Papers, 1856-1916.

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Papers, 1856-1916.

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The first box of this collection contains Sullivan's correspondence, arranged in alphabetical order by writer. Most of the letters are from his personal friends and authors and actors with whom he became acquainted during the course of his literary career. The majority of the letters date from the 1880s to 1915. Correspondents include Richard Mansfield, whose letters pertain to the plays Sullivan was writing for him; Meredith Nicholson (1866-1947), author, with copies of his poetry; John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890), poet and editor; Edward Robinson (1858-1931), administrator of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, with most of his letters describing activities at both museums; Joseph Linden Smith (1863-1950), painter, with some quick sketches illustrating his letters; Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish author; Charles Warren Stoddard (1843-1909), author; and Barrett Wendell (1855-1921), author and Harvard professor. There are a few drafts of responses by Sullivan scattered throughout the correspondence and filed under "S." Box 2 contains letters, written in Italian, by Tommaso Salvini (1829-1916), the Italian tragedian. All the letters were addressed to Sullivan and they date from 1881 to 1915. Sullivan translated the letters into English and the typescript of the translation is filed in the box. Not all the letters appear to have been translated and some of them were abridged in the process of translation. Salvini's letters discuss his work as an actor, his life in Florence, political developments in Italy, his family, and the world of theater in Europe and the United States. There are drafts of a few responses from Sullivan to Salvini (written in Italian). Box 2 also contains a typescript essay by Sullivan entitled "My First Acquaintance with Salvini." Boxes 3 and 4 include essays, notes, literary manuscripts, and printed copies of Sullivan's works. All are unbound. They are arranged in alphabetical order by title. Box 5 contains four notebooks kept by Sullivan which include poetry, newsclippings, photographs, and various literary jottings. The box also contains his handwritten manuscript of the novel The Heart of Us and two bound copies of other of his manuscripts. Much of Sullivan's writing was based on his travels in Europe.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Art museum; Boston, Mass. From the description of Exhibition of water colors by American & European artists : February 26 to April 14, 1929 / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220207458 ...

O’Reilly, John Boyle, 1844-1890

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Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909

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California author. From the description of Charles Warren Stoddard letters and manuscripts : to Frank Arthur Putnam, 1903-1906. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 78215414 Author and professor of English, University of Notre Dame, 1885-1887. From the description of Papers, 1870-1927. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 23706788 American poet and travel writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed ...

Wendell, Barrett, 1855-1921

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Wendell graduated from Harvard in 1877 and taught English at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Barrett Wendell, 1873-1921 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972920 From the description of Lecture notes in Comparative Literature 1, 1905-1917. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074707 Harvard English professor. From the description of Ralegh in Guiana, 1897. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 172663314 ...

Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907

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Richard Mansfield (1857-1907) was an actor of the late 19th century. He was born in Helgoland, Germany, into a family that excelled in the performing arts. His mother was the prima donna Hermine Rudersdorff (1822-1882), and his grandfather, the violinist Joseph Rudersdorff (1788-1866). His father, Maurice Mansfield, was a London businessman. Richard Mansfield began his stage career touring the English provinces in Gilbert and Sullivan and made his first appear...

Salvini, Tommaso, 1829-1915

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Italian actor. From the description of Letter : Philadelphia, to John Sartain, 1883 Apr. 4. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28489397 From the description of Autograph sentiment signed, dated : Brooklyn, 6 February 1883, 1883, 6 February. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668694 Actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Ontignono, 1870 Aug. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634102 Italian tragedian. From the...

Smith, Joseph Lindon, 1863-1950

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Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950) is a painter and lecturer, Dublin, N.H. From the description of Joseph Lindon Smith papers, 1647-1965, bulk 1873-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613314146 American painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Dr. Baldwin, 1903 May 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270860359 Painter, lecturer, Dublin, N.H. Born 1863. Died 1950. Born in Pawtucket, R.I., Smith studied ar...

Sullivan, T. R. (Thomas Russell), 1849-1916

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Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

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Nicholson, Meredith, 1866-1947

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Robinson, Edward, 1858-1931

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