Correspondence to Charles Edward Brooks, 1891-1905.

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Correspondence to Charles Edward Brooks, 1891-1905.

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Contains fourteen letters between Ames and his father, Charles Edward Brooks, and also two items from Sallie Ames Brooks to her husband, one of which is written on the reverse side of a letter from Ames. These items were written during summer vacations in upstate New York and New England, sojourns in Europe and Ames's time at Princeton University. Many of these items contain anecdotes about and references to Van Wyck Brooks.

16 items (43 leaves)

University of Pennsylvania Library

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University of Pennsylvania Library

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Brooks, Charles E.

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Charles Edward Brooks was the father of Van Wyck Brooks. He worked as a stockbroker in New York City, but raised his family in Plainfield, N.J. He died while Van Wyck was at Harvard University (1904-1907). From the description of Correspondence from Van Wyck Brooks, 1898-1900. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191731309 ...

Brooks, Sallie Ames.

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Sallie Brooks was Van Wyck Brooks's mother. Following the death of his father, Charles Edward Brooks, Sallie married Henry D. Hibbard, an engineer who also lived in Plainfield, N.J. From the description of Correspondence from Van Wyck Brooks, 1901-1934. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191731369 ...

Brooks, Charles Ames, 1883-1931,

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Ames Brooks was the older brother of Van Wyck Brooks and the uncle of Charles Van Wyck Brooks. He attended Princeton, graduating in 1905. Worried by the Great Depression, he threw himself under a train in December, 1931. From the description of Correspondence to Charles Van Wyck Brooks, 1928. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191732215 Ames was Van Wyck Brooks's older brother. He attended Princeton, graduating in 1905. He later pursued a Masters in cl...