Author: Woolsey, Sarah Chauncey [aka Susan Coolidge (1835-1905). American children's book author; and Hill, Adams Sherman (1833-1910). American journalist & rhetorician.
Title: Autographs of the American Children's Book Author Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (Who Wrote Under the Pen Mane Susan Coolidge) and of the American Journalist & Rhetorician Adams Sherman Hill, Both Penned with Others on a Slip of Paper Removed from a Birthday Book Under the Date of Their Birthday.
Description: January 30. - Sarah Chauncey Woolsey's and Adams Sherman Hill's autographs penned together with those of Elizabeth B. Brown's and Ms. Susie Hutchins' on a 3 inch high by 4-1/8 inch wide piece of paper clipped from a daily birthday book calendar with the date "January 30" printed in red along the top Signed "Sarah C. Woolsey" and "A.S. Hill" . Several lines from an inspirational poem are printed in black on the verso. Near fine.

The American children's author Sarah Chauncey Woolsey (1835-1905) served as a nurse during the Civil War after which she started to write under the pen name Susan Coolidge. She is best known for her classic children's novel "What Katy Did".

The American newspaper journalist and rhetorician Adams Sherman Hill (1833-1910) was Boylston Professor of Rhetoric at Harvard University. He is best known for his works "The Principles of Rhetoric", "Foundations of Rhetoric" and "Our English". Fine .

Keywords: LITERATURE; CHILDRENS BOOK; AUTHOR; NEWSPAPER JOURNALIST; RHETORICIAN; SARAH CHAUNCEY WOOLSEY; SUSAN COOLIDGE; ADAMS SHERMAN HILL; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; BIRTHDAY; SIGNED; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY.

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