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Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908. Letter and engraving [manuscript], 1890 February 17 & n.d.

Title: Letter and engraving [manuscript], 1890 February 17 & n.d.

Stedman writes to Virginia Terhune Van de Water honoring her request for an autograph by sending a verse from his poem "Pan in Wall Street." An engraving of Stedman is also included in the collection.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647812288 View

Harland, Marion, 1830-1922. Letter, 1910 June 18, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / M.V. Terhune.

Title: Letter, 1910 June 18, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / M.V. Terhune. 1910.

Shows appreciation for his good review of her autobiography; asks on behalf of her daughter to review one of her books "From the Kitchen to Attic".

ArchivalResource: 2 p. on 1 leaf ; 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44449173 View

Terhune, Albert Payson, 1872-1942. Letters sent, 1936-1942 (inclusive).

Title: Letters sent, 1936-1942 (inclusive).

Letters sent to his nephew "Fritz."

ArchivalResource: .2 cubic ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122582760 View

Harland, Marion, 1830-1922. Papers of Marion Harland [manuscript], 1878-1904.

Title: Papers of Marion Harland [manuscript], 1878-1904.

Papers of Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune, pseudonym Marion Harland, including several letters and miscellany. Included is a poem beginning, "Ah, friend, whose eyes...", dated 1894 April 3; and an undated poem with autograph additions beginning " 'Ah!' said the Nightingale..." Also included are 11 letters to various recipients, a photo of Harland signed "Marion Harland," a printed biographical sketch of Harland, and a recipe for biscuits and banana cream, signed "Marion Harland" and dated 1879 September 4.

ArchivalResource: 16 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647988647 View

Harland, Marion, 1830-1922. Letter, 1915 January 2, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / M.V. Terhune.

Title: Letter, 1915 January 2, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham, [Staten Island] / M.V. Terhune. 1915.

In order to print the invitations she inquires about the title of the poem Markhem intends to read at the Authors' Matinee.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. on 1 leaf ; 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44449313 View

Brown, David, fl. 1878. Letter, 1878 September 6, Williamsburg, Va. to Laura.

Title: Letter, 1878 September 6, Williamsburg, Va. to Laura.

Concerns Alone by Marion Harland, description of African Americans in the area, sale of a farm, his job and commissions.

ArchivalResource: 4 p. ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24557307 View

Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, 1852-1930. Letters, 1888 & 1924 [manuscript].

Title: Letters, 1888 & 1924 [manuscript].

In a letter, 1888 June 27, Randolph, Massachusetts, Freeman writes to Christine Herrick accepting an invitation to contribute a Thanksgiving story to a new magazine [Home-maker?] to be started by Herrick and her mother, Marion Harland. In a letter, 1924 May 13, Metuchen, New Jersey, Freeman writes to Frederic Franklyn Van de Water re her beginnings as a writer.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647812300 View

Harland, Marion, 1830-1922. Letter, 1908 February 5, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham,[Staten Island] / M.V. Terhune.

Title: Letter, 1908 February 5, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham,[Staten Island] / M.V. Terhune. 1908.

Informs Markham that he was chosen to read one of his poems at some function.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. on 1 leaf ; 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44449357 View

Preston, Margaret Junkin, 1820-1897. Margaret Junkin Preston papers, 1812-1892, 1938, 1997.

Title: Margaret Junkin Preston papers, 1812-1892, 1938, 1997.

This collection chiefly consists of letters written by editors, authors, and Confederate leaders, and received or collected by Margaret Junkin Preston. Among these are letters from Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall"Jackson, John C. Calhoun, and Benjamin Rush. Other letter writers include Paul Hamilton Hayne, Jean Ingelow, Frances Eliza Grenfell Kingsley (Mrs. Charles Kingsley), Rose Kingsley, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, P. B. Marston, Thomas Nelson Page, Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster, Alexander Stephens, Mary Terhune (who wrote as Marion Harland), and John Greenleaf Whittier. Most of the letters are from the period, 1875-1892; only a few items are dated earlier than 1855. The collection also contains a manuscript copy of "Beechenbrook, a Rhyme of the War"; poems by Preston; and a poetry notebook, 1865-1869, with works by Preston and showing her many revisions. Occasional diary entries, interspersed in the poetry notebook, indicate that many of the poems were written during summer visits to Rockbridge Baths, near Lexington, Va., or the Hot Springs in Bath County, Va. Added to the collection in 1998 is a cumulative index, compiled by Mary P. Coulling, of Preston's published and unpublished poetry.

ArchivalResource: About 150 items (0.5 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24599967 View

Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937,. Letters to Albert Bigelow Paine, 1875-1934 (bulk 1891-1934).

Title: Letters to Albert Bigelow Paine, 1875-1934 (bulk 1891-1934).

ArchivalResource: 2,083 pieces.28 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122445998 View

Willard, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1839-1898. Letter and photograph of Frances Elizabeth Willard [manuscript], 1889 & n.d.

Title: Letter and photograph of Frances Elizabeth Willard [manuscript], 1889 & n.d.

