Webb, Charles Henry, 1834-1905

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From the description of Papers of Charles Henry Webb, 1859-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77708963

Charles Henry Webb was an American humorist, playwright, and poet. He traveled around the country in his youth, and invented several useful devices, but is best remembered for his humorous verse, often in the form of satires or parodies.

From the description of Charles Henry Webb poem, To E.C.S., n.d. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51797896

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From the description of Papers of Charles Henry Webb [manuscript], 1867-1903. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814596

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referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period Houghton Library
creatorOf Scribner family. Letters of the Scribner family, 1852-1893. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn William Young Correspondence, 1882-1919 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Winter, William, 1836-1917. Papers of William Winter [manuscript], 1864-1915. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Webb, Charles Henry, 1834-1905. Charles Henry Webb poem, To E.C.S., n.d. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Webb, Charles Henry, 1834-1905. Papers of Charles Henry Webb, 1859-1924. Library of Congress
creatorOf Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909. TLS : New York, to Charles Henry Webb, 1889 May 27. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947,. Autograph letter signed from Richard Le Gallienne, [New York City], to [Charles Henry Webb], New York City [manuscript], 1903 June 1 Monday. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Webb, Elisabeth Holden. Letter to George R. Stewart : typescript, ca.1928. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858. Ellis Gray Loring Family papers, 1828-1923 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Webb, Charles Henry, 1834-1905,. Autograph letter signed from Charles Henry Webb, New York, to William Winter [manuscript], 19th or 20th century Saturday. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Papers of James R. Osgood and A. V. S. Anthony, 1853-1912. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923. Papers of Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, 1887-1923. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Webb, Charles Henry, 1834-1905. Papers of Charles Henry Webb [manuscript], 1867-1903. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909. Papers, 1864-1904. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Papers of James R. Osgood and A. V. S. Anthony, 1853-1912. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909. ALS : New York, to Charles Henry Webb, 1892 Mar. 11. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Webb, Charles Henry, 1834-1905,. Autograph letter initialed from Charles Henry Webb, Nantucket, to William Winter [manuscript], 19th or 20th century April 4. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Webb, Charles Henry, 1834-1905,. Autograph letters signed and initialed from Charles Henry Webb to William Winter [manuscript], 1895-1904. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Watts" to "Willamov". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company. Houghton Mifflin Company reader reports on manuscripts submitted for publication. 1882-1931. Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas Bailey Aldrich papers, 1837-1926. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907. person
associatedWith Bangs, John Kendrick, 1862-1922. person
associatedWith Barber, Theodore M. person
correspondedWith Century Company corporateBody
associatedWith Coolbrith, Ina D. (Ina Donna), 1842?-1928. person
correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
associatedWith Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909. person
associatedWith Harte, Bret, 1836-1902. person
associatedWith Hay, John, 1838-1905. person
associatedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. person
associatedWith Kunkle, Bertha. person
correspondedWith Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947, person
associatedWith Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858. person
associatedWith Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874 person
associatedWith Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 person
associatedWith Palmer, John Williamson, 1825-1906. person
associatedWith Paret, Henry. person
associatedWith Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912. person
correspondedWith Rogers, Henry Munroe, 1839-1937 person
associatedWith Scribner family. family
associatedWith Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. person
associatedWith Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908 person
associatedWith Stockton, Frank Richard, 1834-1902. person
associatedWith Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909. person
associatedWith Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. person
associatedWith Union Club. corporateBody
associatedWith Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. person
associatedWith Waiter, Willy. person
associatedWith Webb, Elisabeth Holden. person
associatedWith Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923. person
correspondedWith Winter, William, 1836-1917 person
associatedWith Young, Robert, 1927-2008, person
associatedWith Young, William, 1847-1920 person
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Birth 1834-01-24

Death 1905-05-24

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