Collection: 1836-1884.

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Collection: 1836-1884.

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The collection contains 2 poems by Stephens: AMsS, 1884 Oct. 15, poem (fair copy) beginning "given thought, glorious thought, and Lines, presented to Ethel Town Esqr., AMsS [facsimile?], 1873 Jul 10, (poem and etching pasted on single sheet). Correspondence includes: ALS from Stephens to Mr. and Mrs. John Turvill Adams, 1880 Apr. 3 (farewell before going abroad); ALS from Stephens to Joseph L. Carels (or Corels?), 1857 Dec. (enclosing an autograph, extant); ALS from Stephens to George Pope Morris, [no year] Dec. 21 (thanking him for a loan of books and mentioning a young, sick, friend, Miss Ball, whom she is watching); ALS from Stephens to Anna Cora Ritchie, 1860 Jun. 5 (regrets she has been unable to send portrait, send condolences, and recommends a hair artist, a worthy lady moving to Mrs. Ritchie's town); and ALS from Stephens to Bellamy Storer, 1863 May (requesting a submission for a book on the history of American literature and requesting that he use his franking privilege to forward some magazines, observing that editors should be exempt from paying postage). There is also a photograph of Stephens, seated, [undated].

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Morris, George Pope, 1802-1864

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George Pope Morris (October 10, 1802 – July 6, 1864) was an American editor, poet, and songwriter. With Nathaniel Parker Willis, he co-founded the daily New York Evening Mirror by merging his fledgling weekly New-York Mirror with Willis's American Monthly in August 1831. Morris is credited with the longevity the Evening Mirror would enjoy and for giving it a wide scope, covering not only news and entertainment but reviews of the fine arts, editorials, and many original engravings. Morris al...

Ritchie, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt, 1819-1870

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Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886

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Day, Benjamin Henry, 1810-1889

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Adams, John Turvill, 1805-1882

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Town, Ithiel, 1784-1844

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Ithiel Town was an architect and bridge builder. He studied with Asher Benjamin in Boston and was a partner with Alexander J. Davis for a few years. Town was a leader in the Greek and Gothic Revival styles in American architecture. But it was his profits from bridge building that enabled him to amass the largest library of art, architecture, and engineering books and prints in the United States. He began to sell off his library before his death in 1844. From the description of Auctio...

Gallagher, William D. (William Davis), 1808-1894

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American journalist and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cincinnati, to Lewis J. Cist, 1840 July 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269567247 Gallagher was an author and critic. He served as editor of, The Cincinnati Mirror in 1831 and editor of, The Western Literary Journal in 1836. He also wrote poems for children. From the description of Our early days: holograph poem, 1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594360 ...