Collection of autograph letters and autographs, 1678-1930 (bulk, 1800-1930).

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Collection of autograph letters and autographs, 1678-1930 (bulk, 1800-1930).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122617144

The Drake collection embraces a group of autograph letters and documents assembled by the firm for resale. The majority of the letters were written between 1800 and 1930, though some date as early as the 17th century. The correspondence of Dorothy Furman (comprising the years 1890-1915), Francis W. Halsey (1892-1902) and Temple Scott (1929-1930) is each separately grouped; that of Lord James Blyth (1900-1925) is dispersed throughout the Drake collection. Correspondents include 19th century American political and military figures, as well as American and British writers, clerics, and actors. Albums containing letters of art collector William T. Evans and of the Very Rev. G. W. Kitchin are present, as is the receipt book of John C. Freeke, an 18th century New York businessman. Correspondence of such significant figures in American literature and arts as John Shaw Billings, M. E. Braddon, Charles deKay, O. Henry, and Jerome Kern are included. Letters or documents of early New York mayors Nicholas Bayard and Abraham De Peyster, as well as collector William H. Woodin and William Duncan of early Virginia are to be found in the collection.

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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6791965

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945

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Composer and songwriter Jerome Kern (1885-1945) is best remembered for his Broadway and film work including the lovely melodies from Showboat, "Old Man River," "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," and "Bill," as well as standards such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "The Way You Look Tonight". The collection consists primarily of show music, including some holograph sketches. There are many full and vocal scores in the hand of Kern's orchestrators and arrangers, especially Frank Saddler and Robert Russ...

Van Bokkelen family.

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Braddon, M. E. 1837-1915.

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Henry, O., 1862-1910

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O. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. He worked as a pharmacist in Greensboro and moved to Texas for his health in 1882 where he became a ranch hand. Porter relocated to Austin, TX and worked as a pharmacists, served as draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a teller at First National Bank of Austin, and started a humorous weekly magazine, The Rolling Stone. He also wrote for the Houston Post. In 1898 Porter was found guilty of embezzlement from...

Bayard, Nicholas, 1644?-1707

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Nicholas Bayard (1644-1707) was secretary of the province of New York and in 1685 he was commissioned mayor of New York for two years. From the description of Papers, 1698-1708. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58658139 Colonial secretary of the Province of New York From the guide to the Document fragment with Nicholas Bayard autograph, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913

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U. S. Army surgeon and founder of the Army Medical Library. From the description of John Shaw Billings letters, 1891, Apr. 13 and May 13, New York City, to W.R. Benjamin. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34992422 1860. Graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, with A.B., M.A. From the description of General correspondence June 1862-Oct. 1901 [microform]. (Alma Public Library). WorldCat record id: 7883610 The Adjutant General of the Army had re...

Kitchin, G. W. 1827-1912.

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Freeke, John C.

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Gomez family.

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Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting), 1851-1919

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Editor, author. From the description of Papers, 1902-1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519418 ...

Woodin, William H. (William Hartman), 1868-1934

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DeKay, Charles, 1848-1935.

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Duncan, William of Prince William County, Va., fl. 1736.

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Furman, Dorothy

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James F. Drake, Inc.

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Art gallery at 4 W. 40th St., New York, N.Y. From the description of An exhibition of original drawings and watercolors by modern illustrators. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86123022 New York rare-book firm founded in 1911 by James F. Drake; operated after his death in 1933 by his sons Marston E. and James H. Drake. In 1965 the firm closed its doors and its stock was sold to the Ransom Center. From the description of Collection of autograph letters and autograph...

Blyth, James Blyth, Baron, 1841-1925.

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Evans, William Thomas, 1843-1918.

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De Peyster, Abraham, 1657-1728.

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Merchant, Mayor of New York City (1691-1693), later member of the council of Governor Richard Coote, the Earl of Bellomont. From the description of Papers, 1690-1709 (bulk 1699-1703). (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663490 ...

Scott, Temple, 1864-1939

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Author and editor. From the description of Gabriel Wells, the philosopher, ca. 1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122367833 ...