King, Frederick Allen, 1865-1939
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1646
.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
Frederick Allen King (1865-1939) was editor of the Literary Digest in New York City from 1909 to 1933. Collection contains King's editorial and personal papers. Editorial materials consist of correspondence, submissions of poetry and clippings....
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Frederick Allen King (1865-1939) was editor of the Literary Digest in New York City from 1909 to 1933. Collection contains King's editorial and personal papers. Editorial materials consist of correspondence, submissions of poetry and clippings. Many of the letters are directed to King in his role as editor of the Current Poetry page in the Literary Digest. Personal papers include college papers, financial records, photographs, and other items.
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Holcroft, Thomas, 1745-1809
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1416
2 boxes
English dramatist. Typescript, galley and plate proofs.
Davis, Mary Gould, 1882-1956
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 737
.24 linear feet (3 folders)
Mary Gould Davis (1882-1956) was an author, editor, children's librarian, and storyteller. She wrote books for children and edited collections of verse. Collection contains correspondence, clippings and other materials concerning Davis....
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Mary Gould Davis (1882-1956) was an author, editor, children's librarian, and storyteller. She wrote books for children and edited collections of verse. Collection contains correspondence, clippings and other materials concerning Davis. Correspondence consists of letters received by Davis from authors, illustrators and publishers regarding children's books and storytelling. Also, some letters received by her sister, Perley B. Davis, clippings and printed matter.
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Russell, Maud
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2649
30 linear feet (82 boxes)
Collection consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, printed matter, and other items documenting Russell's life and work. Correspondence, speeches and writings, 1914-1989, include copies of outgoing letters, 1918-1943,...
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Collection consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, printed matter, and other items documenting Russell's life and work. Correspondence, speeches and writings, 1914-1989, include copies of outgoing letters, 1918-1943, describing her life and work in China and incoming letters, ca. 1951-1980, from friends in China with information which she used for her talks and for the Far East Reporter. Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy (CDFEP) records, 1945-1955, 1982, are a combination of Russell's files and those of the Committee and include minutes of meetings, press releases, pamphlets, newsletters, and subject files. Far East Reporter files, 1953-1989, contain a complete run of the publication plus correspondence, itineraries for speaking tours, clippings and periodicals that she used as source material, financial records, and manuscripts. Also, income tax records, 1956-1986, providing information about Russell's business expenses; her notebooks, daybooks, calendars, etc., 1919-1988; notes, catalogs and correspondence concerning her collection of Chinese pottery; biographical materials; printed matter, 1917-1989, including clippings and China-related newsletters.
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Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1043
Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) was a historian, novelist and playwright. The bulk of the collection consists of general and family correspondence and manuscripts and typescripts of Ford's writings.
Johnson, Rossiter, 1840-1931
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1576
6 linear feet (14 boxes)
Rossiter Johnson (1840-1931) was an American author and editor. In addition to editing historical and reference works, he wrote biographies, histories and poetry. He and his first wife, Helen Kendrick Johnson (1844-1914), were ardent...
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Rossiter Johnson (1840-1931) was an American author and editor. In addition to editing historical and reference works, he wrote biographies, histories and poetry. He and his first wife, Helen Kendrick Johnson (1844-1914), were ardent anti-feminists who belonged to various organizations opposed to women's suffrage. Helen Johnson was also an author and editor. Collection contains the Johnson's correspondence, accounts, writings, notes, photographs, and printed matter. Rossiter Johnson's papers consist mainly of correspondence with family members and literary, social and political associates. Other materials are accounts, speeches, notes, and printed matter. Helen Kendrick Johnson's papers include correspondence with family members, accounts, writings, and printed announcement of club meetings. Photographs are of the Johnson family and others.
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Horton, R. G. (Rushmore G.), 1826-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6293
.2 linear feet (1 box)
Rushmore G. Horton (1826-1867) was editor of The Weekly Day Book (later the New-York Weekly Caucasian and the New-York Weekly Day-Book Caucasian), a New York City pro-slavery newspaper, as well the author of several publications, including The...
