Benjamin Butler Davenport Papers, 1884-1959
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Davenport, Butler
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Biographical Note Benjamin Butler Davenport, playwright, producer, actor and theater manager, was born in New York City in 1871. His theatrical career began in his teens when he apprenticed for one year with Augustin Daly's repertory company. However, five years later, family financial difficulties forced him into the real estate business in Stamford, Connecticut (1901-1908). In 1909 he started a project to build a new playhouse on 63rd Street in New York City to house a repertory stock company producing modern American plays. This project failed, however, when a backer abandoned the project. In 1910 Lee and J. J. Shubert produced his play "Keeping Up Appearances," an autobiographical work about a cruel father that was presented in a naturalist style. After it failed at the box office, Davenport returned to real estate in Connecticut, where he also founded a small acting company. In 1915 Davenport opened a new, small theatrical venue, the Bramwell Playhouse, at 138 East 27th Street in New York City. In 1923 it was renamed the Davenport Free Theatre with a new mission to operate as "the First Free Theatre in the World," supported solely by voluntary contributions. The casts and crews of its productions were comprised mainly of young volunteer student actors; Davenport himself often played leading roles. This theatre, known popularly as the Free Theatre, usually offered ten productions a year in a constantly changing repertoire. It remained Butler Davenport's workplace (and also his home, for he occupied an apartment above it) for the rest of his life. Though it was occasionally forced into selling tickets, the Davenport Free Theatre continued into the 1940s. Thereafter it subsisted on income from leases by commercial productions. Butler Davenport, who remained single all his life, died in New York City in 1958 at the age of 86. [Source: Daniel Krempel, "Davenport, Benjamin Butler." American National Biography Online, Feb. 2000. http://www.anb.org/articles/18/18-01414.html]
Scope and Contents of the Collection Correspondence, photographs, and autographs received by Butler Davenport from numerous actors, producers and others relating chiefly to his theatrical productions in New York City. Correspondents include Maria De Barrill, David Belasco, Henrietta Campbell, Katharine Cornell, Augustin Daly, Lillian Gish, Emma Goldman, Eva Le Gallienne, Sarah Cowell Le Moyne, Tyrone Power, Mary Shaw and Lee Shubert. Several letters included in the collection are addressed to Clyde Fitch and others.
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Belasco, David, 1853-1931.
Campbell, Henrietta, 1866-
Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974.
Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899.
De Barrill, Maria.
Fitch, Clyde, 1865-1909.
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993.
Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940.
Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-
Le Moyne, Sarah Cowell, 1859-1915.
Power, Tyrone, 1914-
Shaw, Mary, 1854-1929.
Shubert, Lee, 1873?-1953.
Davenport Free Theater.
Abbott, George, [NY], New York, [NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1936 Jul 1
Abbott, Leonard D., New York, [NY]. ALS, 2 p. 1941 Oct 3
Adams, Lionel, [NY]. 2 ALS. Re: Augustus Thomas 1917 Feb 15
Allen, Viola, Scarborough on Hudson, NY. ANS, 2 p. 1914 Apr 2
Ames, Winthrop. 16 items 1912-1926
Anderson, Judith, n.p. TLS, 1 p. 1939 Apr 12
Anglin, Margaret, n.p. 4 letters ca. 1910-1936
Anglin, Margaret. 1 photo, signed n.d.
Arliss, George, Burbank, Calif., to "Roley". ALS, 1 p. 1931 May 5
Arthur, Helen, n.p. 3 letters 1913-ca.1920
Atwill, Lionel, [NY, NY] to Charlie Slayter [?]. ALS, 1 p. 1928 Mar 15
Barber, Maurice, Longacre Theatre, NY. TLS, 1 p. 1936 Apr 23
Barclay, Annie. 1 photo, signed n.d.
De Barrill, Maria, n.p. 11 letters ca. 1900
Barry, Jack, [NY, NY] to Mrs. Alec MacKenzie, Brooklyn, NY. TLS, 1 p. + env. 1956 Apr 6
Barrymore, Ethel (Mrs. Colt), n.p. ALS, 2 p. + env. ca. 1895?
