Autograph letters, 1923-1934.

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Autograph letters, 1923-1934.

Letters collected by Mrs. Schorger of Madison, Wis., for their autograph value. Included are several letters from artist-etcher Joseph Pennell concerning speaking in Madison and the needs of art education; single letters from Richard E. Bishop, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, and Arthur W. Heintzelman; two letters and a privately printed pamphlet (1923) containing a reproduction of a drawing for Dickens' "Christmas Carol" by John Leech, sent by A. Edward Newton; 1934 responses to League of Women Voters questionnaires by Phillip La Follette and Martin B. Franzkowiak; and 1929 letters from a friend, Leila Dow, while visiting in New York City.

0.1 c.f. (1 folder)

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Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958

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Dorothy Canfield Fisher (February 17, 1879 – November 9, 1958) was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early 20th century. She strongly supported women's rights, racial equality, and lifelong education. Eleanor Roosevelt named her one of the ten most influential women in the United States. In addition to bringing the Montessori method of child-rearing to the U.S., she presided over the country's first adult education program and shaped literary taste...

Bishop, Richard E. (Richard Evett), 1887-1975

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Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927

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Artist, naturalist. From the description of Louis Agassiz Fuertes exhibit items, 1982-1983. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74897982 From the description of Louis Agassiz Fuertes pencil drawing, [ca.1900]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 77010685 Louis Agassiz Fuertes was an ornithologist and a painter of birds. He was a resident lecturer at Cornell University for several years. From the description of Louis Agassiz Fu...

Heintzelman, Arthur William, 1891-1965

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Etcher, museum curator, painter, teacher; Marblehead, Massachusetts. From the description of Arthur William Heintzelman papers, 1926-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118469 Arthur W. Heintzelman, born November 22, 1890 in Newark, NJ, attended RISD from 1901-1912, receiving a diploma in Freehand Drawing and Painting in 1910. Heintzelman continued with postgraduate courses in 1910-1911 earning the first Alumni Association Traveling Scholarship t...

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926

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Joseph Pennell was an American artist and educator, primarily known for his etchings and illustrations. Much of his early work consisted of city scenes, published in magazines. He later worked on a variety of projects, often illustrating books in collaboration with his wife, author Elizabeth Robins. After spending time in Europe, notably London, Pennell taught art, and the couple collaborated on a biography of James McNeill Whistler. From the description of Joseph Pennell letter to M...

Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940

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A. Edward Newton was an authority on book collecting during the first half of the 20th century. His correspondence with Alfred Blake Trott, president of Daniels & Fisher Company of Denver, Colo. from 1929-1944, details book collecting as well as travels, and reflects on the political and economic climate of the time in Europe and the United States. Newton also sent Trott copies of articles, most published in the Atlantic monthly between 1922 and 1938. Some articles were privately printed by ...

Schorger, Margaret,

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