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Rushmore G. Horton (1826-1867) was editor of The Weekly Day Book (later the New-York Weekly Caucasian and the New-York Weekly Day-Book Caucasian), a New York City pro-slavery newspaper, as well the author of several publications, including The Life and Public Services of James Buchanan, The History of the Tammany Society, and A Youth's History of the Great Civil War in the United States, from 1861-1865. He was secretary of the Anti-Abolition States Rights Society and an active participant in the anti-abolitionist movement in New York State. The Rushmore G. Horton papers include correspondence, autographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous personal and financial papers. The collection includes letters to Horton, John H. Van Evrie, and Nathaniel R. Stimson as editors of the New York Weekly Day-Book Caucasian, as well as personal letters to Horton and his wife from George Pope Morris, Samuel F.B. Morse, William G. Brownlow, George Ripley, James Kirke Paulding, William Winter, Thomas H. Seymour, Thomas F. Bayard, and William H. Peck, and autographs by such notable figures as James Buchanan, James A. Bayard, Jr., John Cochrane, and Brigham Young. Miscellaneous papers include invitations, receipts, small notebooks, a certificate of membership to the Anti-Abolition State Rights Society, and a Confederate States of America bond with attached coupons. Most of the material has been pasted into a published blankbook intended for use as an index rerum. Loose material has been removed to separate enclosures. Additional items were added posthumously.
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Danielson, Richard E. (Richard Ely), 1885-1957
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 727
.4 linear feet (1 box)
Richard Ely Danielson (1885-1957) was editor of the Boston Independent from 1924 to 1928, editor of The Sportsman from 1927 to 1937, and then president of the Atlantic Monthly Company and associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly. Collection...
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Richard Ely Danielson (1885-1957) was editor of the Boston Independent from 1924 to 1928, editor of The Sportsman from 1927 to 1937, and then president of the Atlantic Monthly Company and associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly. Collection consists of authors' typescripts and proofs of articles and poems published in The Atlantic Monthly, and some correspondence. Typescripts and proofs have been edited and include Douglas P. Millers's book You Can't Do Business with Hitler.
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Johnson, Robert Underwood, 1853-1937
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1575
13 linear feet (12 boxes; 57 volumes)
The Robert Underwood Johnson papers document Johnson's personal and professional life from 1875 until his death in 1937. Johnson, born in 1853, served on the staff of
The Century Magazine until 1913, eventually rising to...
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The Robert Underwood Johnson papers document Johnson's personal and professional life from 1875 until his death in 1937. Johnson, born in 1853, served on the staff of
The Century Magazine until 1913, eventually rising to the position of editor in chief. He also served as the American Ambassador to Italy from 1920-1921, and was active in the causes of nature conservation and copyright law. The papers contain personal correspondence and writings, and also document the activities of the American Copyright League, of which Johnson was secretary, between the years 1880-1929.
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Gilder, Rodman, 1877-1953
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1156
.7 linear feet (2 boxes)
Rodman Gilder (1877-1953) was an American editor and author. He was editor of Criterion and Credit Monthly and wrote on various subjects. The best known of his literary works is The Battery New York, a History (1935). He was also the archivist of...
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Rodman Gilder (1877-1953) was an American editor and author. He was editor of Criterion and Credit Monthly and wrote on various subjects. The best known of his literary works is The Battery New York, a History (1935). He was also the archivist of Century Associates. Collection consists of notes and sources for Gilder's writings, papers relating to the history and business operations of the Century Company between 1913 and 1914, and some personal papers. Materials for Gilder's writings include correspondence, typescripts of articles, and research notes for biographies of Don Marquis and Joan of Arc. Century Company papers contain copies of memoranda and letters, circulation analyses for the Century and St. Nicholas magazines, financial records, by-laws, published histories, catalog of publications for 1913, two posters illustrated by Maxfield Parrish and Henry McCarter, and printed matter. Gilder's personal papers include some correspondence, memorabilia and photograph of his father, Richard Watson Gilder.
