William Cowper Brann Papers 1872-1922

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William Cowper Brann Papers 1872-1922

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American author andnewspaper editor William Cowper Brann worked a string of odd jobs, beginningwhen he was thirteen, before entering the newspaper field. A successful editor,Brann also wrote plays and published the , a monthly journal whichexpressed Brann's views on social, political, and religious subjects. Brann'spapers are largely composed of manuscripts for his three plays andcorrespondence documenting his feuds with religious leaders and politicians, aswell as letters of support from readers of the Iconoclast Iconoclast.

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