Autograph letter signed from Douglas Taylor, New York, to John Elderkin [manuscript], 1911 October 29 Sunday.

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Autograph letter signed from Douglas Taylor, New York, to John Elderkin [manuscript], 1911 October 29 Sunday.

Asks if there will be a published account of the Lotos Club dinner for William Winter. On letterhead of 333 West 22d St. Annotated by Winter on verso: "Douglas Taylor Ans'd."

2 leaves ; 24 x 16 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7967864

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Winter, William, 1836-1917

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American drama critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Tompkinsville (Staten Island, N.Y.), 17 April 1886, to Mrs. Tracy, 1886 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270679284 Massachusetts native William Winter graduated from Harvard law school, but began his career as a journalist. He wrote for numerous journals before securing a position as drama critic at the New York Tribune. In addition to being one of the most influential critics of his day, ...

Elderkin, John, 1841-1926

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John Elderkin was a New Yorker and a founder of the Lotos Club in 1870, a private club for journalists, literary men, artists, and members of musical and dramatic professions in New York. The club entertained visiting celebrities such as Mark Twain, Henry M. Stanley, Jacques Offenbach, Wilkie Collins, and King Kalahaua, among others. Elderkin joined the staff of the New York ledger in 1856 and later became its editor until the end of 1902. He wrote A brief history of the Lotos Club (1895), Speec...

Taylor, Douglas, 1830-1913

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Young, Robert, 1927-2008

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