Fred A. Rosenstock autograph collection

Bailey, Florence Merriam, 1863-1948

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Florence Merriam Bailey (1863-1948) was born in Locust Grove, New York during the Civil War. She devoted her life to the study and protection of birds. From her work in ornithology she authored over ten books, including several field guides to birds, and close to one hundred articles. Though interested in birds as a child, she gained recognition as a naturalist while at Smith College. Disgusted by the use of feathers and whole birds in fashion, she started the Smith College Audubon Society. Her...

Aylesworth, Barton Orville, 1860-1933.

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American educator who served as president of Drake University and of the Colorado State Agricultural College. From the description of Letter, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367572046 Aylesworth was an author, a poet, and a professor at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. From the description of Correspondence, 1877-1906, 1894-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122535683 From the guide to the Barton Orville Aylesworth correspondence, bulk 1894-1...

Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964

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Eddie Cantor was born Edward Israel Iskowitz on January 31, 1892 in New York City. He was orphaned at age of two and raised by his grandmother. Cantor was a vaudeville performer and singing waiter and appeared in Gus Edwards' Kid Kabaret, in Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolics in 1916 and star in successive Ziegfeld Follies, 1917-1919. He starred in two silent films, Kid Boots (1926) and Special Delivery (1927); had own radio show through the 1930s, and was the highest paid radio star by 1936. After a h...

Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930

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Born in the Netherlands, Edward Bok came to the United States with his family at the age of six. He worked in publishing from the age of thirteen. He founded the Brooklyn magazine and 1886 he established the Bok Syndicate Press. Bok became editor of Ladies' home journal in 1889. In 1896 Bok married Mary Louise Curtis (1876-1970), the daughter of Ladies' home journal publisher, Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (1850-1933). He worked as an editor at Curtis publishing for thirty years retiring at th...

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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Harriet Beecher Stowe (b. June 14, 1811, Litchfield, Connecticut – d. July 1, 1896, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American abolitionist and author. She is the daughter of Rev. Lyman Beecher who preached against slavery. She is best known for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. It became an instant and controversial best-seller, both in the United States and abroad. The novel had a major impact on Northerners' attitudes toward slavery and by the beginning of the Civil War had sold more than a million copi...

Abbott, Emma, 1850-1891

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Emma Abbott (born December 9, 1850, Chicago, Illinois – died January 5, 1891, Salt Lake City, Utah) was an American operatic soprano and impresario known for her pure, clear voice of great flexibility and volume....

Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857-1948

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American novelist and non-fiction writer. From the description of Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton collection, 1907-1945. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 44590095 California author. From the description of TLS, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866384 Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was an American novelist, short-story writer, biographer, and literary critic. From the description of Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton collection of ...

Addams, Jane, 1860-1935

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Social reformer; founder of Hull House settlement, Chicago. From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Louis J. Keller, Chicago, 1912 May 13. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496308 From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Paul M. Angle, Springfield, Ill., 1932 June 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496294 Founder of Hull House in Chicago. From the description of Cor...

Northwestern Literary and Historical Society.

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Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893

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P.G.T. Beauregard was a Confederate States Army general from New Orleans, Louisiana. The Aztec Club was organized in 1847 as a fraternal society for officers serving under General Winfield Scott's command in Mexico City. Several officers later became major Civil War leaders. From the description of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard letter, 1892 Dec. 29. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70294149 Former Confederate general and resident of New Orleans. At the t...

Botta, Anne C. Lynch (Anne Charlotte Lynch), 1815-1891

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Anne Charlotte Lynch Botta (November 11, 1815 – March 23, 1891) was an American poet, writer, teacher and socialite whose home was the central gathering place of the literary elite of her era. She was born Anne Charlotte Lynch in Bennington, Vermont. Her father was Patrick Lynch (died 1819), of Dublin, Ireland, who took part in the United Irishmen Rebellion of 1798. For this, he was imprisoned and then banished from Ireland. He came to the United States at the age of 18, eventually making his...

Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906

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Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. In 1851, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activ...

Darrow, Clarence S. (Clarence Seward), 1857-1938

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Clarence Seward Darrow, prominent Chicago trial lawyer, was born in Kinsman, Ohio on April 18, 1857. He attended Allegheny College, after which he studied one year at the University of Michigan Law School. He then worked as a lawyer in Youngstown, and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1878. He practiced in Ohio for nine years, before moving to Chicago, where he practiced privately before being appointed assistant corporation counsel for the City of Chicago. For four years he served as Chi...

Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897

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Charles Anderson Dana (August 8, 1819 – October 17, 1897) was an American journalist, author, and senior government official. He was a top aide to Horace Greeley as the managing editor of the powerful Republican newspaper New-York Tribune until 1862. During the American Civil War, he served as Assistant Secretary of War, playing especially the role of the liaison between the War Department and General Ulysses S. Grant. In 1868 he became the editor and part-owner of the New York Sun. He at first ...

Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878

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William Cullen Bryant (b. November 3, 1794, Cummington, Massachusetts-d. June 12, 1878, New York, New York), American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post....

Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

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George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman, and an active promoter of secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. As U. S. Secretary of the Navy under James K. Polk, Bancroft established the Naval Academy at Annapolis and later served as U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1846-1849), Prussia (1867-1871), and the German Empire (1871-1874). He is best remembered however for his 10-volume History of the United States, a work which fellow historian Leop...

Bache, Franklin, 1792-1864

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Franklin Bache was a Philadelphia physician, professor of chemistry, and author. From the description of Papers, 1818-1861 (inclusive), 1833-1861 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122624908 ...

Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941

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American naturalist and illustrator, active in Boy Scout movement. From the description of Paper on death of Buffalo Jones, 1920 / by Dan Beard. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13488891 Biographical Note 1850, 21 June Born, Cincinnati, Ohio 1880 1884 ...

Bashford, Herbert, 1871-1928

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American author. From the description of Letter, an autobiography, and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367397072 ...

Broun, Heywood, 1888-1939

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American journalist. From the description of Letter : New York City, to M. D. Wechsler, 1930 Mar. 5. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122625143 ...

Bacheller, Irving, 1859-1950

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Addison Irving Bacheller was an author and journalist, probably best remembered for his pioneering literary syndicate. Born in New York to an old New England family - his mother was descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins - he was named after authors Joseph Addison and Washington Irving. He graduated from St. Lawrence University and within a few years had founded his syndicate, which was both profitable and ground-breaking, and brought works from authors like Stephen Crane and Arthur Con...

Burton, Richard, 1861-1940

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Richard E. Burton was an editor, author, and educator. He was born in Connecticut and educated at Trinity College and Johns Hopkins. He was literary editor of the Hartford Courant for several years before accepting a position at the University of Minnesota as English professor and department head. He wrote poetry and biography, and edited several publications. From the description of Richard E. Burton letter and poem, 1915. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record ...

Nelson, Alice Moore Dunbar, 1875-1935

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Alice Dunbar-Nelson, a writer, teacher, and activist for African-American Civil rights, was extremely active in state and regional politics. She was married to the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar from 1989 until 1902. She was born on July 19, 1875, as Alice Ruth Moore, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended public school in New Orleans and enrolled in a teacher's training program at Straight University in 1890. Upon receiving her degree in 1892, she began teaching in New Orleans. ...

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the United States House of Representatives and as the United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Just before his death, he gained national attention for attacking the te...

Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Banks, Nathaniel Prentice, 1816-1894

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Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, and his oratorical skills were noted by the Democratic Party. However, his abolitionist views fitted him better for the nascent Republican Party, through which he became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Massachusetts ...

Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893

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James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830 – January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, and then in the United States Senate from 1876 to 1881. Blaine twice served as Secretary of State (1881, 1889–1892), one of only two persons to hold the position under three separate presidents (the other being Daniel Webster), and...

Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881

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Burnside was born in Liberty, Indiana and was the fourth of nine children of Edghill and Pamela (or Pamilia) Brown Burnside, a family of Scottish origin. His great-great-grandfather Robert Burnside (1725–1775) was born in Scotland and settled in the Province of South Carolina. His father was a native of South Carolina; he was a slave owner who freed his slaves when he relocated to Indiana. Ambrose attended Liberty Seminary as a young boy, but his education was interrupted when his mother died in...

Butterfield, Daniel, 1831-1901

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Butterfield was born on October 31, 1831 in Utica, New York. He attended Union Academy and then graduated in 1849, from Union College in Schenectady, New York, where he became a member of the Sigma Phi Society. That same year, his father, John Warren Butterfield, founded the express company of Butterfield, Wasson, and Co., which later became the American Express Company. After graduating, Daniel studied law but as he was too young to sit the New York bar exam, he toured the country instead. Upon...

Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926

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Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was a United States politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and many consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history, with such control over the House that he could often control debate. Cannon is the second-longest continuously serving Republican Speaker in history, having been surpassed by fellow Illinoisa...

Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889

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Laura Dewey Lynn Bridgman (b. December 21, 1829, Hanover, New Hampshire-d. May 24, 1889, Boston, Massachusetts), known as the first deaf-blind American child to gain a significant education in the English language, fifty years before the more famous Helen Keller. Bridgman was left deaf-blind at the age of two after contracting scarlet fever. She was educated at the Perkins Institution for the Blind where, under the direction of Samuel Gridley Howe, she learned to read and communicate using Brail...

Baillie, Joanna, 1762-1851

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Epithet: of Add MS 35118 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000677.0x0000cd Baillie was a Scottish poet and dramatist. Norton (1786-1853) graduated from Harvard College in 1804, taught sacred literature as a professor, and authored numerous works on religious topics. From the description of Letters to Andrews Norton, 1827-1850. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 84429823 From the guide ...

Brougham, William, 1795-1884

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Title: 2nd Baron Brougham and Vaux British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x000138 William Brougham, the second Baron Brougham and Vaux, was a member of Parliament for Southwark (1831-1835) and a master in the Court of Chancery (1835-1840). From the description of Miscellaneous papers, ca. 1831-ca. 1837 (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 237391860 ...

Ade, George, 1866-1944

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Hoosier journalist, humorist, and playwright best known for his Chicago Record column, "Stories of the streets and of the town," which was illustrated by John T. McCutcheon; for his syndicated "Fables in slang;" and for his Broadway plays including The college widow and The county chairman. From the description of George Ade papers, 1871-1970. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 41996200 George Ade was born in Kentland, Indiana. He graduated from Purdue University in 188...

Albee, John, 1833-1915

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American author and clergyman. From the description of Letter, portraits, and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367561098 ...

