Papers, 1859-1915.

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Papers, 1859-1915.

This collection contains correspondence and documents, 1859-1915. Included are letters, largely congratulatory, from friends and colleagues in journalism and literature, concerning Winter's poems and reviews. Among the correspondents are Isaac Hill Bromley (1833-1898) and John Rose Greene Hassard (1836-1888). There are also contracts between Winter and his publishers, James R. Osgood and Company, 1880. Included are letters, 1898, written by John Russell Young (1840-1899), former managing editor of the Tribune, containing reminiscences, as well as a booklet of New York Sun newsclippings compiled by Winter in 1869. They refer to a bitter public feud which had erupted between Young and fellow Tribune journalist, Charles Anderson Dana (1819-1897).

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Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897

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Charles Anderson Dana (August 8, 1819 – October 17, 1897) was an American journalist, author, and senior government official. He was a top aide to Horace Greeley as the managing editor of the powerful Republican newspaper New-York Tribune until 1862. During the American Civil War, he served as Assistant Secretary of War, playing especially the role of the liaison between the War Department and General Ulysses S. Grant. In 1868 he became the editor and part-owner of the New York Sun. He at first ...

James R. Osgood and Company

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Young, John Russell, 1840-1899

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Epithet: American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000574.0x000334 Irish American journalist, author, diplomat and Librarian of Congress. From the description of John Russell Young letters [manuscript], 1867-1891. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 174958754 Journalist, editor, diplomat, and Librarian of Congress. From the description of John Russell Young paper...

Hassard, John R. G. (John Rose Greene), 1836-1888

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American editor and historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "the Adirondacks" [New York], to Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1884 Aug. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644628219 ...

Bromley, Isaac H. (Isaac Hill), 1833-1898

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Bromley was an American author. From the description of Letter, 1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78800683 ...

Winter, William, 1836-1917

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American drama critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Tompkinsville (Staten Island, N.Y.), 17 April 1886, to Mrs. Tracy, 1886 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679284 Massachusetts native William Winter graduated from Harvard law school, but began his career as a journalist. He wrote for numerous journals before securing a position as drama critic at the New York Tribune. In addition to being one of the most influential critics of his day, ...