Papers of Edwin Bliss Hill, 1737-1954 (bulk 1895-1948).

Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet, 1868-1940

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Elizabeth Corbet Yeats (known by her family as “Lolly”) was born on March 11, 1868, in London, the third surviving child of John Butler Yeats and Susan Mary Pollexfen. In the 1880s she began writing and contributed to The Pleiades, an amateur magazine she created with friends. She completed training as a kindergarten teacher in 1892 and taught art for several years afterwards. She also published four popular painting manuals during this time. In 1900, Yeats and her family moved from London to Du...

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts– April 27, 1882, Concord, Massachusetts), American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.Epithet: American essayist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000365 ...

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...

Avery, Bertha Grant

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Allen, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1866-1953

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Starrett, Vincent, 1886-1974

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Vincent Starrett, a police reporter for the Daily News also wrote book reviews for various Chicago newspapers, and in this way became aquainted with Arthur Machen, with whom he had a long and varied correspondence with. The friendship and conflict following resulted in Starrett vs. Machen: A Record of Discovery and Correspondence, which is the focus of this collection. From the description of Vincent Starrett collection of Arthur Machen, 1915-1971. (Southern Illinois University). Wor...

Forrest, Earle R. (Earle Robert), 1883-1969

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Description and history of the large fireplace that was refurbished in the Century Inn kitchen. This well-known tavern located on the National Pike at Scenery Hill was opened in 1794 and was originally called Hill's Stone Tavern. From the description of Old fireplace at the Century Inn kitchen / Earle R. Forrest. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 51182445 Forrest discuesses the 1755 battle between Braddock's British army and the French and Indians. ...

Dean, Eva.

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Emerson, Edward Waldo, 1844-1930

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Finch, Edward F.

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University of Arizona. Library

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Cuala Press

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Founded by Elizabeth and Lily Yeats, the Cuala Press was established in 1902. It operated under the name Dun Emer Press until 1908 when the name changed to Cuala Press. Besides providing works for publication, William Butler Yeats also served as both an editor and adviser for the press. After the death of Elizabeth Yeats in 1940, the work was continued under the management of Bertha Georgie Yeats (the wife of W. B. Yeats). The Cuala Press published its last book in 1946 and would issue only note...

Ransom, Will, 1878-1955

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Printer, designer, and typographer. As a writer, Will Ransom (1878-1955) was also the first historian/bibliographer of the fine press movement. Born in St. Louis, Michigan and raised in Snohomish, Washington, he early developed enthusiasm for the Arts and Crafts movement, which led him to found his own private press and publish a small number of gift books in limited editions. In 1903 he enrolled in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago but left shortly afterwards t...

Hill, Edwin Bliss, 1866-1949

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Hill was a printer and author; West was a Dartmouth College professor, author, and founder of Westholm Publications. From the description of Correspondence with Herbert Faulkner West, 1939-1948. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 78291484 From the guide to the Correspondence with Herbert Faulkner West, 1939-1948., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Newspaperman, Western private printer, author, founded a private press in 1884, cam...

Holme, Ida May.

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Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

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W.B. (William Butler) Yeats (1865-1939), poet and dramatist, born in County Sligo, Ireland. From the description of W.B. Yeats collection, 1875-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863171 British poet. From the description of Letter : to William Weber, Brooklyn, New York : holograph, 12 May [no year]. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 18786005 William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was an Irish poet and dramatist. From t...

Morris, F. M. (Frank Marion), 1857-1925

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Mazzanovich, Anton, 1860-

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Author, actor, and soldier, participated in the Indian Wars including the Geronimo Campaigns. From the description of Mazzanovich papers, 1926-1934. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 38736834 Anton Mazzanovich was an author, soldier, and thespian; he served with Troop F, 6th Cavalry, 1881-1882, in Arizona and New Mexico. Anton was also a stage carpenter and mechanic with New York theater companies.nton Mazzanovich was an author, sol...

Ganz, Charles.

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Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940

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A. Edward Newton was an authority on book collecting during the first half of the 20th century. His correspondence with Alfred Blake Trott, president of Daniels & Fisher Company of Denver, Colo. from 1929-1944, details book collecting as well as travels, and reflects on the political and economic climate of the time in Europe and the United States. Newton also sent Trott copies of articles, most published in the Atlantic monthly between 1922 and 1938. Some articles were privately printed by ...

Ade, George, 1866-1944

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Hoosier journalist, humorist, and playwright best known for his Chicago Record column, "Stories of the streets and of the town," which was illustrated by John T. McCutcheon; for his syndicated "Fables in slang;" and for his Broadway plays including The college widow and The county chairman. From the description of George Ade papers, 1871-1970. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 41996200 George Ade was born in Kentland, Indiana. He graduated from Purdue University in 188...

Mighels, Ella Sterling, 1853-1934

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Born May 5, 1853 in Sacramento County, California, Ella Sterling Mighels was the author of many books. She is best known for her books on the literary history of California. She died in San Francisco on December 10, 1934. From the description of Ella Sterling Mighels Collection, 1890-1932. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58745786 Mighels was a Calif. author and literary historian, b. Ella Sterling Clark, married first to Adley Hook Cummins. then to Philip Ver...

Jaques, Bertha E. (Bertha Evelyn), 1863-1941

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Bertha E. Jaques served as treasurer and secretary of the Chicago Society of Etchers for twenty-seven years, an organization that she helped to found after moving to Chicago in 1883. Internationally known for her etchings of plant life, Jaques wrote several books including poetry, and was active in the Arts Club, Cordon Club, Wild Flower Preservation Society, and Audubon Society. She passed away in Chicago in March, 1941, at the age of seventy-seven and was survived by her husband, Dr. William K...

Lockwood, Frank C. (Frank Cummins), 1864-1948

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Educator and historian; Dean of the University of Arizona College of Letters, Arts and Sciences from 1920 to 1930. He remained with the University until 1947. Lockwood published many books and articles about topics in Arizona history. From the description of Lockwood papers, 1913-1946. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 38253642 Private, 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division. From the description of Papers of Frank C. Lockwood...

Holme, John Francis, 1868-1904

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Newspaper artist, chiefly in Chicago; founder of the School of Illustration, Chicago; also founder of the Bandar Log Press, 1895-1904, located successively in Chicago, Asheville, N.C., and Phoenix, Ariz. From the description of John Francis Holme Collection, 1886-1938 (bulk 1889-1903). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29616354 Holme was the founder of Bandar Log Press in Phoenix, Arizona. From the description of John Francis Holme papers, 1903-1904. (...

Baldridge, Cyrus Leroy, 1889-1977

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Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge worked as a cowboy in Texas before joining the Army Expeditionary Forces and then the staff of "Stars & Stripes" as a cartoonist. After leaving the Army, he spent years traveling around the world, gathering ideas that later appeared in his books. He wrote "Americanism: what is it?" and his autobiography "Time and Chance," and contributed articles to periodicals including "New Republic," "Century," and "Scribners Magazine." From the description of Cyrus Leroy...

Charles Lamb society

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Sloan, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1863-1946

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West, Herbert Faulkner, 1898-1974

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West was born in Jamaica Plain, Mass. in 1898. He attended Pennsylvania State College before serving in the United States army, 1918-1919. He received his A.B. degree from Dartmouth College in 1922 and his A.M. degree from Dartmouth College in 1924, after working as an Instructor of English at the college. During 1924 and 1925 he pursued post graduate studies in London and Berlin, before returning to Dartmouth College as an Instructor of Comparative Literature. In 1929 he became an assistant pro...

Babson, Joseph E.

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