Correspondence, 1937, April 4 - 21, [v.p.].

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Correspondence, 1937, April 4 - 21, [v.p.].

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Letters from Dazey to John Wilson Townsend, and from G. T. Banks for Goodspeed's Book Shop to Townsend concern a dispute over offer of a ms. copy of Townsend's "In old Kentucky", the acquisition of a copy of the play by the Kentucky Archives, and the 1937 limited edition of the play. Filed with this are clippings related to C. T. Dazey and his work.

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Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Goodspeed's Book Shop (Boston, Mass.).

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Banks, G. T.

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Townsend, John Wilson, 1885-1968

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Biographical note: John Wilson Townsend, a native of Fayette County, Kentucky, was a graduate of Transylvania University and the author of "Kentucky in American Literature" (1915) and numerous other works on Kentucky history. He was employed variously as a teacher, librarian, and editor, but known chiefly as a bookseller and collector of first editions, having operated the Graceland Book Shop and the Blue Grass Book Shop in Lexington. During his lifetime sizable collections of books assembled by...

Dazey, Charles Turner, 1855-1938

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American playwright. Inscription inside the manuscript states: "The play, In Old Kentucky, was written by Charles T. Dazey ... It was produced by Jacob [Lett] and was performed on the regular stage for 27 consecutive seasons ..." From the description of In Old Kentucky : a play in four acts / by Charles T. Dazey. [1893] (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29624076 ...

Townsend, John Wilson, 1885-1968

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Biographical note: John Wilson Townsend, a native of Fayette County, Kentucky, was a graduate of Transylvania University and the author of "Kentucky in American Literature" (1915) and numerous other works on Kentucky history. He was employed variously as a teacher, librarian, and editor, but known chiefly as a bookseller and collector of first editions, having operated the Graceland Book Shop and the Blue Grass Book Shop in Lexington. During his lifetime sizable collections of books assembled by...