Barton, Adah, n.p. ALS, 1 p. [1900?] May 20
Beecher, Janet, [Philadelphia, Pa.]. ALS, 2 p. + env. ca. 1910
Beggs, Malcolm, [Boston, Mass.]. ALS, 1 p. 1925 Nov 3
Belasco, David, n.p. 11 letters 1907-1921
Bell, Digby Valentine. Autograph signature on special admission card 1906 Jan 30
Ben Ami, Ilana, n.p. ALS, 1 p. ca. 1920
Ben Ami, Jacob, n.p. 3 letters 1921-1924
Bennett, Richard. 2 lettes 1913
Benrimo, J. Harry, n.p. 2 letters 1924
Bingham, Amelia, n.p. 2 letters [1910?]-1917
Bispham, David Scull, n.p. 2 letters 1897-1916
Bispham, William, [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. [1898?] Oct 15
Bloodgood, Clara, [Boston, Mass.]. ANS, 1 p. ca. 1910
Bradley, Alfred, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. 1897 May 20
Brady, William A., n.p. 5 letters 1913-1932
Bratton, John W., n.p. 3 letters 1915
Brennan, George H., [NY, NY]. 2 TLS 1902 Aug
Brian, Donald, n.p. ALS, 1 p. 1922 Jan 3
Bryan, John, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. ca. 1905
Camp, Madeleine L'Engle, n.p. ALS, 2 p. + env. 1943 Nov 2
Campbell, Beatrix, n.p. 2 letters [1930?]-1942
Campbell, Henrietta Crosman, n.p. 23 letters 1915-1927
Campbell, Margaret, n.p. 9 letters 1910-1929
Campbell, Margaret. 1 photo, signed n.d.
Campbell, Maurice, [NY, NY]. 3 letters 1901-1913
Carman, Bliss, Haines Falls, NY. ALS, 2 p. 1915 Jul 10
Carroll, Earl, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1928
Carroll, Norman, [Greenville, SC]. TLS, 1 p. + env. 1927 May 3
Cayvan, Georgia. Autograph signature ca. 1900
Cheney, Sheldon, [NY, NY] to A. B. Scott, Bronx, NY. TLS, 1 p. 1923 May 31
Chrysler, Walter P., Jr., NY, to Bertha Davenport, NY. TLS, 1 p. 1953 Oct 20
Claire, Ira, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. + env. 1936 May 28
Coburn, Charles, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1924 Nov 24
Coburn, Sydney Verdayné, n.p. ALS, 1 p. 1928 Sep 4
Coghlan, Bessie. 1 photo, signed n.d.
Coghlan, Charles F., [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. ca. 1920
Colebrooke, Alexandra. 5 photo postcards, signed n.d.
Collis, Charles H.T., n.p. ALS, 1 p. [1890?] Aug 7
Coltrelly, Mathilde, [NY]. ALS, 3 p. ca. 1925
Dondau, Francis S., [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. 1917 May 11
Connery, John, [NY, NY]. ALS, 4 p. + env. 1922 Aug 14
Conover, Teresa Maxwell, [NY]. 3 letters 1913-1920
Cooper, Lilian Kemble, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. + env. [1915?] May 15
Cooper, Viola Irene, n.p. TLS, 1 p. 1924 Jun 4
Cooper, Violet Kemble, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. ca. 1915
Copeau, Jacques, [Paris, France]. ALS, 2 p. 1917 Dec 16
Cornell, Katharine, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1933
Coughlin, Rose. Autograph signature 1889
Courtenay, Virginia Harned, [Harrison, NY]. ALS, 2 p. + autograph signature ca. 1920
Cowl, Jane, n.p. 5 letters ca. 1925-1939
Craig, John, [Boston, Mass.]. TLS, 1 p. 1913 Jan 30
Crane, William H. Autograph signature 1884 Feb
Crawford, Edna Archer, n.p. ALS, 4 p. ca. 1915
Crews, Laura Hope, n.p. ALS, 1 p. ca. 1915
Dallam, Frank, n.p. TLS, 1 p. ca. 1925
Daly, Augustin, [NY, NY]. 6 letters 1890-1893
Daly, Arnold, [Chicago, Ill.]. ALS, 2 p. + env. 1912 Dec 31
Dane, Essex, [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. + env. 1915 Mar 20
Davenport, Benjamin Butler, n.p., to Katherine Cornell; Eva LaGallienne; Samuel Forrest; and Earl Carroll. 5 letters. 1913-1933
Davenport, Butler. 4 unidentified notes and letters n.d.
