Robert Montgomery Bird papers, 1822-1946 (bulk 1822-1854).

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Robert Montgomery Bird papers, 1822-1946 (bulk 1822-1854).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155905145

Comprises personal, business, literary, and family papers. In addition to Bird's own papers, this collection includes papers of his wife Mary E. Bird, his son Frederic Mayer Bird, and his biographer Clement Edgar Foust. The earliest papers (1822) date from Bird's school days at Germantown Academy, and the very latest papers (1946) relate to C. Seymour Thompson's publication of Mary E. Bird's biography of her husband.

31 boxes.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Bird, Robert Montgomery, 1806-1854

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Philadelphia editor and playwright. From the description of ALS : to Richard Penn Smith, 1834 Nov. 5. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525043 Robert Montgomery Bird was an American author and dramatist. Born in New Castle, Delaware, Bird experienced hardship as a child, but graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and became a physician. His literary aspirations led him to write poetry and drama, and he experienced early success as a playwright. ...

Bird, Mary E., 1809-1868.

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Bird, Frederic Mayer, 1838-1908

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Clergyman and editor. From the description of Frederic Mayer Bird papers, 1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450672 Lutheran and Episcopal clergyman, hymnologist, and editor. From the description of Frederic Mayer Bird scrapbook, circa 1880-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517448 Epithet: Professor of Psychology Lehigh University Pennsylvania British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc...

Foust, Clement E. (Clement Edgar)

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