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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
Found in:
Special Collections
Richard Frary collection of Stephen Crane materials
Collection
Identifier: MS-0421
Abstract
Stephen Crane (1871-1900) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer, who in 1895 wrote "The Red Badge of Courage", which earned him international acclaim. This collection of materials relating to Crane, compiled by Johns Hopkins University alumnus Richard Frary, includes letters (many by Crane), events ephemera, photographs, articles of literary criticism, and sheet music (inspired by his fiction). The materials date from the 1890s to the early 2000s.
Dates:
1890s-early 2000s
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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- Frary, Richard, 1947- 2
- Wilson, Robert, 1922-2016 2
- Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999 1
- Brown, Bob, 1886-1959 1
- Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 1
- Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900 1
- Hoffman, Daniel, 1923-2013 1
- Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1
- Longsdorf, Kenneth 1
- Martin, Marty 1
- Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 1
- Morrison, Murray 1
- Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951 1
- Sorrentino, Paul 1
- Starrett, Vincent, 1886-1974 1
- Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946 1
- Steward, Samuel M. 1
- Tanner, Allen C., 1898-1987 1
- Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989 1
- Toklas, Alice B. 1
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 1
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