Booksellers' Training School records 1912-1918

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Booksellers' Training School records 1912-1918

Collection consists of correspondence and other papers relating to a course for training in bookselling as a trade, conducted in New York City in connection with the Young Men's Christian Association under the auspices of the Booksellers' League of New York and directed by B.W. Huebsch.

.4 linear foot (1 box)

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Melcher, Frederic Gershom, 1879-1963

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Publisher and editor. From the description of Papers of Frederic Gershom Melcher, 1930-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448861 ...

Huebsch, B. W. (Benjamin W.), 1876-1964

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Publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of Ben W. Huebsch : oral history, 1955. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309740245 From the description of B. W. Huebsch papers, 1893-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981210 American publisher. From the description of B. W. Huebsch records, 1909-1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 496102541 Bi...

Bowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers), 1848-1933

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YMCA of the USA

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A child of evangelical Protestantism, the YMCA at first considered itself a specialized agency for bringing young men to Christ. Although the early Y's mission was unabashedly religious in nature, the organization focused on method rather than doctrine or philosophy. Dominated by business men rather than professional religious leaders, the movement tended to emphasize facilities, expansion, practical usefulness, and specific influence. Early work included not only the distribution of tracts, Bib...

Plummer, Mary

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Graham, Bessie, 1883-

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Lawson, Robb

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Booksellers' Training School (New York, N.Y.)

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Booksellers' League of New York (New York, N.Y.)

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Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963

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American author and critic. From the description of Typed letter signed : Westport, Ct., to Stark Young, 1937 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874884 Van Wyck Brooks was an author and educator, known for his study of, and influence on, American culture. After graduating from Harvard, he sought a literary career in New York and London, writing chiefly for magazines. While teaching at Stanford he developed his first books of criticism, leading up to his first signifi...