Skip to main content

Authors, American -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:

Hamlin Garland letters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292256]
Identifier: Vault MSS 543
Scope and Contents

Five handwritten letters and postcards written by Garland to his friends Mary Jamiesen Judah and her husband. The items relate to personal matters between Garland and the Judahs.

Dates: approximately 1890-1899

Harpending family letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1354
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters by Harpending family addressed to various family members (1813-1900), printed receipt cards, and miscellaneous items. The letters contain requests for financial aid for family members involved in prospecting in the California desert.

Dates: 1813-1900

John Hay letters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293395]
Identifier: Vault MSS 604
Scope and Contents

Two letters written at Washington D.C. one handwritten and signed, the other typescript and signed. The handwritten item was written on Nov. 23, 1903. It is written to "Dear Uncle Grover" and gives particulars about Hay's biography of Abraham Lincoln. The typescript letter was written on Nov. 10, 1903. It is written to Charles Neumeyer, Esq. explaining that he does not know if Hay's "works" have been translated into German.

Dates: 1903

Lafcadio Hearn letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489531]
Identifier: MSS 564
Scope and Contents

Typewritten letter dated August 1883. The item is addressed to the author, William Douglas O'Connor. Hearn praises O'Connor's writings and discusses other well-known authors including Walt Whitman.

Dates: 1883 August

Zenna Henderson letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310374]
Identifier: MSS SC 1251
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters. The letters are solely with Henderson's publisher, Doubleday, and concerns cover layouts, publicity notifications, and manuscript corrections for the titles "The Anything Box," "Pilgrimage," "The People," and "Holding Wonders."

Dates: 1960-1973

David Hinshaw letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292215]
Identifier: Vault MSS 547
Scope and Contents

Three typewritten letters. Two were signed by Hinshaw with "David." They related to the publication of poems by Arthur Guiterman (1871-1943), to the present political situation of the United States, and to personal matters. Two are on "Washington" journal stationary, are addressed to "Maurice," and are dated Nov. 7 and 14, 1930. The remaining item is neither addressed, dated, nor signed and is not on "Washington" stationary but deals with similar matters of the other two.

Dates: 1930

Elbert Hubbard letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342898]
Identifier: MSS 754
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter dated October 16, 1904 and addressed to "Brother Bean." Hubbard mentions "that book" probably referring to a publication matter.

Dates: 1904 October 16

John J. A'Becket letters and a biography, 1891-1894

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233283131], Folder: 9-10
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents Three handwritten and signed letters addressed to Barton Orville Aylesworth (1860-1933), an American author, poet, and professor at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Also included is a published biography and a folder with "John J. A'Becket" written on it. Handwritten and signed letter, dated October 25, 1894, and composed at "The Jansen, 11 Waverly Place, N. Y. City." A'Becket informs Aylesworth that his "communication" had been received and writes that he would be pleased to give any...
Dates: 1891-1894

Mary Jameson Judah correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309624]
Identifier: MSS SC 1152
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence between Judah and various friends and authors. Most of the items relate to personal matters and questions concerning writing. Correspondents include the writers James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) and Henry Blake Fuller (1857-1929).

Dates: 1864-1921

Mary Jameson Judah letters received

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309483]
Identifier: MSS SC 1170
Scope and Contents Handwritten letters to Judah from her spouse John, Henry B. Fuller, and Blanche Bates. Her husband's letters date from 1879-1880 while he was in the Rocky Mountains investigating mining investments, and discuss personal and business matters. The Fuller letters detail his future writing plans. The Blake Letter describes a theater production in Chicago. Also included are a certificate for five shares of Arena Publishing Company stock owned by Mary Judah and a death announcement for Lew...
Dates: 1879-1919