Wakeman

Now, 'Wakeman' was Mrs. Meeker's private servant -- a family servant, she was pleased to say; thereby meaning, not that he had been in the employ of her father, honest Thorn the plumber, nor yet in the service of her mother, the "poor relation," but that in fact he was her servant before she was married, and had remained _par excellence_ her servant ever since.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

There was no one but his wife, who stood directly before him, her angry reply in favor of 'Wakeman' having been cut short by the entrance of the servant with the note.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various

When J.P. Morgan purchased part of Wakeman's library in 1909, he acquired, alongside the relic above, "the greatest body in existence of the writings of perhaps the greatest of all American authors" -- that is, Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Carolyn Vega: Collecting Hawthorne: (Not) Only a Woman's Hair Carolyn Vega 2011

Wakeman's collection of Hawthorne material also included the complete original manuscripts of The Blithdale Romance, several short stories, essays, and volumes of journals and diaries, and some correspondence.

Carolyn Vega: Collecting Hawthorne: (Not) Only a Woman's Hair Carolyn Vega 2011

These rich brown curls were teased out and preserved by Stephen H. Wakeman in his collection of Nathaniel Hawthorne-related material.

Carolyn Vega: Collecting Hawthorne: (Not) Only a Woman's Hair Carolyn Vega 2011

These rich brown curls were teased out and preserved by Stephen H. Wakeman in his collection of Nathaniel Hawthorne-related material.

Carolyn Vega: Collecting Hawthorne: (Not) Only a Woman's Hair Carolyn Vega 2011

So, by the time 2008 came around, we met up with Benoit and Oliver Wakeman, then Oliver kindly did a few years with us which was great.

Mike Ragogna: Neil Young's Bridge School Exclusive: Dave Matthews' "Too Much," Plus Chatting with Johnny Winter, Queen's Roger Taylor and Yes' Steve Howe Mike Ragogna 2011

When J.P. Morgan purchased part of Wakeman's library in 1909, he acquired, alongside the relic above, "the greatest body in existence of the writings of perhaps the greatest of all American authors" -- that is, Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Carolyn Vega: Collecting Hawthorne: (Not) Only a Woman's Hair Carolyn Vega 2011

So, by the time 2008 came around, we met up with Benoit and Oliver Wakeman, then Oliver kindly did a few years with us which was great.

Mike Ragogna: Neil Young's Bridge School Exclusive: Dave Matthews' "Too Much," Plus Chatting with Johnny Winter, Queen's Roger Taylor and Yes' Steve Howe Mike Ragogna 2011

When J.P. Morgan purchased part of Wakeman's library in 1909, he acquired, alongside the relic above, "the greatest body in existence of the writings of perhaps the greatest of all American authors" -- that is, Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Carolyn Vega: Collecting Hawthorne: (Not) Only a Woman's Hair Carolyn Vega 2011