Ellis, Alston

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Malone, Edmond, 1741-1812

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Edmond Malone, Irish literary scholar and biographer. From the description of Edmond Malone manuscript material : 5 items, 1789-1801 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 727069871 From the guide to the Edmond Malone manuscript material : 5 items, 1789-1801, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Irish-born English scholar, editor, and pioneer in efforts to establish an authentic text and chronology of Shake...

Calvé, Emma, 1858-1942

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French opera singer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Arthur Sullivan. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125533 French dramatic soprano. From the description of Letter, [18]96 janv. 15, New York, to "Cher Ami," [n.p.]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364122 French soprano. From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : [New York], 25 January 1897, 1897 Jan. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2705640...

Belmont, August, 1813-1890

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American banker and financier, U.S. minister to the Netherlands, and a leading Democratic political leader. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, he vigorously supported the Union and helped raise the first German regiment sent from New York City. Daniel Edgar Sickles was a U.S. Representative from the State of New York (1857-1861 and 1893-1895). From the description of August Belmont letter, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 711208279 Banker and diplomat. ...

Baylor, Frances Courtenay, 1848-1920

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Virginia resident (Frederick County) and author. From the description of Letter, 1898. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34122340 American author. From the description of Autograph, ca. 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80015854 ...

Bourdillon, Francis William, 1852-1921

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Bourdillon was an English author. From the description of Letter, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82833595 Francis William Bourdillon (1852-1921) was an English poet and translator of Old French romances. His version of Aucassin et Nicolette was first published in 1887 and was a popular success. From the description of Francis William Bourdillon collection, 1874-1921 (bulk 1880-1900). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702203608 Francis Wil...

Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890

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Dionysius Lardner Boucicault was born in Dublin on 26th December 1820. His Irish mother Anna, nee Darley, was married to Samuel Boursiquot, but it is likely that Dion was the son of Dr. Dionysius Lardner, who was closer in age to Anna than her husband. In 1828, Anna and her children followed Lardner to London when he became Professor of Philosophy and Astronomy at the new University College. Dion attended several schools in London, but it was a production of Pizarro in 183...

Thomason, John W. (John William), 1893-1944

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John William Thomason, Jr. (1893-1944), author, artist, and United States Marine Corps captain, was born in Huntsville, Texas, on February 28, 1893. During his life, he attended several universities, institutes, and colleges, including Southwestern University, Sam Houston Normal Institute, the University of Texas, the Art Students League in New York, and the Army and Navy War colleges. Before joining the U.S. Marine Corps in 1917, he taught school, worked as a school principal, wrot...

Benson, Edward White, 1829-1896

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Benson was the archbishop of Canterbury and an English author. From the description of Correspondence, [ca. 1875]-1896? (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78872214 ...

Bergengren, Anna Farquhar, 1865-

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Bergengren was an American author. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83257619 ...

Brewster, David, 1781-1868

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Natural philosopher and Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Autograph letters, 1819-1867 and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78354815 Scottish physicist. From the description of David Brewster papers, 1836-1857, [Edinburgh]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34847956 Educated for the Church of Scotland at Edinburgh University, but due to a form of nervousness gave up a clerical life and in 1802 became editor of the 'Edinburgh Ma...

Campbell, Edwin R.

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Borthwick, P. (Peter), 1804-1852

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Borthwick was a British politician and editor of the Morning Post, 1850-52. From the description of Autograph, 1835. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80677717 ...

Cannan, Bliss

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Adams, Myron, 1841-1895

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American author and clergyman. From the description of Letter, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367556902 ...

Barratt, Reginald, 1861-1917

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Butterworth, Hezekiah, 1839-1905

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Assistant editor and author. From the description of Hezekiah Butterworth poem, 1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452413 ...

Bell, J.J. (John Joy), 1871-1934

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Confederate soldier, member of the 8th North Carolina Infantry (C.S.A.). From the description of Diary, 1861. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270451 From the description of Diary, 1861. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19211070 Bell was a Scottish poet and author. From the description of Autograph and obituary, 1931-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82084210 ...

Blake, Lillie Devereux, 1833-1913

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Lillie Devereux Blake (pen name, Tiger Lily; August 12, 1833 – December 30, 1913) was an American woman suffragist, reformer, and writer, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and educated in New Haven, Connecticut. In her early years, Blake wrote several novels and for the press. In 1869, she became actively interested in the woman suffrage movement and devoted herself to pushing the reform, arranging conventions, getting up public meetings, writing articles and occasionally making lecture tours....

Burnan, John G.

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Tyler, Robert, 1816-1877

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National Geographic Society (U.S.)

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The eruption of Mount Katmai on the Alaska Peninsula in 1912 was one of the great volcanic events of modern history. The eruption covered the town of Kodiak with almost one foot of ash and the explosion was reportedly heard as far away as Juneau, 750 miles distant. To study this phenomena, the National Geographic Society launched several scientific investigating expeditions to Katmai and surrounding areas affected by the eruption. There was a brief expedition to Kodiak and Afognak Islands, led b...

Noyes, Benjamin, 1811-1843.

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Brown, John, 1810-1882

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Brown was a Scottish physician and author. From the description of Autograph, ca. 1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77997853 Scottish physician. From the description of John Brown papers, 1816-1881, and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34848066 ...

Brooks, Noah, 1830-1903

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Brooks was an American author and journalist. From the description of Letter, an envelope, and a newspaper clipping, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83593410 Noah Brooks was born 1830 Oct. 30 in Castine, Me., and died 1903 Aug. 16 in Pasadena, Calif. He worked in the newspaper business in various capacities and was a writer of children's books, along with historical and biographical works, including Tales of the Maine Coast. From the description of Letter : ...

Brodie, Benjamin, Sir, 1783-1862

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Brodie was an English author and physician. From the description of Letter, 1812. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78614800 English surgeon. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unnamed correspondent, 1858 Mar. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133442 From the description of Benjamin Brodie papers, 1821-1862, and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34848013 ...

Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender), 1836-1911

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Brackett was an American author. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83921063 ...

Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William), 1865-1933

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Artist and illustrator; author of romance fiction and military articles and sketches. From the description of An International Affair, undated. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 30676537 Popular New York romance and historical fiction writer; most productive period between 1890 and 1930. From the description of Papers, 1885-1933, 1890-1930 (bulk) (Colgate University). WorldCat record id: 31626943 Novelist and artist. From the descr...

Fairholt, F.W. (Frederick William), 1814-1866

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British engraver and antiquarian writer. From the description of Letters from Rome No. 1 (manuscript essay), 1856. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 166532869 English engraver. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mogford, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270878102 English engraver and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified correspondent, 1845 Sept.(?)...

Brooke, Jocelyn

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Brooke was an English author. From the description of Letter, 1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79977053 English literary author and critic. From the description of Papers, 1831-1966. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 31638900 ...

Allibone, S. Austin (Samuel Austin), 1816-1889

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American author and biographer of important literary figures. From the description of Letter, 1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367564811 Samuel Austin Allibone, American lexicographer and librarian, author of A Critical Dictionary of English Literature. From the guide to the S. Austin Allibone manuscript material : 1 item, 1879, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Literary lexicographer, biographer...

Atkins, J. B. (John Black), 1871-1954

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English author. He died in 1954. From the description of Letter, 1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367570263 Epithet: editor 'A Monthly Bulletin' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x0000cb ...

Baldwin, James, 1841-1925

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American editor and author of history books for children. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367575007 ...

Nacleod, N. D.

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Brooks, Shirley, 1816-1874

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Shirley Brooks was editor of Punch from 1870 to 1874 From the guide to the Diaries of Shirley Brooks, 1867-1872, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) English humorist and editor. From the description of Diaries (2) : autograph manuscripts signed : London and other places in Great Britain, 1865 and 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270875191 Charles William Shirley Brooks (1816-1874) was an English playwright, newspaper columnist, and editor of Punch maga...

Barr, Amelia E., 1831-1919

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American novelist. From the description of Letter to "Dear Miss Watson" [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647804716 Journalist and author of historical fiction, Amelia Barr was the author of dozens of novels, including Remember the Alamo (1888) and The Paper Cap (1918). From the description of Letter, 1895. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009180 Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr was born in England and emigrated to ...

Bergh, Henry, 1811-1888

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American philanthropist, founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. From the guide to the Henry Bergh letters, 1847-1886, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Henry Bergh founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in 1866. From the description of Henry Bergh autograph letter signed to Richard Kaines, 1887 March 10. (Unknown)....

Briscoe, Margaret Sutton, 1864-

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Briscoe was an American author. From the description of Letter, ca. 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83551525 ...

Bishop, William Henry, 1847-1928

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Epithet: stockbroker British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001439.0x000343 American consul at Genoa, Italy, 1903-1904, at Palermo, Italy, 1905-1910; artist and architect; taught French and Spanish at Yale University, 1893-1903. From the description of William Henry Bishop papers, 1800-1927 (inclusive), 1874-1927 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702165878 Bishop was an American author. ...

Carleton, G. W.

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Ballou, Maturin Murray, 1820-1895

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American author and journalist. From the description of Letter, an envelope, and a list, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367575009 American Journalist and Author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Ben. Perley Poore, 1852 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622058 American journalist, traveler, author From the guide to the Maturin Murray Ballou papers, 1857, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscri...

Bathurst, Lilias, 1864-1943.

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English author and publisher. From the description of Letter, 1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80118825 ...

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903

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American painter, etcher and author. From the description of Autograph letters, signed with his name : Lindsey Houses, Chelsea, and 28 Wimple Street, to [James Key] Caird and J.E. Millais, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588842 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Miss Cobden, [May 1881/1884]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587769 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chelsea, London, to Waldo Story, the sculptor, pos...

Bergengren, Ralph, 1871-

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Bergengren was an American author and poet. From the description of Wonderful Jim, ca. 1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82722244 ...

Boyle, Virginia Frazer, 1863-1938

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Boyle was an American author. From the description of Letter, an envelope, and a portrait, 1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82012696 American poet. From the description of The women of the Confederacy, 1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497489 ...

Bathurst, Henry, 1744-1837

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A prelate of England. From the description of Letter and a portrait, 1816-1836. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82833583 Epithet: Archdeacon Of Norwich British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000983.0x000241 ...

Howe, Hezekiah, 1775-1838

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Bookseller, publisher, and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, of New Haven, Conn. From the description of Hezekiah Howe papers, 1798-1844. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 419558041 ...

