Ellen Van Volkenburg-Maurice Browne general correspondence, 1911-

Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940

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Hamlin Garland, also known as Hannibal Hamlin Garland, (born September 14, 1860, West Salem, Wisconsin – died March 4, 1940, Hollywood, California), an author who put his own part of the country on the literary map, is best remembered by the title he gave his autobiography, Son of the Middle Border. Gaining his spurs with a successful collection of grimly naturalistic 'down home' stories in 1891, Garland came to prominence just as the "frontier" mentality was losing out to the waves of settlemen...

Gill, Eric, 1882-1940

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English sculptor and engraver. Arthur Eric Rowton Gill, best known as Eric Gill, was born in Brighton, Sussex on February 22, 1882 to minister Arthur Tidman Gill and light-opera singer (Cicely) Rose King. They moved to Chichester in 1897, where Gill studied at the Chichester Technical and Art School (1897-1900). In 1900, Gill moved to London to study architecture under William Douglas Caröe, taking classes in practical masonry at Westminster Institute and in lettering and illumination at the Ce...

Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940

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Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist, feminist, author, editor, and lecturer on politics, literature and the arts. She was born in Lithuania and died in Canada. Her lectures and publications attracted attention throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was associated with the anarchist journal Mother Earth from 1906 to 1917 and was imprisoned for publicly advocating birth control in 1916 and pacifism in 1917. In 1919 she was deported to Russia but had to leave because of her criticism of the Bols...

Haggard, Stepen.

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Gladstone, Hurbert.

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Goudge, Elizabeth, 1900-1984

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English popular novelist and children's writer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Peppard Common, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1974 Aug. 24 and [no year] Feb. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864018 ...

Hall, O. L.

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Gates, Robert Cady, 1929-

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Guthrie, Tyrone, Sir, 1900-1971

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Goodman, Ester Regeena.

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Haig, Dorothy Maud Vivian Haig, Countess.

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Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928

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Edmund Gosse, a well known man of letters, librarian to the House of Lords (1904-1914), and author of the autobiography, Father and Son (1907), was a pioneering translator of Ibsen and author of numerous volumes of poetry, criticism and biography. Charles Edmund Merrill was an active member of the Grolier Club from 1910 until his death in 1942. From the description of Letters : to Charles E. Merrill, 1910-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122577035 English poet and man of...

Griffith, Margaret Anne, 1954-

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Graham, E. A.

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Gillmore, Frank, 1867-1943.

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Good, Edward, 1885-

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Hall, Hazel, 1886-1924

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Oregon poetess. From the description of Blossom-time, [not after 1924]. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 24273599 ...

Hamilton, Cosmo

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Green, Paul, 1894-1981

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Paul Eliot Green(1894-1981) was a Southern playwright, poet, and novelist. Born in Lillington, North Carolina, Green lived in the state all of his life and tried to capture in his writings the culture and heritage of the American South, concentrating on the experiences of tenant farmers, mill workers, Native Americans and African Americans. Green studied at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill under folk dramatist Frederick Koch of the Carolina Playmakers. After an interruption of his ...

Guglielmo, Cassinese

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Gest, Morris, 1881-1942

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Goodyear, Conger.

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Greene-Armitage, R. N.

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Graves, Charles, 1899-1971

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Hamilton, Dollie.

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Hambourg, Boris 1889-1954

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Galantière, Lewis, 1895-1977

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Translator of French literature, playwright, journalist. Galantiere (1893-1977) worked for the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris from 1920 to 1927, and came to know many French writers and American expatriates. He also worked with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Office of War Information, and Radio Free Europe. He was president of the American branch of P.E.N., 1965-1967. From the description of Lewis Galantière papers, 1920-1977. (Columbi...

Glover, Halcott

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Glover was a dramatist and novelist. From the description of [Letter] 1933 Feb. 14, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France [to] T. S. Eliot / Halcott Glover. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 227037166 English author and playwright. From the description of Autograph (4) and typed (8) letters signed : [n.p.], to Herbert J. Seligmann, 1925-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870884 ...

