- unitid
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{"value"=>"745", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 745", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1893-1945", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1893/1945"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1893
- date_inclusive_end
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1945
- keydate
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1893
- date_start
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1893
- date_end
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1945
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Benjamin De Casseres papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"15 linear feet (30 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Benjamin De Casseres (1873-1945), a journalist and author, worked for various New York City newspapers writing columns and editorials. He also wrote poetry, fiction, essays, and critical reviews. Collection contains manuscripts of De Casseres's writings, correspondence, clippings, and other printed matter. Manuscripts include his articles, poetry, plays, and fiction. One half of correspondence consists of love letters to his future wife, Adele \"Bio\" Terrill Jones; the rest are letters from prominent literary figures. There are numerous clippings of his writings, articles about him and clippings he used for reference. Also, some materials concerning his brother, Walter De Casseres."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Benjamin De Casseres papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"De Casseres, Benjamin, 1873-1945", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Benjamin De Casseres (1873-1945) became a newspaperman in his native Philadelphia at the age of 16. A decade later he became a proofreader for the New York Sun, and he worked for the <em>New York Herald</em> from 1903-1919. By 1902 De Casseres had begun to consider himself as a serious writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and critical reviews. In 1934 he went to work for the <em>New York American</em> writing regular columns-\"On the Nail\" and \"March of Events\". He also wrote editorials for the <em>American</em> and other newspapers In the Hearst chain. In 1919 De Casseres married Adele \"Bio\" Terrill Jones (ca. 1881-7). His brother, Walter De Casseres (ca. 1882-1900), was also a writer.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the collection is made up of De Casseres' manuscripts of his articles, essays, plays, poetry, prose, and editorials. There are numerous clippings of his own writings, articles about him, and those he used as research for his columns and editorials. Among the correspondence there are letters from prominent writers, but one half are his love letters to Bio Terrill. There are a few materials concerning De Casseres' brother.</p> <p>In 1994, the New York Public Library added eight letters from the poet Edgar Lee Masters to Benjamin De Casseres to these papers. They are filed with the correspondence in Box 1.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>1947, 1963, Received from Bio De Casseres; Kingston Galleries</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Robert Sink, March 1982</p>"}
- extent_statement
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15 linear feet (30 boxes)