Bruce, Wallace, 1844-1914

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Bruce was an American orator, scholar, poet, and author. From the description of Letter and biography, 1893-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81766920 ...

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain)

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The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge was the first of the great Anglican humanitarian and missionary societies, founded by the Church of England at the end of the 17th century. It concentrated on Christian literature and education in the British Isles and overseas. The Society was extremely active in the first half of the 18th century. From the description of S.P.C.K. early 18th century archives : part D, special subjects, 1705-1854 (inclusive) [microform]. (Yale University)...

Ashby-Sterry, J. (Joseph), -1917

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English author. From the description of Letter, 1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367568677 ...

Abbey, Edwin Austin, 1852-1911

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E. A. Abbey was a painter. Born in Philadelphia, he was self-taught and initially employed in a wood engraver's shop. In 1872, Abbey began working as an illustrator for Harper's. He also painted murals, including those for the Boston Public Library and Pennsylvania Capitol. From the description of Letter, 1874 November 26 : to L. Prang. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84665753 Abbey was an American artist and illustrator who moved to England in 1878 and remained th...

Robinson, Eiza, 1800-

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More, Nathaniel Fish, 1782-1872.

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Andrews, Elisha Benjamin, 1844-1917

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American educator and historian. From the guide to the Elisha Benjamin Andrews letters, 1891-1895, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American historian, author, and educator. From the description of Letter, 1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367565970 Eighth president of Brown University, 1889-1898. Also served on Brown University's faculty as professor of history and political economy (1883-1888...

Baker, R. Merritt

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Catherwood, Mary Hartwell, 1847-1902

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Catherwood was an American author. From the description of Letter and an envlope, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80497101 Author. From the description of Mary Hartwell Catherwood signature, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452859 Writer. From the description of Letters 1880-1902. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 703904861 Writer of romantic historical novels and short stories. Born in ...

Campbell, Helen, 1839-1918

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Belloclowndes, Marie Adelaide, 1868-1947.

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English author. From the description of Letter, ca. 1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84265179 ...

Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882

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William Harrison Ainsworth was an English novelist. From the description of William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers, [1836]-1889. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652063 From the guide to the William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers, 1823]-1889, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Per...

Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922

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Inventor and educator. From the description of Check, 1918 Feb. 11. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70954428 Alexander Graham Bell, inventor and educator, and members of the related Bell, Fairchild, Grosvenor, and Hubbard families. From the description of Alexander Graham Bell family papers, 1834-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979893 Inventor Alexander Graham Bell became a member of the American Philsophical Society in...

Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924

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Reverend Baring-Gould was an English hymn writer, popular novelist, and author on folk-lore. From the guide to the Sabine Baring-Gould Manuscript, Undated, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) English author of theological works and novels. From the description of Letter : to Mrs. Oscar Beringer, 1892 May 19. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936526 English divine and author. From the descript...

Alden, Raymond Macdonald, 1873-1924

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Raymond MacDonald Alden, born in 1873 in New Hartford, New York, received his A.B. in English from the University of Pennsylvania (1894), A.M. from Harvard (1896) and completed his Ph.D. at University of Pennsylvania (1898). He came to Stanford in 1901 as Assistant Professor of English and Rhetoric and in 1909 was promoted to Associate Professor. From 1911-1915, he served as professor and chairman of the Department of English at the University of Illinois. He returned in 1915 to Stanford as full...

Chamberlin, Joseph Edgar, 1851-1935

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Chamberlain was an American author. From the description of Letters, 1901-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79672264 ...

Candee, Helen Churchill, 1861-1949

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Benjamin, S. G. W. (Samuel Greene Wheeler), 1837-1914

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American author, artist and diplomat. From the description of Letters and photograph of S.G.W. Benjamin, 1873-1893, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 48823060 American author and artist. From the description of Letter, an envelope, and a newspaper clipping, 1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81112297 American author, painter, and diplomat. From the description of Autograph card signed : New York, to F.B. Schell of Harper's,...

Blair, Hugh, 1718-1800

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Dr. Hugh Blair was a Scottish author and minister. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1799. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191213826 Blair was an English author and clergyman. From the description of Letter, ca. 1770. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81452383 ...

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...

Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812

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Poet, author, statesman, army chaplain, merchant, publisher, and lawyer. From the description of Joel Barlow collection, 1787-1887. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70953035 Barlow was an American poet and statesman. He served as American consul in Algiers and as Minister to France (1811-1812). From the description of Papers, 1775-1935. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122419312 From the description of Papers, 1775-193...

Atwood, Francis Gilbert, 1856-1900.

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American author. From the description of Letters, 1890-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367570560 ...

Banim, John, 1798-1842

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John Banim, Irish novelist and playwright. He and his brother Michael wrote under the pseudonyms Abel and Barnes O'Hara, respectively, and became well known for their Irish nationalist tales. From the description of John Banim manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1841 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 75396961 From the guide to the John Banim manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1841, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Ci...

Benton, Joel, 1832-1911

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Journalist, poet. From the description of Letters, 1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519965 From the description of Letter, 1876 March 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122578526 Joel Benton (1832-1911), author of IN THE POE CIRCLE, resided in New York (State). From the description of Joel Benton papers, 1892-1908. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478168 American journalist and poet, author of several books on American writers. ...

Jackson, J. J.

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Beverly, William Roxby, 1814-1889.

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Beverly was an English actor and painter. From the description of Letter, ca. 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84539516 ...

Barton, William Eleazar, 1861-1930

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Clergyman. From the description of William Eleazar Barton address, 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453232 Minister First Congregational Church, Oak Park, Illinois, 1899-1924; author; Abraham Lincoln biographer. From the description of Papers, 1920s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 77514474 Congregational clergyman, author. From the guide to the William E. Barton letter to Mr. Graff, 1900, (The New York Publi...

Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet and translator. Born on March 6, 1806, Barrett Browning became proficient in Greek, Latin, French, and other European languages. At the age of eleven she wrote a verse "epic" in four books of rhyming couplets, "The Battle of Marathon," which was privately printed in 1820 at her father's expense. She went on to write such works as "An essay on mind," "Sonnets from the Portuguese," and "Aurora Leigh." In September of 1846, she secretly marr...

Benn, Ernest J. P. (Ernest John Pickstone), Sir, 1875-1954

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Epithet: publisher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000862.0x00024a Benn was an English author and publisher. From the description of Letter, 1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83257960 ...

Tucker, Cynthia B.

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Rosenstock, Fred A., 1895-

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Rare bookdealer. From the guide to the Fred A. Rosenstock papers, 1774-1935, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Latter-day Saint Church President, 1970-1972. From the guide to the Joseph Fielding Smith letter, 1927, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Rare books dealer in Denver, Colorado. From the description of Letter, 1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122322623 Businessman, book collector and bookseller. From the des...

Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893

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Benjamin Franklin Butler was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, the sixth and youngest child of John Butler and Charlotte Ellison Butler. His father served under General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later became a privateer, dying of yellow fever in the West Indies not long after Benjamin was born. He was named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. His elder brother, Andrew Jackson Butler (1815–1864), would serve as a colonel in the Union Army during t...

Ansley, J.

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United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Blyden, Edward Wilmot, 1832-1912

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Blyden was an African American author and activist. From the description of Letter and newspaper clipping, 1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80219161 ...

Chirol, Valentine, Sir, 1852-1929

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Lewis, Watkin

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Flynn, Arthur John, 1857-

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Betts, Craven Langstroth, 1853-1941

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Betts was an English author. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77860567 ...

Austin, B. W.

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Prindle, Frances Carruth Weston, 1867-1934.

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Allen, Viola, 1867-1948

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Actress. From the description of ALS, Saturday, Empire Theatre, to Miss Freeman. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935481 Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x000013 American actress. From the description of Invitation and an envelope, 1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367563537 From the guide to the Viola Allen letters, 1885, (...

Bromley, Isaac H. (Isaac Hill), 1833-1898

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Bromley was an American author. From the description of Letter, 1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78800683 ...

Branch, M. L. B.

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Breese, James L.

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Lownder, William

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Cunningham, L. W.

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Barbados, W. H.

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Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899

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American author From the guide to the Horatio Alger letter, 1888, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American clergyman and author. From the description of How Johnny bought a sewing machine : autograph manuscript signed, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132586 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Elsie Leslie, 1890 Apr. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131643 From the descri...

Barrington, Russell, Mrs, 1933-....

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Atkinson, Edward, 1827-1905

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Economist. From the description of Papers of Edward Atkinson, 1882-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449908 Edward Atkinson was an American economist and underwriter. From the description of Edward Atkinson letters, 1868-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122575952 From the guide to the Edward Atkinson letters, 1868-1898, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American author, industrialist, and economist. ...

Black, Alexander, 1859-1940

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Editor, reporter. From the description of Papers, 1893-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155491137 Alexander Black (1859-1940) was an author, editor and originator of the "picture play" the dramatic forerunner of the motion picture. From the description of Alexander Black papers, 1858-1939, bulk (1890-1928). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122431225 From the guide to the Alexander Black papers, 1858-1939, 1890-1928, (The New York Public Library. Manusc...

Angell, James Burrill, 1829-1916

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American educator who served as the president of the University of Michigan. From the description of Letter, 1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367566221 President of the University of Michigan, minister to China and Turkey. From the description of James Burrill Angell papers, 1845-1916. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419061 Editor of Providence Journal, 1860-1866. From the description of Letter, [ca.1860-1866], Providence,...

Bonner, William

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Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?

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Ambrose Bierce was born in Horse Cave Creek, Ohio, on June 24, 1842. After military service in the Civil War, he settled in San Francisco, where he met Mark Twain and became a columnist and writer. Bierce became known for his sharp, sarcastic wit while writing for the "Argonaut," the "Wasp," and the "San Francisco Examiner." A member of the Bohemian Club, he became acquainted with many of the prominent San Francisco authors. After his retirement Bierce traveled into Texas and toward Mexico, at a...

Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828

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English wood-engraver. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newcastle, to Fenwick Bewick, 1786 Jan. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870325 Thomas Bewick was a noted English wood engraver, artist, and naturalist. From the description of Chillingham Bull / Thomas Bewick. 1789. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 233574761 Born near Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in 1753, Thomas Bewick was a wood engraver and ornithologist whose ...

Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina

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Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts (1814-1906), English philanthropist. She was the daughter of Sir Francis Burdett and became one of the most famous heiresses in the 1830's and counted many famous literary people among her friends. She was the model for Adriana in Disraeli's novel Endymion and Charles Dickens served as a guide to her investment in charitable causes. From the description of Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1838-1896 (New York Public Libra...

