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Aleine Austin papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0397
Abstract

Aleine Austin was historian and author born in New York City, July 19, 1922. The papers, dating from 1940 to 1991, consist of student notes, lecture notes, published articles, manuscript notes, recordings, photographs, correspondence, and a selection of papers that document Aleine Austin's interest and work in the American labor movement.

Dates: 1940-1991

Alexandre Dumas handwritten note to François Buloz

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0733
Abstract Alexandre Dumas, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas, père, was a French writer. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Alexandre Dumas, fils (1824-1895) was a French writer and dramatist, best known for Camille (a.k.a. The Lady of the...
Dates: undated, 1894

Alice Walker ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0822
Abstract

The Alice Walker ephemera collection, 1988 to 2001, contains ephemera relating to American author, poet and activist Alice Walker.

Dates: 1988 - 2000

Anthony Trollope collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0697
Abstract

Anthony Trollope (1815–1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. This collection includes materials related to Anthony Trollope, including pamphlets about Trollope and an item from the Trollope Society. Of particular interest is a February 16, 1862 letter written by Trollope to A.N. Zevely (?) of Baltimore. The collection spans 1862 to the mid-20th century.

Dates: 1862-mid-20th century

August Mencken letters to James H. Bready

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0700
Abstract August Mencken was an American civil engineer and author. He was the younger brother of Henry Louis Mencken, and the son of cigar magnate August Mencken, Sr. James Hall Bready was a Baltimore Evening Sun editorial writer for more than three decades and originator of the "Books and Authors" column that was published in The Baltimore Sun for nearly 50 years. This collection consists of 11 letters from August Mencken to James Bready, a columnist at The...
Dates: 1952-1961

Broadus Mitchell papers

 Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: MS-HUT-015
Abstract

Broadus Mitchell was an educator, historian, and biographer of Alexander Hamilton. Mitchell taught economics at Hopkins, 1919-1939, and was active in political affairs and issues of social justice in Baltimore. The collection consists of some papers related to Broadus Mitchell's research for his published work, William Gregg, Factory Master of the Old South, (1928) and Mitchell's biographical materials. The papers span from 1928 to 1929 and 1979-1986.

Dates: 1928-1929, 1979-1986

Conrad Aiken letter

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MS-0469
Abstract

Conrad Potter Aiken (1889–1973) was an American writer, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play, and an autobiography. The collection consists of one letter from Conrad Aiken to an unidentified correspondent, January 26, 1969.

Dates: 1969 January 26

Francese Hubbard Litchfield Turnbull papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0229
Scope and Contents This small collection gives a glimpse of the literary life of Baltimore in the late nineteenth century. Francese Turnbull was an author and patron of the arts. This collection is not her complete papers but deals with two of her interests: the patronage of Sidney Lanier and her membership in the Woman's Literary Club of Baltimore. The material on Lanier briefly describes the Turnbull's friendship with Sidney and Mary Day Lanier and details some of the activities the...
Dates: 1870-1927

Gertrude Stein collection at Johns Hopkins University

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0970
Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and ephemera associated with author Gertrude Stein.

Dates: 1930 - 1934

H. L. Mencken collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0476
Abstract

This is an artificial collection made up of printed ephemera, letters, and photographs that accompanied books by and about H. L. Mencken.

Dates: 1900-1996

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Frary, Richard, 1947- 3
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 3
Barth, John, 1930- 2
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Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909 2
Gilman, Daniel C. (Daniel Coit), 1831-1908 2
James, Henry, 1843-1916 2
Lanier, Clifford Anderson, 1844-1908 2
Lanier, Mary Day 2
Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881 2
Lovejoy, Arthur O. (Arthur Oncken), 1873-1962 2
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 2
Reese, Lizette Woodworth, 1856-1935 2
Sand, George, 1804-1876 2
Sand, Maurice, 1823-1889 2
Sands family 2
Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 2
Toklas, Alice B. 2
Wilson, Robert, 1922-2016 2
Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973 1
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 1
Allen, Don Cameron, 1903-1972 1
American Center of P.E.N. 1
Antioch College 1
Austin, Aleine, 1922- 1
Authors Guild Foundation (U.S.) 1
Baker, Carlos, 1909-1987 1
Barth, Shelly 1
Bate, Walter Jackson, 1918-1999 1
Beal family (New York) 1
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956 1
Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943 1
Benét, William Rose, 1886-1950 1
Benoît-Smullyan, Mary Louise, 1914- 1
Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940 1
Berkeley Public Library 1
Boas, George, 1891-1980 1
Boehm, G. Herbert 1
Boehm, Margaret Donaldson, 1894- 1
Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
Bowman, Isaiah, 1878-1950 1
Bowra, C. M. (Cecil Maurice), 1898-1971 1
Bready, James H. 1
Bridges, Harry, 1901-1990 1
Brown, Bob, 1886-1959 1
Browne, William Hand, 1828-1912 1
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878 1
Buck, Dudley, 1839-1909 1
Buloz, Francois, 1803-1877 1
Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961 1
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947 1
Chambers, William L. 1
Charcoal Club (Baltimore, Md.) 1
Charles Scribner's Sons 1
Chew, Samuel C. (Samuel Claggett), 1888-1960 1
Churchill, William, 1859-1920 1
Claire, William F. 1
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846 1
Cleveland, E. E. (Edward Earl), 1921- 1
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 1
Columbia University 1
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 1
Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900 1
Curry, Kenneth 1
Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876 1
Darbishire, Helen, 1881-1961 1
Director of Villa Spelman, 257 Mergenthaler Hall, Homewood Campus 1
Dixon, Antonia 1
Dixon, James R., -1960 1
Dixon, Sophia 1
Dixon, Stephen, 1936-2019 1
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 1
Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764 1
Draper, John William, 1893- 1
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 1
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 1
Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895 1
Dutcher, Salem 1
Edel, Leon, 1907-1997 1
Everett, Henry A., 1856-1917 1
Everett, Leolyn Louise 1
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 1
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 1
Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 1
Garmey, Stephen, 1933- 1
Gay, Sophie, 1776-1852 1
George Polk Awards 1
Gohn, Ernest Salisbury, 1922- 1
Gough, Richard, 1735-1809 1
Gregg, William, 1800-1867 1
Guiraud, Alexandre, 1788-1847 1
Guiterman, Arthur, 1871-1943 1
Hamerik, Asger, 1843-1923 1
Hancock, Walker Kirtland, 1901-1998 1
Hart, Richard, 1908- 1
Havens, Raymond Dexter, 1880-1954 1
Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830-1886 1
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984 1
Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.) 1
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