Allen, Charles Edwin, 1839-1911
Variant namesCharles Edwin Allen was born in Sanford, Maine, Oct. 26, 1839. Allen worked as a printer and compositor for the Morning Star, a newspaper in Dover, N.H., the Eastern Argus in Portland, Maine, and the Boston Journal before being employed as a proofreader and compositor at the Riverside Press in Cambridge, Mass. He then worked as a bookkeeper and cashier at H.O. Hougton & Company. Allen moved to Dresden, Maine in 1874. There he wrote a history of Dresden and various articles for newspapers and journals. Active in politics, the labor movement and progressive causes, he served in the Maine legislature in 1883 and ran for Congress in 1888. Allen died on Oct. 29, 1911.
From the description of Papers, 1852-1982; (bulk 1867-1911) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 680728883
Historian, of Maine.
From the description of A.L.S. of Charles E. Allen, 1911. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 166428977
Historian; resident of Cedar Grove, Me.
From the description of Charles E. Allen autograph letters signed, 1895 and 1899. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 279294908
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| referencedIn | Henry Oscar Houghton additional papers, 1839-1895 | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Allen, Charles Edwin, 1839-1911. Charles E. Allen autograph letters signed, 1895 and 1899. | Maine Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Allen, Charles Edwin, 1839-1911. A.L.S. of Charles E. Allen, 1911. | Maine Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Allen, Charles Edwin, 1839-1911. Papers, 1852-1982; (bulk 1867-1911) | Raymond H. Fogler Library |
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| associatedWith | Boston Typographical Union No. 13 (Boston, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cambridge Typographical Union (Cambridge, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | H.O. Houghton & Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Houghton, Henry Oscar, 1823-1895 | person |
| associatedWith | Knights of Labor. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Owen, George C. | person |
| associatedWith | Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858. | person |
| associatedWith | Portland Typopgraphical Union (Portland, Me.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Riverside Press (Cambridge, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Williamson, Joseph, 1828-1902 | person |
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Birth 1839
Death 1911
