Authors, American
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Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:
August Mencken letters to James H. Bready
Collection — Box 1: [31151030133460]
Identifier: MS-0700
Overview
August Mencken was an American civil engineer and author. He was the younger brother of Henry Louis Mencken, and the son of cigar magnate August Mencken, Sr. James Hall Bready was a Baltimore Evening Sun editorial writer for more than three decades and originator of the "Books and Authors" column that was published in The Baltimore Sun for nearly 50 years. This collection consists of 11 letters from August Mencken to James Bready, a columnist at The...
Betty Adler collection
Collection — Box 1: [31151030055580]
Identifier: MS-0237
Overview
Collection consists of 10 items of Maryland author, Betty Adler (1918-1973). Included are two letters, a literary map of Baltimore (MD) and several clippings from "The Baltimore Sun" (March 11-21, 1973).
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Special Collections
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Betty Adler collection
Broadus Mitchell papers
Collection — 1: [31151030133619]
Identifier: MS-HUT-015
Overview
Broadus Mitchell was an educator, historian, and biographer of Alexander Hamilton. Mitchell taught economics at Hopkins, 1919-1939, and was active in political affairs and issues of social justice in Baltimore. The collection consists of some papers related to Broadus Mitchell's research for his published work, William Gregg, Factory Master of the Old South, (1928) and Mitchell's biographical materials. The papers span from 1928 to 1929 and 1979-1986.
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Special Collections
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Broadus Mitchell papers
Charles Alphonso Smith papers
Collection — 1: [31151030052298]
Identifier: MS-0050
Overview
C. Alphonso Smith (1864 – 1924) was an American Professor of English, college dean, philologist, and folklorist. The collection consists largely of clippings from newspapers and periodical regarding the English language and the introduction of slang words used by the military, ranging from 1905-1923.
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Special Collections
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Charles Alphonso Smith papers
Dexter Archive of Oral History
Collection
Identifier: MS-0379
Overview
Lewis Anthony Dexter (1915-1995) was an author and professor of political science. The collection consists of over 1200 individual interviews with people in the fields of government, politics, business, industry, and the military dating primarily from 1953 to 1966, but ranging from 1946 to 1972.
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Special Collections
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Dexter Archive of Oral History
Douglas Southall Freeman papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0019
Overview
Douglas Southall Freeman (1886 – 1953) was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, and author best known for his multi-volume biographies of Robert E. Lee and George Washington. The collection spans the years 1902-1911, and consists primarily of correspondence between Freeman and his parents.
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Special Collections
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Douglas Southall Freeman papers
Edward Lucas White papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0056
Overview
Edward Lucas White (1866-1934) was a classics teacher and author of historical romances, short stories and poetry. The papers span the period 1885-1934 and consist of correspondence, writings, printed material, and personal papers.
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Special Collections
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Edward Lucas White papers
Edward Spencer papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0149
Scope and Contents
Papers consist largely of Edward Spencer's personal papers although there are some papers of his parents and of his grandson Gellert S. Alleman. Edward Spencer's papers relate to his literary career. The earliest papers are school notebooks from the Trinity School in Baltimore (1848-49) and Princeton University (1853-58). Spencer reused his student notebooks for his later literary work so some of these notebooks also contain his stories. Also in the papers are notebooks and drafts of Spencer's...
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Special Collections
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Edward Spencer papers
Francis F. Beirne ledgers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0097
Overview
Francis F. Beirne (1890-1972) was a Baltimore businessman and author. The collection consists of 43 bound volumes of household accounts ranging in date from 1919 to 1965. The ledgers list all Beirne's expenses including transactions with local businesses, and a record of monies spent for social events, and travel.
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Special Collections
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Francis F. Beirne ledgers
George Boas papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0010
Overview
George Boas (1891 – 1980) was a Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. The collection spans the years from 1920 to 1980, and consists of articles, correspondence, notebooks, reprints, short stories, and speeches.
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Special Collections
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George Boas papers