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Stone, Melville Elijah, 1848-1929

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1848 - 1929

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Stone & Kimball records

 Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Stn
Abstract Papers of late 19th-early 20th century Chicago book publisher Stone & Kimball, consisting of original manuscripts and correspondence (primarily that of Herbert S. Stone) and authors George Ade, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, and Eugene Field, among others. Correspondence is supplanted with photographs, original manuscripts, plays, writings, art posters, drawings, prints, newspaper clippings, contracts, agreements, receipts, and artifacts. The bulk of the collection includes material...
Dates: 1883-1971

Victor Lawson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Lawson
Abstract

Correspondence, reports, legal documents, contracts, and other materials pertaining to Victor Lawson’s life and career as a pioneering newspaperman and owner of the Chicago Daily News in early 1900s Chicago.

Dates: approximately 1860-1931; Majority of material found within 1885-1925

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  • Subject: Manuscripts, American X
  • Subject: Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago X

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Subject
Advertising -- Medicine 1
Advertising, Classified 1
Advertising, Newspaper 1
Authors and publishers -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History 1