Papers, ca. 1950-2002.

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Papers, ca. 1950-2002.

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Contains materials related to the works and publications of Rostenberg and Stern. Includes typescripts, edited copies, and final manuscripts of several books, book reviews, encyclopedia entries, and articles. Topics range from rare book collecting and early printing to Louisa May Alcott and Walt Whitman. Contains newspaper articles consulted in their research. Also included are audio tapes of lectures given and correspondence with publishers, editors, and personal friends.

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Harold B. Lee Library

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Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

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Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the for her novel Little Women (1868) and the sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Born in Germantown (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania, Louisa May Alcott was the daughter of transcendentalist and educator Amos Bronson Alcott and social worker Abby May. Like her famous literary counterpart, Jo March, she was the second of four daughters. The eldest, Anna Bronson (Al...

Rostenberg, Leona

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Madeleine Bettina Stern, born in New York City on 1 July 1912, and Leona Rostenberg, born in New York on 28 Dec. 1908, first met in 1929 while teaching Hebrew School at Manhattan's Temple Emanu-El. At the time, Stern was a freshman at Barnard College, and Rostenberg was completing her undergraduate studies at New York University. Four years later, after Stern received her Master's Degree in medieval English literature from Columbia University, the two women met again and began a lif...

Stern, Madeleine B., 1912-2007

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American children's author, born in New York City in 1912. Having written articles, stories, poems, and biographies, she loves literary and biographical detective work and exploring untraveled fields of the American past. From the description of Papers, 1932-1972, (bulk: 1942-1968). (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 26838133 Madeleine Bettina Stern was born July 1, 1912, in New York, NY. She became a high school English teacher, an au...

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892

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Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet and author. From the description of Walt Whitman collection, 1842-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702172830 Poet, journalist, essayist. From the description of Letter, 1863 July 27-1863 Sept. 9. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477038304 American author. From the description of Letter to Mary E. Van Nostrand, 1890 November 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49377819 America...

Leona Rostenberg (Firm)

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Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern have been partners in their New York antiquarian book business for almost 60 years, with Rostenberg starting the firm in 1944 and Stern joining as a partner in 1945. They specialize in early printed material, having written over 25 books and editing another 20. Several are devoted to the works of Louisa May Alcott, many of which were written pseudonymously. The two were early members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, with Rostenberg servi...