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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1837 - 1920

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Alice French papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Thanet
Abstract

Correspondence, diaries, literary manuscripts, clippings and other miscellaneous material relating to Alice French, author of short stories, novels and essays, who wrote under the pseudonym Octave Thanet.

Dates: 1871-1934

Edith Franklin Wyatt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Wyatt
Abstract

Correspondence of Chicago writer and social activist Edith Franklin Wyatt, plus drafts of works, contracts, scrapbooks, clippings and mementos.

Dates: 1894-1968; Majority of material found within 1894 - 1955

Francis Fisher Browne papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Browne
Abstract

Correspondence, literary manuscripts, memorabilia, clippings, photos and material relating to Francis Fisher Browne and the publication of several Chicago literary periodicals, primarily The Dial, of which Francis Fisher Browne was the founder and editor, 1880-1913.

Dates: approximately 1860-1949; Majority of material found within 1873 - 1915

George Ade papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Ade
Abstract

Correspondence, works, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, miscellaneous pictorial items and memorabilia documenting the literary and personal life of George Ade, Midwestern journalist, humorist and playwright, best known for his Chicago Record column, "Stories of the Streets and of the Town," and for his innumerable fables in slang.

Dates: 1865-1971

Henry Blake Fuller papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Fuller
Abstract

Correspondence, works and miscellaneous material relating to Henry Blake Fuller, Chicago novelist, essayist, critic, and satirist. The bulk of the collection consists of Fuller's writings, both published and manuscript, and incoming correspondence.

Dates: 1868-2000; Majority of material found within 1874 - 1929

Wallace Rice Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Rice
Abstract

Correspondence, almost all addressed to Chicago author, anthologist and lecturer Wallace Rice with a few outgoing letters; also many examples of his works, and a miscellany of associated material including a small collection of photographs.

Dates: 1779-1939; Majority of material found within 1885 - 1935

William Dean Howells poem

 Item
Identifier: Midwest-MS-010
Abstract

One poem by William Dean Howells, "All the Long August Afternoon."

Dates: approximately 1900

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American literature -- Illinois -- Chicago 4
Correspondence -- 1851-1900 4
Correspondence -- 1901-1950 4
Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century 3
Manuscripts, American 3
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Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Sources 2
Chicago (Ill.) -- Newspapers 2
Journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Photographs 2
Photographs -- 1851-1900 2
Photographs -- 1901-1950 2
American fiction -- Women authors 1
American literature -- Indiana 1
Anthologies -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Anti-imperialist movements -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Book editors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Booksellers and bookselling -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Brook (Ind.) -- History -- Sources 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions 1
Conservatism -- United States 1
Correspondence -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Correspondence -- Indiana 1
Correspondence -- United States -- 1901-1950 1
Critics -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Diaries 1
Diaries -- 1851-1900 1
Diaries -- 1901-1950 1
Dramatists -- United States 1
Greek letter societies -- Indiana -- Lafayette 1
Homosexuality and literature 1
Humorists, American 1
Liberty ships 1
Literary critics -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Lyricists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Manuscripts, American -- Arkansas 1
Manuscripts, American -- Indiana 1
Manuscripts, American -- Iowa 1
Motion pictures -- History 1
New Deal, 1933-1939 1
Novelists, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Periodical editors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 1
Periodicals -- Publishing -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 1
Poems -- 1851-1900 1
Poems -- 1901-1950 1
Poems -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
Poems -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1901-1950 1
Poets, American -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Publishers and publishing -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 1
Realism in literature 1
Regionalism in literature 1
Romance fiction -- Europe 1
Scrapbooks -- Illinois -- 1851-1900 1
Scrapbooks -- Illinois -- 1901-1950 1
Short stories, American -- Women authors 1
Social action -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Social settlements -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Spanish-American War, 1898 1
Women authors, American -- Middle West 1
Women authors, American -- Southern States 1
Women novelists, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Women poets, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Women social reformers -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 1
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