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Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929

 Person

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

James Weldon Johnson and Grace Nail Johnson papers

 Collection
Call Number: JWJ MSS 49
Abstract: The James Weldon Johnson and Grace Nail Johnson Papers provide evidence of the personal and professional lives of James Weldon Johnson, Grace Nail Johnson, and to a lesser degree, the Johnson and Nail families, spanning the years 1850 to 2005, with the bulk of material dating between 1900 and 1976. The papers chronicle Johnson’s writing career and involvement in education, politics, and cultural affairs and consist of a variety of documents, including correspondence, writings, personal...
Dates: circa 1850-2005, bulk 1900-1976

Letter : 681 West End Avenue, N. W. Corner 93rd St., New York, to Augustus [Thomas], 1913 Dec 3

 Part of Collection — Box 14: [Barcode: 39002137170230], Folder: GROUP 275, F-3
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS concerning an introduction to an unidentified work.

Dates: 1913 Dec 3

Letter : 681 West End Avenue, N. W. Corner 93rd St., New York, to "H. T. P.", 1902 Feb 10

 Part of Collection — Box 14: [Barcode: 39002137170230], Folder: GROUP 275, F-7
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS, possibly to Harry Thurston Peck, enclosing an article (no longer present) on the Elizabethan stage.

Dates: 1902 Feb 10

Letter : 681 West End Avenue, N. Y., to [Charles] Frohman, 1905 Oct 30

 Part of Collection — Box 14: [Barcode: 39002137170230], Folder: GROUP 275, F-6
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS offering a critique of a recent stage production of George Ade's "Just Out of College".

Dates: 1905 Oct 30

Letter : 687 West End Avenue, N. Y., to [Jerard?], [1926?] Mar 10

 Part of Collection — Box 14: [Barcode: 39002137170230], Folder: GROUP 275, F-4
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS discussing theater.

Dates: [1926?] Mar 10

Letter : New York, N.Y., to an unidentified recipient, 1887 Feb 5

 Part of Collection — Box 14: [Barcode: 39002137170230], Folder: GROUP 275, F-2
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS to "Dear Edwards," regarding the issue of books by an unidentified organization to which he belongs.

Dates: 1887 Feb 5

Letter : New York, N.Y., to an unidentified recipient, and signature, 1917, n.d.

 Part of Collection — Box 34: [Barcode: 39002137225109], Folder: GROUP 707, F-1
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS to "Dear Sir," dated Sep 16, 1917, regarding an omission from one of his essays; and a closing and signature clipped from a letter.

Dates: 1917, n.d.

Letter : Savile Club, 107 Piccadilly W., to [Alexander Ireland], 1885 Aug 11

 Part of Collection — Box 14: [Barcode: 39002137170230], Folder: GROUP 275, F-5
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ALS praising Ireland for "The book-lover's enchiridion".

Dates: 1885 Aug 11

Letters : 337 West 87th Street, New York, to unidentified recipients, 1922

 Part of Collection — Box 14: [Barcode: 39002137170230], Folder: GROUP 275, F-8
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

Two ALS, one declining an invitation and another acknowledging receipt of a book.

Dates: 1922

Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1231
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, writings, research, notes, scrapbooks, and other materials documenting Lounsbury's personal life and professional career as an author and educator of English literature at Yale University. Correspondence with Yale colleagues, students, authors, and officials details his academic and literary interests, and activity in the areas of international language and simplified spelling. Personal materials include letters relating to Lounsbury's Civil War...
Dates: 1829-1915

Note : New York, N.Y., to an unidentified recipient, 1905 Jan 5

 Part of Collection — Box 14: [Barcode: 39002137170230], Folder: GROUP 275, F-1
Call Number: YCAL MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:

ANS to "Dear Madam," referring to a play by [Hermann?] Sudermann.

Dates: 1905 Jan 5