Autograph letters signed to Joseph Parker Norris from Sophia Page and William Page, New York [manuscript], 1873-1877.

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Autograph letters signed to Joseph Parker Norris from Sophia Page and William Page, New York [manuscript], 1873-1877.

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(1-30) are letters from Mrs. Page; (31-33) are from William Page. Lengthy letters largely concern the authenticity of depictions of Shakespeare, specifically the Darmstadt mask, the Stratford bust, "Chandos" portrait, Droeshout engraving, and Zucchero portrait. Also, many references to William Page's own bust and portrait of Shakespeare. (4) includes Mrs. Page's copies of letters from Professor Hart, C.H. Dall, and Patterson Du Bois. The letters from Mrs. Page are signed S.C. Page and written from Tottenville, Staten Island or the Studio [Building], W. 10th St., New York. William Page's letters are signed W. Page and written from the Studio Building.

33 items ; 18 x 12 to 22 x 14 cm.

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Dall, Caroline Healey, 1822-1912

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Caroline Wells Healey Dall (June 22, 1822 – December 17, 1912) was an American feminist writer, transcendentalist, and reformer. She was affiliated with the National Women's Rights Convention, the New England Women's Club, and the American Social Science Association. Her associates included Elizabeth Peabody and Margaret Fuller, as well as members of the Transcendentalist movement in Boston. Caroline Healey was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of Mark Healey, a merchant and ...

Page, William, 1811-1885

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Portrait and figure painter. From the description of Letter : New York, to John Sartain, 1875 Dec. 9. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28489467 Portrait, figure painter; New York. Page was married three times; his first wife was Lavinia Twibill, sister of painter,? divorced c. 1843, second was Sara A. Dougherty. In 1857 he married Sophia Candace Stevens Hitchcock, daughter of Henry Stevens, an important bibliographer and bookseller. William a...

Page, Sophia Stevens, 1827-1892

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Norris, Joseph Parker, 1847-1916

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J.P. Norris was editor of the American Bibliopolist. From the description of Letters to J.P. Norris, editor, from F.J. Furnivall and J. Crosby [manuscript], 1877. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 416491440 ...

Hart, John S. (John Seely), 1810-1877

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American educator and editor, co-editor of Sartain's Union Magazine of Literature and Art from 1849-1851; founder and first editor of the Sunday School Times (1859-1871), and an influential writer in the Sunday-school movement; principal of several schools; and professor of rhetoric and English literature at the College of New Jersey (which later became Princeton University) from 1872-1874. From the description of John S. Hart letters, 1834-1877. (Cornell University Library). WorldCa...

Du Bois, Patterson, 1847-1917

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...