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Mrs. Fiske : her views on actors, acting, and the problems of production
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Fiske, John, 1842-1901. 2 letters (1868) to Mrs. John Bound. 2 items
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The majority of the collection is made of up correspondence by Fiske and his family. It includes letters by his mother Mary Fiske Bound Green Stoughton. There are several letters written to Fiske's step-father E. W. Stoughton. Prominent participants in the collection include: editor George S. Hellman, writer and literary critic William Dean Howells, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Daniel Webster, Charles Francis Adams, artist James E. Taylor, Reverend Samuel Longfellow, artist Carl L. Brandt, and artist Albert Bierstadt. There are letters by Secretary of State William M. Evarts appointing Edwin Stoughton as minister to Russia (1877) and the letter accepting Stoughton's resignation from that position (1879). Subjects include: Fiske and his work and writings, Ignatius Donnelly, Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote, Prince Kropotkin, and the assassination of Alexander II in 1881.
mssFiske addenda
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Old Virginia and her Neighbors: Part Two [2 of 2 volumes: Volume XVII in bound set "Original MSS. Histories and Essays by John Fiske"]
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Papers and correspondence of John Fiske. Included are manuscripts and proof sheets of his books, articles, lectures and other works on history, theology, and education, his literary works, musical compositions, and some documents. The professional and personal correspondence includes letters from Fiske to his wife Abby Morgan Fiske, mother Mary Fiske Bound Green Stoughton, Henry Holt, Henry A. Richmond, James Grant Wilson, and others. There are also letters to Fiske's step-father E. W. Stoughton. Some of the volumes have the bookplates of William Bixby and William F. Gable.
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Old Virginia and her Neighbors: Part One [1 of of 2 volumes: Volume XVI in bound set "Original MSS. Histories and Essays by John Fiske"]
Manuscripts
Papers and correspondence of John Fiske. Included are manuscripts and proof sheets of his books, articles, lectures and other works on history, theology, and education, his literary works, musical compositions, and some documents. The professional and personal correspondence includes letters from Fiske to his wife Abby Morgan Fiske, mother Mary Fiske Bound Green Stoughton, Henry Holt, Henry A. Richmond, James Grant Wilson, and others. There are also letters to Fiske's step-father E. W. Stoughton. Some of the volumes have the bookplates of William Bixby and William F. Gable.
HM 18890 vol. 1
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Acting version of Henry W. Savage's production of Everywoman, her pilgrimage in quest of love : a modern morality play
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Acting version of Henry W. Savage's production of Everywoman, her pilgrimage in quest of love : a modern morality play
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