Edward Harold Crosby and Medora Robbins Crosby letters from others

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Edward Harold Crosby and Medora Robbins Crosby letters from others

1892-1918

This collection consists entirely of letters addressed to Edward Harold Crosby and Medora Robbins Crosby, many of them relating to Boston theater.

1.5 linear feet

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11655824

Houghton Library

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Crosby, Medora Robbins, 1865-1946

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Medora Robbins Crosby was from New York City. Born in 1865, she married Edward Harold Crosby (1859-1934), dramatic critic in Boston, and spent the rest of her life in the Boston area. She shared an interest in the theater, writing for the magazine "Theater." She was the Massachusetts state president of the Daughters of 1812, with a great deal of pride regarding her ties to the American Revolution. She claimed 50 of the 125 Minute Men who took part in the Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, ...

Crosby, Edward Harold, 1859-1934

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Edward Harold Crosby (1859-1934) was the dramatic critic of the Boston Post for the past 44 years and author of many books and plays. He was born in Boston in 1859 to Edward and Eliza A (Nichols) Crosby, and spent his entire life in his native city. After graduating from the Boston high school in 1874, he attended Phillips Exeter Academy. In 1883, he married Miss Medora B. Robbins of New York (1865-1946). Crosby started his career with the Boston Post in 1866 and four years later he became th...