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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., 1898-1974. Born in New York City. He was an author, lecturer, and cinematographer, and was a newspaper and magazine editor and publisher. He worked in intelligence during World War II, and decorated with the Croix de la Croix Rouge by the French, and Distinguished Service from Federal Bureau of Investigation. He authored "Symposium of Public Opinion on Japanese American Question," in 1921, and numerous books including My Fabulous Mother, Farewell to Fifth Avenue, and V...
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American novelist and non-fiction writer.
From the description of Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton collection, 1907-1945. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 44590095
California author.
From the description of TLS, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866384
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was an American novelist, short-story writer, biographer, and literary critic.
From the description of Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton collection of ...
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Roger Nash Baldwin (January 21, 1884 ? August 26, 1981) was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He served as executive director of the ACLU until 1950.
Many of the ACLU's original landmark cases took place under his direction, including the Scopes Trial, the Sacco and Vanzetti murder trial, and its challenge to the ban on James Joyce's Ulysses. Baldwin was a well-known pacifist and author.
Baldwin was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the son of Lucy Cushing (...
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Ezra Pound was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, The Cantos (c. 1917?1962). Pound's contribution to poetry began in the early 20th century with his role in developing Imagism, a movement stressing precision and economy of language. Working in London as foreign editor of several American l...
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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century.
Mencken worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 190...
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Richard E. Burton was an editor, author, and educator. He was born in Connecticut and educated at Trinity College and Johns Hopkins. He was literary editor of the Hartford Courant for several years before accepting a position at the University of Minnesota as English professor and department head. He wrote poetry and biography, and edited several publications.
From the description of Richard E. Burton letter and poem, 1915. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record ...
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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman.
A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved?...
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Eugene Victor "Gene" Debs (November 5, 1855 ? October 20, 1926) was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. Through his presidential candidacies as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States. Early in his political career, Debs...
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Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1878. Sinclair was an American author, novelist, journalist, and political activist who wrote many books in several genres. He is most well-known for his expose, The Jungle regarding conditions in Chicago's meat packing plants, which influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Much of Sinclair's writing was related to the economic and social conditions of the early twentieth century. He was heavily in...
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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909.
From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791
26th president of the United States, 1901-1909.
From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920
Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...
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Writer and physician.
From the description of Letter of Frederik van Eeden, 1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71073347
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Jack London was born in San Francisco January 12, 1876. He led an adventurous life, only beginning his career as an author in the 1890s. He wrote short stories, serials, essays, articles, verse and novels. He died November 22, 1916 in Sonoma County, CA.
From the description of Jack London papers, 1897-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122387554
American novelist and short story writer.
From the description of Chronometer method [navigational documents] [1907?]...
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British author, best known for his stories about detective Sherlock Holmes.
From the description of Letter : South Norwood, to Major Pond, 1894 May 31. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57008581
English physician, novelist and detective-story writer.
From the description of Papers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [manuscript], 1893-1985 (bulk 1893-1927). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647816353
Doyle was an English mystery writer perh...
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American editor and writer.
From the description of Letter to Matthew Bruccoli [manuscript], 1975 December 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812058
From the description of Papers of Malcolm Cowley [manuscript], 1969. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810601
From the description of Papers of Malcolm Cowley [manuscript], 1936-1955. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647874698
Malcolm Cowley was an influential liter...
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A biographical timeline is provided in the Eugene O'Neill Papers (YCAL MSS 123).
From the guide to the Eugene O'Neill collection, 1912-1993, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
American playwright.
From the description of Papers, 1913-1986, 1913-1950 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155490040
From the description of Papers of Eugene O'Neill [manuscript], 1915-1940. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810476
From the de...
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American editor of the "Saturday Review of Literature" from 1940-1977.
From the description of Typed letter signed : New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1960 May 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868047
Editor, journalist.
From the description of Reminiscences of Norman Cousins : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376635
From the description of Reminiscences of Norman Cousins : lecture, 1959. (Colum...
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Finger was born in Sussex, England and attended Kings College, London. He became an authority on Wagner, Chopin and Greig. He wrote children's books as well as short stories for H.L. Mencken's, Smart Set and The Century.
From the description of Conrad and his style: typescript, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155181120
U.S. editor (Reedy's Mirror and All's Well), writer, music school director, and railroad employee; best known for two collections of folk tales.
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Author.
From the description of Papers, 1913-1946. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 701550358
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Roving editor of Reader's Digest.
From the description of Letters, 1945-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145430278
Eastman, the brother of Crystal Eastman, translated Russian writings into English.
From the description of Letter, 1968. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007545
Author.
From the description of Papers, 1892-1968. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 40833141
From the description of Letters, 1943-1960....
