Watkins Loomis Records, 1883-2007

Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961

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Born in 1899, Ernest Hemingway was the second of six children born to Grace Hall and Clarence Edmonds Hemingway. Ernest developed a love of literature and music from his mother, a trained opera singer and music teacher after her marriage, and gained a keen interest in outdoor sports--hunting, fishing, woodscraft--from his father, a doctor and avid naturalist. Divided between the family's home in Oak Park, Illinois, and their summer cottage on Lake Waldoon in Michigan, Ernest's chil...

Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972

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Ezra Pound was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, The Cantos (c. 1917–1962). Pound's contribution to poetry began in the early 20th century with his role in developing Imagism, a movement stressing precision and economy of language. Working in London as foreign editor of several American l...

Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946

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Gertrude Stein (b. February 3, 1874, Allegheny, PA-d. July 27, 1946, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. She moved to Paris and acquired a love for modern painting. Stein began building a personal collection of major artists, many of whom became her friends and formed the core of her regular salons. In 1907, as Stein was struggling to establish herself as a writer, she met Alice Babette Toklas, a fellow American who had come to P...

Watkins, Ann, 1885-1967

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Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957

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Sayers was a British novelist, translator and apologist for the Christian faith. From the description of Dorothy L. Sayers letters and poems, 1913-1952. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 271111369 Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x00016b Novelist and playwright. From the description of Letters, to Maurice Browne, 1936-1947. (University of Michigan). Wor...

Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953

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Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet who first achieved recognition with "Eighteen Poems" (1934). He wrote both prose and radio plays, including "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog" (1940), "Deaths and Entrances" (1946), "Under Milkwood" (1954), and "Adventures in the Skin Trade" (1955). From the description of Dylan Thomas collection. [1935-1953]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 660196437 Welsh author Dylan Thomas occupies a controversial place among 20t...

McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967

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Carson McCullers was born in Columbus, Georgia, as Lula Carson Smith on February 19, 1917, the first born of Lamar and Marguerite Waters Smith. Though she moved from the South in 1934 and only returned for visits, most of her writing was inspired by her southern heritage. Her mother felt she had given birth to a genius from the time Carson was very young and always remained her staunchest supporter and strongest ally. When nine years of age, Lula began studying piano and practiced six to eight h...

Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945

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Theodore Dreiser was an American literary naturalist and author of two of the most significant works of early twentieth-century American fiction, SISTER CARRIE (1900) and AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (1925). From the description of The mercy of God : manuscript, [1900-1945?] / by Theodore Dreiser. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 63051908 Editor and author. From the description of Theodore Dreiser papers, 1910-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009534 ...

Watkins, Armitage, 1906-

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Literary agent. Watkins was a publishing consultant, then became the Assistant Chief of the Publication Division of the Office of War Information, and finally was Liaison Officer of the Overseas Branch dealing with foreign correspondents in Washington and New York. From the description of Papers on the Office of War Information, 1941-1948. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122611192 ...

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...

Rand, Ayn, 1905-1982

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Biographical Note 1905, Feb. 2 Born, Alisa Rosenbaum, St. Petersburg, Russia 1924 Graduated, University of Leningrad, Leningrad, USSR 1926 Immigrated to the United States; adopted name Ayn Rand 1929 ...

Burlingame, Angeline Whiton Watkins Davis, 1885-1967.

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A. Watkins, Inc.

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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951

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Sinclair Lewis (b. Feb. 7, 1885, Sauk Centre, MN–d. January 10, 1951, Rome, Italy) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. He was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930. ...

Watkins Loomis, Inc.

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Literary agency. Ann Watkins (Angeline Whiton Watkins Davis Burlingame) 1885-1967) became a literary agent in 1910 and retired in 1957. Her son, Armitage Watkins (b. 1906), continues to operate the agency. In 1980 the agency changed its name from A. Watkins to Watkins Loomis. From the guide to the Watkins Loomis Records, 1883-2007, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) ...

Arlen, Michael, 1895-1956

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Michael Arlen was an Anglo-Bulgarian novelist, short-story and film-script writer. From the description of Michael Arlen collection of papers, 1921-[1953]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122485081 From the guide to the Michael Arlen collection of papers, 1921-[1953, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) ...