Autograph album, 1872-1906, bulk 1872-1874.

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Autograph album, 1872-1906, bulk 1872-1874.

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Approximately 90 sketches and signatures of prominent authors and artists associated with Ticknor and Fields, including a self-caricature by Thomas Nast, a sketch of Caroline Ticknor by Augustus Hoppin, and an entire page of verse by Whittier. Longfellow, Holmes, Emerson, Twain, and Celia Thaxter are among those represented by autographs.

1 v. (100 p.) : ill. ; 11 x 18 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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SNAC Resource ID: 6999515

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Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

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John Greenleaf Whittier was a wildly popular New England poet. A deeply committed and active abolitionist, he wrote many of his poems with a political agenda, although distinguished by an open-minded tolerance so often lacking in his fellow abolitionists. Although his works are somewhat marred by overtly political and overly sentimental works, the core of his output stands as fine, lyrical American verse. From the description of John Greenleaf Whittier letters, 1858 and 1876. (Pennsy...

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

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Cartoonist, artist, lecturer, and later diplomat; of Morristown, N.J.; died in Ecuador while he was serving as American consul-general. From the description of Papers, 1850s-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70939185 German-born American cartoonist; contributed to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York Illustrated News, and Harper's Weekly; traveled to Europe in 1860; lived in New York City and Morristown, N.J.; appointed consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1902 where...

Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896

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Artist. From the description of Letter of Augustus Hoppin, no year Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451015 ...

Ticknor, Caroline, 1866-1937

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American author. From the description of Letter to "Dear Mrs. Taylor" [manuscript], June 22, n.y. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647807733 From the description of Letter to "Dear Mrs. Taylor", June 22, n.y. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959304 Caroline Ticknor (1866-1937), Boston author, was the granddaughter of William Davis Ticknor (1810-1864), founder of the publishing house of Ticknor & Fields. Miss Ticknor wrote books, plays...