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James T. Farrell (1904-1979) was an Irish-American novelist, short story writer, journalist, travel writer, poet, and literary critic. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he attended the University of Chicago and published his first short story in 1929. He is best known for his Studs Lonigan trilogy and for his A note on Literary Criticism, in which he described two types of the American Marxist character.
From the guide to the James T. Farrell Collection, 1953-1961, (Special Colle...
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Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist, feminist, author, editor, and lecturer on politics, literature and the arts. She was born in Lithuania and died in Canada. Her lectures and publications attracted attention throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was associated with the anarchist journal Mother Earth from 1906 to 1917 and was imprisoned for publicly advocating birth control in 1916 and pacifism in 1917. In 1919 she was deported to Russia but had to leave because of her criticism of the Bols...
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Felix Frankfurter (November 15, 1882 ? February 22, 1965) was an American lawyer, professor, and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Frankfurter served on the Supreme Court from 1939 to 1962 and was a noted advocate of judicial restraint in the judgments of the Court.
Frankfurter was born in Vienna, Austria, and immigrated to New York City at the age of 12. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Frankfurter worked for Secretary of War Henry ...
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American publisher of the LITTLE-BLUE BOOK, BIG-BLUE BOOK, and PEOPLE POCKET Series.
His philosophy of book publishing was to build up a reputation, offer a product of wide appeal, and then reach a sound economic ratio between cost of production and cost of selling. As the series became internationally famous and sales grew, the unit price was reduced from $.25 in 1919 when the series began to $.05 in 1922. By 1928 the LITTLE-BLUE BOOK Series alone included 1,260 titles....
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Epithet: junior; MP
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Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in Paris in 1889. He became universally known for his performances as a comedic silent screen actor.
From the description of Scrapbook, 1931. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 18313546
Epithet: actor
Title: Knight
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Epithet: novelist
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001085.0x000173
German author.
From the description of Land of good will : typewritten article signed, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609625
From the description of Autograph letter signed with initials : Bad To?lz, to Herr Fischer, his publisher, 1909 Aug. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270607913
From the description...
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Poet, writer, labor editor.
From the description of Correspondence, with Agnes Inglis, 1936-1951. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34367755
Labor leader, poet, and songwriter; joined I.W.W. in 1913 and became chief publicist and agitator; divided his time between commercial art and editing labor papers, working in various cities in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America; spent time in Leavenworth Prison (Kan.) for his anti-World War I activities; spent last years i...
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Author b. 1899, John Wesley, in coal mining camp near Moberly, Mo.; proletarian writer of the 30's, activist involved in labor unions and worker's rights. Published in Northern Lights and New Masses; gained recognition with Disinherited.
From the description of Papers, 1947-1981. (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 13347087
Poet, editor of The Spider.
From the description of Letters, to Joseph A. Labadie, 1924-1928. (University of Michigan). World...
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of India's independence from British colonial rule to world attention. His philosophy of non-violence, for which he coined the term satyagraha, influenced both nationalist and international movements for peaceful change. Gandhi's principle of satyagraha (from Sanskrit satya: truth, and graha: grasp/hold), often translated as "way of truth" or "pursui...
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Galbraith taught economics at Harvard.
From the description of Papers of John Kenneth Galbraith, 1958. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973248
John Kenneth Galbraith was born in Iona Station, Ontario, Canada in 1908. He emigrated to the United States in 1931 and became an American citizen in 1937. He received degrees from Ontario Agricultural College (1931), University of California (1933, 1934), and studied at Cambridge, England (1937-38). His academic career has...
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Editor, playwright, novelist.
From the description of Letters of Floyd Dell [manuscript], 1924, 1935. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810834
Author Floyd Dell was raised in impoverished circumstances in Illinois, developing ideals under the influence of his school-teacher mother. Although a high school dropout, a combination of intelligence, talent, and will contributed to his early success writing for periodicals. His book reviews were a revelation, and led...
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Richard Armour, 1906-1989, was an American poet, humorist and author. He was also professor of English at Scripps College (Claremont, Calif.) from 1945 to 1963, dean of faculty at Scripps College, and member of the Board of Trustees at Claremont McKenna College.
From the description of Richard Armour collection, 1935-1989. (Claremont Colleges Library). WorldCat record id: 51767456
American author, poet, lecturer, and teacher; d. 1989.
From the description of Rich...
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American journalist and author.
From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Washington, D.C., 23 September 1960, to Joan Peyser, 1960 Sept. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270992594
Lippmann was an American journalist and author.
From the description of Walter Lippmann letters to Hazel Albertson, 1910-1982. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612206746
From the guide to the Walter Lipmann letters to Hazel Albertson, 1910-1982., (H...
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Edmund Wilson was an American novelist, poet, essayist, and literary critic.