Bowles, Samuel, 1826-1878

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Bowles was an American journalist and publisher. From the description of Letter, a portrait, and newspaper clippings, 1872-ca. 1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80880580 Samuel Bowles was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on February 9, 1826. He was the editor of the daily edition of the Springfield Republican from 1844 to 1878. Noted for his willingness to comment on matters of political corruption, he was the subject of a libel suit. Bowles was involved with the Liber...

Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962

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Elmer Adler worked in his family's clothing firm in Rochester, N.Y. while developing an avocation as a book and print collector. In 1922 he came to New York City and established the Pynson Printers; he began to makea reputation as a book designer. Adler served as a typographic consultant to several magazines and to The New York Times. From 1930 to 1940 he published The colophon : a book collector's quarterly. In 1940 he was invited to establish a Department of Graphic Arts at Princeton Universit...

Benjamin, Walter Romeyn, 1854-1943

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American author and historian. From the description of Letter, poems, and an evelope, 1914-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80684919 Walter Romeyn Benjamin was a New York dealer in rare books and manuscripts. He was editor of "The Collectors," a monthly magazine for autograph and historical collectors. From the description of Walter Romeyn Benjamin collection, 1823-1928. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 49301982 ...

University of Michigan.

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Outside of museum holdings, no comprehensive survey and inventory of campus artwork had been attempted since 1937. With support from the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, 1,076 items were inventoried during 1988-1990. Additional inventory work was undertaken in 1997-1998 for risk management purposed, but generated little new information. From the description of Inventory of University of Michigan-owned art, 1988-1990, 1997-1998. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id...

Brierly, Benjamin, 1825-1896.

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Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...

Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853

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Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 - October 5, 1853) was an American judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state. He was twice appointed Secretary of the Navy - under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren. From the description of Document, May 26, 1837. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168849 Richard Dale was a naval officer. From the guide to the Richard Dale papers, 1780-1845, 17...

Bramley, Charles

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Yore, Clem (Clement), 1875-1936

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Clement Yore was born in St. Louis, Mo. in 1875. At the age of twelve, he ran away from home first traveling to Kansas then to western Nebraska. In 1890 he joined the Texas Rangers at El Paso, Tex. Yore worked as a cowpuncher, packer, stage driver and prospector. He also studied law at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. and practiced law for a year before following the Klondike Gold Rush as a journalist. Yore fought in the Spanish-American War, and later worked for Randolph Hearst in San Fr...

Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968

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American poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Berkeley, California, to Frank Deering, 1919 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131470 Poet. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., 1881; graduated from Harvard University. Began writing poetry full-time in 1908. Moved to Santa Fe where he died in 1968. From the description of Witter Bynner papers, 1917-1943. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 35920677 American poet and sc...

Bell, Lilian, 1867-1929

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Novelist. From the description of Lilian Bell correspondence, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450608 American novelist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) : Chicago, to Harper & Brothers, 1892 Sept. 13-1892 Dec. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129837 American author. From the description of Letters, 1894-1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79805005 American novelist and short-story writer. ...

Storm, J. L.

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Baden-Powell, Olave St. Clair Soames Baden-Powell, Baroness, 1889-

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Allen, Willis Boyd, 1855-1938

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American author. From the description of Letters, envelopes, and a brochure, 1892-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367564358 ...

Beck, Theodric Romeyn, 1791-1855

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Theodric Romeyn Beck (1791-1855) was a physician in New York. From the description of Theodric Romeyn Beck letters, 1825-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122532130 From the guide to the Theodric Romeyn Beck letters, 1825-1855, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American physician. From the description of Letter to an unknown recipient [manuscript], 1833 August 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823342 ...

Carson, J. Harry

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Bacon, Leonard Woolsey, 1830-1907

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American author and historian. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367573526 American Congregational clergyman. From the guide to the Leonard Woolsey Bacon letters and autograph, 1848, 1867, 1868, 1870, 1876, 1881, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Clergyman and physician. From the description of Leonard Woolsey Bacon correspondence, 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

Brooks, Elbridge S. (Elbridge Streeter), 1846-1902

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Brooks was an American author and editor. From the description of Letter, note, portrait, newspaper clipping, and an envelope, 1892-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83170059 ...

Bingham, William, 1835-1875.

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Carlisle, John Griffin, 1834-1910

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John Griffin Carlisle (September 5, 1834 – July 31, 1910) was an American politician from the commonwealth of Kentucky and was a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives seven times, first in 1876, and served as Speaker of the House, from 1883 to 1889. He subsequently served as a U.S. senator from Kentucky, from 1890 to 1893, and then as Secretary of the Treasury, from 1893 to 1897, during the Panic of 1893. As a Bourbon Democrat he was a leade...

Badeau, Adam, 1831-1895

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Badeau was a Union army general, an aide to General William T. Sherman, and a historian. From the description of Badeau, Adam, narrative. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 23360819 American author and historian. From the description of Letter, 1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367573079 General, United States Army; biographer of Ulysses S. Grant. From the description of Correspondence, 1885, 1889. (Abraham Lincoln Presid...

Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879

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English comedian. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p.], 23 January [n.y], to E.T. [i.e. Edward Tyrrell Smith], [n.y.] Jan. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270673876 John Baldwin Buckstone (1802-1879), British comic actor and playwright, manager of Haymarket Theater in 1853-1856. From the description of List of plays by John Baldwin Buckston and his letter to "My Dear Sir," 1841 and 1853. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Bot...

Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840

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Burney was an English novelist and letter writer. Mary Hamilton was a good friend of hers. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Fanny Burney to Mary Hamilton, Norbury Park, 1784 July 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865184 English novelist, author of Evelina, Cecilia, and Camilla. Born Frances Burney, married General d'Arblay. From the description of ALS : to Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, [1781] May 31-June 5. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). ...

Babcock, James F. (James Fairchild), 1809-1874

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James Woods Babcock, 1856-1922, was born in Chester, South Carolina. He graduated from Philips Academy, Exeter and received both his BA and MD from Harvard University. After working for five years at the McLean Asylum in Somerville, later Waverly, Massachusetts, he accepted the position of superintendent of the State Lunatic Asylum in Columbia, SC. He resigned from that position in 1914 at which time he organized the Waverly Sanitarium in Columbia which he continued to direct until his death in ...

Barrett, Lawrence, 1838-1891

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Lawrence Barrett was manager of his own dramatic company. From the description of Agreement between Lawrence Barrett and Fred C. Mosley [manuscript], 1882 June 10. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 281643577 Lawrence Barrett, actor. John Weiss, Reverend, lecturer and scholar on Shakespeare. From the description of Letter to John Weiss, 1873-1876. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41416811 American author and actor. From ...

Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898

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Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001164.0x000029 Edward Bellamy was born in Massachusetts and was working as a journalist in 1888 when he published his most famous work, "Looking Backward: 2000-1887," a popular utopian romance. Bellamy devoted his life to promoting the ideas of non-revolutionary socialist reform through the Nationalist Party and his journal, THE NEW NATION. In 1897 Bellamy penn...

Walker, John Brisben, 1847-1931

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John Brisben Walker, magazine publisher, automobile entrepreneur. Published Cosmopolitan Magazine (1889-1905) and founded Locomobile Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Samuel Sydney McClure, founder, editor, and publisher of McClure's Magazine. From the description of Letters to Mr. McClure, 1890 January 14 and August 21. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 59227915 ...

Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878

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Educator Catharine Esther Beecher, a daughter of Lyman Beecher, was an advocate of education for women and of women teachers. In 1823 she founded the Hartford Female Seminary to educate young women. In 1846, she began a project to send female teachers from the Eastern states to western states and territories, and established training schools for women teachers in several western cities. From the description of Letter, 1847. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 548941345 ...

Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander), 1862-1919

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American author who wrote historical fiction. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367565410 Author, Editor Joseph A. Altsheler was a prolific writer of novels with a background in American history. Born in Hart County, Kentucky, he worked for several newspapers, including the Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL and the New York WORLD. He wrote more than forty novels and at the time of his death was a very popul...

Nayler, John

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Bixby, William K. (William Keeney), 1857-1931

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William Keeney Bixby was born in Adrian, Michigan, in 1857. His career in the railroad industry began with a job as baggageman and concluded with his position as president and chairman of the board of the American Car and Foundry Co. He retired from that company in 1905 at the age of 48. After retirement he pursued his interests in traveling and in collecting first editions, original manuscripts, and works of art. He continued to be active in the community as board member and officer of a number...

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

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Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet and author. From the description of Walt Whitman collection, 1842-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702172830 Poet, journalist, essayist. From the description of Letter, 1863 July 27-1863 Sept. 9. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477038304 American author. From the description of Letter to Mary E. Van Nostrand, 1890 November 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49377819 America...

Cassel, John Harmon, 1872-1961

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Hutchings, Stilson, 1838-1912.

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Brokmeyer, Henry Conrad, 1826-1906

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Brooke, Gustavus Vaugham

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born Sept. 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. He began writing while a student at Princeton University. He met his wife, Zelda, while serving in the US Army stationed in Alabama. His novel, This Side of Paradise, was published in 1920 and he became an instant success. He published he Great Gatsby in 1925. Fitzgerald died on December 21, 1940 of a heart attack at age 44 while living in Los Angeles and working for the film industry....

Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947

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Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, suffragist, early feminist, political activist, and Iowa State alumna (1880), was born on January 9, 1859 in Ripon, Wisconsin to Maria Clinton and Lucius Lane. At the close of the Civil War, the Lanes moved to a farm near Charles City, Iowa where they remained throughout their lives. Carrie entered Iowa State College in 1877 completing her work in three years. She graduated at the top of her class and while in Ames established military drills for women, became the first...

Bryce, Lloyd

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Blanchard, Amy Ella, 1856-1926

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Blanchard was an American author. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80312940 ...

Beard, William Holbrook, 1824-1900

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William Holbrook Beard (b. April 13, 1824, Painesville, Ohio-d. February 20, 1900, Brooklyn, New York), American painter, began his career as a portrait artist. He became famous for his animal paintings and the display of his keen sense of humor, especially his stories of human foibles told with rabbits, foxes, monkeys and especially bears....

Austin, Oscar Phelps, 1847-1933

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Noyes family

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Benjamin, Reuben M. (Reben Moore), 1833-1917.

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American author and lawyer. From the description of Postcard, 1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83718697 ...

