Papers, 1903-1973 (bulk 1929-1970).

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Papers, 1903-1973 (bulk 1929-1970).

Consisting of one and a half document boxes, the I.R. Brussel papers contain mainly correspondence from the many authors, book dealers, and book collectors who were both colleagues and friends of Brussel. Correspondents include Jacob Blanck, James Branch and Margaret Cabell, Francis Norman, Alan Odle, Frank C. Pape, Dorothy Miller Richardson, William White, and Clark Wikle, among others. Also present are notes, clippings, reprints, and cards pertaining to the book trade. Two pen and ink illustrations by Pape are also part of the Brussel papers.

1.5 boxes (.62 linear feet)

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Richardson, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Miller), 1873-1957

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Author and translator Richardson was born and raised in England. She was a teacher and a dentist's assistant; after her marriage to artist Alan Odle, she concentrated on writing. From the description of Papers, 1944-1979 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007877 Dorothy M. Richardson, English novelist. From the description of Dorothy Richardson collection, 1889-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86121603 From the description of D...

Cabell, Margaret Freeman, 1893-1983

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Margaret Waller Freeman Cabell (1893-1983) was an interior decorator, founding editor of The Reviewer, and supporter of the arts. Born in Richmond, Virginia on August 29, 1893, Cabell graduated from Miss Jennie Ellett’s School (now St. Catherine’s School) and in the 1920s became one of the founding editors and the business manager of the Richmond-based literary magazine The Reviewer. During the 20s, Cabell also briefly studied interior design in Paris which would later lead to he...

Warner, Sylvia Townsend, 1893-1978

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Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958

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Norman, Francis Martin

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Papé, Frank Cheyne (1878-1972).

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British illustrator. From the description of Letters and drawings, ca. 1921-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122289303 Biographical Note British illustrator. From the guide to the Frank Cheyne Papé Letters and drawings, ca. 1921-1931, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.) ...

Laurence, Dan H.

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Odle, Alan

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Blanck, Jacob, 1906-1974

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American bibliographer. From the description of Letter : to William Targ, 1957 Apr. 17. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122617123 Jacob Blanck's career as a bibliographer and editor included positions as rare book editor of Publishers Weekly and Antiquarian Bookman, 1936-1952; bibliographer in Americana at the Library of Congress, 1939-1941; and editor of Bibliography of American Literature, 1943-1974. He al...

White, William, 1910-1995

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Author, English professor, bibliographer. From the description of Papers of William White [manuscript], 1875-1987. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647808429 ...

Brussel, I. R. (Isidore Rosenbaum), 1895-

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American book scout and author. From the description of Papers, 1903-1973 (bulk 1929-1970). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122453204 Isidore Rosenbaum Brussel was born in Minsk, Russia, in 1897 (according to the Old Russian calendar), and later moved to Brooklyn, New York, with his family. Brussel attended Brooklyn Polytechnic and worked for three years as a civil engineer before becoming a sel...

Allen, Reginald

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Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942

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Morley Roberts (1857-1942), the novelist and journalist, published a biography of William Henry Hudson (1841-1922), the naturalist and writer, in 1924. For fuller details of Robert's life and achievements see Who was who, Vol.4. From the guide to the Autograph manuscript by Morley Roberts for his book on W.H. Hudson, together with a manuscript notebook, ca. 1922-1924, (Leeds University Library) Morley Roberts was an English writer, remembered as a friend and biographer of bo...

Wikle, Clark B.

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