Papers, 1838-1850.

Griswold, Rufus Willmot, 1815-1857

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Rufus Wilmot Griswold (February 13, 1815 – August 27, 1857) was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic. Born in Vermont, Griswold left home when he was 15 years old. He worked as a journalist, editor, and critic in Philadelphia, New York City, and elsewhere. He built a strong literary reputation, in part due to his 1842 collection The Poets and Poetry of America. This anthology, the most comprehensive of its time, included what he deemed the best examples of American poetry. He produc...

Jenks, Harriet N.

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Sargent, Epes, 1813-1880

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American journalist and poet. From the description of Autograph letters signed (6) : Boston, to Messrs. Harper, 1878 Jan. 11-Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634718 From the description of An adventure in Cuba : autograph manuscript signed : short story : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870138 American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to George Roberts of the "Times" in Boston, 1852 Mar. 31. ...

Halgard, E. H.

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Thaxter, L. L.

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Anthony, Henry B. (Henry Bowen), 1815-1884

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American journalist and politician. He was governor of Rhode Island, 1849-50, and U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1858-1884. From the guide to the Henry B. Anthony letters, 1850-1878, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1859-1884. Anthony was Governor of R.I. from 1849-1850 and editor of the Providence Journal newspaper from 1838-1858. He graduated from Brown University in 1833. ...

Graham, George Rex, 1813-1894.

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Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869

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American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1850 Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616358 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, 1848 Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616356 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to President Lincoln, 1864 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616354 American journalist and politician. From the description of Autograph let...

Barney, John

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Harrington, Eliza R.

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Locke, Charles A.

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Bartlett, W. O.

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Benjamin, Park, 1809-1864

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American journalist and poet; father of Park Benjamin, 1849-1922. From the guide to the Park Benjamin letters and miscellany, 1841, 1847, 1848, 1877, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Editor and poet. From the description of Park Benjamin poem, 1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450619 American editor and poet. From the description of To an old friend : autograph poem signed : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknow...

Hoffman, Charles Fenno, 1806-1884

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Charles Fenno Hoffman was an American author and editor. Born in New York, he prepared to study law and joined his father's firm; upon his father's death, he decided to make his living in literature. He began by contributing anonymous essays and articles, and soon became an editor and one of the city's most visible writers. In addition to his editing accomplishments, Hoffman was perhaps best known for a series of essays written during his trip by horseback from New York to St. Louis, a hazardous...

Davidson, Robert, 1808-1876

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Duyckinck, Evert A. (Evert Augustus), 1816-1878

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Evert A. Duyckinck was born on Manhattan Island, and graduated from Columbia University. Although accepted to the bar, he did not practice law, but lived a life devoted to literature. At the center of New York's literary culture, he had important friendships with Poe, Irving, and Melville, acting as editor, associate, and friend. He and his younger brother, George, served as editors for several noteworthy literary enterprises, including the influential Literary World and the groundbreaking Cyclo...

Wells, William V. (William Vincent), 1826-1876

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Brown, K. B.

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Gleason, F.

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Osgood, Samuel Stillman, 1808-1885

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Thomas, E. I.

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Welford, Charles

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Epithet: of Charles Scribner's Sons, publishers, of New York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001028.0x000162 ...

Snelling, Anna L.

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Wells, Anna Maria, 1795?-1868

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Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878

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Author, translator, and traveler. From the description of Papers of Bayard Taylor, 1856-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064729 American journalist. From the description of Papers of Bayard Taylor [manuscript], 1847-1878. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972079 From the description of Poem and letter, 1877 June 26, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972081 From the description of Letter to a member of the...

Bill, Margaret.

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Clark & Austin, publishers

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Warren, Owen Grenliffe

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Gray, William, Major

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Epithet: of Add MS 32718 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x000082 Epithet: of Bridgnorth British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x000086 Epithet: of Egerton MS 2647 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x000087 Epithet: shipbuilder; ...

Doggett, John.

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Hoppin, J. M. (James Mason), 1820-1906

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Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872

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Publisher of Putnam's Magazine and founder of G. P. Putnam & Son[s]. From the description of George Palmer Putnam letters [manuscript], 1858-1870. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647998826 George Palmer Putnam (1814-1872) was a book and magazine publisher. From the description of George Palmer Putnam correspondence, 1843-1871. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122607941 From the guide to the George Palmer Putnam correspondence, 1843-1871, ...

Felter, M. A.

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Park, Benjamin

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Sully, Blanche.

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Willis, Mary Farley, 1901-

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1812-1878

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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 ...

Fuller, Hiram, 1815? -1880

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Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881

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James Thomas Fields, American publisher and author, was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1817. At the age of 17, he went to Boston to clerk in a booksellers shop. While clerking, he often wrote for newspapers and in 1839 he became junior partner in the publishing and bookselling firm known after 1846 as Ticknor and Fields, and after 1868 as Fields, Osgood & Company. He was the publisher of several prominent contemporary American and British writers. Besides just publishing the authors, h...

Oaksmith, E.

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Payne, Abraham, 1818-1886

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Gillespie, W. M. (William Mitchell), 1816-1868

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Peterson, Charles J. (Charles Jacobs), 1819-1887

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Charles J. Peterson was the founder, publisher, and editor of The Peterson Magazine. He and a group of men connected with the newspaper and periodical press in Philadelphia began meeting socially in the 1840s and formed the Press Club which they renamed Our Club in 1862 to broaden membership. From the description of History of "Our Club," [manuscript], circa 1879. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 669557836 ...

Labree, Lawrence

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Conrad, Robert Taylor, 1810-1858

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Journalist, jurist, and dramatist. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Rufus W. Griswold, [no year] Feb. 5. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525201 Epithet: writer; afterwards Mayor of Philadelphia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x000339 Judge and mayor of Philadelphia, Conrad was also a journalist and playwright. From the description o...

Hillard, H. L.

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Osgood, Samuel Stillman, 1808-1885

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Peterson, Charles J. (Charles Jacobs), 1819-1887

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Charles J. Peterson was the founder, publisher, and editor of The Peterson Magazine. He and a group of men connected with the newspaper and periodical press in Philadelphia began meeting socially in the 1840s and formed the Press Club which they renamed Our Club in 1862 to broaden membership. From the description of History of "Our Club," [manuscript], circa 1879. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 669557836 ...