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Letters

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:

Barton O. Aylesworth correspondence with Mary Matthew Adams, 1902

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233283131], Folder: 21-22
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and handwritten correspondence with Barton O. Aylesworth. Ayleswoth sends a typewritten and signed form letter to Adams requesting biographical information on January 10, 1902. Adams responds with a handwritten and signed letter on January 21, 1902 giving some details on her life and writing career.



Dates: 1902

Charles Josiah Adams correspondence with Barton O. Aylesworth, 1902

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233283131], Folder: 17-18
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed form letter from Barton O. Aylesworth. Adams answers the questions on the missive by hand and apparently returned the item to Aylesworth. Adams responds to the Aylesworth's request for information on his life and writing career.



Dates: 1902

John J. A'Becket autograph, 1910

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233283131], Folder: 11-12
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Torn piece of an envelope. The item is addressed to "Barton O. Aylesworth, DD. President of Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa." "Compts of J. J. a'Becket" is also written on the item in another hand. On the reverse of the envelope "Thomas Turner A'Beckett" is written. The date of the item is unknown.

Dates: 1910

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

Letter, 1903

 Item — Box 10: [Barcode: 31197233283222], Folder: 7-8
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter dated 21 Feb. 1903 from Barton O. Aylesworth to Prindle. Aylesworth writes for biographical information and presents a list of questions. Prindle writes on the letter responding to the inquiries and returns the item to Aylesworth in the included envelope.

Dates: 1903

Letter, 1907

 Item — Box 10: [Barcode: 31197233283222], Folder: 9-10
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 4 Nov. 1907, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth. Carruth responds to Aylesworth's request for autobiographical information. Carruth refers him to a recent edition of "Who's Who in America."

Dates: 1907

Letter, 1894

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31197233283149], Folder: 53-54
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter, dated 5 Nov. 1894, composed on "Drake University" stationary, and addressed to C. A. Dana, probably Charles Anderson Dana, an American author. Aylesworth asks Dana where biographical information may be found on him.



Dates: 1894

Letter, 1903

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: 31197233283149], Folder: 57-58
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 21 Jan. 1903, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth. Babcock gives autobiographical information telling about his boyhood, education, and writing career.



Dates: 1903

Letter, 1901

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: 31197233283156], Folder: 11-12
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 12 Nov. 1901, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth. Bailey informs Aylesworth on where me might find biographical information on her. Also included is the envelope in which the letter was sent.

Dates: 1901

Letter, 1895

 Item — Box 8: [Barcode: 31197233283206], Folder: 21-22
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter, dated 13 March 1895, and addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth. Brown refers to herself in the third person, outlines her background, and lists her publications. Also included is the envelope in which the item was sent.

Dates: 1895