Overton, Grant M. (Grant Martin), 1887-1930

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Journalist, literary critic, editor, and novelist. Worked for the New York Sun 1906-1908, 1910, editorial writer, 1916, and literary editor 1918-19. He worked for George H. Doran, book publisher, and was Editor of Colliers 1924-27. Author of at least ten books and editor of collections of short stories.

From the description of Grant Martin Overton autographed quotation to Glen Blodget [manuscript], undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 225136519

From the description of Grant Martin Overton autographed quotation to Glen Blodget [manuscript], undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648011082

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creatorOf Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury, 1876-1944. Autograph letters signed (2) : East Hampton, New York, and [n.p.], to Grant Overton, 1930 July 5 and [no year] Aug. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Brush, Katherine, 1902-. Typed letter signed : New York, New York, to Grant Overton, 1929 Nov. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Overton, Grant M. (Grant Martin), 1887-1930. Correspondence file, 1929, from Horace Liveright, Inc. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Kyne, Peter B. Typed letters signed (2) : San Francisco, to Grant Overton and William Chenery, 1928 Apr. 17 and 1930 July 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. Typed letter signed : Chicago, to Grant Overton, 1929 Oct. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Ade, George, 1866-1944. Typed letters signed (2) : Brook, Indiana, to Grant Overton, 1928 May 2 and 1928 Oct. 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962. Papers, 1897-1930 Houghton Library
creatorOf Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950. Autograph letter signed : Chicago, to Grant Overton, 1919 June 14. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940. Typed letter signed : New York, New York, to Grant Overton, [no year] Nov. 17. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gale, Zona, 1874-1938. Autograph letter signed and typed letter signed : Portage, Wisconsin and [n.p.], to Grant Overton, 1919 Feb. 16 and 1930 Jan. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Cohen, John Sanford, b. 1870. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1918-1931. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Norris, Kathleen, 1880-1966. Typed letters signed (2) : Saratoga, Calif., to Grant and Clara Overton, 1928 Apr. 17 and 1930 Aug. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Overton, Grant M. (Grant Martin), 1887-1930. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1926-1927. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Overton, Grant Martin, 1887-1930. Grant Martin Overton autographed quotation to Glen Blodget [manuscript], undated. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Johnston, Mary, 1870-1936. Autograph letters signed (9) : Three Hills, Warm Springs, Virginia, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1931-1935. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Hichens, Robert Smythe, 1864-1950. Autograph letter signed : Riant Chateau, to Grant Overton, 1924 Mar. 14. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Underwood, Sophia. Autograph letter signed : New York, N.Y., to Grant Overton, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946. Autograph letter signed : Indianapolis, to Grant Overton, 1918 Mar. 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963. Autograph letter signed : London, to Grant Overton, 1922 July 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Overton, Grant M. (Grant Martin), 1887-1930. Grant Martin Overton autographed quotation to Glen Blodget [manuscript], undated. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945. Autograph letter signed : New York, New York, to Grant Overton, 1919 Apr. 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Walpole, Hugh, Sir, 1884-1941. Autograph letters signed (2) : London and Coburg, to Grant Overton, 1919 Aug. 19 and 1924 Aug. 6. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958. Autograph letter signed and typed letters signed (2) : Washington, D.C., to Grant Overton, 1927 Apr. 23, 1928 Apr. 17 and [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn James B. Pinker and Son correspondence concerning John Galsworthy, 1901-1946. Houghton Library
creatorOf Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872. Typed letter signed : New York, N.Y., to Grant Overton, 1928 Apr. 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Mary, 1870-1936. Autograph letter signed : Warm Springs, Virginia, to Grant Overton, 1919 June 7 and 1922 Mar. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Hopper, James. Autograph letter signed and typed letter signed : Carmel, California, to Grant Overton, 1928 Oct. 19-1929 Sept. 6. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Reese, Lizette Woodworth, 1856-1935. Papers of Lizette Woodworth Reese [manuscript], 1893-1936. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. Letters of William Dean Howells [manuscript], 1890-1915. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Swinnerton, Frank, 1884-1982. Autograph letter signed : Cranleigh, Surrey, to Grant Overton, 1930 July 23-Dec. 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. Papers of William Dean Howells [manuscript], 1866-1919. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Hergesheimer, Joseph, 1880-1954. Letters, 1918-1948. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Overton, Grant M. (Grant Martin), 1887-1930. Letter, 1922 June 19, New York, N.Y. to Harold G. Rugg, Hanover, N.H. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan printed ephemera, 1826-2006. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
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associatedWith Ade, George, 1866-1944. person
associatedWith Blodget, Glen, person
correspondedWith Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962 person
associatedWith Brush, Katherine, 1902- person
associatedWith Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury, 1876-1944. person
associatedWith Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945. person
associatedWith Gale, Zona, 1874-1938. person
associatedWith Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940. person
associatedWith Hergesheimer, Joseph, 1880-1954. person
associatedWith Hichens, Robert Smythe, 1864-1950. person
associatedWith Hopper, James. person
associatedWith Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. person
associatedWith Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963. person
associatedWith James B. Pinker and Son. corporateBody
associatedWith Johnston, Mary, 1870-1936. person
associatedWith Kyne, Peter B. person
correspondedWith Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925 person
associatedWith Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950. person
associatedWith Norris, Kathleen, 1880-1966. person
associatedWith Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872. person
associatedWith Reese, Lizette Woodworth, 1856-1935. person
associatedWith Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958. person
associatedWith Rugg, Harold Goddard, 1883-1957. person
associatedWith Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967. person
associatedWith Swinnerton, Frank, 1884-1982. person
associatedWith Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946. person
associatedWith Underwood, Sophia. person
associatedWith Walpole, Hugh, Sir, 1884-1941. person
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