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Du Bois, S. C., 19th cent. Autograph letter signed from S.C. DuBois, New York, to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1889 April 24.

Title: Autograph letter signed from S.C. DuBois, New York, to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1889 April 24.

Wishes to speak to Daly regarding a benefit to be held for James E. Murdoch.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318650448 View

Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk)

Title: Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk)

Letters to American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

ArchivalResource: 36 linear feet (73 boxes)

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00355/catalog View

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893. James Edward Murdoch papers, 1822-1913 (inclusive), 1856-1889 (bulk).

Title: James Edward Murdoch papers, 1822-1913 (inclusive), 1856-1889 (bulk).

Contains manuscripts of lectures by Murdoch, and correspondence, scrapbooks, promptbooks, and miscellaneous mementos relating to his life and career. Correspondents include Walter McPherson Bayne, William Rufus Blake, William Pelby, and Wendell Phillips.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (1.4 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612378245 View

Woolley, William Preston, 1830-1850. Index rerum, 1846-1850.

Title: Index rerum, 1846-1850.

Index rerum kept by Woolley reflecting his interest in literature, music, and the theater. It contains reviews of Signora Biscaccianti's concert at Louisville in Apr. 1849; the "Macready Riot" at the Astor Place Theater in New York, 10 May 1849; appointment as draughtsman in the Topographical Bureau of the U.S. Coast Survey, 21 May 1849; appointment as a member of the committee to tender complimentary benefit to James E. Murdoch at the Louisville Theater, 12 Feb. 1850; affidavit of Samuel F.B. Morse in the case of Morse et al. v. Henry O'Reilly et al., 25 Aug. 1848; list of books; newspaper clippings about the John Thompson Gray and Henry Clay Pope duel, poems written for the Louisville Journal of Commerce, list of lots in Louisville belonging to the estate of Caroline P. Woolley, and the wedding of Sallie Ward and Bigelow Lawrence. Also includes pen and ink sketches, including one of Camp Marriot, Anne Arundel County, Md., 22 June 1849. Also a collection of autographs. Among the signatures are those of Daniel Webster, Jefferson Davis, William L. Marcy, Salmon P. Chase, John J. Crittenden, and James T. Morehead.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49479480 View

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893,. Autograph letter signed from James Edward Murdoch, Chicago, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1866 January 11.

Title: Autograph letter signed from James Edward Murdoch, Chicago, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1866 January 11.

Letter opens "My dear Sir" and concerns arrangements for a reading by Murdoch.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 22 x 14 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/417075763 View

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893. Correspondence to George H. Boker, 1851.

Title: Correspondence to George H. Boker, 1851.

ArchivalResource: 3 items (1 leaf)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/244441958 View

Murdoch, Fannie,. Autograph letter signed from Fannie Murdoch, Cincinnati, to Howard Malcom Ticknor [manuscript], 1893 June 5.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Fannie Murdoch, Cincinnati, to Howard Malcom Ticknor [manuscript], 1893 June 5.

Murdoch refers to the last illness and death of her father, James E. Murdoch, and thanks Ticknor for his "loving tribute to [their] dear one." Mentions that before he died, he "recited to the Dr. the whole of Friar Lawrence's speech, "Naught so vile upon this earth doth live" etc." Written from Cincinnati, O., Reading Road bel. Oak St.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/418279128 View

The Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations

Title: The Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations

Engravings, lithographs, manuscripts, music covers, books and other printed materials primarily relating to 18th and 19th century English and American theatre..

ArchivalResource: 3 containers; 60 oversize folders; 15 linear feet; Approximate 3,000 items

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv48578 View

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893,. Autograph letter signed from James Edward Murdoch to T. Sewall Lancaster [manuscript], [1853?] October 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed from James Edward Murdoch to T. Sewall Lancaster [manuscript], [1853?] October 9.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/435414784 View

Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk).

Title: Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk).

Contracts (with associated materials) of the Houghton Mifflin Company publishing house of Boston, Massachusetts.

ArchivalResource: 36 boxes (48 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00239/catalog View

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893. Lecture notes of James Edward Murdoch on Hamlet [manuscript], ca. 1850.

Title: Lecture notes of James Edward Murdoch on Hamlet [manuscript], ca. 1850.

