Found 3 collections related to Brownell, W. C. (William Crary), 1851-1928

Swinburne Hale (1884?-1937) was a lawyer in New York City. He was active in the socialist movement as a member of the Committee of Forty-Eight. An aspiring poet, he was involved briefly with the magazine New France. His first wife, Beatrice Forbes-Robertson (1883-1967), was a stage actress and feminist author and lecturer. Collection consists primarily of Hale's personal correspondence from family and friends. Correspondence includes letters from his first wife, his mother, and his friend Greta R. Hercz. Also, newsclippings and other printed matter, a few writings of Hale, and correspondence and juvenalia of Hercz. Papers do not reflect Hale's law career or his activities with the socialist movement. less

Alfred Anthony Williams (1860- ), theologian, author and educator, was an executive and administrator of the Committee of the Federal Council of Christ, founder of the Federation Committee of Good Will Between Jews and Christians, and treasurer of the General Conference of Free Baptists. Collection consists mainly of 18th-20th century autographs, with the bulk from the mid-19th to 20th centuries, representing both primary and secondary figures from diverse fields including literature, music, education, politics, and royalty. Names include Susan B. Anthony, John Bigelow, Edwin Booth, Frederick Douglass, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, H.L. Mencken, Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Margaret Sanger, Philip Schuyler, and Daniel Webster. Figures represented are mainly Americans. Many letters are to Anthony. Following the name file is a subject file consisting of miscellaneous autograph letters arranged by profession or institution. Also, two boxes of unsorted material, including photographs usually relating to individuals whose autographs are contained in the collection; an autograph fan; and a glass plate negative. less

Clayton Meeker Hamilton (1881-1946) was an American drama critic, lecturer and playwright. He wrote dramatic criticism for various New York publications, wrote popular plays, and worked at several movie studios in the 1920s. Collection consists of Hamilton's personal and professional correspondence; writings such as diaries, lectures, speeches, plays, poetry, and reviews; contracts; and miscellaneous papers. less