Kate Stevenson letters to Wilbur Macey Stone, ca. 1902-1919.
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Stone, Wilbur Macey
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Born Winona, Minnesota Nov. 30, 1862; collector of children's books; studied at Stevens Institute; est. office in New York as patent attorney and mechanical engineer; designer of bookplates. From the description of Letter : New York, to Frank Chouteau Brown, Boston, 1901 Nov. 22. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 58534356 American collector of children's books. From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : East Orange, N.J., to Mrs. Amos L...
Claxton, Kate, 1848-1924
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Kate Claxton was a popular American actress, and was even called the American Sarah Bernhardt. She began her career in Chicago, and later played in stock companies in New York, mostly in comedy and melodrama. She created a sensation in the role of Louise in The Two Orphans, touring widely in the part and becoming a household name. She was onstage at the time of the tragic Brooklyn Theatre Fire in 1876. She was married to actor Charles A. Stevenson from 1878-1911. The city of Claxton, Georgia, wa...