Davenport Edgar L., n.p. ALS, 1 p. ca. 1910
Davenport, Fanny. Autograph signature 1889
Davenport, Marcia, NY, NY. TLS, 1 p. + env. 1943 May 23
Dickinson, Thomas H., White Lake, Mich. TLS, 2 p. 1917 Oct 8
Digges, Dudley, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. 1937 Apr 17
Dillman, Hugh, [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. ca. 1915
Dillon, Louise, n.p. Autograph 1888 Nov 25
Donaldson, Frances Starr, n.p. 2 letters [1925?]-1934
Donnelly, Dorothy, n.p. 7 letters 1908
Donnet, Marie, n.p. ALS, 1 p. [1943 Nov 2]
Dowling, Eddie, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. + env. 1935 Mar 6
Dressler, Marie, [NY, NY]. ALS, 4 p. 1930 Jul 11
Duncan, Augustin, n.p. 3 letters 1919-1922
Duprée, Mimmie, n.p. 8 letters [1916?]-1918
Easton, [Charles Phillip?], [NY, NY?], to unknown. ANS (postcard advertising a production of Shaw's "The Philanderer" at the Little Theatre, NY), 1 p. ca. 1900
Eckert, May Davenport Seymour, [NY, NY]. ALS, 3 p. [1915?] Jan 2
Ellis, Mary, [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. ca. 1925
Elliston, Grace, [NY, NY] to John Steele, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. + env. [1906 Dec 6]
Emmet, Katherine, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1922 Aug 5
Evans, Maurice, n.p. TLS, 1 p. 1937 Mar 10
Fairbanks, Gladys, n.p. 2 letters 1915
Farne, Douglas, NY, NY. ALS, 3 p. + env. 1915 Sep 7
Faversham, William, Chicago, Ill. 2 letters 1913
Faversham, William. 2 photos, signed n.d.
Fisher, Charles. 1 gravure, signature affixed 1887 Nov 2
Fiske, Harrison Grey, NY, NY. 3 letters 1913-1926
Fiske, H. H. 1 photo, signed n.d.
Florence, Anna Teresa. 1 gravure, signature affixed n.d.
Fontanne, Lynne. Autograph signature, also signature of Alfred Lunt ca. 1920
Forbes-Robertson, Gertrude Elliott (Mrs. Johnston), [NY, NY]. ALS, 4 p. ca. 1910
Forbes-Robertson, Sir Johnston, [London], to Clyde Fitch. ALS, 2 p. ca. 1890
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, NY, NY. TLS, 1 p. 1913 Dec 13
Forrest, Mary Ryan, [NY, NY]. 3 letters 1913-1914
Forrest, Samuel, NY, NY. 2 letters 1913
Frawley, T. D., [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. + env. [1913] Aug 4
Frazee, H. H., n.p. 3 letters 1913-[1914]
Frohman, Daniel, n.p. 6 letters and one autograph [1900]-1916
Frohman, Emma, n.p. ANS, 1 p. ca. 1910
Frohman, Marie, n.p. 3 letters 1890-1917
Fulton, Maude, n.p. 2 letters ca. 1916
Galland, Bertha. 2 photos, signed n.d.