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McKelway, St. Clair, 1845-1915
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1943
8 linear feet (17 boxes, 2 packages)
St. Clair McElway (1845-1915) was the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper from 1884 until 1915. In addition to his newspaper work, he gave numerous addresses and speeches and was a member of the New York Board of Regents from 1883 to 1915 (he...
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St. Clair McElway (1845-1915) was the editor of the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper from 1884 until 1915. In addition to his newspaper work, he gave numerous addresses and speeches and was a member of the New York Board of Regents from 1883 to 1915 (he became Chancellor in 1913). Collection consists of correspondence, writings, memorabilia and personal documents, photographs, and printed matter of McKelway and others. Correspondence, 1872-1948, is mainly concerned with educational matters, with some editorial correspondence and personal letters written by McElway and members of his family. Most of the writings, 1881-1915, are originals and copies of McElway's addresses and speeches which deal with public affairs, educational issues and matters pertaining to Brooklyn. Other writings include editorials for the Brooklyn Eagle, book reviews and obituaries. Also, clippings, photographs, condolences received by McElway's wife at his death, personal documents, and manuscript of a novel entitled Didaschelle.
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Popular Publications, Inc.
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2456
53 linear feet (80 boxes)
Popular Publications, a publisher of popular detective, adventure, romance, and Western fiction, was founded in New York City in 1930 by Henry Steeger. During the 1930s his firm became the largest publisher of popular pulp fiction in America. In...
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Popular Publications, a publisher of popular detective, adventure, romance, and Western fiction, was founded in New York City in 1930 by Henry Steeger. During the 1930s his firm became the largest publisher of popular pulp fiction in America. In 1942 the firm acquired the copyrights to the properties of the Frank A. Munsey Co. which included Argosy Magazine. Steeger was president and publisher of Popular Publications (in addition to various other publishing companies) until the firm was sold in 1972. Collection consists of correspondence, copyright records, index card files, financial records and personal papers of Henry Steeger, and other records related to the operations of Popular Publications. Correspondence, ca. 1914-1977, concerns copyright assignments and permissions of Popular Publications and Frank A. Munsey Co. and is with authors, agents, publishers, motion picture companies, and attorneys. Other correspondence pertains to radio rights and syndication, "Court of Last Resort" (feature in Argosy magazine which sought to aid those who might be victims of miscarriages of justice), foreign sales, and editorial policy. Copyright registration records, 1930s to 1960s, relate to publications of Steeger's various publishing companies. Index card files contain information about authors published by Popular Publications and Frank A. Munsey Co. Personal papers, 1960-1968, of Steeger include correspondence concerning his presidency of the National Urban League and Popular Publications, his real estate investments, anbd printed matter. Also, pen and ink illustrations published in Argosy magazine, photographs and audio disc recordings.
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Hertzberg, Sidney
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1389
The papers, which include correspondence, organizational papers, notes, writings, printed ephemera, and audio-visual materials, document Mr. Hertzberg's various employments as editor of Common Sense, more
The papers, which include correspondence, organizational papers, notes, writings, printed ephemera, and audio-visual materials, document Mr. Hertzberg's various employments as editor of
Common Sense,
Consumers Union and
Current magazines; as journalist and as special correspondent for
The Hindustan Times ; and as writer, publicist, and friend of India.
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Ende, Amelia Kemper von, 1856-1932
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 931
2 linear feet (7 boxes)
Amelia Kemper von Ende (1856-1932) was a Polish-born lecturer, writer, translator, and editor. Von Ende wrote articles for periodicals and presented lecture-courses on various topics. Between 1905 and 1922 she lectured in the United States for...
