Autographs collected and letters received, O-Z, 1705, 1785, 1848, 1861-1922 (bulk 1861-1922).

Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895

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Composer, music educator and president of Root & Sons Music Co., Chicago, Ill. Acquaintance of Abby Hutchinson Patton a famous singer (Hutchinson Family Singers) and song writer of the nineteenth century. Also a campaigner for Abraham Lincoln and member of the Executive Committee of the American Equal Rights Association after the Civil War. From the description of Letter, June 26, 1891. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54354828 Geo...

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Addams, Jane, 1860-1935

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Social reformer; founder of Hull House settlement, Chicago. From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Louis J. Keller, Chicago, 1912 May 13. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496308 From the description of Letter: Hull-House, Chicago, to Paul M. Angle, Springfield, Ill., 1932 June 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26496294 Founder of Hull House in Chicago. From the description of Cor...

Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906

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Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. In 1851, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activ...

Channing, Grace Ellery, 1862-1937

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Grace Ellery Channing (December 27, 1862 – April 3, 1937) was a writer and poet who published often in The Land of Sunshine.Grace Ellery Channing (December 27, 1862 – April 3, 1937) was a writer and poet who published often in The Land of Sunshine.Grace Ellery Channing (December 27, 1862 – April 3, 1937) was a writer and poet who published often in The Land of Sunshine. She was born to William Francis Channing and Mary Jane (née Tarr) on December 27, 1862 in Providence, Rhode Island. Channing...

Peabody, Mary H.

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Mary Parkman Peabody, the eldest of five children of Henry Parkman and Mary Frances (Parker) Parkman, was born on July 24, 1891, in Beverly, Massachusetts. She embarked on a trip around the world in 1912, traveling to India, Burma, Ceylon, China, Japan, and the Philippines. In 1916, she married Malcolm Peabody, son of Fannie and Endicott Peabody, the founder of Groton School. They had five children: Mary, known as Marietta (1917-1991), Endicott (1920-1997), George (born 1922), Samuel (born 1925)...

Stuart, Ruth McEnery, 1856-1917

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An author, Ruth McEnery Stuart was born near Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana in 1849. Her family spent part of each year in their New Orleans residence, and the remainder of the year on their Avoyelles Parish plantation. As an adult, she lived in New Orleans until c.1885, when she moved to New York, where she continued to write short stories about plantation life. From the description of Ruth McEnery Stuart letters, 1896-1908. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id:...

Palmer, Alice Elvira Freeman, 1855-1922.

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Salter, William Mackintire, 1853-1931

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Leader of Chicago Ethical Society; Unitarian minister; author. From the description of Papers, 1883-1907. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155489159 ...

Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922

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Author, diplomat. From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript], 1878-1923. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823870 From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript] 1891. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647949629 Virginia author; U.S. ambassador to Italy. From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript], 1889-1899. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813209 ...

Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870

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Journalist. From the description of Letters of George D. Prentice, 1831-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449431 In 1830 Prentice founded the Louisville Journal which he edited until 1868. From the description of Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870. Letter. 11 February 1855. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 56781394 From the description of Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870 Poem. September 1848. (Filson ...

Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan, 1870-1942

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American author. From the description of Letter [manuscript] : to Richard Watson Gilder, 1902 September 29. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647880273 Louisville author. From the description of Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice : miscellaneous papers, 1902-1941. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49306901 Author. Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice, a native of Louisville and the wife of Kentucky poet Cale Young Ric...

Roach-Lamme, Emma,

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Partridge, William Ordway, 1861-1930

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Sculptor, author, and poet; Saratoga, N.Y. From the description of William Ordway Partridge papers, 1887-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122404180 William Ordway Partridge was a sculptor and member of the Society of American Sculptors. From the description of William Ordway Partridge letter, 1905 Dec. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613316809 Born in Paris, France, Partridge attended Columbia University and studied in Europe. He lectured at Colum...

Strobridge, Idah Meacham, 1855-1932

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Nevada author. From the description of Correspondence, 1899-1909. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 41225771 Strobridge was a California literary figure and bookbinder who operated the Artemisia Bindery near Pasadena. She established a special retreat in San Pedro called "The Wickieup" which is mentioned on the holograph inscription on the cover of the typescript. Also tipped to the cover is an original photograph apparently depicting the Wickieup. ...

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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Massachusetts lawyer and U.S. Senator, 1851-1874. He was an ardent abolitionist who attacked the south in his "crime against Kansas" speech in 1856. Two days later he was assaulted in the Senate, receiving injuries that took him years to recover from. From the description of Letters, 1858-1869. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55768315 Born in Boston, Mass., the U.S. statesman Charles Sumner studied law at Harvard and practiced law in his native ci...

