Richards, H. W. (Henry William), 1865-1956
Variant namesLaura E. Richards (1850-1943) was the daughter of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, founder of the Perkins School for the Blind, and Julia Ward Howe, social reformer and lyricist of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." In 1871 she married Henry Richards (1848-1949; Harvard College A.B. 1871), architect and industrialist. Laura Richards wrote more than ninety works, mostly in the fields of children's literature and biography. One of her early publications was a book of nonsense verses, Sketches & scraps (1881) that was illustrated by her husband Henry.
From the description of Henry Richards drawings for Sketches & scraps, 1881 and 1941. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612750497
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| creatorOf | Tempest, Edward. Round robin letters with the Richards family, 1941-1952. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Goldaber, Irving. A study of consumer buying behavior. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Spokane and Eastern Trust Co. Records, 1890-1945. | Eastern Washington State Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Richards, Henry. Henry Richards drawings for Sketches & scraps, 1881 and 1941. | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Goldaber, Irving. | person |
| associatedWith | Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943. | person |
| associatedWith | Spokane and Eastern Trust Co. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tempest, Edward. | person |
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| Illustrated children's books |
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Birth 1865
Death 1956
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