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Amelia Kemper von Ende (1856-1932) was a Polish-born lecturer, writer, translator, and editor. Von Ende wrote articles for periodicals and presented lecture-courses on various topics. Between 1905 and 1922 she lectured in the United States for various women's societies and at academic institutions, and published works she had written, edited or translated. Collection consists of typescripts of von Ende's writings, lecture notes, musical compositions, scrapbooks of clippings, travel notes, publicity materials, correspondence, and one volume of original verse from Ludwig Weinstein to Henry von Ende.
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Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2736
251.91 linear feet (237 boxes, 45 volumes and 2 microfilm reels)
The Albert Shaw Papers contain correspondence (professional and personal); files concerning the books, articles, and speeches Shaw authored, administrative records and articles from the
Review of Reviews; and many...
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The Albert Shaw Papers contain correspondence (professional and personal); files concerning the books, articles, and speeches Shaw authored, administrative records and articles from the
Review of Reviews; and many records of Shaw's personal life, including financial records, scrapbooks, photographs, ephemera, and his notes on the Shaw family's genealogy, as well as Shaw's personal memoirs. Materials range in date from 1827 to 1953, with the majority of the records falling between 1890 and 1947. Albert Shaw (1857-1947) was an editor, journalist and scholar who spent most of his career as the editor and publisher of the Review of Reviews, a digest of progressive thought and political analysis. Shaw's principal interests were the improvement of municipal government, the relationship of business and organized labor, agricultural reform, international affairs, and contemporary politics and economics, topics which he wrote and spoke on frequently.
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Skidelsky, Berenice Claire, 1887-
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2768
5.25 linear feet (13 boxes)
Berenice Skidelsky (1887-1984) was an American writer, editor and lecturer. Skidelsky, who also used the pseudonyms Berenice E. Noar and Burton E. Skidell, began her career writing stories for pulp magazines. She wrote short stories and a novel,...
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Berenice Skidelsky (1887-1984) was an American writer, editor and lecturer. Skidelsky, who also used the pseudonyms Berenice E. Noar and Burton E. Skidell, began her career writing stories for pulp magazines. She wrote short stories and a novel, was a book and movie critic, and became the literary editor of Vogue magazine in 1927. She lectured on political and current events, with a special focus on U.S./Soviet relations. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, diaries, printed matter, and photographs. Correspondence, 1904-1972, is with notable authors, editors, family, and friends. Writings, 1913-1950, include Skidelsky's early work for magazines and her book reviews. The bulk of the collection consists of eighty-five handwritten diaries, 1904-1984, reflecting her activities and emotional life. Printed matter, 1930s-1970s, includes clippings (many annotated by Skidelsky), political pamphlets, and scrapbook of articles and essays written by her father, Simon S. Skidelsky. Photographs, 1880s-1968, are of friends and family.
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Towne, Charles Hanson, 1877-1949
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3014
4.7 linear feet (9 boxes)
Charles Hanson Towne (1877-1949) was an author, editor and popular New York celebrity. From 1924 to 1929 he edited many magazines including Smart Set, Delineator, Designer, McClure's, and Harper's Bazaar. He also wrote poetry, novels, plays,...
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Charles Hanson Towne (1877-1949) was an author, editor and popular New York celebrity. From 1924 to 1929 he edited many magazines including Smart Set, Delineator, Designer, McClure's, and Harper's Bazaar. He also wrote poetry, novels, plays, travel essays, song cycles, lyrics for musicals and operettas, memoirs, and newspaper columns; taught poetry at Columbia University; and toured with the Broadway hit, Life With Father. Much of his writing celebrated New York City and he was considered to be the quintessential New Yorker. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, financial papers, press clippings, photographs, and ephemera. Correspondence, 1924-1948, contains letters from Towne's friends and fans, many of them prominent in literature and the arts; occasional copies of his replies; and his outgoing letters, 1918-1931. Bulk of the collection is made up of Towne's writings, including manuscripts of poems, plays, stories, essays and newspaper columns. Also, scrapbooks of press clippings, financial correspondence and documents, papers relating to the poetry course he taught at Columbia (including poetry by his students), ephemera, and photographs.
