Letters to Albert Bigelow Paine, 1875-1934 (bulk 1891-1934).

Bok, Edward William, 1863-1930

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Born in the Netherlands, Edward Bok came to the United States with his family at the age of six. He worked in publishing from the age of thirteen. He founded the Brooklyn magazine and 1886 he established the Bok Syndicate Press. Bok became editor of Ladies' home journal in 1889. In 1896 Bok married Mary Louise Curtis (1876-1970), the daughter of Ladies' home journal publisher, Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (1850-1933). He worked as an editor at Curtis publishing for thirty years retiring at th...

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941

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American naturalist and illustrator, active in Boy Scout movement. From the description of Paper on death of Buffalo Jones, 1920 / by Dan Beard. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13488891 Biographical Note 1850, 21 June Born, Cincinnati, Ohio 1880 1884 ...

Bacheller, Irving, 1859-1950

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Addison Irving Bacheller was an author and journalist, probably best remembered for his pioneering literary syndicate. Born in New York to an old New England family - his mother was descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins - he was named after authors Joseph Addison and Washington Irving. He graduated from St. Lawrence University and within a few years had founded his syndicate, which was both profitable and ground-breaking, and brought works from authors like Stephen Crane and Arthur Con...

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...

Clarke, William Fayal.

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Grissom, Arthur C. (Arthur Colfax), 1869?-1901.

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Rosenmeyer, Bernard J.

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Borchgrevink, Carsten Egeberg, 1864-1934

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Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink was born in Oslo, Norway, on December 1, 1864, the son of a Norwegian father and an English mother. He enrolled as a student at the Royal Forestry School in Saxony in 1885 and at the age of twenty-four emigrated to Australia. Initially, he worked on government survey teams in Queensland and New South Wales before becoming a teacher of languages and natural science in New South Wales. In 1894 Borchgrevink volunteered as seaman, seal-shooter and naturalist for the N...

Lewis, Alfred Henry, 1857-1914

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Bacon, Josephine Daskam, 1876-1961

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American writer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : New York and Chappaqua, to F.A. Duneka, 1906 Jan. 31-1907 Feb. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270134444 Author. Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon (1876-1961) was a writer who made the point of having female protagonists. She wrote a series of juvenile mysteries and also wrote on "women's issues" and women's roles. From the description of Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon Papers, 1904-1934. (Smith C...

Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

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Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968) devoted her life to bettering the education and treatment of the blind, the deaf, and the nonverbal, and was a pioneer in educating the public in the prevention of blindness in newborns. Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. When Helen Keller was 19 months old she became ill with Scarlet Fever, which resulted in her becoming blind and deaf. In her autobiography The Story of My Life, a book she first wrote in 1903 at the age of 23, she desc...

Combined Press.

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Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937

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Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922

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James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce, was a British writer, historian and statesman. Born in Belfast, he was educated at Glasgow University and later Oxford, he practiced law briefly, but returned to Oxford as a professor of civil law. He served in Parliament for many years, and held several government positions, including Ambassador to the United States. A renowned historian, he was also a productive writer of travel books, law tracts, and political theory. Universally admired and liked, an obituary...

Sangster, Margaret Elizabeth Munson, 1838-1912

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Margaret Elizabeth Sangster was a writer and editor of Harper's Bazar. From the description of Letter, 1904. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007931 Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster (1838-1912) was an author, editor, and poet. She was born in New Rochelle, N. Y., received her early education in Vienna, and showed signs of literary talent at an early age. Her writing career began when she was sixteen, with the publication of a small collection of religious poems...

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

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U.S. politician, historian and newspaper editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cedarville, to Schuyler Colfax, 1863 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 649441349 American newspaperman, editor, diplomat, and historian. From the description of Papers of Whitelaw Reid [manuscript], 1878-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647879858 From the description of Papers of Whitelaw Reid, 1878-1893. (University of Virginia). ...

Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

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Carolyn Wells published under the pseudonym Rowland Wright. From the description of Autograph postcard signed from W.D. Howells to Carolyn Wells, Rahway [manuscript], 19th or 20th century. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 694525270 Author, editor, critic. From the description of Letters chiefly to Alexander? Black [manuscript] 1888-1919. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647943111 William Dean Howells was an American novelist...

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919

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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682758 From the guide to the Carnegie autograph collection, 1867-1945, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist and philanthropist. From the description of Address of Mr. Andrew Carnegie before the Pitt...

Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930

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American author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Randolph, Mass., to Messrs. Harper & Brothers, 1893 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270752077 From the description of A humble romance : Autograph manuscript signed : Brattleboro, Vt., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270752081 From the description of Autograph card signed and typed letters signed (11) : Metuchen, N.J., to Messrs. Wells and Briggs at Harper & Brothers, 1927 Aug....

Herbert, Ewing.

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Paine, Samuel Esterbrook.

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Swett, Sophie, 1858-1912.

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House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938

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Edward Mandell House was born July 26, 1858, in Houston, Texas. He became active in Texas politics and served as an advisor to President Woodrow Wilson, particularly in the area of foreign affairs. House functioned as Wilson's chief negotiator in Europe during the negotiations for peace (1917-1919), and as chief deputy for Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference. He died on March 28, 1938, in New York City. From the description of Edward Mandell House papers, 1885-2007 (inclusive), 1885...

Street, Julian, 1879-1947

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Julian Street (1879-1947) was an American author, journalist, enologist, gastronome. From the guide to the Julian Street Papers, 1899-1966, 1910-1947, (Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections) Newspaperman and author. From the description of Papers, 1926-1950. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 30803372 Julian Leonard Street, American author and playwright, was born in Chicago, Ill. He moved to Manhattan, th...

