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Way, W. Irving (Washington Irving), 1853-1931

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1853 - 1931

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Claude Stanley Wainwright papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Wing-MS-53
Abstract Chicago author and publisher, Way was founding partner of the firm of Way & Williams, and responsible for much of its editorial policy. Correspondence with authors and collectors, clippings, proof sheets, and notes removed from a collection of books belonging to Claude Stanley Wainwright, collector and friend of W. Irving Way, consisting largely of books given to him by Way with various notes and association materials inserted. Most of the letters are addressed to Way in Chicago or in...
Dates: 1885-1929

W. Irving Way papers

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Wing-MS-141
Abstract

Chicago author and publisher. Way was founding partner of the firm of Way & Williams, and was responsible for much of its editorial policy. Correspondence with authors, collectors, and publishers, newspaper clippings, sample sheets, and notes, dated between 1885 and 1931.

Dates: 1885-1931, bulk 1892-1900; Majority of material found within 1892 - 1900

William Allen White letters

 Collection
Identifier: Case-f E5.W58213
Abstract

Pulitzer Prize-winning Emporia, Kansas, newspaper editor and author. Includes letters first to Mr. Way and later to Chauncey Williams, of Chicago publisher Way and Williams, regarding the publication and sale of White's The Real Issue: A Book of Kansas Stories.

Dates: 1896-1898

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Subject
Book collecting -- United States -- History 2
Correspondence -- 1851-1900 2
Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
Correspondence -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1901-1950 1