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Handwritten and signed letter, dated 19 March 1895, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth, president of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Also included is the envelope in which the letter was sent and a newspaper clipping describing the life and career of Samuel Benjamin. The letter is a response to Aylesworth's request for biographical information. Benjamin writes largely about his publications.

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Typewritten and signed letter, dated 20 Oct. 1894, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth. Brooks responds to Aylesworth's request for biographical information. Brooks tells Aylesworth where information can be found on his publications. Also included is the envelope in which the letter was send and a newspaper clipping describing the writing career of Brooks.

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Handwritten and signed letter, dated 22 Oct. 1894, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth of Ft. Collins, Colorado. Bishop responds to Aylesworth's request for biographical information and refers him to "Appleton's Biographical Dictionary." Also included are the envelope in which the letter was sent and a brief biography of Bishop clipped from a magazine or newspaper.

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Handwritten and signed letter, addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth, dated 20 Nov. 1894, and composed in Washington, DC. Alden writes he received a forwarded letter from his mother, Isabella Macdonald Alden, an American author. This missive was written by Aylesworth requesting information on Isabella Alden. Raymond Alden responds to the inquiry and informs Aylesworth where he might find published information on his mother.

Scope and Contents Handwritten and signed letter, dated 13 Nov. 1894, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth of Fort Collins, Colorado. Brooks responds to Aylesworth's request for biographical information by stating, "I don't like these personal questions for I cannot answer them satisfactorily." The envelope in which the letter was sent is with the collection. Also included is a handwritten and signed note dated 28 May 1892 in which Brooks states that the manuscript, "Take a Walk," is "Just the thing." ...

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Five handwritten and signed letters. Three are addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth. One is addressed to John Brisben Walker and another to the "editor of the Cosmopolitan."

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Handwritten and signed letter, dated December 3, 1897, addressed to Barton Orville Aylesworth, and composed in Boston, Massachusetts. Adams thanks Aylesworth for "your volume, 'Song and Fable'" and mentions his own book "Dictionary of American Authors."