Hamilton Gallery collection of autographs, European and American writers: Manuscripts-letters, 1830-1919.

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Hamilton Gallery collection of autographs, European and American writers: Manuscripts-letters, 1830-1919.

A collection of short holograph manuscripts--ranging in length from 2to 20 lines--and brief autographed letters from a variety of 19th centuryEuropean and American writers. Many of the manuscripts are verse inscriptions on various sized cards. The writers include the following: Lawrence Binyon, Thomas Campbell, John Davidson, Walter De la Mare, Alexandre Dumas, Paul Ferrier, Paul Fort, Francis Jammes, Gustave Kahn, Frederic Mistral, Alfred Noyes, Wendell Phillips, Sully Prudhomme,Henri de Regnier, Henry M. Stanley, James Stephens, and Edwin Waugh.

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Stanley, Henry Morton, 1841-1904

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Henry Morton Stanley, in full Sir Henry Morton Stanley, also known as John Rowlands, also known by his Congolese byname Bula Matari, or Breaker of Rocks. Stanley was born on January 28, 1841, Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales. He died on May 10, 1904, London, England. He was a British American explorer of central Africa, who became famous for his rescue of the Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone and for his discoveries in and development of the Congo region. He was knighted in 1899....

Ferrier, Paul, 1843-1920

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Noyes, Alfred, 1880-1958

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Poet. From the description of Papers of Alfred Noyes, 1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454022 Author Alfred Noyes was born in England and attended Oxford, although he left without earning a degree. He published his first book of poems at the age of twenty-one, and within ten years had become the most commercially successful poet of his day. Popular and prolific, Noyes wrote disarming, skillful verse in traditional metre, and actively opposed the Modernist movement. He ...

Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895

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The writer Alexandre Dumas (1824-1895), the author of La Dame aux camlias, was the son of the novelist Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). From the guide to the Miscellaneous correspondence from Alexandre Dumas junior to various recipients, 1850-1883, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) French author and dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Marly-le-Roi], to an unidentified "monsieur," [1892 Apr. 12]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 757338135 ...

Régnier, Henri de, 1864-1936

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French poet and critic. From the description of Manuscript essays, n.d. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 77780382 French poet, critic, and novelist. From the description of Commémoration de Émile Verhaeren. Discours de M. Henri de Régnier : autograph manuscript unsigned of a dedication speech : [n.p., 1920]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616602 ...

Jammes, Francis, 1868-1938

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Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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Wendell Phillips (born November 29, 1811, Boston, Massachusetts – died February 2, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts), orator and reformer, was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in Boston, Massachusetts, wrote frequently for William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, and eventually became president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He contributed much to the cause through inflammatory speeches favoring the division of the Union and opposing the acquisition of Texas and the war with Mexico. ...

Mistral, Frédéric, 1830-1914

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Provençal poet and nationalist. From the description of Notes, [ca. 1875]-1913. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122589673 ...

Waugh, Edwin, 1817-1890

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English poet and misc. writer. From the description of Willy-Ground : autograph poem signed : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270661271 From the description of A dismal Nook : autograph poem signed : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270661266 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Manchester], to W.A. Turner, 1871 Apr. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270661261 ...

De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956

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Walter De la Mare (1873-1956) was a British poet, novelist, short story writer, critic, essayist, anthologist, dramatist, and a prolific writer of children's poetry and fiction. From the description of Papers of Walter De la Mare, 1923-1956. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122584933 Mégroz was the early biographer of de la Mare. From the description of Letter, c. 1923, to R.L. Mégroz. (Unknown). WorldCat record...

Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844

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Thomas Campbell was a poet known for his war poems, including "Hohenlinden," "The Battle of the Baltic," and "Ye Mariners of England." He also published "The Pleasure of Hope" in 1799, "Gertrude of Wyoming" in 1809, and "Theodric" in 1824. From the description of Thomas Campbell papers, 1821-1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702147203 Thomas Campbell was born in Glasgow, studied law in Edinburgh (1797), and became Lord Rector of Glasgow University, 1826-1829, as well as a...

Kahn, Gustave, 1859-1936

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Gustav Kahn was a merchant in several New Mexico towns and cities in the twentieth century. He immigrated to New Mexico from Germany in 1907. From the description of Gustav Kahn autobiography : photocopy, 1964. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38548181 French poet, art critic and historian. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78699222 ...

Davidson, John, 1857-1909

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English poet. From the description of Robert Louis Stevenson : autograph manuscript signed of a poem written upon his death : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270881585 Scottish poet. From the description of Autograph poems published in Ballads and Songs, ca. 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270533861 John Davidson was a minor Victorian author known mainly for his poetry. He was associated with The Rhymer's Club, the "Tragic generation," ...

Fort, Paul, 1872-1960

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Paul Fort was a French poet who founded Vers et prose, a literary review associated with the poet Valéry, and Theatre d'Art to encourage the production of Symbolist drama. From the description of Paul Fort letters, postcards, and poem, 1906-1937. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 40804532 ...

Stephens, James, 1882-1950

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Irish poet and story writer. From the description of What Thomas said in a pub [manuscript], n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814436 Epithet: of Add MS 33979 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x00017e James Stephens was an Irish poet, short story writer, and novelist. From the description of James Stephens collection of papers, 1908-1939 bulk (1911-1938...

Sully Prudhomme, 1839-1907

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Binyon, Lawrence, 1869-1943.

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