Autograph letter signed C.L. Dodgson : Christ Church, Oxford, to Harry Furniss, 1887 Feb. 16.

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898

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Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodson was born in England at Daresbury, Cheshire, to Charles Dodgson, an Anglican clergyman, and his wife Frances Jane Lutwidge on January 27, 1832. In 1851, Dodgson matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1855 was appointed to a mathematical lectureship in that college, of which he remained a member for the rest of his life. A lifelong interest in writing, combined with a predisposition for story telling, word play, and games, led to a unique liter...

Furniss, Harry, 1854-1925

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Caricaturist, author, and lecturer. From the description of Letters : London, to various correspondents, 1884-1896. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28996314 Harry Furniss was an Irish-born illustrator, humorist and lecturer who worked for Punch magazine. From the description of Letters, 1883-1905, and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612822907 British illustrator Harry Furniss was essentially self-taught when he arrived in Lond...

Levison, Lois C., -1929

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Whitney, John Hay

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John Hay Whitney John Hay Whitney was born into one of the most prominent American families of the twentieth century; widely known for their interests in business, government, publishing, entertainment, philanthropy, horse racing and breeding, and fine art collecting. He was the second child of Payne and Helen Hay Whitney and born in Ellsworth, Maine, on August 17, 1904, while his parents were summering with Clara Stone Hay (mother to Helen Hay Whitney). Mr. Whitney was ...