Betsy Beinecke Shirley collection of American children's literature 1640-2001

Melvill, Allan, 1782-1832

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Allan Melvill, father of writer Herman Melville, was an American merchant who imported cloth and clothing and sold it in Albany (N.Y.) and New York City. His parents were Thomas Melvill and Maria Gansevoort; his grandfather was General Peter Gansevoort, hero of Fort Stan-wix in the American Revolution. ...

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

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John Hancock (January 23, 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736] – October 8, 1793) was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence, so much so that the term John Hancock or Hancock has become a nickname in the United S...

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

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

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898

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Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodson was born in England at Daresbury, Cheshire, to Charles Dodgson, an Anglican clergyman, and his wife Frances Jane Lutwidge on January 27, 1832. In 1851, Dodgson matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1855 was appointed to a mathematical lectureship in that college, of which he remained a member for the rest of his life. A lifelong interest in writing, combined with a predisposition for story telling, word play, and games, led to a unique liter...

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879

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Sarah Josepha Hale, née Sarah Josepha Buell, (born Oct. 24, 1788, Newport, N.H., U.S.—died April 30, 1879, Philadelphia, Pa.), American writer who, as the first female editor of a magazine, shaped many of the attitudes and thoughts of women of her period. Sarah Josepha Buell married David Hale in 1813, and with him she had five children. Left in financial straits by her husband’s death in 1822, she embarked on a literary career. Her poems were printed over the signature Cornelia in local journal...

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

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John Greenleaf Whittier was a wildly popular New England poet. A deeply committed and active abolitionist, he wrote many of his poems with a political agenda, although distinguished by an open-minded tolerance so often lacking in his fellow abolitionists. Although his works are somewhat marred by overtly political and overly sentimental works, the core of his output stands as fine, lyrical American verse. From the description of John Greenleaf Whittier letters, 1858 and 1876. (Pennsy...

Peekskill Military Academy (Peekskill, N.Y.)

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Whiting, Mary Elizabeth Flint, b. 1823

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Falls, C.B. (Charles Buckles), 1874-1960

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Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924

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Frederick Stuart Church (1842-1924), American artist. During the Civil War, he served with Co. A of Chicago Mercantile Independent Battery of Light Artillery. From the description of Letter from Frederick Stuart Church to Nannie Havens, 1863, June 4, Vicksburg, Miss. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 79370924 Painter. From the description of Frederick Stuart Church letters and sketch, [ca. 1885-1898]. (Unknown). Wo...

Cox, Palmer, 1840-1924

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Palmer Cox was a Canadian author and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for the "Brownies," pixie-like characters in his books based on folklore. He also contributed to St. Nicholas, Ladies' Home Journal, Harper's, Young People, and Wide Awake. From the description of Palmer Cox collection, 1881-1917. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 698454394 American author and illustrator noted for "Brownie" books. From the description of Papers of ...

Field, Eugene, 1850-1895

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Eugene Field, an American writer, was born in 1850 to Rosewell Field and Frances Reed. After his mother's death in 1856, he and his brother were sent to live with a cousin in Amherst, Massachusetts. He studied at Williams College from 1868-69. He then studied for a short time at Knox College in Illinois and at the University of Missouri. He married Julia Sutherland Comstock on October 16, 1873. He wrote weekly newspaper columns and also published volumes of poetry and prose. Field died on Novemb...

Tyrrell, Leon M., b. 1875

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Frost, A.B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928

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Ga. resident. From the description of Papers, 1913-1914. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38237452 Illustrator, painter; Pasadena, Calif. From the description of A.B. Frost letter, [undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122390368 Studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art"s and in France. Illustrator, graphic artist. Illustrated the Uncle Remus" tales. From the description of A. B. Frost letter to S. S. McClure [manuscri...

Anglund, Joan Walsh

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American author and illustrator of children's literature; b. 1926. From the description of Joan Walsh Anglund collection, [196-]-1999. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969625 Joan Walsh Anglund was born January 3, 1926, in Hinsdale, IL. She studied at the Chicago Art Institute in 1944 and the American Academy of Art in 1945. This followed with an apprenticeship with a commercial artist in Chicago, Adele Roth. Anglund spent the majority of her life free...

Tyler, Mary Elizabeth Sawyer, 1806-1889

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Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870

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Wood-engraver and physician of New York City. From the guide to the Alexander Anderson papers, 1795-1870, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Alexander Anderson (1775-1870) was a physician and a wood-engraver in New York City. From the description of Papers, 1793-1870. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58657908 ...

Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

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Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968) devoted her life to bettering the education and treatment of the blind, the deaf, and the nonverbal, and was a pioneer in educating the public in the prevention of blindness in newborns. Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. When Helen Keller was 19 months old she became ill with Scarlet Fever, which resulted in her becoming blind and deaf. In her autobiography The Story of My Life, a book she first wrote in 1903 at the age of 23, she desc...

Denslow, W.W. (William Wallace), 1856-1915

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W.W. Denslow was born May 5, 1856, In Philadelphia, PA, and died March 29, 1915. He married Annie McCartney in 1882, divorced her, and married Ann Waters Holden in 1896. After divorcing her he married Frances Golsen Doolittle in 1903. He studied at the Cooper Union Institute and the National Academy of Design, both in New York City. Denslow was an illustrator of books and magazines and a designer of costumes and scenery. He illustrated a series of 18 Picture Books which he himself had written, a...

Reynolds, Cuyler, 1866-1934

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Historian, author. From the description of Letters, 1932-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582776 Reynolds was an Albany, N.Y. City Historian. From the description of World War I collection. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122578194 From the description of Van Rensselaer, 1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122458656 ...

Francis, J. G. (Joseph Greene), 1849-1930

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Gruelle, Johnny, 1880-1938

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Johnny Gruelle, American artitst, political cartoonist, children's book author and illustrator, and creator of the Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy books and dolls. Born in 1880 in Arcola, Illinois, John Barton Gruelle began his career as an illustrator for an Indianapolis tabloid. In 1911 he went to work for The New York Herald after winning a national comic drawing contest. Gruelle gained notice as a popular children's illustrator with his Sunday "Mr. Twee Deedle" comic. In...

Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935

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Jessie Willcox Smith was born in Philadelphia in 1863. She originally studied to be a kindergarten teacher and actually served in that capacity before accidentally discovering a propensity for drawing. She's one of the few illustrators I've profiled who wasn't an astonishing child prodigy. She was probably around 20 before she took up a pencil. Initial studies were quickly replaced with formal courses at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where she learned from Thomas Eakins, and others. ...

Bruton, W. (William), 1854 or 5-1885.

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Shimin, Symeon, 1902-....

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Born in Astrakhan, Russia in 1902, Symeon Shimin was a commercial artist who illustrated more than 50 books for children. From the description of Symeon Shimin papers, 1964-1976. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 52579363 Russian born, American illustrator of children's books. From the description of One small blue bead : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62731779 Fro...

Hancock, Ebenezer, 1741-1819

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Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944

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Hendrik Willem van Loon was born in Rotterdam, Holland on January 14, 1882. He attended Cornell University, graduating in 1905. In 1906 he married Eliza Ingersoll Bowditch and began working for the Associated Press in New York City, Washington, D.C., Moscow, and Warsaw. His son Henry Bowditch van Loon was born on June 22, 1907, and Gerard Willem van Loon on January 16, 1911. Hendrik van Loon received his Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1911, and in 1913 his book THE FALL OF THE DUTCH REPU...

Grimaldi, Stacey, 1790-1863

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Shinn, Everett, 1876-1953

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Everett Shinn was an illustrator. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1944. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155903473 American illustrator and motion picture art director. From the description of Pencil sketch of La Clavel [manuscript], 1922. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647844389 Everett Shinn was born November 7, 1876, in Woodstown, NJ, and died May 1, 1953. He became an illustrator, painter, an...

Cady, Harrison, 1877-1970

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Illustrator, painter; Rockport, Massachusetts, and New York, New York. From the description of Harrison Cady papers, 1902-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122514897 Harrison Cady (1877-1970) was an illustrator and painter from Gardner, Mass. He is best known for his illustrations of animals, in particular, Peter Rabbit. Cady's illustrations were published in numerous magazines, childrens' books and newspapers. From the description of Harrison Cady papers, 190...

Johnson & Warner

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Cogger, Edward P.

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Petersham, Maud Fuller, 1890-1971

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Born September 20, 1888 in Hungary, Miska Petersham came to the U.S. in 1912. He met Maud Fuller (born August 5, 1890) when both were working for the advertising agency International Art Service in New York, and they were married in 1917. Their first book was published in 1929, and they went on to have lengthy careers as authors and illustrators of children's books. They won the Caldecott Medal in 1946 for The Rooster Crows: A Book of Children's Rhymes and Jingles . Miska Petersham died May 15, ...

