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Papers, 1821-1929, 1899-1929 (bulk).

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Papers documenting Van der Weyde's personal and business affairs and the development of the Thomas Paine National Historical Association from its founding in 1884 to the construction of the Paine Memorial Building in New Rochelle, 1925-1926. Included are incoming letters from his sister Gertrude, his three wives, other relatives, and friends, 1898-1929; letters to John E. Remsburg from other Paine scholars, 1909-1919, used by Van der Weyde in his research on Paine; notes to his wife Katherine, 1907-1929; his poetry manuscripts which he published under the name of William Manley; incoming letters concerning his business affairs and intellectual interests, 1899-1929; correspondents include Thaddeus B. Wakeman, Moncure Conway, and John E. Remsburg; minutes, constitution, pamphlets, correspondence, and bills of the Thomas Paine National Historical Association, 1884-l929; photographs by Van der Weyde, ca. 1870-1929, including night views of London, Paris, and Pittsburgh, and character studies of Mark Twain, O. Henry, Eugene V. Debs, Thomas Edison, and Walt Whitman; and clippings, articles, pamphlets, and other printed matter, 1821-1927, on Thomas Paine, photography, and other subjects. Papers also include some cabinet portraits of British subjects taken by his uncle Henry Van der Weyde.

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Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926

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Political theorist, New York. From the description of Letter, 1779 Jan. 17. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476963318 Thomas Paine, English author and revolutionary. From the guide to the Thomas Paine manuscript material : 1 item, 1788, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Revolutionary pamphleteer, author of Common Sense and The Rights of Man. From the description of ALS, [1803] ...

Paine Memorial Building (New Rochelle, N.Y.)

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Van der Weyde, Henry

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Wakeman, Thaddeus Burr, 1834-1913

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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

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Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet and author. From the description of Walt Whitman collection, 1842-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702172830 Poet, journalist, essayist. From the description of Letter, 1863 July 27-1863 Sept. 9. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477038304 American author. From the description of Letter to Mary E. Van Nostrand, 1890 November 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49377819 America...

Thomas Paine National Historic Association.

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Van der Weyde, William M. (William Manley), 1870-1928

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Van der Weyde was a photographer by profession, specializing in portraits and night photography. He was active in the Thomas Paine National Historical Association and was secretary, 1909-1914, and president, 1914-1929; and was the author of a ten-volume study on Paine, THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THOMAS PAINE. Van der Weyde published poetry under the pseudonym of William Manley. From the description of Papers, 1821-1929, 1899-1929 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155543354 ...

Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907

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Clergyman, editor, and abolitionist. From the description of Moncure Daniel Conway correspondence, 1889-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453541 American author and clergyman. From the description of Moncure Daniel Conway papers, 1847-1907. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 489376233 American author, publisher, clergyman. From the description of Papers of Moncure D. Conway [manuscript], 1859-1906. (Univer...

Henry, O., 1862-1910

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Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Manley, William, 1870-1929.

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Van der Weyde, Gertrude.

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Remsburg, John E. (John Eleazer), 1846-1919

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Van der Weyde, Katherine.

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