Gallimard, Gaston, [Paris]. 2 letters 1917
Gardner, Amelia, n.p. 5 letters ca. 1910-1913
Gardner, Reba, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. ca. 1930
Gay, Lillie H., [NY, NY]. ALS, 4 p. + env. [1920 Jun 11]
Genée, Addine (Miss Mosher). 1 photo, signed 1908
George, Grace (Mrs. William A. Brady), [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1912
Gibson, Preston, n.p. ALS, 1 p. [1910?] Aug 5
Gilbert, John. 1 gravure (as Sir Anthony Absolute), signature affixed 1889 Nov 10
Gill, Dorothy, NY, NY. ALS, 3 p. + env. [1934] Sep 9
Gillette, William, n.p. 2 letters [1930?]-1932
Gillmore, Frank, n.p. 2 letters 1923-1925
Gillmore, Paul, [Gil-Mor-Isle, Florida]. TLS, 1 p. 1929 Jan 29
Gilpin, Charles S., NY, NY. ALS, 1 p. 1921 Mar 3
Gish, Lillian, [NY, NY]. 3 letters 1933-[1936]
Goldman, Emma, n.p. 10 letters 1908-1934
Granville, Charlotte, n.p. 2 letters ca. 1915
Grant, Amy, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. + env. [1912 Dec 30]
Grey, Katherine, n.p. 11 letters 1908
Hackett, Byrne, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. + env. 1916 Jun 1
Hackett, James K, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1900-1916
Hampden, Walter, n.p. 1 letter and 1 autograph [1910?]-1913
Harbury, Charles, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. 1923 Jan 26
Harris, Harry A., [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. + env. 1914 Sep 19
Harris, Marcia, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1921
Harris, Samuel H., [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1913-1932
Harris, William, Jr., [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. + env. 1913 Mar 6
Harrison, Bertram, n.p. 3 letters 1913-1917
Harrison, Maud, n.p. 2 letters 1907-1910
Havel, A__, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. + env. 1908 Mar 17
Hayman, Alfred, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1921 Jan 7
Hedges, Florence M. (Mrs. Paget Hedges), London. ALS, 4 p. + env. 1926 Jul 2
Henderson, Grace, NY, NY. Autograph signature 1889 Dec 26
Hendricks, Beatrice, n.p. ALS, 2 p. [1910?] Jul 15
Herne, Chrystal, [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. ca. 1915
Hillard, Robert, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1916 Mar 6
Hickman, Nance O'Neill, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1915
Hines, Dixie, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. + env. 1915 Jun 12
Hobart, Rose, [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. 1934 May 19
Hodge, Martha, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1942 Jun 26
Holmes, Helen, Asbury Park, NJ. ALS, 2 p. + env. 1914 Aug 13
Hopkins, Arthur, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1932 Jun 13
Hoppa, Hedda, Los Angeles, Calif., to Mrs. Alec MacKenzie, Brooklyn, NY. ANS on postcard 1959 Dec 31
Horton, Walter, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. 1917 Jan 27
Hoyt, Julia. 2 letters 1925
Hull, Josephine S., [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. + env. 1935 Nov 15
Humphreys, Joseph, n.p. 2 letters 1893
Ireland, John, n.p. 3 letters 1937-1945
Jefferson, William W., [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. 1913 Oct 6
Johnson, Albert, n.p. ALS, 1 p. 1944 Oct 17
Johnston, May C. Keith, Middleburg, Virginia. ALS, 2 p. + env. 1940 May 7
[Jones, P. H.?], Port Richmond, Staten Island, [NY]. ALS, 1 p. [1890 Jun 27
Jouvet, Louis, NY, NY. ALS, 2 p. + env. [in French] 1917 Dec 15
Kalich, Bertha, NY, NY. 2 cards, 1 letter 1913
Kalich, Lillian, n.p. 3 letters 1916-1935
Kaufman, Beatrice, n.p. ALS, 2 p. + env. [1929 Mar 29]
Kelcey, Herbert, n.p. Autograph signature ca. 1900
Kendal, H. Dorrington, [NY, NY]. 4 letters 1901
Kendal, Madge, [NY, NY]. ALS, 4 p. + env. [1914 Dec 29]
Kingston, [Celinde?], n.p. 3 letters 1915-1918
Kirkland, Alexander, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1938 Mar 7
Lackaye, Wilton, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. 1926 Apr 9
Lawson, Eleanor, [NY, NY]. ALS, 3 p. + env. [1910?] Mar 11
Lawson, Wilfrid, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. + env. [1920?] Nov 14
Lawton, Mary, n.p. 3 letters 1910-1915
Lawton, Thais, n.p. 3 letters 1917-1920
Lee, Canada. Printed note, signed ca. 1930
La Gallienne, Eva, n.p. 16 letters [1920?]-1945
Le Moyne, Sarah Cowell, n.p. 28 letters ca. 1895-1902
Le Moyne, Sarah Cowell. 4 photos (3 signed) n.d.
Le Moyne, William J. 7 letters 1894-1904
Le Moyne, William J. 5 photos (2 signed) n.d.