Porter, Edna Dean.

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Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937

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African American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Benjamin Tucker Tanner, a college-educated teacher and minister, and Sarah Miller Tanner, a former slave. Benjamin Tanner was very active in the African Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E.) Church, eventually becoming a bishop, and the family often moved while Henry was a small child. They settled in Philadelphia, and as a teenager, Tanner spent his free time painting, drawing, and...

Perry, Nora, 1831-1896

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American poet, journalist, and author of juvenile stories. From the description of Papers of Nora Perry, 1831-1896. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51927817 American poet and journalist. From the description of ALS, [18]91 January 19, 38 Hancock St. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 43053116 ...

Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917

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Author and journalist. From the description of F.B. Sanborn correspondence and essays, 1852-1879. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84163242 Massachusetts journalist. From the description of Song / words by Mr. F.B. Sanborn, music a part of Brignal Banks. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 62350218 American journalist and reformer. From the description of Letter, 1889 March 21, Concord, Mass., to E.D. Walker, New York. (Boston Athenaeum). W...

Ward, Lydia Avery Coonley, 1845-1924

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Reeves, Sims, 1818-1900

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British singer. From the description of Autograph letters signed : Grange Mount, Upper Norwood ; and elsewhere, to Arthur Sullivan, 1869 Dec. 13 to 1897 May 17, a dn 1 undated letter. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270125357 English tenor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 22 July 1858, to [Mr. William Sterndale? Bennett], 1858 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270675918 From the description of Clipped signature, da...

Somerset, Henry, Lady, 1851-1921

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Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

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Gilder authored the book, THE NEW DAY, A POEM IN SONGS AND SONNETS... (New York : Scribner, Armstrong and Company, 1876) in which this is tipped in. It contains the bookplate of Brainerd. From the description of Autograph letter signed to Ira Hutchinson Brainerd, [1876?] Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398276 Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909), American poet and editor, served as editor-in-chief of Scribner's Monthly and its successor The Century Illustrated Monthly...

Richardson, Abby Sage, 1837-1900

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American actress, author and playwright. From the description of Letters and incomplete manuscript of Abby Sage Richardson [manuscript], 1871-1888. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647926398 ...

Spurgeon, C.H. (Charles Haddon), 1834-1892

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Charles Haddon Spurgeon, born in 1834, was a Baptist minister in Great Britain. He was famous for his preaching skills and, from the time he was a young man, attracted thousands of people to hear his sermons. A prolific author, Spurgeon's published sermons were very popular. He held strict Calvinistic views and, therefore, alienated himself from some Baptist ministers. Despite his controversial views, he remained a popular speaker. Spurgeon died in 1892 after suffering from gout. Fro...

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. ...

Perry, Bliss, 1860-1954

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American educator, author and editor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Greensboro, Vt., 25 July 1904, and Boston, 10 October 1904, to Harry Harkness Flagler, 1904 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674901 American educator, essayist, and editor of the Atlantic Monthlyfrom 1899-1909. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Cambridge, Mass., to Edward Wagenknecht, 1936 Jan. 28 and 1938 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat...

Swing, David, 1830-1894

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American clergyman. From the description of Letter to Samuel Sidney McClure, 1887 October 3. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54674164 ...

Rafaelli, Jean François, 1850-1924.

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Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe, 1850-1943

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The daughter of Samuel Gridley and Julia (Ward) Howe, Richards was the author of more than eighty books, most of them for young people. She and her sister, Maude Howe Elliott, wrote Life and Letters of Julia Ward Howe (1910), which received the first Pulitzer Prize for biography. For additional biographical information, see American Women Writers (1981). From the description of Letter, 1904. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008342 ...

Peattie, Elia Wilkinson, 1862-1935

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Journalist, writer, and women's club activist. Died 1935. From the description of Elia Wilkinson Peattie papers, 1896-1989 (bulk 1923-1929). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132897 ...

Marlowe, Julia, 1865-1950

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Julia Marlowe was an English actress. She married Edward Hugh Sothern on 17 August 1911. From the description of Letters : to Horace Howard Furness, Horace Howard Furness, Jr., and Louise Brooks Winsor Furness, 1890-1929. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155868093 Julia Marlowe was an actress. She was married to Edward Sothern. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1911-1933. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat rec...

Perry, Carlotta,

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Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940

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Hamlin Garland was the author of Son of the middle border, Daughter of the middle border, and other works. From the description of Papers of Hamlin Garland, 1757-1973 (bulk 1910-1941). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122369311 Novelist and writer. From the description of Hamlin Garland autograph letter signed, 1892. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 214329366 American novelist and d...

Sharp, Dallas Lore, 1870-1929

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