George C. Howard and Family Collection 1833-1963 (bulk 1840-1935)

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George C. Howard and Family Collection 1833-1963 (bulk 1840-1935)

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The collection primarily comprises prompt books and playbills while original manuscripts, daguerreotypes, posters, and assorted materials make up the balance. Materials relating to are especially abundant. Other materials relate to the Fox acting companies and various family members. Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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Harriet Beecher Stowe (b. June 14, 1811, Litchfield, Connecticut – d. July 1, 1896, Hartford, Connecticut) was an American abolitionist and author. She is the daughter of Rev. Lyman Beecher who preached against slavery. She is best known for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. It became an instant and controversial best-seller, both in the United States and abroad. The novel had a major impact on Northerners' attitudes toward slavery and by the beginning of the Civil War had sold more than a million copi...

Conway, H. J.

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Fox & Company

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Howard-Fox Company

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Howard, Cordelia, 1848-1941

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Howard Family

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Howard, George C. (George Cunnibell), 1820-1935

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The marriage of actor George C. Howard to Caroline Emily Fox in 1844 linked the theatrical careers of not only Howard and Fox, but also those of two of Caroline's brothers and two of the Howard children (Cordelia and Walter), as well as cousins George L. and Frank E. Aiken. George C. Howard (1815-1887) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He appeared in amateur theatricals in Boston in 1837, then took engagements in Philadelphia and Baltimore. In 1842 he joined the company ...

Aiken, Frank Eugene, 1840-1910

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Fox, George Lafayette, 1825-1877

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Aiken, George L., 1830-1896

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Howard, Caroline Emily Fox, 1829-1908

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Fox Family

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Howard, Walter S., 1868-1945

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Fox, Charles Kemble

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