William Henry Bishop papers 1800-1930

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William Henry Bishop papers 1800-1930

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Author, diplomat. Diaries, consular papers documenting his service in Italy and miscellaneous personal papers including correspondence with William Dean Howells and Armando Palacio Valdés, notebooks, genealogical materials, subjects files on Maria Bashkirtseff and a few papers of his son, Julian B. Bishop, who died in 1912. William Henry Bishop's diaries, which make up half the collection, are in 127 volumes spanning the years of 1874-1928 and reflect his extensive travels in the United States and Italy. His consular papers contain correspondence, notes, clippings and photographs on political and social conditions in Italy (1903-1910) with material relating to the self-styled Duca di Santa Elisabetta, 1904-1910; the Petrosino murder case, 1904-1912; public security in Sicily, 1907; the Messina earthquakes, 1906-1908; consular relations between Panama and Palermo, 1905; material on immigration from Sicily; and material on the Taraca Expedition in the Philippines. The 2012-M-035 addition to the William Henry Bishop papers include consular material, correspondence, draft manuscripts and notes from 1841 to 1930.

13.75 linear feet (29 boxes, 1 folio)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6350276

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Palacio Valdʹes, Armando, 1853-1938.

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Bishop, William Henry, 1847-1928

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Epithet: stockbroker British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001439.0x000343 American consul at Genoa, Italy, 1903-1904, at Palermo, Italy, 1905-1910; artist and architect; taught French and Spanish at Yale University, 1893-1903. From the description of William Henry Bishop papers, 1800-1927 (inclusive), 1874-1927 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702165878 Bishop was an American author. ...

Yale University. Faculty.

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Bashikirtseva, Mariia Konstantinovna, 1860-1884.

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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

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Carolyn Wells published under the pseudonym Rowland Wright. From the description of Autograph postcard signed from W.D. Howells to Carolyn Wells, Rahway [manuscript], 19th or 20th century. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 694525270 Author, editor, critic. From the description of Letters chiefly to Alexander? Black [manuscript] 1888-1919. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647943111 William Dean Howells was an American novelist...

Yale University. Students.

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Bishop, Julian Brockelhurst, d. 1912.

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