Golding, Louis, 1895-1958

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Louis Golding was a popular and prolific British author known for his novels and travel books. Born in Manchester, his studies at Oxford were interrupted by World War I. Deemed unfit for army duty, his love of travel was initiated when he was sent by the YMCA to Greece. After the war, he travelled regularly, and found success as a novelist and travel writer, chiefly of the Middle East. His travel books aren't mere guides; through fiction, poems, and short sketches, he effectively captures the sp...

Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932

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Isabella Augusta Persse (1852-1932) married Sir William Henry Gregory (1817-1892). After her husband's death, Lady Gregory became an author and playwright. She also acted as manager of the Abbey Theatre from 1904-1912. From the description of Lady Gregory papers, 1879-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863298 Isabella Augusta Gregory, Lady Gregory (1852-1932), the Irish playwright and poet. For a fuller account of her life and achievements see the Dictionary of National...

Geddes, Norman-Bel 1893-1958

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American designer, author and theatrical producer. From the description of Letter, 1916 May 25, to "Wiff" [i.e., Helen Belle Sneider Geddes]. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122648343 American stage designer and industrial designer. From the description of Norman Bel Geddes Theater and Industrial Design Papers, 1873-1964 (bulk 1914-1958). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University...

Van Volkenburg, Ellen.

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Director, actress, and puppeteer in Engliand and the United States, and co-founder of the Chicago Little Theatre with her husband, Maurice Browne. From the description of Letters, to her parents, 1913-1937. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34366255 ...

Glen, John E.

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Garson, Greer, 1904-1996

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Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson was one of the most honored actresses in the history of film, receiving seven nominations from the Motion Picture Academy for "Best Actress" (six in the 1940s) and winning the award in 1942. From the description of Greer Garson collection, 1880-1996 (1935-1993) (Smithton Public Library District). WorldCat record id: 75287613 On September 29, 1904, Greer Garson was born in London to George and Nina Greer Garson. Following her education ...

Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933

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Novelist. From the description of Letters, 1900-1932. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 708580518 From the description of Papers, 1925-1933. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 708580524 John Galsworthy was an English dramatist and novelist. Educated as a barrister at Harrow and New College, Oxford, he instead decided to travel, attending to his family's shipping business abroad, and then began writing. His first book, From the Four Winds, was a collec...

Great Britain. Lord Chamberlain's Office

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Gordon, Irene Malinda

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Gerstenberg, Alice

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Author and dramatist Gerstenberg was born in Chicago, Ill., in 1885, the daughter of Erich and Julia Weischendorff Gerstenberg. She attended Bryn Mawr College, wrote novels and plays, and was the co-founder of the Junior League Theater for Children (1921) and founder of the Playwright Theater (1922), both in Chicago. Nancy Cox-McCormack Cushman studied art in St. Louis and Chicago, and was a sculptor in bronze and terra cotta. She was married to Charles T. Cushman. ...

Goggs, M. S. Russell.

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Galway, Margaret.

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Gale, Zona, 1874-1938

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Zona Gale was a prominent writer and political activist born in Portage, Wisconsin. Gale attended the University of Wisconsin and worked as a reporter in Milwaukee. Gale, a lifelong friend of Jane Addams, became involved in the fight for the women's vote and eventually went to work for the writer Edmund Clarence Stedman. Her novel, "Miss Lulu Bett" was successfully adapted for the theater. From the description of Correspondence, 1907-1929. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat reco...

Browne, Maurice, 1881-1955

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Produced May 18, 1942. From the description of Tomorrow's sun; a play, 1942. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365838 British actor, director, producer, and co-founder of the Chicago Little Theatre. From the description of Morley's First Sketch of English Literature papers, 1909 and 1936. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34491672 ...

Glaspell, Susan, 1882-1948

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