Letters of Kate Field [manuscript] 1865-96.

Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891

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Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher and philanthropist. Barnum became a small-business owner in his early twenties and founded a weekly newspaper before moving to New York City in 1834. He embarked on an entertainment career, first with a variety troupe called "Barnum's Grand Scientific and Musical The...

Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...

Fairchild, Mr

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Woodward, James H. M., 1948-

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Tuckerman, Mr.,

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Ladies Cooperative Dress Association.

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Bigelow, Jane Poultney.

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Field, Kate, 1838-1896

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Kate Field was an American journalist and lecturer, also dramatist, novelist, and actress. She was well-known in Europe, and was popular in English literary circles. Lively, eccentric, and highly intelligent, she edited Kate Field's Washington during the last five years of her life. From the description of Kate Field letters and photos, 1876-1890. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50163397 Actress, author, journalist, and lecturer. Fr...

Gilder, Jeannette L. (Jeannette Leonard), 1849-1916

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Journalist, editor, and literary critic for various publications. From the description of Papers of Jeannette L. Gilder [manuscript], 1879-1909. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810869 Jeannette L. Gilder was an editor, journalist, and critic, best remembered as editor of The Critic, which she co-founded with her brother, Joseph. The Critic was small but respected, and published and encouraged some of the most recognizable names of the day. She continued to c...

Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886

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American essayist and critic. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : Boston, to Harper and Brothers, 1858 Mar. 5 and 18-1878 Apr. 1 and 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588778 Edwin Percy Whipple was an influential 19th century American literary critic and lecturer. A prolific reader, he worked at several disparate jobs while publishing critical essays in diverse periodicals. He gained the reputation as one of the most important young critics of his gener...