Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Letter, an envelope, and a newspaper clipping, 1894
Item — Box 8: [Barcode: 31197233283206], Folder: 7-8
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents
Typewritten and signed letter, dated 20 Oct. 1894, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth. Brooks responds to Aylesworth's request for biographical information. Brooks tells Aylesworth where information can be found on his publications. Also included is the envelope in which the letter was send and a newspaper clipping describing the writing career of Brooks.
Dates:
1894
Letter, note, portrait, newspaper clipping, and an envelope, 1892-1894
Item — Box 8: [Barcode: 31197233283206], Folder: 3-4
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 13 Nov. 1894, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth of Fort Collins, Colorado. Brooks responds to Aylesworth's request for biographical information by stating, "I don't like these personal questions for I cannot answer them satisfactorily." The envelope in which the letter was sent is with the collection. Also included is a handwritten and signed note dated 28 May 1892 in which Brooks states that the manuscript, "Take a Walk," is "Just the thing." ...
Dates:
1892-1894
Letters, 1889-1893
Item — Box 7: [Barcode: 31197233283198], Folder: 25-26
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letters addressed to John Brisben Walker. Boyesen writes about his travels, personal matters, preparing manuscripts for publication, accepting invitations, and the need for money.
Dates:
1889-1893
Letters and a portrait, 1866
Item — Box 7: [Barcode: 31197233283198], Folder: 5-6
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents
Handwitten and signed letter, dated 21 Nov. 1866, and addressed to Henry Brokmayer, perhaps Henry Conrad Brokmayer, an American author. Botta accepts election a member of the "St. Louis Philosophical Society." Also included is a handwritten and unsigned noted dated 6 April of an unspecified year. The item states, "Mrs. Botta will be much pleased if her name can be of any use in promoting the work on the pedestal." With the collection is a portrait of "Mrs. Botta," an American poet, that...
Dates:
1866