Newell, Peter, 1862-1924

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Peter Newell, an illustrator and author, was born in Illinois and lived in and around New York City for most of his life. Extensive information on Newell and his career appears in the finding aid for the Peter Newell Family Papers (YCAL MSS 62). From the guide to the Peter Newell collection, 1893-1914, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) Peter Newell was an American illustrator and author of children's books, including Topsys and turvys and The slant book . ...

Pogány, Willy, 1882-1955

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William Andrew (Willy) Pogány (1882-1955) was born in Szeged, Hungary. He studied at Budapest Technical University, and in Munich and Paris. Originally intending to be an engineer, he was already well established as an artist by the time he arrived in New York in 1915. Pogány created a number of murals, including one for the Niagara Falls Power Station. He designed sets for the Metropolitan Opera and for Broadway productions, as well as for films including Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times". He ...

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878

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George Cruikshank was a British artist, social and political caricaturist, and illustrator. From the description of George Cruikshand papers, 1827-1897 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26507077 English artist, illustrator and satirist. From the description of Album of George Cruikshank Color Prints, 1835. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 48116918 English artist and caricaturist. From the description of ALS : to Dr. Roberts, 1841[?] Feb....

Mora, Jo, 1876-1947

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Artist and author; born in Uruguay. From the description of Jo Mora collection, 1904-1906. (Nogales-Santa Cruz County Public Library). WorldCat record id: 32198340 Joseph Mora, sculptor, painter, illustrator, muralist and author was born in Uruguay in 1876. After moving to the United States, he studied art in the East then worked for Boston newpapers as an artist. In 1904 he moved to Keams Canyon, living with the Hopi and Navajo Indians. He learned the languages, and photogr...

Drayton, Grace G. (Grace Gebbie)

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Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931

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W.A. Rogers was the New York Herald cartoonist from 1902 to 1922. From the description of Illustrations from Harper's Weekly series, American editors, circa 1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864480 ...

Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930

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Angelo, Valenti, 1897-1982

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Italian-born, American illustrator and author of children's books. From the description of The long Christmas : production material, [1941?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680448 From the description of Look out yonder ; production material, [1943?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62405863 From the description of The bells of Bleecker Street : production material, [1949?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneap...

Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863

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Hebrew scholar, writer of verse. From the description of Papers of Clement Clarke Moore [manuscript], 1826-1861. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814321 New York poet, Hebrew scholar, and author of the popular poem "A visit from St. Nicholas." From the description of A visit from St. Nicholas : Holograph, 1862 March 13. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58768543 ...

Sperry, J. Austin (Jacob Austin), 1823-1896

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Nazareth Hall

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Moravian boarding school in Nazareth, Pa., established in 1785. From the description of Records, 1812-1843. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70966306 Nazareth Hall, established by the Moravians in 1759, was the first drawing school in America. The Moravians settled in Pennsylvania in 1740 on land owned by George Whitefield. On July 13, 1743, a school opened on the property in a building known as the Gray Cottage. Over the next few years, th...

Stephens, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1824-1882

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André, R. (Richard), 1834-1907.

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William Roger Snow, an artist born in 1834 in London, England, was a well-known and prolific Victorian-era writer and illustrator who published under the names Clifford Merton and Richard André. From the description of Richard André papers, 1885. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 52922782 ...

Hopkins, Livingston, 1846-1927

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L. Hopkins, 1846-1927, known as Hop, came to Australia from U.S.A. in 1883 to work on the Bulletin, Sydney as a cartoonist. In his youth he had enlisted to fight in the Civil War. He was also interested in etching, painting and violin making. From the description of Notebooks [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225766135 ...

Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793

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Billings, Hammatt, 1818-1874

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B. 1818 d. 1874. From the description of Hammat Billings : Artist Files. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228433073 ...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Boutet de Monvel, Roger, 1879-....

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Darley, Félix Octavius Carr 1822-1888

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American draftsman and illustrator. From the description of Felix Octavius Carr Darley sketchbooks, [ca. 1840-1860]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64060713 Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Darley distinguished himself as an illustrator. In 1848, he moved to New York and became successful illustrating the works of Irving and Cooper. After his marriage in 1859, he and his wife moved to Claymont, Delaware. From the description of Mrs. Felix Octavius Car...

