Autograph of Eugene Field : proof sheets of his The old man, Bill the lokil editor, The little yaller baby, The cyclopeedy, Dock Stebbins, The fairies of Pesth. 1889.
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Bixby, William K. (William Keeney), 1857-1931
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William Keeney Bixby was born in Adrian, Michigan, in 1857. His career in the railroad industry began with a job as baggageman and concluded with his position as president and chairman of the board of the American Car and Foundry Co. He retired from that company in 1905 at the age of 48. After retirement he pursued his interests in traveling and in collecting first editions, original manuscripts, and works of art. He continued to be active in the community as board member and officer of a number...
Field, Eugene, 1850-1895
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Eugene Field, an American writer, was born in 1850 to Rosewell Field and Frances Reed. After his mother's death in 1856, he and his brother were sent to live with a cousin in Amherst, Massachusetts. He studied at Williams College from 1868-69. He then studied for a short time at Knox College in Illinois and at the University of Missouri. He married Julia Sutherland Comstock on October 16, 1873. He wrote weekly newspaper columns and also published volumes of poetry and prose. Field died on Novemb...
