Shakspere Society of Philadelphia

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The Shakspere Society of Philadelphia, founded in 1861, is one of the oldest, continually operating groups of its kind in existence. It was founded by Horace Howard Furness, Asa Israel Fish, and other Philadelphia lawyers, and its membership is still a mixture of professional men and academics.

From the description of Records, 1851-1995. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862543

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creatorOf	Fish, Asa I. (Asa Israel), 1820-1879,. Scrapbook concerning Shakspere Society of Philadelphia compiled by Asa I. Fish [manuscript], ca. 1861.	Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf	Fish, Asa I. (Asa Israel), 1820-1879. Annotations on Shakespeare [manuscript], ca. 1850-1885.	Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn	Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912. Scrapbook, 1869-1911.	American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn	Horace Howard Furness scrapbook, 1869-1911, 1869-1911	American Philosophical Society
referencedIn	Knortz, Karl, 1841-1918,. Autograph postcard signed from Karl Knortz, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to J. Parker Norris, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [manuscript], [19th or 20th century] October 15.	Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf	Krauth, C. P. Letter to Horace Howard Furness, 1875.	University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn	Menu collection, 1866-1988.	Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf	Messchert, Matthew Huizinga, 1831-1904. Letter to Horace Howard Furness, [1895].	University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn	Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954. Henry Neill Paul papers, 1846-1952.	Princeton University Library
creatorOf	Shakspere Society of Philadelphia. Programs for the annual dinner of the Society and meeting minutes 1851-1995.	University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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associatedWith	Fish, Asa I. (Asa Israel), 1820-1879,
associatedWith	Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912.
associatedWith	Knortz, Karl, 1841-1918,
associatedWith	Krauth, C. P.
associatedWith	Messchert, Matthew Huizinga, 1831-1904.
associatedWith	Paul, Henry Neill, 1863-1954.
associatedWith	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.