 1832-1872. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Godkin family correspondence, 1857-1888. Houghton Library
referencedIn Norton family. Letters received by the Norton family, 1830-1920 Houghton Library
referencedIn Correspondence and journals of Henry James Jr, 1855-1916 . Houghton Library
referencedIn Wright, Chauncey, 1830-1875. Papers, 1850-1875 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Burt, S. W. (Silas Wright), 1830-1912. Correspondence, 1870-1910. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Henry James letters to various correspondents and other material, 1861-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Godkin family correspondence, 1857-1888. Houghton Library
creatorOf Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902. Correspondence to George H. Boker, undated. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous papers, 1859-1918. Houghton Library
referencedIn Woolsey family papers, 1750-1969 (bulk 1811-1921) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Henry Adams letters to various correspondents, 1881-1947. Houghton Library
referencedIn Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period Houghton Library
referencedIn Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810. Lee Family Papers, 1535-1957. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Richard Grant White Papers, 1838-1921 (Bulk 1850-1890) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Levi P. Morton Correspondence, 1860-1912 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn James Russell Lowell papers, 1835-1919. Houghton Library
referencedIn Henry Villard papers, 1604-1948 (inclusive), 1863-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Hinsdale, B. A. (Burke Aaron), 1837-1900. Papers, 1854-1901 / [Burke Aaron Hinsdale]. Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
referencedIn Correspondence and journals of Henry James Jr, 1855-1916 . Houghton Library
referencedIn Thompson, William Gilman, 1856-1927,. William Gilman Thompson autograph collection, 1771-1924 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930. Correspondence and compositions, 1859-1930. Houghton Library
creatorOf Godkin, Edwin Laurence 1831-1902. Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1867-1890. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Woolsey family papers, 1750-1969 (bulk 1811-1921) Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Armstrong, William M. (William Martin), 1919-. William M. Armstrong collection on Edwin Lawrence Godkin, 1833-1978. Princeton University Library
referencedIn William Dudley Foulke papers Library of Congress
referencedIn Correspondence and journals of Henry James Jr, 1855-1916 . Houghton Library
creatorOf White, Richard Grant, 1821-1885. Papers, 1842-1885. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn James Russell Lowell additional papers, 1736-1951. Houghton Library
creatorOf James K. Hosmer papers Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn William Dudley Foulke papers Library of Congress
referencedIn Jackson, Jonathan, 1743-1810. Lee family papers, 1535-1957. Library of Congress
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Birth 1831-10-02

Death 1902-05-21

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