In a letter, 1889 August 29, Willard, Evanston, Illinois, writes to "My dear Mrs. Terhune," [Marion Harland] mentioning an article she has written for the "Union Signal"; an article on women's suffrage she plans to write for Harland after Thanksgiving; and the W.C.T.U. convention in Chicago on November 8-12. Collection also includes a sepia photograph, n.d., of Willard.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647817334 View

Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co. Recipe book.

Title: Recipe book.

Recipe book with sections for cakes, pies, wines, medical remedies, preserves and pickles, meats, puddings, and dyes, with blank leaves between sections and newspaper clippings tipped in and laid in. Recipes are attributed to Mrs. Lamson, Scofield, Gaines, Graham, Remele, Mead, Stewart, Carroll, Farnsworth, Beaman and others; a recipe for mince meat to Marion Harland; several recipes to Daisy Eyebright; and a cure for worms (sweet fern tea) to Dr. Allen. Two items laid in have been rehoused and are shelved with manuscript: Advertising pamphlet for the Universal Three Minute Bread Maker, manufactured by Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain, Conn.; 6 leaves possibly from Ayer's American almanac, with advertisments for Ayer's Hair Vigor, Ayer's Sarsparilla, etc. and recipes.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (112 leaves) : paper ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/212376858 View

Harland, Marion, 1830-1922. Letter, 1884 Sep. 3, Compton, N.J., to Dr. Hugo Erichsen, Detroit.

Title: Letter, 1884 Sep. 3, Compton, N.J., to Dr. Hugo Erichsen, Detroit.

Answers questions regarding her writing habits.

ArchivalResource: [3] p. on 1 l. Holograph signed, with envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34367695 View

Harland, Marion, 1830-1922. Letter, 1917 May 10, New York City [to] Mrs. [Edwin] Markham,[Staten Island] / M.V. Terhune.

Title: Letter, 1917 May 10, New York City [to] Mrs. [Edwin] Markham,[Staten Island] / M.V. Terhune. 1917.

Thanks them for the kindness they have shown for th Mary Fisher Home.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44450500 View

Corson, Juliet, 1842-1897. [Culinary ephemera : margarine, cooking oil, shortening, & lard]. Box 185.

Title: [Culinary ephemera : margarine, cooking oil, shortening, & lard]. Box 185. 1892-1958.

ArchivalResource: 14 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166641159 View

Women's Project of New Jersey. Records, 1984-2004

Title: Inventory to the Records of the Women's Project of New Jersey 1984-2004

The Records of the Women's Project of New Jersey document the work undertaken by the Women's Project of New Jersey to produce . The papers also provide details of the Project's other endeavors to promote understanding of the roles of women in the history of New Jersey. The records consist of documents, photographs, audiovisual materials, and an artifact. Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women

ArchivalResource: 14 cubic feet; (11 records center cartons, 5 document boxes, 1 newspaper box)

http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/manuscripts/wpnjf.html View

Branch family. Papers, 1899-1921.

Title: Papers, 1899-1921.

Beginning with a letter from Mary Virginia Terhune (1899) about an invitation from Gov. Carroll (Md.) from whom she obtained information for a project and mentioning the names of several Baltimore photographers, the remaining letters are from Henry Branch to his son, Benjamin Harrison Branch, and daughter in-law, Rachel Neill Hoge Branch about a medical convention in Canton and typhoid fever in Ellicott City, Md (1917); and about Masonic and Patriotic and temperance meetings (Dec., 1920, Jan. 25 and Aug. 18, 1921. The letters convey a very warm relationship, especially between Henry and Rachel Branch.

ArchivalResource: 11 items ; 14 x 22 cm. and smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38853579 View

Hewitt, Emma Churchman, 1850-. [Culinary ephemera : fruits, vegetables & nuts]. Box 249.

Title: [Culinary ephemera : fruits, vegetables & nuts]. Box 249. 1910-1984.

ArchivalResource: 24 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/248922977 View

Gans, Nellie Duling. [Culinary ephemera : gelatin and tapioca]. Box 267.

Title: [Culinary ephemera : gelatin and tapioca]. Box 267. 1900-1926.

ArchivalResource: 34 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/406138828 View

Wallace, Lily Haxworth. [Culinary ephemera : yeast and baking powder products]. Box 48.

Title: [Culinary ephemera : yeast and baking powder products]. Box 48. 1879-1920.

ArchivalResource: 30 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166641985 View

Harland, Marion, 1830-1922. Letter, 1908 February 24, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham,[Staten Island] / M.V. Terhune.

Title: Letter, 1908 February 24, New York City [to] Mr. [Edwin] Markham,[Staten Island] / M.V. Terhune. 1908.

Discusses arrangments for the Astor Gallery Function.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. on 1 leaf ; 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44449332 View

Century Company records

Title: Century Company records

The Century Company published the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, which was widely regarded as the best general periodical of its time, performing a role as cultural arbiter during the 1880s and 1890s. It was founded in New York City in 1881 and also published the children's magazine St. Nicholas, dictionaries, and books. The Century Company records date from 1870 to the 1930s and chiefly contain correspondence with contributors, readers, public figures, and literary agents. A number of manuscripts and proofs in the collection are extensively edited and taken with annotations on letters provide a detailed record of the outlook, standards, and functions of the company.

ArchivalResource: 60.4 linear feet; 151 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/504 View