Collection, 1853-1887.

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Collection, 1853-1887.

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A collection of diaries, 1853-1857, 1858-1860, and 1887, of Dennis F. Dealy, Philadelphia publisher. There are also clippings, letters of condolence on Dealy's death in 1887, and a letter from George W. Childs, 1880.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Childs, George W. (George William), 1829-1894

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George W. Childs (1829-1894) was the founder and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and a noted philanthropist. Born in Baltimore, he moved to Philadelphia to work for a bookseller at age fourteen and soon went into business for himself at the age of eighteen. In 1849, he became a partner in the publishing firm of R. E. Petersen & Company, and in 1860 he formed a partnership with the influential publisher J. P. Lippincott. In 1864, he purchased the Philadelphia Public Ledger, in which Anth...

Dealy, C. Victor,

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Dealy, Dennis F., -1887

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