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Mitgang, Herbert
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2024
34 linear feet (56 boxes)
Herbert Mitgang (1920- ), author, editor, journalist, and motion-picture producer, was managing editor of the U.S. Army newspaper Stars and Stripes, during World War II. After his war service, he joined the New York Times as a copy editor and...
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Herbert Mitgang (1920- ), author, editor, journalist, and motion-picture producer, was managing editor of the U.S. Army newspaper Stars and Stripes, during World War II. After his war service, he joined the New York Times as a copy editor and reviewer. He served as supervising editor of the Sunday Times drama section from 1955 to 1962, editorial writer and member of the editorial board from 1963 to 1964 and again from 1967 to 1976. From 1964 to 1967 he was assistant to the president and the executive editor of CBS News and produced several documentary films. He taught at City College in New York, was a visiting lecturer at Yale University and served as president of both the Authors' League and the Authors' Guild. Since 1976 Mitgang has been a cultural correspondent and book reviewer for the New York Times. In addition to his work at the Times and CBS, he has written articles, novels and biographies and has edited several books. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, files relating to publications, notes, clippings, photographs, motion pictures, recordings, videotapes, and memorabilia that document Mitgang's activities as a journalist, author, editor, and film producer. Papers include general correspondence, 1945-1979; New York Times editorial correspondence, 1970-1976; and correspondence concerning Authors' Guild, 1957-1979, Authors' League, 1962-1973, and Times Op-Ed page. Also, typescripts, notes, clippings, and other materials for his articles, reviews, biographies, novels, scripts, and other writings; and files, 1983-1988, collected by Mitgang for his book Dangerous Dossiers. Other items consist of photographs, notebooks, awards, teaching notes, clippings, Stars and Stripes scrapbook, cartoons, and memorabilia. Materials relating to his documentaries include scripts and notes, films, videotapes and audio recordings of programs produced for CBS News; these include documentaries on Carl Sandburg, Henry Moore, and Jimmy Walker, and interviews with David Ben-Gurion, Anthony Eden, Admiral Gene R. La Roque and Helen Wolff.
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Phillips, Henry Albert, 1880-1951
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2411
.4 linear feet (1 box)
Henry Albert Phillips (1880-1951) was an American author, editor and lecturer. He was associate editor of several magazines and lectured in New York City between 1909 and 1918. His extensive travels were the basis for numerous books and articles....
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Henry Albert Phillips (1880-1951) was an American author, editor and lecturer. He was associate editor of several magazines and lectured in New York City between 1909 and 1918. His extensive travels were the basis for numerous books and articles. He was a feature writer for the New York Herald Tribune from 1928 to 1933 and covered Italy and Eastern Europe during World War II. Collection consists of correspondence, writings and photographs. Correspondence, 1897-1945, is with literary and theatrical persons and concern mainly the publication of manuscripts. Writings are by Phillips and others and include poems. Also, photographs of Phillips and his friends.
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Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2532
.73 linear feet (2 boxes)
Henry J. Raymond was a New York politician and the first editor of the New York Times. He founded the New-York Daily Times in 1851 with George Jones and Edward B. Wesley. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, articles, and...
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Henry J. Raymond was a New York politician and the first editor of the New York Times. He founded the New-York Daily Times in 1851 with George Jones and Edward B. Wesley. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, articles, and speeches. The correspondence consists mainly of letters written to Henry J. Raymond from notable people of the time regarding politics.
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Hellman, George S. (George Sidney), 1878-1958
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1376
24 linear feet (50 boxes, 17 v.)
George Sidney Hellman (1878-1958), American author and editor, was a rare book, manuscript and art dealer and collector in New York City. He amassed collections of his own and helped secure major acquisitions for the Pierpont Morgan Library. He...
