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Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1864 - 1940

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

A. Edward Newton letters

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-170
Abstract

Fifteen letters written by A. Edward Newton. Two are to a fellow book collector Ellis Ames Ballard and his wife, and thirteen are to Mrs. James Ward Thorne, (a.k.a. Narissa Niblack Thorne) of Chicago, mostly regarding social activities and the exchange of books and pamphlets.

Dates: 1928-1937

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

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  • Subject: Book collecting -- United States X

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Subject
Book collecting -- United States 1
Book collecting -- United States -- History 1
Book collectors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Correspondence 1
Correspondence -- 1851-1900 1
Publishers and publishing -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History 1