Letters, 1924-1951.

Mabbott, Thomas Ollive, 1898-1968

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Thomas Ollive Mabbott (July 6, 1898 – May 15, 1968) was an American professor and scholar of literature, perhaps best known for his research on writer Edgar Allan Poe. He has also done studies on John Milton, Walt Whitman, Thomas Chatterton, and Edward Coote Pinkney. Mabbott was born and raised in New York City. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Columbia University, earning his AB (1920), AM (1921), and Ph.D. (1923) in English. After graduating from Columbia, Mabbott taught English literatu...

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Wilson, Edward A. (Edward Arthur), 1886-1970

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Author, illustrator, commercial artist, and designer of bookplates, stages, and furniture. From the description of Letters, 1937-1958. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233117466 ## Use MARC 545 From the guide to the Edward A. Wilson Papers, 1915-1963, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Edward A. Wilson was born on March 4, 1886 in Glasgow, Scotland. He came to the United States in 1893. He was an illus...

Gard, Wayne, 1899-1986

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Author, historian. Born in 1899 in Brocton, Illinois. Worked as a wire editor and foreign correspondent for the Associated Press and on the editorial staff of the Dallas "Morning News" for over 25 years. His books include "Sam Ross," "The Great Buffalo Hunt, " and "Rawhide Texas" and many articles for magazines, such as "American Heritage, " "American Mercury, " and "Reader's Digest." Died in 1986 in Dallas, Texas. From the description of Papers, 1958-1959. (Texas Tech University). W...

Neal, John, 1793-1876

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American author and editor John Neal was born in Maine and raised as a Quaker, although he broke with the church at a young age due to his fighting. A career as a merchant was bankrupted by the War of 1812, and he turned to literature, joining Baltimore's Delphian Club. He served as editor of various journals, and wrote long, complexly-plotted adventure novels, as well as critical essays, always seeking to promote American literature. While living in England, he wrote a long series of articles p...

McFee, William, 1881-

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William McFee was an English novelist, essayist, and literary critic. From the guide to the William McFee collection of papers, 1914]-[1954, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) Biography McFee was born on June 15, 1881 at sea en route to England from India; attended schools in London and the East Anglian School, Bury St. Edmunds, West Suffolk; furthered...

Mabbott, Maureen Cobb

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Foster, Thomas Henry, 1875-

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Cheever, Lawrence Oakley, 1907-1974

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Editor, librarian, and book collector. From the description of Papers, 1931-1966. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28409550 Industrial editor, author and collector of books and bookplates. From the description of Papers of Lawrence Oakley Cheever, 1931-1972. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 71355691 ...

Starrett, Vincent, 1886-1974

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Vincent Starrett, a police reporter for the Daily News also wrote book reviews for various Chicago newspapers, and in this way became aquainted with Arthur Machen, with whom he had a long and varied correspondence with. The friendship and conflict following resulted in Starrett vs. Machen: A Record of Discovery and Correspondence, which is the focus of this collection. From the description of Vincent Starrett collection of Arthur Machen, 1915-1971. (Southern Illinois University). Wor...