From the description of Edmund Wilson collection of papers, 1922-1978. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122596904
From the guide to the Edmund Wilson collection of papers, 1922-1978, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.)
American author and critic.
From the description of Typewritten letters signed...
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Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Wurttemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six
weeks later the family moved to Munich, where he later on began his schooling at the Luitpold Gymnasium. Later, they
moved to Italy and Albert continued his education at Aarau, Switzerland and in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal
Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as a teacher in physics and mathematics. In 1901, the year he gained his
diploma, he acquired Swiss citizenship and, as he was...
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Correspondence to Lewis Mumford from Mark Van Doren and his wife, Dorothy Van Doren.
From the description of Letters, 1965-1978, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155877479
Mark Van Doren was an American author, scholar, and educator. He is probably best remembered for his long tenure as Columbia professor, where he was noted for his inspired Humanities courses and respect for students. His poetry was meticulously well-crafted and gr...
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Theodore Dreiser was an American literary naturalist and author of two of the most significant works of early twentieth-century American fiction, SISTER CARRIE (1900) and AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (1925).
From the description of The mercy of God : manuscript, [1900-1945?] / by Theodore Dreiser. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 63051908
Editor and author.
From the description of Theodore Dreiser papers, 1910-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009534
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Victor Francis Calverton (born George Goetz) (1900-1940), radical reformer and author, was founder and editor of Modern Quarterly, an independent Marxist journal.
From the description of V.F. Calverton papers, 1923-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122686960
From the guide to the V.F. Calverton papers, 1923-1941, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
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The New York City publishing firm of Boni & Liveright began in 1917 with Charles Boni and Horace Liveright issuing the Modern Library Series. Boni's uncle, Thomas Seltzer, quickly became a third partner, but he left four months after Liveright had bought out Boni in July of 1918. Soon afterwards Liveright sold vice presidencies to Julian Messner and Leon Fleischman. Fleischman left the firm in 1920 to be replaced by Bennett Cerf that same year. In 1925 Cerf bought the rights to the Modern Li...
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Epithet: American missionary, writer on social and political topics
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U.S. social worker, lecturer, and writer. A Y.M.C.A. leader in the Orient, Near East, and Russia, Eddy wrote several books on Asian countries.
From the description of Correspondence, 1952. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record i...
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Sinclair Lewis (b. Feb. 7, 1885, Sauk Centre, MN?d. January 10, 1951, Rome, Italy) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. He was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930.
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American novelist.
From the description of One Man's Initiation, 1917, 1968-1969. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937079
American author,
From the description of State of the nation [manuscript], 1944. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647807708
American author.
From the description of Screenplay by John Dos Passos [manuscript], 1934 October 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647830975
F...
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Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was born in Springfield, IL. He studied in Ohio, Chicago, and New York and acquired a reputation as a poet and lecturer. Lindsay became famous for his walk from Springfield, IL to New Mexico in 1912, and for an unusual method of writing poetry. In 1924 he arrived in Spokane where he worked as a columnist for the "Spokesman-Review". He returned to Springfield in 1929, and at the time of his death was a major figure in American poetry.
From the description of Co...
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Botanist, horticulturist, and naturalist.
From the description of Luther Burbank papers, 1830-1989 (bulk 1880-1926). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981669
Luther Burbank began his work in horticulture in his birthplace, Lancaster, Massachusetts, where he raised seeds and vegetables for market. He moved to Santa Rosa, California in 1875 in order to pursue his work in a warmer climate. Burbank became world famous for his timesaving methods of plant breeding and grafting, esp...
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Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968), was a leading American socialist, pacifist, author, and six-time presidential candidate on the Socialist Party of America ticket, between 1928 and 1948. Born in Marion, Ohio, he was a graduate of Princeton University, attended Union Theological Seminary, where he became a socialist, and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1911. Thomas opposed the United States' entry into the First World War, a position that earned him the disapproval of many in his soci...
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Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein, Russian filmmaker and film theorist, 1898-1948.
From the description of The principles of film form : typescript (carbon copy), Zu?rich, 1929 Nov. 2; translation: Beverly Hills, Calif., 1930 Nov. 2 / by Sergei Michaelovich Eisenstein ; authorized translation by Ivor Montagu. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122594167
From the description of Scrapbook of photographs and manuscripts, [ca. 1900]-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86133868
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Lawyer and U.S. senator from Idaho.
From the description of William Edgar Borah papers, 1905-1940 (bulk 1912-1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979901
U.S. senator from Idaho.
From the description of Letter, 1929 Oct. 12, Washington D.C., to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184904148
Attorney in Boise, Idaho; United States senator from Idaho, 1907-1940.
From the description of Correspondence, 1902-1932. (Idah...