Autograph letters signed from Albert H. Smyth, Philadelphia and Radnor, to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1885-1907.

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Autograph letters signed from Albert H. Smyth, Philadelphia and Radnor, to William Winter, New York [manuscript], 1885-1907.

(1) gives an account of a day spent with Donald Mitchell. (2) mentions Winter's request of more numbers of the Shakespearean. (3) refers to the death of Winter's son Louis. (4) refers to Mrs. Frederick Grantham who is in New York marketing a volume of poems and a couple of plays. (5) indicates that the University of California has invited Smyth to participate in their summer session. All letters accompanied by envelopes addressed to Winter at 17 Third Avenue, Fort Hill, New Brighton, Staten Island.

5 items ; 18 x 14 cm to 28 x 22 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7525951

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Smyth, Albert H., 1863-1907

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John Bigelow (1817-1911) was a diplomat, editor and author. Appointed American consul-general at Paris in 1861, he became U.S. minister to France in April 1865. Bigelow had a special interest in French history and biography. His Life of Benjamin Franklin (1874) reproduced the founding father’s famous Autobiography from a manuscript he discovered and first printed in 1868. His editorial triumph was an edition of the Complete Works of Benjamin Franklin (10 vols., 1887-88). He also edi...

Winter, William, 1836-1917

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American drama critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Tompkinsville (Staten Island, N.Y.), 17 April 1886, to Mrs. Tracy, 1886 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679284 Massachusetts native William Winter graduated from Harvard law school, but began his career as a journalist. He wrote for numerous journals before securing a position as drama critic at the New York Tribune. In addition to being one of the most influential critics of his day, ...