Shirley, Betsy Beinecke

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Betsy Beinecke Shirley was born in New York City, on October 2, 1919, the daughter of Walter and Katherine Sperry Beinecke. Raised in the city and on Nantucket, Massachusetts, she attended the Spence School in Manhattan, and the Greenwood School in Ruxton, Maryland, after which, in 1941, she married Carl Shirley (1916-1996). Betsy Shirley began collecting American juvenile literature in the 1970s, eventually branching out to encompass original illustrations and manuscripts for children’s books, ...

Ives, Sarah Noble, 1864-1944

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Goodwin, Polly, 1908-2007

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McLoughlin Bros.

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The McLoughlin Brothers published children's books from the early 1800s through the 1970s. They were famous for their chromolithographed books, toys, games and other material designed for children. From the description of McLoughlin Brothers papers, ca. 1854-1951. [Part 3]. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 49356519 From the description of McLoughlin Brothers papers, ca. 1854-1951. [Part 1]. (University of Southern Mississippi, Region...

Wiese, Kurt, 1887-1974

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Kurt Wiese was born April 22, 1887, in Minden, Germany and died May 27, 1974, in Idell, New Jersey. He married Gertrude Hansen (a realtor), June 26, 1930. He was a Freelance writer and illustrator of books, including almost four hundred books by other authors. From the guide to the Kurt Wiese papers, 1929-1962, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) German children's author/illustrator, born in Minden, Germany in 1887. He moved to the U...

American Baptist Missionary Union. Assam Mission

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Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896

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William Henry Furness, Unitarian minister, was born 20 Apr. 1802 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1825 Furness was ordained minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. He became pastor emeritus of the congregation in 1875 and continued to preach occasionally until his death 30 Jan. 1896 in Philadelphia. Furness published numerous books on the New Testament, translated German poetry, and wrote original hymns. In the years before the Civil War, Furness tried to comprehend a Christian's dut...

Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933

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E.W. Kemble (1861-1933), American cartoonist and illustrator. From the description of Letters to Ellis D. Robb, 1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863177 Illustrator, cartoonist and writer. From the description of Edward Windsor Kemble drawings, 1888 [and undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80910799 Kemble, an American cartoonist and caricaturist, illustrated many of the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris, as well as the annotated Mark...

Lathrop, Dorothy Pulis, 1891-1980

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American illustrator and author of children's books; won the first Caldecott Medal for Animals of the Bible in 1938. From the description of An angel in the woods : production material, [1947?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79893194 From the description of The three Mulla-mulgars : production material, [1919?]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451414 From the description of The grateful elephant : and other stories translated from the ...

Sands, Benjamin

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Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

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American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor; b. in Hartford, Conn.; attended Yale and taught school in the Hartford area; moved to New Haven, Conn., in 1798. From the description of Noah Webster papers, 1786-1980. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 319706045 Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, author and editor. He is best known for his spellers (early spelling textbooks) and his ...

McVickar, H. W. (Harry Whitney), b. 1860

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Bransom, Paul, 1885-1979

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Paul Bransom (1885-1979) was an animal painter and illustrator from New York, N.Y. From the description of Paul Bransom papers, 1862-1985, bulk 1904-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227190101 Wildlife illustrator, painter, and cartoonist Paul Bransom was born in 1885 in Washington, D.C., and grew up sketching animals in his yard and at the National Zoo. He began work as a draftsman for the U.S. Patent Office at age 13, and went on to produce technical drawin...

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...

Bemelmans, Ludwig, 1898-1962

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Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962), author, painter, and illustrator. From the description of Ludwig Bemelmans letters and other material, 1938-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702199017 Ludwig Bemelmans was born in Meron, Tirol, Austria in 1898. He came to the United States in 1914. He attended schools in Austria before dropping out at age 16. He became a writer, illustrator, humorist, painter, and writer of books for children. He is best known for his stories about a little ...

Capote, Truman, 1924-1984

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED American author. From the guide to the Truman Capote ephemera Collection, 1949-1988., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Truman Capote (1924- ), American author. From the description of Truman Capote papers, 1939-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476609 Truman Capote is an American writer. From the description of Truman Capote fonds. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 667848368...

Boutet de Monvel, Louis-Maurice, 1851-1913

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French artist. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person signed : [Boston], to an unidentified recipient, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778801671 From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to an unidentified recipient, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778794846 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to an unidentified recipient, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778801537 ...