Includes a newspaper cutting on Kate Field's Hamlet. Some additions in Murdoch's handwriting.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318649097 View

Murdoch, Fannie,. Autograph letters signed from Fannie Murdoch to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1889.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Fannie Murdoch to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1889.

Discusses her father, James E. Murdoch's affairs.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299096532 View

Wilson, Francis, 1854-1935,. Autograph letter signed from Francis Wilson, Cincinnati, to Dr. Whelpley [manuscript], 1898 January 23.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Francis Wilson, Cincinnati, to Dr. Whelpley [manuscript], 1898 January 23.

Wilson lauds James E. Murdoch.

ArchivalResource: 8 leaves ; 24 x 15 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/442778267 View

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893. James E. Murdoch papers, 1837-1903.

Title: James E. Murdoch papers, 1837-1903.

The collection consists of letters written to James E. Murdoch, his daughter Fannie, and Reverend John Pierpont from various actors, authors, politicians, abolitionists, clergymen, and others. Letters discuss performances, writings, family news, and abolition. The collection also contains two playbills for performances by James E. Murdoch and an illustration of Charles Darwin.

ArchivalResource: 35 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122520212 View

Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905,. Autograph letter signed from Joseph Jefferson, Palm Beach, Fla., to Mr. Whelply [i.e. Whelpley] [manuscript], 1898 March 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Joseph Jefferson, Palm Beach, Fla., to Mr. Whelply [i.e. Whelpley] [manuscript], 1898 March 9.

Tells Whelply that his gift of a bust of James E. Murdoch "is most kind and thoughtful." Further adds that Murdoch "was a great and versatile actor a classical scholar and a noble man."

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/435496324 View

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893,. Autograph letters signed from James Edward Murdoch to various recipients [manuscript], 1852-1860.

Title: Autograph letters signed from James Edward Murdoch to various recipients [manuscript], 1852-1860.

In (1), written from Philadelphia and addressed to "My dear Wright," Murdoch states his preference to open in Hamlet, since his reputation is founded on his performance of that character. (2), written from St. L[uni?]s and addressed "Dear Sir," mentions that he has Hamlet, Othello and Macbeth "arranged for Reading, Recitation & Remarks."

ArchivalResource: 2 items ; 21 x 14 cm to 29 x 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/418279127 View

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893. Collection of James E. Murdoch materials.

Title: Collection of James E. Murdoch materials.

Correspondence, ephemera, receipts, and newspaper clippings related to the life and career of James E. Murdoch.

ArchivalResource: 1 pam-binder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/748436865 View

Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1757-ca.1920.

Title: Promptbooks for productions of Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1757-ca.1920.

Includes promptbooks used by or associated with West Dudley Digges and Edward Salmon (no. 179); John G. Gilbert and the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia (no. 180); James Edward Murdoch and the Park Theatre, New York (nos. 181 and 182); W.H. Marston, Samuel Phelps and the Theatre Royal, Sadler's Wells, London (no. 183); John Howe (no. 184); [F.P.?] Lawlor (no. 185); William Pleater Davidge and the Park Theatre, Brooklyn (no. 187); Fanny Davenport, B.R. Graham, James F. Dean, and Edmond Pembroke (no. 189 and 190); William Henry Stephens (no. 191); John McCullough, Charles Barton Hill, Edwin Forrest, and George H. Clarke (nos. 188 and 192); H.B. Irving (no. 194); Arthur McKee Rankin and the California Theatre, San Francisco (no. 195); Sir Henry Irving, the Lyceum Theatre, London and St. James's Hall, London (nos. 196 - 198); William Harris and Julia Arthur (no. 199); George Riddle (no. 200); Georgie Reignolds (no. 201); Kate Reignolds and the Boston Museum Company (no. 202); H.W. Bishop and Elsie Bishop (no. 203); Cornelia Otis Skinner (no. 204); and Shirley Hamilton (no. 205).

ArchivalResource: 27 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612305287 View

Clapp, William Warland, Jr., 1826-1891. Correspondence, 1790-1891 (bulk 1840-1891)

Title: William Warland Clapp correspondence, 1790-1891 (inclusive), 1840-1891 (bulk)

Letters to American journalist and author William Warland Clapp Jr. from his friends, colleagues, and family. Also includes some other papers.

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes (4.5 linear feet)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01878/catalog View

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872. Material relating to Thomas Buchanan Read's poem "Sheridan's ride," 1860-1898.

