Edgett, Edwin Francis, 1867-1946

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Edwin Francis Edgett (1867-1946) was the dramatic editor of the Boston Evening Transcript, and an 1894 graduate of Harvard College. He published multiple books on theater and theater history, including Slings And Arrows. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, was married to Evelyn Torrey Edgett, who was born in 1869, and he died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
creatorOf Edgett, Edwin Francis, 1867-1946. Correspondence from New Hampshire authors, 1918-1934. UNH Durham, Dimond Library
referencedIn George Brinton Beal papers, circus collection, and other theatrical collections, 1862-1969. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Theatrical scrapbook collection, 1791-1967. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Edgett, Edwin Francis, 1867-1946. Typed letter signed E.F. Edgett to: Miss Bates February 24, 1927. Wellesley College
referencedIn Miscellaneous correspondence, 1914-1969. Houghton Library
referencedIn Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Bradford, Gamaliel, 1863-1932. Letter to E. F. Edgett [manuscript], 1908 August 9. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Thomas Bird Mosher papers, 1890-1939 (inclusive) 1895-1924 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Henry Van Dyke collection of papers, 1897-1931 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
creatorOf Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956. Louis Bromfield letter and newspaper article, 1939-1973. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn The Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
creatorOf Edgett, Edwin Francis, 1867-1946. Correspondence file, 1929, from Horace Liveright, Inc. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Edwin Francis Edgett letters from others Houghton Library
referencedIn Theatrical letters sent to Herbert I. Jackson, 1898-1944. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930. Houghton Library
referencedIn Correspondence and other papers of Arthur Sullivan, W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert, and related persons, 1834-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Edgett, Edwin Francis, 1867-1946. Papers for English C and English 7, 1892-1893. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Henry Munroe Rogers papers, 1812-1937 (inclusive), 1862-1937 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Kennerley, Mitchell, 1878-1950. Mitchell Kennerley papers, 1902-1940. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963. Van Wyck Brooks letters, 1927-1963. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Bates, Katharine Lee, 1859-1929. Letter to Mr. Edgett, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass., Nov., 21, 1917 / Katharine Lee Bates. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf France, Anatole, 1844-1924. L'île des pingouins : manuscript, [before 1908] Houghton Library
referencedIn Edgett, Edwin Francis, 1867-1946. Correspondence from New Hampshire authors, 1918-1934. UNH Durham, Dimond Library
creatorOf Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960. Eden Phillpotts letters, 1894-1942. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Harrison, Gabriel, 1818-1902. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1894-1895, n.d. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. Henry Van Dyke collection of papers, 1897-1931. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Theatrical scrapbook collection, 1791-1967. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers of William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite [manuscript] 1904-1935 (1958). University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973 person
correspondedWith Ames, Winthrop, 1870-1937 person
associatedWith Bates, Katharine Lee, 1859-1929. person
correspondedWith Beal, George Brinton. person
associatedWith Bradford, Gamaliel, 1863-1932. person
associatedWith Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. person
associatedWith Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956. person
associatedWith Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963. person
associatedWith Copeland, Charles Townsend, 1860-1952. person
associatedWith Damon, Bertha Clark. person
associatedWith Davis, William Stearns, 1877-1930. person
associatedWith Dreier, Thomas, b. 1884. person
correspondedWith Edgett, Edwin Francis, 1867-1946. person
correspondedWith Fiske, Minnie Maddern, 1865-1932 person
associatedWith France, Anatole, 1844-1924. person
associatedWith Harrison, Gabriel, 1818-1902. person
associatedWith Harvard University corporateBody
correspondedWith Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 person
correspondedWith Jackson, Herbert I., recipient. person
correspondedWith Kennerley, Mitchell, 1878-1950. person
correspondedWith Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925 person
correspondedWith Mosher, Thomas Bird, 1852-1923 person
associatedWith Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960. person
associatedWith Rogers, Henry Munroe, 1839-1937 person
associatedWith Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. person
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