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Herford, Oliver, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10

Scope and Content

"A Packet of Letters" is an autographed manuscript of five poems by the author.

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Creator

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Biographical note

Oliver Herford (1863–1935) was a British born American writer, artist and illustrator who has been called "The American Oscar Wilde". As a frequent contributor to The Mentor, Life, and Ladies' Home Journal, he sometimes signed his artwork as "O Herford". In 1906 he wrote and illustrated the "Little Book of Bores". He also wrote short poems like "The Chimpanzee" and "The Hen", as well as writing and illustrating "The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten" (1904) and "Excuse It Please" (1930). His sister Beatrice Herford was also a humorist.

Ethel Mumford and Addison Mizner wrote a small book The Cynic's Calendar of Revised Wisdom for 1903 as a Christmas present and added Herford's name as an author as a joke. The printer made up more copies to sell and to everyone's surprise it was an astounding success. When Herford found out about it he wanted 90% of the royalties. He was awarded an equal third.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Herford

Extent

From the Collection: 0.42 Linear Feet (1 legal-size document box)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

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