G. B. SHAW PAPERS: SERIES I. Vol. XLII (ff. 245). Correspondence with:1.ff. 1-50. Henry Stephens Salt (correspondence of and concerning); 1889-1950.2.ff. 51-93. Henri Seiffert; 1888-1920.3.ff. 94-115. Upton Sinclair and his wife Mary; 1911-1942... 1887-1950

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968

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Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1878. Sinclair was an American author, novelist, journalist, and political activist who wrote many books in several genres. He is most well-known for his exposé, The Jungle regarding conditions in Chicago's meat packing plants, which influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Much of Sinclair's writing was related to the economic and social conditions of the early twentieth century. He was heavily in...

Granville-Barker, Harley G.

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Hasegawa, S, magazine editor of Japan

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Stead, W. T. (William Thomas), 1849-1912

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Epithet: newspaper editor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000688.0x0000aa British journalist, editor, and publisher; founded the periodical Review of reviews in 1890. From the description of W. T. Stead letters : to Mrs. McKinstry, 1898 Apr.-Sept. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 173260187 British journalist; editor of the "Pall Mall Gazette"; founder of "The Review of Reviews"...

Loyd, Bertram, folklorist, Hon Sec National Society for the Abolition of Cruel Sports

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Drinkwater, John, 1882-1937

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Drinkwater, a British playwright and poet, worked for an insurance company. In 1909 he became manager of the Birmingham Repertory Company, and his most successful plays included "Abraham Lincoln," "Mary Stuart," and "Bird in Hand." Drinkwater also published several critical literary biographies. From the description of Manuscripts and Correspondence, 1914-1916. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122612764 John Drinkwater was an English author and actor, proba...

Jones, Herbert Hilton, secretary of the Vegetarian Society

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Smith, Pharall', author alias Alfred Charles

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Seiffert, Henri

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Walling, William English

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Baring-Gould, E S, Managing Director The Oatine Co

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Sweet, Henry

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Stephen Swift & Co (publisher : active 1887-1950)

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Sinclair, Mary Craig

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Illing, Meta, German actress

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Smith, Alfreda Pharall-, daughter of A C 'Pharall'Smith

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Salt, Catherine, wife of H S Salt

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Salt, Henry Stephens, social reformer

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Smith, Aishie', daughter of A C Smith

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