Leslie, Noêl, [Providence, RI]. ALS, 1 p. 1917 Jan 11
Liebler, T. A., [Riverside, Conn.]. ALS, 1 p. + env. [1914 Jul 21]
Loftus, Cissie. 1 photo, signed 1900
Macauley, Daniel, [Washington, DC]. ALS, 1 p. 1891 Jul 14
McClendon, Rose, n.p. 2 letters, 1 greeting card [1925?]-1928
McClintic, Guthrie, [NY, NY]. TNS, 1 p. 1935 Feb 8
MacDonough, Glen, [NY, NY] to Mrs. William J. Le Moyne. ALS, 3 p. + env. 1902 Aug 2
MacKaye, Benton, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1921
Maclaren, [ ? ], [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. ca. 1915
Magrane, Thais, [NY, NY]. 4 letters [1925?]-1952
Mann, Clara Lipman, NY, NY. TLS, 1 p. 1938 Jan 17
Mansfield, Beatrice, n.p. 3 letters 1892-1937
Mansfield, Richard, Herrmans Theatre, [NY, NY]. AL signed by secretary 1893 Oct 13
Marberry, Elisabeth, n.p. 3 letters 1916-1929
Massey, Raymond, [West Los Angeles, Calif.]. ALS, 2 p. + env. 1942 Jun 29
Menken, Helen, n.p. ALS, 2 p. + env. ca. 1930
Miller, Henry, NY, NY. 1 letter, autograph 1889-1894
Millward, Jessie. 2 photos, signed n.d.
Mitchell, [Larry?]. TLS, 1 p. 1933 Feb 17
Montor, Max, n.p. 3 letters 1925-[1929]
Morris, Jessica, [NY, NY]. ALS, 7 p. + env. [1930?] May 18
Mortimer, Henry, [NY, NY]. 4 letters 1913-1914
Naturick, Mildred, n.p. 2 letters ca. 1920
Nazimova, Alla, NY, NY, to Mr. Frizzell. ALS, 2 p. ca. 1915
Norworth, Jack, [NY, NY], to Alex Mackenzie. ALS, 1 p. + env., ticket, list 1939 Jan 29
Oursler, Fulton, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1929 Dec 21
Olcott, Chauncey, n.p. Autograph signature ca. 1898
Pastor, Tony, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1893-1897
Patterson, Ada, n.p. 3 letters [1930?]-1935
Patterson, Fay Templeton, [Pittsburgh, Pa.]. 9 letters ca. 1925-1930
Paxton, Marie, [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. ca. 1915
Perry, Antoinette, [NY, NY]. 2 letters ca, 1915
Picon, Molly, NY, NY. ANS (postcard), 2 p. 1940 May 16
Platt, Frank, [England], to Lester Wallack. ALS, 3 p. + env. ca. 1890
Power, Tyrone, n.p. 2 letters 1913-1921
Proctor, Catherine, [NY, NY]. 2 letters ca. 1945
Rankin, Arthur McKee, n.p. ANS, 1 p. ca. 1899
Raymond, Irving E., [NY, NY]. TNS, 1 p. 1908 Oct 19
Reichler, Emanuel, [NY, NY]. 5 letters 1916-1917
Rivera, Belle de, Mountain Lakes, [NY?]. ALS, 1 p. [1915?] Nov 30
Row, Arthur, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1914-1915
Rowan, Ernest, [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. 1939 Mar 7
Sauter, William, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. + env. 1942 Feb 17
Savage, Henry, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1913 Aug 8
Shaw, Mary, [NY, NY]. 14 letters, 1 announcement 1907-1929
Shepherd, Alex R., [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. [1887?] Aug 19
Shine, Giles, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. ca. 1900
Shubert, Lee, [NY, NY]. 6 letters 1910-1913
Simone, [Chicago, Ill.]. Autograph + env. 1913
Skinner, Otis, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1926
Skipworth, Allison, [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. + env. [1910?] Mar 11
Smith, Robinson, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1937 Jun 2
Sothern, Julie Marlowe, [NY, NY], to Mr. Bramhall. ALS, 3 p. 1917 Apr 14
Souvestre, M[arie]., [Allenswood, Wimbledon Park, London], to [Augie?] Mosher. ALS, 3 p. [In French] 1904 Oct 24
Spong, Hilda, n.p. ANS, 2 p. ca. 1910
Stein, Geoffrey C., Yonkers, NY ALS, 2 p. 1916 Dec 10
Stephenson, Henry, [NY, NY]. 2 letters [1914]
Stevens, Emily, n.p. 7 letters ca. 1913
Straight, Beatrice, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. + env. [1952 Nov 3]
Stuart, Jessie Bonstelle, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1915 Dec 8
Stuart, Jessie Bonstelle, n.p. 2 letters 1911-1919
Sweatnam, Willis P., [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. 1917 May 7
Sydney, Basil, n.p. ANS, 1 p. ca. 1920
Sylva, Marguerita, n.p. 14 letters and 1 photo 1936-1940
Tassin, Algernon, [NY, NY]. ALS, 3 p. + env. 1913 Nov 9
Taylor, Laurette, NY, NY. TLS, 1 p. 1917 May 1
Tearle, Sir Godfrey, [NY, NY]. ANS, 1 p. 1924 Nov 23
Terris, William. 1 gravure (as Romeo), signature affixed n.d.
