Asa D. Polk and family papers, 1853-1930.

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...

Kennedy family.

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Herrmann, Alexander, 1843-1896

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Robson, Stuart, 1836-1903

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Stuart Robson (born Henry Robson Stuart), 1836-1903, actor, successful comedian; played "Bertie the Lamb" in "The Henrietta;" teamed up with W.H. Crane, 1877-1889. From the description of Letter to Roy S. Baker, 1898 December 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 57240143 ...

Dixey, Henry E., 1859-1943

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American actor. From the description of Autograph and typewritten letters signed : 117 West Fifty Sixth Street, New York, to J.E.M. Sandford, 1884 Jan 29 to 1886 March 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270127093 ...

Wardell family.

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Daniels, Frank, 1860-1935

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Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907

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Richard Mansfield (1857-1907) was an actor of the late 19th century. He was born in Helgoland, Germany, into a family that excelled in the performing arts. His mother was the prima donna Hermine Rudersdorff (1822-1882), and his grandfather, the violinist Joseph Rudersdorff (1788-1866). His father, Maurice Mansfield, was a London businessman. Richard Mansfield began his stage career touring the English provinces in Gilbert and Sullivan and made his first appear...

Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909

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Polish actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Arthur Sullivan, 1884 June 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125606 Actress. From the description of Letter of Helena Modjeska, 1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454585 ...

Marlowe, Julia, 1865-1950

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Julia Marlowe was an English actress. She married Edward Hugh Sothern on 17 August 1911. From the description of Letters : to Horace Howard Furness, Horace Howard Furness, Jr., and Louise Brooks Winsor Furness, 1890-1929. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155868093 Julia Marlowe was an actress. She was married to Edward Sothern. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1911-1933. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat rec...

DeAngelis, Jefferson, 1859-

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Polk family.

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Mantell, Robert B. (Robert Bruce), 1854-1928

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American actor. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1890-1928] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155508187 Robert B. Mantell was an American actor. From the description of Letter to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1925. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155885118 ...

Willard, Edward, 1853-1915.

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Reed, Roland, 1856-1901

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Downing, Robert, 1857-1944.

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Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808-1895

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America (My country 'tis of thee) was premiered on 4 July 1831, at a children's celebration in the Park Street Church of Boston. It was written approximately 6 months earlier. From the description of My country 'tis of thee : manuscript, [1831] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612783134 Writer of the words to song America also called My Country Tis of Thee. From the description of One stanza of America. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat re...

Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Palm Beach, to Mrs. Sullivan, 1903 Feb. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489232 From the description of [Letter] 1893 Feb. 22 [to] Madame / J. Jefferson. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244251899 From the description of Letter, 1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451408 From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Clancy and Reilly, 1880 Mar. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan, 1860-1941

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Polish pianist, composer, and statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674147 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Morges, 12 December 1938], to Mr. & Mrs. H[arry] H[arkness] Flagler, 1938 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674145 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Morges], 2 September 1928, to Alfred Cortot...

Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

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Abolitionist; orator; pastor of Plymouth Church, 1847-1887. From the description of Papers, [ca.1847]-1937, 1847-1887 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459715 American Congregational clergyman, lecturer, reformer, and author. From the guide to the Henry Ward Beecher papers, 1851-1896, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Congregationalist minister. From the description of Sermon notes, [n.d.], 1893, 18...

Keene, T. W. (Thomas Wallace), 1840-1898

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Polk, Minerva Elizabeth Hays, 1841-

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Olcott, Chauncey, 1858-1932

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Tenor and composer. From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], 1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270907068 ...

Goodwin, Nat. C. (Nathaniel Carll), 1857-1919

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Day Lumber Company (Minneapolis, Minn.)

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Nethersole, Olga, 1870-1951

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English actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Heathland Lodge, East Heath, Hampstead, to Johnston Forbes-Robertson, 1915 June 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270126228 British actress, theatre producer and health educator. A nurse in World War I she later established the People's League for Health, receiving the Royal Red Cross in 1920 and made a Commander of the British Empire in 1936. From the description of Olga Nethersole note, 1899 Ma...

Polk, Asa D. (Asa Davis), 1850-1940.

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Murphy, Jim.

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Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922

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Warde, Frederick

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Warde, an actor, came to the U.S. from his native England in 1874. He lectured and wrote on Shakespeare and theatrical subjects. From the description of Papers, 1802-1951. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 32345816 Warde was born on Feb. 23, 1851 in Wardington, Oxfordshire, England; attended the City of London School, studied law, then went on the stage; first appeared on stage in a minor part in Macbeth at the Lyceum Theatre, Sunderland,...

Wainwright, Marie, 1853-1923

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Polk, Grace D.

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United States. Saint Cloud Land District (Minn.)

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Davenport, Fanny, 1850-1898

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Fanny Lily Gypsy Davenport was an American actress and theatrical manager. In 1882 she established her own theatrical company, the Fanny Davenport Company, which toured the United States with productions of Fedora, La Tosca, Cleopatra, and Gismonda, among others. She was married first to Edwin H. Price and then to Melbourne MacDowell. From the description of Fanny Davenport collection, 1881-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612235888 Davenport first performed on stage at ...

Hayes family.

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Russell, Sol Smith, 1848-1902

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Solomon Smith Russell (1848–1902) was a 19th-century American comedic stage actor who began performing as a boy during the American Civil War. Russell was born at Brunswick, Missouri, the eldest of two sons and a daughter raised by Charles and Louise (née Mathews) Russell. While a young boy Russell's family moved to St. Louis where his father manufactured and sold tinware. Russell's mother was from Ohio, the daughter of a Cincinnati music teacher. It soon became apparent that Russell did not ...

Seavey, Samuel.

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United States. Army of the Potomac

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The Army of the Potomac was created after the defeat of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run. Its objective was to defend Washington, D.C. by protecting the Potomac River entry into the city. The Army of the Potomac participated in the Peninsula Campaign, the Seven Days' Battles, Antietam, Gettysburg and Appomatox. Its commanders (in order of service) were McClellan, Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. From the description of General orders, ...

Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932

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John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford who is also known as "The March King". Among his best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America), "Semper Fidelis" (official march of the United States...