Bailey's ghost: Aaron B. Hull, September 13, 1984

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Bailey's ghost: Aaron B. Hull

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Dates

Creation: September 13, 1984

Creator

From the Collection: Devlin, William E., 1949- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers on site. Please contact the archivist at WCSU for information on obtaining access to the scanned articles.

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (1 large box of clippings and xeroxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Additional Description

General

The book "History of Danbury, Conn., 1884-1896" is considered illogical in structure and difficult to use. Once, it was Danbury's only definitive history since its publication. Author James Montgomery Bailey died in 1894, two years before the book was published. Known as "the Danbury News Man," Bailey was acknowledged as a pioneer of journalistic humor. The Danbury Relief Society published the book to maintain Bailey's connection, but the book actually had three major authors: Susan Benedict Hill, Aaron Banks Hull (who received little acknowledgement by Bailey), and then James Bailey. Bailey's compilation of Hull's work was half-hazard and has resulted in criticism. |Identifier: ms069_devlin_1984_09_13b