Manuscripts
Alger, William Rounseville, 1822-1905. 1 letter to [-----], A.L.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1900?])
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Cheney, John Vance, 1848-1922. 1 letter to [Mr.] ----- Saunders, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1921, Jan. 29)
Manuscripts
Also enclosed: signed autograph quotation on a card.
KAL 263
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Alger, William Rounseville, 1822-1905. 1 letter to [Dear B], A.L.S. (1 p.), (1896, June)
Manuscripts
This collection is what is known as an autograph collection and Kane spent years, not only collecting autographs of famous people on his own, but also acquiring the collections of other autograph seekers. This material spans multiple centuries and formats: from a 15th century manuscript on vellum to a 1951 typewritten letter. The collection includes accounts, letters, photographs, poems, government papers and royal proclamations, signed by, among others, actors and actresses, authors, explorers, kngs, magicians, queens, politicians, scientists, singers, and soldiers. Many of the famous people in this collection are also to be found in other manuscript collections in the Huntington Library.
KAL 29
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Alger, William Rounseville, 1822-1905. 1 letter to [Mr.] ----- Pettes, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1887, July 21), [Swampscott] (N.H.)
Manuscripts
This collection is what is known as an autograph collection and Kane spent years, not only collecting autographs of famous people on his own, but also acquiring the collections of other autograph seekers. This material spans multiple centuries and formats: from a 15th century manuscript on vellum to a 1951 typewritten letter. The collection includes accounts, letters, photographs, poems, government papers and royal proclamations, signed by, among others, actors and actresses, authors, explorers, kngs, magicians, queens, politicians, scientists, singers, and soldiers. Many of the famous people in this collection are also to be found in other manuscript collections in the Huntington Library.
KAL 30
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Kennan, George, 1845-1924. [Quotation, signed], A.MS.S. (1 p.), (1889, Feb. 13)
Manuscripts
Also enclosed: same quotation, signed, May 7, 1890 (1 p.).
KAL 854
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Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831-1910. 1 letter to [Miss] ----- Whiting, A.L.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1900?])
Manuscripts
Also enclosed: 2 signed cards & 1 printed item.
KAL 355
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Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston, 1831-1919. 3 letters to Augustus Thomas, 1857-1934, (1896- 1897), New York (N.Y.)
Manuscripts
Note: also enclosed in KAL 86, autograph, signed quotation on a card, May 11, 1915.
KAL 86-88