Papers, 1924-1966.

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Papers, 1924-1966.

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Includes personal correspondence and correspondence relating to his work for the West Coast Lumbermen's Association (1937-1957), Keep Washington Green (1940-1960), and his work with the Seattle, King County and Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches (1954-1959). Correspondents include: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Marshall William Fishwick, Stewart Hall Holbrook (1939-1962), Alfred and Blanch Knopf (1924-1966), H.L. Mencken (1923-1928), Jim Tully, and numerous forestry and lumbering associations and lumber mills. Also includes some Paul Bunyan manuscripts and notes, as well as manuscripts for Davy Crockett and John Henry stories, among other writings and speeches. Ralph Chaplin material includes 1 original typescript poem (not signed but with annotations), by Chaplin, entitled, For One Unforgotten, 1958 Dec 11 (l page, 12 lines).

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Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century. Mencken worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 190...

Chaplin, Ralph, 1887-1961

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Poet, writer, labor editor. From the description of Correspondence, with Agnes Inglis, 1936-1951. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34367755 Labor leader, poet, and songwriter; joined I.W.W. in 1913 and became chief publicist and agitator; divided his time between commercial art and editing labor papers, working in various cities in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America; spent time in Leavenworth Prison (Kan.) for his anti-World War I activities; spent last years i...

Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984

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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Alfred A. Knopf and his wife, Blanche Knopf. From the description of Letters, 1928-1944, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155870929 Publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of Alfred A. Knopf : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309743309 American publisher. From the description of Typed letters signed (1...

Plymouth Congregational Church (Seattle, Wash.)

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Fishwick, Marshall William

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Poet, historian, college professor. From the description of Speaking of Virginia [manuscript], ca. 1988. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816308 ...

Tully, Jim

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Tully was born on June 3, 1891 near St. Marys, OH; worked successively as a farm laborer, link heater, tramp, circus roustabout, chainmaker, profesional pugilist, reporter for the Akron press and Beacon journal, and tree surgeon; he tramped across the US three times; first verse appeared in the Cleveland plain dealer, 1911; became novelist, and a chronicler of the Hollywood scene; publications include Emmett Lawler (1922), Life of Charlie Chaplin (1926), Shanty Irish (1928), Beggars abroad (1930...

Doubleday, Doran & Company.

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Doubleday, Page & Company was purchased by George H. Doran in 1928 and the name changed to Doubleday, Doran & Company. This correspondence reflects both corporate names. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore and Helen Dreiser, 1899-1950. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155898372 ...

Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches and Christian Education

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West Coast Lumbermen's Association

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Holbrook, Stewart H., 1893-1964

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Prolific author and journalist, Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893-1964), was well known for works of popular history that covered a variety of topics. A columnist for the Oregonian newspaper, Holbrook also published several books. He described these writings as "lowbrow or non-stuffed shirt history." Born in Vermont, Holbrook had traveled throughout North America with his father while still a child, but was left to fend for himself after his father's untimely death. As a teenager, Holbrook supported h...

Stevens, James, 1892-1971

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Stevens was a free-lance writer particularly interested in the history of logging and the timber industry. He is especially known for his Paul Bunyan stories. From the description of Papers, 1924-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122529904 Author of Paul Bunyan. From the description of James F. Stevens papers, 1924-1965. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852414 Anthologist. From the description of Reminiscences of James ...

Keep Washington Green (Organization)

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