Bragg, Edward Stuyvesant, 1827-1912

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Bragg was born in Unadilla, New York, the son of Margarette (Kohl) and Joel B. Bragg. Bragg attended district schools as a child. He then attended the local academy and Geneva College (today Hobart College) in Geneva, New York, where he was one of the charter members of the Kappa Alpha Society. He left college before graduating, in 1847, and studied law in the offices of Judge Charles C. Noble. He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1848, and worked as a junior partner with Jud...

Browne, Junius Henri, 1833-1902

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Journalist. From the description of Letters : New York, to Mr. Stoddart, 1892 Feb. 11 and Mar. 23, 1894 Mar. 24. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28996272 ...

Bodington, Nathan B., 1848-1911.

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Bodington was an English educator. From the description of Letter, 1908. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83567246 ...

Blackburn, Joseph C. S. (Joseph Clay Stiles), 1838-1918

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Lawyer, politician, U.S. senator and governor of the Panama Canal Zone. From the description of Joseph C.S. Blackburn : papers, 1875-1898. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46726237 Blackburn was an American politician who served in the United States Senate. From the description of Letter, 1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80814187 ...

Graves, Charles L. (Charles Larcom), 1856-1944

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Epithet: Assistant Editor of 'The Spectator' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x00003e Charles Larcom Graves (1856-1944) was an Oxford graduate, author, and political satirist, especially as a member of the editorial staff of The Spectator and Punch . For fuller details of his career see Who Was Who, vol.4, 1941-1950. From the guide to the They all hate Joe, by Charles Larcom Graves, ca. 1900,...

Kennedy, A.C. (Arthur Colville)

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Bowdler, H. M. (Henrietta Maria), Mrs., 1754-1830

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Henrietta Maria [Harriet] Bowdler, English writer and literary editor. She is best known for her Family Shakespeare, a collection of Shakespeare's plays with scenes and references cut out that she found morally offensive. Her brother Thomas was credited with The Family Shakespeare for many years, and it was their surname that inspired the coinage of the verb "bowdlerize.". From the guide to the H. M. Bowdler manuscript material : 1 item, 1815, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pf...

Bigelow, Edith, 1861-1932.

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Bigelow was an American author. From the description of Letter, ca. 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84259839 ...

Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943

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Laurence Binyon was an English writer. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire literary papers. From the description of Laurence Binyon fonds. [1941]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 660202804 Binyon was born Aug. 10, 1869 in Lancaster, England; British Museum official for 40 years, as well as art historian, critic, translator, playwright, and poet; author of numerous works on art, including Painting in the Fa...

Keeler, Oscar T.

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Bates, Katharine Lee, 1859-1929

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American educator and poet, author of "America the Beautiful." From the description of Typed letter signed : Wellesley, Mass., to Edward Wagenknecht, 1928 Nov. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270867999 American educator and author. From the description of America the beautiful : autograph manuscript signed : [n.p.], n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672042 American author and poet. From the description of Letters, 1901-1918. (Unknown)...

Aylewsorth, Barton Orville, 1860-1933.

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Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin), 1847-1926

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American author and educator. From the description of Letters, 1886-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83587872 ...

Smith, Joseph F. (Joseph Fielding), 1838-1918

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Utah businessman and sixth president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Statement, 1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122550838 Apostle and sixth president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Speech, 1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435970 From the description of Letter and affidavit,1889-1906. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122391579 From the description of Letters, 1881-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 1225534...

Bellasis, Richard

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Finn, A. J.

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Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682758 From the guide to the Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Address of Mr. Andrew Carnegie before the Pitt...

Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844

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Thomas Campbell was a poet known for his war poems, including "Hohenlinden," "The Battle of the Baltic," and "Ye Mariners of England." He also published "The Pleasure of Hope" in 1799, "Gertrude of Wyoming" in 1809, and "Theodric" in 1824. From the description of Thomas Campbell papers, 1821-1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702147203 Thomas Campbell was born in Glasgow, studied law in Edinburgh (1797), and became Lord Rector of Glasgow University, 1826-1829, as well as a...

Bland, Richard Parks, 1835-1899

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Bland was an American politician who served as a United States congressman. From the description of Letter, ca. 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83722831 ...

Bassett, Sara Ware, 1872-1968

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American author. From the description of Letter, 1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367399884 ...

Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863!

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American preacher and revivalist; also famous as reformer, educator, and central figure in theological controversies; b. in New Haven, Conn.; in 1799 ordained as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton, N.Y.; in 1810 accepted the pulpit of the First Congregational Church of Litchfield, Conn., where he attracted large crowds. In 1826 became pastor of the Hanover Street Church in Boston where his reputation for defending orthodoxy against Unitarianism became widespread. During his years ...

Adams, Oscar Fay, 1855-1919

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American author, lecturer, and biographer. From the description of Letter and clipping, 1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367557325 Oscar Fay Adams was an American author, editor, and lecturer in literature and architecture. From the description of Dear heart, believe, 1887 June 17. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 49668864 Adams was founding member and secretary of the Boston Author's Club and the author of many volumes ...

Baggs, Mae Lacy, 1875-1922.

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American author and historian. From the description of Letter, 1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367574254 ...

Bicknell, Frank M. (Frank Martin), 1854-1916

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Bicknell was an American author of adolescent literature. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81248540 ...

Booth, J. B. (John Bennion), 1880-

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Booth was an American author. From the description of Letter, 1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81600315 ...

Bigelow, Poultney, 1855-1954

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Poultney Bigelow (b. September 10, 1855, New York City-d. May 28, 1954, Malden-on-Hudson, New York), was the son of John Bigelow, American Ambassador to France under Abraham Lincoln. He grew up in France, and also in Germany, where he became friends with Prince William, later emperor of Germany. Bigelow studied at Yale University, and began practicing law, but was more interested in politics and writing. He is perhaps best remembered as a journalist. He was editor of Outing magazine and later co...

Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893

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Brooks was an Episcopal clergyman. He was rector of Trinity Church, Boston (1868-1893) and bishop of Massachusetts (1891-1893). From the description of Sermons and lectures, 1858-1891. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 81069474 From the description of Correspondence and compositions, 1831-1901 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79390105 From the description of Papers, 1832-1892. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122575025 ...

Burroughs, John, 1837-1921

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American naturalist and writer. From the description of Poem 1917. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49995946 One of America's great naturalist authors. From the description of Memorabilia, 1905-1931. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27057683 American teacher, naturalist, poet, and essayist of national prominence. Friend of Walt Whitman; influenced by Thoreau, Carlyle, and Emerson. Employed accurate observations of nature, scientific re...

Austin, Benjamin W.

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Agastini, Giuseppe

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Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898

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Illustrator and art editor of The Yellow Book. From the description of Collection, 1893-1959, (bulk 1893-98 and 1943-59). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122617113 Aubrey Beardsley was an innovative and influential English illustrator and author who helped inspire the Art Nouveau movement. He displayed remarkable talent for drawing and music as a child; later, while working as a clerk, he sold a short story,...

Arnold-Forster, H.O. (Hugh Oakeley), 1855-1909

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English author and politician. From the description of Letter, 1906. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367568587 ...

Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714

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Anne, Queen of Great Britain 1702-1714, was the last Stuart monarch. Raised as a Protestant, she was convinced to support the efforts of William of Orange and her sister Mary to depose her Catholic father, King James II. William and Mary became monarchs, and Anne succeeded to the throne upon William's death. Anne herself had no clear successor, and this uncertainty fuelled discord in her reign, marked by bitter rivalries between Whigs and Tories. She was succeeded by the Hanoverian line, descend...

Boner, John Henry, 1845-1903

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Boner was an American author. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78011460 ...

Abercrombie, Lascelles, 1881-1938

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Lascelles Abercrombie M.A. was born in 1881, and was the sixth son of William Abercrombie of Cheshire. He was educated at Malvern College, and at the Victoria University, Manchester; his education was chiefly scientific. He soon became well-known as a poet and a man of letters; from 1919-22 he was Lecturer in Poetry at the University of Liverpool, leaving there to become the Professor of English Literature at the University of Leeds, where he stayed until 1929 when he left to take up a Professor...

Bynner, Edwin Lassetter, 1842-1893

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Bynner was an American author. From the description of Letter, 1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81768129 ...

Bradley, A.C. (Andrew Cecil), 1851-1935

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Bradley was an English literary scholar noted for his criticism on Shakespeare. Snell graduated from Oberlin College (1893), studied at Oxford University (1904-1905), received her master's degree from the University of Good Hope (1908) and her doctorate from Yale University (1914). She was for many years a professor of English literature at Huguenot College in Wellington, South Africa. From the description of [Letter] 1915 Apr. 7, Kensington, W., [to] F. M. Snell / A. C. Bradley. (Sm...

Alden, Isabella Macdonald, 1841-1930

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American author. From the description of Postcard, 1894?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367561444 ...

Adler, Felix, 1851-1933.

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Felix Adler (Columbia A.B., 1870), religious leader and educator, taught courses in social and political ethics at Columbia between 1902 and 1933. From the guide to the Felix Adler Papers, 1830-1933., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Felix Adler (Columbia A.B., 1870), religious leader and educator, taught courses in social and political ethics at Columbia between 1902 and 1933. From the description of Felix Adler papers, ...

Botta, Vincenzo

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Byron, George Gordon Byron, baron, 1788-1824

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British poet. From the description of George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron papers, 1812-1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452083 English Romantic poet and satirist. From the description of George Gordon Byron Collection, 1642-1968 (bulk 1798-1830). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 145405980 Major George Gordon de Luna Byron, alias de Gibler, Spanish-born forger of British Romantic litera...

Brown, Ivor John Carnegie, 1891-1974

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Brown was an English author and journalist. From the description of Letter, 1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83722838 Epithet: writer and theatre critic British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000265.0x00027b ...

Auringer, Obadiah Cyrus, 1849-1937.

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American Presbyterian clergyman and poet. From the description of Letter and an autobiography, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367571875 ...

Barry, John D. (John Daniel), 1866-1942

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American journalist and historian. From the description of Papers, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367396128 ...

Beattie, William, 1793-1875

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William Beattie, Scottish physician and poet. Beattie counted many famous and influential people among his closest friends, including: Thomas Campbell, for whom he wrote a biography; Samuel Rogers, for whom he was executor; Lady Blessington, to whose Book of Beauty annual he often contributed; and Lady Byron, who reportedly "had imparted to him the true reason of her separation from her husband, and that it was not the one given by Mrs. Stowe.". From the guide to the William Beattie ...

