Collection of Ambrose Bierce papers, 1875-1925 (bulk 1890-1913).

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Collection of Ambrose Bierce papers, 1875-1925 (bulk 1890-1913).

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Contains outgoing correspondence, including letters to his daughter Helen D. Cowden, a young friend Amy L. Wells, fellow writers William Chambers Morrow and James Tufts, and publisher Walter Neale. See container list for a complete listing of correspondents. Also includes a sketch of Bierce by Wells, clippings about and by Bierce, writings by Amy L. Wells, a letter to Wells asking for information pertaining to Bierce's disappearance, and poems by brother Albert Sherwood Bierce. The album of letters to Helen D. Cowden includes two photographs of Ambrose Bierce, a copy of a poem, and transcriptions of Bierce's letters to his daughter.

2 boxes, 1 v. and 1 oversize folder (.75 linear ft.)Box 2, oversize folder 1, and cartoon "The aviator-second trip" (BANC PIC 19xx.067--C) : 1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 549:14) and positive (BANC FILM C-H 62).Parts of Box 1, and v. 1 : 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 2469) and positive (BANC FILM 2166).

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Cowden, Helen D.

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Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?

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Ambrose Bierce was born in Horse Cave Creek, Ohio, on June 24, 1842. After military service in the Civil War, he settled in San Francisco, where he met Mark Twain and became a columnist and writer. Bierce became known for his sharp, sarcastic wit while writing for the "Argonaut," the "Wasp," and the "San Francisco Examiner." A member of the Bohemian Club, he became acquainted with many of the prominent San Francisco authors. After his retirement Bierce traveled into Texas and toward Mexico, at a...

Tufts, James, 1829-1885

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Neale, Walter, 1873-1933

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President of The Neale Publishing Company of New York, N.Y. From the description of Letters, 1906. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522041 ...

Bierce, Albert Sherwood

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Online Archive of California

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Morrow, W. C., 1854-1923

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Wells, Amy L.

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