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Alfred North Whitehead collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0282
Abstract
Alfred North Whitehead was an English mathematician and philosopher born on the Isle of Thanet in 1861. The bulk of the collection is formed by correspondence between members of the Whitehead family: Alfred North Whitehead, his wife, Evelyn, their son, T. North and his wife, Margaret dating from the 1920s-1940s.
Dates:
1899-1949; Majority of material found within 1924-1939
Found in:
Special Collections
Gertrude Stein papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0466
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of eight items donated by Robert Wilson, as well as a corrected typescript of Stein's poem, "One has Not Lost One's Marguerite," which appeared in the April 1926 copy of the Black and Blue Jay, along with a letter from Syndey M. Cone to John French describing the poem's publication in the magazine. The Robert Wilson items are: a copy photograph of Gertrude; an announcement for the play, "Gertrude and Alice"; three greeting cards that use Stein's images and words; the...
Dates:
1956, 2000
Found in:
Special Collections
Robert A. Wilson collection of Gertrude Stein materials
Collection
Identifier: MS-0785
Abstract
Robert A. Wilson (1922-2016) was a Baltimore native who owned the Phoenix Book Shop in Greenwich Village, New York and was a well-known collector of signed first editions of works by his favorite literary figures, particularly Gertrude Stein. Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was an American expatriate novelist, playwright, poet, and art collector. She was born outside Pittsburgh, lived in Oakland, California, and then spent the rest of her life in Paris, France, becoming a part of the Parisian...
Dates:
1874-2009
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
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- Haldane, R. B. Haldane, Viscount (Richard Burdon Haldane), 1856-1928 1
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