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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1837 - 1920

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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

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  • Subject: American literature -- Illinois -- Chicago X

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Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Sources 2
Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century 2
Chicago (Ill.) -- Newspapers 2
Correspondence -- 1851-1900 2
Correspondence -- 1901-1950 2
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Journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Manuscripts, American 2
Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Photographs 2
American literature -- Indiana 1
Anti-imperialist movements -- Illinois -- Chicago 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
Diaries 1
Diaries -- 1851-1900 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
Manuscripts, American -- Indiana 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
Photographs -- 1851-1900 1
Photographs -- 1901-1950 1
Poems -- 1851-1900 1
Poems -- 1901-1950 1
Publishers and publishing -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 1
Realism in literature 1
Romance fiction -- Europe 1
Scrapbooks -- Illinois -- 1851-1900 1
Scrapbooks -- Illinois -- 1901-1950 1
Social action -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Social settlements -- Illinois -- Chicago 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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