Papers of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [manuscript], 1764-1934 (bulk 1830-1881).

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Papers of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [manuscript], 1764-1934 (bulk 1830-1881).

Collection contains portions or fragments of manuscripts, early drafts and fair copies of a variety of prose and verse. Correspondents, chiefly recipients, include George L. Austin, Arlo Bates, Charlottes Fiske Bates, Richard Bentley, D. Bogue, Robert Bonner, Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen, George W. Childs, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Frederic S. Cozzens, Charles Deane, Theodore S. Fay, W. P. Fessenden, J. T. Fields, Ferdinand Freiligrath, Sara Josepha Hale, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes, William Dean Howells, John Keese, Fanny Kemble, Edith Longfellow, Fanny Longfellow, James R. Lowell, H. H. Milman, John Neal, Charles Eliot Norton, J. W. Palmer, Epes Sargent, Minot J. Savage, Horace E. Scudder, Ann S. Stephens, Charles Sumner, W. W. Follett Synge, George G. Ticknor, Osmond Tiffany, [Henry T.?] Tuckerman, Samuel Ward, John F. Weir, and William A. Wheeler. The collection also contains some miscellaneous items including a court order in favor of Stephen Longfellow; and photographs of Longfellow.

ca. 290 items.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Longfellow, Stephen, 1776-1849

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Bogue, D.,

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Tuckerman, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1813-1871

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Tuckerman was an American critic, essayist, and poet. From the description of ALS: to Mr. Norton, [no year] Jan 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648060 American critic, editor, author. From the description of Correspondence and manuscripts, 1842-1864. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122530583 Tuckerman was an American critic, essayist and poet. From the description of Col...

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Osgood, James R. (James Ripley), 1836-1892

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Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321

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Prolific poet, Florentine exile, and advocate of the Italian vernacular's destined role in the diffusion of literature, philosophy, and political thought. Dante's Divine Comedy proves its importance as a testimony to the beliefs, customs, and the contemporary experience of the late medieval period whose sense of vision prefigures the first signs of Renaissance civilization. This collection original works, criticial works, and memorabilia remains the largest of its kind outside of Italy (Enciclop...

Cozzens, Frederic S. (Frederic Swartwout), 1818-1869

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Neal, John, 1793-1876

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Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

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Republican legislator from Maine who became a U.S. Representative, Senator, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Secretary of the Treasury. He was a strong opponent of slavery. From the description of Papers, 1837-1869. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17462689 William Pitt Fesssenden was a U.S. senator from Maine (1854-1864, 1865-1869) and Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War (1864-1865). His sons, General Francis and Brigadier General ...

Wheeler, William A. (William Adolphus), 1833-1874

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Philologist and librarian. From the description of Letters to William A. Wheeler, 1861-1871. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 63167590 ...

Tiffany, Osmond, 1823-

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Sargent, Epes, 1813-1880

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882

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Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902

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Scudder was an editor with Houghton, Mifflin and Company and editor of the Atlantic Monthly (1890-1898). From the description of Papers, 1879-1901. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612370549 From the description of Additional papers, 1859-1903. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 82251260 From the guide to the Additional papers, 1859-1903., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Scudder was an editor with Houghton, Mi...

Longfellow, Frances Elizabeth Appleton, 1817-1861,

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Keese, John, 1805-1856

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American bookseller and editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1846 Apr. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270489025 ...

Palmer, John Williamson, 1825-1906

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American author. From the description of Papers of John Williamson Palmer, 1856-1903. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 31448315 ...

Austin, George Lowell, 1849-1893

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Milman, Henry Hart, 1791-1868

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Epithet: Reverend; Professor of Poetry, Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x0001fd Henry Hart Milman, historian and dean of St. Paul's Cathedral. From the guide to the Henry Hart Milman manuscript material : 3 items, ca. 1828-1839, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur E301 British Library...