Business records, 1836-1939.

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Business records, 1836-1939.

The collection consists chiefly of copyright certificates, contracts, and memoranda of agreement, although it also includes a small amount of business correspondence. Most of the material is from the period between 1839 and 1900. The collection is arranged alphabetically by author or company.

2 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7000363

American Antiquarian Society

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Dodd, Mead & Company

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In 1839 Moses W. Dodd purchased an interest in a New York publishing firm established by John S. Taylor. The following year he severed his connection with Taylor and continued alone until his retirement in 1870. He was succeeded by his son, Frank H. Dodd, who, with his cousin Edward S. Mead, formed the firm Dodd & Mead. A retail department was added to the firm and in 1876 Bleecker Van Wagnen was taken as a partner. The firm was then renamed Dodd, Mead & Company. From the guide to t...

Dodd, Moses Woodruff, 1813-1899

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New York publisher. From the description of Letter : New York, to Rev. Dr. [P.D.] Gurley, [18]65 May 16. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29551844 ...

Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams), 1850-1922

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Author, art historian. From the description of Elizabeth Champney letter to Miss Ward, [no year] Aug. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594929 ...

Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877

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John Stevens Cabot Abbott was born on September 18, 1805, in Brunswick, Maine. After attending Bowdoin College, Abbott studied at Andover Theological Seminary; following his graduation, he led several congregations in Massachusetts. Abbott wrote several books on history and on Christianity during his lifetime, and died in 1877. From the guide to the John Stevens Cabot Abbott autograph book, Abbott, John Stevens Cabot autograph book, 1851-1860, 1851-1853, (William L. Clements Library,...

Mead, Edward S., 1845-1894.

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Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911

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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps was an American author and intellectual. Born Mary Gray, she changed her name to Elizabeth Stuart to honor her mother after her death, and began publishing stories, essays, and poems, eventually publishing fifty books and countless articles. Many of her works explore women's interactions in family and community, and the moral dilemmas in a world where women's roles were changing. From the description of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps letter to F.A. Cox, 1885 May 18. ...

Dodd, Frank Howard, 1844-1916.

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Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

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