Description: This photograph is an image of the public library in Clyde, Ohio, ca. 1970s The building has a stone exterior, a tile roof, and a distinctive round corner. The names of famous authors are carved into a granite strip that borders the exterior walls. The Clyde Public Library was established in 1903 and housed on the third floor of Union School. With the aid of a $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie and matching community support, a public library was constructed and opened in October 1906. The library underwent an extensive renovation and expansion during the 1990s. Clyde achieved literary fame because American author Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) spent most of his boyhood here. He based his most famous book, the short-story collection "Winesburg, Ohio" on the town of Clyde. Anderson was born on September 13, 1876, in Camden, Ohio. His family later moved to Clyde, where he spent most of his youth in that small town. When he was twenty years old, Anderson moved to Chicago, Illinois, and spent two years working at odd jobs. In 1898 he fought in the Spanish-American War. After completing his military service, Anderson returned to Ohio and enrolled at Wittenberg University but left school after only a year. He returned to Chicago and began a career as an advertising writer. In 1904, Anderson married the first of his four wives. His first three marriages ended in divorce. He published his first novel, "Windy McPherson's Son," in 1916. It was followed three years later by "Winesburg, Ohio," whose negative portrayal of Clyde and its people offended many residents. Among his more popular works were "Poor White" (1920), "The Triumph of the Egg" (1921), "Horses and Men" (1923), "Many Marriages" (1923) and "Dark Laughter" (1925). In 1927, Anderson purchased the Marion (Virginia) Publishing Company and became editor of two weekly newspapers. During this period he lived in Chicago, New Orleans, and near Troutdale, Virginia. He lived in Virginia for the remainder of his life, although he and his fourth wife traveled extensively. Anderson died of peritonitis while on a trip with his wife to South America in 1941. Anderson's writing influenced a number of authors, including Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, and William Faulkner. It was at Anderson's urging that Hemingway's and Faulkner's first novels were published. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07007
Subjects: Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941; Libraries--Ohio; Ohio authors; Sandusky County (Ohio)
Places: Clyde (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph of a man with a bicycle has been tentatively identified as Paul Laurence Dunbar. The man is pictured standing next to a bicycle, underneath a tree and in front of a white fence. The tree is in full bloom, suggesting that the picture was taken in the spring or summer months. Paul Laurence Dunbar was a prominent African American author, poet, and playwright in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries whose work gained national prominence. Dunbar was a native of Dayton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05256
Subjects: Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906; Multicultural Ohio--African American Ohioans; Plays--African American authors; African American authors; African American Ohioans; Authors
 

Description: Playbill for a final showing of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in the United States on December 11, 1893. Uncle Tom's Cabin was often presented on stage. Multiple Uncle Tom's Cabin Companies, like the one advertised here, traveled the country performing the story. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_SC08_B01F08
Subjects: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896; African American women; African American authors; Slavery; Plays--African American authors
 

Description: Portrait of John Hay, from "The Complete Poetical Works of John Hay" (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916). Hay's signature is located under the portrait. John Milton Hay was a prominent politician and author born in 1838. He was good friends with President Abraham Lincoln and was Lincoln's personal secretary. Lincoln also appointed Hay to the U.S. Embassy in France. He was later appointed Assistant Secretary of State by President Rutherford B. Hayes and Secretary of State by President William McKinley. Hay also published a number of books including co-authoring a biography of Lincoln and a volume of poetry and personal recollections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03868
Subjects: Hay, John, 1838-1905; Ohio authors; Politicians; Authors
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Mrs. Zane Grey (Lina Elise) looking at collection of shells. Lina Elise Grey (1883-1957), (née Lina Elise Roth), known as Dolly, was the wife of writer Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Gray), born in Zanesville, Ohio (1872-1939). They got married in 1905 and settled Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. They had three children (Romer, Betty, and Lore). Zane was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories of American frontier. He self-published his first book entitled "Betty Zane" in 1903. His best-selling book "Riders of the Purple Sage" was published in 1912. Zane became one of the first millionaire authors and he was such a prolific writer that between 1939, the year of his death, and 1963 an equivalent of a novel a year continued to be published posthumously by Harper. His wife, Dolly, is considered to be his greatest supporter. She not only managed his career and raised their children, but also helped him proofread and edit his manuscripts. Their house in Lackawaxen has been preserved and operates as Zane Grey Museum, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07553
