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- Ada Dewey Autograph Album, 1874-1875 - In 1874, Ada Dewey of Kalamazoo, Michigan, wrote to famous individuals of the day asking for their autographs. She contacted writers, artists, politicians, military officers, and advocates for social movements such as abolition, temperance, and women's and civil rights, among others. Dewey compiled their replies, some of which include carte de visite photographs, in the pages of this album.
- 1874-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Ada Dewey Autograph Album, 1874-1875
In 1874, Ada Dewey of Kalamazoo, Michigan, wrote to famous individuals of the day asking for their autographs. She contacted writers, artists, politicians, military officers, and advocates for social movements such as abolition, temperance, and women's and civil rights, among others. Dewey compiled their replies, some of which include carte de visite photographs, in the pages of this album.
- Portrait of Edward Everett Hale, circa 1885 - Edward Everett Hale (1822 - 1909) was an American author, abolitionist, activist, and minister. The Boston-born Hale began writing while working at his father's newspaper. The popular nineteenth-century author penned numerous newspaper articles, essays, pamphlets, short stories, and novels covering history, science, theology, and activism. Hale is best remembered for his short story "The Man Without a Country."
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Edward Everett Hale, circa 1885
Edward Everett Hale (1822 - 1909) was an American author, abolitionist, activist, and minister. The Boston-born Hale began writing while working at his father's newspaper. The popular nineteenth-century author penned numerous newspaper articles, essays, pamphlets, short stories, and novels covering history, science, theology, and activism. Hale is best remembered for his short story "The Man Without a Country."