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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

William Dean Howells (1837 - 1919), author, critic and editor. Papers consist mostly of correspondence, the largest group of letters being those written to Robert Underwood Johnson (1853 - 1937), editor of Century Magazine and author. Letters to other literary figures such as Will Carleton, Henry Mills Alden and Richard Watson Gilder are also in the collection. Howell's letters mention, among other things, his publications, his affiliation with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and other organizations, and his friendship with Mark Twain.

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Riker, William H.

The collection contains professional correspondence and departmental correspondence from Riker's years at Lawrence University and at the University of Rochester along with papers written by Riker, both published and unpublished, many including rough drafts and correspondence concerning revisions.The collection also contains many papers written by other political scientists who sent copies to Riker for comments. Forty-two books with marginal comments by Riker are included at the end of the collection.

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William H. Comstock Company

The collection consists of samples of the company's products, advertisements, sheets of package labels, correspondence with the company's agents, contracts, legal papers pertaining to litigation in which the company was involved, invoices for raw materials, and payroll records. Also included is a copy of History of the Comstock Patent Medicine Business and Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills, by Robert B. Shaw, Associate Professor of Accounting and History at Clarkson.