Unidentified miscellaneous Barrett items. [manuscript], circa1875-1920.

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Unidentified miscellaneous Barrett items. [manuscript], circa1875-1920.

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Miscellaneous, unidentified items in the Barrett Minor Collection include fragments of manuscripts; several letters to Houghton, Mifflin & Co. concerning proofs; clippings regarding The Society for the Suppression of Vice, "Jurgen" and "Mademoiselle de Maupin"; a cartoon by Lederer satirizing an unidentified figure as a warrior; and magazine photographs of noted authors;

circa 30 items.

University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7936468

University of Virginia. Library

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