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Frost (Edwin Collins) and William Henry Frost Papers (Ms.78.7)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146


Collection Overview

Title: Frost (Edwin Collins) and William Henry Frost Papers
Date range: 1890-1941, (bulk 1890-1927)
Creator: Frost, Edwin Collins, 1867-1956
Abstract: This collection, dating from 1890 to 1941, consists of letters addressed to both Edwin Collins Frost (1867-1956) and William Henry Frost (1863-1902) and a small autograph collection. Edwin Collins Frost was an assistant and instructor of rhetoric at Brown University from 1895 to 1898 and the cataloguer of Marsden J. Perry's Shakespeare Collection from 1901 to 1907. William Henry Frost joined the New York Tribune in 1887 as a reporter and drama critic and was the author of four books for children.
Language of materials: English .
Repository: John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number: Ms.78.7