Slocum, Joshua, 1844-1909

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Canadian adventurer, author, lecturer; first person to sail solo around the world. From the description of Letter to Mrs. Thaxter, 1901 December 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 48926781 ...

Smith, Pamela Colman.

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Lowell, Orson

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Harland, Marion, 1830-1922

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Marion Harland was the pen name of writer Mary Virgina Howes Terhune (Mrs. Edward Payson Terhune). From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1882. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155885874 American author and editor. From the description of Papers of Marion Harland [manuscript], 1889-1894. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817267 Marion Harland, pseudonym for Mary Virginia Terhune, was an important and po...

Whitney, Caspar, 1862?-1929

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Bangs, John Kendrick. (1862-1922).

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Humorist. From the description of Letters to Margaret Sutton Briscoe Hopkins [manuscript] 1895-1904. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647946022 American author. From the description of Letter to Mrs. C.M. Calhoun, [manuscript] 1902 December 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647829459 From the description of Letter to Mrs. Hopkins [manuscript],1903 April 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647828072 John...

Osbon, B. S. (Bradley Sillick), 1827-1912

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Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937

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American author and editor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) and typewritten letter signed : Redding, Conn., to F.A. Duneka, 1908 Jul. 9-1911 Apr. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611536 Author & editor. From the description of Letters of Albert Bigelow Paine [manuscript] 1910, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647934359 Albert Bigelow Paine was born in New Bedford, Mass., but grew up in the Midwest. For ten y...

Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909

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California author. From the description of Charles Warren Stoddard letters and manuscripts : to Frank Arthur Putnam, 1903-1906. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 78215414 Author and professor of English, University of Notre Dame, 1885-1887. From the description of Papers, 1870-1927. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 23706788 American poet and travel writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed ...

Morgan, Tom P.

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White, William Allen, 1868-1944

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American journalist known as the "Sage of Emporia"; owner and editor of the "Emporia Gazette." From the description of Papers of William Allen White, 1890-1940 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647837106 Journalist. From the description of Letters, 1889-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122644557 Pulitzer Prize-winning Emporia, Kansas, newspaper editor and author. From the description of William Allen White letter...

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937

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Frederick Burr Opper (1857-1937) was an American cartoonist and creator of the newspaper comic strips Happy Hooligan, And Her Name Was Maud!, Alphonse and Gaston and many others. From the guide to the Frederick Burr Opper Cartoons, 1931, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Cartoonist and illustrator; b. in Madison, Ohio. From the description of Three cartoon sketches, [undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971290 Ame...

Nast, Sarah Edwards

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Bennett, John, 1865-1956

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Writer and artist. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, he moved to Charleston, S.C. around 1900 and made his home there, marrying Susan Smythe (1878-1965) in 1902. From the description of John Bennett papers, 1875-1967. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794355 Writer and artist, of Charleston, S.C.; native of Chillicothe, Ohio; moved to Charleston, S.C. ca. 1900 and made his home there, marrying Susan Smythe (1878-1965) in 1902. From the descr...

Long, John Luther, 1861-1927

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American author, dramatist. From the description of Papers of John Luther Long [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814368 American lawyer and writer of short stories, plays and poetry. Author of Madame Butterfly, produced by David Belasco and adapted into the opera by Giacomo Puccini. From the description of Papers, 1870-1958 (bulk 1901-1920). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat ...

Howells, Mildred, 1872-....

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Poet and short story writer; daughter of William Dean Howells. From the description of God's will [manuscript], 1913. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 741786541 William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American author, editor, and critic. Mildred Howells was an author and Howells' daughter. In 1959, Van Wyck Brooks published a biography of Howells: Howells, his life and world. From the description of Mildred Howells correspondence with Van Wyck Brooks...

Breck, Edward, 1861-1929

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Ver Beck, Frank, 1858-1933

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Stuart, Ruth McEnery, 1856-1917

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An author, Ruth McEnery Stuart was born near Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1849. Her family spent part of each year in their New Orleans residence, and the remainder of the year on their Avoyelles Parish plantation. As an adult, she lived in New Orleans until c.1885, when she moved to New York, where she continued to write short stories about plantation life. From the description of Ruth McEnery Stuart letters, 1896-1908. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id:...

Cheney, David MacGregor.

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Foote, Mary Hallock, 1847-1938

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American writer and illustrator, one of the finest western local-color realists of the late 19th century. From the description of Letter, 1896 Nov. 28, Grass Valley, to Charles P. Scott. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387683 American author and illustrator. From the description of Letter to Julia Finch, 1917 August 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55531434 Mary Hallock Foote (1847-1938) was an American novelist and short story writer....

Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916

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Epithet: Mrs; of Add MS 37312 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x0001da American author, editor and war correspondent. From the description of Richard Harding Davis Letters concerning South Africa and the Boer War [manuscript], 1899-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 611582020 American newspaperman, war correspondent and novelist. From the description of Letter to Arthur...

Vail, Theodore Newton, 1845-1920

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Moore, Louise Kirby Paine Benjamin.

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Genung, Charles Harvey.

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Ware, Eugene Fitch 1841-1911

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Ware, an attorney by profession, often wrote poetry under the pseudonym, "Ironquill". He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in the Iowa infantry units. He was admitted to the bar in Fort Scott, Kansas in 1871, and practiced law in Fort Scott, Topeka, and Kansas City until his death in 1911. From 1879 to 1894 he was a Republican member of the Kansas Senate. Later he served as U.S. Pensions Commissioner (1902-1905). Ware wrote a number of books including The Rise and Fall of the Saloon (1900)...

Baker, George F. (George Fisher), 1840-1931

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Paine, Dora.

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