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George Sidney Hellman (1878-1958), American author and editor, was a rare book, manuscript and art dealer and collector in New York City. He amassed collections of his own and helped secure major acquisitions for the Pierpont Morgan Library. He founded and edited the literary magazine, East & West, 1900-1901; and from 1919 to 1920 served as director of the American Expeditionary Forces University's School of Fine Arts for servicemen in France. His publications include Washington Irving, Esquire (1925), The True Stevenson (1925), Benjamin N. Cardozo, American Judge (1940), and hundreds of book reviews and magazine articles. Collection consists of Hellman's correspondence, writings, research notes, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed matter. General correspondence, 1888-1958, contains his letters to and from fellow students and professors at Columbia University; letters concerning his activities as editor of East & West and as art and manuscript dealer and collector; as well as correspondence with fellow scholars and publishers regarding his research and writing on Washington Irving, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Benjamin N. Cardozo, and the Seligman family. Also, essays, reviews, plays, novels, speeches, and biographical and autobiographical works (both published and unpublished), scrapbooks of clippings, writings by others (mostly typescripts), photographs, contracts, and memorabilia.
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Gilder, Jeannette L. (Jeannette Leonard), 1849-1916
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1152
.08 linear feet (1 folder)
Jeannette Leonard Gilder (1849-1916) was an American newspaper correspondent, editor and critic. She started a literary magazine, The Critic, in 1881. Collection consists of letters written to Gilder as editor of The Critic from various...
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Jeannette Leonard Gilder (1849-1916) was an American newspaper correspondent, editor and critic. She started a literary magazine, The Critic, in 1881. Collection consists of letters written to Gilder as editor of The Critic from various correspondents.
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Willis, John (John A.)
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 217
34 linear feet (82 Boxes)
John Willis was the editor of Dance World, a yearly publication that chronicled the dance season. The papers contain the material that he used in creating the yearbook.
Gilder, Joseph Benson, 1858-1936
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1153
.3 linear feet (1 box)
Joseph Benson Gilder (1858-1936) was an American editor, author and banker. He was a founder and co-editor of The Critic, a New York literary periodical; editor of its successor Putnam's Magazine; and editor of the New York Times Book Review. He...
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Joseph Benson Gilder (1858-1936) was an American editor, author and banker. He was a founder and co-editor of The Critic, a New York literary periodical; editor of its successor Putnam's Magazine; and editor of the New York Times Book Review. He served in the diplomatic service and from 1914 to 1928 was secretary of the Industrial Finance Corporation. Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts and photographs. Correspondence relates to Gilder's activities as the editor of The Critic.
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Dew, Louise E., 1871-1962
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 781
4.4 linear feet (5 boxes)
Louise E. Dew (1871-1962), an American writer, editor and literary agent, began her career working in Chicago as a reporter and editor on special assignments for a variety of newspapers and magazines. She moved to New York City in the 1900s and...
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Louise E. Dew (1871-1962), an American writer, editor and literary agent, began her career working in Chicago as a reporter and editor on special assignments for a variety of newspapers and magazines. She moved to New York City in the 1900s and continued writing, editing and acting as an agent for many authors. Her published works in the 1930s and 1940s were mostly romantic fiction. Collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts and notes, financial papers, commonplace books, photographs, and printed matter. General correspondence, 1910-1952, with friends, relatives and business associates document Dew's private and business activities. Business correspondence, 1899-1949, highlights specific periods in her career. Materials, 1925-1933, relating to Hub Fairhurst, a prisoner Dew tried to help, include correspondence and clippings. Literary manuscripts and typescripts are by Dew, her clients and other authors (some are annotated by Dew). Also, notes for lectures, financial documents, commonplace books from 1881-1882 and 1884-1885, clippings and printed materials on spiritual and religious topics, and photographs of prominent people and various places and events.
