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Mabbott, Thomas Ollive, 1898-1968

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Thomas Ollive Mabbott (July 6, 1898 – May 15, 1968) was an American professor and scholar of literature, perhaps best known for his research on writer Edgar Allan Poe. He has also done studies on John Milton, Walt Whitman, Thomas Chatterton, and Edward Coote Pinkney. Mabbott was born and raised in New York City. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Columbia University, earning his AB (1920), AM (1921), and Ph.D. (1923) in English. After graduating from Columbia, Mabbott taught English literatu...

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Mendoza, Isaac

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Dunlap, William, 1766-1839

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American playwright, theatrical manager, painter, historian. From the description of Papers of William Dunlap, 1765-1839. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32135371 Theatrical manager, dramatist, painter, and historian; New York City and elsewhere. From the description of Diaries, 1797-1798, 1819-1820, 1833-1834. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663747 William Dunlap, American producer, playwright, actor, and hist...

Wendell, Elizabeth J.

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Damon, S. Foster

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American poet. Professor in Department of English, Brown University, 1927-1963. Curator of the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays, John Hay Library, Brown University, 1930-1963. From the description of Letter, 1956, January 17, Providence, Rhode Island, to Mr. Jonah. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122639408 Poet, dramatist, Blake scholar. Professor of English at Brown University and Curator of Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays. From the d...

Lowens, Irving

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American musicologist, music critic, and librarian. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Washington, D.C., 26 October 1964, to James J. Fuld, 1964 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874495 Irving Lowens (1916-1983) was a music critic, musicologist, librarian, and educator based in the Washington, D.C. area. He is notable for his role as Chief Music Critic of the Washington Star newspaper (1960-1978), his tenure as Assistant Head of ...

Koopman, Harry Lyman, 1860-1937

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Koopman was a librarian at Brown University. From the description of Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1896. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 226052120 Brown University librarian from 1893 to 1930. Poet, journalist; essayist; amateur astronomer. From the description of Papers, 1872-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122615406 ...

Litchfield, Hope P.

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Clough, Benjamin C., 1888-

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Malone, John

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Zorn, Mr.

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Faunce, William Herbert Perry, 1859-1930

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President of Brown University, 1899-1929. From the description of Scrapbook, [ca.1878-1888]. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122647911 Ninth president of Brown University, 1899-1929; Baptist clergy. Graduated from Brown in 1880; graduated from Newton Theological Institution in 1884; pastor of State Street Baptist Church in Springfield, Mass., and Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in New York, N.Y. From the description of William Herbert...

Atkinson, Fred W. (Fred Washington), 1865-1941

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Fred W. Atkinson was president of the Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y. From the description of American drama in Atkinson collection, Part I, 1756-1830 [typescript], 1918 / Fred W. Atkinson. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122543884 ...

Wegelin, Oscar, 1876-1970

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Bookseller and bibliographer of early American literature. From the description of Papers, 1899-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122615351 Bookseller, author, bibliographer in field of early American writings. From the description of Correspondence, 1947,August 4 to 1954, January 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122365819 Oscar Wegelin, bookseller and author, was one of the leading bibliographers in the field of early American writings...

Van Hoesen, Henry Bartlett, 1885-1965

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Epithet: librarian and papyrologist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001240.0x000191 ...

Taylor, Douglas

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Dunlap, John, 1747-1812

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Printer. From the description of John Dunlap correspondence, 1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009629 Historical Background John William "Sky" Dunlap was an Orange County, California journalist, publisher, and owner-operator of the Pacific Clipping Service. Dunlap, born March 8, 1912, was nicknamed "Sky" because of his height: he was 6'8" tall. He married Velma Bishop in 1934 and the couple started an independent new...

Goldsmith, Alfred

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Littlefield, Walter

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Lyman, Susan

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Wegelin, Adele

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Courtenay, Edward S.

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Whitty, J. H. (James Howard), 1859-1937

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Journalist, businessman, and scholar, of Richmond, Va. From the description of Papers, 1792-1943. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20273947 ...

Pickersgill, Richard

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Roden, Robert F., -1934

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Blanck, Jacob, 1865-1941

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Hageman, S. Miller (Samuel Miller), 1848-1905

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Williams, Charles Richard, 1853-1927

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Hawkins, Micah, 1777-1825

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Furman, Gabriel, 1800-1854

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Gabriel Furman (January 23, 1800-November 11, 1854) was a respected historian of early Brooklyn. Among his works were the Notes Geographical and Historical, Relating to the Town of Brooklyn, on Long-Island (1824), still available in a recent reprint. Little is known of Furman's youth; he attended Columbia Academy in Bergen (now part of Jersey City), New Jersey, from 1814-1816. Professionally, Furman became a lawyer, having studied law beginning in 1823 in the office of Elisha W. King of Beekman ...

Parish, Daniel J.

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Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870

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Author, poet, and editor of South Carolina. From the description of William Gilmore Simms papers, 1735-1987. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 766024802 South Carolina author. From the description of ALsS : Woodland, near Midway, S.C., to his publishers, Philadelphia, 1840-1843. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525116 Poet and author. From the description of William Gilmore Simms correspondence, 1842-...

Portonova, Vincent

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Heartman, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1883-1953

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Bibliographer and author; operated auction and bookselling business from Pelican Galleries in New Orleans, La., and Book Farm in Hattiesburg, Miss. From the description of Charles F. Heartman collection of material relating to Negro culture, 1791-1839. (Fisk University). WorldCat record id: 70972576 Charles Frederick Heartman (1883-1953) emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1911. He was in the auction and bookselling business, operating primarily from the Pelican G...

Drury, Francis K.W. (Francis Keese Wynkoop), 1978-1954

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Jonah, David Alonzo, 1909-1981

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Harper, Francis P. (Francis Perego), 1856?-1932

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Francis Perego Harper and Lathrop Colgate Harper were publishers and antiquarian booksellers in New York City. From the description of Francis P. Harper collection, 1870-1929 (1877-1896). (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 711609277 ...

Hosmer, William H. C. (William Howe Cuyler), 1814-1877

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Noted poet; born and died in Avon, N.Y. From the description of Annals of Hartford, now Avon, Livingston County, New York, 1870. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 185130015 American poet. From the description of Letters: of William Howe Cuyler Hosmer, 1844-1859 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812343 ...

Hammon, Jupiter, 1711-approximately 1800

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Courtenay, William Ashmead, 1831-1908

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William Ashmead Courtenary was a Charleston and Columbia, S.C. businessman and newspaper editor. He served as mayor of Charleston from 1879 to 1887. From the description of Fragments of Family Records and Papers Chiefly in South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, 1791-1891. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 775783242 Mayor of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Letter : to E.D. Jordan, 1886 Sept. 15. (The South Carolina Historical Soci...

Wendell, Evert Jansen, 1860-1917

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Carlson, Arthur B.

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