Manuscripts
Bates, Arlo, 1850-1918. "To My Infant Son:" [poem], A.MS.S. (7 p.), (1887, Jan. 22-23)
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Jewett, Sara. [Photograph, signed], A.MS.S. (1 p.), (1877, July 18)
Manuscripts
On verso: signed inscription & printed poem, "To a Pink Pond Lily."
KAL 807
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Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908. [Quotation, signed], A.MS.S. (1 p.), (1887, Dec. 22)
Manuscripts
Also enclosed: 2 printed items.
KAL 656
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[Cohen, Alfred J., 1861-1928]. "His Own Image:" [quotation], A.MS.S. (1 p.), (1907, Apr. 22), New York (N.Y.)
Manuscripts
Note: signed "Alan Dale." Also enclosed: 1 printed item. Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947. "I went out into the night of quiet stars:" [poem], A.MS.S. (1 p.), (1917, Mar. 24), New York (N.Y.). KAL 293.
KAL 292
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Heath, Charles A. (Charles Andrews). "Eventide:" [poem], A.MS.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1915?]), Chicago (Ill.)
Manuscripts
Also enclosed: printed copy of poem.
KAL 702
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Bates, Arlo, 1850-1918. 1 letter to [Mr.] ----- Townsend, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1882, Feb. 6), Boston (Mass.)
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 98
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Duffield, Samuel Willoughby, 1843-1887. "Benison:" [poem], A.MS.S. (1 p.), (1882)
Manuscripts
Also enclosed: 2 printed items.
KAL 427