Subjects: Authors; Women--Pennsylvania; Books; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Lackawaxen (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: Lina Elise, wife of Zane Grey sitting in Morris chair with original lap board, on which Zane Grey wrote many of his first novels. Lina Elise Grey (1883-1957), (née Lina Elise Roth), known as Dolly, was the wife of writer Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Gray), born in Zanesville, Ohio (1872-1939). They got married in 1905 and settled Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania. They had three children (Romer, Betty, and Lore). Zane was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories of American frontier. He self-published his first book entitled "Betty Zane" in 1903. His best-selling book "Riders of the Purple Sage" was published in 1912. Zane became one of the first millionaire authors and he was such a prolific writer that between 1939, the year of his death, and 1963 an equivalent of a novel a year continued to be published posthumously by Harper. His wife, Dolly, is considered to be his greatest supporter. She not only managed his career and raised their children, but also helped him proofread and edit his manuscripts. Their house in Lackawaxen has been preserved and operates as Zane Grey Museum, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07556
Subjects: Authors; Women--Pennsylvania; Books; National Register of Historic Places
 

Description: Lina Elise "Dolly" Grey, wife of Zane Grey, pictured standing in a boat holding a fish. A caption on the back reads “Supreme accomplishment - a 5 lb. bass.” Lina Elise Grey, born Lina Elise Roth in 1883, was better known as Dolly. She married writer Zane Grey in 1905, and the couple settled in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, where they had three children: Romer, Betty, and Lore. Born Pearl Zane Gray in Zanesville, Ohio, Grey (1872-1939) was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories of American frontier. He self-published his first book entitled "Betty Zane" in 1903. His best-selling book "Riders of the Purple Sage" was published in 1912. Zane became one of the first millionaire authors, and was such a prolific writer that between his death in 1939 and 1963, his publishing company (Harper & Brothers) posthumously published the equivalent of a novel a year. His wife Dolly is considered to be his greatest supporter. She not only managed his career and raised their children, but also helped him proofread and edit his manuscripts. Their house in Lackawaxen has been preserved and now operates as the Zane Grey Museum. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P49_B05F02_001
Subjects: Authors; Women--Pennsylvania; Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Fishing;
Places: Lackawaxen (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: Lina Elise "Dolly" Grey, wife of Zane Grey, holding two kittens. Lina Elise Grey, born Lina Elise Roth in 1883, was better known as Dolly. She married writer Zane Grey in 1905, and the couple settled in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, where they had three children: Romer, Betty, and Lore. Born Pearl Zane Gray in Zanesville, Ohio, Grey (1872-1939) was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories of American frontier. He self-published his first book entitled "Betty Zane" in 1903. His best-selling book "Riders of the Purple Sage" was published in 1912. Zane became one of the first millionaire authors, and was such a prolific writer that between his death in 1939 and 1963, his publishing company (Harper & Brothers) posthumously published the equivalent of a novel a year. His wife Dolly is considered to be his greatest supporter. She not only managed his career and raised their children, but also helped him proofread and edit his manuscripts. Their house in Lackawaxen has been preserved and now operates as the Zane Grey Museum. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P49_B05F02_002
Subjects: Authors; Women--Pennsylvania; Grey, Zane, 1872-1939;
Places: Lackawaxen (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: Lina Elise "Dolly" Grey, wife of Zane Grey, sitting in her husband's Morris chair where he wrote many of his first novels. Lina Elise Grey, born Lina Elise Roth in 1883, was better known as Dolly. She married writer Zane Grey in 1905, and the couple settled in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, where they had three children: Romer, Betty, and Lore. Zane Grey (1872-1939) was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories of American frontier. He self-published his first book entitled "Betty Zane" in 1903. His best-selling book "Riders of the Purple Sage" was published in 1912. Zane became one of the first millionaire authors, and was such a prolific writer that between his death in 1939 and 1963, his publishing company (Harper & Brothers) posthumously published the equivalent of a novel a year. His wife Dolly is considered to be his greatest supporter. She not only managed his career and raised their children, but also helped him proofread and edit his manuscripts. Their house in Lackawaxen has been preserved and now operates as the Zane Grey Museum. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P49_B06F03_001
