Letter : Philadelphia, to [Beverly?] Chew, n.p., 1912 Feb. 27.

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Letter : Philadelphia, to [Beverly?] Chew, n.p., 1912 Feb. 27.

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Autograph letter signed. In this letter Widener presents Chew with a copy of Memoirs of Himself by Robert Louis Stevenson. The book was printed from the original manuscript owned by Widener. Widener wrote the letter less than two months before he died on the Titanic.

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Chew, Beverly, 1850-1924

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Beverly Chew (B. A., Hobart College, 1869), a founding member of the Grolier Club, served as its librarian from 1887 to 1892 and as president from 1892 to 1896. From 1887 on, Chew was associated with the Metropolitan Trust Company of New York, retiring as vice-president in 1920. After his death, Chew's extensive library was dispersed at auction at the Anderson Galleries in New York City on 8-9 December 1924 and 5-7 January 1925. From the description of Papers, 1883-1926. (Unknown). W...

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

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Robert Lewis (later changed to "Louis") Balfour Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13, 1850. He attended the University of Edinburgh intending to become a civil engineer like his father, but ill health curtailed his studies and prompted him to travel to warmer climates. This inspired Stevenson to write stories, novels and essays about his travels. While in France he met American artist Fanny Osbourne. The two fell in love, and in 1879 Stevenson traveled to California, where he...

Widener, Harry Elkins, 1885-1912

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American book collector. His collection became the nucleus of the Widener Memorial Library of Harvard University. From the description of List of books in the library of Harry E. Widener : AMs, [ca. 1910]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122380562 ...