Manuscripts
Redpath, James, 1833-1891. 1 letter to William Hayes Ward, 1835-1916, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1871, Apr. 13), Boston (Mass.)
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Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922. 1 letter to L.C. Page & Co., A.L.S. (1 p.), (1900, Feb. 23), Boston (Mass.)
Manuscripts
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Redpath, James, 1833-1891. [Quotation, signed], A.MS.S. (1 p.), ([ca. 1890?])
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.
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Redpath, James, 1833-1891. 1 letter to Richard S. (Richard Smith) Spofford, 1833-1888, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1886, Jan. 8), New York (N.Y.)
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Gibbs, William Hasell, 1754-1824. 1 letter to Jacob Read, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1788, Apr. 28)
Manuscripts
Note: damaged & fragile, with some loss of text; please do not remove from mylar. Gifford, John, 1758-1818. 1 letter to [Dr. Sir], A.L.S. (1 p.), (1804, Sep. 4), London (Eng.). KAL 546.
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Mabie, Hamilton Wright, 1846-1916. 1 letter to [William Hayes Ward, 1835-1916]?, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1881, Oct. 25), New York (N.Y.)
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 961