Clarence Chatham Cook letters 1855-1887 bulk 1860-1878

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Clarence Chatham Cook letters 1855-1887 bulk 1860-1878

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Clarence Chatham Cook (1828-1900) was a 19th-century American author and art critic known for his expertise in archeology and antiquities. The collection consists mainly of letters written by Cook to English landscape artist T.C. Farrer. Also present are several letters to Gordon Lester Ford, and a small quantity of letters from Cook's wife, Louisa De Windt Whittmore Cook, also mainly to Farrer

.1 linear foot (1 folder)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Farrer, Thomas Charles, 1839-1891.

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Cook, Louisa De Windt Whittmore

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Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891

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Gordon Lester Ford (1823-1891) was a businessman, lawyer and collector of Americana. He practiced law for much of his life but his main interests were business and real estate investment. He was president of the New London, Willimantic & Palmer Railroad from 1852 to 1856 and director or investor in several other railroads. He also served as U.S. Marshall in southern New York, collector of internal revenue for the third collection district, commissioner of deeds, and business manager of the N...

Cook, Clarence, 1828-1900

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American art critic. From the description of A portrait : ms. poem, 1877. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122380599 Cook was an art critic and columnist for the New York Tribune. Hassard was a literary critic for the New York Tribune and author of lives of Archbishop Hughes and Pope Pius IX. From the description of Letter from Clarence Cook to John Rose Greene Hassard, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 70292697 ...