Terry, Ellen, Kent [England], to Mr. Bottomley, [Bedford Park, London]. ALS, 1 p. 1911 Sep 29
Terry, Ellen. 1 photo, signed 1896
Thomas, Gus P. 1 photo, signed n.d.
Thorndike, Sybil, [NY, NY]. TNS, 1 p. 1935 Mar 20
Totten, Edyth, [NY, NY]. ANS, 1 p. 1942 Mar 19
Tree, Sir Herbert, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1901-1917
[Trowne?], [Nannce?], NY, NY. TLS, 1 p. 1922 Apr 1
Tucker, Sophie, n.p. 2 letters ca. 1930
Tyler, George C., n.p. 7 letters 1912-1935
Tyler, Helen, [NY, NY]. TLS, 1 p. 1913 Mar 6
Tynan, Brandon J., n.p. ALS, 1 p. 1916 Mar 7
Vivian, Robert, n.p. 2 letters 1927
Wald, [ ?_], n.p. TL, 2 p., signed by secretary 1929 Dec 10
Walker, Stuart, [NY, NY] to B. B. Davenport; to Paul Leighton. 2 letters 1913-1915
Wallace, Eleanor Bryant, n.p. ALS, 3 p. [1915?] Nov 19
Warfield, David, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. + env. 1926 Mar 26
Watson, Lucille, [NY, NY]. 5 letters [1920?]-1926
Watts, Lyonel, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. ca. 1915
Watts, Schuyler, [NY, NY]. ALS, 3 p. + env. 1927 Dec 24
Webster, Margaret, [NY, NY]. 2 letters 1939-[1954?]
Wheatcroft, Nelson. Autograph signature ca. 1899
Whifen, Blanche, NY, NY. Autograph 1889 Dec 20
Willson, Carlotta, n.p., to B. B. Davenport; to Paul Leighton (3 letters) ca. 1912
Wilson, Edwin, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. ca. 1920
Wilson, Francis, NY, NY, to H. M. Burdett, [NY, NY]; to Clyde Fitch, n.p. 2 letters 1888-1904
Wilson, Frank, [Los Angeles, Calif.]. ANS (postcard) 1936 Feb 23
Winters, Julian, [NY, NY]. ALS, 2 p. ca. 1910
Wood, Douglas, [NY, NY]. ALS, 1 p. 1924 Jun 17
Wood, Margaret ("Peggy"), [NY, NY]. TNS, 1 p. 1933 Mar 3
Woods, A. H., NY, NY. TLS, 1 p. 1914 Sep 9
Wyndham, Charles. Printed announcement (declining to provide autograph) ca. 1900
Wyndham, Olive, [NY, NY]. ALS, 3 p. ca. 1910
Young, Mary (Mrs. John Craig), n.p. 4 letters ca. 1925
Yorska, Mme., [NY, NY]. 3 letters 1916-1917
Yurka, Blanche, n.p. 2 letters [1917?]-1920
Zacharie, Viola, n.p. ALS, 5 p. 1916 Apr 13