Agnew, Alan Graeme, 1887-

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Managing Director of Bradbury, Agnew & Company which published the periodical "Punch." From the description of Letters, 1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367560872 ...

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925

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George Washington Cable, an American author and critic, was born in New Orleans and fought for the South in the Civil War. His first collection of tales of life in the south was Old creole days (1879). In 1884 he went on a reading tour with Mark Twain. He moved to Northampton, Mass., in 1885. He is chiefly known for his early works describing picturesque Louisiana Creole life and courageous essays on civil rights. From the description of George Washington Cable papers, 1865-1918. (Pe...

Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

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Abolitionist; orator; pastor of Plymouth Church, 1847-1887. From the description of Papers, [ca.1847]-1937, 1847-1887 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459715 American Congregational clergyman, lecturer, reformer, and author. From the guide to the Henry Ward Beecher papers, 1851-1896, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Congregationalist minister. From the description of Sermon notes, [n.d.], 1893, 18...

Burleigh, George S. (George Shepard), 1821-1903

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Burleigh was an American author. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80682532 Providence poet and reformer. From the description of Papers, 1839-1890. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122631518 ...

Bates, Charlotte Fiske, 1838-1916

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American author and compiler. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to Mrs. Edward Russell Jones, 1902 March 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22864766 American poet. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367407807 ...

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858

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Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) was a Missouri Democrat who served as a senator from 1821 to 1851. He opposed both abolitionism and the extension of slavery into new territories, but was a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He died in 1858. From the guide to the Thomas Hart Benton letter, 1846 May 14, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) Lawyer; Tennessee state senator, 1809-1811; aide-de-camp to Andrew Jackson; colonel of a regiment of ...

Barnett, John Francis, 1837-1916

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English singer and composer. From the description of Note, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367391398 From Two sketches. First performance at the Crystal Palace, London, 1891.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fairyland / John Francis Barnett. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43250355 English composer. From the description of Signature : Birmingham, 1867 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

Barclay, Thomas, Sir, 1853-1941

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Abraham, George D. (George Dixon), 1872-1965

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English author of books on travel and mountaineering. From the description of Letter, 1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367556061 ...

Bailey, Aldrich Thomas, 1836-1907.

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American author and editor. From the description of Letters and a poem, 1888-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367562682 ...

Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924

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English writer, noted for children's stories. From the description of Papers of Frances Hodgson Burnett [manuscript], 1889-1914. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647835018 English writer who resided in the United States, noted children's author. From the description of Letter [manuscript], Maytham Hall, Rolvenden, Kent, to Richard Watson Gilder, 1906 September 6. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647836929 From the description of...

Browning, Robert, 1812-1889

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Robert Browning was a British poet. Born on May 7, 1812, Browning wrote his first major work,"Pauline: a fragment of a confession" at the age of twenty. He married Elizabeth Barrett in 1826 and with her encouragement went on to become one of the major Victorian poets. From the description of Robert Browning collection of papers, [1835?]-1933 bulk ([1835?]-1889). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122615581 Browning was an English poet. From the descri...

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...

Abbott, William Louis, 1860-1936

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A native of Philadelphia, William Louis Abbott (1860-1936) was educated at the University of Pennsylvania (A.B., 1881; M.D., 1884). He continued his medical education in England, attaining Licentiates from the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians. Upon receiving his inheritance, however, Abbott left the practice of medicine forever, and from then on indulged his avocation for travel and the study of natural history. Abbott had already made collections of birds in Iowa an...

Rice, W. William

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Cabot, James Elliot, 1821-1903

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Son of Samuel Cabot, Jr., brother of Edward Clarke Cabot. Graduated Harvard Law School, 1845. Practiced law with Francis E. Parker, 1847. Accompanied Agassiz on his tour of Lake Superior region in 1848 and upon his return published a narrative journal of the expedition. Worked as architect with E.C. Cabot, 1849-58 and 1862-65. Assisted Emerson in preparing for press his Letters and social aims. Trustee (1857-1885, 1899-1902) and vice-president (1886-1898) of the Boston Athenaeum. Fro...

A'Becket, John J.

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American author of short stories and essays on art. From the description of Letters and a biography, 1891-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367555302 ...

Handy, Arthur S.

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Adams, Charles Partridge, -1942

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American landscape artist. From the description of Receipt, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367555954 ...

Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1929-1908.

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American politician and United States Senator. From the description of Letter, 1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367565274 ...

Aureli, Mariano, 1820-1892

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Italian author and dramatist. From the description of Letter, ca. 1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367571225 ...

Burritt, Elihu, 1810-1879

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American reformer and linguist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Birmingham, to [Freeman H. Morse], 1869 May 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131472 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Springfield, Massachusetts, to Freeman H. Morse, 1854 Jan. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131738 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Britain, Connecticut, to the Rev. W.H. Ward, 1873 Jan. 04. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2...

Bellasis, Edward, 1852-1922

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Hayley, William, 1745-1820

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English poet and biographer of Cowper. From the description of Transcript of William Cowper's poem To Giovanni Battista Manso, Marquis of Villa, undated [ca. 1803?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 750522032 From the description of From manuscripts in Cowper's hand : transcripts of poems, undated [ca. 1798-1820]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 750468911 William Hayley was an English writer, best known as the friend and biographer of William Cowper. Hayley won the fame...

Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935

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George L. Beam (1868-1935) was an American photographer for the Denver & Rio Grande railroad company. George L. Beam was born May 18, 1868 in New Paris, Ohio. At the age of five him and his family moved to Lawrence, Kansas where he grew up and saw the deaths of his mother and two siblings. When he was twenty-one years old he established himself as a used foreign and domestic postage stamps dealer. He and his father moved to Denver, Colorado around 1890. In Denver Mr....

Blackwood, Algernon, 1869-1951

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Blackwood was an American author. From the description of Autograph, 1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79137494 English author. From the description of Typed letters signed (2) : London, to Tom Turner, 1949 Jan 3 and 1949 Mar. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270881469 English novelist and short-story writer. From the description of Letters, 1925 May 27 and 1926 Nov. 11. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas...

Malayan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was founded in New York City in 1866 by Henry Bergh (circa 1811-1888). Several days after the first animal welfare act was passed in the New York state legislature in April of 1866, Bergh set out on the streets of New York City to enforce the newly enacted law. Under the law, acts of cruelty to animals, such as beating a horse or dog fighting, needed to be observed by a bystander in order to be prosecuted; the ASP...

Browne, James, 1793-1841

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Epithet: of Brownestown British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000704.0x000275 Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000704.0x000270 Epithet: of Barham, county Kent British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000704.0x000273 Browne was a British historian...

Atkins, Frederick A. (Frederick Anthony), 1864-1929

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English journalist and editor. From the description of Letter, 1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367569845 ...

Browne, William Hand, 1828-1912

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American historian. From the description of Letter to [John Esten Cooke], 1884 February 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52239213 Biographical Note: William Hand Browne was an author and English professor, The Johns Hopkins University. He was born in Baltimore, Md. Dec. 31, 1828. He received the M.D. degree, University of Maryland in 1850. He chose a career in commerce which he left at the beginning of the Civil War to concentrate on...

Bassi, Amedeo, 1874-1949

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Italian operatic singer. From the description of Autograph, ca. 1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367406739 ...

Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868

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Henry Brougham was born and raised in Edinburgh, attended Edinburgh University, practiced law in the city, and co-founded the influential Edinburgh Review. In 1803 he moved to London, becoming associated with the radical left wing of the Whig Party. He also practiced law in London, and was appointed to the House of Commons in 1810, establishing himself as one of the leading radicals in Parliament and holding several important positions. He supported education reform and the abolition of slavery,...

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

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Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author. From the description of Nathaniel Hawthorne manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1853-1857 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 301761440 American author, writer of romances, stories, and juvenile works. Born July 4, 1804, in Salem, Mass.; died May, 1864, in Plymouth, N.H. Sometime resident of Concord, Mass. Graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825. Hawthorne's association with the Boston publishing firm of Ticknor and Fields began ...

Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904

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William Campbell Preston Breckinridge was a Confederate Colonel and later a representative to the Kentucky legislature. From the description of Broadside, 1862 July 17. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49342682 Lawyer and editor of Lexington, Kentucky. Confederate soldier and United States congressman. From the description of William Campbell Preston Breckinridge : papers, 1884-1888. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49419...

Arnold, Edwin, sir, 1832-1904

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British poet and journalist. From the description of Letter : London, 1879 May 17. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 316061222 From the description of Edwin Arnold letters and photographs, 1870-1903. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19105778 From the description of Letters, 1869-1900. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31997523 From the description of In the palace of pain : an address delivered at St. Thomas's Hospital : [Lo...

Barrows, John Henry, 1847-1902

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American author and historian. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367396091 John Henry Barrows was born in Medina, Michigan in 1847. He studied at Olivet College, Yale Divinity School, Union Theological Seminary, and Andover Theological Seminary before being ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1875. In 1881, he became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago. In 1893, he organized the World's Parliament of Re...

Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862

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American hydrographer. From the description of Autograph promissory note : Newburyport, 1810 Mar. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270534307 Blunt was an American author. From the description of Letter, 1817. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83961482 ...

Stansfield, W. N.

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Knortz, Kane

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Bayliss, Clara Kern, 1848-

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American author. From the description of Letters, 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84357518 ...

Aspinwall, Alicia Stuart

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Bell, Charles Frederick Moberley, 1847-1911.

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Bell was an English journalist. From the description of Letter, 1908. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78149462 ...

Albee, Helen R.

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Anthon, Charles, 1797-1867

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Professor of Greek at Columbia College. Anthon was involved in a controversy about the authenticity of the script of the Book of Mormon when Martin Harris got him to examine copies of some of the characters. From the description of Letter, portrait, and a newspaper clipping, 1849-1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367566945 American classical scholar. From the guide to the Charles Anthon letters, 1856, 1859, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archive...

Barnett, Joseph Alfred, 1898-

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Blavatsky, H.P. (Helena Petrovna), 1831-1891

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Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) was born in Russia and was one of the most influential writers in the occult world. In 1875, along with Henry Olcott and William Quan Judge, she founded the Theosophical Society to promote universal brotherhood, investigate laws of nature and latent human powers, and study comparative religion, philosophy, and science. Madame Blavatsky, as she is known, studied the occult for nearly 25 years and claimed to be able to perform mental and physical feats such as...

Barnett, Lionel D. (Lionel David), 1871-1960

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English author. From the description of Letter, 1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367391533 ...

