Found 36 collections related to Journalists

Letters and documents of Amos Kendall, American lawyer, journalist, politician, and Postmaster General during the Jackson and Van Buren administrations. Early letters relate to business ventures and debts; letters dating from the 1830s concern Kendall's political activities as a member of Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet," as well as his journalistic interests, with recipients including Virgil Maxcy and John McLean. Several letters relate to Kendall's investment in, and activities on behalf of, Samuel Morse's telegraph system. Other documents present in the collection were generated during Kendall's service as Postmaster General, and relate to the operations and management of the United States Postal Service less

The Joseph Mitchell papers (1838-2011) primarily relate to Mitchell's career as a journalist and New Yorker writer and his proclivity to document life in New York City. The collection is comprised of correspondence, writings, research material, notes, ephemera, and photographs. Posthumous material relating to Mitchell is included as well as nineteenth and early twentieth century records amassed by Mitchell. less

Letter (6 p.) from American newspaper journalist George M. Chester (1838-1891) to his mother, 1871 July 16, providing a vivid eyewitness account of the New York City Orange Riot of July 12. Chester was the son of John and Catherine M. Chester of Detroit, Michigan. He served in the Quartermaster’s Department during the American Civil War and later worked for several years as a journalist in New York City. He describes the riot which broke out in Manhattan on July 12, 1871, when Irish-Catholic protesters confronted a parade of Irish Protestant Orangemen commemorating the Battle of the Boyne. The marchers were cordoned under the escort of New York City Police and five regiments of the New York National Guard (the 6th, 7th, 9th, 22nd, and 84th) when shooting broke out on Eighth Avenue near 24th Street, resulting in many injuries and deaths. Serving that day in the 22nd N.Y.N.G., Chester recounts the sequence of events from the start of the parade at Eighth Avenue and 29th Street to his muster-out at the Cooper Institute, and duty the following day. Three sets of line drawings show the strategic disposition of the marchers and their guards at various times, including the disorder following the shootings. less

Ida Husted Harper (1851-1931), American journalist and suffragist, was an associate and biographer of Susan B. Anthony and collaborated with Anthony on writing History of Woman Suffrage. Collection consists of scrapbook compiled by Harper with clippings of her articles relating to women's suffrage. Also included are clippings of articles about Harper's activities, and pamphlets and other printed materials relating to her suffrage work. Personal materials include a flyleaf dedicated to her by Susan B. Anthony. less

Journalist, U.S. Congressman and Senator from Maine, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and U.S. Secretary of State under James A. Garfield. Miscellaneous letters to and from James G. Blaine, notably his letter 11 Feb. 1869 to Horace Greeley outlining his professional career and political positions; documents and ephemera signed by him; and notes and newpaper clippings on Blaine's life and connections with the Union Pacific Railroad. less

James Lewis Cowles (1843-1922) was an American journalist specializing in postal reform and railroad systems. He was a supporter of the Parcel Post Bill and government ownership of the railroads. Collection consists of correspondence, writings and addresses, promotional materials, minutes, personal accounts, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter. Correspondence, 1897-1919, is with prominent citizens in business and with American politicians regarding the federalization of the railroad system and the Parcel Post Bill. Also, personal letters from friends and family members. Writings and addresses, 1890-1917, concerning the postal service and railway service in America; promotional materials, 1909-1918, of the Postal Progress League and the World Postal League; minutes, 1911, of the Postal Progress Conference; personal accounts, 1916-1918; notebooks, 1862-1918; photographs of Cowles and family members; and printed ephemera, 1912-1918, are included in the collection. less

Among the notable members of the Dwight family of Connecticut were: Timothy Dwight (1752-1817), a Congregational minister and president of Yale College; Theodore Dwight (1764-1846), a lawyer, editor and author; Theodore Dwight, Jr. (1796-1866), author and educator; and Sereno Edwards Dwight (1786-1850), educator and Congregational minister. Collection consists of letters, 1795-1815, and notebook of Timothy Dwight; letters, 1789-1843, poems, and miscellaneous documents of Theodore Dwight; correspondence, 1815-1866, diary (published in 1824 under the title "A Journal of a Tour in Italy, In the Year 1821") of a tour through Italy and Europe, poems, and notes of Theodore Dwight, Jr.; letters, 1821-1828, of Sereno Edwards Dwight; letters, 1836-1853, to various members of the Dwight family; and letters, 1828-1852, poems, and other papers of the Alsop family. less

George Henry Sargent (1867-1931), American bibliographer and journalist, was associated with the Boston Evening Transcript from 1895 until 1931. He wrote books and articles on bibliography and a column, The Bibliographer, about rare books. Collection consists of correspondence relating to bibliography, personal and professional papers, and Sargent's autograph and facsimile collections. Correspondence, 1883-1930, is from readers of his column, bibliographical colleagues, and family members. Personal and business papers, ca. 1910s-1930, include lists and descriptions of books and manuscripts in libraries and private collections; typescripts of Sargent's essays on bibliographical topics and some poems; accounts, 1906-1922; notes; and printed matter. Autograph collection contains 18th through 20th century letters, signatures, and a few photographs and documents of a variety of prominent people. Facsimile collection consists of letters and documents of historical and literary figures. less

