Alice Barber Stephens papers

Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940

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Hamlin Garland, also known as Hannibal Hamlin Garland, (born September 14, 1860, West Salem, Wisconsin – died March 4, 1940, Hollywood, California), an author who put his own part of the country on the literary map, is best remembered by the title he gave his autobiography, Son of the Middle Border. Gaining his spurs with a successful collection of grimly naturalistic 'down home' stories in 1891, Garland came to prominence just as the "frontier" mentality was losing out to the waves of settlemen...

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...

Stephens, Charles H. (American painter, ca. 1855-1931)

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Higginson, Ella, 1862-1940

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Author and advocate for women's issues, Higginson was born in Kansas to Charles and Mary Rhodes in 1861. The family moved to Oregon in Higginson's youth, where she married Russell Higginson in 1885. In 1888, the couple moved to Bellingham, Washington, where Higginson's writing career flourished. She was nationally published in journals such as McClure's, Harper's Monthly, and Colliers. Her best known poem, "Four Leaf Clover," propelled her into a weekly column for the Seattle Times entitled: "Cl...

Stephens, Alice Barber, 1858-1932

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American artist, illustrator. From the description of Papers of Alice Barber Stephens [manuscript], 1892-1907. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814467 American illustrator. From the description of Autograph letters signed (31) and a telegram : Philadelphia, to Messrs. Schell and Bradley of the art department of Harper & Bros., 1890 Jun. 30-1891 Dec. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580343 Illustrator; Pennsylvania. ...

Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935

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Jessie Willcox Smith was born in Philadelphia in 1863. She originally studied to be a kindergarten teacher and actually served in that capacity before accidentally discovering a propensity for drawing. She's one of the few illustrators I've profiled who wasn't an astonishing child prodigy. She was probably around 20 before she took up a pencil. Initial studies were quickly replaced with formal courses at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where she learned from Thomas Eakins, and others. ...

Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911

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American illustrator and writer of children's books. From the description of Howard Pyle letter to Elmer Reynolds July 2, 1887. (Ohio University). WorldCat record id: 13054039 Illustrator, muralist, writer, art teacher, of Wilmington, Del. From the description of Howard Pyle manuscript collection, 1898-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70977558 Illustrator and children's book author; Wilmington, Del. From the description of Howard Pyle let...

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930

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British author, best known for his stories about detective Sherlock Holmes. From the description of Letter : South Norwood, to Major Pond, 1894 May 31. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57008581 English physician, novelist and detective-story writer. From the description of Papers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [manuscript], 1893-1985 (bulk 1893-1927). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816353 Doyle was an English mystery writer perh...

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Oakley, Thornton, 1881-1953

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American artist Howard Pyle (1853-1911), who founded the Brandywine School of Art, was one of the pre-eminent illustrators of his time. Four of these students are represented in this collection: Thornton Oakley (1881-1953), Violet Oakley (1874-1961), Henry J. Peck (1880-1964), and Frank E. Schoonover (1877-1972). From the description of Frank E. Schoonover - Thornton Oakley correspondence related to Howard Pyle, 1912-1953. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 6677103...

Laessle, Albert, 1877-1954

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Animal sculptor; Miami, Fla. From the description of Albert Laessle papers, 1897-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81487348 ...