Burgess, Gelett, 1866-1951

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American author and humorist Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) was educated as an engineer and worked briefly for a railroad. He taught topographical drawing between 1891 and 1894 at the University of California, Berkeley until he lost his position after deliberately toppling a campus statue he found to be an eyesore. Burgess founded the Lark, a humour magazine based in San Francisco, published from 1895 to 1897. Burgess created nonsense rhymes and cartoons such as "The Purple Cow: Reflections on a Myt...

Daniels, Joseph F.

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Barrie, J.M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937

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James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) was a playwright and novelist who is chiefly remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. Barrie was born in Scotland and moved to London in 1885 where he would reside for the remainder of his life. His first successful novel, Auld licht idylls, was published in 1888 and Barrie continued to write fictional and autobiographical tales until the late 1890s. In 1897 Barrie became focused on writing for the theatre, producing Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't grow up, in 190...

Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943

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Stephen Vincent Beńet was born July 22, 1898, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, into a military family. His father had a wide appreciation for literature, and Beńet's siblings, William Rose and Laura, also becmae writers. Beńet attended Yale University where he published two collections of poetry, Five Men and Pompey (1915), The Drug-Shop (1917). His studies were interrupted by a year of civilian military service; he worked as a cipher-clerk in the same department as James Thurber. He graduated fro...

Adams, Charles Josiah, 1850-1924.

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American author and clergyman. From the description of Correspondence, 1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367557045 ...

Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925

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Benson was born Apr. 24, 1862; his father was Edward White Benson, who later became Archbishop of Canterbury; entered Eton as King's scholar, 1874; went to King's College, Cambridge, 1881; returned to work at Eton, 1885-1903; published first volume of essays, 1896; produced various works, including a biography of his father, Edward White Benson (1899), The schoolmaster (1902), Land of hope and glory, and Peace and other poems (1905); in all, published more than seventy books, including poetry, s...

Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922

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American clergyman, author, and editor who worked with Henry Ward Beecher as co-editor of the "Christian Union." From the description of Autograph, 1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367554802 American author. From the description of Letter : Cornwall on Hudson, [N.Y.] to Mr. Bok, 1908 Oct. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 33376379 Lyman Abbott was an influential American pastor and author. Born in Massachusetts and educated i...

Benson, Stella, 1892-1933

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Benson was a British author and wife of James O'Gorman Anderson of the Chinese Customs Service. From the description of Papers, 1923-1933 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122557496 Poet. From the description of Stella Benson papers, 1925-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123769012 Born, Shropshire, 1892; suffered poor health and as a child travelled to Switzerland and the West Indies; worked briefly with the suffragette movement,...

Allen, E. T.

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Archer, P.

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Bancroft, Fredrick Jones, 1834-

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American author and president of the Colorado State Medical Society. From the description of Autographs, 1854-1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367575310 ...

Bonsall, Bartram L., -1890

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Newspaper journalist and editor; of Camden, N.J. From the description of Papers, [18--]-[18--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70975087 Bonsall was an American author. From the description of Letter, a portrait, and an essay, 1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78781307 ...

Brisbane, Arthur, 1864-1936

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American journalist. From the description of Letter : to Caroline Muller, 1907 Aug. 12. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122349037 Journalist and newspaper editor. From the description of Arthur Brisbane correspondence, 1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454184 Brisbane was an American author and editor. From the description of Letter, 1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...

Blake, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1840-1907

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Blake was an American author. From the description of Letter, 1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83258150 ...

Barnum, William Henry, 1818-1889

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United States Senator and congressman from Connecticut. From the description of Autograph, 187-?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367391599 American politician. Postcard to Worthington Ford. From the guide to the William Henry Barnum letters, 1866, 1870, 1871, 1877, 1884, 1885, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Bigelow, Erastus B. (Erastus Brigham), 1814-1879

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Begelow was an American author and inventor. From the description of Letter, 1858. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 80679885 ...

Anderson, Mary, 1859-1940

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Shakespearean actress. From the description of Mary Anderson : miscellaneous papers, 1898-1936 bulk (1898-1904). (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46719324 British actress. From the description of Letters : Broadway, [England], to Laurence Housman, 1902 Apr. 5 and 1934 July 17. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 25311111 American stage actress. Mary Anderson is the stage name of Mary Anderson De Navarro. From the des...

Allen, James Lane, 1849-1925

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James Lane Allen was Kentucky's first important novelist. His success came early in his career but when he tried to broaden the themes of his work he lost the audience and critical acclaim which he had previously received. From the description of James Lane Allen : miscellaneous papers, 1890-1924. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46708345 American novelist. From the description of Letters, a newspaper clipping, and an envelope, 1894-1900. (Un...

Woods, Katherine Pearson

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Nowitt, Mary

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Bax, Clifford, 1886-1962

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Clifford Bax was a diverse and talented writer, prolific and opinionated, perhaps best known for his verse plays. Born into an affluent family, Bax was greatly influenced by reading traditional English poets in his teens. He also developed an interest in mysticism, and later in Buddhism and Platonistic theories, all of which influenced his work and worldview; although he became a successful playwright, poet, novelist, critic, editor, and biographer, the mystical ideals espoused in his works coup...

Campion, Thomas, 1567-1620

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Epithet: physician and poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x0001d8 ...

Butler, William Allen, 1825-1902

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Attorney. From the description of Letters, 1858-1881. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13549063 Soldier who served in Co. G 144th O.V.I. during the Civil War. From the description of Letter 1864 August 5. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 47003250 American author and lawyer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Yonkers, to John Foord of Harper and Brothers, 1890 Dec. 28. (Unknown). WorldC...

Bowles, William Lisle, 1762-1850

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Bowles was an English clergyman and author. From the description of Autograph, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77877875 Epithet: Reverend; of Add MS 36527 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000473.0x000023 Bowles was an English clergyman and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1829 Feb. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122444972 Epithet: Reverend; ...

Baird, Henry Carey, 1825-1912

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American publisher and writer on economics. From the guide to the Henry Carey Baird letters, 1853-1895, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American publisher, author, and economist. From the description of Letter, an autobiography, and an envelope, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367573273 ...

Marbot, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Marcelin, baron de, 1782-1854

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Cabell, Paul C.

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Barnes, James, 1866-1936

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American author and historian. From the description of Letter and an envelope, 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367389657 James Barnes was a writer and military historian who lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Born in 1866, Barnes graduated from Princeton University in 1891 and served in the Spanish-American War and World War I. During World War I, he was head of the head of the Princeton Aviation School. He also worked for Scribner's Magazine, was assistant editor of Harpe...

Austin, Ben W...

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Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth, 1848-1895

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American author and educator. From the description of The little chap : autograph manuscript of the first page only, unsigned, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132652 Norwegian born American author. From the description of Papers of Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen [manuscript], 1867-1895. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833514 Boyesen was an American author. From the description of Letters, 1889-1893. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

Bundy, J. M. (Jonas Mills), 1835-1891

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Bundy was an American author and a magazine editor in New York City. From the description of Letter, 1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80684922 ...

Fish, Arthur, 1896

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Canteras, C. T.

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Blackwell, Antoinette Louisa Brown, 1825-1921

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Antoinette Louisa Brown, later Antoinette Brown Blackwell (May 20, 1825 – November 5, 1921), was the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the United States. She was a well-versed public speaker on the paramount issues of her time and distinguished herself from her contemporaries with her use of religious faith in her efforts to expand women's rights. Brown was born the youngest of seven in Henrietta, New York, to Joseph Brown and Abby Morse. Brown was recognized as...

Barnabee, Henry Clay, 1833-1917

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American actor and comedian. From the description of Autograph, ca. 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367389591 Boston-based basso and humorist. From the description of Press comments and programmes of the Barnabee Concert Troupe [scrapbook] 1871 Jan. 16-1872 March 7. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 61494215 ...

Babcock, William Henry, 1849-1922

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American author and historian. From the description of Letter, 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367572254 ...

Brooks, Erastus, 1815-1886

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Brooks was an American politician who served in the United States Senate. From the description of Letter and a portrait, 1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83407709 ...

Bryan, Charles Paye

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Bailey, Henry Turner, 1865-1931

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American art educator and author. From the description of Letter, 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367574263 ...

Carruth, Hayden, 1862-1932

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Carruth was an American author. From the description of Letter, 1907. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78885691 Editor and author. From the description of Letters to William Gerard Chapman, 1913-1916. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54674230 Hayden Carruth (originally Fred Hayden Carruth) (1862-1932) was an American newspaper publisher, journalist, humorist, and author of juvenile fiction. After working for various weekly newspapers in the Mi...

Wyman, Bayard

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Walker, John Brisben, 1847-1931

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John Brisben Walker, magazine publisher, automobile entrepreneur. Published Cosmopolitan Magazine (1889-1905) and founded Locomobile Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Samuel Sydney McClure, founder, editor, and publisher of McClure's Magazine. From the description of Letters to Mr. McClure, 1890 January 14 and August 21. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 59227915 ...

Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914

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Simon Bolivar Buckner, governor of Kentucky during 1887-91, was born near Munfordville, Kentucky, in 1823, to Aytell Hartswell and Elizabeth Ann Buckner. He entered West Point in 1840 and saw active duty in the Mexican War after graduation. He later became head of Kentucky's state militia, then joined the Confederate Army as brigadier general at the start of the Civil War. After the war, Buckner was a journalist and businessman in New Orleans until he was allowed to return to Kentucky in 1868. I...

Benson, E.F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940

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English novelist. From the description of A few people : corrected and revised manuscript, 1938-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552981 English author E.F. Benson was part of a distinguished Victorian family; his father became Archbishop of Canterbury, and two brothers were also writers. He worked as an archaeologist in Greece and Egypt before devoting his time to writing. A prolific and diverse writer, he published novels, short stories, plays, and non-fiction, notab...

Brydges, H. Jones, 1764-1847.

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Bennett, John, 1865-1956

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Writer and artist. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, he moved to Charleston, S.C. around 1900 and made his home there, marrying Susan Smythe (1878-1965) in 1902. From the description of John Bennett papers, 1875-1967. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794355 Writer and artist, of Charleston, S.C.; native of Chillicothe, Ohio; moved to Charleston, S.C. ca. 1900 and made his home there, marrying Susan Smythe (1878-1965) in 1902. From the descr...

Bates, Josephine W. (Josephine White)

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Women author. From the description of Letter, envelope, and a portrait, 1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367407812 ...

