January 26th Rare Autograph & Book Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/26/2023
Jane Addams autograph. Signed in black ink and on a 6" x 3" page. In fine condition.
Booth Tarkington autograph. Signed in black ink and on a 2.5" x 1" page. In fine condition.
Roy D Chapin autograph. Signed in black ink and on a 3" x 1.5" page. In fine condition.
Temple Bailey autograph and inscription. Signed in black ink on a 6 " x 2.5" page, "...good luck and happy days! Temple Bailey..." In fine condition.
Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, and author. She was an important leader in the history of social work and women's suffrage in the United States. Addams co-founded Chicago's Hull House, one of America's most famous settlement houses, providing extensive social services to poor, largely immigrant families. In 1910, Addams was awarded an honorary master of arts degree from Yale University, becoming the first woman to receive an honorary degree from the school. In 1920, she was a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 – May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921). He is one of only four novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, along with William Faulkner, John Updike, and Colson Whitehead. In the 1910s and 1920s, he was considered United States' greatest living author. Several of his stories were adapted to film.
Roy D. Chapin (February 23, 1880 – February 16, 1936) was an American industrialist and a co-founder of Hudson Motor Company, the predecessor of American Motors Corporation. He also served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from August 8, 1932, to March 3, 1933, during the final months of the administration of President Herbert Hoover.
Temple Bailey (February 24, 1869 – July 6, 1953)was a popular American novelist and short story writer.
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Lot of Early 20th Century Autographs - Addams, Tarkington, Chapin, Bailey
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