The collection consists of the papers of journalist and peace activist Leopold Katscher (1853-1939) and his wife, the novelist Berta Katscher (1860-1903). The bulk of the collection consists of Leopold Katscher's papers, while his wife is represented to a lesser degree. Approximately half of the collection is made up of correspondence. The remainder consists of copies of Katscher's published articles, manuscripts, legal and financial case files, papers of peace, social justice and feminist societies and associations in which the Katschers were active, and personal documents. Katscher's correspondence includes numerous letters from writer and peace activist Bertha von Suttner. less

Life Magazine, Inc. was founded in New York City in 1883 by John Ames Mitchell (1845-1918). Published until October 1936, it was a popular magazine of satire, criticism, reviews, and humor which relied heavily on cartoons, sketches, illustrations, and anecdotal material. In November of 1936 a new magazine under the same title was published by Time, Inc. Collection consists of the records of Life Magazine, Inc. documenting all aspects of its operation and including correspondence, circulation, art and literary department records, minutes, financial records, and printed matter. Correspondence of secretary/treasurer, 1924-1936, is with advertisers, publishers, distributors, printers, illustrators, and cartoonists. Permissions correspondence, 1932-1936, concerns requests by organizations and persons to reprint copyrighted materials. Contracts and agreements series, 1896-1936, reflects the purchase and sale of artistic and literary properties, copyright matters and foreign reproduction rights. Circulation department series consists of audit reports of circulation statistics and records of issues returned. Art department records include scrapbooks of cartoons and process books, 1908-1936, with information about plate manufacture and design. Literary department series contains manuscripts, typescripts of poems, articles and humorous materials accepted by Life and records of manuscripts submitted to the magazine from 1911 to 1936. Also, minutes, 1892-1936, of the board of directors and stockholders; financial records, 1892-1936, including vouchers, journals and other accounts; and printed matter such as issues of Life and books containing art work published in the magazine. less

Charles A. Dana was an American newspaper editor, journalist, and author. Collection consists of thirteen letters from Dana to various correspondents; signed memoranda; cut signatures; and approximately 60 newspaper clippings relating to the various phases of Dana's public life less

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. less

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. less

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. less

Alexander Black (1859-1940) was an author, editor and originator of the "picture play" the dramatic forerunner of the motion picture. Collection consists of correspondence, PEN Club materials, writings, photographs, sketches, and miscellaneous papers. Correspondence, 1858-1939, reflects Black's editorial work and personal engagements. P.E.N. papers, 1921-1935, include correspondence and printed matter relating to meetings, membership and events sponsored by the Club. Writings series contains Black's manuscripts, notes and notebooks. Also, photographs, sketches by Black and printed materials. less

Papers consist of family and general correspondence, Bigelow's writings, biographical materials, papers of his first and second wives, and related materials. Family correspondence, 1864-1954, and general correspondence, 1880-1954, contain chiefly incoming letters, many from prominent figures in journalism, the arts, and politics, in both the United States and Great Britain, as well as figures from countries of special interest to Bigelow, especially Germany and Japan. Correspondents include associates and figures such as Henry Mills Alden, James Bryce, Roger Casement, Samuel Clemens, Geraldine Farrar, Henry George, Percy and Ella Grainger, Edgar Lee Masters, Frederic Remington, George S. Viereck, and Israel Zangwill. Bigelow's writings cover a wide range of interests with travel observations, politics, and colonial studies being most prominent and consist of drafts, manuscripts and printed copies of his writings in addition to journals, notes, sketches, photographs, maps, printed matter, and clippings. Materials collected about Germany include correspondence with Emperor Wilhelm II, members of his family, and government officials, 1881-1945, and a journal of Bigelow's trip to Constantinople with the Emperor in 1899. Also contains an unpublished biography of his father, John Bigelow. Biographical materials, 1865-1950, include scrapbooks, diaries, sketchbooks, correspondence, photographs and prints, clippings, and memorabilia. less

Collection consists of four letters written by Charles Dudley Warner, American journalist and author, along with an undated autograph bibliography of his works from 1852 to 1893, a clipped signature, and two portrait reproductions. Two letters to his publisher James R. Osgood, 1878, concern complimentary copies and promotion of his book Being a Boy. There is also an 1889 letter to a Mr. Rothschild declining an offer due to his many engagements, and a letter to John Shaw Billings, Director of The New York Public Library, introducing the son of his friend Cabell of Richmond, Virginia, 1897. less

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1882) was an American poet, journalist and abolitionist. The collection consists of autograph letters written to various parties regarding literary, political and personal matters; autograph verses signed; and autograph signatures. Letter recipients include his editor James T. Fields, Paul Hamilton Hayne, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and Henry Wilson, newspaper editor and U.S. senator from Massachusetts. Whittier’s letter of 1853 September 23 to a political committee in New York City expresses his support of Free Soil politics and his disgust over the Fugitive Slave Law. The collection includes two separate autograph poems, The Christmas Carmen, enclosed in a letter to the editor of The Independent, 1872, and The Vanishers, undated. A letter to James T. Fields contains the emended opening lines of The Tent on the Beach, dated 1867. less

Don Carlos Seitz (1862-1935), American journalist and author, worked for several magazines and newspapers, including the New York World where he was business manager from 1898 to 1923. In addition to his editorial career, he wrote biographies and articles for magazines. Collection consists of correspondence and typescripts by Seitz. Correspondence, 1882-1934, mostly incoming, is with political leaders, authors, publishers, editors, and literary people. Topics covered are the New York World, Joseph Pulitzer and Seitz's books. Also, typescripts, 1925 and 1929, with corrections by Seitz. less