Babington, B.G. (Benjamin Guy), 1794-1866

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English physician and linguist. From the description of Benjamin Guy Babington note, undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34835375 English author and linguist. From the description of Letter, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367573342 ? 1807-1812 midshipman, the Royal Navy; 1812-1819 Indian Civil Service; 1812 appointed to the Madras presidency; 1819-1820 studied medicine at Guy's Hospital and Cambridge; 1820 matriculated, Pem...

Fynn, A. J. (Arthur John), 1857-1930

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Denver, Colo. educator, author. B. Nov. 21, 1857 Salisbury Center, N.Y. Moved to Central City, Colo. 1889; to Alamosa, Colo. 1891; to Denver 1899. With Denver Public Schools 1899-1928. Author of books on the American Indian, as well as poems and songs. His "Where the columbines grow" designated Colorado's official state song 1915. D. Dec. 30, 1930 Denver. From the description of Scrapbooks, 1872-1931. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13488778 ...

Barnard, Daniel D. (Daniel Dewey), 1797-1861

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Lawyer and statesman. Served in the New York State Assembly and United States House of Representavies. Also appointed as United States Minister to Prussia. From the description of Papers, 1840-1861. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50170788 Legislator in New York State and in the United States Congress. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367389593 American lawyer, US Congressman from New York, 1827-1829, 183...

Brown, Albert Gallatin, 1813-1880

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American Congressman; Governor of Mississippi. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Jackson, Miss., to Oscar T. Keeler, 1846 June 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270622416 Cowboy from Montana driving cattle 1900-1908 in Wyoming and Montana. From the description of Recollections of the big roundups, [ca. 1950]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13738908 Springfield, Illinois, resident; private, 114th Illinois Infantry, Company G...

Ashworth, John Henry

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Bly, Frances E.

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Bates, Arlo, 1850-1918

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American author and professor of English literature at the Massachussets Institute of Technology. From the description of Letter, envelope, and magazine clipping, 1887-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367406765 ...

Hutchins, Stilson, 1838-1912

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Bancroft, Frederic, 1860-1945

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American author and historian. From the description of Letter, an envelope, and a magazine clipping, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367574216 From the guide to the Frederic Bancroft Papers, [ca. 1890]-1930., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) ...

Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918

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Ezekial Thatcher was clerk of the Parkville School District, Shasta County, Calif. He emigrated to California from Pennsylvania in 1850 and helped establish the first school district in the Parkville area. He is descended from the Thatchers of Uffington, England, the same family as Denis Thatcher, husband of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. From the description of H.H. Bancroft letter : San Francisco, Calif., to E. Thatcher, Parkville, Shasta County, Calif. : ALS (photocopy)...

Great Britain. Central Criminal Court

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Ellis, Charles, 1800-1874.

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Barbauld (Anna Letitia) Mrs, 1743-1825.

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Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919

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Henry Mills Alden, American writer and editor for 50 years of Harper's Magazine and descendent of John and Priscilla Alden of the Mayflower fame, was born in Mount Tabor, Vermont, on November 3, 1836. From the description of Henry Mills Alden papers, 1862-1907. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 667714420 American editor and critic; editor, Harper's Monthly, 1869-1919. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Metuchen, New Jersey, to F...

Broughton, Rhoda, 1840-1920

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English novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Joan Severn, [year unknown] Apr. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 761391398 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Oxford, to Joan Severn, [1914] Dec. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 761733685 From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : Oxford, to Joan Severn, "Saturday" [year unknown] Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 761733532 From the d...

Higgins, Henry

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Latter-day Saints' College (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in 1830 in New York by Joseph Smith, Jr. Its members later migrated to the American West, specifically the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. Shortly after the founding, missionaries were sent out to teach their message. From the guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flannel board missionary discussions, Circa 1950-1970, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The documents in this collection span the early year...

Burnham, Clara Louise, 1854-1927

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American novelist. From the description of Letter : to [Benjamin B.] Hampton, 1922 May 15. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 86157606 Burnam was an author. From the description of Letters, portraits, lists, envelopes, 1894-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78173649 ...

Dorlon, William R.

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Bosanquet, Helen Dendy, 1860-1925

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Bosanquet was an American author. From the description of Letter, 1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82897993 ...

Adams, Mary M. (Mary Mathews), 1840-1902

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American author and poet. From the description of Correspondence, 1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367556139 ...

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

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U.S. Army officer during the Civil War and public official, New York and New Jersey. From the description of Letters, 1894-1895. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70975832 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Morristown, to an unidentified Senator, [1876?] Feb. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618668 From the description of Autograph telegram signed : [n.p.], to General Morell, Miner...

Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901

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Mormon missionary, author, politician and First Counselor of the Mormon Church. From the description of Letter, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122461544 Latter-day Saint Church apostle. From the description of Letter, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1888 November 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86146508 From the guide to the Letter, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1888, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Utah businessman and an apostle in the Mormon Church...

Becket, Thomas à, 1843-1918

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American author. From the description of Autograph, ca. 1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367555808 ...

White Friars Club.

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Sterne, Stuart, 1845-1905

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Stuart Sterne is a pen name for Gertrude Bloede. From the description of Letters, a postcard, and two envelopes, 1901-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81931196 ...

Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797

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Private secretary to the British prime minister Rockingham who opposed British policies in America. From the description of ALS, 1775 January 12 : Westminister, to the Marquis of Rockingham. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 14283720 English statesman and orator. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : [n.p.], to Sir Peter Burrell, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858706 From the description of Autogr...

Brady, Cyrus Townsend, 1861-1920

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Clergyman. From the description of Cyrus Townsend Brady correspondence, 1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451227 Brady was an American author. From the description of Letters, portraits, and an envelope, 1901-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83921070 Cyrus Townsend Brady was an American clergyman and author. Born in Pennsylvania, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy, and later became a deacon in the Episcopalian Church. He was proba...

Baker, George N.

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Bertram, Charles, 1723-1765

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Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001346.0x0001e9 Bertram was an English author and lingust. From the description of Autograph, ca. 1760. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79675662 ...

Spooner, Lysander, 1808-1887

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Lawyer and abolitionist of Boston, Massachusetts. From the description of Lysander Spooner papers, 1844-1886. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779725 ...

Aikin, Lucy, 1781-1864

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Lucy Aikin, historian, known for her works on the courts of Queen Elizabeth and King James I, and a biograophy of Joseph Addison. She wrote the only contemporary sources for the lives of her famous relatives, father John Aikin and aunt Anna Letitia Barbauld. A volume of her letters, showing her to be an advocate of women's rights and religious freedoms, was published posthumously. From the description of Lucy Aikin manuscript material, 1846. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record...

Copland, Martha S.

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Boucicault, W. D.

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Belasco, David, 1853-1931

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American theatrical producer and playwright. From the description of Letter : to Luther Price, 1906 Apr. 2. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122494221 American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright. From the description of David Belasco letter, 1905 Aug. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 709924141 From the description of David Belasco letter, 1929 Oct. 30. (Unknown). W...

Burbank , Luther, 1849-1926

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Botanist, horticulturist, and naturalist. From the description of Luther Burbank papers, 1830-1989 (bulk 1880-1926). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981669 Luther Burbank began his work in horticulture in his birthplace, Lancaster, Massachusetts, where he raised seeds and vegetables for market. He moved to Santa Rosa, California in 1875 in order to pursue his work in a warmer climate. Burbank became world famous for his timesaving methods of plant breeding and grafting, esp...

Brown, Helen Dawes, 1857-1941

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Brown was an American author. From the description of Letter, 1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81450910 ...

Belper, Edward Strutt, Baron, 1801-1880

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English author. From the description of Envelope, 1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78211574 ...

Astor, William Waldorf Astor, Viscount, 1848-1919

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American and British journalist and financier. He moved from the United States to Great Britain in 1890. From the description of Letters, 1889-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367568303 Journalist and financier. From the description of William Waldorf Astor, Viscount Astor, papers, 1904-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449845 ...

Boothby, Guy, 1867-1905

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G. N. Boothby, 1867-1905, novelist, was born in South Australia but lived in England from c.1895 until his death. From the description of Album [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225773791 Boothby was an Australian author. From the description of Autograph and a newspaper clipping, ca. 1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82415703 British novelist. From the description of Untitled fragment in Scots dialect, [189-?]. (Har...

Woodruff, Wilford, 1807-1898

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Mormon genealogist, temple recorder, historian, and member of the Utah Militia. He died in 1906. From the guide to the Moses Franklin Farnsworth papers, 1870-1900, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Wilford Woodruff (1807-1898) was the fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From the description of Papers, 1873-1903. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51605992 Fourth President of the Mormon Church. Fr...

Burney, Charles, 1726-1814

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Charles Burney, British musician and author. He is the father of Frances Burney, Madame d'Arblay, the writer. From the guide to the Charles Burney (musician and author) manuscript material : 1 item, 1792, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Burney established a reputation as an organist and composer before moving to London in 1760. There he became a central figure in the circle gathered around author Samuel Johnson...

Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946

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American journalist. From the description of Letter : to the Cosmos Club, 1910 Mar. 31. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122545959 American journalist and author who also wrote under the name David Grayson. From the description of [Notebooks] [microform]. 1880-1946. WorldCat record id: 36820111 American author and journalist. He is also known by the pseudonym David Grayson. Fr...

Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947

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Richard Le Gallienne, British journalist and author, was a prolific writer during the late 19th and early 20th century. His early mentor was Oliver Wendell Holmes. Le Gallienne wrote My ladies' sonnets (1887), and the romantic novel, The quest of the golden girl (1896). He published The romantic nineties (1926), while working as a journalist in New York. In 1927 Le Gallienne emigrated to France where he lived out the remainder of his life. From the description of Manuscript-Letters, ...

Britton, John, 1771-1857

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John Britton, English antiquarian and topographer. Often with his friend Edward Wedlake Brayley, he produced many works on British topography and antiquities, including: The Beauties of England and Wales (1800) ; Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain (1807-1814) ; and the Dictionary of the Architecture and Archaeology of the Middle Ages (1831-8). From the guide to the John Britton manuscript material : 1 item, 1844, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of...

Aylesworth, Barton O. (Barton Orville), 1860-1933

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Rosenstock was a manuscript and rare book dealer in Denver, Colorado. From the guide to the Rosenstock autograph collection, 1800-1950, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) George Armstrong Custer was a famous cavalry officer during the Civil War and the Indian wars of the 1860s and 1870s. Elizabeth Bacon Custer, his wife, was the author of several works about Army life on the plains. After the death of her husband, she dedicated her life to defending...

Gladwin, Edgar F.

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