Title: Material relating to Thomas Buchanan Read's poem "Sheridan's ride," 1860-1898.

Group of letters, photographs, and clippings chiefly related to Read's poem "Sheridan's Ride," and its composition on the morning of James E. Murdoch's recitation at Pike's Opera House in Cincinnati, October 31, 1864. It includes four letters written by Read and one by E. D. Grafton; copies of accounts by Leon Vanloo and Davis L. James, describing how and where Read wrote the poem; a collage by Grafton showing Murdoch reciting the poem; photographs of Read and his wife Hattie by Grafton and others; and clippings regarding the placement of a plaque on the house in which the poem was written.

ArchivalResource: 24 items (in 1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702164946 View

Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872. Letter to James Edward Murdoch : New York : LS, 1841 May 19.

Title: Letter to James Edward Murdoch : New York : LS, 1841 May 19.

Sending Murdoch a check.

ArchivalResource: [1] p. ; 23 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122333318 View

Ticknor, Howard Malcom, 1836-1905,. [Collection of newspaper clippings relating to the memorial bust of James E. Murdoch].

Title: [Collection of newspaper clippings relating to the memorial bust of James E. Murdoch]. [1893-1898].

Clippings from The times-star (Cincinnati, Ohio), The daily courier (Zanesville, Ohio), The commercial tribune, and an unidentified newspaper, all dealing with the death of James E. Murdoch and Moses Ezekiel's memorial bust of Murdoch in the Cincinnati Public Library. Also includes a printed invitation to the dedication of the bust, two visiting cards of Miss Fannie H. Murdoch, and an envelope addressed to Mr. Howard Ticknor, Jamaica Plains [sic], Boston, Mass. with the annotation "Murdoch bust."

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/471927036 View

Edward Webster McGlenen papers, 1857-1937 (inclusive), 1857-1890 (bulk).

Title: Edward Webster McGlenen papers, 1857-1937 (inclusive), 1857-1890 (bulk).

Correspondence and compositions by Boston historian Edward W. McGlenen as well as compositions by American actor John Edmund Owens.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00529/catalog View

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893,. Autograph letter signed and 1 letter signed from James Edward Murdoch to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1883-1888.

Title: Autograph letter signed and 1 letter signed from James Edward Murdoch to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1883-1888.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/230449258 View

Miscellaneous theatrical papers

Title: Miscellaneous theatrical papers

Letters, photographs, and other documents by individuals associated with the theater.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01596/catalog View

Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893. James Edward Murdoch collection, 1840-1905.

Title: James Edward Murdoch collection, 1840-1905.

Consists of letters by theater people to Murdoch, known for his dramatic readings to soldiers during the Civil War; two notebooks recording biographical material about his life by Edmund H. Russell with the help of Murdoch's daughter Ida; and the autograph manuscripts of two plays by George Henry Miles, RICHELIEU and HERNANDO DE SOTO.

ArchivalResource: 1.35 cu. ft. (1 carton)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82745231 View

Murdoch, Fannie,. Autograph letter signed from Fannie Murdoch, Cincinnati, to George Becks [manuscript], 1891 November 30.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Fannie Murdoch, Cincinnati, to George Becks [manuscript], 1891 November 30.

Murdoch wishes she could describe her father's methods. Mentions that "Hamlet and Mirabel always exhausted him for he threw himself so thoroughly into the characters, becoming the characters themselves, as it were." Written from Cincinnati, O., Reading Road bel. Oak St.

ArchivalResource: 2 leaves ; 21 x 13 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/418292553 View

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872. Material relating to Thomas Buchanan Read's poem "Sheridan's ride," 1860-1898.

Title: Material relating to Thomas Buchanan Read's poem "Sheridan's ride," 1860-1898.

Group of letters, photographs, and clippings chiefly related to Read's poem "Sheridan's Ride," and its composition on the morning of James E. Murdoch's recitation at Pike's Opera House in Cincinnati, October 31, 1864. It includes four letters written by Read and one by E. D. Grafton; copies of accounts by Leon Vanloo and Davis L. James, describing how and where Read wrote the poem; a collage by Grafton showing Murdoch reciting the poem; photographs of Read and his wife Hattie by Grafton and others; and clippings regarding the placement of a plaque on the house in which the poem was written.

ArchivalResource: 24 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81915003 View