Subjects: Authors; Women--Pennsylvania; Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Literary Ohio;
Places: Lackawaxen (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: Lina Elise "Dolly" Grey, wife of Zane Grey, giving a speech at the christening of the S.S. Zane Grey by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, January 9, 1943. The S.S. Zane Grey was built as a Liberty cargo ship during World War II, and was later used by the U.S. Navy under the name U.S.S. Zane Grey. The ship was sunk off the coast of North Carolina as part of the Artificial Reef Program in 1974. Lina Elise Grey, born Lina Elise Roth in 1883, was better known as Dolly. She married writer Zane Grey in 1905, and the couple settled in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, where they had three children: Romer, Betty, and Lore. Zane Grey (1872-1939) was best known for his popular adventure novels and stories of American frontier. He self-published his first book entitled "Betty Zane" in 1903. His best-selling book "Riders of the Purple Sage" was published in 1912. Zane became one of the first millionaire authors, and was such a prolific writer that between his death in 1939 and 1963, his publishing company (Harper & Brothers) posthumously published the equivalent of a novel a year. His wife Dolly is considered to be his greatest supporter. She not only managed his career and raised their children, but also helped him proofread and edit his manuscripts. Their house in Lackawaxen has been preserved and now operates as the Zane Grey Museum. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P49_B06F07_001
Subjects: Authors; Women--Pennsylvania; Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Ships;
Places: Los Angeles (California);
 

Description: This portrait of Burton Stevenson (1872-1962) shows the Ohio author dressed in a suit and reading a book while sitting in a rocker. Born in Chillicothe, Burton Stevenson devoted his life to the written word. He was a prolific author (he wrote more than 50 books), an anthologist, and a librarian. Following stints as a journalist while a student at Princeton University and then at newspapers in Chillicothe, Stevenson became the librarian of that city's public library in 1899. He held the post for 58 years. Stevenson helped secure a Carnegie Library for Chillicothe, completed in 1906, and became prominent for his service during World War I. He founded a library at Camp Sherman (an army training camp north of the city), which became a model for others nationally. Stevenson then went to Paris as the European director of the Library War Service. After the Armistice in 1918, he established the American Library in Paris and directed it until 1920 and again from 1925 - 1930. In addition to his accomplishments as a librarian, he wrote or compiled more than 50 books, including "The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet" (1912), the "Home Book of Quotations" (1934), and many works for young people. Stevenson died in 1962. Stevenson Center, at Ohio University-Chillicothe, is named for him. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06665
Subjects: Stevenson, Burton Egbert, 1872-1962; Authors; Libraries--Ohio--History; Ohio authors
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Burton Stevenson (1872-1962), an author from Chillicothe, Ohio, sitting at a desk. The work area, including a pigeonhole cabinet, is piled with papers, books, and other materials. Pen or pencil in hand, Stevenson appears to be correcting page proofs. Born in Chillicothe, Burton Stevenson devoted his life to the written word. He was a prolific author (he wrote more than 50 books), an anthologist, and a librarian. Following stints as a journalist while a student at Princeton University and then at newspapers in Chillicothe, Stevenson became the librarian of that city's public library in 1899. He held the post for 58 years. Stevenson helped secure a Carnegie Library for Chillicothe, completed in 1906, and became prominent for his service during World War I. He founded a library at Camp Sherman (an army training camp north of the city), which became a model for others nationally. Stevenson then went to Paris as the European director of the Library War Service. After the Armistice in 1918, he established the American Library in Paris and directed it until 1920 and again from 1925 - 1930. In addition to accomplishments as a librarian, he wrote or compiled more than 50 books, including "The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet" (1912), the "Home Book of Quotations" (1934), and many works for young people. Stevenson died in 1962. Stevenson Center, at Ohio University-Chillicothe, is named for him. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06666
Subjects: Stevenson, Burton Egbert, 1872-1962; Authors; Libraries--Ohio--History; Ohio authors
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)