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Walsh, Joseph Cyrillus, 1870-1955
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3212
1.3 linear feet (3 boxes, 1 v.)
Joseph Cyrillus Walsh (1870-1955) was an American editor and journalist who was actively involved in Irish affairs. He was born in Ontario, Canada, where he became managing editor of the Montreal Herald. He went to New York City at the beginning...
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Joseph Cyrillus Walsh (1870-1955) was an American editor and journalist who was actively involved in Irish affairs. He was born in Ontario, Canada, where he became managing editor of the Montreal Herald. He went to New York City at the beginning of World War I as editor of Ireland, a weekly newspaper supporting self-government in Ireland. He attended the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 as a member of the press corps. In 1921 he served as director of organization of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic. Collection consists of letters received by Walsh and miscellaneous papers related to Walsh's involvement in Irish affairs. Letters, 1913-1947, concern Irish-American and Irish-Canadian matters, the publication of the weekly Ireland, and Walsh's directorship of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic. Miscellaneous papers include Walsh's reminiscence of the Irish revolutionary movement, genealogical papers of the O'Dunne and Walsh families, and memorabilia from the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.
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D'Apéry, Tello Jaen, 1876-1949
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 716
.2 linear feet (1 v.)
Collection consists of letters to D'Apéry from contributors and other correspondents in Europe and the Middle East. Also, poems, ephemera and printed matter.
Graham, W. B. (Walter B.), b. 1878
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1192
.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Walter B. Graham (b. 1878) was editor of the Patent and Trade Mark Review in New York City. Collection consists of papers relating to Graham's collection of books on economics, the dance and other subjects; Graham's translation work for his...
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Walter B. Graham (b. 1878) was editor of the Patent and Trade Mark Review in New York City. Collection consists of papers relating to Graham's collection of books on economics, the dance and other subjects; Graham's translation work for his business concerns, his activities as secretary to the United States Minister to Paraguay, his work in the Latin American Division of the Bureau of Research of the War Trade Board, and his association with various trade publications including The Advocate, a meat trade journal; and to personal affairs.
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Weitling, Wilhelm, 1808-1871
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3271
1 linear foot (3 boxes)
Wilhelm Weitling (1808-1871) was a German-born tailor, inventor and editor. In Germany he worked as a journeyman tailor and was a prominent socialist agitator. After emigrating to the U.S. in 1848, he organized an Arbeiterbund or "Workingmen's...
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Wilhelm Weitling (1808-1871) was a German-born tailor, inventor and editor. In Germany he worked as a journeyman tailor and was a prominent socialist agitator. After emigrating to the U.S. in 1848, he organized an Arbeiterbund or "Workingmen's League" for skilled craftsmen and established a community in Iowa based on his socio-economic theories. He also was the founder and editor of Die Republik der Arbeiter in New York City from 1850 to 1855. Collection consists of Weitling's correspondence, writings, patents and plans, memorabilia, and miscellaneous papers. Correspondence, 1844-1903, contains letters to and from members of the Weitling family, and correspondence and papers relating to the colonies of the Workingmen's League. Patents and plans, 1861-1868, are for improvements to the sewing machine. Writings include a journal, 1855-1869, and papers on his theories of astronomy. Also, memorabilia, newsclippings and miscellaneous items.
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Lloyd, William Bross, Jr., 1908-1995
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1789
7 linear feet (16 boxes)
William Bross Lloyd, Jr. (1908-1995) was a writer, organizer and political activist, who focused on world government and peace. These additions to his papers include professional correspondence, files from Lloyd's major fields of interest...
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William Bross Lloyd, Jr. (1908-1995) was a writer, organizer and political activist, who focused on world government and peace. These additions to his papers include professional correspondence, files from Lloyd's major fields of interest including satellite and radio communications, the United Nations Association and the World Federalists Association, miscellaneous subject files, and notes and drafts of articles.
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