Records pertaining to George Bernard Shaw, 1874-1966.

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Records pertaining to George Bernard Shaw, 1874-1966.

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Letters to and from Shaw; photographs and other graphic material; contracts with Shaw; letters from Blanche Patch; and correspondence with the Society of Authors, other publishers, Stern and Reubens, and others; and from Dodd, Mead, and Company; writings; newspaper clippings and other printed material.

2.25 linear feet.

Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6835185

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Dodd, Mead & Company

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In 1839 Moses W. Dodd purchased an interest in a New York publishing firm established by John S. Taylor. The following year he severed his connection with Taylor and continued alone until his retirement in 1870. He was succeeded by his son, Frank H. Dodd, who, with his cousin Edward S. Mead, formed the firm Dodd & Mead. A retail department was added to the firm and in 1876 Bleecker Van Wagnen was taken as a partner. The firm was then renamed Dodd, Mead & Company. From the guide to t...

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Morris, William, 1834-1896

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Patch, Blanche, 1878-

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Epithet: secretary to G B Shaw British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x00031e ...

Lockett, Alice.

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Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833-1898

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Burne-Jones, English painter and designer, was a friend of William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who influenced him in his art. From the description of Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones collection, 1881-1907. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 449884953 English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to John Ruskin, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 757841354 From the description of Autograph letter signe...

Stern and Reubens.

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