Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901

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From the description of Autograph letters signed (7) : Washington, D.C., to Harper & Brothers, 1863-1886 Dec. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611572

Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901) was an American journalist and author. He edited the New York Evening Post from 1857 to 1871, was the New York Herald's Washington correspondent from 1874 to 1890, and wrote political works and books about the sea. He advocated the Union cause in the U.S. Civil War.

From the guide to the Charles Nordhoff letters, 1865-1887, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Charles Nordhoff was born in Westphalia, Germany on August 31st, 1830. He was brought to the United States by his father in 1834. They settled in Missouri. After the death of his father Mr. Nordhoff was placed in the care of a Methodist Minister in Cincinnati. He was schooled in the printing trade and was working in a printing office when he decided to run away in search of a life at sea. He traveled to Baltimore and after a year of working in newspaper offices shipped in the U.S. Ship "Columbus", which sailed in March 1845 for China. The ship stopped in Yeddo, Japan in 1846, and was the first U.S. Man-of-War ever to lie in a Japanese Port. The ship then traveled to the Hawaiian Islands and then California, arriving in the Bay of Monterey in March 1847 and heading up to San Francisco shortly afterward. It was at this time that Mr. Nordhoff became Captain's clerk on the Sloop-of-War, "Warren". He later returned to his old ship, the "Columbus", and reached Norfolk, Virginia in 1848. He continued to follow the sea until 1853 when he quit and entered Journalism, working on the "Philadelphia Register", the "Indianapolis Sentinel", the "New York Evening Post", and the "New York Herald". He also wrote numerous books on topics such as his sea voyages, his first visit to the coast of California, California travel and life, Oregon and the Sandwich Islands description and travel, and Communistic Societies of the United States. Mr. Nordhoff retired from journalism in Coronado, California.

From the description of Autobiography and Reminiscence of Charles Nordhoff, (Deceased), 1901. (The Society of California Pioneers). WorldCat record id: 55979265

Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901) was an American journalist and author.

He edited the New York Evening Post from 1857 to 1871, was the New York Herald's Washington correspondent from 1874 to 1890, and wrote political works and books about the sea. He advocated the Union cause in the U.S. Civil War.

From the description of Charles Nordhoff letters, 1865-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122686990

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referencedIn Letters sent to Robert Carter from various correspondents, 1852-1882. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bowles, Samuel, 1826-1878. Samuel Bowles papers, 1852-1893 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901,. Autograph letter signed from Charles Nordhoff, New York, to Augustin Daly [manuscript], 1868 November 10. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. Additional papers, 1767-1898. Houghton Library
referencedIn Susan B. Anthony papers, 1874-1887 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1831-1908. Daniel Coit Gilman correspondence, 1871-1875. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Ford, Emily Ellsworth (Fowler), 1826-1893. Rosalie Ford Barr papers, 1885-1954 (bulk 1898-1909). University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901. Autograph letters signed (7) : Washington, D.C., to Harper & Brothers, 1863-1886 Dec. 27. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Charles Nordhoff letters, 1865-1887 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Charles Eliot Norton papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Charles Nordhoff letters, 1865-1887. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878. Letters received, and other papers, 1862-1866. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901. Letters of Charles Nordhoff [manuscript], 1888-1893. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Paul Leicester Ford papers, 1869-1902 [bulk 1885-1895] New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Gordon Lester Ford papers, 1830-1910, 1850-1869 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Halpine, Charles G. (Charles Graham), 1829-1868. Papers of Charles Graham Halpine, 1863-1868. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Edward Atkinson letters, 1868-1898 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Worthington Chauncey Ford papers, 1858-1938, 1880-1925 [bulk] New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Atkinson, Edward, 1827-1905. Edward Atkinson papers, 1836-1905, bulk: 1847-1905. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891. Gordon Lester Ford papers, 1830-1910, bulk (1850-1869). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Nordhoff, Charles, 1887-1947. Papers of Charles Nordhoff, 1907-1953 1909-1947. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Blatchford, Samuel, 1820-1893. Letters of Samuel Blatchford, 1870, 1886. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn The Society of California Pioneers collection of autobiographies and reminiscences of early pioneers, 1900-1904 Society of California Pioneers
creatorOf O'Brien, Fitz James, 1828-1862. Papers of Fitz-James O'Brien [manuscript] 1851-61. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Hawley, Joseph Rawell, 1826-1905. Autograph letter signed : Hartford, to Charles Nordhoff, 1867 Dec. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn David Ames Wells Papers, 1795-1898, (bulk 1860-1886) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Douglas Gunn Papers, 1873-1889 San Diego History Center Document Collection
referencedIn Letters from various correspondents, 1861-1914. Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas Bailey Aldrich papers, 1837-1926. Houghton Library
referencedIn David Ames Wells Papers, 1795-1898, (bulk 1860-1886) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881. Memorial collection, 1870-1881. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn Chandler, Hewitt, b. 1833,. Alfred, Me., single sheet manuscripts, 1852-1879. United Society of Shakers, Shaker Library
creatorOf Hassaurek, Friedrich, 1831-1885. Autograph letter signed : Cincinnati, to Charles Nordhoff, 1868 May 16. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Worthington Chauncey Ford papers, 1858-1938, 1880-1925 [bulk] New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Edward Atkinson letters, 1868-1898. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn James Russell Lowell papers, 1835-1919. Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, N, 1686-1975. Houghton Library
referencedIn Collection of autograph letters, ca. 1829-1915. Houghton Library
referencedIn Correspondence and other papers, 1831-1891. Houghton Library
creatorOf White, Richard Grant, 1821-1885. Autograph letters signed (2) one with initials : New York, to Charles Nordhoff, 1867 May 10 and "Friday Eve" [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901. Autobiography and Reminiscence of Charles Nordhoff, (Deceased), 1901. The Society of California Pioneers - Alice Phelan Sullivan Library
creatorOf Stoddard, Richard Henry, 1825-1903. Autograph letter signed : New York, to Charles Nordhoff, 1864 Feb. 9. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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associatedWith Hawley, Joseph Rawell, 1826-1905. person
correspondedWith Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 person
associatedWith Morton, J. Sterling (Julius Sterling), 1832-1902. person
associatedWith Nordhoff, Charles, 1887-1947. person
associatedWith Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 person
associatedWith O'Brien, Fitz James, 1828-1862. person
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Birth 1830-08-31

Death 1901-07-14

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