George Cary Eggleston Collection 1874-1904

Gustafson, Zadel Barnes, 1841?-1917

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Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

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Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the for her novel Little Women (1868) and the sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Born in Germantown (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott was the daughter of transcendentalist and educator Amos Bronson Alcott and social worker Abby May. Like her famous literary counterpart, Jo March, she was the second of four daughters. The eldest, Anna Bronson (Al...

Dodd, Mead & Company

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In 1839 Moses W. Dodd purchased an interest in a New York publishing firm established by John S. Taylor. The following year he severed his connection with Taylor and continued alone until his retirement in 1870. He was succeeded by his son, Frank H. Dodd, who, with his cousin Edward S. Mead, formed the firm Dodd & Mead. A retail department was added to the firm and in 1876 Bleecker Van Wagnen was taken as a partner. The firm was then renamed Dodd, Mead & Company. From the guide to t...

Dickinson, Anna E. (Anna Elizabeth), 1842-1932

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Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (October 28, 1842 – October 22, 1932) was an American orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights, Dickinson was the first woman to give a political address before the United States Congress. A gifted speaker at a very young age, she aided the Republican Party in the hard-fought 1863 elections and significantly influenced the distribution of political power in the Union just prior to the Civil War. Dickinson was the first white wo...

Booth, Mary L. (Mary Louise), 1831-1889

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Author, translator, editor. From the description of Letters of Mary Louise Booth, 1884-1886. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50390642 ...

Eggleston, George Cary, 1839-1911

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American author and brother of Edward Eggleston. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to an unidentified man, 1873 June 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 589323809 George Cary Eggleston was born in Indiana, educated locally, and at age 16 began teaching school. He inherited property in Virginia, moved there, studied law, and served in the Confederate Army. After the Civil War, he moved to New York, was a reporter for the Brooklyn daily union, editor f...

Appleton, Thomas Gold, 1812-1884

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American poet, essayist and artist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : Boston, to Madame [Blaze] de Bury, 1854 Jan. 14, 1854 Nov. 24 and [no year] Dec. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270875321 ...

Young, William Wallace

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Edward Eggleston

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Gustafson, Axel Carl Johan, active 1864-1887

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Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001189.0x000352 ...

Rossiter Raymond

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Cobb, John N. (John Nathan), 1868-1930

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John N. Cobb was a fisheries biologist, author and editor, federal official, and university professor and administrator who was born 1868 in Oxford, New Jersey, and died in 1930 in La Jolla, California. John Cobb is best known as a leading authority on fisheries and for initiating and directing the University of Washington fisheries program. He became a leader in his field and received commissions to investigate fisheries along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes. Most of his wor...

Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937

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Author; United States ambassador to Italy. From the description of Autograph poem signed, entitled "Rheims", 1814 Sep. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270492661 From the description of Autograph poem "The Cost" signed, 1914 Aug. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270492676 Epithet: Editor 'The Century Magazine' New York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001185.0x000372 Magazine ed...

Browne, Francis F. (Francis Fisher), 1843-1913

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Browne was an American author. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82770657 Chicago writer and editor of literary periodicals, most notably The Dial. A New England native, Browne moved to Chicago in 1867 and edited The Western Monthly and The Lakeside Monthly (1869-1874) before founding and editing The Dial (1880-1913). A writer of poetry, Browne edited and published three poetry anthologies and also w...

Cary Eggleston

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Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908

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American poet, critic, and journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to F.B. Sanborn, 1881 Jul. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575155 Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908) was poet, critic, editor, and stockbroker in New York City. He published his first volume in 1860, entitled Poems Lyrical and Idyllic, followed by a succession of works and anthologies. Stedman was also a member and officer of many national and local literary associations....

Miller, Harriet Mann, 1831-1918

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Elizabeth Lillie Eggleston Seelye

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J. R. Osgood & Company

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Lee, Robert E. (Robert Earl), 1906-1997

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William Henry Merrill

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Thomas DeQuincey

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Carolyn Melissa Winward

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Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870

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Journalist. From the description of Letters of George D. Prentice, 1831-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449431 In 1830 Prentice founded the Louisville Journal which he edited until 1868. From the description of Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870. Letter. 11 February 1855. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 56781394 From the description of Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870 Poem. September 1848. (Filson ...

D. Appleton and Company.

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Appletons' Journal was a journal of literature, science, and art published in the 19th century. From the description of Pages from "Appleton's Journal" regarding salmon fishing on the Columbia River [manuscript], 1870-1876. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 712599137 From the guide to the Pages from "Appleton's Journal" regarding salmon fishing on the Columbia River, 1870-1876, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

Weidemeyer, J. W. (John William), 1819-1896

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