Records, 1861-1971 bulk (1880-1949).

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Records, 1861-1971 bulk (1880-1949).

This is a synthetic collection consisting of typescripts, manuscripts, correspondence by and about the firm, and legal and financial documents.

387 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6774482

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

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Biographical Note 1906, Feb. 25 Born, Madison, N.J. 1928 A.B., Willamette University,Salem, Oreg. 1930 Clerk, Doubleday & Co.'s Pennsylvania Station bookstore, New York, N.Y. 1934 ...

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Garvice, Charles, -1920

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British novelist, playwright, and short story writer, most well-known for his autobiographical novel "Of Human Bondage". From the description of Letter, signed : St. Jean-Cap Ferrat (France), to James R. Parish, Brockton, Mass. 16 June 1961. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 62718967 William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was a British author. From the description of W. Somerset Maugham letters, 1919-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652236 ...

Vyver, Bertha.

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Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925

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Jones, Meyrick.

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Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924

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