William Young Correspondence 1882-1919

Authors Club (New York, N.Y.)

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The Authors Club of New York was founded in 1882. Members included Robert Louis Stevenson, Stephen Crane, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain, and Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The club was disbanded and its assets were turned over to the New York Public Library in 1973. From the description of Authors Club collection, 1712-1929. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122687102 From the guide to the Authors Club collection, 1712-1929, (The New York Public Library...

Osborne, Duffield, 1858-1917

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Warner, Charles, 1846-1909

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Thomas, Henry Wilton, 1867-

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Gilder, Jeannette L. (Jeannette Leonard), 1849-1916

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Journalist, editor, and literary critic for various publications. From the description of Papers of Jeannette L. Gilder [manuscript], 1879-1909. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810869 Jeannette L. Gilder was an editor, journalist, and critic, best remembered as editor of The Critic, which she co-founded with her brother, Joseph. The Critic was small but respected, and published and encouraged some of the most recognizable names of the day. She continued to c...

Barron, Elwyn Alfred, 1855-

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Elwyn Alfred Barron was born in Lima, New York, in 1855. Educated at Robert College in Tennessee between 1868 and 1872, Barron worked at the Chicago Inter-Ocean in 1877. Until 1895 he was a drama critic and editorialist for this newspaper, which served as the primary source of news for the Midwestern and Western business community during this period. His work brought him into the orbit of many renowned American actors of the period; out of this experience he published an admiring bi...

McCrackan, William Denison, 1864-1923

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Webb, Charles Henry, 1834-1905

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Author, publisher, and inventor. From the description of Papers of Charles Henry Webb, 1859-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77708963 Charles Henry Webb was an American humorist, playwright, and poet. He traveled around the country in his youth, and invented several useful devices, but is best remembered for his humorous verse, often in the form of satires or parodies. From the description of Charles Henry Webb poem, To E.C.S., n.d. (Pennsylvania State Univer...

Norton, Charles Ledyard, 1837-1909

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Chamberlain, L. T. (Leander Trowbridge), 1837-1913

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Buel, Clarence Clough, 1850-1933

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Young, William, 1847-1920

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William Young (1847-1920) was an American poet and playwright. Initially a law student, Young turned to drama and writing early in his career, favoring the blank verse technique. His works include "Pendragon," "The Rajah" and "Ganelon." His best-known work is his dramatization of Lew Wallace's "Ben-Hur." From the guide to the William Young Correspondence, 1882-1919, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Adams, Samuel Hopkins, 1871-1958

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Author and journalist. Adams was an important member of the staffs of McClure's and Colliers magazines during the muckraking days. He was active in exposing medical frauds and instrumental in bringing about the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906). Adams used fictional settings in a long series of novels dealing with the American background and exploring issues such as dishonest journalism (The Clarion, 1914) and the Harding Administration scandals (Revelry, 1926). He also wrote the Average Jones stori...

Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir, 1860-1943

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Canadian poet and novelist. From the description of Letter, 1905 Feb. 28, to "Russell" [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647809509 Roberts was a Canadian author. From the description of Charles George Douglas Roberts compositions, ca. 1902-1904. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612372602 From the guide to the Charles George Douglas Roberts compositions, ca. 1902-1904., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard...

Case, Elizabeth York.

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Stedman, Arthur Griffin, 1859-1908

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Scribner, Frank Kimball, 1866-1935

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Mackenzie, Morell, 1837-1892

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Physician to the Emperor Frederick III. From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1888 Dec. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270605398 English laryngologist. From the description of Papers, 1874-1891, [London]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35161442 ...

Hutchinson, Ellen Mary.

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Johnson, Rossiter, 1840-1931

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Rossiter Johnson (1840-1931) was an American author and editor. In addition to editing historical and reference works, he wrote biographies, histories and poetry. He and his first wife, Helen Kendrick Johnson (1844-1914), were ardent anti-feminists who belonged to various organizations opposed to women's suffrage. Helen Johnson was also an author and editor. From the guide to the Rossiter and Helen Kendrick Johnson papers, 1851-1929, 1883-1900, (The New York Public Library. Manuscrip...

Young, James Carleton, 1856-1918

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Henry, Stuart Oliver, 1860-

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