Chester N. and Ruth H. Greenough letters to Mr. Gomme, and broadside, 1936-1938.

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Chester N. and Ruth H. Greenough letters to Mr. Gomme, and broadside, 1936-1938.

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The collection contains one letter from Chester N. Greenough to [Laurence J.] Gomme, 13 Jan. 1936, about some books and a pipe-rack he would like to purchase; two letters from Ruth H. Greenough to Mr. [Laurence J.] Gomme, 3 and 4 Apr., without year [1938?], about her husband's death; and one broadside "A character of Chester Noyes Greenough," printed in Boston by Merrymount Press in 1938, detailing his personal life.

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Merrymount Press

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The Merrymount Press was established in Boston in 1893 by Daniel Berkeley Updike (1860-1941). The Merrymount Press was known for its excellence in typography and design, especially in the field of decorative printing and bookmaking. From the description of Records of the Merrymount Press, 1893-1948. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122510241 The Merrymount Press in Boston was the printing-office of D.B. (Daniel Berkeley) Updi...

Greenough, Ruth Hornblower

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Greenough, Chester Noyes, 1874-1938

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Chester Noyes Greenough was born in Massachusetts of an old New England family and earned undergraduate and graduate degrees at Harvard. He was head of the English Dept. at the University of Illinois, 1907-1910, then returned to Harvard as Professor and later as Dean. He wrote on English composition and literature. From the description of Chester N. and Ruth H. Greenough letters to Mr. Gomme, and broadside, 1936-1938. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 636...

Gomme, Laurence J. (Laurence James), 1882-

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Bookseller, of New York City; publisher of The Circus and Other Essays (1916) by Joyce Kilmer. From the description of Papers relating to Joyce Kilmer, 1915-1928 (bulk 1915-1918). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122429057 The Gommes were collectors of performing arts ephemera. Laurence Gomme was a bookseller, publisher and also an appraiser who evaluated collections of performing artists. Florence Cornell Gomme, his wife was an actress. From the guide to the Laure...